The Vines!

[deadstar880]

The Vines.

Great band, releasing "Winning Days" in a few weeks time, which should be good with songs like "Ride" and "Fuck The World" on.

Oh and Craig Nicholls (the singer/guitarist/mental one) loves Muse and Radiohead.

[LittleMUSEalieN]

cool so he's got good taste heheh :D yep the vines rock

[Apocalypse King]

YAY!!!!! I love the vines!!!!!! I really like Highly Evolved :) great album :)

[adamirl]

theyre ok, nothing groundbreaking tho

[Apocalypse King]

theyre ok, nothing groundbreaking tho


No, theyre not really groundbreaking, but they do sound very good. Sometimes I'm in the mood for groundbreaking experimental stuff, but sometimes I just can't be bothered and just want to listen to something kinda like this. :p

[Pictures of you WILLY]

i'm sure craig nicholls will die very soon, he is mental. i like him

[BurgerQueen]

yep cant wait till they come to the UK, better do some good dates

[MysteriusWashMachine]

gonna see em this friday with a buncha ppl of the board...hope the singer won't fuck things up like he did last time

[little troll]

I don't like their music. It's too much like a random noise. I guess Matt Bellamy doesn't like their music that much as well, but he was very kind and didn't said it straight when NME asked him :p

[Pictures of you WILLY]

I don't like their music. It's too much like a random noise. I guess Matt Bellamy doesn't like their music that much as well, but he was very kind and didn't said it straight when NME asked him :p

some of the vines live show are completely awful, craig nicholas is normally out of his head or whatever, he cant really play his guitar part and just screams incoherantly sometimes. Did anyone ever see the jools holland performance where craig trashed his guitar and the drum kit during THE FIRST SONG, they still had to play another two songs later on in the show! the rest of the band just looked pissed off. when the vines are on the ball though, they are fantastic live.

[Larsen B]

Craig's never out of his head, apparently he always abstains he must just be plain insane then,

also the vines are excellent, i hope this new one is as good as highly evolved,

[Sfinx]

i really like them :)
I have heard:

homesick
outtathaway (sp)
get me free
ride

and i like them all :D

i wish i had one of their albums! :rolleyes:

[Plug-In Pete]

I think their performances are too schizo for me to be a big fan. I like their stuff. And I keep hearing of how great their performances are. But when i saw them... it was really bad. I just wanted to leave. Maybe i'll see them again soon but not on their current tour.

[Larsen B]

i think it would be better to see them do a festival co then at least if they do perform badly then at least there are other bands to see,

[Istya]

They were spot on when I saw them two years ago. More than compelling enough to convince me to see them in three weeks for sure. I do agree that their antics are very polar, which is difficult to like all the time. I'm hoping that with this album they've mastered dynamics without losing that very intriguing rawness.

[Scuzzball]

Their new album is amazing, btw.

TV Pro is soooo good! And obviously, Fuck the World is awesome. The whole disc rules. Definitely worth buying when it comes out.

I love the Vines, and really hope they do another tour of the UK soon. I saw them last time in Newcastle, and I enjoyed it, but it was a bit... I dunno... Craig was fucked.

[Blisster]

I think they are brilliant! Was squashed when i saw them in Reading 02, but saw them again last monday and really enjoyed it! I didnt like the new songs as much(except Ride) but i cant really judge from hearing them once.

[Black Velvet]

The Vines are quite good. But The singer takes too much!

[gilly]

i love their new stuff....can;t wait for the album on the 22nd!! craig's a muppet, but he likes muse, so that's ok!!

[Elouan]

yeh, like them too, saw them live about a week ago in amsterdam. was good.

[Elouan]

yeh, like them too, saw them live about a week ago in amsterdam. was good.

and i think the singers hair is cute :p

[BurgerQueen]

I like em, but they dont half fuck about sometimes (craig) like if he performed anything like he did on cd:uk at a gig id want my money back, they are coming accross as a studio band, cant quite make it great sounding live

[Larsen B]

they have no problems in the live music department, it's just Craig's antics could get irritating quite quickly i'd imagine, he can sing well and he should show it live more often

[BurgerQueen]

they have no problems in the live music department, it's just Craig's antics could get irritating quite quickly i'd imagine, he can sing well and he should show it live more often
thats the problem tho, im sure if he tried hed make a go of it, but most of the time hes too busy pretending to be 'crazy', that cduk performance was embarrasing

[Larsen B]

i think most of the time he is genuinely crazy, but he does over egg it a bit methinks

[BurgerQueen]

i think most of the time he is genuinely crazy, but he does over egg it a bit methinks
i like em, but i feel they are becoming a bit of a self pisstake, trying to hard to be kkkkkkkkeeeeeerazzzeeeeeeee, and rock should be outta fashion soon so it aint gonna benefit em

[Emma]

the new album is fantastic.

