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    The Black And White Album

    The Hives' howlin' Pelle Almqvist remains the international king of talk-idiot-talk stage patter. Pelle: "I'm out of control! Tell me to take it easy!" Crowd: "Take it easy!" Pelle: "No, I wooon't!" He's right — he won't. The Swedish garage-punk maniacs continue to polish their sharp-dressed...

    2007 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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Biography

Coming straight out of Fagersta, Sweden, the Hives formed in 1993 but will be forever known as members of the Class of 2002, when rock was officially declared Back. (See also White Stripes, Strokes, Vines.) On their 1997 debut full-length, Barely Legal, it's clear that high-energy '60s garage rock is the foundation idea, but they're tighter and heavier than most of their brethren, like they've...

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