Finelines [Import]

1. Algirl Waves

2. Always Your Way

3. Gentle Art Of Choking

4. Kohlstream

5. Cemented Shoes

6. Grounded

7. C.O.R.

8. Infantile

9. Ode To The Red Queen

10. Tongue Tied

11. Windows & Walls

12. Labropane

13. Losing Touch

14. Pieces

15. Falling Off The Floor

16. Under The Wheels

Finelines,My Vitriol,Festival,Rock

Average customer rating: Excellent Album So good, it's a little disturbing. Check this band out... A formula for underground success Was I asleep?

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: There Are No New Clouds Going Blank Again Goo Crash Carnavas ASIN: B000066HQF Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. Alpha Rays
2. Always Your Way
3. The Gentle Art Of Choking
4. Kohlstream
5. Cemented Shoes
6. Grounded
7. C.O.R.
8. Infantile
9. Ode To The Red Queen
10. Tongue Tied
11. Windows And Walls
12. Laprodane
13. Losing Teach
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off The Floor
16. Under The Wheels

Amazon.com

Hailing from the same University of London digs as Coldplay and reaching for the mantle of Yank-inflected indie rock when the muscular jock-rock likes of Limp Bizkit are in the ascendancy, youthful Brit-rock four-piece My Vitriol should really have found this debut album business a bit of an uphill struggle. Somewhat surprisingly, though, they've delivered the goods. At its best, Finelines suggests the dynamic scissor-kick choruses and sleek power pop of the Foo Fighters, as envisaged through the effects pedals of My Bloody Valentine sound alchemist Kevin Shields--the spirit of shoegazing spiked with guts, adrenaline, and adolescent fantasies of towering walls of noise. Thankfully, too, this is far more substantial than many debut albums; more than just a smattering of hit singles amid a sea of filler, Finelines is pieced together by slick segues and thoughtful sequencing. Even the effortlessly pop moments, such as roller-coaster-grunge peaks "Always: Your Way" and "Losing Touch," don't show up the occasional mellow forays into creeping-feedback guitar ambience. Any criticisms? Only that the reedy vocals of frontman Som Wardner lack a certain soul, making the actual emotional viscera of Finelines a little indirect. Still, on the basis of this fine debut, there's no reason why My Vitriol couldn't be serious "voice of a generation" contenders. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Album.......2006-04-13

Finelines is a highly emotional, ethereal yet violent, burst of artistic creativity. Don't trust the official Amazon review, which says that Finelines is basically a "pretty good debut album". Honestly, My Vitriol have created songs and harmonies that are extremely innovative and pleasuring. If you're sick of always hearing music that sounds the same, get this album right now! To explain what I mean by "innovative harmonies", maybe think of The Mars Volta. Although My Vitriol definitely sounds more like My Bloody Valentine (only much, much better!)

So good, it's a little disturbing........2005-01-21

I bought this CD a couple years ago when it came out and I STILL listen to it all the time. This band has emotion coming out its collective ears and combined with their uber strong sense of melody & dynamics, you have the makings of a killer record. But somehow it is more than that - the songs ebb & flow into one another, from an enraged diatribe into a reflective ballad, to a ridiculously good instrumental. I've heard comparisons to Catherine Wheel and I can see that...though this is darker than most Catherine Wheel stuff. Seriously, stop reading, stop thinking - just buy this. Buy it now.

Check this band out..........2004-09-12

Good hard rock band from Britain sounds very much like Foo Fighters.

A formula for underground success.......2004-07-13

If you look hard enough and closely enough at anything, you can put it into a formula. Scientists are still searching for the ultimate "Grand Unified Theory" that explains exactly how the universe works, right down to the last upwards-spinning quark. Because, in all truth, formulas work. Formulas are useful. Calling something fomulaic is a way of complimenting its cold efficiency at doing, frighteningly well, what it was designed to do.

My Vitriol have a formula, too -- though perhaps it would be more apropos to call it a recipe -- and it works flawlessly for 16 tracks and 48 minutes because, unlike so many others, My Vitriol take influences like Nirvana, the Smashing Pumpkins, and shoegazing in general, and synthesize them into something that puts those influences on prominent display, yet which is completely their own. This is what sets them apart from the pack.

They're a little bit Nirvana in the sharp sense of hard-rocking melody on tracks like "Cemented Shoes," a little bit Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins with the chaotic tangle of interwoven lead guitar, and a little bit Catherine Wheel with Som Wardner's approaching-ethereal singing style. Not to mention the generous reverb splashed onto these songs, which is where all the "shoegazer" comparisons likely stem from. Still, if "Loveless" cost My Bloody Valentine half a million dollars to produce, My Vitriol's sound here is worth a million bucks.

