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  Highly Evolved - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highly Evolved is an album by Australian garage rockers The Vines, released in July of 2002 (see 2002 in music).
Produced by Rob Schnapf, Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards post punk-inspired garage bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for their music; The Vines were frequently compared to Nirvana.
The debut single, "Highly Evolved", was chosen as Single of the Week by influential British music magazine New Musical Express.
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 Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Highly Evolved is an album by Australia n garage rock ers The Vines, released in July of 2002 (see 2002 in music).
Produced by Rob Schnapf, Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards post punk -inspired garage bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for their music; The Vines were frequently compared to Nirvana.
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 The Vines: Highly Evolved - PopMatters Music Review
Highly Evolved is everything a debut album from a great band should be: far from perfect but never a wasted mistake.
Highly Evolved is a strange mix of songs that, while varied, doesn't boast much personality of its own.
Highly evolved is perhaps a premature declaration, but it's at least within their reach.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/v/vines-highly.shtml   (987 words)

  
 The Vines - Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
True, the addictively short "Highly Evolved"'s primal beat and chunky guitars are certainly post-grunge, but not not in the boringly earnest, imitative way that bands such as Silverchair were — the song's sludgy sexiness and tight structure also recall the '60s garage punk that shaped bands like Nirvana and Mudhoney.
Still, "Highly Evolved" is a great introduction to the Vines' eclectic style and suggests that they may have a more distinctive voice — and future — than many of their contemporaries.
Highly Evolved is a promising first effort that suffers from retro fever, natch, but with all of their members still in their early twenties, the Vines have plenty of time (and enough songwriting smarts) to outgrow their influences.
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 Album Reviews - The Vines - Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Record label/media pawns would have you believe that Highly evolved is some immaculate throughback to the glory days of grunge.
Highly evolved is fine to listen to in the background, but it's really not something to listen to intently.
Highly Evolved is an easy listen, just not a very engaging one.
www.fahrenheit128.com /rev_vines_highlyevolved.htm   (237 words)

  
 InternetEd Reviews: The Vines- Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Also, there is very little garage punk influence on Highly Evolved, so The Hives and Strokes analogy is unfounded, with the exception that all of the above bands use various retro rock influences in combination with their own styles.
The title track, “Highly Evolved” is both ugly and catchy with a great chorus and a snarling piss-and-vinegar verse, while “Autumn Shade” is a more low-key song with some beautiful guitar melodies.
All in all, The Vines’; Highly Evolved is a worthy purchase for all rock fans that can appreciate melody and have a taste for rich vocal harmonies.
www.interneted.com /Reviewpages/vineshighlyevolved.htm   (360 words)

  
 allmusic ((( Highly Evolved > Overview )))
They may be hyped by the British press as no less than the second coming of Nirvana, but on Highly Evolved the Vines offer something more interesting than yet another trawl through flannel-clad angst.
True, the addictively short "Highly Evolved"'s primal beat and chunky guitars are certainly post-grunge, but not not in the boringly earnest, imitative way that bands such as Silverchair were -- the song's sludgy sexiness and tight structure also recall the '60s garage punk that shaped bands like Nirvana and Mudhoney.
Still, "Highly Evolved" is a great introduction to the Vines' eclectic style and suggests that they may have a more distinctive voice -- and future -- than many of their contemporaries.
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 The Vines: Highly Evolved (2002): Reviews
This Australian four-piece outfit is the latest rock band to be hyped to stratospheric proportions (and an instant major-label contract) by the UK rock press, who compared the Vines to Nirvana (the band, not the concept).
For as good as the majority of the tunes here are, the grandiose scope of Highly Evolved turns out to be a bit more than the young quartet could chew.
Highly Evolved is clunkiest on long, drawn-out stuff like "Homesick" and "Country Yard," but singer Craig Nicholls has most of Kurt Cobain's shrieking mannerisms down, and, like most grunge, the band's simple three-chord rock is most exciting when played extremely fast.
www.metacritic.com /music/artists/vines/highlyevolved   (922 words)

  
 BBC - Manchester Music - The Vines - Highly Evolved
Like a great white, Highly Evolved glides effortlessly through the water before snapping into action.
The hi-octane Highly Evolved drops down into the dreamy Autumn Shade which is just what you’d expect — a melancholic kickabout through piles of leaves in your head.
Highly Evolved isn’t Sergeant Pepper, nor is it Nevermind.
www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/music/2002/07/08/highly_evolved.shtml   (469 words)

