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Kasabian |  | Artist: Kasabian
Label: Arista
Category: Music
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 464
Format: Content/Copy-Protected CD
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 828766383829
EAN: 0828766383829
ASIN: B0002LI58Q
Release Date: September 6, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Club Foot | | • | Processed Beats | | • | Reason is Treason | | • | ID | | • | Orange (Interlude) | | • | LSF (Lost Souls Forever) | | • | Running Battle | | • | Test Transmission | | • | Pinch Roller (Interlude) | | • | Cutt Off | | • | Butcher Blues | | • | Ovary Stripe | | • | U Boat |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
While it's true that the self-titled debut from Kasabian doesn't sound particularly original, that's hardly the point. They can be forgiven because they do it so well. Their influences are obvious throughout IKasabian/I: "Processed Beats" is the Stone Roses song that never was, while "Reason is Treason" could have driven straight off of Primal Scream's IVanishing Point/I. Self-professed fans of the afore-mentioned bands, as well as DJ Shadow and Neu!, Kasabian are clearly not afraid of a little electronic knob-twiddling. The result is an album that harkens back to the baggy days of the late 1980s and early 90s, seamlessly switching between bass-heavy anthems ("Club Foot") and blissed-out tracks ("I.D."). And if they occasionally sound a bit like EMF, well, that's no bad thing--it's just proof that they know a thing or two about writing a catchy tune. Kasabian are by no means the first band to merge indie rock with dance floor beats, but they are easily one of the best. I--Robert Burrow/I
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 Cool. September 27, 2004
K. Mair
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
To me, I see Kasabian as a cross between The Music, Kula Shaker (without the Indian influences), The Cooper Temple Clause, and the Stone Roses. And believe me, what a glorious combination that is. Tracks like Processed Beats and the slow-building I.D. simply ooze cool, and demand you to strut along, nodding at everyone you pass, just as The Music do at the best of times. L.S.F. is a wonderfully danceable tune, while I defy anyone not to 'Aaaah' along to the chorus of Cutt Off.brThis is a prime slab of quality British music, something the UK needs at the moment to regain our place as the best musical destination in the world. While this album can't and doesn't do that on its own, it sure is a stepping stone towards that ultimate end goal. Recommended for all fans of great music.pOh yeah, by the way, if you can, get the limited edition of this album cos it comes in a cool all black cd case and is double sided- one side is the CD side, the other is a DVD with loads of nice extras!
A Debut Showing Great Promise January 14, 2005
Adam Cox (Blackpool, UK)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
Kasabian are unargubly one of the finest and most innovative new bands to come onto the scene for years. Their innovation of giving indie rock an electronic flavour makes for some interesting listening and make the music suprisingly danceable at the same time. The Happy Mondays, Primal Scream and Stone Roses influences are evident throughout the album. The songs released as singles are the immediate standout tracks, Lost Souls Forever (L.S.F) and the irresistibly catchy Processed Beats being my personal favourite tracks. However unreleased tracks such as I.D and U Boat also caught my attention. Kasabian have all the makings of a great band. This debut shows promise for the future, the follow-up should be interesting to see. I recommend this album to any indie/rock fan who likes danceable innovative rock in its purest form.
The Madchester Temple Clause? October 31, 2004
MR DJ URWIN
26 out of 32 found this review helpful
Upon reading song titles such as Lost Souls Forever, Club Foot and Ovary Stripe it amazed me on first hearing just how easy this album is to listen to. The spirit of the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays certainly does loom fairly prominently over the record, but the overall sound is more akin to the latterday Primal Scream and The Cooper Temple Clause at their most listenable.br Stand-out tracks? Every single one of them. This album really did blow me away, and every track is fantastic. In a way, it seems like one continuous track with countless twists and turns. The lyrics are pretty acerbic throughout, but I found myself not paying a lot of attention to their content, instead paying attention to the razor-sharp beats, vicious basslines and mellifluous keyboard washes. br At first I found myself completely nonplussed by this supposed 'New Rock Revolution' - Jet, The White Stripes, The Vines, Kings Of Leon and the rest all leave me cold. However, I have sinced realised that I was simply looking in the wrong place. The amount of homegrown talent we possess is beginning to make me think the future is more than orange - The Libertines, The Cooper Temple Clause, Babyshambles, Franz Ferdinand, The Futureheads, Adem, Gravenhurst, Razorlight...the list just keeps growing. Well now Kasabian can be added very high up that list. I will certainly be making every effort to catch them live.
We Build Together, Join Us! September 8, 2004
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Thoroughly enjoyable debut. Kasabian take a relaxed yet militant approach to songwriting and create a sonically diverse and challenging album, whilst being as accessible as Britney Spears' ring finger. The whole record smacks of post 2000 Primal Scream, but seems more concerned with the songwriting than the afore-mentioned, borrowing a songwriting style similar to that of the stone roses, not to mention the vocal swagger of singer Tom Meighan. This is what "Second Coming" should have sounded like. Expect this album to thoroughly confirm the fantastic trend of great music coming from the U.K at the moment.
outstanding debut makes a possible album of the year September 8, 2004
J. Snape
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
4 blokes from Leicester competently take up the legacy left by the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays. A finer example of "neo-baggy" grooves you'll not find anywhere.brSporting infective hooks and beats that will have you shuffling like Ian Brown, Kasabian have surely got to be the antidote to Coldplay and Keane.brEvidencing clear influences from the aforementioned muscial heavyweights, Kasabian weave an intoxicating brew of fine British music. Their style is not limited just to Manchester's flavour though; Ovary Stripe could easily be found on a DJ Shadow album.There's even the odd obscure nod to Kraftwerk in some of the synth lines too.pOutstanding stuff, a compulsory buy.
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