Reviews (page 5 of 7)
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 Track : "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
It's funny, this is one of those records that was in some editions of the 1001 but was dropped, and it's exactly what I'd expect... it's reasonably fun, and the musicianship is good, but there's nothing truly exceptional about it. This seems to be a theme of the 1001, they cycle newer albums, so the list doesn't seem "dated" but conversely they seem to have a much lower bar for some of these additions. A record will be on the list for one or two editions and then it's gone. Note that this only happens with newer records, because apparently dealing with redoing the entire book is too much work i.e. if they take out a Byrds album from the 1970s, basically 90% of the book has to be reorganized, so it's just easier for them to axe a newer record. The result is that some older records stay on the 1001 when they probably shouldn't, and some newer records get put on the 1001 just so there is a reason for people to want the newer edition... as it's changed... but frequently the new albums are short lived and get dropped in a future edition.
They play the right notes but where's the soul? 3.2
Australian early 200s rock. Sounds American. Garage Rock. Was compared to Nirvana. A bit noisy. A lot of older influences, especially British like the Beatles and Oasis. They’re borrowing a lot from everywhere. Enjoyable but not massively special or unique. Solid, but not memorable.
Completely missed this lot at the time. It’s alright but doesn’t strike me as anything special or different to many other similar bands of the time.
Completely unremarkable punk music. A perfect 2.5 stars
Fine. Fairly standard indie rock stuff...
Short songs. Sounded unconfident
Nice, bit too British in style
Not bad. But nothing really new or exciting that I hadn’t heard before, either. And with the exception of a couple of tracks, nothing that I would really seek out to listen to again.
This album was rather indistinguishable from a lot of other rock from. . . those other bands.
This is truly the album of all time. The notes are musical. The writing has words. I definitely listened to this album alright. Yeah, this album's just kind of okay. There's nothing particularly wrong with this album. It's perfectly fine. The singing is not too annoying. The sound is acceptable. The production is pretty solid. Apparently the guy who did it also helped produce for some of Elliott Smith's albums, including the two I've listened to. That's nice. I just feel that this album doesn't do anything that hadn't been done before or during the time this album was released. I mean, when you have better, more iconic garage rock revival bands like the Strokes and the White Stripes on the list, adding the Vines feels kind of redundant. British media really loved this album for some reason. They called these guys the next Nirvana or something. Really? I don't hear it. NME also called this the 2nd best album of 2002, only behind Coldplay's "A Rush of Blood to the Head." I certainly wouldn't go that far. There are quite a few albums from 2002 that I like more than this one, including the Coldplay one. I can see good things about this album. It's just that it's not a very exciting addition to a list like this. I don't get the reviews saying that this is soulless or anything, but I also don't get this being one of the best albums of 2002 when albums like Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots exist. 3/5.
Convince me the album art doesn't look AI generated.
Plenty meh. Beautiful cover art, though.
I had completely forgotten about these guys. They were OK but not worth the hype.
Good but not particularly memorable
I feel like I should know of the Vines already, and they sound so quasi-familiar I kind of wonder if I *have* heard them before and have just forgotten it? Ah yes, the latter, as "Get Free" got a *lot* of airplay back in the day; I just didn't realize it was them... Either way, it's a decent album, and I enjoyed listening to them, but also felt like they struggle to sound all that distinct from bands before them. There's a strong Nirvana vibe ("Nevermind" era) to a number of the songs, so much so that I kind of felt like this was a sort of Black Keys/White Stripes thing, except that this album is way too late for that kind of emulation/envy, I suppose. (And now that I read the Wikipedia entry, I see that I'm not the only one making this comparison.) But to their credit, they *do* have their own take on the Nirvana style of music--and even a little variety outside Nirvana, like with the Beatles' inspired "Homesick" or "Factory"--and hey, they're Aussies, so that counts for something, right? I'll also say that while the videos didn't add much to the music experience, they're a bit revealing about the lead singer's neurodivergency and somewhat alarming posture and behavior. A little digging on Wikipedia reveals that sadly, while he's later acknowledged that he's on the spectrum (and apparently cut back on fast food and cannabis to help control it), his behavior was too violent for the original co-founder to stay in the band (and he also later assaulted his parents and destroyed equipment on sets). Given all that, I'm not at all surprised that the band was dropped silently from the "1001 Albums" book a few years after they debuted; a bit sad, considering the gushing review in the 2005 edition, but mental health issues aside I suspect their longevity was doomed from the start, as they appeared on the facing page from the truly-cringeworthy Justin Timberlake album "Justified"....
Enjoyed listening to this--solid sort of dense pop rock. The only song that made me sit back and look to see what the title was "sunshinin" but in general they've got some nice beats.
I know these guys are Australian but felt like once you've heard a couple Britpop bands you've heard them all and this one was no exception. Not bad, but also not great. 6/10.
This album started off extremely weak with some edgy rock and the singer sounding like a worse Liam Gallagher. Then around ‘Homesick’ it changed tone into something that I really liked, followed by a streak of a few good songs more reminiscent of 2000s pop rock. In the end it felt a bit too uneven to warrant a higher rating, having both pretty low lows and high highs. This might be an album I’ll actually revisit to see if it changes my mind, but for now I think a 3 feels appropriate.
