The Vines - Highly Evolved
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Music CD Cover Artist: The Vines Edition: Music CD Published: 2002 CD Release Date: 2002-07-16 Music Label: Capitol Soundtracks:
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Free Music Review: The Vines - Highly Evolved; The Definitive Review.
Hit: 5 Stars
There are rare times when you just know you're listening to IT. Not it, but IT. Nirvana's Teen Spirit. Beatles' Day in the Life. Radiohead's Paranoid Android. Enter stage, The Vines. Charging out the box, holding back no punches, left jab, right hook, and you're on the ground in delirious pleasure. The world spins rapidly, blood in your mouth, sweat on your face, and the Vines know you're not getting back up. Mission accomplished.This is the voice of a generation. The perfect rock star, with the swagger, messy hair in his eyes, and a look of hunger and passion. Screaming like a mad man, he tears his throat in half on Get Free, inviting us all to share in the insanity. "COME IN, COME IN, COME IN" Do you believe? Get Free is just barely over 2 minutes, containing more surprises and hooks than seem logically possible. They boil down Nirvana into its purest extract; just a drop of this stuff could kill you or take you to Heaven. The Vines then add their own poison, their own sound, and we get the most ferocious song of recent memory. The ugly atonal intro sets the moment, shredding the silence. The drums kick in, driving and thundering. And Craig Nicholls is just brilliant. The song is full of anger, bitterness, and just the right amount of jaded apathy. My god. This is song is alive.
The rest of the album? The Vines are exceptionally talented and it's hard to pin them down. They do sound like the Beatles and Nirvana, but the Beatles and Nirvana had multiple styles too. As such, you get the angry punk songs like Get Free and Highly Evolved. But, they change it on you, descending like a dreamy mist on songs like Autumn Shade and Mary Jane. Stirring your heart strings, Homesick has the fabulous line, "But it really doesn't matter/Couldn't change it if I tried/ But I'll do it till I get it right" The song ends on a beautiful solo, complete with backwards guitars. It's simply lovely.
The Vines have a dedication and a real love for the music. The Factory sounds like the Beatles at their best. Sunshinin' has a poppy groove, perfect for warm summer days. And 1969 really is the kicker, a perfect closer to the greatest record of 2002. Craig sings like an inspired John Lennon as the guitar work drops bombs all around. It closes with psychedelic swirling guitars, you feel like you're caught in a windstorm tossed back and forth. The storm dies down, the waters recede, and the album is over.
There is nothing like the Vines. There has been nothing as relevant and exciting as the Vines since Nirvana. This is the Second Coming.