the hives 2000 | epitaph; highest chart position: 86 after the strokes broke open the dam for raw, punky, electric rock & roll in 2001, the hives swelled in. the group had been ripping up stages in sweden for about a decade by the time “hate to say i told you so” hit the ...
With a decade of distance between us and that decade, it dawned on us: Maybe we should put together a new list of the Best Songs of the 2000s—or, maybe more accurately,our favoritesongs of the 2000s. Our listening habits have changed, the way we view music in hindsight has changed—...
The Hives & Cyndi Lauper - "In A Christmas Duel" With lyrics that include "I know I should have thought twice before I kissed her" in the opening, you know you're in for a sleigh ride like none other. It's therefore no surprise thatCyndi Lauperand Swedish rock band the Hives' uncon...
Yet, the raucous duet somehow comes out on a high note, concluding, "We should both just be glad/And spend this Christmas together." The 2008 track was the brainchild of the Hives, who always wanted to do a song with Lauper. "This is a Christmas song whose eggnog has been spiked wit...
predictably titledThe Death of Randy Fitzsimmons. “I go to work!,” Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist shouts on their blazing return single, and his fellow Hives answer his call with the same sugar-sharp energy that made them such a blast back in the day. Times may change, but some operandi rema...
Remember when the White Stripes got lumped in with hype magnets like the Hives and the Vines? It seemed absurd enough at the time, but revisit the Stripes’ pulse-quickening breakthrough “Fell in Love With a Girl” and you may wonder why any other band got hyped. With Jack White’s st...
SPIN calls The Hives “the best live band on the planet” and Howlin’ Pelle “the greatest frontman in rock,” and the BBC dubbed the band “a force of nature.”Rolling Stone named Veni Vidi Vicious one of the Top 100 Albums of the decade and “Hate To Say I Told You So” earned...
The Hives, "Bogus Operandi" It’s been way too long, but we’re thrilled to have The Hives bringing their brash bravado back to the music world. Somewhat surprising is that the band appears to have graduated from their garage punk sound of the 2000s into something significantly heavier. Ma...
Also ranks #10 on The Very Best Rap Metal Bands 8 The Hives 97 votes Originating from Fagersta, Sweden, garage rock revivalists The Hives rocketed to international fame with their 2000 album Veni Vidi Vicious, which included the explosive hit "Hate to Say I Told You So." Decked out in ...
Here are the best rock and metal songs of 2023 so far! Wow, what a year it's been already, right? With over half a year's worth of albums already out and quite a lot announced for later summer and the fall, there's tons of new songs to check out all the time. READ MORE: ...