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Meet the Hives: svengalis of swagger, cocky commanders-in-chief of small-town big-time RAWK, demented preachers of "punkrock music avec kaboom". Veni Vidi Vicious is their nihilistic message to you. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes it is gut-pummeling rock'n'roll of the take-no-prisoners variety. Its scratchy guitars and rapid-fire rhythms punctuated by vocalist Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's snotty histrionics land somewhere between the Stooges, the Pixies and everything else within a decade's radius.
"Declare Guerre Nucleaire" pops and thrashes like an epileptic mod on a Vespa of the Apocalypse, while "Statecontrol" and "Inspection Wise 1999" are jammed with demented Iggy-style bellowing. "Hate to Say I Told You So" (which many will recognize from their UK debut compilation Your New Favourite Band) sounds like a classic the instant you hear it, and delivers a head-jerking bass line break at exactly the right moment. The Hives may be aping styles that have already gone before them, but they do it with unapologetic glee and reckless abandon that make it all their own. You need this band in your life. --Leslie Gilotti
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty damn fine!,
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This review is from: Veni Vidi Vicious (Audio CD)
I got this album on the strength of The Hives being from Sweden (which spawned the mighty Hellacopters and the Backyard Babies) and the fact that it was supposed to be rock 'n' roll. It isn't exactly like the two bands I just mentioned but it certainly is rock 'n' roll. Blending sixties pop grooyness with raw punk energy into a lethal cocktail, The Hives don't dissapoint. A recommended purchase
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Warning: Contents Are Highly Addictive,
By Burjiz (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Veni Vidi Vicious (Audio CD)
Here it is, two years since the American release of this album, and I've just gotten around to listening to it. Why? Because I had a hard time believing that "Veni Vidi Vicious" could justify its hype. Well, this release proved me wrong. At a tight and concise 28 minutes, this fantastic release bursts with playful, brash energy. It's wholly unoriginal, but they make up for that with the skill they use to play these tracks of crisp, amped-up punk. "Outsmarted" and "Hate to Say I told You So" are explosively great and are solid enough to win over just about any cynic, while "Statecontrol" and "Die All Right!" rock with fury. Sure, I'm two years behind in discovering this CD, but it's never too late to experience a record as fine as this. The grooves on "Veni Vidi Vicious" are as catchy and as infectious as a case of, well, the hives.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Veni Vidi Vicious (Audio CD)
If you like the Hives-don't stop to buy this album. It is an awsome album with great songs such as 'Hate to say I told yo So' and 'Supply and Demand'. However, if you've only just got into the Hives, or your just wondering what they're like, buy The Black and White Album, which has classic songs. I say this because this album is a little heavier then the others; it might give you the wrong impression of them. But a great album by the Swedish boys, and I hope they continue to make albums just as good.
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