After being one of four bands who were grouped as part of a "return of rock" movement, The Vines became the butt of many hipster jokes. To many they seemed to lack the coolness of The Strokes, the artistic integrity/indie background of The White Stripes, and the tight live show of The Hives. Their second album Winning Days, comprised mostly of songs recorded at the same time as their debut, failed to take off past its lead single, "Rise." Infighting and the personal problems of singer/songwriter Craig Nicholls lead to the cancellation of a world tour and, in 2004, Nicholls was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. Yet, on April 4, the group once described as Nirvana meets the Beatles, will release their third album, Vision Valley. Personally, I'm down to give this album a chance, seeing as how I liked their debut and found them to be quite a good live act when I saw them at Pomona, CA's Glass House in 2003. There are no tour plans for the band at this point in time. "We're just going to be in Sydney and write some more songs," Nicholls tells Rolling Stone, "and hopefully we'll get to make another album." So, I ask you, is this the Vines chance to truly prove themselves, or has their time come and gone?
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5 comments:
I am so ***kin excited, you wouldn't believe it. The new single is fantastic, but sadly I hear Craig can't do any tours due to his illness.
Yeah, Ben, I think I'm excited too. Haven't heard the single though.
Hey I'll give them more than a chance. I really liked their debut cd as well. Sophomore cds are often so bad, so let's see what happens in their third.
Aspergers??? How old is he? Aspergers is on the Autistic Spectrum, and they usually diagnose someone with that when they're children...
How strange.
Apparently nobody noticed until he was older.
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