Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Whenever I tell my friends that I listen to The Hives, they kinda laugh at me and say that they're not punk, which I know they're not. I guess they think that I think Hives=punk. Whatever. Anyway, I just picked up their first CD, Barely Legal. Nothing but sheer goodness. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, IMO, rules all when it comes to vocals. Dr. Dangerous is a madman on Bass. Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante are great on guitars (I'm not saying they're great like, say, Stevie Ray Vaughn or Gary Moore, but they're good) and Chris Dangerous can bang that drumset like a high school quarterback to his drunken prom date..... What the fuck.....? Yeah, anyway....they're good. Your opinions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NazMistry Report post Posted September 16, 2002 'Die.all.Right' is good as is 'Hate to say I told you so'. But 'Main Offender' pisses me off beyond all belief, except the video which is quite good. Strangely enough, the stuff they haven't released from their latest album is only passable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 16, 2002 "Die, All Right" is an awesome song, and "Hate to Say I Told You So" is my song in my skate video part so it's obviously good ....but I can't say I've ever heard Main Offender. Hm...ah well...."Supply and Demand" (off 'Veni Vedi Vicious') is a rippin song as well. Awesomeness is what this band represents....Fo Sho, my funk nizzles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NazMistry Report post Posted September 16, 2002 One thing you can't fault the Hives on is their Get-Up. Those guys dress like the shiznit. (Did I just type Shiznit?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sebastian_the_Bastard Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Hives rock... but are definitely not punk rock. Main Offender is a great song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NazMistry Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Main Offender is a great song. No it isn't, not comapred to their other stuff anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 16, 2002 I personally am digging Barely Legal. The entire CD just rules it all, what with the music being much faster than VVV. Its really good, and has "Here We Go Again" on it...awesome song. Do they have any other CD's out? or just BL and Triple V? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ant_7000 Report post Posted September 16, 2002 I like bees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Thank You for sharing, you raging Idiot! Wow...I can just tell whose intelligence just makes the ladies Swoon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kotzenjunge Report post Posted September 16, 2002 "THE HIVES ARE LAW." -- the video backdrop at the VMAs. It's true, The Hives OWN. And they are the SHIZNIT. (I don't mind typing shiznit) Any band that makes me do my psychotic late 60s-style seizure dance is okay in my book. Fo sheez, Kotzenjunge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 16, 2002 I love the psychotic dance...I do it too, kinda, only I look more like Howlin' Pelle when I do it than as a 60's dancer...go figure and I LOVE your sig pic....I love Kylie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Si82 Report post Posted September 16, 2002 The Hives most certainly do rule. "Die, Alright" is a fucking fantastic song. And the video rocks too. I'd have to say that they are the best dressed group in music too. The performance at the VMA 2002 was probably one of the best performances of the night. And who else could close with: "I know you want us to play more but that's all the time we have. You can turn off now." THE HIVES ARE LAW, YOU ARE CRIME!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted September 16, 2002 I particularly like how the Hives lead into their live shows. To paraphrase: "Hello America, we are the Hives! We have come here tonight to show you rock and roll, but be warned: your American government has decreed that we may play for but 40 minutes, for any greater exposure may create a tear in the fabric of space-time! Now, begin!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Boring. Seen im in person...They can't carry a crowd...Annoying...Nothing new. The Vines, Strokes, White Stripes. Get Up Kids and Hives are supposed to be the next "Great Music"...if so...we're screwed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sk8420kid Report post Posted September 16, 2002 That's a stupid thing to say. Whenever rock goes through a mainstream revival it's a good thing. only two years ago they were playing nothing but nu-metal on alt. radio stations. Now I personally don't like the bands you listed, but if it gets people more into rock though the garage rock revial and "emo" bands it's a good thing. Also notice the screamo trend you can see on mtv (Blindside, Thursday, The Used), as well as bands like Sparta and Queen of the Stone Age making top 100 on the billboards, rock is definitely becoming more appealing again, and it's just beginning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dames Edna Report post Posted September 16, 2002 At The Drive-In WOULD HAVE been the saviors of rock music. Sigh. Maybe Sparta or Mars Volta can live up to the stigma. It sure better not be the Hives, Vines, or White Stripes. All of them I can handle in their original form - as the Pixies. Queens of the Stone Age are really good though. Red Hot Chili Peppers are the best band in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted September 16, 2002 So are the Pixies the band now everyone blindly accuses current bands of ripping off when they actually sound little like them? Both Vines and Hives bore me, but I don't think of the Pixies when I hear them. As for the White Stripes, they're a terrific blend of rock, blues and country, and far surpass any popular rock band today in terms of quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dames Edna Report post Posted September 16, 2002 Pardon my ignorance, I was judging these bands by their singles only. They all sound the same - and just like the Pixies. If they have other sounding stuff on their album - than I am mistaken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest xerogame Report post Posted September 17, 2002 i like them...but sence you name is Mr. Pink...and thats just a bit fruitty...ima have to disagree wit you on ne thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mr. Pink Report post Posted September 17, 2002 Uh...cool? Oh shit...an idiot isn't going to agree with me, thus making my opinion seem more legit, and his incredibly dumb...whatever shall I do?! Jackass....Plain, clear, simple Jackass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted September 17, 2002 i really like em, and really like main offender. Punk's been pretty much dead since about 1980 if we're gonna nit pick, but who gives a fuck anyways. I always thought they sounded like shit when live on TV but when i saw them in person they were great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BottleRocket Report post Posted September 17, 2002 If anyone ripped off the Pixies, it was Nirvana. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest the 1inch punch Report post Posted September 17, 2002 Hives are absolutely awesome LIVE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted September 17, 2002 I'd say the Hives sound more like earlier Kinks stuff, based on their singles. The Vines could very well be accused of ripping off the Pixies vicariously, due to their shameless aping of Nirvana's sound. I've only heard "Get Free" and it definitely strikes me as Nirvana-lite. The White Stripes, on the other hand, are a thoroughly excellent band with two great albums (and one not-so-great one). I can't even fathom how their singles sound anything like the Pixies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Incandenza Report post Posted September 17, 2002 If you are referring to, Kinetic, the first White Stripes disc as being "not-so-great," then not only do I agree with you, I'd say that it is an understatement. The whole thing plays like half-thought out demos of songs that probably weren't going to be very good to begin with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kinetic Report post Posted September 17, 2002 Exactly. Even the covers are half-assed. De Stijl, on the other hand, is predominantly good. I could give or take some of the throwaway tracks, like "Let's Build a Home" but the rest of it is pretty strong. White Blood Cells is most definitely the superior album, though, and it's one of those rare instances in which justice is done and a good band breaks through with their best album to date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saturnmark4life Report post Posted September 18, 2002 my opinion of the white stripes actually went down about 100 notches after seeing their live show. I thought they were really good for the first half and criminally BORING for the second. The set was just far too long for such a one dimensional and gimmicky outfit. And Meg is probably the worst musician ever to set foot on a stage that size. Good lord. And as much as i like bands like the hives they WISH they were RFTC and will never be fit to lick the shit of their shoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mach7 Report post Posted September 22, 2002 The Vines are horrible. The Hives are good. The Strokes are okay, but nothing special. The White Stripes are also rather good. Elbow, however, kicks all of their asses straight to hell. ;p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest What? Report post Posted September 22, 2002 To be fair, The Vines are OK, at most Decent. Off "Highly Evolved," I think they sound pretty Modest Mouse-ish, I just don't know why. "Get Free" is a good single, but by NO MEANS a reason to buy their CD. However, The Hives, H.I.M., and CKY rule all. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