Beginning with the embryonic, instrumental "Alpha Waves," which is really just a warm-up for the furious "Always: Your Way" and its many peaks and valleys, "Finelines" never fails to deliver anything less than incredible in its 48 minutes. Hightlights include the dynamics-laden "Infantile," the truly brilliant instrumental "Tongue Tied," which manages to very subtly reference pieces of "Always: Your Way," and perhaps the loudest moment on the record (aside from the not-so-subtle jab of "C.O.R. (Critic-Oriented Rock)"), "Losing Touch," which still manages to mutate throughout the course of its three minutes with the same impeccable melodicism as every track here.

On the aforementioned technical side of things, the remixing the album received for release stateside shines on tracks like "Losing Touch" where the most important elements are emphasized cleanly and crisply for the benefit of anyone within listening range.

I've been listening to this album for three years and its still constantly near the top of my list when in doubt. Simply put, "Finelines" is a fridge full of just desserts. If you have any sense, you will love this album to death-from-overconsumption.

My Vitriol fans should also enjoy records from A Perfect Circle ("Mer de Noms"), the Deftones ("White Pony"), and Year of the Rabbit, all of which contain parallels to My Vitriol's polished, sculpted guitar lines and ingenious songwriting on "Finelines."

Also check out their B-sides collection, "Between the Lines," which (as any devoted fan of any band would tell you) is better than 90% of other bands' A-side material.

Was I asleep?.......2003-10-31

Where was I when this group came out? I've been waiting for a sound like this for a LONG time. The songs are very well balanced (not so complex that they sound like a prog rock band, but definitely not simple or juvenile). The songs are addictive! They're filled with catchy lyrics and the whole album drives hard all the way until the end. I can't stop listening to it. This band is LOADED with talent and I can't wait to hear more from them. Buy this album. It would be worth it even if it cost $50. Having a hot female bassist doesn't hurt things either, does it?

Average customer rating: Ode to a Great New Band My Vitriol "Finelines" simply amazing Foo Fighters??? Good, hard rock.

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Infectious Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005A1MC

Tracks:

1. Alpha Waves
2. Always: Your Way
3. Gentle Art of Choking
4. Kohlstream
5. Cemented Shoes
6. Grounded
7. C.O.R.
8. Infantile
9. Ode to the Red Queen
10. Tongue Tied
11. Windows and Walls
12. Taprobane
13. Losing Touch
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off the Floor
16. Under the Wheels

Tracks:

1. Deadlines
2. Wait a Minute
3. Windows and Walls [Acoustic]
4. Safety Zones and Crumple Zones
5. Vapour Trails
6. Taprobane and Losing Touch [Acoustic Session][Live]
7. Oh Father
8. Spotlights
9. Moodswings
10. Game of Pricks
11. Another Lie
12. It Came Crashing
13. Static
14. Always Your Way [Acoustic][Live]
15. Breakfast [Live Session]
16. All of Me

Album Description

Full length debut for Brit-rock four-piece. 'Finelines suggests the dynamic scissor-kick choruses and sleek power-pop of the Foo Fighters, as envisaged through the effects pedals of My Bloody Valentine sound-alchemist Kevin Shields.' Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Album Details

Enhanced CD-ROM. Includes Videos for 'always: Your Way' and 'pieces.'

Customer Reviews:

Ode to a Great New Band.......2002-05-14

I definitely hear MBV in the guitar sounds, but My Vitriol is harder, more serious, and definitely more vocal-based. 'Always Your Way' and a few other tracks do reveal a Foo Fighters-esque character about his voice, but without the tongue in cheek that for me has always detracted from their sound. The production is nicely layered with weird, spatialized stuff swirling around, popping out at the proximity of the soundfield, or just accenting the already good composition. The transition from 'Alpha waves' to the next track is breathtaking. 'Pieces' is a very good song, as are several others on here. But by far the most fascinating is 'Ode To The Red Queen' with its striking guitar riffs, awesome vocals, and a mood that truly sets this band apart from its progenitors. The bass player, Carolyn Bannister, is also probably one of the top ten most beautiful women on the planet. Surely that couldn't hurt the band's rise to fame. In July, a remixed and remastered version will be released in the US, along with a b-sides-bundled double album called "Between the Lines". The b-sides interest me, but I have no clue how you could improve the mixing and mastering of this disk, other than maybe just porting the original mix's master to Model 2 Optimized HDCD. If you've read my other reviews you know how anal I can be about sound quality, so I'm very suspicious of anyone who thinks this record needs any significant "adjustment". Just be aware.

My Vitriol "Finelines".......2002-02-09

I received this CD via a friend from England. This is an outstanding CD and it is strong all the way through. Rumor has it that they are planning to release the album stateside but that is all that it is at this time just a rumor.

