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Highly Evolved - The Vines
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68 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 49 Ratings

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  • Summary: 2001 gave us The White Stripes and The Strokes; 2002 gives us The Hives and The Vines. This Australian four-piece outfit is the latest rock band to be hyped to stratospheric proportions (and an instant major-label contract) by the UK rock press, who compared the Vines to Nirvana (the band, not the concept). But although the Aussies did indeed get their start as a Nirvana cover band, there is a bit more to their debut album 'Highly Evolved' than Grunge, Part 2.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    They’re a shaggy-haired, surf’s up pop band and painfully vulnerable all at the same time.
  2. Playlouder
    60
    OK, so it tails off towards the end, and there's something rather dishonest about a band so young releasing a track like '1969', but even then it's quite endearing to see them trying to build such an immediate mythology around themselves.
  3. Drawer B
    30
    The album definitely has a few remarkable moments, but it’s really just not very good.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 38
  3. Negative: 3 out of 38
  1. Victoria
    10
    SHIT
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  2. Lunastar
    10
    This album is amazing. It was just so different from what was out there when it came out (and is still extremely enjoyable almost 4 yrs later)! Craig's vocals are something new and refreshing that you don't hear very often. Not only can he carry a tune, but when he screams it's not that hardcore shit that people have tried to pull off lately. I think when they came out people kept trying to group them with Nirvana, but they're just so different...which is so obvious with this CD. This is truly one of those CDs you can listen to from beginning to end without skipping the fluff in between!!! I suggest you buy this...as well as the new album coming out (Vision Valley) on April 4th in the US!!!… Expand
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  3. JB
    3
    Everyone I know who owns this album doesn't like the Vines, they like the memories they're reminded of. Get past that, and this is not a good rock record. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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