Easy (Grinspoon album)

Easy
Studio album by
Grinspoon
Released1 November 1999 (1999-11-01)
RecordedAugust–September 1999
Genre
Length50:16
LabelUniversal
ProducerJonathan Burnside
Grinspoon chronology
Pushing Buttons
(1998) 		Easy
(1999) 		New Detention
(2002)
Singles from Easy
  1. "Ready 1"
    Released: 18 October 1999
  2. "Secrets"
    Released: January 2000
  3. "Rock Show"
    Released: 5 May 2000
  4. "Violent and Lazy"
    Released: 13 November 2000

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]

  1. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Grinspoon". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 18 January 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Grinspoon". Howlspace. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2014 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Winners by Year - 25th ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2012.