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The Black And White Album
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

  • Summary: The Swedish band worked with Pharrell Williams, Jacknife Lee, and Dennis Herring for their fourth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Sonically they've tweaked their punk-pop vibe, even employing the hip-hop-flavored Pharrell Williams for one cut. Happily, that gambit--the danceable ''T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.''--pays off.
  2. Lost At Sea
    84
    And desperate single aside, it all works pretty damn well.
  3. The Guardian
    80
    Still, 'Tick Tock Boom' and 'Try It Again' put them all together as effectively as anything they have done since the big smash 'Hate to Say I Told You So' and suggest these revivalists are themselves due a revival.
  4. Under The Radar
    70
    The Black and White Album is an extraordinarily (perhaps inordinately) confident album. [Winter 2007]
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  5. Pitchfork
    62
    The Black and White Album can feel, at times, thematically spastic, spinning more like a mixtape than a proper LP.
  6. Mojo
    60
    The rethink has paid dividends. [Nov 2007, p.90]
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  7. Uncut
    40
    Here they often come across as Hard-Fi playing the songs of The New York Dolls--infinitely more irritating. [Nov 2007, p.104]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. 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 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.… Expand
  2. DavidÅ.
    Nov 20, 2007
    10
    Best album out of Hives so far!
  4. 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.
  5. 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 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.… Expand
  6. 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 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?… Expand
  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 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.… Collapse
  8. Psy
    Nov 13, 2007
    2
    Omg, I used to like these boys.

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