Tyrannosaurus Hives
by The Hives
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 July 2004
- Label: Polydor, Interscope, Polydor Records
- Country: Sweden
- Length: 29:54
- Community rating: 3.64/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction, Chris Dangerous, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist
Album Notes & Community Reviews
As the highly anticipated follow-up to their international breakthrough, 'Tyrannosaurus Hives' finds the band refining their high-energy garage punk into a more diverse, though no less ferocious, collection of songs. The album’s production, co-helmed by the band and Pelle Gunnerfeldt, is notably tighter and more varied than on previous efforts, incorporating subtle new wave influences and even strings without sacrificing the raw, dual-guitar attack and Howlin' Pelle Almqvist's signature vocal swagger. Through concise, explosive tracks like "Walk Idiot Walk" and "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones," the album solidifies the band's taut, rhythmically-driven songwriting and cements their status within the 2000s rock revival.
Genres
Descriptors: punchy, loud, infectious, distorted, melodic, DIY, fast
Tracklist
- Abra Cadaver (01:33)
- Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones (02:00)
- Walk Idiot Walk (03:31)
- No Pun Intended (02:20)
- A Little More For Little You (02:58)
- B is for Brutus (02:36)
- See Through Head (02:21)
- Diabolic Scheme (03:00)
- Missing Link (01:56)
- Love In Plaster (03:11)
- Dead Quote Olympics (01:59)
- Antidote (02:29)
Credits
- Howlin' Pelle Almqvist - lead vocals
- Nicholaus Arson - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Vigilante Carlstroem - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Dr. Matt Destruction - bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous - drums
- Björn Yttling - string arrangement
- Andreas Forsman - string performance
- Johan Moren - string performance
- Rebecca Karlsson - string performance
- Christoffer Öhman - string performance
- Henrik Söderqvist - string performance
- Pelle Gunnerfeldt - producer, engineer, mixing
- Johan Gustavsson - engineer
- Michael Ilbert - mixing
- George Marino - mastering
- Walse Custom Design - artwork
- Mikael Eriksson/Rithuset - cover illustration
- Stefan Zschernitz - photography