Reviews (page 4 of 7)
Basically a Temu Nirvana but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like it
This is a decent ride. The big single still holds up with that manic energy. "..frequently compared to Nirvana." needs citation. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Sunshinin - Get Free - Factory
I enjoyed this a little more than my rating implies, as I don't have the same allergy many other music geeks have for car commercial rock. That being said, you won't see me step up to defend it. This is no exception to the rule; this album is pleasant and listenable in the moment, but the individual elements that make it up rarely go beyond being pretty decent. It doesn't really possess any riffs, hooks, or lyrics I'll remember for longer than 10 minutes after a listen.
This is an unexpectedly attractive album...I love the music and it's pop punk or alter rock typical sound is actually quite enjoyable, probably because i am used to listening to this type of music. In the Jungle is a fun ride. Overall 3.5/5, nothing too novel though.
Okay, nothing to write home about. Can't think there is better out there.
Gnagnagna, Indie rock, gnagnagna, inconséquent, gnagnagna, autre chose stp, gnagnagna… Cyril, j’ai bien lu tes messages d’il y a quelques semaines déjà, je vais voir si je trouve du temps ce weekend pour une kick update!
I’d never heard of the Vines, enjoyed this one.
Смешанные чувства. С одной стороны довольно дико и "вкусно", с другой как-то слишком нарочито, пародийно, попсово. Лучшая песня: Highly Evolved
Yeah, it's OK. Doesn't really stretch the envelope, but .... it's OK
I listened to this while reading a bit in A Tale Of Two Cities where the French reveloution really kicked off and it was all pretty exciting. The album is fairly generic though.
Neutral
Get free mi je super singl. Ostatak mi je onako. Kad smo kod Australac s početka nultih sigurno su bolji od Jeta😃
I don't know what to make of this - it sort of reminded me of Nirvana with a vague hint of The Clash - but not in the class of either. Fine but nothing stood out and I doubt I would listen again.
The tantalising love child of Blur and Nirvana. It has been a while since I listened to this album, and while there are better bands doing that fin de siècle garage rock sound, it’s not a bad album.
Otra banda del pelotón del revival garajero de principios de siglo, pero sin el acierto de The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Libertines y The White Stripes. Abre con la homónima Highly Evolved, su mayor éxito. Autumn Shade baja revoluciones, sonando más psicodélica, ampliando una paleta que les acerca a por ejemplo Supergrass. La suben y con mucho estilo en Outtathaway, tercer sencillo del disco y uno de sus mejores temas. Es línea más melódica la siguen con Sunshinin y sobre todo con Homesick Get Free es un trallazo en toda regla. Country Yard, es un lento y reposado tema que hubieran firmado los Boo Radleys, que sin embargo no termina de despegar. Factory es un sonido Beatle pero no en el mejor sentido precisamente. In the jungle sigue por los mismos derroteros, no termina de convencer como los primeros temas. Es de lo más flojos del álbum. Recuperan el tono con Ain´t no room y sobre todo con 1969. Un buen disco, pero lejos de joyas como las citadas anteriormente.
The songs on this album are like McDonald's cheeseburgers. They aren't exceptionally good, they aren't original, and I wouldn't want to have them everyday. But they are exactly as advertised, they are consistent, reliable, and you know what you're getting. Except for the slow songs, those are more like The shit you take after eating a couple McDonald's cheeseburgers.
At first I thought this post-punk, kind of 90's style dad band stuff would be right up my alley. It was... sort of. But there is something kind of holding it back somehow from really being the cat's meow. It IS my scene and it is done well and they are entertaining. Maybe it is I felt that British beat in it that is pretty saturated or that while it is good it never quite hits great? I don't know. I don't want to undervalue it and it is definitely worth listening to, it could be just this particular album is not for me, hit producing? I don't know...
It is OK Brit Pop. I had Get Free as a workout song for years, the rest of the album is just OK.
When I saw this pop up I was like, okay I've never really listened to the Hives. Then I squinted and also realized I've never really (at all?) listened to the Vines. I guess it makes sense that this is what rock critics at the turn of the century thought was a return to rock n roll. Seems all around pretty basic to me.
Rock is rock, meh
Over hyped, debut, garage rock, Beatles at heart Homesick Get free
A bit more to it than the grunge throwback the first few singles seemed to be. Alright, but I did fine without listening to it for so long - another one that maybe represents the era (and NME), but probably doesn’t belong in the list.
There's nothing wrong with this as such – a bit mixed in places, with a couple of odd choices, but not unpleasant. I just found it a bit boring and generic. I don't think I'd ever heard it before, but it's not something I'll seek out again.
The short title track is catchy and the production is slick enough for this to grab me. Autumn Shade drops the tempo down immediately but there's a grandeur to the riffing that I like. Clean transition into Outtathaway which leans more into the garage rock sound - but I don't dislike it. Good full sound, especially the low end. Get Free is the most energetic stuff so far. Overall we are alternating between heavier uptempo songs and sadboy 90s style rock. Factory is the most retro, surf rock inspired maybe? and the intro riff to In The Jungle sounds like some sort of weird dub cover of Don't Fear The Reaper. Maybe the latter part dragged a bit but it's all a fairly compelling - if jarring at times - combination.
Fun enough. ★★★
It is fine. A little average for the times imo. 2.5/5
I remember this album being everywhere when it came out, has some great songs on it, shame they kept making the cobain comparison.
Solid alt rock album. I did laugh at reading that this band was compared to Nirvana, when they just sounded like every other alt rock band from the late ‘90s to early ‘00s. Still found it enjoyable enough. 3.25 / 5
Decent opening track. Mary Jane is too long, has a sort of Beatles sound to it (maybe it's just the subject). Some good hype video tracks. Slow stuff is meh.
