The Vines
The Vines live on stage 19 February 2004. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Background information
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genre(s)	Garage rock revival Alternative rock Post-grunge Neo-psychedelia[1]
Years active	1999 - present
Label(s)	Ivy League Records (since 2007) Heavenly Records Capitol Records (2001 - 2006)
Website	www.thevines.com
Members
Craig Nicholls Ryan Griffiths Hamish Rosser Brad Heald
Former members
David Oliffe Patrick Matthews

The Vines are an Australian garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of '60s rock and '90s alternative music. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Neo-Psychedelia (aka modern psychedelic rock, psy, psych) is the product of the Psychedelic rock explosion of the 1960s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music For other uses of the term Ivy League see Ivy League (disambiguation Ivy League Records is a Record label based in Sydney, Australia Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London -based Record label, distributed by EMI. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Craig Robert Nicholls, (born August 31 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is the lead Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Ryan Griffiths is the guitarist for the Australian garage rock band The Vines. Hamish Rosser is currently the drummer of an Australian Garage rock band The Vines. Brad Heald is the current bassist in the Australian garage rock band The Vines. David Olliffe is the former drummer of The Vines.During the recordings of the band's Debut album, Highly Evolved, Olliffe left citing creative Patrick Matthews (born 29 November 1975 is the former bassist of Australian Garage rock band The Vines, and currently the bassist of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Since 2006 their line-up has consisted of vocalist and lead guitarist Craig Nicholls, rhythm guitarist Ryan Griffiths, bassist Brad Heald and drummer Hamish Rosser. Craig Robert Nicholls, (born August 31 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is the lead Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Ryan Griffiths is the guitarist for the Australian garage rock band The Vines. Brad Heald is the current bassist in the Australian garage rock band The Vines. Hamish Rosser is currently the drummer of an Australian Garage rock band The Vines.

They appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in October 2002 (the first Australian band to do so since Men At Work in 1983) with the words "Rock is Back: meet the Vines" boldly emblazed underneath. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published For the 1990 movie "Men at Work" see Men at Work (film. ^[2] Often referred to as the 'The' bands, The Strokes, The Hives, The White Stripes and The Vines combined old fashioned punk and adrenaline fuelled riffs to be ushered in at the beginning of 2002 as the saviors of rock. The Hives are a Swedish Rock band that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing Garage punk. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. ^[3]

The Vines have been moderately successful in the Australian recording industry, winning an ARIA in 2002 for Breakthrough Artist and receiving nominations for six other awards in as many years. ^[4] In 2003, their debut album Highly Evolved went double platinum in their home country of Australia,^[5] and since then the band has released two albums and a "Best-Of" compilation from their time at Capitol Records. Highly Evolved is the debut album by Australian Garage rockers The Vines, released in July 2002 (see 2002 in music) A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as They finished working on the new album Melodia in March 2008 which is due to be released on July 12 2008 in Australia. Melodia is fourth Studio album by Australian Alternative rock band The Vines. ^[6]

History

Formation and early years (1994 - 2000)

The original line-up of the Vines came together in suburban Sydney in 1994 when Craig Nicholls and Patrick Matthews met whilst working at their local McDonald's. Craig Robert Nicholls, (born August 31 1977 in Sydney, Australia) is the lead Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Patrick Matthews (born 29 November 1975 is the former bassist of Australian Garage rock band The Vines, and currently the bassist of They began playing together, with Nicholls on guitar and vocals and Matthews on bass. They were soon joined by Matthews' school friend David Oliffe on drums. David Olliffe is the former drummer of The Vines.During the recordings of the band's Debut album, Highly Evolved, Olliffe left citing creative ^[7] The band was originally named by Nicholls as Rishikesh^[8], pertaining to a place in India where his favourite band The Beatles had visited. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The local newspapers always misprinted the name as 'Rishi Chasms'^[8], so he decided to rename the band The Vines. This was a reference to Nicholls' father's frontman lead in a local Elvis cover-band called The Vynes. They started performing Nirvana covers at backyard parties while developing a sound of their own with Nicholls' four-track recorder. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington.