[bassriffchica]

I absolutely adore the new album.....Tv Pro is a brilliant song....im not sure why...but it does everything right...

I cant wait til the 22nd.....MY BIRTHDAY TOO....*clap clap* excellent release date lads :)

[Istya]

I agree; TV Pro is a brilliant song. It's come a long way from the "TV Whore" demo I've got from two years ago.

I saw them in Boston Friday night: amazing! Jet was great too; they're definitely a live band. The Vines were the stars though. Not quite as outright insane as last time, but it's still there (unlike the drumset was before the encore).

Anyway, setlists:

Jet:
Cold-Hearted Bitch
Last Chance
Open the Door
Rollover DJ
Look What You've Done
Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Get What You Need
Get Me Outta Here
Take It or Leave It
The Way You Do

The Vines:
Outtathaway!
Amnesia
Ride
She's Got Something to Say to Me
Evil Town
Autumn Shade II
TV Pro
Winning Days
Highly Evolved
Animal Machine
---------------
Mary Jane
Get Free
Rainfall
Fuck the World

[Richard Lane]

TV Pro is just pure class.

[bassriffchica]

I agree; TV Pro is a brilliant song. It's come a long way from the "TV Whore" demo I've got from two years ago.

I saw them in Boston Friday night: amazing! Jet was great too; they're definitely a live band. The Vines were the stars though. Not quite as outright insane as last time, but it's still there (unlike the drumset was before the encore).

Anyway, setlists:

Jet:
Cold-Hearted Bitch
Last Chance
Open the Door
Rollover DJ
Look What You've Done
Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
Get What You Need
Get Me Outta Here
Take It or Leave It
The Way You Do

The Vines:
Outtathaway!
Amnesia
Ride
She's Got Something to Say to Me
Evil Town
Autumn Shade II
TV Pro
Winning Days
Highly Evolved
Animal Machine
---------------
Mary Jane
Get Free
Rainfall
Fuck the World
YEah i jusdt saw them on wednesday!! and i talked to them for a while too (me and my friends snuck into soundcheck)...it was heavenly!! yeah their set list (the vines) was pretty much the same...but they played Ain't no room, sunchild, and drown the baptist too!

[Nishe]

YEah i jusdt saw them on wednesday!! and i talked to them for a while too (me and my friends snuck into soundcheck)...it was heavenly!! yeah their set list (the vines) was pretty much the same...but they played Ain't no room, sunchild, and drown the baptist too!
I wanted to hear sunchild so bad at their show :'(

[Shotdown]

Anyone going to see them in Manchester on saturday?

I am, will be first time seeing them, not a huge massive fan but i love their bass lines and Craig is pretty cool to watch so that my main reason going and it should be amazing.

Anyone else?

[Stuey]

I'm caught in 2 minds about the vines, I think they're alright and I do really like ride and get free but I absolutly can't stand craig and what he stands for. Having read random interviews and seen tv interviews Craig thinks he's above everyone and thinks that people who go to see bands and whorship their idols are stupid and pathetic, he harshly abused edith on the rock and roll kings programme on channel 4 when she asked if he was here to see anyone else saying he wasin't pathetic like her and didn't need to see other people. He says that the future of music is just recorded. Me being a massive live music fan and supporter I find his attitude a load of crap and pathetic and completly discounting his fans and influences. Sorry for gettin so heavy! I just adore live music and can't stand seeing it so harshly dissmissed.

Plus the only reason they tour is because the record company makes them do it.

[killer queen]

I don't like their music. It's too much like a random noise.

you couldn't be more right

[Elouan]

gonna see em this friday with a buncha ppl of the board...hope the singer won't fuck things up like he did last time


Bless him, he fucked it up AGAIN... :LOL: but i lurv both albums.

[€ngel]

Bless him, he fucked it up AGAIN... :LOL: but i lurv both albums.