Of all the "The" 2000s indie bands, this one does stand out slightly. It's nowhere near mind blowing, but I still enjoyed this a great deal more than a lot of the other generic indie rock that was coming out around the same time.
The title song and "Get Free" are two of the best early 2000's jams! Great grooves with high energy. "Get Free" has over 100M listens, legit hit. I was jazzed when it popped up. Never would have thought of them for a T1001 album nominee. I didn't think a lot of folks appreciated their sound so it's nice to see. "Autumn Shade" has some stellar guitar work and bit of Radiohead influence. "Outtathaway" is the second most listened to track on the album and has some original vocal layers, and yells. "Homesick" has some 80's hair metal ballad guitar chops built in. "Factory" is a fun track, has a Beatles flair to it. "Mary Jane" is a nice sing-a-long. "Ain't No Room" is another bonafide groove! "1969" rocks hard! Top 1001? Not sure about that but I thoroughly enjoyed it. 3.5 stars!
I wouldn’t call this Highly Evolved but Decently Executed or Perfectly Enjoyable. I don’t think I could pick them out of a lineup because they sound like a lot of other things. However, they were absolutely fine.
I really like this band. I get them mixed up with a lot of other bands though. I think if I listen to this a few times, it would get a four stars. Right now I’ll give it a robust three.
Album is alright. Another included on the list because of 1 hit song. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again
Get Free is the only real hit from the album. It wasn't bad overall, just didn't stand out for its genre imo.
it's ok, but a bit too derivative
Diet Strokes.
I remember when this came out, it didn’t grab me then, and it still doesn’t now. The sound itself is solid, but the scream-yelling vocals just kill it for me. It’s got potential buried in there, but it never fully clicks for me.
It's brit-popish but rough around the edges. It's fine, I like it, not love it though
Whoever called this Garage Rock for Britpop fans was onto something. I mean, it's literally Oasis but a little more Garage-y. That being said, I like Britpop, so it's fine. It's not a massively groundbreaking album (again, basically Oasis), but for what it's worth it's a pretty enjoyable album.
nothing special but ok
Not bad. Get Free is a banger, the rest was a little forgettable.
If Weezer & Silverchair tried to make a psychedelic Nirvana album but forgot to listen to Nirvana & listened to surfer punk instead. It's not that it's bad, it's damn good in fact. I just fear that it's forgettable.
A decent representation of the reemerging of the 'garage rock sound' I just think that some of the Seattle bands were doing it better.
Favorite Track: 1969
Meh, it was ok like
Decent..
I was expecting to like the whole thing more. Get Free, Outtatheway and 1969 were all solid, but the rest didn't do much for me. Hopefully this means The Hives got in.
So very 2000's. Good but it doesn't stir anything in me.
This album was really good, but ultimately not that memorable. It’s and interesting mix between indie and dare I say, the remnants of grunge. With a bunch of other styles and influences mixed in as well for good measure. I enjoyed it, but it just didn’t have any staying power for me.
Glad I gave it another chance
Patchy, some really good interesting tracks others not so. I liked Highly Evolved Factory 1969
The singles are still bangers, the rest... i think age has caught up. I'd love to say 3.5, but i'm going 3 for now...
Decent album. Maybe a bit much screaming at times. My favourite was Mary Jane.
Oasis of they were punk oriented (not as good as it sounds in my opinion) but still alright.
An old staple. I dug listening to this again today.
An enjoyable but not groundbreaking 00s alt rock example.
cabilla
I liked it, it was rockin. Pretty enjoyable to play at work.
it's fine, but the inclusion on the list is unjustified.
Pretty good, kind of average start, builds up to the classic “get free” then falls away for me
A good garage rock album; nothing crazy.
I bought this cd back in the day. I don't remember any of these songs except Get Free. Not bad but obviously has not stood the test of time.
It was fine
They DO sound a lot like Nirvana, but, you know .... about 12 years after Nirvana.
There was some good stuff here. I didn't stand out as unique to me but I enjoyed it.
I don’t get what’s special about it. It has a few good songs but nothing that jumped out at me
Suenan muy grunge casi siempre, me gustan más de psicodélicos. No están mal
Not in my edition of the book! 2002. 3 stars. Rather good Aussie garage rock. Starts off shouty and then reveals some decent vocals and tunes. Missing standout songs though.
I can easily see how this would be a critic's darling type record. It's very reminiscent of the '90's grunge explosion with less originality. I think they locked the band into a room and told them they couldn't come out until they came up with Son-Of-Nevermind". They did an ok job of it. The biggest problem for me is... I don't LOVE Nevermind the way many do.
Reminds me of STP. Definitely worth another spin, if you like 90s grunge give this album a listen.
Strong start but became pretty mid by the end
The UK: We have Nirvana at home It's fine though
Very listenable album difficult to place without research. No problem listening right through. Nice arrangement and production. Good variety of songs and yet hangs together well. Not sure if it's a high 2 or a low 3 as there are few real highlights. My kind of stuff and good contributions from whole band so edges a 3.
Fine. I remember this album from back when it first released. It was nothing special then. Kind of a meh shrug why it’s on this list. Worth listening to if you want to do a deep dive into early ‘00s rock, but otherwise unimpressive.
Eh. Pretty decent example of that garage rock revival, but nothing special really. Fine.
Not bad lads, but if you want better osier stuff, get Jet.
In the USA, we're not so much anymore.
highly evolved- 5 autumn shade- 5 outtatheway- 5 sunshinin- 5 homesick- 5 get free- 5 country yard- 4 or 5 factory- 5 enough hardly registered music was playing
Cool, nothing special. I like this genre but this album seems like it does more copying than creating. Still sonically sound so 7/10
Good record, Had a few moments here and there that perked my ear a bit. Idk if I will revisit this or not, because it doesn't really fill my taste for the kind of alt rock I enjoy.
