Remember when you heard this rockin' new band in 2002?
And NME predicted a second coming of Nirvana whilst they graced the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine?...
Yeah The Vines once had a A LOT going for them, it's been six years of turbulence and second chances though it seems no matter how many opportunities these boys get, they're destined to fuck them all up.
I say this with regret, one of my most life changing records is 'Highly Evolved' and my idea of sex is Craig Nicholls, so it saddens me to finally turn my back on the home grown lads and admit this ship has sunk.
You might remember their woeful antics in 2004 which saw the lads banned from giving interviews by management and being booed off stage. Not to mention the radio station boycotts and the paparazzi assault to which Nicholls was officially charged. Fuck.
'Winning Days' was in fact a production of losing all face and the lads disappeared into what most hoped a one-hit-wonder oblivion.
Alas, reformed and tail wedged firmly between legs, a new line-up Vines took to a bunch of secret shows promoting their unexpected third studio record 'Vision Valley'.
For those who saw the performances in 2006 will tell you just how agile and sorry Nicholls was, continuously thanking the crowd for their ongoing support and seemed genuinely thankful and anxious.
We've all seen rock stars, wreckless and living the dream giving countless unpredictable guitar smashing stage performances.
Nicholls seems almost retarded but resembles a grunge god all at once. Whether you appreciate his tanless bare body the singer will light up cigarettes in his glowing glory and remain shirtless for entire sets generating some kind or morbid sexy.
The return of The Vines was well received but it was not Rolling Stone profit worthy and the band still seemed a shaky mess at the end of all tours and promotion so back into the studio they marched.
This time around in 2008 The Vines released 'Melodia' and took to big stage with several highly anticipated shows booked around the country.
I myself checked out the show at The Metro theater which I was really quite excited about. The show was pretty darn good, Craig did his thing, demonstrating reflections of autism and mental instability but it came off sexy and sounded wicked. I was actually really impressed despite the thunderous "thank you's" and obvious anxiety.
This was on November 2nd, by now, Novemeber 18th, The Vines have canned the rest of their tour unexpectedly and pulled out of every Music Festival including the much anticipated Big Day Out festival they famously took by storm in 2003.
The Vines only cancelled a single show at first blaming it on Nicholls anxiety of flying and issued an apologetic Myspace bulletin to the fans. This was soon followed by the news of complete tour cancellation due to Nicholls decreasing mental health, also pulling out of their Japanese tour, heavy man
So, Craig Nicholls is a shitwreck, always has been but it seems they're finally blown their last chance. Will the fans actually welcome them back AGAIN or are we all just sick of their shit? I'm going to go with the latter, see how quickly their record company drops them?
Harsh but true.
4 comments:
So you think that because Nichols suffers from mental illness they were destined to fuck it all up? How can you blame him? Pretty insightful read haa. Don't quit your day job, you might get yourself into some trouble.
you'd know from experience, right?
obviously everyone will still like The Vines if they're still good idiot and even if they aren't anymore, they'll remember them for what they were, if they don't sell out. don't blame it on Nicholls. he's the one writing most of the songs. why do you think he'd still be in the band then? and it's not his fault they need to cancel shows. maybe they're just scared of Nicholls saying stuff like he did last time. at least the guy's talented gtfo and stop giving him a hard time just because he has a mental illness. I'd like to see you do anything as remotely good as anything he's done in his life time. you could never do it. all you could do is blog about it. lame. I hate people like you who think they're superior to everyone else just because they don't have any problems. well guess what, you aren't because you're just a stupid blogger.
Erm, this post is over a year old?....
Yes, yes, stupid blogger, blah, blah.. But you're reading it none the less and I don't really write here anymore.
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