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Article: "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
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- The Philadelphia Tribune
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- July 23, 2004
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McShane, Larry
Philadelphia Tribune, The
07-23-2004
Rock and roll is alive and well, and living in ... Sweden?
It's true. The Hives are back again, staking their claim as the
Scandinavian answer to the Ramones on their new CD, "Tyrannosaurus Hives."
Don't hold your breath waiting for lead singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist to
break out the power ballads; instead, he yelps through a dozen three-chord
songs in just over 30 minutes.
The band's twisted sense of humor - another trait they share with the
Ramones - is evident in songs like "Abra Cadaver," "Walk Idiot Walk" and
"See Through Head." Album opener "Abra Cadaver" is a rock 'n' roll version
of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" - except ...