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The Vines, Highly Evolved.(Sound Recording Review)
(Capitol)
Like all good hype, Aussies The Vines were preceded with a publicity blitz--including the cover of Rolling Stone--the likes of which hadn't been experienced since, oh, The Strokes about six months prior. Songwriter and singer Craig Nicholls could only display one finger on his hand at a time, most likely an aftereffect of a rare display of public sobriety. And since 2002 was the New Year of the Guitar Band, The Vines fit into the strategic vision. I saw `em on SNL and nearly upchucked, they were that awful. One could expect their debut disc to pander to post-Nirvana most mavens--anything that pumped, that corporately acceptable, had to be, well, lame. The surprise is that Highly Evolved has some excellent songwriting, playing, singing, and all-round performances.
"Highly Evolved" is a straight enough homage to His Martyredness, Saint Kurt, and betrays a suspicious intelligence with lines like "My time's a riddle that'll never be solved" and "My brother Bill/He work for the market/ Life is an arrow now and he is the target"--well, okay, the syntax need work. "Outtathaway" is yet ...
- A handsome - and highly evolved - hybrid car.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor June 1, 2007 700+ words
...Clooney, need a limo? We shouldn't presume that an elegant actor with a green streak would go in for this handsome and highly evolved hybrid (actually, he's partial to tiny all-electrics). Still, he's the sort of black-tie guy who comes to mind...
- Highly evolved: Montefiore Medical Center rolls out CPOE gradually,...
- Magazine article from: Modern Physician Safyer, Steven February 1, 2003 700+ words
Reduction of medical errors through the use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) has become the Holy Grail of quality improvement in hospitals across the country. It is the centerpiece of highly publicized recommendations from the Leapfrog Group and the Institute of Medicine, although as
- Highly evolved.(Focus: software)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Property Management January 1, 2004 700+ words
EVOLUTION from AMSI is an Internet application that provides property managers and owners the ability to deliver e-services to residents, executives, leasing agents, vendors, suppliers and business partners. The application is designed to improve workflow, create resident portals and provide
- Highly evolved.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire March 29, 2005 700+ words
(From Irish Independent) Eating out Alan Stanford reviews Darwin's Style: Modern Irish/International The Look: Bright modern Clientele: General Don't Miss: The berry crumble Cost per person: [euro]30 - [euro]40 (without wine) T he name Darwin will, of course, conjure up notions of evolution.
- Commentary: Highly evolved men now are superior shoppers.
- Magazine article from: New Orleans CityBusiness September 17, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Terry O'Connor When Christmas advertising creep encroached on the Thanksgiving holiday, it was a bit much. It's even beginning to compete with Halloween hyperbole now. The Christmas genie will never be put back in the December bottle. Now, it's never too early to think Christmas presents, I
- Creating Highly Evolved Enzymes.
- Newspaper article from: Applied Genetics News April 1, 2001 700+ words
A paper in the April edition of Nature Biotechnology, "DNA Shuffling Method for Generating Highly Recombined Genes and Evolved Enzymes," describes Enchira Biotechnology Corp.'s (4200 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77381; Tel: 281/419- 7000, Fax: 281/419-7010; Website: www.enchira.com)
- A highly evolved fab shop. (AJL Manufacturing Inc.)
- Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop Koepfer, Chris March 1, 1996 700+ words
In today's manufacturing environment, it's survival of the fittest. This fab shop found that an automated fabricating cell was a natural selection. Continuing this process of evolution, a new species of job shop may emerge. Through natural selection, living things adapt by evolving ways to cope
- The Alpha Bloggers; Meet the highly evolved community of 'A-listers' with...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek December 20, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Steven Levy A few months ago no one had heard of "podcasting," because it didn't exist. Last summer an MTV veejay turned technophile named Adam Curry wanted to do an Internet-based radio show, distributing it through his Weblog. (A Weblog, or blog, is a personal Web site where somebody
- Alcatel Supplies Vermont with Highly Evolved Communications Network; Integrates...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 22, 2002 700+ words
Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLASBUSINESS WIREMay 22, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) today announced a contract to equip the State of Vermont's Department of Public Safety with an advanced digital telecommunication network to upgrade its public safety communications infrastructure by
- MINERAL RIGHTS; DONE UP WITH NATURAL ELEMENTS -- CORAL, SHELL, STONE -- HIGHLY...
- Magazine article from: WWD March 1, 2005 700+ words
FROM LEFT: Matthew Williamson cotton and shell belt, $557, at select Marshall Field's stores (800.MFIELDS). Dior Fine Jewelry coral, diamond and 18k yellow gold floral ring (in front of belt), $9,700, at Dior Fine Jewelry nationwide (800.929.DIOR). Faraone Mennella coral and 18k gold brooch (on
Source: HighBeam Research, The Vines, Highly Evolved.(Sound Recording Review)