The Black And White Album
by The Hives
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 5 out of 34

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  1. MichaelL.
    Nov 20, 2007
    8
    Somewhere in the universe, there's room for a band that actually sound like there having fun out there. If The Hives can't live in that space, who the hell can?
  2. AndreB.
    Nov 30, 2007
    9
    Excellent album. Once you have seen them live, you understand their sound and approciate it a lot more.
  3. DavidÅ.
    Nov 20, 2007
    10
    Best album out of Hives so far!
  4. JakeG.
    Nov 13, 2007
    9
    The Hives are still proving themselves to be undoubtedly the most creative and forward thinking rock bands of the last decade. Throw in Pharell Williams on a couple tracks and you nearly have a masterpiece.
  5. MasT.
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    This is by far the best album they have done to date, and they are one of the best bands around these days.
  6. DavidB.
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    When you sing along to the choruses in the first listen of the album, you know you've got gold in your ears. The reigning regents of rock and roll are back.
  7. MislavF
    Nov 15, 2007
    8
    A great CD. It sounds different and much longer than their last two CDs, but the songs are longer and give this CD a different feel. Highly recommended.
  8. Denis
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    The Hives have outdone themselves once again. To the hardcore Hives fanatic, tracks like "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S." and "A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors" are new territory, but ultimately, as usual, territory that The Hives conquer and dominate.
  9. Jonatan
    Dec 14, 2007
    10
    The best rock album of the year. Excellent songs, like You Got It All Wrong, Hey Little World and Bigger Hole to Fill.
  10. JohnB.
    Dec 17, 2007
    9
    Great step forward for a band that should be topping charts in the US.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. BBC collective
    90
    Throughout, monster riffs abound. Perhaps this monochrome-clad cartoon combo are as great as singer Howlin’ Pelle always said they were.
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  2. Blender
    60
    Most of the album, like the single 'Tick Tock Boom,' sticks to formula. [Nov 2007, p.150]
  3. Dot Music
    60
    The Black And White Album feels less like a fresh start than the end of something.
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