The Vines Albums Ranked

The Vines are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1994. Their sound has been described as a musical hybrid of 1960s garage rock and 1990s alternative rock. The band has been through several line-up changes, with vocalist/guitarist Craig Nicholls serving as the sole constant throughout the band’s history. The Vines’ success in the Australian recording industry resulted in winning the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single for “Get Free” and receiving five other nominations for their debut album Highly Evolved, plus two further nominations in subsequent years. In 2003, the album went platinum in Australia, and since then the band has released four albums and a best-of compilation from their time at Capitol Records. The Vines have released seven studio albums to date. Here are all of The Vines albums ranked.

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6. Wicked Nature 

“The Vines go back to to their usual gungy/punkish sound. Not bad, but I think I preferred it when they went psychedlic/pop as on their previous release. This is more what you have come to expect from them, a bunch of short, sharp tracks that at first sound loud and brash, but with repeated plays you can hear there are more to them than that.”

5. Melodia 

“There’s nothing really wrong with Melodia, but there’s nothing exceptional about it either. It’s a sunny, fun and enjoyable listen that fails to leave much of an impression afterwards. It’s light and fluffy, and can really hit the spot if you’re in the right mood. If not, it’s inconsequential.”

4. Vision Valley 

“There are albums that grab your attention by the moment you hear them, and there are some that you need to hear a few times before they finally kick in, which is the case with this third release from The Vines. Although all songs are grunge attacks, all clocking under 3 minutes, it takes a few listens before great hooks and melodies get in your head. The album is more straightforward than previous two, with the same formula used on pretty much every song – no fancy stuff, just get in and out – riff/verse/chorus/solo based off a hook.”

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3. Future Primitive 

“This CD starts with a heavy opener and pours music out till its conclusion. The Opener “Gimme Love” captures the energy of previous hits; despite being short it gives the album a jolted start. Though most of the songs are short they are wonderful, giving a natural sense of pulsated intensity, and not being annoyingly long as a Metallica song.”

2. Winning Days 

“Much more in line with what I expected from Highly Evolved. The Vines deliver a decently unique sound here, that had been done to death at the time, but I’d still put this up there with other greats of the garage rock revival movement, such as Is This It or Tyrannosaurus Hives. Not as good as either of those two, but certainly better than, say that shit fucking album by Jet that stole a great bassline from Iggy Pop.”

1. Highly Evolved 

“This, I like. Energetic and also sometimes melancholic. Autumn Shade proves they are capable of writing a good ballad. The majority of the album is made up by fast paced songs that catch me in their world of garage rock.”