Yours Truly Angry Mob [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Combo]

Kaiser Chiefs

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 27, 2007)
• Original Release Date: February 6, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Umvd Labels
• ASIN: B000MNNRWI
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #93,861 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically titled Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Like Employment, their debut and this album's predecessor, Yours Truly... is full of radio-friendly, hook-ridden tunes that mask cunningly subversive lyrics. The Kaiser Chiefs are very much a Britpop band, which is probably why "Highroyds" opening couplet--"I remember nights out when we were young/They weren't very good, they were rubbish"--sounds like something Jarvis Cocker would sing while being backed by the boys from Blur. And it's this lyrical sentiment that's carried throughout the album, much of which is satire wrapped up in potential singles. Best of all, and a perfect example of this, is "The Angry Mob," sure to be shouted along to by exactly the people it's targeting. It's the rare band that can mock and judge its audience and still be loved by them, but that's exactly what the Kaiser Chiefs have done on Yours Truly, Angry Mob. --Ted Kord

Product Description
Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the Kaiser Chiefs's brilliant follow-up to their debut, Employment.

Kaiser Chiefs were one the great musical success stories of 2005. Fast forward to 2007 and Kaiser Chiefs (Ricky Wilson - lead vocals), Andrew "Whitey" White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick "Peanut" Baines (keyboards) and Nick Hodgson (drums and vocals) are about to unveil their much anticipated second album.

Yours Truly, Angry Mob wields its musical might from the start in the shape of "Ruby" - an infectious single to rival anything the band have done before. "Angry Mob", a favorite from the band's European festival appearances last year is destined to be a universal fan favorite. "Heat Dies Down" will surely have 'em pogoing in the aisles en masse, while the stunning "Everything Is Average Nowadays" is perhaps the thread linking Yours Truly... with its predecessor. Yours Truly, Angry Mob, as one band member has been heard to utter, "is an album full of big choruses and even bigger guitars". Maybe so. It's also the work of a band hitting their creative stride. All hail the Chiefs!

Deluxe Version Includes: Hard Back Digipak with 24 page booklet DVD containing 6 live tracks recorded in Berlin last year. 10 minute documentary on the recording of Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Audio CD (same track listing as regular version)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loutish pop (but in a very good way), May 14, 2007

By	magpub "magpub" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

My first listen was on an iPod, my second-tenth on an excellent car stereo. Do yourself a favor and pump this album out loud. The production screams for speakers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One month later..., May 3, 2007

By	Ruth Penfold (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had this album for over a month now, and it's still my most listened to album today. In fact, I'm jammin to Thank You Very Much as I write this. Yours Truly, Angry Mob is Kaiser Chiefs on top form, and manages to be even tighter than Employment. There is not a single song I skip over when listening to it, and some of the tracks later on in the album have emerged as my favourites, especially Learnt My Lesson Well and Retirement.

What is there to say about the first single Ruby that hasn't already been said? It certainly is pure catchy pop brilliance, without being in any way annoying. Excellent.
I'm not an expert on special edition bonus DVDs, but I can say the section Tim's Short Film had me in absolute stitches, and the live videos had me jumping.
Bottom line: If you're a fan of unpretentious guitar pop/rock, this will not disappoint.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the finest albums of 2007, March 26, 2007

By	Robert Danzig "dark element" (NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i cant even fathom how many great songs are on this CD... "ruby" of course is great "thank you very much" is extremely catchy. i cant get the "angry mob" song out of my head.. and the rest of the songs.. i cant stop listening to. this release is just as good as their 2005 album "employment". i dont think they can do any wrong. and the funny thing is.. no one in the U.S. knows who they are.. and i think thats a crime. too bad its not listed as a capital punishment. :/ these guys are one of my favorite bands and always will be. the lyrics are fun.. the vocals are clear.. and they dont sing about the same garbage over and over again. whats not to like?