Would you consider The Hives as punk?

or garage?

i agree actually with the first 2. they're just a LOUD band. not punk

Definatly a garage rock band. I think they started out being more Punk. I used to work in a record store and we always had them in the punk section. I think in terms of Sweden's music, they are considered punk. Its weird.

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NO of course not..

Holy hell, no.

garage i mean they are okay but not there yet

definitely not punk.
i'm not exactly sure how to describe their music...

I'd definitely say they are punk. They just have such a unique style that I can only describe as punk. They rock too!

no i would say rock/hard rock almost metal

no

No, not at all. Garage yes. The Hives have are now considered Indie, and Indie is slowly becoming a genre, rather than something to describe record label.

No.

I would consider the Hives as a Garage Rock band. I saw them perform live back in 2001 - they certainly had their act down tight.