Alibis & Other Lies

Technopedia Center

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
S1 Informatics S1 Information Systems S1 Information Technology S1 Computer Engineering S1 Electrical Engineering S1 Civil Engineering

faculty of Economics and Business
S1 Management S1 Accountancy

Faculty of Letters and Educational Sciences
S1 English literature S1 English language education S1 Mathematics education S1 Sports Education

Alibis & Other Lies - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alibis & Other Lies

Studio album by

Grinspoon

Released

21 July 2007 (Australia)

Recorded

2006–2007

Genre

Post-grunge, alternative rock, blues rock, glam metal^[1]

Label

Universal Music

Producer

Ramesh Sathiah, Grinspoon

Grinspoon chronology

Best in Show
(2005)

Alibis & Other Lies
(2007)

Six to Midnight
(2009)

Singles from Alibis & Other Lies

"Black Tattoo"
Released: 30 June 2007
"What You Got"
Released: 15 September 2007
"Minute by Minute"
Released: 8 December 2007

Alibis & Other Lies is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released 21 July 2007. The first single from the album is Black Tattoo, being released as a digital download on 23 June and on Single 30 June 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", to glam metal songs like "Carried Away" and to soft rock songs like "Minute by Minute".

This was their final album under their current contract with Universal Music Australia. The album sessions were delayed during February to April as Phil Jamieson was in rehabilitation due to addiction to crystal methamphetamines.^[2]

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.

At the J Awards of 2007, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Despite the band's claims that Alibis and Other Lies was to be similar to their hard-rocking debut album, Guide to Better Living, the album actually contains songs of various genres, which failed to appeal to Grinspoon's core fanbase. Reviews for the album were mostly mixed, with some of its more negative reviews being extremely so. For example, 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", and gave the album a rating of only two stars out of five.

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)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart^[6]	44

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Alibis and Other Lies - Grinspoon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Sky News Australia, "New Grinspoon album" 14 July 2007
^ "The J Award 2007". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ Allmusic review
^ "Australiancharts.com – Grinspoon – Alibis & Other Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

v t e Grinspoon
Phil Jamieson Pat Davern Joe Hansen Kristian Hopes
Studio albums	Guide to Better Living Easy New Detention Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills Alibis & Other Lies Six to Midnight Black Rabbits Whatever, Whatever
EPs	Grinspoon Licker Bottle Cozy Pushing Buttons Panic Attack
Compilation albums	Best in Show Chemical Hearts
Singles	"Pedestrian" "DC×3" "Just Ace" "Ready 1" "Secrets" "Rock Show" "Violent and Lazy" "Chemical Heart" "Lost Control" "No Reason" "1000 Miles" "Hard Act to Follow" "Better Off Alone" "Hold on Me" "Bleed You Dry" "Sweet as Sugar" "What You Got" "Black Tattoo" "Minute by Minute" "Comeback"
Related articles	Discography

Categories:

Hidden categories: