Two years after their single "Get Free" seemed to be everywhere in one form or another, the Vines returned with Winning Days. A textbook case of the sophomore slump, the album lacks the hooks, melodies, and enthusiasm that made Highly Evolved a promising debut. On that album, it seemed that the Vines were up for anything, even if the overexposure of their singles and singer Craig Nicholls' bratty behavior soured opinions of the Vines, and Highly Evolved in retrospect. The album opens with "Ride" and "Animal Machine," two ...
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Two years after their single "Get Free" seemed to be everywhere in one form or another, the Vines returned with Winning Days. A textbook case of the sophomore slump, the album lacks the hooks, melodies, and enthusiasm that made Highly Evolved a promising debut. On that album, it seemed that the Vines were up for anything, even if the overexposure of their singles and singer Craig Nicholls' bratty behavior soured opinions of the Vines, and Highly Evolved in retrospect. The album opens with "Ride" and "Animal Machine," two concessions to their successful but less interesting hybrid of grunge and garage rock. The rest of the album delves into the pop side that made the band seem a little deeper and more diverse than some of its rock revivalist contemporaries; this is still the side of the band that produces the most substantial music. "TV Pro" mixes the trippy and rocking aspects of the band's sounds fairly well, but its impact is thwarted by the syrupy production that coats most of Winning Days. Pretty, jangly ballads such as the title track and "Rainfall" also fall victim to glossiness and fussiness, yet manage to sound strangely unfinished at the same time. Most egregiously, "Autumn Shade II" comes across as a cover of Highly Evolved's "Autumn Shade" instead of its sequel. On the bright side, there's "She's Got Something to Say," it might be slight, but its '60s pop pastiche is still entertaining, and "Fuck the World," a live favorite that might as well be a Highly Evolved outtake, is brash and simplistic, and therefore one of the most immediate songs here. It's far more gripping than the expansive psychedelia of "Amnesia" or "Sun Child," which sounds a bit like a granola-fed Oasis ballad, neither of which make much of an impression. Winning Days is definitely a departure for the Vines. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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