Kasabian
5,673 Shouts - 48,373,276 Scrobbles
Biography
Kasabian took the British press by storm in the early 2000s by mixing traces of The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and Primal Scream with Oasis-sized confidence and DJ Shadow-influenced power electronics. Named after Linda Kasabian, Charles Manson's getaway driver turned state witness, the Leicester-based group also stole a page from The Band by moving into a remote farmhouse to brew its music. Communal life and a slew of shared influences produced an electronic, rock-oriented sound that harked back to the Madchester days of baggy pants and druggy dancing. Kasabian expanded that sound on later albums, but the band's foundation remained rooted in swaggering, fragmented dance textures and boisterous rock & roll.
Read More...With his acerbic approach to interviews, swaggering lead singer Tom Meighan quickly became a darling of the press during the band's infancy, and Kasabian's revolutionary logos and sleeve art only added to the excitement. Fold-out poster sleeves, 10" versions, and hand-stenciled covers accompanied singles like "Club Foot," "L.S.F," and "Processed Beats." The hype paid off as Kasabian's self-titled debut cracked the Top Five in October 2004, just one month after its U.K. release. Four singles landed in the Top 20 within six months, establishing the bandmates as rock & roll royalty in the process.
Founding guitarist Chris Karloff left the lineup two years later, citing creative differences with the remaining members. Kasabian's second album, Empire, had already been recorded, and guitarist Jay Mehler was brought aboard to replace Karloff during live performances. (Mehler eventually became an official member in 2008.) Empire was ultimately released in August 2006 and debuted atop the U.K. charts, with the title track soon becoming the band's third Top Ten hit. The band took home an NME Award in 2007 and began work on another album later that year. Dan The Automator was brought in to share production duties with Serge Pizzorno, and the resulting U.K. chart-topper West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum appeared in 2009. Dan The Automator would return for the 2011 album Velociraptor!, featuring the leadoff single "Switchblade Smiles." ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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Underdog - (4:37) - 278,233 playsLyricsKill me if you dare, hold my head up everywhere
Keep myself right on this train
I'm the underdog, live my life on a lullaby
Keep myself riding on this train
Keep myself riding on this train
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Fire - (3:47) - 256,888 playsLyricsTake me into the night, I'm an easy lover
Take me into the fight, I'm an easy brother
I'm on fire
Burn my sweet effigy, I'm a road runner
Spill my guts on to the wheel, I wanna taste
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Club Foot - (2:50) - 229,536 playsLyricsOne, take control of me?
You're messing with the enemy
Said it's two, it's another trick
Messin' with my mind, I wake up
Chase down an empty street
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Where Did All The Love Go? - (4:17) - 165,963 playsLyricsNever took a punch in the ribcage, sonny
Never met a soul who had no shrine
Keep this all in your mind and get it inside my window
What do we become trying to kill each other?
You're faking it son, gonna get you tonight
- Let's Roll Just Like We Used To - (4:47) - 224,917 plays
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- Empire - (3:53) - 146,425 plays
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- Days Are Forgotten - (5:02) - 313,399 plays
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- Shoot The Runner - (5:14) - 139,142 plays
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- Goodbye Kiss - (4:04) - 239,315 plays
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- Re-Wired - (4:47) - 271,044 plays
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- Processed Beats - (3:07) - 132,055 plays
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- Fast Fuse - (4:09) - 133,845 plays
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- Velociraptor! - (2:51) - 233,987 plays
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- Switchblade Smiles - (4:13) - 228,731 plays
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- Reason Is Treason - (4:35) - 115,259 plays
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- Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From The Storm) - (6:01) - 182,799 plays
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- Thick As Thieves - (3:06) - 115,464 plays
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- I Hear Voices - (3:58) - 193,199 plays
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- Man Of Simple Pleasures - (3:51) - 196,582 plays
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