Album: Guide to Better Living by Grinspoon (1997)
Genre: Rock
Format: Album

Description: Guide to Better Living is the debut studio album by Australian alternative metal and post-grunge band Grinspoon. It was released on 16 September 1997 on the Grudge Records label (an imprint of Universal Music Australia) and was produced by Phil McKellar. The album reached number 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent 36 weeks on the national charts.

Artist Background: 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. Part of the Lismore music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Jebediah, Powderfinger, Eskimo Joe, Regurgitator

Music Scene: Part of the Lismore music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Rock, 1990s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Guide to Better Living is the debut studio album by Australian alternative metal and post-grunge band Grinspoon. It was released on 16 September 1997 on the Grudge Records label (an imprint of Universal Music Australia) and was produced by Phil McKellar. The album reached number 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart and spent 36 weeks on the national charts.

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