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Possibly the best 31 garage-rock minutes you'll hear this year.
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Entertainment Weekly[Nicholls'] feral, melodic garage punk is refreshing. [7 Apr 2006, p.60]
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One wishes they would spend a little more time plowing through the album while kicking amps and knocking over mic stands rather than changing things up.
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Vision Valley doesn't really offer anything new or exciting.
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On the stupid loud songs, Craig Nicholls sounds like a bored Kurt Cobain. On the stupid slow songs, Craig Nicholls sounds like a bored Liam Gallagher.
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Vision Valley might be a little predictable, but at least the Vines sound like they're back in control of their lives and music again.
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The band's recovery on Vision Valley is nothing short of remarkable.
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A knack for woozy melodies is one weapon at Nicholls' disposal; but here they're fatally undermined both by his petulant vocal style and by the rickety, paper-thin production.
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If this is The Vines’ vision then they have set their sights on something remarkably mundane.
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'Vision Valley' is the sound of a band with nothing more to lose, a super-condensed portrait of their career thus far.
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A certain emotional hollowness creeps in, from pretty but rote ballads like "Take Me Back" to Cobain-o-matic rockers like "Fuk Yeh."
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BlenderA new, liberating vulnerability marks the more reflective songs. [May 2006, p.110]
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The album fails to make any impression other than utter mediocrity.
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Some nice instrumentation, with mandolin and other strings makes for an odd juxtaposition with the stunningly inane lyrics.
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The Vines ultimately come off as nothing more than a proficient Nirvana cover band, lacking a perspective of their own or a voice that really demands attention.
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UncutConfounds all expectations. [May 2006, p.128]
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SpinRocks with a woozy pothead-punk swagger. [May 2006, p.91]
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Q MagazineNicholls has regained his muse in spectacular style. [May 2006, p.129]
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FilterGone is the blissed-out sunshine of earlier Vines releases, and instead rampant paranoia comes to the fore. [#20, p.91]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 45
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Mixed: 5 out of 45
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Negative: 3 out of 45
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SaraVSep 17, 2006Its a 10 because, Vision Valley its one of the best albums in this year