Sometimes it leaned toward garage rock, like “Get Free,” which I enjoyed. Other times it felt like whiny ’90s hipster stuff, or ’90s Oasis-style rock. I didn’t really like those parts. Honestly, there were some highs and lows. “Get Free” and “Ain’t No Room” are good songs, but songs like “Homesick” are not. Weak 3.
Nothing special here. Even the most popular song on here isn't all that interesting to me.
It was a very mid Nirvana rip off. Only made me wanna listen to actual Nirvana and good alternative rock.
Some quality songs on this one. I've tried out The Vines before, but nothing stuck for me. So good music, that is not going to have me seeking them out. I won't turn it off if it comes on.
Correcto
Decent garage rock record, albeit fairly uneven. Certainly not “the second coming of Nirvana” as the British press hailed them. Influential to Alex Turner in forming the Arctic Monkeys, so that’s a win.
Nick Cave aside, it’s not often that I’m offered an album hailing from a home country artist. I think there are 1,001 other better Aussie options that I’d pick much sooner than The Vines. Don’t get me wrong, they’re not awful, and I get that they made a splash on the international scene, but Australia has so many more worthwhile musical collectives that could be showcased here. Homesick is a good song and I took notice of Country Yard for the first time, but the rest is standard 00’s rock.
I can't tell if I've never heard this before or if I've heard it 1,000 times. It brings the familiar sounds of 90's grunge combined with notes of Oasis-like brit pop. A textbook example of the genre and year.
Nirvana influenced indie rock that was massively overhyped by the Btitish music press. Ok.
I missed this phase of music as I was focused on school, work, life. I’m sure I would have loved it more if I had been actively listening at that time. I found it a good record but didn’t blow me away.
This was better than I expected, which should come as no surprise since I enjoy indie garage rock. The Vines are energetic, with appealing melodies and driving beats. They remind me of another band from this era, the Subways, who play a similar style on their debut a couple years later. Actually, the Vines sound isn't unique or original, there are bands that do it better, but it was better than par for 2002.
decent record
The first song was so shit that I was mentally writing another “no Turn on the Bright Lights but this”. It turned out to have a few good songs, though. Extremely EA Sports mid-2000s game menu core. Bland garage rock with a psychedelic twist. Just a hair above a 2
Not sure what happened here, I loved their 2nd album, which included some of these songs in better versions - one of my early iPod favourites, but this is all a bit meh apart from Get Free
примерно такие громковатые плосковатые как я помню (сколько до этого слышала? две? три?), интересный местами альбом но слишком долго слушать это сложно
A little disappointed. The songs all felt short and uninspired. They gradually got longer as the album progressed and a little more passionate. Idk, was hoping for a lot of “Get Free” power
There are some good song, but not enough that I can comfortably give this a 4. The ballads are what really hold this album back, they are all just so bland. It doesn't help that he doesn't have the best voice. I don't think this is an album I needed to listen to. It is okay at best, but I don't think it really had a big impact on anyone. Their one hit is just a copy of Nirvana's Breed (which came out 11 years before). I don't know enough about the garage rock revival movement, but the strokes came out a year before, so they weren't breaking new ground in that aspect either.
Nirvana tribute band? They make a good noise.
Mid
Feels longer than 50 minutes, I don’t think I will be listening to this again. Not bad tho.
I rushed to the shops to buy this when it came out. Was loving, and still do, the upbeat singles Highly Evolved and Get Free. But the album had too many slower songs for my liking so felt like a bit of a let down
Not bad, but nothing special either. Hardly the next Nirvana though
Noisy on a day when I wanted tranquility, light and fun.
Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex I remember when this came out and I was rocking out to Get Free and Outtathaway! and the UK media were hailing the The Vines as the next Nirvana... and then they weren't. Still, I enjoyed the album at the time, a good mix of alternating tracks between grunge and mellow.
3.5
Fine, but not exactly memorable.
Good
Fine. Pretty enjoyable. 3.5
Alternative rock. I was getting heavy Nirvana vibes through this one. Switches from slow songs to fast ones pretty often which keeps it interesting, but I wasn’t a big fan of the screaming vocals on the faster songs. Still a good album.
2.5 - Yeah...think I'm missing something on this one. It sounded pretty generic
Its not bad, but feels totally inessential to the list. The Vines were a dime a dozen in the early 2000s. Fave Tracks: Factory maybe, Mary Jane, 1969 2.9/5
This was okay. It’s just real basic and nothing really intrigued me
Some good variety of styles here that make a decent album, although it's not something that I'd go back to.
Fairly standard indie rock from my teenage years - recognised a few songs but they were never really my thing. But an easy listen so we’ll rate it mid
I enjoyed it
Okay
I was there at the time and thought they were over rated back then. Some good songs but in hindsight the genius tag was just too much pressure for the band.
strong album. full of emotion throughout the songs.
I started out being quite pleasantly surprised by this, but it fairly rapidly became a chore. It descends.
They sound like the inspiration for The Strokes. Good album
Nothing revolutionary, but still a nice throwback to the music I enjoyed in my early teens. It did make me giggle to realize I knew “Get Free” from Weird Al’s “Angry White Boy Polka.”
