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Veni Vidi Vicious

 
Album Review: Veni Vidi Vicious

  • Artist: The Hives
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: September 12, 2000
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Rousing, stompin' garage rock from these Swedes, with plenty of mod and frantic punk energy to keep you grooving along. "Party Party!" they seem to be saying, and you just want to join. This is definite change-up from the usual hyperspeed pop-ska-punk dross offered on Epitaph. Perhaps this arises from the fact that these guys are only distributed on Epitaph and yet are actually on the Burning Heart imprint. Plenty of fuzzed, struttin', propulsive guitar work on this disc to assault your ears. Well worth your time to take a spin. More records like this need to exist. [The Japanese edition offers several bonus features, including videos, a website connection, and three bonus tracks ("Untutored Youth," "Fever," and "Mad Man.")] ~ Jeremy Salmon, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Hives-Declare Guerre Nucleaire Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (1:35)
Die, All Right! (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:46)
A Get Together to Tear It Apart Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (1:52)
Main Offender (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:33)
Outsmarted (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:22)
Hate to Say I Told You So (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (3:22)
The Hives-Introduce the Metric System in Time Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:06)
Find Another Girl Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield The Hives (3:12)
Statecontrol (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (1:54)
Inspection Wise 1999 (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (1:37)
Knock Knock (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:10)
Supply and Demand (Lyrics) Randy Fitzsimmons The Hives (2:26)

Credits

Jonas Gauffin (Photography), Kalle (Synthesizer), The Hives (Main Performer), Fredrik Holmstedt (Engineer), Nicholaus Arson (Treble), Nicholaus Arson (Artwork), Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Vocals), Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Producer), Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (Engineer), Chris Dangerous (Rhythm), Dr. Matt Destruction (Bass), Vigilante Carlstroem (?)
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Veni Vidi Vicious
Studio album by The Hives
Released April 10, 2000
April 30, 2002 (re-release)
Recorded 1999
Genre Garage punk,Indie Rock
Length 27:55
Label Burning Heart/Sire/Reprise
Producer Pelle Gunderfelt
Professional reviews
The Hives chronology
A Killer Among Us
(1998)
Veni Vidi Vicious
(2000)
Your New Favourite Band
(2001)

Veni Vidi Vicious is the second album by Swedish garage punk band The Hives, released in April 2000. It was released through Burning Heart Records and distributed through Warner Music Group. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features.

The album's title is a play on words uttered by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C. Said Caesar: "Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.")

The album received particularly high reviews, earning a score of 84 on Metacritic.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except as noted.

  1. "The Hives - Declare Guerre Nucleaire" – 1:35
  2. "Die, All Right!" – 2:46
  3. "A Get Together to Tear It Apart" – 1:52
  4. "Main Offender" – 2:33
  5. "Outsmarted" – 2:22
  6. "Hate to Say I Told You So" – 3:22
  7. "The Hives - Introduce the Metric System In Time" – 2:06
  8. "Find Another Girl" (Butler, Mayfield) – 3:12
  9. "Statecontrol" – 1:54
  10. "Inspection Wise 1999" – 1:37
  11. "Knock Knock" – 2:10
  12. "Supply and Demand" – 2:26

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