The Hives
Veni Vidi Vicious
Epitaph/Burning Heart
2000
Rating: 7.5 custom suits out of 10
Forget The Strokes, The Hives are the future of rock and roll (and are already being heralded as such in Europe). They bring back that great garage rock feel that was made so popular in the 60s and 70s by bands such as The Stooges, MC5, and some of the early Who stuff. While "Veni Vidi Vicious" is their first big release in the US, they’ve been doing this rock thing in their homeland of Sweden since 1993, and have released a couple of short players and one full length to add to their quiver of records. This is not one of those bands where a lot of flowery language is needed to describe their sound, because one word sums it up – rock. If you like good rock music, buy this. If you do not like good rock music, go buy an O-Town record, or something similar.
Oh yeah, and if The Hives come to your town to play, whatever you do, do not miss them. They are on a short list of bands that I think anyone would enjoy live, even if you’re not crazy about the music, because they put on such a good stage show. Their singer, Screamin’ Pelle, is the reincarnation of Mick Jagger if there ever was one, and their drummer, Chris Dangerous, is a force to be reckoned with as well.
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