Blegh. It’s very much an album from 2001. And not a very good or original effort. Some of the songs sound fine, garage-y stuff that reminds me of Jet or Fran’s Ferdinand. It’s stuff that would show up on an EA sports game in 2003, you’d go yeah that’s okay, and never think about it again.
Lacks the lasting power. I remember when get free came out and I don’t remember thinking it was anything special, I feel about the same for the rest of the album. At times it has some intricate indie kicks, and the screaming is alright. Just not a go to.
Rock alternativo, garage punk. Entre 3 y 4, pero como no permiten decimales, un 3.
Good
Razor sharp, high energy aussie rock revival from the 2000's. I like its simplistic and still hard hitting rythmns with sparkly polished vocal and musical melodies that catapult the album into peak 2000's rock. Some really iconic riffs and chorus movements on this album.
Solid but standard early 2000s rock album.
Ok, in an ordinary sort of way
Not terrible, not amazing. Some decent tracks, nothing to make me sit up and re-listen. I reckon 3 stars is about right.
Some great songs but doesn't really come together cohesively.
OK, but kind of generic rock. Kind of like the Hives to me. I only knew "Get Free" before hearing this album. Favorite track: Probably Factory. I liked the Ska feel.
This album sounds like a combination of Nirvana and The Beatles, In all the most derivative ways. You can almost pick out from song to song what the influence was. There was a single track on here that I wrote enjoyed though.
6 / 10 Grunge de los 2000. Por momentos recuerdan mucho a Nirvana, con lo cual son poco originales. De todas formas no están mal.
Punky, with harsh vocals, but did have some more melodic stuff towards the end
Ok
Nice sounding album would like to hear it again and see if it’s better than what I thought so based on my initial read, it’s a three
In retrospect it's pretty laughable how highly punted these guys were. Not bad, just not particularly memorable.
What happens when a band of the garage revival and post-Britpop scenes decides to also imitate Nirvana, AiC, and the Beatles? If they're good like The Vines, it could actually be some refreshing when you run out of their catalog. They play passionately and there are several standouts, showing they did know what made Nirvana shine at least to some extent. They do go overboard with the exaggerated screaming and distortion, and there is quite a bit of repetition. Several weak songs and lack of innovation, but it's consistent albeit exhausting. Favorites: Outtathaway, Get Free, Factory, In the Jungle
I don't know if it's really all that unique, but I had a (pretty) good time listening. It might blend together a bit, but that's okay.
Solid lil rock album
I really tried to like this album when it came out, and for several years after, but it just never grabbed me. It's fine...I don't HATE it or anything, but it's just kinda okay. Nothing special. Mostly forgettable, kinda spazzy, kinda noisy, kinda melodic...it's okay.
I may have heard of The Vines in passing, but I'm not familiar with any of their music. I listened to a lot of alternative rock radio around the time this album came out, so as I listened to this album, I found myself comparing it to that sort of music. The Vines are clearly pretty talented instrumentalists; the guitars playing and drumming is pretty solid, and the songs that feature piano or organ playing sound good too. I thought Craig Nicholls's vocals were unique, and his singing was pretty good throughout the album. There are a few pretty interesting songs scattered throughout this album ("Homesick," "Into The Jungle," "Mary Jane," and "Ain't No Room" were probably my favorites), but the majority of the songs here felt pretty generic to me, and weren't far removed from the sound that was all over FM alternative stations in the early aughts. This album wasn't bad, but I don't think I'd be able to pick out many songs from it if I ever heard them again. I think The Vines are a talented group, but this album just didn't land with me.
The comments on similarities with Nirvana are not unfair but the album stands on its own. I've never come across the Vines and while I wouldn't seek out more of their catalog this was OK.
Finally! An album that didn’t start 4 different genres or define a decade. Just a solid selection of indie rock that channels Nirvana and others without being too derivative. Melodic at times, thrashy at others. Solid.
Passed me by at the time, thought they were just shouty. More melodic than expected and sounded good. Strong 3.
Enjoyable for a time, but a good amount of duds in the end. The fuzzy distortion is always fun. Fav tracks: Get Free, Highly Evolved
A very solid rock album though there’s not a lot on it that really grabbed me. Definitely sounds very “of the time” for that early 2000s rock revival. Best song: Get Free
Just ok. Some ok songs and some I didn't like. I liked "Homesick" best.
Best wel nice
Album 382 of 1001 The Vines - Highly Evolved Rating : 3.5 / 5 Good album. Would likely go back and listen again. I read there are some Nirvana comparisons. In style, maybe, but not in the final product. "debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band The Vines. It was released on 14 July 2002"
There are some good songs reminding me of Queens of the Stone Age and others, but there is also weaker material and ugly shouting.
This is right up my street, 00’s rock clearly inspired by Nirvana. Arguement this comes across as a poor nirvana tribute act, I can see that but also think it’s got its own sound and merits to deserve to be on the list. Not sure how likely I will come back to it though so a 3 stars for now.
- Mum, I want a Nirvana CD. - Son, but we have Nirvana at home. Nirvana at home:
Rock alternativo, garage punk. Entre 3 y 4, pero como no permiten decimales, un 3.
