These people just played Reading + Leeds and the lead singer is honestly one of the most terrible things I have ever seen
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:19 (nine years ago) link
who likes the hives in 2014
― ✓ corton charlemagne (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:21 (nine years ago) link
judging by someone who mockingly retweeted simon price's enthusiasm for them, probably the same people who did in 2002
do 16yr olds today like the hives?
― ✓ corton charlemagne (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
short answer: no
― example (crüt), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:24 (nine years ago) link
there is lots of hives stuff on tumblr
these people seem pretty young for the most part
http://the-hives-fan-base.tumblr.com/sitebloggers
― soref, Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
mostly a rhetorical question crut but i suspect there are 16 year olds who like the hives at the reading festival
this is england after all
― ✓ corton charlemagne (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:28 (nine years ago) link
there are probably also scandinavian expatriates there
― ✓ corton charlemagne (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link
i actually have no clue who likes the hives
― example (crüt), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:30 (nine years ago) link
I presume they like themselves.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
He kept bellowing at the crowd with a kind of sub-Jagger faux-American twang, it was beyond horrible
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/1278928_656901767662040_1827785931_o.jpg
― soref, Saturday, 23 August 2014 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Howlin' Pelle Almvquist
― unknown pleasure zone (uptown churl), Saturday, 23 August 2014 21:25 (nine years ago) link
hmm,
We were at reading festival yesterday. We did not go see The Hives, other bands were available, but will probably check out the BBC coverage later.
They did the Jolla Holland new years eve thing, they seemed pretty alright there but as I say, will look later.
― Mark G, Sunday, 24 August 2014 07:50 (nine years ago) link
bellowing at the crowd with a kind of sub-Jagger faux-American twang
this is p much contintental garage rock in a nutshell, right? there's always been an audience for it, tho usually more niche than the hives in their (brief) pop moment. half amazed they're still at it. i've got a lot more tolerance for this kind of stuff than most around here, but even so, haven't knowingly heard a new hives song in over a decade.
― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Sunday, 24 August 2014 07:58 (nine years ago) link
Have very fond memories of a 2001 Hives club gig.
― willem, Sunday, 24 August 2014 09:29 (nine years ago) link
Have seen them lots of times over the years and have enjoyed every show. Contenderizer's "continental garage rock" is spot-on - I'm hard-wired for most of that. I dig it when the Hives come up on random play but their ridiculous live show is the whole point. Early cassette from 1994 is a fave - before all those Sonics reissues hit Scandinavia the Hives were warp speed new wavy punks who manage to out-accelerate the Toy Dolls. Almqvist is the best Mitch Hedberg impersonator out there.
Sympathize with them for being on the wrong side of one of the most ridiculous headlines ever.http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1558352/swedish-court-orders-the-hives-pay-the-cardigans-28m
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 25 August 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
2.8m
― Mark G, Monday, 25 August 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link