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The Vines are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1994. Their sound has been described as a musical hybrid of 1960s garage rock and 1990s alternative rock. The band has been through several line-up changes, with vocalist/guitarist Craig Nicholls serving as the sole constant throughout the band's history.

The Vines' success in the Australian recording industry resulted in winning the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single for "Get Free" and receiving five other nominations for their debut album Highly Evolved, plus two further nominations in subsequent years. In 2003, the album went platinum in Australia, and since then the band has released four albums and a best-of compilation from their time at Capitol Records. The Vines have released seven studio albums.

The Vines gained notoriety in the early 2000s as one of the leading bands of the garage rock revival scene. Their debut album Highly Evolved was named number two album of the year by NME and listed in Rolling Stone Australia's 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time.

The Vines are considered an influential group in the development of 2000s indie rock, with a number of bands and musicians citing them as an inspiration or influence. Alex Turner, frontman of Arctic Monkeys, credits The Vines as a major influence in Arctic Monkeys' early years, stating: "One of the reasons we formed the band was because of the Vines".
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Also Known As: Rishikesh, Joe Dirt, Foregone Conclusion, the Crimes
Members:
Craig Nicholls
Ryan Griffiths
Hamish Rosser
Past members:
Patrick Matthews
David Olliffe
Brad Heald
Lachlan West
Tim John
Name Origin:
Originally called "Rishikesh", a name suggested by Olliffe, which refers to the Indian city where the Beatles visited an ashram in 1968, they played a couple of small gigs in pubs. The local newspapers regularly misprinted the name as "Rishi Chasms", so Nicholls suggested a new name, "the Vines", as an homage to his father, who fronted a local band called the Vynes.
From: Sydney, Australia
Genre(s): Alternative rock, garage rock, post-grunge, post-punk, revival, neo-psychedelia
Instrument(s): Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums
Active From: 1994-present
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