During the next few years the Vines gigged infrequently and remained relatively unknown in their hometown, yet by the beginning of 2001 they had amassed a repertoire of over thirty songs. ^[7] When their demo landed at XL Recordings (U. XL Recordings is an Independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release K. home to artists such as The White Stripes, Basement Jaxx and The Prodigy), XL was quick to put out what was to be their first single, Factory, as a limited seven-inch EP and it soon became NME's Single of the Week in November 2001. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. The Vines are an Australian Garage rock band notable for producing a musical hybrid of '60s rock and '90s alternative music ^[9]

Highly Evolved, fame and critical acclaim (2001 - 2003)

In July 2001 the band flew to Los Angeles to start recording their debut album, Highly Evolved, with Rob Schnapf who had worked with the Foo Fighters, Beck and Elliott Smith. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Highly Evolved is the debut album by Australian Garage rockers The Vines, released in July 2002 (see 2002 in music) Rob Schnapf is an American Record producer and Musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith 's albums Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Recording was put on hold soon after, as funds ran low. David Oliffe decided to leave Los Angeles and return to Australia, due to the fast pace of events and pressure of recording. Recording continued a few months later as a result of increasing record company interest, and band had session drummers fill in including Joey Waronker of R.E.M.. Joseph "Joey" Waronker (born May 20, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Drummer and Music REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Once back in Australia, they started advertising for a new drummer in late 2001. Soon after, they recruited Hamish Rosser on drums and Nicholls' best friend Ryan Griffiths on acoustic guitar. Hamish Rosser is currently the drummer of an Australian Garage rock band The Vines. Ryan Griffiths is the guitarist for the Australian garage rock band The Vines.

Their first single "Factory", released in November 2001, attracted little interest in Australia. It got a good response in the United Kingdom, with the NME hyping the first outing from the Vines as garage rock "of the oldest school. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "^[10] Record companies were still only considering the release of another EP, however Nicholls was adamant about making a full-length album, and went seeking record companies overseas. The Vines were eventually signed to Heavenly Records in the UK in December 2001 and EMI in Australia in April 2002. Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London -based Record label, distributed by EMI. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The single "Highly Evolved" earned them more critical hype as NME made it a single of the week in March 2002^[11]. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been That single also charted in the UK at #32 on the singles chart and also in Australia's ARIAnet top 100 singles chart. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry

The release of the album saw more critical success with the band appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone^[2] and NME. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been The album debuted at #3 in the UK's albums chart, #5 in Australia's ARIAnet albums chart, and #11 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 albums chart. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The band played high-profile slots on The Late Show with David Letterman^[12] and the MTV Video Music Awards. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year A few more singles were released from the album, including "Get Free" and "Outtathaway!". A fourth single, "Homesick", was released in Australia only. The band went on to win an ARIA Award for "Breakthrough Artist" for their single Get Free in 2003, and were also nominated for "Best Group," "Best Rock Album," "Best Cover Art" and "Breakthrough Artist - Album. The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian " ^[4]Highly Evolved sold 1. 5 million copies throughout the world with distribution through Capitol Records. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as ^[13]

 Music sample:

"Get Free"

"Get Free" captures the high energy garage rock for which the Vines' debut album Highly Evolved is famous for. Highly Evolved is the debut album by Australian Garage rockers The Vines, released in July 2002 (see 2002 in music)

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In May 2003, the band went into a studio in Woodstock, New York with Rob Schnapf again on production. Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. Rob Schnapf is an American Record producer and Musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith 's albums While Craig Nicholls had talked of having a highly produced album, he told the Australian edition of Rolling Stone in March 2004 that they decided to stick to a less-is-more philosophy. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "I wanted it to be - in my head - something grand, with big ideas and that vision sort of thing. But at the same time, that doesn't mean that something can't be special if it's just simple. Because I think that the songs are the main thing". ^[14]

Winning Days (2004 - 2005)

Their second album, Winning Days, was released on March 29, 2004 and debuted at #7 in Australia, #23 in the US and #29 in the UK. Winning Days is the second album by Australian rock group The Vines, following their debut Highly Evolved, and was released on March 23 Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Vines had recently finished their "Australian Invasion" tour with Jet and The Living End, which started on March 11, 2004 in Houston, Texas. Jet is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, whose debut album Get Born, released in 2003 has so far sold over one million copies The Living End are an Australian rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " "Ride" was the first single off the album, and a second single off the album, the title track "Winning Days" was released in Australia (where it did not chart) and the UK. There was speculation that "Animal Machine" would have been the next American single, and early American promotional flats for the album note this. However, there was no American follow-up to "Ride". "Ride" was featured on a Nissan Cars commercial and an iPod commercial in the US in 2005. ^[15] It was also featured in The WB television network's image campaign for the 2004-2005 ratings season.

After the conclusion of the Winning Days tour, the band found itself in harder times. Winning Days had not lived up to the success of Highly Evolved, and had gotten a lukewarm reception from both critics and audiences outside their diehard group of fans. Lead singer Craig Nicholls was becoming increasingly erratic, and had to be barred from doing media interviews after several bad experiences on the American tour.

