Winning Days
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| Studio album by The Vines | |||||
| Released |  21 March 2004 22 March 2004 23 March 2004 |
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| Recorded | Summer 2003 Bearsville Studios (New York) | ||||
| Genre | Garage rock, Post grunge, Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 38:28 | ||||
| Label | Capitol | ||||
| Producer | Rob Schnapf | ||||
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Winning Days is the second album by Australian rock group the Vines, following their debut, Highly Evolved, and was released on March 23, 2004. The enhanced CD has the music video for "Ride."
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[edit] Making
In May 2003, the band became one of the last clients of Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York with Rob Schnapf again on production. While Craig Nicholls had talked of having a highly produced album, he told the Australian edition of Rolling Stone in March 2004 that they decided to stick to a less-is-more philosophy. "I wanted it to be - in my head - something grand, with big ideas and that vision sort of thing. But at the same time, that doesn't mean that something can't be special if it's just simple. Because I think that the songs are the main thing". The album received much criticism upon release due to the lack of truly new material as many of the songs were written before Highly Evolved was even recorded and some songs had appeared as B-sides to older singles. However it can be argued that the album would never fare as well simply because of the impact and success of the bands debut. Despite the backlash by critics, many fans still regard this album as a good release.
[edit] Advertising
All tracks by Craig Nicholls, except where noted.
- "Ride" – 2:36
- "Animal Machine" – 3:28
- "TV Pro" – 3:45
- "Autumn Shade II" – 3:14
- "Evil Town" – 3:06
- "Winning Days" – 3:33
- "She's Got Something to Say to Me" (Craig Nicholls and Patrick Matthews) – 2:32
- "Rainfall" – 3:21
- "Amnesia" – 4:39
- "Sun Child" – 4:33
- "F.T.W." (aka "Fuck the World") – 3:41 (Does not appear on the edited version of the album)
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
[edit] Singles
- "Ride"
- "Winning Days" (UK & Australia)
"Ride" was featured in a number of advertisements, including in commercials for Apple's iPod, Nissan and American Chopper and NASCAR Hot Pass. The "Ride" music video, directed by Michel and Oliver Gondry, sees the band playing by themselves in a hall. When they get to the chorus, bands appear from everywhere, helping them sing and play.
[edit] Musicians
- Craig Nicholls - Vocals, Guitars, Percussion, Moog
- Patrick Matthews - Bass Guitar, Piano and Keyboards
- Ryan Griffiths - Guitars
- Hamish Rosser - Drums, Percussion
[edit] Other Credits
- Rob Schnapf - Producer, Mixing
- Doug Boehm - Engineering, Mixing
- Susanna Howe - Album booklet photography
- Love Police - Album Sleeve
[edit] Recording and Mixing
Winning Days was recorded in the summer of 2003 at Bearsville Studios in New York and was assisted by Bill Synans. It was mixed in September 2003 at Cello Studios in Los Angeles and was assisted by Steven Rhodes.
TRIVIA
in the cd shop on drake and josh there is a poster of the vines winning days album cover Winning Days was mastered by Ten Jenson at Sterling Sound, New York in October of 2003.
- Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
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