Finelines (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Finelines
Type = Album
Artist = My Vitriol


Released = July 2001,July 2002 (UK)
? 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Infectious Records (UK)
Epic/Sony (U.S.)
Producer = Chris Sheldon,
Som Wardner
Reviews = MUSIC WEEK: "an essential purchase for new and old fans alike...sure to be remembered as a classic in years to come."

KERRANG!: "the original was an album that neared classic status.... The remix simply pulls into focus the band's ability to scrape the stars while never losing sight of The Rock... [Between The Lines contains] tracks too fine to languish in B-side oblivion... 4.5/5"

BBC: "Finelines proved to be an excellent and assured debut, packed with epic middle-eights…. Ambitious and dynamic rich melodic sound… a demonstration of the band's total confidence and in particular Wardner's growing strength as a songwriter. 4/5"

ROCKSOUND: "a harder and largely improved version [of Finelines] 4.5/5"

The Fly: "everything on this 32 track extravanganza is, quite frankly, splendid. 'Finelines' itself sounds even better than it used to, which is a testament to My Vitriol's enduring appeal."

XFM online: "As an album, 'Finelines' is pretty damn amazing. As a debut it really is something special."

NME: "a band whose sonic sights, on the evidence of this and efforts past and future, lie in the stained-glass majesty of the experimental cathedral rather than the dilapidated barn that houses today's ambition-shy rock fiddlers." "My Vitriol are capable of reaching places only Nirvana, the Manics and Radiohead have reached before. Big words we know, but at their best they attain a cinematic, tremolo-bending enormity that catches you right there. "

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This album = "Finelines"
(2002)
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"Finelines" is the debut album released in 2001 by the British alternative rock band My Vitriol. The album spawned five singles and reached 24th on the UK Albums Chart and received huge critical acclaim. The album has been credited with revitalising the Shoegaze scene and ushering in a love of FX pedals amongst a new wave of British acts. The band themselves claim no affiliation with the Shoegaze scene.

The album was re-released as a double album package in 2002 with a B-side and rarities CD titled 'Between the lines'

Track listing

FINELINES

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. Tongue Tied
11. Windows and Walls
12. Taprobane
13. Losing Touch
14. Pieces
15. Falling Off the Floor
16. Under the Wheels


*Note: Japanese release contained 17. All of Me [*]
18. Another Lie [*]
19. Safety Zones and Crumple Zones [*]

BETWEEN THE LINES (included in 2002 UK release)

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

External links

* [http://www.purevolume.com/myvitriol Finelines] on Purevolume.com