30 Odd Foot of Grunts

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Name = 30 Odd Foot of Grunts


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Origin = flagicon|Australia Australia
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1992 – 2005
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URL = [http://www.gruntland.com/tofog.htm Official site]
Current_members = Russell Crowe
Garth Adam
Dean Cochran
Dave Kelly
Stewart Kirwan
Dave Wilkins
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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". [http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/mancow.html] 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". [http://www.lyricscafe.com/f/frenzalrhomb/russellcrowesband.html]

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).

Band Members

* Russell Crowe - lead vocals, guitar
* Dean Cochran - lead guitar
* Dave Kelly - drums, background vocals
* Stewart Kirwan - trumpet, flugelhorn, background vocals
* Dave Wilkins - guitar, background vocals

Former Members

* Garth Adam
* Don Brown - drums
* Mark Rosier - guitar

Discography

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

External links

* [http://www.last.fm/music/30+Odd+Foot+of+Grunts {2|30 Odd Foot of Grunts}] at Last.fm
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/cafa50e1-1f8a-4eb9-abe1-74a0d6037bbe.html 30 Odd Foot of Grunts] at MusicBrainz
* [http://www.gruntland.com Official Website]