Nirvana is what I thought. A 3. Some are really good though.
Very bread and butter 2000’s indie
This wasn't bad, but nothing stood out to me as being particularly special.
kinda fun
Fun, varied but ultimately fairly derivative
Unremarkable but not a 2 on my scale ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to songs…skipped all of them 1 - No.
Screamy and Guitary. It's pretty rockin. Outtathaway, Get Free, and Factory are my favorites. Has it's moments but overall it didn't wow me.
This felt a little too sparse and soft to be compared to Nirvana, though I can hear it in the vocals sometimes. But it was pretty good in its own right. I liked Get Free and Factory a lot. And they really rocked it out in 1969.
5/10 Fine to middling. But what the hell were the British music press on about? If you think that this in anyway represented a new Nirvana, you don't get music as an art form. It's not something like Lego where you can follow some instructions and build your nice little rock album and expect it to have a soul. Jeez. The NME was bloomin desperate back then (anyone remember Terris!?) and anyone who wrote for it then andgot on the hype wagon for The Vines should be ashamed. Also, sorry peeps, but anyone claiming there were great other Australian rock bands at the time is also wrong. They all sucked. Problem was not many proper bands toured there, so they had some amazing tribute groups. But a tribute ain't the same and something gets lost that results in soulless band ls like athe Vines. All that said, it is guitar rock and I have some indie-club nostalgia for it. But it ain't a great album and no-one needs to hear it.
Fun album, not much else to say.
i enjoyed it, a solid 3. falls short of a 4
It Waa fine. They clearly liked Oasis
Zo'n album dat je vier keer draait omdat je na afloop telkens weer denkt: euhm ja, wat vind ik hier nou van, want wat heb ik eigenlijk gehoord? Leuke indiepop, maar zo'n bandje dat je op een festival (als ik daar zou komen) een keer zou horen, en na leuk meedeinen ter plekke weer zou vergeten.
De naam komt me ergens bekend voor, maar ik herken vooralsnog geen hitje van the Vines. Ik lees op de wiki dat ze vergeleken werden met Nirvana, en ik begrijp die vergelijking wel. Er zitten zeker een aantal Nirvana-achtige nummers bij. Aan de andere kant herken ik er ook Silverchair in, eveneens uit Australie, of de garagepunk van the Hives. De zanger luisterde veel naar the Beatles schijnbaar en ook dat horen we af en toe terug. Ik vind het makkelijk wegluisteren, er zitten wat rustigere nummers tussen en wat stevigere songs. Prima afwisseling. Uiteindelijk is dit gewoon een product van zijn tijd, de 90s en de early 00s. En die tijd kan ik over het algemeen goed hebben, mits het een beetje in de hoek van de gitaarmuziek zit. Niet alle muziekstijlen uit die periode zijn goed helaas. Ik herken er alleen dus geen hitje van en dan verbleekt het ietwat tov de tijdgenoten. Er is niks mis mee, maar er is ook niets wat me pakt. 3+
Perfectly fine !
Pretty good
Shades of Nirvana mixed with garage rock. It was pretty good.
I think Get Free was a song in one of the older NHL games so I know that song really well. This was a fun album that’s up my alley in terms of energy and vibes. I’ll probably revisit this album but at the same time it doesn’t really stand out to me. I think as a whole it’s a very well put together collection of songs, just something about it doesn’t leave it memorable.
Back to back 2000s garage rock for me but this one doesn’t hold a candle to the white stripes. There was nothing to great on this album and I could see why there was only one hit single.
Perfectly solid garage rock album. Fun cross between grunge and pop rock that has its share of ups and downs, but manages to remain engaging enjoyable enough. Top tracks: Get Free, In The Jungle, 1969
Австралийский гаражик на стыке двух разных формаций рок-музыки. Больше работает, чем нет, хотя я ожидал чего-то уж совсем беззубого, так что на фоне таких ожиданий всё что угодно будет недурным.
Nothing spectacular or particularly memorable.
First listen, decent enough album.
Not what I'm into.
its fine. get free is a great song. a lot of the rest is forgettable. Def not something you "have" to hear
Not bad, but nothing groundbreaking. Stuff one heard from a gazillion bands during that time.
Як на мене, це приклад музики яка залишилась у нульових. І тоді мені здавалось що це не надто вдалий клон нірвани (який, втім, не дратує). А зараз це просто звучить як "ок" гурт. Не знаю, важко ставити тут щось вище 3.
Unremarkable but solid.
Typical mid-2000s alternative, but not bad. I was really only familiar with "Get Free" before this, which I liked, and the rest of the album was alright. Nothing really stood out for me, but I didn't hate it. Just kind of average. Not sure this needs to be on the list, but it was a fine listen. Nothing really groundbreaking. Just okay.
Different. Post-grunge, but still sounds grungy. Poppy, but not poppy enough for radio play. The whole album feels like what would happen if Nirvana, The Ramones, and The Beatles got together in a music making orgy and had a little record baby together. I don't necessarily like it, but I don't hate it. It's weird. My Rating: 3/5
Highly mediocre
Here, the Vines flip-flop between outright punk and a kind of soft alt-rock, somewhat lacking the energy of their most lauded contemporaries. Get Free is great. Sort of the punk version of You Really Got Me. ("Come here, come here, come here..." Awesome hook.) The opening track also jumps into the action with zero prelude – which I'm a big fan of. My favourite album opener of all time, Good Times Bad Times, does essentially the same thing. And Autumn Shade demonstrates that the band is (in fact!) capable of slower, more balladesque tempos. Which is more than can be said of most punk artists. Outtathaway has a focused, melodic guitar part that really steals the show. It also continues this up-and-down of energy/texture that I really love to see in albums. With the exception of the weaker Sunshinin, the entirety of side 1 does this. The album loses a lot of creative steam at around the halfway point – and judging by Spotify numbers, it seems like most listeners agree with me. Still, every track is solid in its own right, each featuring at least one hook, riff, or interesting sound of interest. Ain't No Room, which is by itself pretty forgettable ("Forget it now / Forget it then" really living up to its lyrics) but the brash guitar sound – particularly the feedback-heavy break in the middle – lifts it up to "good song" status. The album closer 1969 suffers from perhaps the worst production on the album, though it could have been a live performance. Very bombastic and stadium-rock-esque, with some tempo changes. It's also essentially a repeat of the track In The Jungle. (Seriously. The two tracks may as well be identical.) 3/5 Key tracks: Highly Evolved, Outtathaway, Get Free
Fun album to listen to!