  
 The Vines - Highly Evolved Music Review
The new record Highly Evolved owes more to Nirvana and The Beatles than The Velvet Underground.
Upon hearing the single "Get Free," I was expecting a loud, grungy type of album, and while this record does have a fair share of perfectly executed noise, it also holds back with beautiful, lush ballads that smack of Lennon and McCartney.
While Highly Evolved does have shades of other memorable records, it's hopefully the first step towards greatness for a terrific new band.
www.zboneman.com /music/104.html   (253 words)

  
 CD Review: The Vines | Highly Evolved | Capitol - Daily Nexus Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Yet their U.S. debut album, Highly Evolved, lacks the raw energy of albums released by their peers in the last year.
The disc's dull moments can be blamed on overproduction (Highly Evolved was mixed by Andy Wallace, who is infamous for his glossed-over production of Nirvana's Nevermind), but the band must shoulder some of the blame.
Nonetheless, Highly Evolved establishes The Vines as a band to watch.
www.ucsbdailynexus.com /print_article.php?a=3348   (226 words)

  
 The Vines - Highly Evolved
If you listen to the opening track, the title cut 'Highly Evolved' it is a flawless example of energetic, post-grunge punk, seemingly chaotic but deceptively controlled.
It's no coincidence that the album is called Highly Evolved: they really are on a level ahead of everybody else.
And the most exciting thing about those sons o' pickpocket scamps is that this is only the very start for them, as in the future The Vines are just gonna grow and grow.
www.musicomh.com /albums/the-vines.htm   (475 words)

  
 Punknews.org | The Vines - Highly Evolved (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Highly Evolved, the Vines’ debut release, offers nothing new nor do they do anything existing well enough to make them interesting.
And while the structure of lots of these songs is fairly tight, it isn’t in a good way—the result is quite bland.
The three best songs here are the two singles, “Get Free” and “Highly Evolved”, and the slightly atmospheric “Country Yard”.
www.punknews.org /print.php?op=review&id=1279   (378 words)

  
 The Vines: Highly Evolved [2002] Shaking Through.net: Music: Review
That's a subject for another time, but the fact remains that the Vines, despite being the latest to be saddled with the impossible-to-live-up-to-label, are not the "saviors of rock." Which is not to say that Highly Evolved, the L.A.-by-way-of-Australia quartet's debut album, isn't a solid and promising piece of work.
Of course, those parts are all to be found in the minute-and-a-half title track, a short, sharp shock of unruly moptop melodicism and grungy, abrasive vocals.
"Highly Evolved" is an energizing, exciting burst, and it's the high point of Highly Evolved.
www.shakingthrough.net /music/reviews/2002/vines_highly_evolved_2002.html   (558 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Fundamentally, Highly Evolved, the debut album by the Vines, is about growing up in the 90s on a different side of the world.
Year Zero is Nevermind, but lead singer/guitarist Craig Nicholls takes from Nirvana their Beatlesian pop imperative, not the rebranding of metal that catalysed so many mediocre grunge bands.
Highly Evolved, then, is the album we always hoped Nirvana would inspire, and the one we always hoped Supergrass might make.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000669JG   (1295 words)

  
 Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Produced by Rob Schnapf Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut part a trend towards post punk -inspired garage bands known as much for relentless hype from the UK music press for their music; The Vines were frequently to Nirvana.
The debut single "Highly Evolved" was as Single of the Week by influential music magazine New Musical Express.
Highly Evolved- Great single with a good rhythm and awesome lyrics.
www.freeglossary.com /Highly_Evolved   (378 words)

  
 :: The Vines - highly.evolved ::
Over in Australia, it was rumoured to be their debut single there, but promo copies of Highly Evolved have been doing the rounds and are already available in Sydney record stores, which suggests it'll be the next release over that way.
Hurrah, thanks to everyone that bought the classic single 'Highly Evolved', it's gone straight to number 32 in our Top 40, which must be a first for an Australian bands debut release.
New single out, Highly Evolved can now be found on the shelves of all decent music stores, and most indie ones.
highlyevolved.tripod.com   (3355 words)

