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Riding high on the success of their second full-length album VENI VIDI VICIOUS, and the singles collection YOUR NEW FAVOURITE BAND, the Hives returned to blow more doors open with 2004's TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES. Steeped inexorably in the influence of the Stooges, the New York Dolls, and the nervous, jittery punk and New Wave of CBGB's golden era, this Swedish quintet offers up a rock & roll brew difficult to resist. With their dependably raucous party vibe, the Hives churn out spastic, riff-driven tunes with sing-along choruses over taunt grooves and jackhammer rhythms.
From tongue-in-cheek monster-movie blues ("Diabolic Scheme") to the herky-jerky, Devo-esque "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones," to the bouncy fun of the album's lead-off single "Walk Idiot Walk," the Hives push all the right rock buttons. Garage-bred aesthetics, like fist-pumping anthemic choruses and singer Howlin' Pelle Almquist's rasp-scream, are nicely counterbalanced by crisp production and the occasional keyboard embellishment. While they're not stunningly original, it is hard to argue with the Hives. This is everything rock music should be--catchy, rhythmically infectious, and unapologetically wild.
Audio Mixers: Pelle Gunnerfeldt; The Hives; Michael Ilbert.
Recording information: Grondahl; Varispeed.
Photographer: Stefan Zschernitz.
The Hives: Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction, Chris Dangerous.
Personnel: Christopher Öhman, Rebecca Karlsson, Johan Morén, Henrik Söderqvist, Andreas Forsman (strings).
Spin (p.66) - Ranked #13 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "[A] marvelous example of the white-hot advances in Swedish rock technology."
Entertainment Weekly (p.106) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "The Hives may be hard-partying rock animals, but from the sound of TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES, they're also a tribute to the precision and power of Swedish engineering."
Q (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]n album of super-fast songs featuring yelping, punchy riffs..."
Uncut (p.91) - 3 stars out of 5 - "TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES contains hints of artistic depth."
Alternative Press (p.117) - 4 out of 5 - "What is in abundance are retro-punk vibes, raw garage rave-ups and unabashed new wave."
CMJ (p.4) - "The good thing is that they haven't mellowed - the sweaty Swedes strike a balance between tailored rock hooks and a chaotic punkish performance."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A] razor sharp updating of previous themes....[T]heir guitar throttling raison d'ˆtre still packs an infectious pop wallop." Tyrannosaurus Hives Music Tyrannosaurus Hives Songs Tyrannosaurus Hives Music Tyrannosaurus Hives Music Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews best of the hives
i downloaded this cd a few months ago and i love it!!!! BUY THIS CD!!!!
Submitted by JLUJAN (Los Banos, CA, USA)
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pretty good
I really like most of the songs on this album. My favorite is "Walk Idiot Walk". When i run in the mornings i really enjoy listening to them. The last few on the cd aren't all that great, but the top ten are really good.
Submitted by uberchef (Fort Collins, CO) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No This is the best cd
this is as good as music gets. I dont see anything better.
Submitted by George (san diego)
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this album sucked so fricken band i would kill myself if i made myself listen to it top 10 worst albums and the singer always has weird eyes and their music sucks
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The Hives - Back With a Vengeance
After the wait since their last new album in 2000 (sure, Your New Favourite Band was released in 2002, but it was a collection of top cuts from previous releases) Tyrannosaurus Hives shows that The Hives still have the ability to hook the listener with their lightning-fast garage rock grooves. On repeated listens it's obvious which songs were intended to take up space, but it's still loads of fun. The best songs are Two Timing Touch and Broken Bones, Walk Idiot Walk, and B is for Brutus.
Submitted by Joe (Cleveland, OH, USA)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
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In terms of sonic fingerprints, 2003's SKULL RING is as close as solo Iggy Pop had come to the classic Stooges sound since the `70s. By this time, Iggy had reunited with the surviving Stooges, who back him on four cuts. Accordingly, those tracks are full of raw, punky fervor, but so are most of the other cuts here. In addition to his regular (non-Stooges) band, Iggy is backed variously by Green Day and Sum 41, who add a fresh punch to the old master's rock & roll drive. Peaches joins in for a couple of duets as well, which turn out to be some of the rawest, most agreeably unhinged moments on the album. SKULL RING would be Iggy's last solo release for some time, as he would soon ...
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