Of all the albums I've listened to, this is one of them. Not that there's anything particularly wrong with it.
Very much an early 2000s alt rock feel to the whole album. Nothing wrong with it and some songs i really enjoyed. I just feel like I have heard this done better by other bands from the same era.
Fun, energetic rock with a get in, get out attitude to songwriting. The tracks are short, there isn't a lot of needless jamming, and the band's performances are tight. They dip into punk, Britpop, and Beatles 60s throwback pop. Lead singer Craig Nicholls yells and shouts with a punk snarl. I mostly heard references to other bands (including a pretty direct quote of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” on “In the Jungle”) not so much a distinct or original style, but the lads have spunk and energy. I’ll give them that.
Good. Some interesting chord progression. Very good vocal techniques? I think he can easily do 1-2 keys higher. But he chose not to. When it gets higher, he used grits and head voice. Not my favourite but it works for this genre I guess.
this was fun to listen to. i think most of all, i walked away from this album really missing that garage rock sound. it also reminded me so much of Jet, which I absolutely love their album 'Get Born'. all in all, this was fun to listen to and fairly nostalgic in terms of their sound, but something i probably wouldn't keep listening to
I feel like I should like this album more than I do. It just feels really empty to me. Like it has no soul. It's like a corporate version of Nirvana. I'm probably being too harsh, and I'm sure these guys really put in a big effort here, but it's just not coming through for me.
This was an ok album. Reading the Wikipedia description comparing them to nirvana is crazy because I wouldn’t have made that comparison on my own. But it was solid alt rock. I didn’t mind.
Aika synkkä (siihen nähden ainakin että kansi näyttää muumikuvitukselta). Vähän liian meluisa, en meinaa kuulla biisejä vyöryn alta. Mut ujosti kiinnostaa. 2,5?
I enjoyed this as a one-off listen, but probably won't return to it. My favorite off this project that I might return to was "Homesick," really beautiful track.
Okay. Sounds like a mixture of other bands, not always in a terrible way.
It's alright. Nothing special. A 5/10.
Decent enough to listen to but nothing write home about. Bang average I’d say
I remember liking this when it first came out but quickly forgot it. It's fine, surprised it's on here
This was a cool Little Rock and roll record. Never heard of them, but I like me it. Good stuff.
Good punk rock band. Not enough variation for me, though.
It wasn’t bad, just not my taste
Heavy, and angsty but happy(?) A solid album to listen to when you really need to be mad but don't want to be too overbearing. You can be mad and still relatively jolly with this albumヽ(*ﾟｰﾟ*)ﾉ
OK
I really enjoyed many of the songs on this record. In fact I own a physical copy. Get Free is a song that I still listen quite a bit today. For a 20 year plus old album, it still sounds as fresh as when it came out.
A perfectly competent rock album from a 200X band called The XXXX. Prob could be four starts, but realistically there's so many similar albums from this period that I have nostalgia for that I'll prob never put this on again.
Better than I thought, proper xfm band
3/5
Nirvana? Come on
Some really great sections in songs but a lot of forgettable parts. Did like the closer 1969
Uneven. Inconsistent. Peaks and valleys aplenty. "Highly Evolved" indicates a lifeform that's undergone a substantial amount of mutation, and that seems about right for this mess.
Nirvana and Radiohead influences are undeniable. Very good album though, would listen again.
Unremarkable guitar rock.
I prefer their next album. Same energy but better songs
When I was younger (younger than I was when this came out), I'm sure I'd have loved it. Now, it positively reeks of stereotypical "landfill indie" to me.
Standard early noughties garage rock album, with lead vocals from a guy that clearly only owned Nirvana albums. The singles, with the exception of Homesick, which is naff, are the best songs here. A pretty mid 3.
Good stuff. The Vines are to Nirvana what Jet is to The Vines.
The only song I knew from this project prior to listening was Get Free and that one is still good. I liked this but it seemed somewhat derivative. Like 1969 kinda just sounds like indie rock Comfortably Numb. And most of this sounds like The Hives. I like it but it’s nothing revolutionary.
Nirvana meets Strokes
Not bad, just a middle of the road, forgettable album, that doesn't really hold that much of an inpact or importance.
60's reincarnated...sounded a lot like (good) Beatles stuff
A relic of a garage revival longing to return.
Not bad
A lot of 2000s angst here. 5/10
Better than just the one hit - but not sure it’s good enough for the top 1000
At times fun and energetic, at times annoying. Overall pretty good
...
Mediocre Britpop. Sometimes likeable Alternative Rock parts sometimes annoying screamo vocals. Overall good guitar and drum work.
As someone who's quite a big fan of the garage rock revival sound, I was a little disappointed by this. Certainly not bad by any means but I didn't find much here which i felt stood out.
Piola, una onda medio rara mezcla de nirvana con algo mas
Catchy garage rock, and definitely better than a lot of albums on this list, but there’s something missing. It sounds like the band was trying to make music to fit the genre, rather than making something original.
3 out of 5. I remembered one song from the radio but it took a while, which kind of speaks to the rest of the albumfor me. It felt bland and the psychedelia at the end dragged on a little too long.
