Barely Legal is an album released in September 1997 by a then-unknown Swedish group called The Hives, hailing from Fagersta, Sweden. The album's title was a reference to their age, as all of the five members but one (the lead guitarist, Nicholaus Arson) had very recently turned 18, the same age that one may legally appear in a pornographic film.
The album itself is regarded by many fans as one of the two extremes of The Hives' recording careers, as it is the rawest of their LPs, as compared to the cleanest of their releases, The Black and White Album. This may be a partial explanation of why their second LP, Veni Vidi Vicious received such grand commercial success, as it seemed to be a balance of the two.
The album (and the band) is influenced by acts like The Adicts and Circle Jerks. Tracks such as "Automatic Schmuck" merit comparisons to The Misfits.
The album's second track, "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T", had a video recorded, but never commercially released until it was included as an extra on some pressings of Your New Favourite Band . The same song spawned a fan-favorite EP-single by the same name. It showed signs of the band making steps toward the sound that would define Veni Vidi Vicious , yet kept the same catchy pop buried under piles of infectiously in your face punk rock, as heard in Barely Legal .
The album sleeve features three quotations from phony newspaper reviews. These quotations are originally from British newspapers referring to the Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World.
Although this album contained explicit lyrics, it never had a Parental Advisory label.
Track listing
- "Well, Well, Well" – 1:02
- "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" – 2:12
- "Here We Go Again" – 2:12
- "I'm a Wicked One" – 1:45
- "Automatic Schmuck" – 2:17
- "King of Asskissing" – 1:46
- "Hail Hail Spit N' Drool" – 1:27
- "Black Jack" – 2:45
- "What's That Spell?...Go to Hell!" – 1:41
- "Theme from..." – 2:49
- "Uptempo Venomous Poison" – 1:13
- "Oh Lord! When? How?" – 1:42
- "The Stomp" – 1:54
- "Closed for the Season" – 2:34
References
- Burningheart.com. "Burning Heart Records: Album/Band Info". Burningheart.com . http://www.burningheart.com/bands/index.php?id=76 .
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