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Tyrannosaurus Hives

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 41 votes
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Album Info
Label: Interscope
Release Date: 20 July 2004
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Alternative, Rock
Summary
The Swedish garage-rockers return with their third full-length disc.
Also By This Artist: The Black And White Album Veni Vidi Vicious
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
PopMatters
Tyrannosaurus Hives lacks its predecessor's cohesive vision, but it finds the band in excellent form, exploring universes beyond their own. One of the year's best.
Read Full Review >Tiny Mix Tapes
They have clearly mastered their craft, and have begun to push it beyond its boundaries without betraying its punk ethic.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
Tyrannosaurus Hives might be a little more complex and polished than the Hives' earlier work, but it's not overthought at all; even though they've evolved, they know how to keep it simple, stupid.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
The songs still fly by, but they leave an even deeper impression, and the musical palette has expanded considerably.
Read Full Review >Splendid
Tyrannosaurus Hives has hit garage rock's heart like a huge syringe of adrenaline, and even if it doesn't awaken the hibernating beast, its furious tempest is a blinding final gasp for a genre that has repeatedly rewarded mediocrity.
Read Full Review >Alternative Press
It is the best parts of a bar brawl, a naked Twister party and a street race in one cumulative package. [Sep 2004, p.117]
Drawer B
The Hives propulsive, polyrhythmic outbursts are so packed with hooks and catchy choruses that you cant help but overlook the schtick and give in to the raucous delight.
Read Full Review >Blender
The Hives aren't mere jokers, because they mix their novelty-band brio with the genuine anger and disgust of punk rock. [Aug 2004, p.126]
New Musical Express
Thirty minutes of chugging and howling, you go from one killer riff to another with barely a millisecond to recover. [17 Jul 2004, p.46]
Flak Magazine
An adrenaline rush of an album that firmly cements their status as one of rock's most exciting new acts.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle
The maniacal conviction with which the Hives tear nonsensical pop songs to shreds on Tyrannosaurus is no shuck 'n' jive.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times
While the energy never fails, the themes and melodies feel commonplace at times. [18 Jul 2004]
Read Full Review >E! Online
It's not as hands-down great as the Swedes' last (Veni Vidi Vicious), and a handful of tracks are too-short bursts of energy that only leave you wanting more. But when the band gets rolling with tracks such as "Walk Idiot Walk," there's no stopping it.
Read Full Review >Uncut
The fastidiously rehearsed dementia is better sustained than on Your New Favourite Band. [Aug 2004, p.91]
Rolling Stone
Tyrannosaurus Hives is so tight and efficient, it makes Veni Vidi Vicious sound almost like it came from a jam band.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
"Tyrannosaurus Hives" is a good record, but one best dipped into rather than listened to in one go.
Read Full Review >Mojo
A razor sharp updating of previous themes. [Aug 2004, p.98]
Under The Radar
The Hives' immediacy and tactfully constructed chaos ensures that the last three songs are just as good as the first three. [#7]
Entertainment Weekly
Too many tracks amount to herky-jerky guitar parts stapled together with power but not as much precision. [23 Jul 2004, p.76]
ShakingThrough.net
Tyrannosaurus Hives should add up to more than simply a tighter record with gaudier production values. That it doesn't could spell trouble for a band eager to avoid being sent back down to the minor leagues.
Read Full Review >The Guardian
Even more so than the White Stripes, the Hives have an aesthetic so rigidly codified that it becomes a straitjacket.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
An intermittently potent album that feels unlikely to etch itself too deeply onto the world. [Aug 2004, p.104]
Stylus Magazine
In the end, we cant ignore that The Hives best moments are those borrowed (or just plain pilfered) from punk acts that preceded them.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 41 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Alexis R gave it a10:
The Hives are one of the very very few true rock bands that are around. If you listen to Linkin Park , SOAD and that kind of stuff don't even bother. This is rock at the very core.
scott gave it a10:
Amazing. Probably would've been huge if the record company hadn't given up on it.
Godwyn IV gave it a9:
Great CD. Diabolic Schme is my fav.
j us gave it a10:
the hives are the best band in the world.
pip pop gave it a10:
Fantastic album! So much energy. Beats Coldplay and the other drippy rockers hands down.
Carl M gave it a9:
T-Rex is their best effort yet.
Alex S gave it a 10:
This is one of THE best albums I've heard in my life. Most lists of tracks are a sugar high, an up and down fealing of emotion. But this album keeps the pace, powerful song after powerful song. Kudos to the Hives. You've made my life complete.
