Easy (Grinspoon album)
1999 studio album by Grinspoon
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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]
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| Studio album by Grinspoon | ||||
| Released | 1 November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1999 | |||
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| Length | 50:16 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Burnside | |||
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| Singles from Easy | ||||
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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.[citation needed] 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
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "American Party Bomb" | Phil Jamieson/Joe Hansen | 2:05 |
| 2. | "Ready 1" | Jamieson/Pat Davern | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Undercover" | Jamieson/Davern/Hansen | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Tang" | Jamieson | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Secrets" | Jamieson/Davern | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Ordinary" | Jamieson/Hansen | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Rock Show" | Jamieson/Davern/Burnside | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Overdriver" | Davern/Hansen | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Better Off Dead" | Jamieson | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Violent and Lazy" | Jamieson | 3:33 |
| 11. | "All the Time" | Jamieson/Hansen | 1:59 |
| 12. | "Yarni Marni" | Jamieson/Hansen | 1:48 |
| 13. | "Signpost" | Jamieson/Davern/Hansen | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Dial Tone" | Jamieson | 9:33 |
| 15. | "That Guy's a Fuckwit" (hidden track) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "American Party Bomb" (live) | |
| 2. | "Black Friday" (live) | |
| 3. | "Pedestrian" (live) | |
| 4. | "More Than You Are" (live) | |
| 5. | "Butcher" (live) | |
| 6. | "Ready 1" (live) | |
| 7. | "Repeat" (live) | |
| 8. | "Boundary" (live) | |
| 9. | "Just Ace" (live) | |
| 10. | "PEA" (live) | |
| 11. | "DCX3" (live) |
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Releases
| Format | Country | Label | Catalogue no. | Release date |
| CD | AUS | Grudge/Universal (Limited edition release - includes bonus CD) |
542 097-2 | November 1999 |
| Grudge/Universal | 542 097-2 | November 1999 | ||
| US | Universal | 5420972 | 2002 | |