This is a 3.5er for me, and a pleasant surprise. It felt like any of these songs could have been on the OC soundtrack and generally I'm here for it
good
Very eclectic mix of music. I quite enjoyed this
The pinnacle of okay
Started off really quick and electric and fun but started to drag a bit later on, still quite good. 3 stars
Geschreeuw, maar niet op een nare manier, beetje early alto rock
decent album, good sounds on it but it gets a bit repetitive
Apparently they were frequently compared to Nirvana. Guess I'm not really seeing it. Although I still think The Vines and The Hives are the same band sometimes...so maybe that is a more accurate comparison. Their style is right up my alley though, and Highly Evolved is a really good debut album.
I loved this when it came out but I have no idea why it belongs on this list
Ihan kivaa uudempaa rokkia, mut jotain tästä jää vähän uupumaan. Tai sit tää ei vaan toimi juuri nyt. Ehkä koukuttavat hetket jäi vähän uupumaan. Get Free oli GH kappale. Parhaat: Get Free, Ain't No Room
Best Song: Mary Jane Rating: 6.5/10 (Good) Stars: 3/5
stuitert beetje alle kanten op... eerst wat grungy gitaren, dan wat poppy nummers, ook wat alternatieve rock.... niet onaardig, maar ik kan gerust zonder leven
Aight
3.5/5 (round down)
3/5 sounded like a mix of bands
# Album Name: Highly Evolved # Artist: The Vines # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Started off well with a few decent tracks. Get free obviously the highlight. No idea where the nirvana comparison comes from if im honest. Typical early 00's music though. These guys rode the wave. # Top Tunes: Highly evolved / outthaway / homesick / get free # Would I listen to it again? Parts
They were once hailed as the next Nirvana. But frankly, I think that says less about The Vines and more about how desperate people were about wanting more Nirvana, a decade after Cobain's death. No offence to The Vines. They've made a good album that's very representative of the era. But it certainly didn't meet those lofty expectations, did it? I'd happily listen to this album again but if I'm honest, I'm unlikely to.
Good, straight up rock and roll. It’s a little too loud and angry for me, but i might get used to that on a re-listen. It’s a 3, for now.
I feel like The Vines were riding on the US garage rock revival that greeted us with The Strokes and The White Stripes, sonically those two bands had different sounds but got lumped together. I had dismissed The Vines as hangers on as I did as well with bands like The Hives. I stand by that assessment. I can't put my finger on why but they seem to try to hard. I don't hate it but I don't love it either. I can get my fix of the music of that era elsewhere.
One good song does not make an essential album. I remember all the hype at the time of release and 20 something years later I still don’t get it
Favorite songs: Get Free, Highly Evolved, Outtathaway, Factory, In the Jungle, Ain't No Room, 1969 Least favorite songs: Mary Jane 3/5
Wish this album was more consistantly good rather than consistantly in the background, but it had enough songs that grabbed by attention to narrowly avoid the dreaded 2 rating Plus memories of Rock Band 3 when I hear "Get Free". Simpler times
Maybe if I had glommed onto this in the early 00s but I did not. I *have* had "Get Free" screaming in my head for a few days but that doesn't make an album.
i once heard the vines described as one of the most "rock is back" bands of the aughts and it's very true, but also it worked really well. excellent guitar work, often detracting vocals, a lot more here besides the hit than i expected
it's fun at the start, but it gets really dragged on with the last few songs, had it been shorter i would have given a higher rating 3+/5 🍃
Second coming of Nirvana my arse. It's all right, though, a few standouts (Highly Evolved, Outathaway, Factory). The rest will do. Have a middle-of-the-road 3 stars
I wasn't expecting much. But this wasn't bad.
Didn’t really care for this, too shouty for my taste. A high 2/low 3.
Nothing really special, tbh. Not bad but not for me.
The Vines mix a lot of genres on this album. The first track is grunge, the second is britpop and the third is garage rock. Later on The Beatles come for a visit, bringing their indie cousin. I don’t mind a bit of variety/stealing, but the songs really aren’t that good. And in the end that’s what it’s all about. 5/10
Nice instrumental Vibes- energetic Fav song- in the jungle 3/5
Great fun. Bouncy, grungy nonsense
Heard of the Vines, but couldn't name one of their songs prior to this. Decent album of post grunge/indie with a couple interesting songs. Above average but nothing really great.
This came out when I was in high school and I think I avoided listening to it because of how over played Get Free was on the radio. In fact, I might have to take a star off just because that song is stuck in my head already after only reading the track list. Favourite track(s): Highly Evolved, Country Yard, Factory
Meh
Descent album that sometimes has some Oasis vibes mixed with some harder rock. I'd probably listen to it again. 3/5
Not very familiar with The Vines but I recognized the track "Get Free" or at least it sounded like something I think I've heard before. This also sums up the album overall, it's not very memorable but sounds like a bunch of other mediocre things. It's alright I guess but a little too screechy at times. I don't hate it but I don't think it should be likened to Nirvana either. It lacks emotion, authenticity, and rawness. I actually liked the slower, softer songs like "Homesick" and "Country Yard" so there's a very meh three-fer in there if you try really hard. "Factory" is too carnival for me but there's some good strumming on "Mary Jane" so this album has me flipping back and forth between good and bad a lot. This puts it squarely in the middle at 2.5 so I didn't need to hear this before I die and won't revisit.
I like this grittier indy-rock, grunge. I knew a few songs from this band but never paid much attention to the Vines. They kind of blended in with all other similar acts of the early 2000s. "Highly Evolved" is pretty kick ass debut though and I wish I had paid more attention. I shall dig deeper into their catalogue...3.42.
Decent listening
Picks up where Stone Temple Pilots left off. So, not bad if you like them.