I bought the same album you bought that night. I still have to listen to the new one. Isn't it just more of the same..?

[han_the_badger]

Craig Nicholls is a twat. He says that music is all about being recorded. What a load of bull. I know a lot of people like him but surely they can see he's got it all wrong. The rock industry is all about live performances and it's naive to think otherwise.

Think their music is ok tho.

[Shotdown]

Correct about Craig being wrong about live music. But at the Manchester gig he was a very nice sweet and kind person so i can forgive him (he dont act twat-like-ish when hes alone) and they played a WONDERFUL gig, he didnt mess around and got every guitar part correct and it was immense. A truely wonderful gig with no hickups.

Heres the setlist for anyone going to other gigs this tour -

Outtathaway
Amnesia
Ride
Winning Days
Evil Town
Autumn Shade 2
She To Me
Highly Evolved
Sunchild
Animal Machine
Mary Jane
Ain't No Room (amazing, crowd singing first few line and then craig joining in)
TV Pro

Going Gone
Get Free
Fuck The World (great closer)

[Elouan]

I bought the same album you bought that night. I still have to listen to the new one. Isn't it just more of the same..?

Yeh, a bit, but i like it vewwy much!

[MaryJanesSunChld]

YEah i jusdt saw them on wednesday!! and i talked to them for a while too (me and my friends snuck into soundcheck)...it was heavenly!! yeah their set list (the vines) was pretty much the same...but they played Ain't no room, sunchild, and drown the baptist too!

what did you guys talk about?

Oh, and I decided to bump this thread back up because I'm a huge Vines fan :) If it weren't for Craig's constant Muse promotion (he always talks about how much he likes them and he wears his own homemade Muse shirt often too) I would've probably never have known who they were. Well, until recently now that they're being played on American radio. Anyway.

And about Craig's being an asshole or whatever. He's only like that to journalists. He just gets fed up with all the questions they ask him I guess. He doesn't do interviews anymore. I've met him a few times and he's a really sweet, softspoken guy. Anyway, The Vines make me happy and I'm way too obsessed. But I do agree that live performance is essential to rock. He prefers to stay couped up in the studio and that's just his opinion. He's more an artist than a performer, that's why. You can experiment more in the studio and make art that stays for years. You can't quite do that live.
Well that's my rant for the day.

Veronica

[contradiction]

i'm also really in love with the vines' music. it's rather great!
i didn't know the stuff about the vines promoting muse... and it's not the reason i know each of them. i knew the vines ages before i knew muse ^.^

that stuff with the interviews is so true! i just once saw an interview with craig and the interviewer asked him about cd promoting and commercial stuff and he told her a lot of very intelligent things.. but they broke the interview off earlier than it should have ended because craig told the interviewer that he is just not interested in the stuff she's asking him and that he isn't fond of interviews... he also said people should listen to his music because they like the sound and they shouldn't ask what the lyrics are about.. ^.^
i think he's quite cool.

but it's a pity that he doesn't give interviews anymore because i think that the things he says are very intelligent!

[Stuey]

Not liking being interviewed is fair enough but being extremly nasty to journalists or presenters and putting them down is not and theres no excuse for the time he kicked a woman in the head (photographer I think) while on stage.

[amityrae]

Yeah, the Vines :)
I saw them from side of stage at the BDO in Perth last year and they were really bloody good (I was amazed). I was with Brady drums, so we got to bring the car to the back as we had stock. I was sitting in the car and Craig walked past, staggering and looking very lost and drunk. Probably the Smirnoff and cranberry I saw in their trailer.
I hope he tries to tone it down, otherwise there may be an alcohol related ending in the works. And that would really suck. :'(

[MaryJanesSunChld]

Not liking being interviewed is fair enough but being extremly nasty to journalists or presenters and putting them down is not and theres no excuse for the time he kicked a woman in the head (photographer I think) while on stage.


I agree that the interviewers shouldn't be treated so poorly, but its his choice whatever. And about that whole photographer/kicking incident. There is a lot of controversy about it, but there are two sides of the story. He DID write an apology letter to her. He didn't kick her in the head, just the camera. But people in the audience have said that it was blown way out of proportion (oh what a surprise) and that he didn't even kick that hard, and that she was getting way too close and up in his way with the camera. He could've dealt with the situation better but he's been really exhausted lately and that's just the way he knows how to deal with things when he gets pushed too much and is frustrated. And the audience was really rude which also made him angry. there were some people talking and making fun of him during one of the slower tunes and he told them that if they wanted to talk to go outside and stuff. and they were just overall rude, so it pissed him off.

