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Jun 6, 2012Let it be said that Lex Hives is amazing.
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Jun 5, 2012Thanks to a few fresh stitches, Lex Hives proves that The Hives still know how to make it work.
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Jun 5, 2012Much like the band's catalog, this record apes everyone from AC/DC to The Stooges with exuberant aplomb.
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Jun 1, 2012If there was ever a worry of the Hives maturing- or simply becoming less like the Hives - there isn't anymore.
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Jun 7, 2012The negatives far outweigh the positives... sounds entirely manufactured.
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Jun 6, 2012A fist-pumping, hip-swerving rock record that roars with energy and makes for a most exuberant return to form.
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Jun 5, 2012Howlin' Pelle and co... have returned with the pomp, charisma and contagious sense of fun they're known for, with a surprising variety added in to the mix.
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Jun 5, 2012They lose steam at times, but by the LP's end, their toga party is back pogo'ing and the neighbors are knocking.
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Jun 4, 2012All the Hives really need is energy and good songs, and they have enough of both on Lex Hives to bring smiles to their fans' faces.
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Jun 1, 2012You'll only get a kick out of this record if you think all music made since 1976 is terrible and have absolutely no desire to hear anything new whatsoever.
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Jun 7, 2012Ultimately, Lex Hives sadly conforms to the patchy-at-best trajectory of the band's major label releases, but at least does so while taking a decisive step back in the direction of being the ferocious rock band which The Hives unvaryingly claim to still be, and indeed unquestionably once were.
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Jun 6, 2012A pretty fun romp of all the things that make The Hives so loveable.
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Jun 6, 2012Lex Hives won't start a revolution, but it's enough to keep the ghost of CBGB mighty happy in her grave.
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Jun 6, 2012It all seems too clean, too polished, and too shiny. Now and then, there are little hints of the raw power of their early work. But generally it all seems so sadly professional.
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Jun 5, 2012You know exactly what to expect: high-energy, hugely entertaining garage rock. And, with the odd exception, that's what they deliver.
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Jun 5, 2012Rumors of punk's demise may be exaggerated, but perhaps someone should tell Almqvist and company that it's long over for them.
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Jun 4, 2012[More of their] unchanging plastic punk aesthetic.
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Jun 4, 2012With Lex Hives they not only add further credence to their reputation, they also spit in the respective faces of their many lesser contemporaries.
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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012Lex Hives fizzes with the energy of a debut album, the quintet emphatically back to doing what they do best. [Jul 2012, p.103]
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Jun 26, 2012They're an insipid, uninspired mess right now, but the Hives aren't done as much as they are confused.
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MojoJun 25, 2012Dynamic, packed with vim and hooks. [Jul 2012, p.83]
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Jun 21, 2012This feels more like parody than an honest celebration of rock 'n' roll ridiculousness.
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Kerrang!Jun 15, 2012Lex Hives may not re-write The Hives' rulebook, it does offer proof that this band sounds heftier and, somehow, even more colorful than before. [2 Jun 2012, p.54]
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Jun 14, 2012Lex Hives, their fifth album in 15 years, has the guys armored up to continue the good guitar fight.
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MagnetJun 13, 2012Sure, anyone who has ever listened to 14 minutes of classic-rock radio has heard a good chunk of this ... but the energy remains undeniable and infectious. [No.88 p.56]
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Jun 13, 2012As a whole, Lex Hives serves the same purpose as just about every Hives album thus far: dance, let yourself go, and have a good time.
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Alternative PressJun 1, 2012Lex Hives redeems them for their previous missteps and their truancy. No skits, no instrumental in-jokes: just rock. [Jul 2012, p.90]
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UncutJun 1, 2012Album number five is the sound of the law of diminishing returns finally kicking in. [Jul 2012, p.73]
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