On The Record With Tim John From The Vines

1.The First Record I Bought

Queen – Greatest Hits. I did chores for two weeks to earn enough to buy this album; I was eight or nine years old. Each song is perfect and unique, and taught me a lot about music, but more so how to play some wicked air guitar. I don’t think there will be another voice like Freddie’s. This album should be mandatory for each Australian home to own.

2.The Last Record I Bought

Andy Bull – Sea Of Approval.When we were mixing Wicked Nature in Sydney, Andy was writing songs for this record in the studio next door. I’d always pop in and hear what he was up to and I was so excited and blown away to hear it finished. Such a great album with soul for years and smooth production. Plus he’s the world’s nicest dude to share a coffee with.

3.The First Thing I Recorded

The first music I ever recorded was when I was 13, on a little four-track tape machine in my garage, probably some song about a girl or something. It sounded like utter crap but got me into recording my own songs. I’d recently learned that Dave Grohl had recorded the entire first Foo Fighters album with himself playing every instrument so I wanted to do that, shame I was a shitty guitarist at best.

4.The Last Thing I Recorded

The last thing we recorded was disc two of Wicked Nature. We had finished the first disc with Paul McKercher, Craig had written ten new songs he was really excited about, we got together and Lachlan and I learned them over two rehearsals. We recorded and mixed them in five days with Lachlan Mitchell at Jungle Studios. The songs were recorded live, and you can hear the excitement and urgency.

5.The Record That Changed My Life

Midnight Oil – Oils On The Water. It’s a live set recorded from ’85 out on Sydney Harbour and has to be one of the best captured examples of rock’n’roll ever. I must have watched the live video of this countless times and studied every moment of it. Because of Rob Hirst at this performance, I started playing drums.