~Vee

[scoffer elf]

you couldn't be more right

it seems to me only that "Winning Days" is more hard/noise Beatles?

[CommunistOlga]

I watched MTV Mash a couple of days ago, and one of the songs played was The Vines vs. Pink. I can't remember what the title was, though... I just remember that the Vines' part of the vid showed them standing on some hill with lightning shooting every few moments.
Could anyone tell me what that song was?

[Istya]

That'd be "Get Free."

[CommunistOlga]

That'd be "Get Free."
Thanks!
Downloading it now.

[MaryJanesSunChld]

ahh yes I remember that MTV Mash video *shudders*

[theusedfreedom]

i love the vines.....especially their songs get free and ride

[LikelyLass]

Am I the only person who prefers Winning Days to Highly Evolved?
Dont get me wrong I still think Highly Evolved is a great album...

[Elouan]

no i prefer winning days too. i love tvpro.

[scoffer elf]

TV Pro rules!

2 CommunistOlga: place the good link 4 "High Evolved", pls! i'm tired of delit.net with it's time limitation.

[NihilateMyAbsurdity]

I don't like their music. It's too much like a random noise.

I take it you've never actually heard noise or industrial then, have you?

[CommunistOlga]

TV Pro rules!

2 CommunistOlga: place the good link 4 "High Evolved", pls! i'm tired of delit.net with it's time limitation.
Pardon? What link?
I only use things like Kazaa and WinMX and other file sharing programs... :(

[Agitated]

they are shit... totally awful singer

[Fanatic]

Only heard two songs but they rock! :D Must get their album soon...

[€ngel]

Only heard two songs but they rock! :D Must get their album soon...

They've got two albums out now.

[*liz*]

About Craig (and the group...) (http://www.nme.com/news/110619.htm)

[Mort]

About Craig (and the group...) (http://www.nme.com/news/110619.htm)
Them not touring isn't realy a bad thing. They tend to be pretty shite live.
However, it is sad about Craig having Asperger's. Its sad about anyone having that sort of illness.

[€ngel]

:ohmy:

[vines&interpolluvr]

Has anyone ever heard of The Vines?
They kick ass!!!!! But sadly the singer,Craig Nicholls is suffering from Asperger Syndrome :'(
Well he is still very talented no matter what cause his songs are so great!

[vines&interpolluvr]

The Vines are awesome!!!

[scoffer elf]

what is Asperger Syndrome? megalomania? ;)

[*liz*]

what is Asperger Syndrome? megalomania? ;)

Just a form of autism

[veeny]

the vines are pretty good. :)

[Half-hearted fool]

i luv the vines so much! they were the first rock band i really got into. i got highly evolved on the 19th june the day i went on my summer holidays and played it all the time for the full 2 weeks, id never heard them just thought that craig looked amazing and went and bought the album to check them out, before i came home id text my mate saying i luved them and when i came back she'd bought winning days for me!

im listening to homesick now and im crying, it makes me everytime i hear it!

[scoffer elf]

im listening to homesick now and im crying, it makes me everytime i hear it!

oh, dear... it's mental disorder :( a good psychoanalyst could solve this problem :happy:

[Sytos]

Anyone else like em?

Obviously, as "Get Free" as their runaway single, their first album, "Highly Evolved" was a grand stapletogether of likable songs. From the calm "Country Yard" to the wild "Outtathaway," the mood swings between each song has been like a lifestyle to the Vines.

Some can attribute that to their wild lead singer, Craig Nicholas, an awesome pothead with severe autism. Though he may have chased away the bands' former drummer and bassist, most of their songs are credited to his "vast and empty-except from drugs" mind, making him the centerpiece to "The Vines."

Their second album, "Winning Days," served up fresh new songs with the ol' Vines flavor, including party crashing "Ride," and mentally refreshing opposites like "Autumn Shade II" and "Sun child," and the notorious "Fuck the World," the driving force in making a seperate cd without the "PA" label and mysteriously, one less track. Some compare "FTW" with "Get Free," but I think the latter and is better, a tune that will guarantee no sleep if you heard prior to anything relaxing. "FTW" is on the other hand a bass-happy feel-good sincerely "fuck-the-world" kind of song, in the best sense of the word.

