Kasabian [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

Kasabian

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 9, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B0002RNXNM
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,147 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Club Foot

2. Processed Beats

3. Reason Is Treason

4. I.D.

5. L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)

6. Running Battle

7. Test Transmission

8. Cutt Off

9. Butcher Blues

10. U Boat

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Kasabian Are Part of a Movement of Emerging Bands in 2004 from the UK that have Been Raised on a Melange New Wave, Experimental Electronica, Dub Beats and Rock 'n Roll who Take the Precepts of the Diy Philosophy and Fuse all These Into an Exciting Brand of Rock. They have Pulled Back from the Grunge and Shoegazer Extremes to a More Grounded, Focused Music that Can Appeal to Prog Rockers of the Past and Kids who Consider Themselves on the Cutting Edge. While Musically They have More in Common with Latter Day Radiohead, their Soul is with Sex Pistols and the Clash.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original is Not Always Better, March 5, 2005

By	B. Howard (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read some online reviews that slag on this album as being unoriginal or derivative of other bands. But I say Kasabian sounds better than 99.9% of the so-called "original" bands out there. And besides, you're kidding yourself if you think The Strokes or White Stripes are anything but derivative.

Kasabian is a welcome update of the late 80's/early 90's Madchester sound. The album is absolutely flawless from beginning to end, and I can say that about VERY few that I've heard or purchased in recent years. Trust me, I would never take the time to write a review unless I truly felt this way.

The critics can have their totally-esoteric-Icelandic-electro-atmospheric-flavor-of-the-week-BS. I'll take Kasabian any day.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Madchester: The Next Generation, May 2, 2005

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Well, it's about time Manchester got a revival -- it's been around fifteen years since bands like the Happy Mondays and Stone Roses erupted onto the music scene. Now with late-70s and mid-80s music being revived in newer, trendier bands, it's about time we got to England in the late-80s and mid-90s.

Enter Kasabian, a Leicester band who put out catchy, synthy, and extremely entertaining rock'n'roll. What does their self-titled album sound like? Well, it has some echoes of those Manchester greats, except that it has a synth edge over those heavy riffs. Add in some very radio-friendly melodies, which are almost guaranteed to get these guys noticed by the media.

Not that that's a bad thing -- they resemble fellow electro-Manchester band South, which happens to be among my favorite Britpop bands. Kasabian is just lighter. They kick things off on a strong note with the expansive "Clubb Foot," which pairs gritty rock with sweeping synth, over Tom Meighan's languid vocals.

Fortunately this is not one of those albums that has one good single, and then gets lazy. Things stay catchy and gritty, all throughout the album, with heavy riffs and steady rhythms, and Kasabian keep their style varied enough that listeners won't be left thinking, "Oh man, are they playing that riff AGAIN?"

Not to mention the singing: Meighan has a very strong, melodious voice. In almost every song, he sings slow and lazily. He sounds either stoned or inattentive, except for a few wonderful songs where he sounds completely into what he sings. "John was a scientist, he was hooked on LSD/Interested in mind control and how the monkey held the key/Said that all life is experiments somebody's planning for the heir/It's for the unexpected citizens who hallucinate in fear," he purrs happily.

Yeah, it can get pretty heavy. but the music is also tempered with an ethereal edge -- there's a brief interlude which is all muffled riffs, deep synth and angelic vocals. At the very least, all that synth serves to lighten up what could have been a dark album, and adds an epic edge to what could have been terribly ordinary music.

The flaw? It gets a bit fragmented, with two peppy electronic "interludes" sitting between harder rock'n'roll. They're pretty, but they feel out of place.

Things climax with hints of another possible direction for them to go in: "U Boat," a rich soundscape that fades away into silence... before fading back into a different mix of "Reason is Treason." It's all hard angles and explosions, and if anything, this mix is even better than the radio-friendly original. (Talk about having your cake and eating it too)

One of the few albums that is catchy and musically rich, Kasabian's debut is one of the best releases this year. It's reminiscent of Britpop greats, but somehow that doesn't matter -- they're original enough to have their own fun sound.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars you gotta like em :), August 11, 2005

By	likearollinstone "A Music Fan" (Not Telling USA) - See all my reviews

Chances are if you're reading this you've heard a Kasabian song one place or another (Probably "Club Foot" or "L.S.F.")and liked it. If this is in fact the case then you should buy this album immediately because you will surely like the rest of it. For those of you who haven't heard something by them, Kasabian are a U.K. band who dable in rock and electronic beats which produces some very good rock/pop songs with beats out of this world. This CD truly rocks and even though the band has put forth a dark mysterious image, it's not "heavy" but any means. It makes you want to get up and MOVE. The lead singer's voice is infectious and just begs for you to sing along with him. There's not a bad song on here either. This is one of those rare CD's you can listen to all the way through, in fact, it's better that way. It's a cohesive album and songs blend right into one another. Kasabian truly created a soundscape on this record that is pure joy to listen to. I gave this album only 4 stars however, because of the lyrical quality. But really that's not where Kasabian win their audience; they excell in the music and they are very very good at what they do.