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Given the enormous hype and expectation since the band announced their plans for world domination, maybe it really is time for a shift. So how are this self confessed stoner band going to give British music the "kick up the arse" it apparently needs? Well, apparently art-school 80's indie is out and we're ready to start edging into the early 90's...
Kasabian is a microcosm of the whole Madchester scene in one album. All the key players are there, although perhaps most notably The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays. Additionally, Primal Scream have been cited as a major influence to the band, and it's blindingly obvious. Tracks like "Butcher Blues" will have you reminiscing fondly of the blissed out warmth of Screamadelica whilst "Reason is Treason" and "U Boat" are steeped heavily in the electronic violence of the Scream's more recent material.
Tracks such as "Club Foot" and "Processed Beats" are utterly danceable as the throbbing bass takes precedence over guitars, a technique more than ably stolen from their hero -Roses and Primals bassist, Mani. There's also a swagger emerging through the haze of smoke, mostly generated by flamboyant frontman Tom Meigham's vocals. But whilst there is much talk of how their live performances bristle with explosive menace and energy, listening to Kasabian will ultimately leave you feeling uplifted and gratified rather than in the mood to trash the place.
Given their current reliance on the heroes of yesteryear, Kasabian may need to do more to truly make their mark. But given their dogged determination to do what's right for British music -via an exemplary array of influences -you can't help but think they'll succeed. --Kate Lawrence
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The big difference with this band is that they are not trying to be the new anything.
Rarely have I heard a debut album of such quality. One of the truly difficult things for a band to do is meld the standard Guitar/Bass/Drum/Vocal sound with that of heavy Electronica, but Kasabian have pulled it off with a stroke of genius.
Other comments have focused on the lack of real songwriting ability. It is true that the vocals, whilst very well delivered, do lack some substance; but then this band do not seem to be trying to give us Ocean Colour Scene quality lyrics, and have focused more on their undoubted talent at writing songs to pull you in an hook you. And they have done that very nicely, thank you.
The stand out tracks on the album include the storming "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)", sure to become a festival anthem in the summer, "Ovary Stripe", perhaps the best instrumental I have heard since the Melody AM album by Royksopp, and "Reason is Treason".
The real question, and one that so often leads to disappontment these days, is how good the follow-up will be. Whilst this album sets them apart from so many bands, can their second album do the same? On the basis of this album, I truly hope that there is much more to come.
As with most albums the first few tracks are definitely the strongest songs, but the entire album is very strong.
I would not skip through any o fthe tracks on the album......and on the last track if you let it play on theres a banging version of Reason Is Treason which will blow you away!!!
NOT, however, with this! From the opening 'Club Foot' with its tribal chants, guitar heavy licks and phat beats, all the way through to the epic-sounding (if short) 'Ovary Stripe', this album needs a minimum of 3 spins a day! Their use of conventional music production mixed with the synth based side, and the way it mixes and drops in and out of these different genres makes this a real 'thinkers' record (see 'Reason is Treason). One minute the track is pounding alond, beats-heavy and sounding very rock-like, the next it breaks down into an ethereal swirl of pads and synth stabs before dropping back into the beats once again.
My personal fave from the record has to be 'I.D', it has everything that a song should have. Emotion, drive, decent lyrics and a completely awe-inspiring feel. Press that repeat button!
Tom Meighans vocals slice into you with (dare I say it) an almost Gallagher-esque resonance mixed with the attitude of Shaun Ryder. The rest of the band follow suit, with Sergio Pizzorno's guitar twisting and churning out the riffs. For an album mixed by Jim Abiss (the guy behind DJ Shadow), you can certainly hear the input he's brought to this disc.
So, all in all I highly recommend this disc. Buy it, play it, enjoy it.
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