It is reported that they went into the recording studio in late may, so perhaps there may be a new album coming out! Great news for diehard Vines enthusiasts! Unfortunately, the recent slipping away of bassist something-Matthews may delay the releasing in the same way the record label battle with LP is holding up theirs... Vines fans can only hope the next installment to be soon and righteous, but only time and a little insomnia can tell. :)

[Istya]

Yes I do. So do all these people (http://67.19.90.242/showthread.php?t=180&highlight=the+vines). Search is your friend.

[Clunge]

I love the Vines, I really hope they do continue, even with Craig's problems.

[James_Blunt]

I hate it when my favorite rock stars get into drugs but i wish Craig a good recovery.

[artic monkeh]

i'm listening to vision valley at the mo, it's pretty good

:)

[Clunge]

Whoa! It's out?

I shall get this :happy:

[Mozza]

anyone got a link to the new single? refuse to pay for 70 seconds of music!

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

Fucking hell.

I've never really been a big fan but I've just heard Spaceship and it's amazing.

[Clunge]

I'm really surprised at how they've managed to make such a good album after all the problems.

The songs are just short, heavy, riffy blasts with a few long atmospheric songs chucked in on top.

Good stuff.

[€ngel]

I'm really surprised at how they've managed to make such a good album after all the problems.

The songs are just short, heavy, riffy blasts with a few long atmospheric songs chucked in on top.

Good stuff.
Sounds good! I only have the first album, and that's really good!

[Clunge]

Tis good :D.

All three albums are good albums, shame that on each one there's 2/3 songs that let them down.

[Henz]

Ooh I gots ta get the new album. Seemed to come from nowhere. Have the first 2 lps. They are pretty good (i confess i still havent properly listened to the first tho :$ )

[Bewilders]

Oh cool. I'm the only one to vote them as "They suck".

[Henz]

Oh cool. I'm the only one to vote them as "They suck".

Be very proud. It makes you unique (and not just *cough* wrong *cough*:p )

[maryjanessunchild05]

i cant find a thread for the vines so ill do a new one.
basically, the vines are awesome. if you havent heard of them (you should if you like muse) you need to check them out. http://thevines.com if you have heard of them, discuss them for the love of god. :D

[Max]

i cant find a thread for the vines so ill do a new one.
basically, the vines are awesome. if you havent heard of them (you should if you like muse) you need to check them out. http://thevines.com if you have heard of them, discuss them for the love of god. :D

You can't search properly.

Vines clicky (http://69.16.237.208/showthread.php?t=23603&highlight=Vines)

[pira]

I know you said you couldn't find any threads on them, but did you think of selecting 'Search Titles Only'?

[Ash-Stix]

oh wow this is one of the first forums (apart from the vines forum) where people actually like the vines... that rocks.. they are my favourite band! Craig signed my guitar!

[€ngel]

I like 'em. Not all of it, but still some good stuff. :D

[maryjanessunchild05]

anyone got a link to the new single? refuse to pay for 70 seconds of music!
yes but thats not very fair on the band........ :stunned:

[maryjanessunchild05]

some of the vines live show are completely awful, craig nicholas is normally out of his head or whatever, he cant really play his guitar part and just screams incoherantly sometimes. Did anyone ever see the jools holland performance where craig trashed his guitar and the drum kit during THE FIRST SONG, they still had to play another two songs later on in the show! the rest of the band just looked pissed off. when the vines are on the ball though, they are fantastic live.
hes not out of his head......he has aspergers syndrome in case you didnt know.....:)

[maryjanessunchild05]

I know you said you couldn't find any threads on them, but did you think of selecting 'Search Titles Only'?
hey im new to this board so ihavent got a clue how to do stuff :p

[Ash-Stix]

for those of u who didnt know the vines are playing gigs in Australia and the UK. This is tops since they haven't played any proper gigs to the general public since 2004 due to Craigs syndrome and the band dealing with that in a proper way so he doesn't have another melt down.

I got invited to a secret show be4 these gigs were released for friends and family of the band in Sydney Aust. However I couldn't go cos it was over 18s :( thats the same with the Aussie gigs in Melbourne and Sydney which btw sold out in record time

The UK gigs are: The Vines gear up for exclusive UK Dates. Reading & Leeds Festivals, Nottingham and London Forum shows.

