77 HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO

The Hives

Subsequent Hives mega-hits such as Tick Tick Boom were more polished, but Hate To Say I Told You So was the most fiery of them all. With gloriously frantic, frills-free guitars – pitched somewhere between the Ramones and Nirvana – and a Pistols-esque refrain to match, it paved the way for this century’s wave of danceable garage rock. PG

From: Veni Vidi Vicious, 2000