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The Hives:Real Deal or just a tease???

I picked up The Hives CD, as a TAS recommended recording, what a blast!!! four of the songs are definitely 60s style (tracks,1,4,6,10) , though they remind me of the Romantics of the late 70s. The rest were 70s/90s punk junk( to me anyway). Also, picked up the Strokes(awful, punk junk), The White Stripes,, although no one particular song was a stand out, they were more in tune with the 60s style of garage bands. The song about the Big Three was hilarious.

So the question, are my hopes running too high and these groups one shot wonders?? and is this type of music just a shot in the dark??? If not are there any other bands similar to this type, 60s garage band, in your face swagger ( Standells' "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White"
or Them' "Gloria"). Are the kids getting hip again???
shubertmaniac

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sean
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I've got the White Stripes disc and thought it was decent overall. Kind of a cross between sarcastic 60's rock ( Kinks, etc.. ) and minimalist punk of the 70's / 80's. was going to pick up the Hives disc soon, so thanks for the affirmation. The little bit that i've heard of the Strokes didn't really do anything for me. Seems like we're on the same page as far as that goes.

I think that music and influences come in cycles. Just as you think something is "old" and part of "history", someone "re-discovers" it and introduces it back into society. Fashion is somewhat the same way. The cycles come and go and may only affect part of the market for a short period of time, but sometimes it's nice to be able to reminisce AND be "current" at the same time : )

As to how all of this is coming about, look at the age of the average record executive, etc... They probably long for the days of their youth and are recruiting bands that have the capabilities to remind them of "the good old days". How long this will last is anybody's guess. As to me, i'll try and pick out the cream of the crop and go along for the ride. Sean
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sean
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HA HA HA !!! I would've loved to see / hear your sons reaction Jeff : ) There's something about playing the Pistols on an Oracle with thousands of dollars of support gear behind it that just doesn't seem "right" though. Have we become "the establishment" ??? : ) Sean
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PS... Just to make sure "kids" think i'm still "hip", i'm going to go out tomorrow to get my tongue and nose pierced and have those big "tribal holes" installed in my earlobes. A few strategically placed tattoos might help too. Just to put me over the top, i'm going to start start spitting a lot and using the words "like" and "man" a lot. Ya know what i mean, man ? Like wow, man. I'll show them.... : )
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