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Tyrannosaurus Hives by The Hives
Tyrannosaurus Hives is an album by The Hives, released in 2004. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 39 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Walk Idiot Walk”, on 28 lists with a best position of #32.
Tyrannosaurus Hives, the third album from Fagersta, Sweden's Hives, came out on 19 July 2004, on Polydor around the world and Interscope in the US, and it's the sound of a band that became stars in the garage rock revival refusing to ease off. Produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt with the band, it's garage punk cut lean and mean.
Howlin' Pelle Almqvist yelps and struts, Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem trade stabbing lead and rhythm guitar, and Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous keep the rhythm tight enough to snap. "Walk Idiot Walk" is the headline act, a jerky, lurching strut, and "Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones" goes off like a string of firecrackers. It followed Veni Vidi Vicious, the album that broke them with "Hate to Say I Told You So", and it's the same matching black-and-white tuxedo gang, only wound tighter.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tyrannosaurus Hives on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walk Idiot Walk | 28 | #32 | – | 2004–2022 | |
| 2 | Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones | 11 | #68 | – | 2004–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.