Alibis & Other Lies

Infobox Album
Name = Alibis & Other Lies
Type = Album
Artist = Grinspoon


Released = July 21, 2007 (Australia)
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Post-grunge
Label = Universal Records
Producer = Ramesh Sathiah, Grinspoon
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fwxzqgldde]
Last album = "Best In Show" (2005)
This album = "Alibis & Other Lies" (2007)
Next album =

"Alibis & Other Lies" is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released July 21 2007. The first single from the album is Black Tattoo, being released as a digital download on June 23 and on Single June 30 2007. Ramesh Sathiah, producer of Green Album and Licker Bottle Cozy, is producing the album. "Black Tattoo" is more similar to songs from "Guide to Better Living" than the songs off their last album, but the rest of the songs range from AC/DC-esque rockers like "Choirboy" to country rock songs like "Find Your Own Way" and to soft rock songs like "Minute by Minute".

This was their final album under their current contract with Universal Records. The album sessions were delayed during February to April as Phil Jamieson was in rehabilitation due to addiction to crystal methamphetamines. [ [http://www.skynews.com.au/showbiz/story.asp?id=178977 "Sky News Australia", "New Grinspoon album" 14 July 2007] ]

During that short time, the band's webpage was replaced with a video of Jamieson in suspenders, doing vocal takes for "Black Tattoo" and a countdown to when the album was supposed to come out.

Reception

Despite the band's claims that is was more similar to "Guide to Better Living", the album contains various genres, one thing that the fans didn't like. Most reviews for this album are mixed, but some are extremely negative. Allmusic called it "a peculiar side trip for a band who used to have more in common with the musical likes of Rage Against the Machine", giving the album a rating of 2 stars out of 5.

Track listing

All Songs Written By Phil Jamieson & Pat Davern, except where noted

#"Black Tattoo"- 2:49
#"Choirboy" (Jamieson)- 4:11
#"Carried Away"- 3:04
#"Minute By Minute" (Jamieson)- 4:07
#"Outside Looking In"- 3:41
#"Business = Pleasure" (Hansen, Jamieson)- 3:23
#"What You Got" (Strong, Jamieson)- 2:52
#"Leave It" (Jamieson)- 3:39
#"Living In the City"- 3:39
#"Melted Holiday" (Strong, Jamieson)- 3:46
#"Gun For Hire" (Hansen, Jamieson)- 3:32
#"Find Your Own Way"- 4:30
#"Got to Get Away"- 3:10 (iTunes Bonus Track)

References