This came to a head in late May 2004, when bassist Patrick Matthews walked off stage, after Craig shouted at the crowd, calling them sheep, in frustration after repeatedly asking the crowd to stop talking during the first song of a radio promotion performance for national station Triple M at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney. Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. In the aftermath, Nicholls assaulted a photographer, and charges were pressed. Triple M also permanently banned The Vines from airplay on their network (ironically they hardly ever played music by The Vines and the following week the song "Ride" appeared on the Planet Rock countdown aired through the Triple M network). Triple M is a network of radio stations owned by the Austereo Radio Network. After the incident the band's management stated that the Vines would cease touring in support of Winning Days, but would record another album.

Vision Valley and a return to the stage (2006 - 2007)

In mid 2005, the group announced they were working on their third album with producer Wayne Connolly.   Wayne Connolly is an Australian musician and producer Starting out as a singer songwriter and guitarist for Sydney band The Welcome Mat, Connolly also worked at Fairlight Andy Kent of fellow Australians You Am I filled in on bass playing duties. You Am I is an Australian Alternative rock band fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. In November, the band's management announced they had finished recording all the songs that would appear on the album. Mixing and mastering of the tracks commenced January 2006. In mid December 2005, it was discovered that one of the songs from the album had been leaked. Although the song was as-of-yet untitled and unfinished, it contained guide vocals and instruments. The band's manager asked for the song to be taken down from the blog it was found on, and drummer Hamish Rosser also issued a statement on the band's fan club forum asking fans not to post or distribute the song on the internet.

"Don't Listen to the Radio" was released as the album's first single and was made available for digital download on March 7th on iTunes. " Don't Listen to the Radio " is a single from Australian rock band The Vines 3rd album Vision Valley. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc "Gross out" was made available for digital download on March 18th, and was the first song leaked from the album. Gross out describes a movement in art (often comic which aims to shock the Audience with controversial material such as Toilet humour or Nudity Vision Valley was released on April 1, 2006 in Australia, April 3 in Europe and April 4 in the United States. Vision Valley is The Vines ' third album It was released on 1 April 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 everywhere Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Vision Valley was packed full of short, immediate songs; the album running little over 30 minutes in length. Vision Valley is The Vines ' third album It was released on 1 April 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 everywhere "Anysound" was the second official single from the album, and an animated music video was released exclusively through YouTube. "Anysound" is a rock song by The Vines from their 2006 album Vision Valley. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees "Dope Train" was released as a third single, with a music video composed of candid and live footage of the band from Big Day Out in 2007. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992

On July 19, 2006 The Vines played a gig at the Annandale Hotel under the name "Joe Dirt" with a new bassist, Brad Heald. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Brad Heald is the current bassist in the Australian garage rock band The Vines. Former bassist Patrick Matthews now plays for Australian alternative band Youth Group. Patrick Matthews (born 29 November 1975 is the former bassist of Australian Garage rock band The Vines, and currently the bassist of Youth group can be Youth Group, an Australian band Youth club See also List of They announced to their official fan club website, Dreamin The Insane, that they are ready to perform again and are going to schedule shows "any day now. "

On the 23rd of July the band appeared as a mystery guest at the Splendour in the Grass festival, Byron Bay. Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia Byron Bay is a town in the state of New South Wales on the easternmost point of mainland Australia. September 2006 saw The Vines perform at their own shows for the first time in two years. The Vines played in two venues in Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 All shows at both venues sold out.

The Vines played in the Big Top as part of the Homebake festival in December 2006. Homebake is an annual Australian Rock festival, featuring an all-Australian lineup (with the occasional artist from New Zealand) In early February 2007, the band completed their Big Day Out performances to strong and positive press reviews. As part of their set for the Big Day Out tour, The Vines performed a cover of an OutKast song, "So Fresh, So Clean". The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city " So Fresh So Clean " is a song recorded by Outkast. It was the third single released from their breakout album Stankonia. Frontman Craig Nicholls praised the audience and fans throughout the festival tour, thanking them for "sticking with the band" during the tough times the band had faced preceding the incident at the Annandale Hotel on May 14, 2004. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

The Vines were headlining a small series of gigs at the Metro Theatre in November. The Metro Theatre (commonly The Metro) is a music venue located on George Street, in the Central business district of Sydney, Australia These were celebrating the 10th anniversary of Ivy League Records, and played also see a number of the company's new and upcoming talents such as Josh Pyke, The Red Riders and Hoolahan. Josh Pyke is an ARIA-award winning Australian singer-songwriting Musician.

