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[SpacemanSpiff]

I love the Hives, and you should too. With tongue firmly planted in cheek these guys have rocked my socks off since 2000, and have gotten better with every album. A new one will drop soon, presumably with another amazing title. Their live show has more energy than almost anything I've ever seen, and unlike most leading men, Pelle Almquist could talk for entire minutes straight without me hating him (I'm looking at you, Maynard).




Here are the albums.

Barely Legal
Veni Vidi Vicious
Tyrannosaurus Hives

[Hans Christian Anderson]

awesome thread. i only have VVV and have only ever heard VVV, so maybe i'll download one of the other records later tonight. but for now i'll just listen to main offender before i head to class.

[championkid]

yes. the hives are hivetacular!
and hivestanding!




here's some live hives! (not my link)
hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/28495132/The_Hives_-_Live_At_The_Wireless__2005_.zip

[no magnets]

great live band. they're still probably one of the ten best live acts i've seen. between pelle combining elements of great frontmen and the band being really on their game, they're terrific. but when are they going to come out with something else? it's been awhile.

[tystu]

yeah I'm a big fan... I would love to see these guys live. I can imagine they put on a hell of a show.

[without_opinion]

love 'em. saw them at the metro 2 years (2 years!?) ago. we definitely need more output from these boys. aren't there a few tracks on "your new favourite band" that aren't covered by the 3 albums? lets get those up here as well for the uninitiated.

[Hans Christian Anderson]

i too would love to see a hives show.

[no magnets]

aren't there a few tracks on "your new favourite band" that aren't covered by the 3 albums? lets get those up here as well for the uninitiated.

all i know is the one instrumental track - "the hives are law, you are crime." i have it on a tape in my car. great name and even a pretty good song. i think it was on a single.

[Hewletts Daughter]

love 'em. saw them at the metro 2 years (2 years!?) ago. we definitely need more output from these boys.

This is one of my favorite shows of all time I would say. The sheer energy of the band and their sound were all on that night. Pele was all over the place, comparing the band to Christ and comparing VVV to the Bible. Truly one of the greatest, most energetic live bands I have ever seen. They definitely need to get back here and soon.

Oh yeah, and new album is apparently titled "The World's First Perfect Album" or something to that effect. If that doesn't excite you for this band, then seriously, what the fuck will?

[AustinMusicScene]

Is the guy that put together the Hives, Randy Fitzsimmons (who handpicked the musicians, wrote all the songs for the first three albums, etc), still involved? Is he really Nicholas Arson?

[biggie mcsmalls]

Do you guys like the Woggles? The Hives supposedly ripped off their whole schtick from them, which is very easy to believe.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Yeah, I have a few other tracks I can get up here in a while. As for the live show, outrageously amazing. They have a DVD too, a live show and videos, but even watching them live on tape doesn't seem to do them justice. It's one of those things where the band outputs so much energy onstage, it's impossible not feel the same.

[TJENZ]

Do you guys like the Wiggles? The Hives supposedly ripped off their whole schtick from them, which is very easy to believe.

[SpacemanSpiff]

love 'em. saw them at the metro 2 years (2 years!?) ago. we definitely need more output from these boys.

Oh yeah, and new album is apparently titled "The World's First Perfect Album" or something to that effect. If that doesn't excite you for this band, then seriously, what the fuck will?

Wow. I was a tad worried "Tyrannosaurus Hives" couldn't be topped, but if that's even close to being true, I stand corrected.

[biggie mcsmalls]

Do you guys like the Wiggles? The Hives supposedly ripped off their whole schtick from them, which is very easy to believe.

Har har.

[velocity]

Darn, I hope those links will still be alive by the time I get home tonight. I've only heard one Hives tune, and listened to it on the way to work this a.m. in fact--the fabulous "Hate to Say I Told You So."

[no magnets]

Is the guy that put together the Hives, Randy Fitzsimmons (who handpicked the musicians, wrote all the songs for the first three albums, etc), still involved? Is he really Nicholas Arson?

i believe this is true. i seem to recall someone discovered the hives' songwriting royalties all go to nicholas arson.

As for the live show, outrageously amazing. They have a DVD too, a live show and videos, but even watching them live on tape doesn't seem to do them justice. It's one of those things where the band outputs so much energy onstage, it's impossible not feel the same.

yes, i'll vouch for this. i saw them in philly in 2001 and they were amazing - second band of four and they were so cocky, yet so good. pelle kept talking about it being their first trip to philly (maybe even on their first US tour) and said after about five songs, "do you love us? i know you love us! we are your new favorite band!" i would normally dislike that schtick, but they sounded so good it was hard to argue. milemarker and t(i)nc also played. neither had a chance to wow after the hives. i saw them again the next summer and it was good, but that first show couldn't be trumped.

[typical pickle conflicts]

I would welcome a Hives comeback

[Hewletts Daughter]

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Is the guy that put together the Hives, Randy Fitzsimmons (who handpicked the musicians, wrote all the songs for the first three albums, etc), still involved? Is he really Nicholas Arson?

i believe this is true. i seem to recall someone discovered the hives' songwriting royalties all go to nicholas arson.

I was about to ask this very question.