Quite nice. Better than 3 but not a 4 (for me), so it'll be a 3 :-)
5/10
It was ok.
due canzoni mi son piaciute.. ma direi che una media del 3 ci sta bene
I was waffling on giving this two stars. It's not that I particularly dislike the album and band, I remember when this came out it was my middle-school/high-school time when I started getting into rock music generally. But my initial thoughts were "really? was this album that influential to warrant inclusion on this list?" Reading a bit more on Wikipedia, for both this album and the band, I guess it makes sense. They were a key part of the "Garage-rock revival" of the early 2000s, one of the many "the" bands, but are also mentioned as a key influence on the Arctic Monkeys and Tame Impala. So overall, 3 stars, makes sense to include.
fine but not in 1001
it's ok. Insert evolution joke here.
Un album de rock des années 2000 comme il en existe des millions.
Was ready to write this off as another generic 2000's indie band after the first few songs, but there are a handful decent songs in here. It's too bad there tucked in between some real dirge. For the patient amongst you.
I didnt not like it, felt a bit samey but Get Free is a great tune. Maybe not the best album to run to
Much of this album just sounds like generic rock to me. Maybe that's because this is around the era I was growing up, so I've heard a lot that sounds like this early 2000s rock, so it's not unexpected for me, which can be boring. This album definitely pick up in the middle with Get Free and my favorite, Factory. Nothing on this pulled my attention to know I was listening to something special, however, and that's a bummer.
First thought it was the hives, from which I already had an album which I very much disliked. But the Vines are at least better. I can hear the nirvana comparison with the shouting. But the songs without shouting are actually the better songs I found. Also became a bit long, was waiting for it to end. Not the worst not the best album
На початку сторіччя, такий рух, як garage rock ревайвл, стрімко набирав обертів. Його лідерами, безумовно, були The White Stripes та The Strokes, що майстерно поєднували емоційність інді року із бурхливою енергією гаражного року 60-х. Натомість, австралійський гурт The Vines також намагалися додати частинку себе у цю хвилю та "зайняти своє місце під сонцем". Чи вийшло у них? Насправді важко сказати. На своєму дебютному альбомі Highly Evolved, окрім звичного "класичного року" 60-х були присутні, як психоделічні елементи, так і помітний вплив гранжу. І саме гранжева естетика робить цю роботу найбільш примітною серед інших в цьому жанрі. Хоча від гранжу, тут нажаль, присутня лише "форма", бо у сутності - це доволі простенькі пост-гранж/поп пісні в яких, на мою думку, не вистачає глибини та "чутливості" - усе якось "пласмасово" та скупо. При чому, сказати так про всі треки я не можу - ті самі Get Free та Homesick доволі потужні, коротше кажучи, альбому бракує консистентності. Тим не менш, це все ж, визначна робота. Що як на мене, може і не дуже успішно в плані якості, але рухала жанр вперед. Комерційно, альбом здобув великий успіх та дуже непогано допоміг австралійській "гаражній" сцені.
Fine enough, but likely won’t listen to again. 2.5
Standard rock revival with bits of brit pop thrown in. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Better than I expected. Wide range of styles. Well played
A perfectly adequate rock album. It's nothing special and certainly has some filler, but it doesn't have any tracks I would call bad, and overall it's pretty decent. 7/10
A few good tracks but most are just ok. In no rush for a second listen but made it to the end without wanting to hit the stop button.
being angry is not enough i have to physically punch the person who said they are the second coming of Nirvana. Inspired (heavvviily!!!!!) BY Nirvana? yeah ofc, it's clear as day, bUT SECOND COMING?? get real... now that im done yelling, i actually enjoyed the album 🤭 tho they sound more like an australian radiohead a bit, especially the second half of the album🧐. 3.5/5
Hmm, yeah I don't know if this is all that highly evolved for me. In a way it's basically the opposite of evolution - building on what's gone before but for no obvious benefit to the species. It's not bad, especially, and a couple of songs have that early noughties nostalgia factor, but it's pretty unremarkable. Factory scores highly for being a pretty decent mid- to late-era Beatles pastiche with very good harmonies.
Had high hopes for this on the first track but the rest didn’t do much for me. Sort of an interesting blend of genres at times - punky and then pretty mellow. I feel like they were influenced by the stone roses. High 3.
Maybe this is too harsh but sounded like pretty interchangeable 2000s garage rock to me. We've heard enough music similar to this on the list already.
This came out when a lot of bands sounded like the Strokes. Still sounds like the Strokes. It was fine but there's better bands with this sound.
Nothing here hasn't been done better by other people. But it's fine.
Þetta er bara afskaplega gott en hefðbundið rokk. Ég hef ekkert út á þessa plötu að setja annað en að mér fannst hún ekki gera neitt sérstaklega nýtt. Hún mun því falla í gleymskuholuna mjög fljótt
6/10 That was the Vines....now on to something else 2-13-2025
3.1 3x
Good not great. Like not love. 3.5
Not bad, not good. Just there.
sounds like every other album coming from this time
Australia's answer to the garage rock revival scene that was taking the world by storm. A pretty good album and definitely worth a listen if ur into that kinda music, which I am. However, unfortunately it didn't fully live up to my high expectations. rating: ⭐⭐⭐ [65/100]
Of the 2000s era garage rock, this wouldn’t be the band I’d say you need to listen to.
It’s ok. Not sure why it is on the list.
Interesting and not previously known.
First track in and it's already sitting at a 2. But for the most part - this is just a lot of noise. Would've used a track from this in a 00's movie with some wild chase scene of a kid stealing a camcorder from Circuit City and outrunning the security on foot before he stole somebody's skateboard, promising to give it back later(he never does). Final verdict - 3. Wish i could do half stars because it really is a 2.5 I'm being generous because i listened to Oasis after. Comparing them to Nirvana is a stretch...like i get it? But still a stretch especially on their first album. Also, i really want to listen to Oasis after this... is that a compliment? I agree with the masses - not really sure why this is on this list. But whatever!