If you get your hands on it you will not be disappointed!

simply amazing.......2001-12-23

cemented shoes was the song that made me like them, but infantile was the song that made me love them. this band has such an amazing power to their music. it's so free and clear and flows together in this beautiful sea of sound. their music is nothing like i have ever heard before. i recommend everyone give some songs a listen, any of them, they are all ace. i send all my love to my vitriol. finelines has definitely changed me.

Foo Fighters???.......2001-12-18

Cómo se atreven a comparar a esta banda con foo fighters???? My vitriol es mucho mejor¡¡¡¡

Good, hard rock........2001-11-04

This is a great album. It's definitely one of my favorites of 2001. Top 3 for sure.

Average customer rating: My favorite album of 2001! Ode To A Great New Band One Of the Bests Bands on recently Years!!

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Festival ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005RYCC Release Date: 2002-08-07

Tracks:

1. Algirl Waves
2. Always Your Way
3. Gentle Art Of Choking
4. Kohlstream
5. Cemented Shoes
6. Grounded
7. C.O.R.
8. Infantile
9. Ode To The Red Queen
10. Tongue Tied
11. Windows & Walls
12. Labropane
13. Losing Touch
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off The Floor
16. Under The Wheels

Customer Reviews:

My favorite album of 2001!.......2002-06-05

Better than Doves, Starsailor, The Strokes, Muse, Coldplay, Elbow, Idlewild, JJ72, etc. Most, if not all, of the tracks are amazing.

Ode To A Great New Band.......2002-04-05

I definitely hear MBV in the guitar sounds, but My Vitriol is harder, more serious, and definitely more vocal-based. 'Always Your Way' and a few other tracks do reveal a Foo Fighters-esque character about his voice, but without the tongue in cheek that for me has always detracted from their sound. The production is nicely layered with weird, spatialized stuff swirling around, popping out at the proximity of the soundfield, or just accenting the already good composition. The transition from 'Alpha waves' to the next track is breathtaking. 'Pieces' is a very good song, as are several others on here. But by far the most fascinating is 'Ode To The Red Queen' with its striking guitar riffs, awesome vocals, and a mood that truly sets this band apart from its progenitors. The bass player, Carolyn Bannister, is also probably one of the top ten most beautiful women on the planet. Surely that couldn't hurt the band's rise to fame. In July, a remixed and remastered version will be released in the US, along with a b-sides-bundled double album called "Between the Lines". The b-sides interest me, but I have no clue how you could improve the mixing and mastering of this disk, other than maybe just porting the original mix's master to Model 2 Optimized HDCD. If you've read my other reviews you know how anal I can be about sound quality, so I'm very suspicious of anyone who thinks this record needs any significant "adjustment". Just be aware.

One Of the Bests Bands on recently Years!!.......2002-03-06

Alternative/Indie Rock with an Uk touch of elegance.
one of the best bands.

Average customer rating: Shoegazer fuzzpop The (past) Future of Music Today

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Japanese Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005CC9X Release Date: 2001-03-28

Tracks:

1. Alpha Waves
2. Always: Your Way
3. Gentle Art of Choking
4. Kohlstream
5. Cemented Shoes
6. Grounded
7. C.O.R. (Critic-Orientated-Rock)
8. Infantile
9. Ode to the Red Queen
10. Tounge Tied
11. Windows and Walls
12. Taprobane
13. Losing Touch
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off the Floor
16. Under the Wheels
17. All of Me [*]
18. Another Lie [*]
19. Safety Zones and Crumple Zones [*]

Album Description

Japanese edition of the eagerly anticipated debut album for the UK indie rock act. 19 tracks including the singles, 'Always Your Way' & 'Cemented Shoes' plus three bonus tracks, 'All Of Me', 'Another Lie' & 'Safety Zones & Crumple Zones'. 2001 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Shoegazer fuzzpop.......2001-08-08

Good album. This band should do well on the Indie Rock scene. Guitar is fun and trendy with good fuzz chords and stringy "cure like" counter melody from lead guitar. Good lyrics. Check out Gwen Mars, Echo and the Bunnymen and My Bloody Valentine for other good similar bands.

The (past) Future of Music Today.......2001-06-15

England's My Vitriol are a perfect combination of stunning melody, intelligent songwriting, and straight-up rocking that made the mid 90's some of the best (and sorely missed) era's in music. In an era of NOTHING BUT pre-fab packaged bands singing about fake anger or plastic souls, My Vitriol represent what makes music great in the first place: the music. If your a fan of bands such as the Foo Fighters (which they have been compared to) Deftones, or Feeder, You will love My Vitriol.

Average customer rating: Flawless Un disco imprescindible !!! awesome. Definitely worth the price.