Nirvana rip off and it didn't blow me away
Had its moments but then the hard grunge kicked in , and I had to move on..
Oh wow, The Vines are on this list! I had forgotten about them, but this album was in regular rotation for me in the early 2000's.
This was OK. There was more screaming than I expected. I just feel like so many rock albums that sound similar on the list is what is making those rock albums so monotonous-sounding.
Meh
PAIR. Perfectly Acceptable Indie Rock.
Some good moments - and despite all the hype I thought more homage to Beatles than Nirvana - but overall despite a good sound and production it didn't have any stand out songs. I think the hype was willing them to do well rather than recognising their limitations.
Alternative rock from Australia.
Dug this LP quite a bit in high school and I think that’s about the level it’s good for. Not a dig in any sense, this is well-executed rock with some fun guitar and appropriately grimy vocals, but at the end of the day it’s more snack food than Michelin star meal.
Nicht super, nicht scheisse. Nett zum nebenbei dudeln lassen, aber auch nicht mehr. 2,7.
6/10 Highlights: Get Free Country Yard
Idk not great not terrible prefered the second half I guess
Fun very of it's era
Decent Punk Vibe.
Fun 2000 grunch
really liked this, I'd never even heard of them before
not awful but overrated – it's mostly very generic garage rock with some grunge-y influences. there are hundreds of bands that sound exactly the same. Get Free is the standout song
Du bon garage rock, mais rien de révolutionnaire ou de si mémorable. Les variations de styles étaient bien, mais globalement je ne comprends pas comment cet album se démarque des autres du genre. 6/10
7/10
I don't think there has ever been a case of white boys doing reggae that was anything other than at best a bit crap and at worst dreadful- D'yer Mak'er by Zeppelin, Jamaica Jerkoff by Elton John, the career of The Police for example. Credit, then, to The Vines for giving us Factory. Sorry, not credit, that was a typo. It should have read 'Fuck The Vines for giving us Factory'. If you like Jet you'll think this lot are not quite as good as Jet.
it's an ok listen. gave me lots of Oasis vibes (which isn't a good thing). enjoyed the guitar melodies & the piano, and the different tempos of tracks
This felt like something I would have appreciated in my teens. Landfill indie type vibes. Totally fine!
The Vines is the most indie band name I've ever heard. This wasn't bad, nothing special but not bad.
I get why this was a big deal at the time. But I just didn't get the garage rock thing. This isn't bad. But it's boring. So. Eh
It's okay & I'm familiar with a few songs but I don't think I would listen again intentionally.
Good and bad... kinda forgettable in spots. 3.5
It's fine. I'm not sure why its on this list. It's not ground breaking. It's not the best of its style. It's not even controversial. It's just here. It's fine.
Decent garage rock sound. Some variety
Some good rock with kind of an indie, in-a-bar sound and style. Very solid performances and recordings. They play very well.
Thoughts before listening: This is a bit of a surprising entry to this list. The Vines always seemed like also-rans of the 00s garage rock movement, paling in comparison to bands like the White Stripes and the Strokes. Maybe they were a bigger deal in Europe? Anyway, I'm sure I'll recognize a song or two from the radio or an Apple commercial or something. Review: "Get Free" was a hit and a pretty good one at that. I'm also enjoying some other songs like "Factory" and "Ain't No Room". The singer has a Kurt Cobain growl and the music seems better produced than their peers, although in some ways that detracts from the sound. There is also a bit of a Britpop style that sneaks in. All in all these guys took a little from a bunch of different popular alt-rock styles and mixed it together...and its more fun than I thought it would be. 3-stars for being an enjoyable, albeit pretty generic listen.
Disliked most of it but actually quite liked Outtathaway, Sunshinin, and Homesick.
These dudes are pretty much “the British Strokes” but frankly I don’t find the songwriting as strong throughout this album. There are some solid hits including the lead single but overall it’s an okay garage rock piece from a band trying to fit the mold and not do their own thing. It’s far too safe.
Surprisingly refreshing! Nice groove
Fun listen, get why they got the nirvana call.
Ok, Homesick and Get Free are highlights. Overall not for me 3/5
# 160 : First Aussie album for me from the list! Definitely enjoyable. I’ll have to listen again as I reckon repeat listens would make it grow on me more as well. Fav Track : Get Free
Haven’t heard of these guys until now. Sort of sounds like if the Beatles were a punk/garage band at times. Ok rock band I reckon but not something I’d seek out
Enjoyable sound, songs all sounded a bit different, the radio single stood out from the crowd.
Although this type of music isn’t my cup of tea I can appreciate the music and how good the album is. It reminds me of nirvana mixed with rush and the doors.
Another album new to me! Nice to hear the garage band influences here (I can hear The Beatles in at least one song) though to my ears this doesn't quite convince. So, a good listen, but not an album I'll come back to. 3/5
Interesting mix of styles. Some 60’s ish, some grunge. Kinda liked most of it.
It was very diverse and had some good sound but was not memorable
Tandon Scale Rating: 3.5 Standouts: Get Free, Homesick, Factory, Mary Jane Foot Notes: 1 I can see the Nirvana comparison but they’re nowhere near Would I Listen Again: probably Album Cover Rating: (1-5) 4 Album Name Rating: (1-5) 3
a tad forgetable
Good indie.
