The Black & White Album - The Hives

THE BLACK AND WHITE ALBUM is the title of Scadanavian indie rock band THE HIVES album. The album consists of 15 tracks. The opening track is TICK TICK BOOM and features a really fast dance beat which explodes at the chorus with great vigour. Some strange lyrics, but the song rocks. TRY IT AGAIN is a slightly slower tune though the lyrics are fantastic and the vocals are very loud which means you should turn this song up. YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG features fantastic instrumental work particularly from the guitar which brings the song to life as the drums keep the melody going. WELL ALL RIGHT is a fun tune with funny lyrics whic ...  Read the complete review

The Hives are a garage rock band from Fagersta in Sweden. Forming in 1993, the band have so far written and released four studio albums, and a compilation of material in the form of their 2001 release 'Your new Favourite Band'. Characterised by the howling vocals of front man Peter Almqvist, since 2001 the band have become extremely popular and their most successful release to date has been the track 'Hate to Say I Told You So' which is currently their only single to have graced the US Billboard Hot 100. It had been three years since we last heard new material from The Hives having released their critically acclaimed 'Tyrannosaurus Hives' album back in 2004, however the ...  Read the complete review