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The Hives

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Musicians

The Resume

    (1993- )
    Formed in Fagersta, Sweden
    Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, vocalist
    Nicholaus Arson, guitarist
    Vigilante Carlstroem, guitarist
    Dr. Matt Destruction, bass guitarist
    Chris Dangerous, drummer
    Recorded Albums 'Barely Legal,' (1997) 'Veni Vidi Vicious' (2000) and 'Your New Favorite Band' (2002)
    Performs 'Main Offender,' 'Supply and Demand,' 'A Get Together To Tear It Apart,' 'Die, All Right!,' 'Automatic Schmuck,' 'Hate To Say I Told You So,' 'Outsmarted,' 'A.K.A I-D-I-O-T,' 'Hives Are Law, You Are Crime,' 'Here We Go Again' and 'Statecontrol'

Why they might be annoying:

    They only wear black and white while performing and making public appearances.
    Vigilante is obese and is made fun of a lot, including in magazine interviews and other bands' concerts.
    Pelle has been constantly called the Swedish version of Mick Jagger.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They were part of the garage rock/punk rock invasion of 2002 along with The White Stripes, The Strokes and Vines, The.
    When they performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, at the end of the performance Pelle jokingly said, 'I know you'd like to see us play more, but that's all the time we've got, so you can turn off now.'
    Pelle lent his vocals for some songs on The Cardigans album, 'Long Gone Before Daylight' (2003).
    The Foo Fighters wore black and white at one concert of theirs and also performed a cover of 'Hate To Say I Told You So' for them.
    The band was formed when they were only in their early teens.
    Courtney Love announced that they were better than Nirvana even though she married Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana.
    Pelle ranked #10 on NME's Top 50 Cool List, just beaten by artists including Jack White, Fabrizio Moretti, Meg White and Nelly.
    'Hate To Say I Told You So' was a huge hit on U.S and U.K charts and was in constant rotation on the radio and television.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 31 Votes: 35.48% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 138 Votes: 48.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 50 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 120 Votes: 67.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 294 Votes: 49.32% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 320 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 339 Votes: 54.28% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 285 Votes: 54.39% Annoying