This album is all over the place. Raw rock riffs, ska-like beats, and some high treble early oughts sounds mixed in, though not enough of the latter to make this a complete write off for me. The album definitely stands above its era, though that isn't saying much. They certainly have energy. I may go back to this album.
I feel like I should like it more. Maybe I’ll rate it higher than 3 after more listens
I believe The Mighty Boosh once said, "Elements of the past and the future combining to make something not quite as good as either." This applies to Highly Evolved. Lots of influences are laid bare but nothing of interest has been added.
Overall decent album. Top tier tune … Outtathaway. 3.5/5
Apart from two tracks it’s not much of a record to remember - it’s a kind of noughties take on Nirvana and it sounds quite tired nowadays. It’s not bad - just unimpressive.
6/10. Extremely inconsistent for me, but with 3 songs I added to the playlist it made its way to a 6.
Very cool transitions between “Autumn Shade” and “Outtathaway”. I really like how they slow it down a bit on “Homesick”. Some of their songs sound a lot like Smashing Pumpkins who I really like so this was definitely a good listen. The singers ability to go from the screams in one song to a much softer tone the next song is impressive range. I didn’t know what to expect when I saw that this was the album of the day but I was pleasantly surprised, the album flowed together nicely and mixed different sounds very well.
A fun, solid indie rock album. Nothing strikes me as very special about it, though. 3?
Very nostalgic for me and a very good album front to back, not trailblazing or outstanding in any way for me though. It was very similar to a lot that was coming out at the time and kind of lost in the shuffle with all of the "The" bands.
I was wondering why I was listening to this until “get free”
ok
I've never heard of this band, which is a bit surprising because this album was released in 2002, when I was still paying attention to music. Also, it seems they had some amount of success - the song Get Free has 100M plays on Spotify (and oddly it's maybe my least favorite song on the album). Seems like an OK generic alt rock album.
A little better than some of the other random British bands on this list, maybe because I can see throughlines to other things I like (Beatles, Blur, garage rock)... but still nothing to warrent them being on the list instead of other better bands from that era.
Day 0011/1001 of One Album a Day / Listened to whilst: on the tube I enjoyed this more than I was expecting too as a) I've never been a huge fan of the genre (hopefully this changes as I listen to more albums from it) and b) the mediocre scores on here. Fav tracks: Sunshinin / Homesick / Get Free Worst tracks: Country Yard / Factory
Solid album. Good garage feel.
Gets better on 2nd and 3rd listens. Get Free is a nostalgic mtv2 banger but none of the other tracks quite hit that level.
Favourite tracks: factory; highly evolved; get free
Inoffensive, but a little bland. It's like Oasis met Nirvana and the Beatles and they came up with an album together, but it didn't quite feel right. Most of it was just background music, with a couple of bits that were more interesting. I'm going with a very generous 3 stars.
A very good album. Maybe even great. A few songs did stand out but ultimately it didn't blow me away as something fresh in its genre. Often felt like an evolved Nirvana record, which is a compliment. But rarely did it feel like something that was pushing us forward. I'll think of it fondly and probably return to some of these songs, but when we're talking about the greatest albums ever made it's tough for me to count this super high.
Meh. Not too bad. Just didn't care for it too much.
Perfectly fine. Grew on me a little more as it went on, felt like it had a more complete sound as I listened more. Will likely not revisit but not bad
No he escuchado el resto de la discografía de The Vines, pero "Highly Evolved" se siente como una mezcla casi perfecta entre Grunge y Britpop. En ocasiones estruendosos y con voces desgarradoras, en otras, suave y melancólico como las mejoras canciones de Oasis. Tintes a The Beatles y tintes a Punk caracterizan este LP que si bien, se escucha muy bien, se siente más largo de lo que es, ya que a veces la producción se vuelve esperable y poco creativa. ¿Indispensable? Ciertamente no, hay cientos de bandas que suenan igual ¿Por qué está en la lista? No lo sé ¿Lo recomiendo, personalmente? Sí.
Could have died without hearing this like
In The Jungle? More like Enter Sandman! It's a little derivative, but they're certainly decent songwriters and musicians. This is the kind of music I would normally be into, but there's some element of The Vines (or this album) that's missing for me.
I recently found out The Vines is one of the four of the rocks-not-dead movement of the early 2000s, along with The White Stripes, The Hives, and The Strokes. However, I don’t remember this band really. It does fit in with that group and I should have been keen to this. This rocked sufficiently and I will need to listen again. Sadly, it doesn’t rise to the level of the others but is maybe just not there due to exposure and more ear time.
bílskúrsrokk, frá fyrsta áratugnum. ekkert voðalegt en óeftirminnilegt og frekar óspennandi.
Solid alt rock
Super bang average. They seem not to know what kind of music they want to make. They wear their inspiration on their sleaves but it doesn't amount to much since each track seems pretty disconnected from the rest. They can put good songs together but there doesn't seem to be a cohesive vision here. My favorite track was In the Jungle but this was just an odd project overall.
Was enjoying it until In the Jungle which sounds more than halfway lifted from Blue Oyster Cult's classic (Don't Fear) The Reaper.
The kind of album that inspires music journalist to overuse the prefix “post-“. Post-Britpop. Post-Nirvana. Post-Globalization. Post-9/11. Post-Divorce, when you marry a box-dye blonde half your age who studied Communications. Post-Divorce, when you have to go to two Christmases, but at least you got *both* an Xbox and a PS2, so that’s pretty cool. Like most things post-, Highly Evolved is pretty cool, but not really. It’s good, but it never really comes together to make anything cohesive or memorable. And, like most things post-, it has a tendency to spiral into lunacy and goofiness, when it would’ve been better off just following the script. But, like most things post-, it’s also ephemeral, and won’t last forever, which isn’t a good thing, but it’s not a bad thing, either.
