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[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE VACCINES "what did you expect from the vaccines?" cd, 2011. #4 UK, #197 US.

another of those cd's i won when i correctly picked the top 5 singles here in january on the ARIA website...
i had heard of these guys,well, read about them, but not heard them, so i was please to win something i knew nothing about.
debut set from these lads from London,England.
im hearing vague resemblances to Arctic Moknkeys, Strokes, Arcade Fire here...and on my favourite track, similarities to 1980s indi outfit,The Smiths.
i honestly cant see this growing on me much, but it is reasonably good considering it is something i would not purchase.
these guys were also apparently the first act to appear on "later...with jools" in the UK without any material released at that time...guessing Jools Holland must like them!
after getting my links i found some of the live versions are actually superior sounding to the album versions....and yes, there is another bloody "hidden track" on this one(man, i hate those things)

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: post break-up sex
best track: a lack of understanding

tracks:

1. wreckin' bar ** #157 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkz1e2-Hdic live-vevo
2. if you wanna * #35 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJa90MocQwA live
3. a lack of understanding ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyfcTOM1D08 audio
4. blow it up ** #157 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N53j3OalqyQ live
5. wetsuit ** #164 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfUANKY2gxM audio
6. norgaard ** #84 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VI3q4T-1Jc&ob=av2e video-vevo
7. post break-up sex * #32 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHiUKngfops live
8. under your thumb *
9. all in white **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eceht1_F0cA live (above two tracks)
10.wolf pack **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNKHBJHTaYo audio
11.family friend **
12.-hidden track- **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_MFMUN6ww8 audio (above two tracks)

3s=1
2s=8
1s=3

rating: 1.8