Known album?
Pretty good Australian Alt. Rock band.
Solid. Several tracks are a good imitation of late era Beatles
Oh, the patented faux urgent edginess of the early aughts, of which era this is generic and no better than replacement level. Not that it's terrible but still ... One only likes the ballads, though "Sunshinin'" isn't terrible.
Not bad, but I wasn't expecting to be yelled at this morning! There are some good songs on here, but I don't think I'd run out to buy it.
Never listened to them before,. Enjoyed the album.
Þetta er betra en mig minnti. Ágætis noughties rokk.
Mostly OK with a few highlights
Pretty good balance of energy and quality. A little intense but easy enough to handle
Sounds like the early 2000s. Every band from that era. Not terrible. Just not original.
Close to being something I’d be crazy over, but just fall a little short. I’m not getting enough of something be it catchiness, a vibe, a state of mind, purpose, sound. Something just falls a little short, or maybe a few things combined
Cool sounding at the start,quickly gets boring.
It's OK.
Good
en classic 2000er vibe, aber nid im musig stil woni lose wür
While The Vines have more personality than other early 2000’s indie bands, their songwriting is still lackluster.
Lidl nirvana
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected based on others’ reviews.
The Vines was quite hyped when this album was released. Retrospectively it is not really standing out. Solid ok, but not exceptional
This was alright. Decent music but I think I tire of the rowdy alt/punk rock music. for that genre I prefer to stick to stuff I listen to as a kid.
It was ok I guess. Not sure how they stand out from any other indie band of the time.
I didn’t hate it.
Whenever an album comes up and it’s Of My Time, I tense up and expect it won’t hold up that well. Pleasant surprise on this one. These guys seem to have sort of faded behind the other *The* bands that came out, but I think this is a decent record. Was especially tickled by Factory.
It feels older than 2002. I remember it being one of the hot shit „The“ bands. But the content did not stick. It‘s quite colorful but as well quite nothing specific. 2.6
Better than I was expecting. They sorts sound like late 90s STP.
Average rock album. Nothing great, nothing bad.
Mostly not terrible
A touch better than good. Really liked "Factory" - sounds like they're trying to be the Beatles.
I feel like I had heard of this band but don't recall ever listening to them. I like them. Has a grungy rock feel to it. I'll have to give some of there other music a listen
Definitely a teenage James band. Get Free is in a video game I used to play I think it was one of the Burnouts so that was really random to hear That album didn't really do much for me it got pretty boring at the end
Like most albums the highs were high lows were low. Liked really random parts of songs and disliked parts of the same song. Get Free was the only one I knew before and definitely have always thought it was the Offspring
Album started off strong, I was a little sleepy so it took me a min to get into it but I dig it
So, this Australian band is “ frequently compared to Nirvana” (per Wikipedia). I guess that’s the current day equivalent of being the “next Beatles” we used to hear 40 years ago. Listening to this, I can tell they were inspired by Nirvana, maybe even trying to copy Nirvana. Not especially original. But the result is, at best, a pale imitation. It’s not bad, but it certainly isn’t memorable. 3/5
Ow wat stevigere gitaren, fijn!
I enjoyed this.
Interesting band and an interesting album. I had never really given much attention to The Vines. Parts of this are very enjoyable. I noticed in the blurb about them that they had been compared to Nirvana. That seemed apt at some of their best moments.
The Strokes auto-played when “Highly Evolved” was done. It was instantly clear they are so much better than The Vines. And I think that bears true for much of the garage rock revival of the early 2000s. The Vines just don’t stand out. I was not a fan of “Homesick,” “Factory,” or “In The Jungle,” and “Mary Jane’s” repetitive and juvenile five minutes was hard to bear. But it was followed by the decent “Ain’t No Room” - the album is an up and down roller coaster. “Outtathaway” and “Get Free” were hits for a reason though. They’ve been called “‘the second coming of Nirvana’ by the British press,” but they are largely unwarranted bar a couple of thrashy moments and vocal screams that never seem quite as genuine as Kurt Cobain. I did get some strong Stone Temple Pilots vibes a few times though. Ultimately The Vines stay on the 1001 was short lived. “Highly Evolved” is no longer on the list. And while too many 21st century albums have been pulled prematurely, this isn’t one of them. However, more deserving from 2002 and not on the list are: Interpol - “Turn on the Bright Lights” Queens of the Stone Age - “Songs for the Deaf” Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “BRMC” All ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not as good in retrospect as some of the other return to rock of the early 2000s. Not the Strokes or White Stripes, but akin to maybe Jet?
Better than expected.
3.4
Never heard of this band and then I heard that one song and was like "oh yeah that song". I should have liked this more than I did since it was fine. Shame they compared them to Nirvana. Unfair to the band.
It's a cool sound, but I'm not sure I remember any of the lyrics. A punk/grunge vibe, definitely not the next coming of Nirvana. I would listen to some of the songs again, but nothing is an absolute must listen. 3.5
Good album!
Felt like a stereotypical early 2000's alternative album. Nothing bad to really call out, but also nothing that really stood out. Not an album I'd re-visit. Outtathaway and Homesick were my favorites.
