Easy (Grinspoon album)

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

Easy
Studio album by Grinspoon
Released	1 November 1999
Recorded	August–September 1999
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal post-grunge
Length	50:16
Label	Universal
Producer	Jonathan Burnside
Grinspoon chronology
Pushing Buttons (1998) Easy (1999) New Detention (2002)
Singles from Easy
"Ready 1" Released: 18 October 1999 "Secrets" Released: January 2000 "Rock Show" Released: 5 May 2000 "Violent and Lazy" Released: 13 November 2000

Work on the album commenced in August 1999 with 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 to 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Ultimate Guitar	[7]
Sputnik Music	[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)

Bonus disc - Live at the Falls '98

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts

Chart (1999/2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[10]	64

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11]	Platinum	70,000^^
^^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

References

1. Holmgren, Magnus. "Grinspoon". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 18 January 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
2. Hung, Steffen. "Grinspoon - Easy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 15 November 2009.
3. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
4. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Grinspoon". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
5. "Winners by Year - 25th ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
6. "Grinspoon – Easy". Worldwide Home of Australasian Music and More Online (WHAMMO). Archived from the original on 29 July 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
7. "Easy Review". Ultimate Guitar. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
8. "Grinspoon - Easy". Sputnik Music. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Grinspoon – Easy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
10. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.