Editing The Vines (band) (section)

=== ''Highly Evolved'' (2001–2003) ===
{{Main|Highly Evolved}}
By the beginning of 2001, The Vines had compiled a collection of songs. Winterman and Goldstein approached the Australian artist development company Engineroom with a 19-song demo tape.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wooldridge |first=Simon |date=2002-04-01 |title=Never Heard of The Vines? You Will. |url=https://archive.org/details/juice-200204-the-vines/ |journal=[[Juice (Australian magazine)]] |issue= |pages=76–77}}</ref> Impressed by their potential, Engineroom signed the band, funded the recording of more demos and negotiated deals with British and American labels, bypassing Australia.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Holmes |first=Peter |date=2002-07-30 |title=Fruit of The Vines |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://archive.org/details/smh-20020730-the-vines}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite journal |last=Segal |first=Victoria |date=2002-07-20 |title=The Vines: Your Complete History |url=https://archive.org/details/nme-20020720-the-vines |journal=[[NME]] |pages=30–31}}</ref>

American producer [[Rob Schnapf]] became impressed with The Vines after receiving a demo CD, leading him to express interest in collaborating with the band by sending an email filled with the phrase "The Vines!".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Segal |first=Victoria |date=2002-07-20 |title=What It's Like with The Vines in the Studio |pages=33 |work=[[NME]] |url=https://archive.org/details/nme-20020720-the-vines}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hilburn |first=Robert |date=2002-09-01 |title=From His Room to Our Ears |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-01-ca-hilburn1-story.html |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2001, the band flew to Los Angeles, to begin recording their debut album, ''[[Highly Evolved]]'', with Schnapf at Sunset Sound Studios.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":3" /> Running into money issues, the originally planned eight-week recording session extended to six months.<ref name=":0" /> Faced with pressure from the label, David Olliffe returned to Australia halfway through the recording, leading to the recruitment of session players such as [[Joey Waronker]] and Pete Thomas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Jason |date=2002-01-05 |title=The Vines: Rock's Renaissance Continues into 2002 with the in Sound from Down Under |pages=9 |work=[[NME]] |url=https://archive.org/details/nme-20020105-the-vines}}</ref><ref name=":8" />

The band signed to [[Heavenly Records]] in the UK in December 2001 and [[EMI]] in Australia in April 2002. While mixing the record ''Highly Evolved'', The Vines signed with Capitol Records.<ref name=":7" />

In early 2002, The Vines embarked on a pre-release tour in the United Kingdom to promote their highly anticipated album, ''Highly Evolved''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chernin |first=Rowan |date=2002-04-06 |title=Highly Possessed |pages=22 |work=[[NME]] |url=https://archive.org/details/nme-20020406-the-vines}}</ref> As they took to the stage, the band introduced a new drummer, [[Hamish Rosser]], who replaced David Olliffe. Additionally, The Vines welcomed [[Ryan Griffiths (guitarist)|Ryan Griffiths]], a longtime friend and schoolmate of Nicholls, as a second guitarist.

The first single off the album, "[[Highly Evolved (song)|Highly Evolved]]", earned them more critical acclaim as ''NME'' made it a Single of the Week in March 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 NME Single of the Week Chart |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2002.htm#Singles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325023716/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/2002.htm#Singles |archive-date=25 March 2008 |access-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=usurped |work=NME}}</ref> The single charted in the UK at number 32 on the singles chart and on Australia's [[ARIA Charts|ARIAnet]] top 100 singles chart.

''Highly Evolved'' was released on July 14, 2002. It reached number 11 in the U.S. [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Hot 100 albums chart<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |title=The Vines Song Chart History |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the vines|chart=all}} |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic awards">{{cite web |title=The Vines Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-vines-mn0000582463/awards |access-date=6 March 2013 |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> and sold 1.5 million copies throughout the world with distribution through [[Capitol Records]].<ref name="whither">{{cite news |date=22 May 2004 |title=Whither the Vines? |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Melbourne |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/19/1084917644783.html |access-date=2 October 2011}}</ref> By end of 2003, the album went [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] in Australia.<ref name="ARIA2003Cred" />

In August, 2002, The band played high-profile slots on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''<ref>{{cite news |date=5 June 2004 |title=Vines in a tangle |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/04/1086203619093.html |access-date=2 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Fan Request: The Vines Trash The Set {{!}} Letterman | date=5 May 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=subKqVqKhC8 |access-date=2023-11-06 |language=en}}</ref> and the [[MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ja Rule, Linkin Park, Usher, Hives, More Added To VMA Bill |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/y8msq0/ja-rule-linkin-park-usher-hives-more-added-to-vma-bill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106004919/https://www.mtv.com/news/y8msq0/ja-rule-linkin-park-usher-hives-more-added-to-vma-bill |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> They won the [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Single]] for "Get Free" in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002|2002]], and were nominated for five other awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 ARIA Awards Winners |url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/2002 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=www.aria.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

The Vines gained significant recognition in 2002, appearing on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in September 2002 with the words "Rock is Back: Meet the Vines" boldly emblazoned underneath.<ref name="rs-cover">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/the_vines_craig_nicholls |title= The Vines – Craig Nicholls has all the makings of a rock star: good looks, great songs, serious mental problems. Now if he can just live through the night |date=6 August 2002 |access-date=13 April 2008 |author=Sheffield, Rob |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029050708/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/the_vines_craig_nicholls |archive-date=29 October 2007 }}</ref> Referred to as the 'The' bands, [[the Strokes]], [[the Hives]], [[the White Stripes]], and the Vines combined "old fashioned punk and adrenaline fuelled riffs" to be ushered in at the beginning of 2002 as the "saviors of rock".<ref name="retro-rock">{{cite web|url=http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2003/02/13/AE/Retro.Rock.Rules.Airwaves-367545.shtml |title=Retro rock rules airwaves |work=Bands like The Hives and The Strokes are proclaimed rock saviors |date=13 February 2003 |access-date=13 April 2008 |author=Schlauch, Jeff |publisher=The Equinox |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103013141/http://media.www.keeneequinox.com/media/storage/paper537/news/2003/02/13/AE/Retro.Rock.Rules.Airwaves-367545.shtml |archive-date=3 January 2009 }}</ref>

In 2002, The Vines appeared three times on the cover of ''[[NME]]'' in June, July, and October, hailed as the future of rock & roll.<ref>{{Cite book |last=NME |url=http://archive.org/details/nme-20020601-the-vines |title=NME 2002-06-01 The Vines press clipping |date=2002-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=NME |url=http://archive.org/details/nme-20020720-the-vines |title=NME 2002-07-20 The Vines press clipping |date=2002-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=NME |url=http://archive.org/details/nme-20021012-the-vines |title=NME 2002-10-12 The Vines press clipping |date=2002-10-12}}</ref> Their US debut single "[[Get Free (The Vines song)|Get Free]]" was listed as number 38 on NME's "The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-11-16 |title=The 100 Greatest Singles of All Time |pages=38 |work=[[NME]] |url=https://archive.org/details/nme-20021116-the-vines/}}</ref>

{{Listen|filename=Thevinesgetfree.ogg|title="Get Free"|description="Get Free" from the Vines' debut album ''[[Highly Evolved]]''.}}