More gritty than I expected actually
decent, nothing special
Solid! Enjoyed it but probably won’t revisit. Grungey sounds are always gonna go well for me
Aight boom
I never checked them out. They were always bracketed together with the Strokes. I didn't like the Strokes very much. I like the Vines better. If Nirvana were a brit pop band from Australia, they would have sounded like this. 3.5 stars. Favorite song: Outtathaway
Pretty good hard rock album. Vocals get a little shout-at-you at times which I am not a fan of but still an enjoyable listen for me. 3.5 stars
It was my first time hearing this album and I really liked it. I definitely get the Nirvana/Beatles comparisons, you can hear the references throughout the entire thing. Were those critics exaggerating? Maybe, but it’s still a very enjoyable album throughout. There’s hardly any filler. And I thought the entire “green” stylistic was pretty cool. 3.5/5 with the potential to grow on me further
It starts like any other indie rock from the 2000s; it gets some personality in the middle, and then it finishes like any other band from their time. It's not bad, but forgettable.
bleh 3*
Solid alternative sound. Not my favorite but I did enjoy this album.
скучновато цепляли крики посреди песен + довольно неплохой звук
Группа из Австралии, которая играет приятную такую индюшатину. С инди-музыкой вообще сложно: она может понравиться или не понравиться совсем случайно. У этих ребят есть что-то... тянущее, иногда буйное, всё такое разное. Есть противный вокал местами, который вдруг начинает нравиться после нескольких повторений одной и той же мелодической линии. Есть и какие-то "дурацкие" вайбы от этой музыки. Короче прикольно, что кроме Ацдц и Ника Кейва кто-то ещё музычку там играл, на другой стороне планеты.
preety good
What if The Strokes became a BritPop band?
Not bad, Get Free is a radio hit from the high school years. Other than that though nothing too noteworthy I’d come back too. Not a bad album by any stretch, but not my type of rock I vibe with. Good for a sunny day and some safe rock.
Fine but forgettable mid-2000s rock.
Has some nice parts, an hour after listening can't recall much though
I remember at the time thinking the Vines were really amazing. They're ok
Not bad, we have just been getting a lot of no name bands. I dont see what impact this has had on the music community.
This certainly is rock music. Some tracks have big homages to popular rock songs of the 70's 80's and 90's. They make some pretty good music, but still somehow have a lot of the style that rock in the 2000s had. Overall not bad, A strong 3/5
No real surprise this got exed in later editions as it's pretty dated, and standard issue "arent-we-just-the-coolest" edgy guitar rock from the early 2000s. Ballads work well, but everything else is forgettable, heard elsewhere, pretty templated, etc.
that one song plus a couple others
Definitely a cut above a lot of this type of post-grunge, punk-inflected rock in both substance and style. Definitely still solidly in that pack, though. Not sure anything distinguishes it that highly above a lot of peers. Still I enjoyed it, though it's not a genre I go too all that much anymore.
It's a good album, but it's not particularly "great" at anything. I don't quite see why this is on this list, even though I enjoyed it.
Kind of interesting that this found any purchase on this list. Just fine.
A fun surprise to come across this album. I first heard it around 2008, I think it was a random selection in the CD section at the Fargo Public Library. Beyond that I had not context for it, no one I knew listened to this band. I remember really loving a couple of the songs, and really not caring for a couple as well. That's still more or less true upon re-listening now in 2023. My favorites back then were "Outtatheway" - which I actually performed a cover version of in our basement band at the time - and "Factory". I find that I still like the former, and am a little less fond of the latter now. But some of the others are sticking out now in a good way, including "Highly Evolved", "Ain't No Room", "1969". Others slow the album down, namely "Homesick." After some reading I am still not entirely convinced of its place on the list, but it was a nice surprise to come across this again, and it is inspiring me to check out the rest of their discography.
More I listen to stuff like this, the more the alt-indie-rock sounds of the late 90s to early 00s start to sound so one dimensional and formulaic.
Feel dumb after comparing that Sugar album to nirvana. These guys were REALY going for grunge in 02 and found it. Solid work that I'll never hear again.lol
Beter als verwacht 3,5?
Get free entuudesta tuttu. Tämän listauksen mittarilla selkeästi keskivertoa parempi joten helppo kolmonen.
Viihdyttävä, ei kuitenkaan sen erikoisempi. Helppo kuunneltava
Ihan jees garage-tykittelyä
3.75
Basic bitchery of the early aughts.
3.5
More meh than fine. Mostly reminded me of all the other Brit bands who seem to love the letter V. Leans more Oasis than Nirvana. That's a bug more than a feature.
Comme vous le savez probablement, dès lors que je ne me souviens plus du contenu d'un album, mon premier réflexe est d'aller fouiller dans la conversation que j'entretiens avec mon ennemi juré eltrapeze pour y chercher une éventuelle réflexion partagée. J'ai donc écrit "vine" dans l'outil de recherche et suis tombé sur ce message envoyé par cet inculte assumé datant du 9 octobre 2018 : "ah tiens d'ailleurs ça y est j'ai choppe la vine Frank Ocean." Vous l'aurez compris, je n'ai tiré aucune information intéressante de cette recherche mis à part qu'eltrapeze n'est pas foutu d'écrire un message correctement.
