Veni Vidi Vicious

Infobox Album
Name = Veni Vidi Vicious
Type = studio
Artist = The Hives


Released = April 10, 2000
April 30, 2002 (re-release)
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Garage punk
Length = 29:55
Label = Burning Heart/Sire
Producer = Pelle Gunderfelt
Reviews =
*
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:uvke4j574wau~T1 link]
* Blender Rating|4|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=453 link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18520-veni-vidi-vicious link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thehives/albums/album/91540/rid/6210977/ link]
Last album = "A Killer Among Us"
(1998)
This album = "Veni Vidi Vicious"
(2000)
Next album = "Your New Favourite Band"
(2001)

"Veni Vidi Vicious" is the title of a garage rock album by Swedish band The Hives, released in April, 2000, it is their second album. The Japanese release included several extra tracks and other bonus features.

The album's title is a play on words uttered by Julius Caesar after conquering Asia Minor in 47 B.C. Said Caesar: "Veni, vidi, vici." (In English: "I came, I saw, I conquered.")

The album received particularly high reviews, earning a score of 84 on Metacritic.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Fitzsimmons, except as noted.

#"Declare Guerre Nucleaire" – 1:35
#"Die, All Right!" – 2:46
#"A Get Together to Tear It Apart" – 1:52
#"Main Offender" – 2:33
#"Outsmarted" – 2:22
#"Hate to Say I Told You So" – 3:22
#"The Hives - Introduce the Metric System in Time" – 2:06
#"Find Another Girl" (Butler, Mayfield) – 3:12
#"Statecontrol" – 1:54
#"Inspection Wise 1999" – 1:37
#"Knock Knock" – 2:10
#"Supply and Demand" – 2:26

References

* [http://www.burningheart.com/bands/index.php?id=78 Burning Heart Records]