A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
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A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T
- Artist: The Hives
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- Release Date: 1998
- Total Time: 12:52
- Type: Extended Play (EP), Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
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Essentially a glorified single for "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" from the Hives' Barely Legal album, this five-song EP features the title tune (duh!) along with four otherwise unavailable sides from the band's formative period. If you dig the Hives, these tracks find them in typically fast, loud, and attitudinal form, especially on the hot-wired "Fever" and "Outsmarted," in which their garage rock snazz waves wild and free, and "Untutored Youth," which features some inspired speechifying from the ever-thoughtful Howlin' Pelle. And if you don't dig the Hives, you're utterly hopeless, and the band would likely agree with that observation. More for the hardcore than the casual, A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T offers bold entertainment regardless of where you stand on this crucial issue. Gearhead Records' original U.S. release of the EP added a sixth cut for extra value, the otherwise unavailable "Numbers." ~ Mark Deming, Rovi| A.K.A. Extrano, Vol. 2 (2006 Album by Stranger) | |
| A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T [Burning Heart] (1998 Album by The Hives) |
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| EP by The Hives | ||||
| Released | 13 March 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk | |||
| Length | 12:52 | |||
| Label | Burning Heart | |||
| Producer | Pelle Gunderfelt, Freddy Flame | |||
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A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T is an EP by Swedish band The Hives, released in 1998.
The song "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" was first released as the second track on The Hives' first album, Barely Legal. It was released again on the compilation Your New Favourite Band, though not in its entirety, along with "Outsmarted", "Untutored Youth" and "Mad Man". "Numbers" is a cover of The Adicts' song from the album Songs of Praise and appeared only on the American pressing of the EP.
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Music video
An unreleased music video was filmed in black-and-white and features the band performing this song in a recording studio. All of the band members, excluding Chris Dangerous, are wearing sunglasses. The strobe lights are flashing during the chorus of "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T".
Track listing
- "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T"
- "Outsmarted"
- "Untutored Youth"
- "Fever"
- "Mad Man"
- "Numbers"
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External links
"A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" by The Hives on YouTube
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