The Vines are confirmed for the Reading NME/Radio1 stage on Friday 25th August and Leeds on the Saturday 26th.

Thursday, August 24th - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham*
Friday, August 25th - Reading Festival (sold out)
Saturday, August 26th - Leeds Festival (sold out)
Tuesday, August 29th - Forum, London*


Other recent performances which were relatively hush hush include their secret gig at Splendour in the Grass (Aussie music festival) and the channel V performance which was only performed in front of the V crew. That went to air however and was great.

All shows have recieved highly positive reviews! I saw the channel V one and heard all about the secret one from my friend who went and they sound like they are doin really well. There is also a new bass player called Brad Heald who is a friend of Ryan's (guitarist).

That's the news if anyone was interested :D

[Go2schoolNAKED!]

Funny thing, I owe my whole Muse fandom to The Vines. Back when their first album came out, I was a bit younger and more of a fangirl and Craig Nicholls was "the hottest thing since burnt toast" for me and I did the normal fangirlish research on him and shit...and found out he liked Muse...and I was all "Who is this 'Muse' he speaks of?" and I downloaded, fell in love, bought the records (Showbiz and OoS were all that were out at the time) and the rest is history.

[Ash-Stix]

hey that's very much like me. I bought the vines album becos it was cheap (I bought the casette version) and I liked the single that was out at the time. Their music really touched me. It was very different to what I had listened to be4. I used to listen to rap and rnb and all that crap and as ashamed I am of it Eminem and Linkin Park used to be my idols.

The Vines came along and I was then introduced to MUSE, RADIOHEAD, SUPERGRASS, ROCKET SCIENCE and heaps heaps more. I was also introduced to the mentality of Salvidor Dali as he is one Craig Nicholls fav artists and I read the book about Salvidor that Craig read lol

The Vines lead to me going from rap, rnb etc to alternative, indie, rock etc

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/rokchik/035408aa.jpg

[zildjian.]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/rokchik/035408aa.jpg

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
btw i love the vines.

[Ash-Stix]

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
btw i love the vines.

awesome :)

[Max]

I am loving Don't Listen To The Radio. I completely forgot about them and the fact they had great pop-grunge tunes. Downloaded Vision Valley because of it. :happy:

[Clunge]

Vision Valley is dreadful in comparison with the first two tbh, regardless of the problems they've had.

[james90]

just heard a few of their songs...not bad at all.

is it a good or bad thing that people compare them to Nirvana?

[Wendigo]

all Ive heard is the highly evolved album, but it was fantastic.

[james90]

hmm...I'm thinking of buying one of their albums now.

which one do you lot think is the best?

[Zee Deveel]

hmm...I'm thinking of buying one of their albums now.

which one do you lot think is the best?

Highly Evolved. No contest. Though I don't think Winning Days isas bad an album as most as the "critics" do. Vision Valley is meh, ok.

[RaceAgnstMyself]

Iv been a longtime Vines fan, before Highly Evolved came out. And I must say I was very dissapointed with Vision Valley. Winning Days was great, Im guessing since the bassist quit they lost someone with good opinon. Now they are just some not good powerchord another nirvana wannabe band. Dont get me wrong I like some stuff on Vision Valley but overall its like a 5 outta 10

[Clunge]

Highly Evolved - 9/10
Winning Days - 7/10
Vision Valley - 5/10

WD and VV are still worth it for some great songs.

[Rapture Rapes the Muses]

My friend saw them at Homebake yesterday & told me craig was back to his old self trashing the set & the new bassist is beautiful.

[james90]

good to hear he's back to his normal (?) self.

bought all three albums through itunes...I like all three, but especially highly evolved.

[james90]

hey that's very much like me. I bought the vines album becos it was cheap (I bought the casette version) and I liked the single that was out at the time. Their music really touched me. It was very different to what I had listened to be4. I used to listen to rap and rnb and all that crap and as ashamed I am of it Eminem and Linkin Park used to be my idols.

The Vines came along and I was then introduced to MUSE, RADIOHEAD, SUPERGRASS, ROCKET SCIENCE and heaps heaps more. I was also introduced to the mentality of Salvidor Dali as he is one Craig Nicholls fav artists and I read the book about Salvidor that Craig read lol

The Vines lead to me going from rap, rnb etc to alternative, indie, rock etc

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/rokchik/035408aa.jpg

err...what's that? :afro:

anyway,

I never noticed how weird Craig's voice has gone..

