Finelines [Import]

My Vitriol | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Infectious Records
• ASIN: B00005A1MC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Alpha Waves

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

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Deadlines

2. Wait a Minute

3. Windows and Walls [Version]

4. Safety Zones and Crumple Zones

5. Vapour Trails

6. Taprobane and Losing Touch [Live][Version]

7. Oh Father

8. Spotlights

9. Moodswings

10. Game of Pricks

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Vitriol -- the Saviors of Rock and Roll?, October 29, 2001

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Matthew King (Woonsocket, RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finelines (Audio CD)

I happened to come across this band by complete accident while driving home one late night, with the local radio station playing "new" stuff. The DJ announced the song "Always: Your Way" by one My Vitriol, describing them as the English version of the Foo Fighters. The song absolutely rocked the party that rocks the body, causing me to buy this album. "Finelines" honestly has to be one of the best albums of the 2000 era, an era dominated by horrible rap-rock groups and Blink 182 wannabes. This album has great hooks and a style similar to that of great bands of the past -- the Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, etc. Albums like this make me wish that I was in England right now, able to escape from all the worthless limp biscuits and corns of the USA. The hooks are catchy, not bland like new found glory or Sum 41. These guys (and girl) have created one of the better albums of 2001 with a catchy, not-quite-hard rock, but in-your-face sound. American bands take note: be more like My Vitriol. (this of course excludes the likes of Nada Surf, Weezer, Fugazi, and pretty much every band that is not trying to be as horrible like linkin park). My Vitriol could very well be the saviors of rock and roll as we know it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jim, Boston, MA, July 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Finelines (Audio CD)

An unexpected gem in my opinion....the usually hyperbolic British press can be at fault for glorifying some 'unworthy' bands/artists, but "Finelines" is an excellent release....I don't hear much Nirvana, but I do hear some of the more palpable 'noisy bits' of My Bloody Valentine and other '90's shoegazer bands, like the House of Love and Ride....what sets MY VITRIOL apart is their melodic sensibilities...the songs are memorable, with "Always, Your Way" being a notable example.....loud guitars and a catchy tune will always stand the test of repeated listenings.....a MUST purchase if you like your pop with some noise and dynamics mixed in....A+++++++

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My vitriol - Finelines, May 5, 2001

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Simone Oltolina (Morbio Inferiore, TI Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finelines (Audio CD)

My vitriol have been described as "Nirvana meet My bloody valentine" but frankly there's little of either bands in MV's music. Ok, there is some feedback and some reverb but that's kept to a minimum, compared to My bloody valentine's trademark whirls of distortion. And what about Nirvana? I can see that they might be among the band's influences but that's just about it. They're basically a young band playing melodic, guitar-laden indie rock although they're definitely heavier than bands such as Coldplay (in fact they often border on metal and the more melodic side of shoegazing). Several tracks are really good and on the whole I find the album definitely enjoyable! Anyway, listen to a few samples before buying!