Hives_vs_Vines

Welcome to the Fuzz Factory, where rock & roll is a compulsive obsession. This week, I played a lot of great music and created a dark, moody playlist that fit the atmosphere of the day. However, the Compare/Contrast Feature was about two rock & roll bands that I always associate with each other simply for the fact that they both hit it very big for a very short time and their names are very similar. I’m referring to the Vines and the Hives. Their names are almost the same and people frequently confused one for the other. Both bands made aggressive garage punk and both bands are much better than their flash in the pan status would indicate. In fact, both bands are still making new music, well after the overblown superhype machine moved down the line.

That’s all for now. Mark it down – The Fuzz Factory with Brett Callero, bringing you great rock & roll every Thursday night from 8-10 PM (EST). This latest playlist is more evidence of this. Check it out.

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Self Made Man – Howlin’ Rain

Knowing People – Matthew Sweet

Bring It On – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Runnin’ Round – Marvin Pontiac

The Sky Lit Up – PJ Harvey

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here – Weezer *

Tie Up The Tides – Quilt

Up From The Sea – Swervedriver

Lucy’s Ride – Wooden Shjips

Loose Sutures – Fuzz

Sunshine, No Shoes – Spacin’

Western Metaphor – Psychic Ills

Almost Said – Low Pop Suicide

Breath – Pearl Jam *

Open Casket Access – The Blackouts (Living Blue)

Kenny And Cleo – Black Market Flowers

Right On Baby, Baby – Dramarama

Animal Machine – The Vines

Try It Again – The Hives

Sunshinin’ – The Vines

Tick Tick Boom – The Hives

Spaceship – The Vines

Walk Idiot Walk – The Hives

Outtathaway – The Vines

Hate To Say I Told You So – The Hives

* = listener request