- Vinyl (12 Sep 2000)
- Format: Import
- Label: Epitaph / Ada
- ASIN: B00004X0ES
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire |
| 2. Die, All Right! |
| 3. Get Together to Tear It Apart |
| 4. Main Offender |
| 5. Outsmarted |
| 6. Hate to Say I Told You So |
| 7. Hives-Introduce the Metric System in Time |
| 8. Find Another Girl |
| 9. Statecontrol |
| 10. Inspection Wise 1999 |
| 11. Knock Knock |
| 12. Supply and Demand |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
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
Format: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
Format: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.
Format: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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The Hives - Declare Guerre Nucleaire
The lyrics talk about being bored and that something has to happen. Its also about a Nuclear War. Read more
The lyrics talk about being bored and that something has to happen. Its also about a Nuclear War. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2002
Oh yes, Yes, YES!!!
Buy it NOW, you won't regret it. If I could give this CD six stars I would. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish, it makes all the current punk wannabes look very sad and... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2002 by Shaundimx
hate to say i told you so!
a damn fine album from a damn fine band. i bought this on the back of hearing 'main offender' but there are better songs on here, like 'die, all right! Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2002 by "princess_becky"
The New Revelution
The Hives are one of the brightest new talents in the music industry and I predict that they will go on to even bigger and better things. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2002
Smiling about nothing
You got love these guys. The make music that makes you smile like that bird from changing rooms. good clean rock 'n' roll. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2001
Brilliant.
What can I say about the hives?They are certainly the most original band I have ever heard.The Hives sound like no other band because they are a mixture of everything. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2001
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