Never heared of them before. Straight foreward but nothing special or remarkable. I personally prefer the other australian band "Jet" instead. 2,5
Decent. Nirvanaesque.
Nothing special.
These musicians have a solid grasp of their influences. The Beatles, Nirvana, Supergrass, Radiohead, among others. While the album may lack originality, it is a well-crafted and not unenjoyable collection of several energetic rock tracks and some pop ballads. Overall, it's a nice enough album but feels completely lacking in soul.
I feel that at a certain age and a certain time in my life I really would have liked this album. That time was just not in 2002. There's a lot here, a lot of songs remind me of... (fill in the blank) I guess that's OK, it just limits tge band from having a sound and gaining fans who say I like The Vines! It's more of I like The Vines song that sound like (fill in the blank)
So rock critics wanted to take popular music back from whoever had the kids’ ears in 2002 and needed a band to use as an example of how “rock is back” and this was the best they could do? I bet whatever song from this band was used in an iPod commercial sounded great.
Meh, nothing you’ve not heard before.
Enjoy this the more and more updated. This is one of those albums that is really a sentiment to my growing taste throughout this jourjey … Heavy metal and grunge are strongly growing on me Home sick , country yard and the title track are strong rotation plays going forward as is the album … a very strong 3
Good, but a bit boring
The Mids - Highly Mid
Had heard "Get Free" before but wasn't familiar with them otherwise. Solid rock album.
Never heard this before. Not bad, but it doesn't seem that remarkable or memorable. Not sure why it's on the list.
it was okay
It's fine but they definitely weren't the new Nirvana. Some good songs, some meh songs. Decent but give me The Hives over this.
It's pretty appropriate that I get The Vines confused with like 5 other bands from this early 2000s era, because this sounded like roughly 5 other bands from this same era. It's fine, and there are some songs that I liked on this album, but it made no impression on me whatsoever when it was over 3/5
Excellent punky poppy indie record! Couple of absolute monster tunes on it and not a bad way to spend an hour! Very enjoyable indeed!
Perfectly fine rock album that really wants to be Nirvana Not sure it belongs on this list but Outtathaway, Get Free & Homesick are great songs
- Bin nicht sicher, woher ich die Vines kenne, aber irgendwoher kannte ich das Albumcover (was ich irgendwie mag) - Ansonsten beim ersten Hören relativ generischer Garage Rock, aber gut gemacht. - Könnte sein, dass ich Get Free schonmal gehört habe, bin mir aber auch nicht sicher. - Mir ist weder im Negativen noch im Positiven besonders groß was hängen geblieben - Country Yard fand ich cool! - Insgesamt mag ich die Mukke aber ganz gerne, daher ein Hörerlebnis, an dem ich nicht viel Auszusetzen habe, außer dass wie gesagt nicht viel hängenbleibt Rating: 3/5
didn't get on the wave with these
grungy, sludgy, samey. doesn't feel essential. sometimes okay to listen to. other times profoundly ugly. idk.
The Vines are like the Australian version of Blur. Also, the last few songs drag a little. Best Songs: Autumn Shade, Get Free, Worst Songs: In The Jungle
A typical early 2000s alternative Rock feel throughout the album. I wouldn't say it's highly evolved, but it's worth listening to. Favorite Song: "1969"
Comes from that point in music history where NME and a lot of music journalists really didn't want to admit the fact that this type of rock music was getting replaced by newer and fresher sounds. "Guys, look! It's Kurt Cobain!" - They say as they drag two kids in a trenchcoat with a blonde wig from behind the curtain. Not bad or anything, but belongs on this list about as much as that one weird Silence of the Lambs sequel where they couldn't get Jodie Foster back belongs on a 1001 Movies list.
3 - this was so short that I didn't have anything to dislike
Never heard them before. Pretty good sound
I fuck w the vibe, didn't have time for the more thurough 2nd listen tho
Ahh dit klinkt al weer meteen beter Ik hou wel van dit soort rock Wel af en toe veel geschreeuw Maar ook lekker scheuren
I remember when this album came out. They got lumped in with The Stokes, White Stripes, and The Hives. I liked Get Free for a few minutes before I got over it very quickly. The whole album is mostly fine. It never gets very good but never really gets that bad either (aside from my Get Free fatigue) This is the definition of a middle of the road album to me. I'd give it a 2.5 if it were an option. I guess it can have a 3. It definitely doesn't deserve to be on this list. They definitely didn't much or surpass the aforementioned peers they got lumped in with.
Pretty solid, didn't really jump out at me! It's understandable how these guys ended up being hyped as a part of the same scene as the Strokes and White Stripes, but this feels a bit too "generic garage-rock" to me versus having any kind of unique take on the genre, or songwriting so good that it doesn't need anything stylistically new. Feels a bit like a car commercial at times, but definitely listenable and not bad at all.
I liked this. Improved by headphones. Enjoyed the grungy heavy songs. Also liked factory and Mary Jane? Probably wouldn’t listen again. The theme of this group for me is that I like songs that are the famous hits. Is that because they are better or I’m just a basic bitch?
Did not expect this to be on here. Loved listening to it in 2002/03 while I played Gran Turismo 3 and Max Payne on the PS2. And I still love Get Free and Highly Evolved. But there's a reason I've not thought about this album in 20 years.
Really nice to revisit this album!
Never heard it before, liked the pace of it, octane fuelled Outdoory pursuit type music to push you through a day in the hills.
Eh, didn't think much of this. It was just ok. 2.5/5
This is generally my least favorite kind of rock, but it’s not terrible. Solid energy and decent performances, which I guess is enough for me. C