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Unlike many other pop postmodernists, the Vines never sound weighed down by all the influences they include in their music -- it's as if they're so excited by everything they hear, they can't help but recombine it in unique ways.
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Alternative PressIt's rare for a band to channel the Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Dandy Warhols and the Beatles within the span of 45 minutes and sound unique, but the Vines have crept into that select category with Highly Evolved. [Aug 2002, p.86]
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BlenderIf you're this good, it's not hype. [#8, p.126]
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As a debut album, 'Highly Evolved', for all its faults, can be an energising proposition.
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43 minutes of thrills.
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Theyre a shaggy-haired, surfs up pop band and painfully vulnerable all at the same time.
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A strange mix of songs that, while varied, doesn't boast much personality of its own.
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Q MagazineThe Australian quartet's debut album justifies the fuss that followed its title track's bubblegum approximation of Nirvana. [July 2002, p.121]
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For as good as the majority of the tunes here are, the grandiose scope of Highly Evolved turns out to be a bit more than the young quartet could chew.
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UncutThe Vines' place in the rock gene pool is shaped by elements of controlled guitar thrash, often complex harmony, bubblegum psychedelia and polished piano-driven ballads with an early Seventies whiff. [Aug 2002, p.116]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 45 out of 50
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Mixed: 1 out of 50
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Negative: 4 out of 50
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Aug 28, 2014
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Jun 28, 2012
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Mar 26, 2020