The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives

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The Hives

Tyrannosaurus Hives - Interscope Records

Well, The Hives are back. They’ve been resting for almost a year and a half, writing new songs and getting prepared for the release of this, their third album. It has been almost four whole years since their loyal fans have heard a new album from them. So they have come back with a blast with the release of Tyrannosaurus Hives. Unfortunately, I have never been a fan of The Hives or the whole garage rock genre, so really Tyrannosaurus Hives didn’t appeal to me.

The album starts off strong with two fast paced songs, Abra Cadaver and Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones. But the rest of the album tends to stay on the same path. Its your basic garage rock, but since I’m not a fan of the genre, I don’t know much about it. Some twangy guitars, the classic vocals by Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, and the old fashion hard rock vibe comes through on Tyrannosaurus Hives. There are a few more songs that I enjoy on it, like Missing Link and Dead Quote Olympics. I tend to lean towards the shorter, faster, harder-hitting songs then the slower, longer tracks. Although, three minutes isn’t incredibly long either.

For me, the best songs would have to be Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones along with Dead Quote Olympics because they stand out somehow. I can’t really say that I’ll listen to this album often, just because I’m not a fan of the whole garage rock thing. But I do know that any old Hives fan will love this new album and will have no problem listening to it over and over again.