2002 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5qi7VqdNU

2006 - http://youtube.com/watch?v=hy26AdFPW8A

[Rapture Rapes the Muses]

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:)

[Zee Deveel]

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:)

From where?

[Rapture Rapes the Muses]

Big Day Out, Sydney or to be more precise some other girls hand :)

[Clunge]

:( :( :( !

I never got to see them live, and that's a great set, all my fave Viney songs.

[destructiveaesthetic]

trust me they're ridiculous live...much prefered the support act, but Craig is really nice, he played a song we requested earlier in the day.

[Rapture Rapes the Muses]

They were quite good when I saw them.

[Zee Deveel]

Big Day Out, Sydney or to be more precise some other girls hand :)

fuck yeah.

i'm definitely gonna check em out at BDO

[Mona]

Best. Ever.

[raiii]

did anyone see them at the melbourne big day out?? HOW AWESOME WAS THEIR ENDING! craig smashed up his guitar - was cool :p

[matoran]

i love the vines but vines fans dont seem to love me.

[Rapture Rapes the Muses]

i love the vines but vines fans dont seem to love me.

They have a meeting every week & discuss how much they don't love you.

[matoran]

They have a meeting every week & discuss how much they don't love you.

yeah i already knew that :LOL:

[Miss.World]

I do quite enjoy The Vines. Haven't heard too much from them, but my older sister used to have their first album, and I would steal it sometimes.

[WildandBereft]

They're ok...catchy riffs and what-have-you.

[ashstix]

Big Day Out, Sydney or to be more precise some other girls hand :)

That's so cool! Man I wish I could've gone to BDO =[ but atleast they are going to the great escape.. if that hasn't sold out I might be able to save up for one day tix to that.

I'm so glad that they are doing shows again

[Clunge]

New album stream @ http://www.myspace.com/thevines

Wooooop!

Sounds good too :D.

[Emz.]

New Album cries out that I NEED to see them live at some point! :(

[Clunge]

Sames.

Nearly saw them back in 2004, gutted I didn't :(.

[Noel Gallagher]

The Vines are brilliant, the sort of Ballsy Rock band we seemingly cannot produce in this country anymore and havent since the mid 90's! Great band and I certaintly look forward to Melodia being released.

[Clunge]

The Subways are the closest thing with have at the moment.

[Henz]

New Vines. Dopeness.

[Scol2pioN]

The Vines used to be my favorite band for a while...

Highly Evolved 9/10 (Outtatheway! Has the the most fun solo ive ever played)

[leebtheloser]

I saw them back innnnn... 2005 i think at leeds festival. Missed the yeah yeah yeahs, but it was well worth it. If you know their stuff and you havnt seen them yet, i recommend you do. Its singlealongtastic and Craig is just great. Hes nature, man, hes an animalmachine. I hope their new album is good...

[Black Mamba]

I'm enjoying listening to them again.


<3

[Ril]

What happened to them? Haven't heard anything new in ages.

[Black Mamba]

What happened to them? Haven't heard anything new in ages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodia_(album)

[Clunge]

Their first two albums are still two of my favourites.

Their two new albums are pretty terrible.

[Black Mamba]

Their first two albums are still two of my favourites.

Their two new albums are pretty terrible.
I haven't listened to Melodia yet.

Really really terrible?

[Clunge]

Fairly terrible in all honesty.

[Black Mamba]

Fairly terrible in all honesty.
:(


I have to give it a go anyway.

[Obi]

I like :)

[Black Mamba]

Downloading!

[Spy Fox]

Factory and Animal Machine are choons. Along with most of the first two albums.

[Noel Gallagher]

What happened to these? I fucking loved them!

[Clunge]

First two albums rocked, then Craig had some pretty serious issues and since then, they've been pants.

[Noel Gallagher]

First two albums rocked, then Craig had some pretty serious issues and since then, they've been pants.

Yep I've been playing both non-stop for the last couple of days. Amazing albums, truly rocking stuff. Completely forgot all about them until recently. Were such a great band at one point!

[Furygirl]

I have Highly Evolved and like it pretty well. It's a bit too screamy in parts, though. Because of that I can't say I LOVE it.