Y avait 50 fois mieux dans le genre mais au moins on s'est pas trop fait chier ce matin, plus qu'une dizaine de mois et l'on pourra enfin s'extraire de ce générateur de malheur.
Listening a one off song by The Vines is good - an entire album of his voice whining.... is not so good
I had enough of garage so the garage revival wasn't something that I got too exited about.
It was an okay listen.
Y u so mad
Mira ah, este disco me pasó de largo en su momento, ni siquiera recordaba su single más exitoso, pero ahora que lo escucho definitivamente entra en ese grupo de discos que lamento haberme perdido.
Alt Rock band, the Vines from Australia. Their Debut album. Singles: ----------------------------------------------- "Highly Evolved" (UK, 32) "Get Free" (#7 US Modern Rock, #24 UK) "Outtathaway!" (UK, 20; US ALT #19) "Homesick" (AUS, #50) Standouts: Get Free, Highly Evolved, Outtathaway!, Homesick, Factory. 3/5
Sounds like an average attempt at keeping grunge relevant into the 2000s.
Very uneventful and run of the mill alt rock album
3.5/5. Very difficult lead singer but as it turned out he had Asperger’s. It’s a fairly solid record but nothing groundbreaking nor innovative in its genre, somewhat forgotten record and band.
This album is completely non-offensive but definitely doesn't take any risks or pushes the genre forward. It is a mix of Britpop, garage rock, neo-psychedelia, post-punk/new wave revival, and a touch of grunge through a pop filter. Because they're trying to do so much, the Vines end up with a sort of bland sound that sits somewhere between the Beatles and Oasis. Even the vocals seem like a Liam Gallagher/John Lennon approximation. I'm honestly confused why this album is included in this list. There are much better early 2000s rock revival albums to include that are influential and genre defining.
This was pretty good. Catchy, with the right amount of acidity. Stylistically this is all over the place, and a couple of these tracks could have been dropped to make a much better album, but I enjoyed it. I get the comparisons to Nirvana, but The Vines are pretty toothless by comparison. Most insightful comment by a fellow reviewer: "Garage rock for Britpop fans." Fave Songs: Homesick, Get Free, Sunshinin, Autumn Shade, Country Yard
Rating: 6/10
Some good songs some boring songs
A rebuf de la penúltima resurrecció del rock, a començaments de mil.leni, de la mà de The Strokes, i menor mesura, The White Stripes, van sorgir tota una sèrie de bandes que van acabar amb la moda del nu metal, i van donar una nova vitalitat al rock, aquest vegada influenciat sobretot pels sons de finals dels 70. Els australians The Vines van sorgir amb força, de la mateixa manera que bandes com Kings of Leon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jet o els suecs The Hives... quins anys! Escoltat ara amb perspectiva, el seu debut 'Highly Evolved', el seu disc més recordat, és un bon exemple del que es feia aleshores, però res extraordinari. Un bon grapat de temes per disfrutar del moment, si més no
I was told I would absolutely love this, but I didn't. Some songs were great and I'll be coming back to them, but the rest were so forgettable. Plus the marathon songs they placed in there killed the vibe at times. They tried too hard to be like Nirvana and ended up as a sugar-free version.
This was a decent album. Definitely had some post grunge style to it but also some early 2000s alternative. The comparison to nirvana is kinda comical as they are much more a standard alt rock band. Nirvana is one of the greats bands of all time. I haven’t even heard of these guys until today so that should some their cultural importance. But overall it was good. Nothing amazing. 6.5/10
Enjoyed it!
5/10. The Vines is a pretty lame name for a band.
Really liked the vocalist(s) but overall the music was just okay for me. I wouldn’t seek out their music, but I wouldn’t hurry to change it if it were already on.
Best Song: Outtathaway. Imagine if the whole album were played with this forward-leaning intensity? Worst Song: Mary Jane. Protracted, weepy-sounding chorus. Oh, and it's one of the longest songs on the album? Nice. Overall: Very middle of the road. It seems like the band can't decide whether they want to be a ripping cool rock band or a top 40 chart chaser. Ultimately they take the average and end up sounding kind of uninteresting. Immediately after this album finished, a Queens of the Stone Age song came on and it felt exactly like what The Vines wanted to do, but better.
Quite a strong take on the band's noisier influences, keeping the energy and most of the scuzz across even the slower cuts.
The only Vines songs I knew before listening to this were Get Free and Outtathaway, so I was expecting an album full of slightly more "alternative" Buckcherry-ish douchiness. But, it's better than that for sure. I didn't expect such a psychedelic pop influence, sure the influences from Beatles and Floyd are really clear, but well enough done. And the singer's clean vocals aren't so bad when he's not doing...that thing he does with his voice. Honestly, not a bad record, I was expecting worse.
