Grinspoon

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Post-Grunge, Alternative/Indie Rock

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Australian punk/grunge/funk band Grinspoon hail from the North Coast of the State of New South Wales, an area noted for attracting an alternate lifestyle community to its rural seaside setting. Guitarist Pat Davern and bassist Joe Hansen met vocalist Phil Jamieson and drummer Kris Hopes in 1995 on jam night at the main hotel in Lismore, the major town in the area. They decided to form a band specifically to enter a national competition looking to unearth new music. The contest was the first of its kind being run by the government-funded nationa...

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