Editing The Vines (band) (section)

== Reception ==
Upon the release of their debut album, the Vines were hailed as "the second coming of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]" by the British press; their grungy sound was considered reminiscent of the Seattle scene {{circa|1991}} and Nicholls' erratic on-stage behaviour and raw vocals drew comparisons between him and [[Kurt Cobain]].<ref name="nme-mar26-02">{{cite web|url = https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6208|title = Vines: Highly Evolved|date = 26 March 2002|access-date = 14 May 2014|first = James|last = Oldham|work = NME}}</ref><ref name="straight-interview">{{cite web |url = https://www.straight.com/article/vines-show-growth |title = Vines Show Growth |first = Mike |last = Usinger |date = 15 April 2004 |work = straight.com |access-date = 2 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="smh-vines1">{{cite news |date = 30 July 2002 |title = Fruit of The Vines |newspaper = [[The Sun-Herald]] }}</ref> ''Highly Evolved'' became a huge success and their accompanying live shows in the early years were praised as "electrifying" and "sensational".<ref name="nme-vineslive02">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-vines/6172 |title=NME Reviews - Vines : Brighton Freebutt |work=NME |date=2005-09-12 |access-date=2015-11-02}}</ref>

Critical reactions to 2004's ''Winning Days'' were mixed. [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'s Chris Ott described it as being "nothing more than boring and harmlessly vapid" and showing "only mild promise".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/8472-winning-days/ |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130201014826/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/8472-winning-days/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = 1 February 2013 |title = The Vines: Winning Days |last = Ott |first = Chris |date = 14 April 2004 |work = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date = 16 July 2012 }}</ref> Conversely, ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[David Fricke]] said it was "a leap forward in style and frenzy".<ref name="rs-wdreview">[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/5198094/review/6067618/winning_days] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212223424/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thevines/albums/album/5198094/review/6067618/winning_days|date=12 February 2009}}</ref>

In June 2021, [[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]'s Al Newstead wrote an [[op-ed]] in support of the band. "Their legacy isn't clean cut," he wrote, "but it's still remarkable to see what The Vines achieved, and chiefly what Nicholls survived."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newstead |first1=Al |title=Why The Vines deserve a serious reappraisal they'll never get |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/the-vines-j-files-craig-nicholls-deserved-better-highly-evolved/13409268 |website=Double J |date=24 June 2021 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>