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30 Odd Foot of Grunts

 
Artist: 30 Odd Foot of Grunts
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Group Members:

Stewart Kirwan, Garth Adam, Dave Wilkins, Billy Dean Cochran, Russell Crowe, David Kelly

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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Other Ways of Speaking", "Bastard Life or Clarity", "Gaslight

Biography

Rock group 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, featuring Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, formed in 1992. Crowe and Billy-Dean Cochran had been playing music together since their teens in New Zealand (including a band called Roman Antix), and before that, Crowe had released solo singles. In 1987, the two moved to Australia and eventually met up with brothers Dave Kelly and Garth Adam. They became 30 Odd Foot of Grunts with the addition of drummer Don Brown and guitarist Mark Rosier. Brown and Rosier exited prior to 1998's Gaslight album. Stew Kirwan joined up that same year on trumpet, and singer Dave Wilkins made the group a sextet. Other Ways of Speaking, released on Artemis in 2003, followed 2001's Bastard Life or Clarity and 2002's Texas. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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30 Odd Foot of Grunts
Origin Australia
Genres Rock
Years active 1992 – 2005
Website Official site
Members
Russell Crowe
Garth Adam
Dean Cochran
Dave Kelly
Stewart Kirwan
Dave Wilkins

30 Odd Foot of Grunts was actor Russell Crowe's musical band before he began a solo career in 2005. The name of the band comes from a phrase heard by Russell Crowe during post-production on the movie Virtuosity. Apparently, some Dubbing was required for a fight scene; since time is sometimes measured by length of film in the movie industry, Crowe was asked to provide the eponymous "30-odd foot of grunt". [1] Another published story (Melbourne Herald Sun) of the name's origin, is that the combined height of the band members (literally 30 odd feet) and grunt referring to the 'grunt' in the band's music.

The band has achieved neither critical nor popular success during its time. Perhaps their only claim to fame, other than Crowe's celebrity status, is the Frenzal Rhomb song "Russell Crowe's Band", in which it is described as "a fucking pile of shit". [2]

In 2005, Crowe changed the band's name from "30 Odd Foot of Grunts", to "The Ordinary Fear of God" (still TOFOG, admittedly to save on costs of remaking the band's monogrammed items).

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Band Members

Former Members

Discography

  • Gaslight (1998)
  • Bastard Life or Clarity (2001)
  • Other Ways of Speaking (2003)

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