The Hives

[Peacock Johnson]

...are back doing their song on their  new album, their first in 10 years plus.

Love The Hives and their shtick, they do it very well and infectiously.

Finally going to get to see them live, next year.

New album is great, usual garage rock stuff of course but with something a bit different on track 11.

[dr beat]

Got my ticket to see them in Newcastle in March next year. 

Fond memories of seeing them in Sheffield in 2004 and Pelle Almqvist proclaiming:

'We are so glad to be back on your continent of Great Britain! We are on your continent, we are in your continent! We are truly...incontinent!'

[dontpaintyourteeth]

I saw them in 2002. It was good fun. Not that arsed about their records really though.

[iamcoop]

Got tickets for Newcastle as well.

They do what they do and they do it well. Just party music innit.

Can't say I listen to them an awful lot but a night out watching them can't be anything other than a complete riot I'd have thought.

[gilbertharding]

Played the 'Your New Favourite Band' cd to death in 2001 like everyone else, but...

[Inspector Norse]

Might have told this before on a rubbish claims to fame thread, but my partner was at a friend's a few years ago when she got a phone call from someone saying he had found her bank card in the parking meter outside. When she went down to pick the card up, the good samaritan was, yes, Howlin' Pelle from The Hives.

[SteveDave]

I saw them supporting the Arctic Monkeys a few months ago and they do their thing very well. They do seem to be the sort of band it would be insanely easy to parody.

[Magnum Valentino]

Anyone else ever find that big hit of theirs really sounds like the music from the Metropolis Zone in Sonic 2?

[shoulders]

Some fairly flat insecure compliments here. 'Do what they do' 'Doing their thing'. Just say you like them.

[dr beat]

Well that's just like, your opinion man.

[idunnosomename]

they suck ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sevendaughters]

I love that basically the one copy of 13 Point Plan to Destroy America that made it to Sweden seems to have influenced 10000 people to start a less good band.

Die All Right! is a stonker, the rest are whatever, but they remind me of seeing a lot of noise and garage bands playing with a smile back in the day so I harbour no ill will to their success.

[Peacock Johnson]

Saw these last night and they were amazing, such a good live band and yer man is a killer front man, just goofy fun and great tunes; crowd lapping it up.

Can even throw in their most famous song mid-set and it not matter a jot to the set.

So annoyed only seen them now for first time.

[Kankurette]

Some fairly flat insecure compliments here. 'Do what they do' 'Doing their thing'. Just say you like them.

This IS Oscillations.

[thugler]

I love that basically the one copy of 13 Point Plan to Destroy America that made it to Sweden seems to have influenced 10000 people to start a less good band.

I don't think they sound anything whatsoever like NOU.

I think they're fine, seem to have stuck around on the strength of being a reliable support/festival slot filler that will be entertaining and high energy. I prefer when they don't bother to try to update their sound or branch out too much.
Always preferred Randy who seemed very much overshadowed amongst those swedish bands at the time, and the marked men who seemed to me to do something much more interesting with the garage punk sound, but I guess were a bit late to the party.

[dr beat]

Saw these last night and they were amazing, such a good live band and yer man is a killer front man, just goofy fun and great tunes; crowd lapping it up.

Can even throw in their most famous song mid-set and it not matter a jot to the set.

So annoyed only seen them now for first time.

Yeah I loved it last night, although I was knackered by the end, probably started on the ales too early.  I must be getting old!

[Chicory]

Any band that has a track called 'Oh Lord! When? How?' gets a free pass from me.

[iamcoop]

I saw them last night as well meaning there must have been at least three CaBbers in the crowd, giving the City Hall heavy phimotic vibes.

They were great, although I wished they'd have played more stuff from Tyrannosaurus Hives which I think is by far their best album.

That venue is so fucking hot at the best of times I dunno how one of them didn't pass out with heat stroke in those suits

[dr beat]

£7.60 for a pint of warm Shipyard, seems like they brought a bit of Sweden with them.  Got me used to going to Helsinki next month.

[sevendaughters]

I don't think they sound anything whatsoever like NOU.

Me either! But Pelle is quite Svenoniusy and the whole Umea hardcore scene took their cues from the ironic stance of NOU rather than the earnestness of others.

[Helvetica Scenario]

I've always assumed they modelled their sound on Raw Power era Stooges. Hate to Say I Told You So was a great little banger, loved the video with the sweaty mustachioed guitar player looking like he was playing his last tune before his heart finally gave out.