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The
Hives newest release, "Tyrannosaurus
Hives", is a tour-de-force of catchy
and foot-tapping punk rock songs that are
sure to appease any fan of the band. The
Hives pictures from www.hivesmusic.com
Breaking
out with Hives has never felt so good
By
Gerry Wachovsky
Daily Forty-Niner
The
Hives' last album, "Veni, Vidi, Vicious"
was a huge hit on radio, with such hits
as "Hate To Say I Told You So"
and "Main Offender." What started
as an independent Epitaph release ended
up with major radio play, and catapulted
the band into the mainstream. Now with their
newest release "Tyrannosaurus Hives,"
the band continues with the same simple-but-catchy
sound that made them famous.
Often
when a band changes labels they change their
sound too, which can have disastrous effects
on the band's music, but in The Hives' case,
they stay true to their original sound.
The trip from Epitaph to Interscope seems
to have actually done the band good.
"Tyrannosaurus
Hives" begins with the explosive "Abra
Cadaver," which sets the tone for the
rest of the album. It lets the listener
know that he is about to embark on a sonic
journey and will leave you humming the songs
to yourself over and over.
"Walk
Idiot Walk" is probably the first radio
hit of the album, and it has great repeating
riffs to go along with it. While the song
is simple in set-up, it is also very deep
in the sense that The Hives know what makes
a hit.
"No
Pun Intended" is one of my favorite
tracks on the record because it is a continuous
stream of guttural rock that grabs your
ears and does not let go. The track is reminiscent
of "Go With The Flow" by Queens
Of The Stone Age and for anyone who liked
that particular track, they will definitely
love "No Pun Intended."
"See
Through Head" is another winner, along
with the pseudo rock ballad "Diabolic
Scheme", which features vocalist Howlin'
Pelle Almqvist crooning, "You searched
the globe for them perfect looks; And you
searched for answers in all your books;
And finally by diabolic ascent here I am;
Said it's just a diabolic, a diabolic scheme."
"Antidote," which is the final
track on the album, is another great dose
of rock goodness and wraps up an almost
perfect album.
Most
of the songs on "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
are good, and the one or two stinkers don't
really detract from the album much. I was
a big fan of "Veni, Vidi, Vicious"
and "Tyrannosaurus Hives" picks
up where that great album left off. The
Hives have both evolved and stuck to their
core sound, and their major-label debut
on Interscope is a brilliant example of
where punk rock is headed.
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