Highly Evolved
by The Vines
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jul 16, 2002
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 50
  3. Negative: 4 out of 50

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  1. JB
    Aug 12, 2002
    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.
  2. DomS.
    Aug 10, 2003
    2
    Nicholls has taken one too many bong hits. His song-writing has the maturity and overall skill of a retarded three-year-old. Leaving the hype aside, this band is about as important and consequential to rock as my home recording of my dog taking a crap, complete with all the obligatory grunting. Vivacity and languidness? If you want that, check out Bonnie "Prince" Billy or the Liars or Nicholls has taken one too many bong hits. His song-writing has the maturity and overall skill of a retarded three-year-old. Leaving the hype aside, this band is about as important and consequential to rock as my home recording of my dog taking a crap, complete with all the obligatory grunting. Vivacity and languidness? If you want that, check out Bonnie "Prince" Billy or the Liars or Spoon or anything else besides these wretched wankers. Don't buy into it. Please don't. Spare the rest of us from any more.… Expand
  3. BenC.
    Jul 24, 2002
    3
    'We want more grunge and we want it NOW because most of us are too young to have known anything about Nirvana when they were on the scene'... is what I would say if I were a pratt and were 5 years younger now. Get a life, Nirvana's music still exists, don't try to replace them with this turd. How many times can you listen to a band rip off all the other good bands who 'We want more grunge and we want it NOW because most of us are too young to have known anything about Nirvana when they were on the scene'... is what I would say if I were a pratt and were 5 years younger now. Get a life, Nirvana's music still exists, don't try to replace them with this turd. How many times can you listen to a band rip off all the other good bands who were original in their day? None.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

32
#32 Most Discussed Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    A promising first effort that suffers from retro fever.
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  2. Q Magazine
    80
    The Australian quartet's debut album justifies the fuss that followed its title track's bubblegum approximation of Nirvana. [July 2002, p.121]
  3. E! Online
    83
    43 minutes of thrills.
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