Vine (also known as Vine of Souls) had a “top 40” hit (Forever, #36 on the FMQB AC-40 chart, #2 most added, July, 2001, and #1 on MP3.com). Vine consisted of me (Patrick Thompson, “Rick” in Merced and Berkeley years) on vocals, keys, guitars, and bass; Greg Gil on percussion and vocal; and Jay Gore on guitars. Live we played with various excellent rhythm sections, including Jonathan Ahrens on bass, Francisco DiCosmo on bass, and lots of drummers (they kept exploding).
Feel free to download anything you want from here. We've had top-40 radio hits, tracks placed on major network TV shows, indie films, and various compilations. We retain all copyrights to all our music, but you can trade at will. Where possible, try to give us due credit. By downloading anything from here, you agree that you don't own it, and you agree to use it for you personal enjoyment only.
The band started at Berkeley house parties and on turntables and tape decks in San Francisco last millenium. Singer/songwriter Patrick Thompson and DJ/Vocalist Greg Gil have been mixing up strange brews of rock, funk, hip hop, dub and pop since then. "Three Days in the Desert" was recorded at Vine Central in Laguna Beach, CA, and Eleven Studios in Glendale, CA. Vine's mission is write and record good songs. Thanks and praise to Mike Eckart for the sounds, ears, and funky plug-ins.