Veni Vidi Vicious
Veni Vidi Vicious is the second studio album by Swedish rock band the Hives. The album was released on 10 April 2000 through Burning Heart and Epitaph. It was later re-released on 30 April 2002 through Sire and Gearhead. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features. The album's title is a play on words which refers to the sentence written by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C.: "Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.") The album received universal acclaim from music critics, earning an average critic score of 84/100 on Metacritic.
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Released | 10 April 2000 | |||
Recorded | Late 1999[1] | |||
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Length | 27:55 | |||
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Producer | Pelle Gunderfelt | |||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | 8/10[6] |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[8] |
IGN | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Stylus Magazine | A[13] |
The Village Voice | A−[14] |
In 2005, Veni Vidi Vicious was ranked number 399 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[15] The album was ranked number 91 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 100 albums of the decade. Subsequently, "Hate to Say I Told You So" was ranked number 244 on Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of 2000–2009.
Commercial performance
As of 2006 the album has sold 416,000 copies in United States.[16] In Europe it has sold over 250,000 copies.[17]
Track listing
All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except "Find Another Girl", written by Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield.
No. | Title | Length |
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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" | 3:12 |
9. | "Statecontrol" | 1:54 |
10. | "Inspection Wise 1999" | 1:37 |
11. | "Knock Knock" | 2:10 |
12. | "Supply and Demand" | 2:26 |
Personnel
- Howlin' Pelle Almqvist – vocals
- Nicholaus Arson – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Vigilante Carlstroem – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Dr. Matt Destruction – bass guitar
- Chris Dangerous – drums
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[18] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United States | — | 416,000[16] |
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Europe | — | 250,000[17] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Veni Vidi Vicious (album liner notes). The Hives. Burning Heart Records; Epitaph Records. 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Jackson, Josh; et al. (28 January 2018). "The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Daniels, Craig (1 October 2000). "The Hives | Veni Vidi Vicious". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Reviews for Veni Vidi Vicious by The Hives". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- Salmon, Jeremy. "Veni Vidi Vicious – The Hives". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- "The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious". Alternative Press (168): 82. July 2002.
- Doyle, Tom (August 2002). "The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious". Blender (8): 117. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Raftery, Brian M. (10 May 2002). "Veni Vidi Vicious". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- Blevins, Tal (17 October 2002). "The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious (Enhanced) Review". IGN. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Dahlen, Chris (24 April 2002). "The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- Eliscu, Jenny (20 June 2002). "The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 7 June 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- Frere-Jones, Sasha (2004). "The Hives". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 381. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Martin, Tyler (1 September 2003). "The Hives – Veni Vidi Vicious – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- Christgau, Robert (16 July 2002). "Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel Verlag. p. 50. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Impala Sales Award Winner June 2005 - January 2008" (PDF). Impala. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 9 July 2019.