Finelines - My Vitriol
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: This debut LP for the electric English quartet was originally released in March 2001 to enough critical acclaim that Sony/Epic picked the album up for a re-release in the summer of 2002. Their sound combines harder-edged alt-rock with "shoegazing"-style noise manipulation.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. If you only buy one album this year, make it Finelines.
  2. Finelines serves up Everybody Oriented Rock, sure to be a hit with both the critics and the slamdancing fans who ignore them. [Aug 2002, p.72]
  3. The finest line here is the one between effortless thrash-pop and Slowdive's arse, and My Vitriol just tripped over it.
  4. One of the most disappointing debut albums I've ever heard.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mark
    10
    One of the finest albums ever. My Vitriol have their own sound which only one word can describe... amazing.
  2. SamanthaC
    10
    This album is the best i have bought for a long time, i play it all the time and never get bored with it. They have created an original and unique masterpiece in mho. Well done guys, can't wait for the next album !. Expand
  3. DaveV
    10
    One of my all-time favourite albums. Never gets old.
  4. 8
    16 tracks of pure indie guitar rock. This is a top guitar album full of great hooks and licks. More than half the record is instrumental with very few standard verse chorus verse tracks. The vocals are the least prominent aspect of the band. "Always Your Way" and "Windows and Walls" are the stand out tracks for me. If you like My Bloody Valentines "Loveless", this is in a similar vein albeit not quite as good. The most disappointing thing about the band is that there never was a follow up to this. Expand

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