See my review for the Hives; copy and paste. That's not exactly true, because this was a true album and not a collection of singles. But it's the same garage rock revival sound. Which I do not mind. And in some ways I don't mind all the garage rock albums that made the 1,001 list - seems a bit overdone in the same way as all the electronica entries, but at least I like garage rock. Still, like the Hives, I don't really know what distinguishes some of the 2000 garage rock bands from the others. I really liked the title track for all its energy and buzzy sound (too bad it is so short, and starts and ends abruptly). Ditto to the two big singles Outtathaway and Get Free (a great rocker). But most of the rest of the album (except maybe Sunshinin) was a bit unremarkable, other than I now noted another band who I can say that Jet copied (see all the softer piano-based songs like Homesick or Country Yard). Of course, the Hives seem to have done some copying themselves - the riffs for In The Jungle feel like Day Tripper meets CCR and I can't put my finger where I've heard some of the riffs in Mary Jane or 1969 (I didn't mind these songs, but they felt a bit recycled). Long story short, I'm not rating the Vines higher than the Hives, even if it is a more complete album.
Haven't listened to The Vines since I was in school. Thought it was okay, the second half of the album drags a bit but there are some bangers here. Highlights: Highly Evolved Outtathaway Get Free
Pretty standard sound for this era of punk, not edgy or too upbeat, but perfectly ok. 3.5
Another one that is no longer in the book. 3.5 / 4
Entertaining rock. Mixture of slow moody songs with the faster raucous. I can hear occasionally the Nirvana influence, but a good tight set of straight forward rockers.
17th May 2023 Listened mainly in the office but finished off the day after. Work pint after then pub to see Hannah visiting from aus. One all time classic, like that it had a mix of tones on it and not just heavy heavy. 3.5 if I could
Not too much to say on this album to be honest, I didn’t find it that interesting but there was a good handful of enjoyable songs. I particularly liked some of the slower songs such as “Homesick” and “Mary Jane” where I think the band really shined, not as much of a fan as some of the more rock style cuts such as “Get Free” despite it being their most popular song. Not sure if I need to give this album more chance to sit with me but just as an album I didn’t find it all too appealing despite liking the songs on it. I feel they should’ve either gone the more rock and roll sort of route or stuck with the lighthearted indie rock style, it feels like they’re trying to do too much sometimes, still a great sound though.
Decent album and solid production. Way more punk/grunge than I expected, vocals reminded me of early Thom Yorke. appreciate the varied tracklist and sequencing but tf was up with that ska intro strong 6, light 7
Antipodean Oasis/Nivana/Blur wannabes but achieving nothing and about 6 years too late. 2 7/10/26
Some of this was fine, but mostly forgettable.
Annoying vocals, forgetable hooks, severe lack of originality , its all here. The pacing is also really fucking bad. It constantly switches from heavy alt rock songs to boring quiet acoustic ballads, no in between. Seriously the only thing I liked on this whole album was the heavy, fuzzy guitar tone that appears once in a while. Thats kinda cool. But in the end its just some corporate garage rock revival, white stripes wannabe, shit. Higly NOT evolved/5
That was some insignificant post-grunge/post-punk/alt rock BS right there. Like they didn't know if they wanted to be Oasis or Nirvana or Screaming Trees. Not an impressive addition even though the Weird Al polka song Get Free is on here which was a nice surprise. 2.3/5 -> 2/5
Has almost nothing worth remarking upon. It will be utterly forgotten by annals of history.
RATING: 4/10 HIGHLIGHT: Factory LOWLIGHT: Get Free
Taka biedna nirvana. 2 lub 3
Eh not my favorite
Loved some of the riffs but found too much of the work a bit oasis like in terms of the vocals.
Well, I can tell exactly which bands these guys listened to growing up. Sadly, that doesn't amount to having made something interesting or innovative, or even vaguely memorable. After a while, they stop yelling at you and try some melodies, but there's no substance to much of it. Rescued from one point by the back half being slightly more bearable. I hope they went on to do better things than this, but I have my doubts if this is deemed worthy of being on the list.
I suppose I can see the comparisons to Nirvana and grunge in this album. However, it is devoid of all the things that made Nirvana great and grunge impactful as a genre. The hooks are grooves are polished, commercial, and way too self aware. It makes for good, catchy, music. However, it lacks any staying power or significance.
2.5
Mary Jane
too indie
Can I have 10 tracks of grunge alt rock please? Certainly sir, we've got a special offer on today and you get a couple free. To me it felt like an opportunity to get in on the zeitgeist rather than contribute to it, all the elements of grunge were obviously there, but it somehow felt clinically done. The tracks had some great bits but then had to include each of the grunge elements (including the whole "I'm drowning in reverb" effect) Saying that outtathaway was a fun track and I started to get more into it, but the horrible piano sound on homesick, did for me. Overall it wasn't hard to listen to it, I just found it pretty soulless. 2/5
I didn’t like most of this album, but there’s some very cool and psychedelic parts that I really enjoyed. Mary Jane and Homesick both stood out to me. The rest I found mostly hard to listen to.
Sounds like songs that would be featured on Madden.
Disjointed with a banger here and there.
This albums sounds exactly like 2002 to me. Get free could be in a Tony Hawk game and I wouldn't bat an eye. I like their sound, and it isn't just a pure rock album, there's a little bit of grunge and ska baked in that help break up the album. I think the main singer's (Craig Nicholls) voice gives their sing a raw, almost Cobain-like sound that works really well. Overall a pleasant listen, but nothing to write home about. Favorite track: Homesick, Get Free.