Easy (Grinspoon album) explained

Easy
Type:studio
Artist:Grinspoon
Cover:Easyalbum.jpg
Recorded:August–September 1999
Length:50:16
Label:Universal
Producer:Jonathan Burnside
Prev Title:Pushing Buttons
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:New Detention
Next Year:2002

Easy is the second studio album released by the Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released on 1 November 1999,[1] debuting at No. 4 on the Australian album charts and remaining in the top 50 for 13 weeks.[2] It eventually achieved platinum sales in Australia.[3]

Work on the album began in August 1999 with the producer Jonathan Burnside (Nirvana, Melvins, Depeche Mode, Meat Beat Manifesto).[4] The album was recorded in Sydney and mixed in Melbourne.[4] The initial release of the album included a bonus disc containing eleven live tracks from the band's New Year's Eve performance at the 1998 Falls Festival.

Four singles were released from the album, "Ready 1", "Secrets", "Rock Show" and "Violent and Lazy", of which "Ready 1" charted in the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 36,[2] "Secrets" at No. 83 and "Rock Show" at No. 78. "Ready 1" was voted in at No. 33 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1999, with "Rock Show" and "Secrets" both polling on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2000, where they reached No. 33 and No. 73 respectively.

The album received two nominations at the Aria Awards in 2000, "Best Rock Album" and "Engineer of the Year".[5]

Reception

Easy gained positive reviews from outlets such as Sputnik Media and Rolling Stone Australia. According to the Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO), Easy "finds [Grinspoon] in great grungy form with such tracks as 'American Party Bomb', 'Undercover', 'Secrets' and the excellent 'Ordinary' — a word which has nothing to do with this disc".[6]

Professional reviews

Charts

Year-end charts

Releases

FormatCountryLabelCatalogue no.Release date
CDAUSGrudge/Universal
(Limited edition release - includes bonus CD)		542 097-2November 1999
Grudge/Universal542 097-2November 1999
USUniversal54209722002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grinspoon . https://web.archive.org/web/20040118234738/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/g/grinspoon.html . dead . 18 January 2004 . . Magnus . Holmgren . 26 March 2012 .
  2. Web site: Grinspoon - Easy . Hung . Steffen . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) . 15 November 2009.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 17 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611211848/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm . 11 June 2011 .
  4. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en4/grinspoon/grinspoon.htm. Grinspoon. Nimmervoll. Ed. Ed Nimmervoll. Howlspace. 26 July 2012. 29 January 2014. Trove.
  5. Web site: Winners by Year - 25th ARIA Awards. Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 March 2012.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040729112733/http://www.whammo.com.au/showProduct.asp?barcode=55867 . Grinspoon – Easy . Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online. 23 March 2012 . 29 July 2004 .
  7. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999 . ARIA . 6 October 2019.

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