sorry to resurrect a bad thread, but had to add...
i was home taking a nap on Sun afternoon and found the (insert corporate logo here) Smash on the tele. The Hives were playing.
Now, I've never seen them live before. I know their music and it's OK. But I've heard folks say they suck live.
Based on what was on my tele, saying they suck is a wild overbilling of their talent. Man, the lead singer would do better just reciting the lyrics than making such bad attempts at being nearly in tune. And you know it says something about a band when they're so un-interesting on stage that the producers are forced to use camera tricks like moving shots or delays to make them look interesting. Wow did they suck.
On that note-- anyone wanna buy two Hives tickets??