  
 Review
Portraying “Highly Evolved Beings” both from past and present societies, God challenges us to push past the imagined boundaries of what we believe ourselves capable and look instead to all that we can attain as co-creators with God.
Feelings are the language of the soul, and highly evolved beings understand this… HEBs (highly evolved beings) do not “tell” the truth.
The difference between human cultures and highly evolved cultures is that highly evolved beings:
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 The Vines - Highly Evolved - CD review
Obviously weaned on the sounds of classic pop rock, as well as spending their fair share of time hammering out three chords in the garage, this quartet has delivered a minor gem of a debut prophetically entitled Highly Evolved.
On Highly Evolved The Vines play tag between high octane rockers, bleeding power pop and sweet ballads with an honest conviction.
But with a catchy song in their head and a fight in their heart, not to mention a, seemingly, endless future in front of them, this young, motley foursome are sure to evolve into something much more than just another band from Down Under.
www.concertlivewire.com /cdarchives/vinescd1.htm   (314 words)

  
 The Vines - Highly Evolved (Capitol) - Drawer B Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
I knew it was a bad sign when I liked the blunted version of “Highly Evolved” better than any other song.
The second biggest flaw of Highly Evolved is the songwriting.
Highly Evolved is a spotty debut at best and an over-hyped failure at worst.
www.drawerb.com /features/1027373428.htm   (872 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Music: Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Ever since hearing the short but brilliant opening number, the title track I was glued to this album, and the album was glued to my CD player.
Highly Evolved is truly a landmark album in rock.
To accompany compelling summer performances at Glastonbury and the Leeds / Reading Festival, The Vines release their debut album 'Highly Evolved.' The grungy title track opens the album, and marks out the garage rock sentiments of this Australian three piece.
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 PLAYBYPLAY-Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
On the first song, title track “Highly Evolved,” The Vines unleash enough aggression in 94 seconds to start a riot—and this is only the beginning.
By the time you finish listening to the album, you have heard a band that combines all the beauty and fury that rock has to offer.
Raw rock aside, the real gems on Highly Evolved are the slower melodic songs, from the psychedelic fantasy of “1969” to the dreaminess of “Autumn Shade” to the surreal freakout on “Sunshinin’.” Truly, when I listen to this album, I cannot find a bad track.
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 The Vines - Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Highly Evolved is the album we always hoped Nirvana would inspire.
Highly Evolved which is a loud and efficient number which despite only being a minute and a half is great.
The next few tracks carry on in the same mould with loud guitars with great little solos dispersed in between Craig Nicholls' manic singing.
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 The Vines - Highly Evolved
The Vines Highly Evolved is the worst album of 2002.
Their debut album, Highly Evolved, sounds very much like Enuff Z Enuff, blending psychedelic 60s sounds and themes with some contemporary guitar work.
The rhyme structure on Highly Evolved was penned by a fourth grader.
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 KLUDGE MAGAZINE - Review - The Vines: Highly Evolved   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
It’s on track two of The Vines’ new album Highly Evolved and is called “Get Free,” an appropriate title for their hyperactive first single that has received significant airplay and attention on alternative stations and MTV/MTV2.
Except for “Get Free,” “Ain’t No Room,” and “Highly Evolved” (a song that could just as easily be by The Strokes) there is nothing on Highly Evolved that is musically stimulating or interesting.
Get the album and quickly move from one part of a song to another and you’ll see how they are really all just the same (except the aforementioned, which are, at best, marginally worth a listen in the context of the album as a whole).
www.kludgemagazine.com /reviews.php?id=156   (522 words)

  
 HIGHLY EVOLVED    (A Tribute to The Vines) In celebration of Winning Days   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
I know I know, you're probably thinking, "Good lorddddd that is the most unoriginal title ever." Actually, as I was searching for Vines sites, all I could see were "The Vines Unofficial UK Site Translated in Chinese" and what not, so I decided to name it after their album.
You are currently viewing version two (finally a new version) of Highly Evolved.
UK fans, be sure to pick up the new 'Later…Even Louder', DVD - featuring an exclusive live performance of The Vines' "Highly Evolved." The DVD is in stores across the UK now.
thevines.org   (837 words)

  
 The Vines - Highly Evolved | Album Review @ Music-Critic.com : the source for music reviews, interviews, articles, and ...
In recent British mags you'd be hard-pressed to avoid any mention of The Vines and they're status as the supposed "future of rock 'n' roll." Their debut album, Highly Evolved was the talk of the rags for months before even hitting stores; it was supposed to usher in a new era in rock music.
To be fair from the outset, Highly Evolved showcases The Vines as an excellent band.
Highly Evolved showcases everything classic rock 'n' roll has taught us, yet it rarely takes us anyplace new.
www.music-critic.com /rock/vines_highlyevolved.htm   (507 words)

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