Melodia (2008 - present)

After signing with Ivy League Records and leaving Capitol Records, The Vines returned to the studio in mid-November 2007, with Highly Evolved and Winning Days producer Rob Schnapf in Los Angeles to begin recording of their fourth studio album, Melodia. Highly Evolved is the debut album by Australian Garage rockers The Vines, released in July 2002 (see 2002 in music) Winning Days is the second album by Australian rock group The Vines, following their debut Highly Evolved, and was released on March 23 Rob Schnapf is an American Record producer and Musician. He was the co-producer (along with Tom Rothrock) of Elliott Smith 's albums Melodia is fourth Studio album by Australian Alternative rock band The Vines.

Bass and Drum track recording for 15 songs that may see inclusion on the fourth album were completed in December 2007 during a 5 day recording stunt. In March 2008 the NME reported that The Vines fourth studio album had been completed during the week beginning March 3rd, 2008, with a tentative release date in June, 2008 for Australia. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Front man, Craig Nicholls states five major labels from the United States have gone into their recording studio to have a listen to the album. He followed his statement up by saying they liked what they heard. He did not say what the labels in question were.

In an interview on the 25th of March 2008, Craig Nicholls told Guitar World magazine that The Vines will be doing a small European tour before returning to the studio to finish mixing the upcoming 2008 release. He mentioned that the tour will be called the "Braindead 08 Tour". In Australia the first single will be "He's a Rocker. "^[6], which will possibly be released in the last week of June.

On an interview at the MTV Australia Awards red carpet, Nicholls said that their next album will be probably released on July 12. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. ^[16]

Their first Australian single "He's a Rocker" is now available on their MySpace. "He's a Rocker" is a song by Australian rock band The Vines and is the first single from their 2008 album Melodia. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and

In the early hours of the morning of May 23 2008, it was announced that The Vines' new album were to be released on July 12th and be titled 'Melodia'. The new single, 'He's A Rocker' will be released on itunes on June 3rd along with two bonus tracks. Considering their recent US appearances in relatively small venues and at the South By South West new music festival and quotes from Craig Nicholls in recent interviews, The Vines are expected to play a small European tour around the time of the album release, a larger one probabaly to follow sometime after the album release when it has had time to build up some momentum. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place

Musical style

 Music sample:

"Factory"

"Factory," from 2002's Highly Evolved demonstrates their ability to fuse unusual genres into a garage rock song.

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"Spaceship"

"Spaceship," from 2006's Vision Valley is a step forward for the band, highlighting their matured sound and psychedelic riffs.

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The Vines' musical style can generally be categorised as garage rock/alternative rock, yet they are band which so often defy classification. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of On their debut album alone, the eclectic talents of the band can be seen from the punk ska of "Factory" to the neo-psychedelic Beatles-eqsue "1969. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Much of the bands' early grunge sound can be attributed to their humble beginnings as a Nirvana cover band. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Nicholls' high energy punk riffs and the bands’ raw sound also draw influence from American lo-fi rockers Pavement and Beck. Pavement was an American Indie rock band in the 1990s Although they experienced only moderate commercial success they achieved a significant cult Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Additionally influenced by 60’s pysch and 70’s punk legends like the Sex Pistols, Nicholls and the band create a sound that they can call their own.

The Vines' second album, Winning Days presented a different side of the band. Winning Days is the second album by Australian rock group The Vines, following their debut Highly Evolved, and was released on March 23 No sooner had they finished their lengthy tour, they wearily boarded a plane to record their sophomore album. On Winning Days, ex-bassist Matthews believed that it was a step in a different direction for the band. "The themes are more introspective and less wild rock'n'roll. "^[13] Nicholls’ continues to push the limits of his vocal ability; his distinct "vocal wail" contrasting his "seductive melodic curls"^[18] that shows he has matured in the two years since ‘Highly Evolved. ’

Vision Valley shows a "back to basics" approach, with independence inside and outside the recording studio. Vision Valley is The Vines ' third album It was released on 1 April 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 everywhere No longer bound to strict contracts, the band was able to cope with Nicholls' condition and record a record with the utmost freedom.

Reception

Upon the release of their debut album, The Vines were hailed as “the second coming of Nirvana" by the British press; their post-grunge/garage sound was reminiscent of the Seattle scene circa ’91, and Nicholls' erratic on stage behaviour, heavy drug use and raw vocals drew comparisons between him and the late rock legend Kurt Cobain. ^[19][20][21] Highly Evolved, became a huge success and their accompanying live shows in the early years were praised as "electrifying" and "sensational". ^[22]

Yet it was as if they peaked a little too soon. Critical reactions to 2004's Winning Days were varied at best. Described as being "nothing more than boring and harmlessly vapid" yet showing "only mild promise" by Pitchfork Record Review's Chris Ott,^[22] yet Rolling Stone's Fricke said "it was a leap forward in style and frenzy. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "^[18]

Discography

Main article: The Vines discography

References

External links

• Official website
• Myspace page
• Official Fan Club