Finelines My Vitriol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Shoegazing | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000069DRP Release Date: 2002-07-25

Tracks:

1. Alpha Waves
2. Always: Your Way
3. Gentle Art of Choking
4. Kohlstream
5. Cemented Shoes
6. Grounded
7. C.O.R.
8. Infantile
9. Ode to the Red Queen
10. Tongue Tied
11. Windows and Walls
12. Taprobane
13. Losing Touch
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off the Floor
16. Under the Wheels

Tracks:

1. Deadlines
2. Wait a Minute
3. Windows and Walls [Acoustic]
4. Safety Zones and Crumple Zones
5. Vapour Trails
6. Taprobane and Losing Touch [Acoustic Session][Live]
7. Oh Father
8. Spotlights
9. Moodswings
10. Game of Pricks
11. Another Lie
12. It Came Crashing
13. Static
14. Always Your Way [Acoustic][Live]
15. Breakfast [Live Session]
16. All of Me

Album Description

Reissue of their debut album along with Between The Lines, which comprises rarities, B-sides & session tracks. Including videos for 'Always-Your Way' & 'Pieces'. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Flawless.......2005-04-20

Of all the bands I have known in my time on this planet, very few have made me turn my head and drop my jaw. This band manages to do this 10 fold. They have a new sound in the airwaves, one that isn't duplicated, merely a metamorphosis of shoegaze, rock, and indie. I can't really but this cd into words, but DO trust me when i say this; if u are a fan of rock, indie, alternative, pop, whatever, MUSIC IN GENERAL, this is a definite must own. One of the top 5 albums in my opinion. Not only is the original "Finelines" album brilliant, but the B-sides are to die for! Such great tracks, and so many of them too. It is a rarity, and this is why it is a must-have in you cd collection. Trust me, u won't regret it.

Un disco imprescindible !!!.......2004-06-20

No me considero un buen critico de música, lo que si se es lo que siento al oir este grupo... multitud de sensaciones que no mitigan con el tiempo. Al principio pensé que eran un grupo más de chavales que se juntan para tocar la misma musica que el resto... pero ahí fue mi sorpresa al oir esas guitarras, esas canciones tan bien elaboradas, sin fisuras (de la 1ª hasta la ultima), esas letras... y fue uan sorpresa aun mayor al pasar al 2ºcd, INCREIBLE!!! Una recopilacion de b-sides, acusticos y versiones de un grupo que acaba de empezar... ¿como puede ser tan bueno?
Es una conjunción de frescura de grupos como "Ash" y "nadasurf" pero sin su sonido tan plano, añadiendo unas guitarras impresionantes, que llaman la atencion como lo hicieron grupos como "My Bloody Valentine" o "Ride" en su momento; junto con la dulzura de grupos como "Mew" o "Stars".
Te recomiendo "Ode to the red Queen" o "Windows & Walls" del 1ªcd y "spotlights" y "moodswings" del 2ªcd
Compralo, sobresaliente, está en mi TOP.10 !!!!

awesome........2002-10-22

well.. i was introduced to My Vitriol by some friends. The blending of Alpha Waves & Always Your Way totally blew me off. This was indeed something new to check out, recommended. Highlighted tracks include Cemented Shoes, Pieces, Moodswings and the beautiful acoustic version of Always Your Way. Anyway, this double disc complilation is indeed worth the money. Check it out.

Definitely worth the price........2002-09-21

First off, the US remix and remaster of Finelines is indeed worth purchasing...much to my surprise. There's more low-end, a richer midrange, and the important layers of the music have been emphasized. Some of the tracks are also cut differently, including intros and outros that were not on the European release. The dynamic range has also been altered: certain portions suddenly become much louder within the song, while other portions have been slightly compressed. It seems that specific intricate samples have been thrown out in favor of the more prominent, generalized, and music-lending ones being enhanced and brought out in the mix. My first reaction is that the music is much more focused and attention-grabbing. It would seem Steve Thompson has the same affinity for certain aspects of the music as me, because I dig it. He hasn't messed up the songs I already liked, and those which were less interesting before seem amazing now. The master, like I said, is warmer, but also a tad less harsh in the high end and less thin. This may simply be a result of attenuating some of the highs, but I'm able to keep it at a higher volume than before. There does seem to be a slight loss in ambience and intricacy in spots (again probably relating to the new EQ and the deletion of certain arguably extraneous background layers), but I have the original mix so I can still revisit them. However, I think the spirit of the album has not only been preserved but taken to a more intense level. Between The Lines is a fantastic addition. The covers are good, the acoustic version of Always Your Way with piano is fabulous, and while some riffs seem a bit same-ish on a few tracks, it doesn't annoy me or become tiresome in the least. There's a great deal of subtlety going on here and a depth worth exploring. If you don't own the US version of Finelines, I highly recommend this double album.

Average customer rating:

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002B71TU Release Date: 2002-08-23

Average customer rating:

Finelines My Vitriol Manufacturer: Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LX7U3G

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