Your New Favourite Band [ECD] - Hives (The)

Advantages: It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it.
Disadvantages: Couple of weak tracks. Might already own material.

...faces. You don’t remember spilling your bubble & squeak down your lap because you had to get up and ROCK (pronounced RAAAAWRK!) to the Stones/New York Dolls/punk related tune belting out of the stereo speakers on your 2nd hand TV. You never went out and bought the band’s album “Veni Vidi Vicious” because nowhere was stocking the single, which didn’t even go Top 40. No, this was the time when ROCK was in a period of transgression, ...
...name since Rat Scabies (ask your mum - if she liked punk). ***THE CD*** Not actually a new album from the guys in black, but rather a compilation of b-sides and album tracks from “Barely Legal” and “Veni…” which was a bit annoying for your faithful reviewer, seeing as I already own the latter record. Still, I did get 7 brand spanking new tracks (to my ears), plus 4 videos (more later), so not too unhappy a Benny after ... Read review

Advantages: Good foot tappers on here
Disadvantages: Mostly thrashy rubbish with repetitive tracks

...stuck in the 60's with your dress and music, the Hives and The White Stripes are a unique quantity. They look every part the Black and White dressed mods that toured around during that time with their sharp suits and clothes. But what about their music? Here I am going to talk about the Hive's album, Your New Favourite Band. However, who the hell are the Hives? Well, they originate from Sweden and are a unique sounding hard rock/indie band with ...
...me and one most of your radio listeners will recognise. A very bright lively song to open the album and one that sets the scene for their unique sound and one that that is a great example of what they sound like. They are musically very simple songs to play along to if you are a guitarist so it shows that they are not exactly mozart in the song writing skills. However, its how they have put together these simple chords into a great song. For those ... Read review

Advantages: loud, brilliant, upbeat, pure genius perhaps
Disadvantages: a little on the short side, if you dislike loud music chances are you won't like the Hives

...sister's point of view. Your New Favourite Band is definitely a very 'loud' album. Loud drums are a prominent feature, the vocalist does not so sing so much as shout and the pace of every song is phenomenal (so much so that the album lasts a very, by normal standards at least, meagre 28 minutes and 19 seconds despite there actually being 12 songs on the album) but I don't think I could describe how well it all works together. This is the kind of ...
...you really wanted to scare your mum for example, then play this very, very loud. 8. Here We Go Again Probably my least favourite of all the songs on the cd, this one is quite slow and repetitive (it's still quite fast though) and I suppose this is probably one of the weaker songs. 9. A.K.A I-D-I-O-T I love this song. It's very fast, got very loud drums, and you really have to respect someone who can sing/shout I-D-I-O-T so fast with apparently ... Read review

Advantages: Infectious songs that make you feel you can take on the world
Disadvantages: There is a feel that the songs are too similar

...my way, I will boot your insignificant arse into next Tuesday". It's a definate mission statement for the rest of the album. There are no slow songs to drag down the momentous thrust which carries right until the end leaving you either ready to take on the world or collapsed on the floor after screaming and jumping to their infectious beat. However, I shall review the album song by song and conclude at the end. 1.Hate To Say I Told You So An ...
...great beat that makes you scream its punchy words and jump up and down like a mad man! I've had many a drunken night with a bottle in my hand screaming 'hate to say i told you sooooooo, alright, come on!' If this doesn't get you going, you should be taken to hospital. 2. Main Offender Once again an incredibly good song. I had an argument with my mate as to which of this and the previous song we should play in our band. I won, preferring HTSITYS ... Read review

Advantages: Fresh, new, bags of talent and energy, good, real rock
Disadvantages: Some duff tracks, dangerous drift between skatepunk and greeb sometimes

...stunning band, and they deserve your interest. So, what made me decide this? How about a track by track explanation? 1 - Hate To Say I Told You So - astonishingly catchy, amazing guitar work, full of bounce. 2 - Main Offender - the reason I switched off last time. A little tuneless, but still some good guitar work, but some good rock nevertheless. 3 - amazing intro, thumping drums, lyrics don't make a whole lot of sense, verses are good, chorus ...
...McGee's new record label, Poptones, and this album is basically a 12 track advert for the label. Still, it's a good album, and so I'll certainly be out to buy the two 'proper' albums, Veni Vid Vicious, and Barely Legal. The Hives - your new favourite band? Could be... ... Read review