The Vines

The Vines formed in Sydney, AUSTRALIA, in the mid-'90s by two 15-year-old guys, vocalist+guitarist Craig Nicholls and bass player Patrick Matthews; the two recruited David Olliffe on drums and began playing together around their hometown area developing a strong local following. The band's Alternative-Rock ricochets off of the influences of many artistically groundbreaking sounds, though the most frequent comparisons are made to Punk, Grunge and Psychedelia.

In early 2001 the group felt ready for the next stage, in fact Nicholls, Matthews and Olliffe moved to Los Angeles and entered the studio to record their long-awaited debut disc, but Olliffe in September decided to leave L.A. and returned to Australia. During the following two months the remaining members completed work on their debut album and their attention-grabbing U.K. single, "Factory", shifted the band's career into top gear, resulting in contracts with Heavenly Records U.K. and Capitol Records U.S. by the end of that year.
In early 2002, the two longtime friends, recruited in Sydney Hamish Rosser as their new drummer and acoustic guitarist Ryan Griffiths joined the line-up.
The Vines' debut full-length album, "Highly Evolved", was released in July 2002 to wide critical acclaim, earning them recognition in Europe with a #3 entry on the Official U.K. chart, in their homeland where it peaked at #5 and in North America where "Highly Evolved" soared to #11 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums list. The first single, "Get Free", burned up the Billboard's Modern Rock chart holding at #7 and "Outtathaway" reached the #19 position on the same chart.
In March 2004 the Aussie rockers returned with their second album, "Winning Days", it debuted at #7 in Australia and weighed in at #23 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 chart; "Ride", the first single off the album, peaked at #13 on The Modern Rock Tracks. The period following was a transformative time for The Vines, as Nicholls took time off to gain control of his personal life and Matthews left the band.
Craig Nicholls continued to compose and in April 2006, their third album, "Vision Valley" was released with friend Andy Kent on bass; the 13-track set only reached #136 on The Billboard Top 200, while the main single, "Don't Listen To The Radio", missed the U.S. Rock airplay chart entirely. The band eased back into live performing later that year, taking the stage with new bassist Brad Heald

On July 12, 2008, The Vines will release their fourth album, "Melodia", on their new label Ivy League Records. The disc features 14 new songs, including new single "He's A Rocker".

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Highly Evolved

(2002)

1. Highly Evolved
2. Autumn Shade
3. Outtathaway
4. Sunshinin
5. Homesick
6. Get Free
7. Country Yard
8. Factory
9. In The Jungle
10. Mary Jane
11. Ain't No Room
12. 1969

 

Winning Days

(2004)

1. Ride
2. Animal Machine
3. TV Pro
4. Autumn Shade II
5. Evil Town
6. Winning Days
7. She's Got Something To Say To Me
8. Rainfall
9. Amnesia
10. Sunchild
11. Fuck The World

 

Vision Valley

(2006)

1. Anysound
2. Nothin's Comin'
3. Dandy Daze
4. Vision Valley
5. Don't Listen To The Radio
6. Gross Out
7. Take Me Back
8. Going Gone
9. Fuk Yeh
10. Futuretarded
11. Dope Train
12. Atmos
13. Spaceship

 

Melodia

(2008)

Tracklisting posted on TheVines.Forumsunlimited.com

1. Get Out
2. Manger
3. A.S III
4. He's A Rocker
5. Orange Amber
6. Jamola
7. True As The Night
8. Braindead
9. Kara Jayne
10. MerryGoRound
11. Hey
12. A Girl I Knew
13. Scream
14. She Is Gone

 

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