Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest". Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.

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  • Grinspoon es una banda australiana de post-grunge formada en 1995 por Phil Jamieson y Pat Davern como guitarristas, Joe Hansen en el bajo y Kristian Hopes en la batería.
  • Grinspoon é uma banda australiana de post-grunge formada em Lismore, composta por Phil Jamieson, com Pat Davern na guitarra, Joe Hansen no baixo e Kristian Hopes na bateria. Fundada em 1995, tornaram-se famosos quando pertenciam ao projeto "Unearthed", lançado pelas rádio Triple J pela música "Sickfest". Eles ganharam a competição respeitante à área de Lismore. A banda foi muito influenciada pelo movimento de nu metal no inicio da sua carreira, desde bandas como Helmet e Prong. A sua sonoridade muda mais para o rock com o lançamento do álbum New Detention, tendo perdido alguns dos seus mais fieis seguidores, mas também ganharam outros.
  • Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest". Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use. Grinspoon changed their sound to more mainstream rock by their 2002 album, New Detention, gaining fans and peaking at #2 on the ARIA Albums Charts; similarly 2007's Alibis & Other Lies also reached #2. Their 2004 album, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which peaked at #4, won the 2005 'Best Rock Album Award' at the ARIA Music Awards. The band was signed to Universal Records in United States by late 1998, they were promoted by the songs "Champion", which featured in Gran Turismo 3; "Post Enebriated Anxiety", which was on the international version of Guide to Better Living; "Chemical Heart", via the internet; and a cover of the Prong song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", from Grinspoon's Pushing Buttons EP, which was included on ECW: Extreme Music.
  • Grinspoon est un groupe post-grunge australien originaire de la ville de Lismore. Fondé en 1995, il a pour membres Phil Jamieson et Pat Davern (à la guitare), Joe Hansen (à la basse) et Kristian Hopes (à la batterie). Il perce véritablement sur la scène australienne après avoir remporté le concours « Unearthed » organisé par la station de radio Triple J et chargé de promouvoir de jeunes talents méconnus issus de toutes les régions d'Australie. Fortement influencé par le nu-metal et le metal alternatif, Grinspoon s'est également fait connaître en enregistrant l'une des pistes musicales du jeu vidéo Gran Turismo 3. Les influences musicales du groupe vont de Bush à Radio Birdman, en passant par les Beatles et Ween.
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  • Grinspoon es una banda australiana de post-grunge formada en 1995 por Phil Jamieson y Pat Davern como guitarristas, Joe Hansen en el bajo y Kristian Hopes en la batería.
  • Grinspoon é uma banda australiana de post-grunge formada em Lismore, composta por Phil Jamieson, com Pat Davern na guitarra, Joe Hansen no baixo e Kristian Hopes na bateria. Fundada em 1995, tornaram-se famosos quando pertenciam ao projeto "Unearthed", lançado pelas rádio Triple J pela música "Sickfest". Eles ganharam a competição respeitante à área de Lismore. A banda foi muito influenciada pelo movimento de nu metal no inicio da sua carreira, desde bandas como Helmet e Prong.
  • Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest". Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.
  • Grinspoon est un groupe post-grunge australien originaire de la ville de Lismore. Fondé en 1995, il a pour membres Phil Jamieson et Pat Davern (à la guitare), Joe Hansen (à la basse) et Kristian Hopes (à la batterie). Il perce véritablement sur la scène australienne après avoir remporté le concours « Unearthed » organisé par la station de radio Triple J et chargé de promouvoir de jeunes talents méconnus issus de toutes les régions d'Australie.
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