Kasabian (album)

Kasabian
Kasabian's studio album
Publication (s)	September 13, 2004 (UK), March 8, 2005 , (US)
Label (s)	Arista Records ( United Kingdom ) BMG / RCA ( USA )
Format (s)	CD / DVD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	13
running time	53:16 min.
occupation	Singing / guitar : Tom Meighan Guitar : Sergio Pizzorno Electric bass : Chris Edwards Drums : Christopher Karloff
production	Kasabian, Jim Abiss
chronology - Kasabian Empire (2006)
Single releases February 23, 2004 Reason is Treason May 10, 2004 Club Foot August 9, 2004 LSF (Lost Souls Forever) September 18, 2004 Processed beats January 3, 2005 Cut off

Kasabian is the debut album by the British band of the same name, Kasabian . After its release in September 2004, it climbed to 4th place on the UK album charts . After shooting on a farm near Leicester, it was released on September 13, 2004, but in America it didn't hit stores until March of the following year. It was announced in advance by the band, but the expectations of the critics were not fully met. But there was not only negative feedback; the album was particularly praised for mixing many musical styles .

Cover

The cover of the album has different colors depending on the place of publication. The UK version is black and white , the European version is red and black, and the US albums are blue and black.

style

The music style of Kasabian is very extensive. Although it is actually a rock album, electronic and rave influences can be clearly heard on the album. In addition, elements from rap , britpop and synth-pop are used in some of the songs on the album .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Kasabian   UK 4th 09/06/2004 (67 weeks)   US 94 03/08/2005 (2 weeks)

Singles

Club Foot   UK 19th 05/10/2004 (8 weeks) LSF (Lost Souls Forever)   UK 10 08/09/2004 (7 weeks) Processed beats   UK 17th 09/18/2004 (3 weeks) Cut off   UK 8th 03/01/2005 (7 weeks)

• All songs written by: Christopher Karloff and Sergio Pizzorno
• Mixed by: Jim Abiss

1. Club Foot - 3:34
2. Processed Beats - 3:08
3. Reason Is Treason - 4:35
4. ID - 4:47
5. Orange - 0:46
6. LSF (Lost Souls Forever) - 3:17
7. Running Battle - 4:15
8. Test Transmission - 3:55
9. Pinch Roller - 1:13
10. Cutt Off - 4:38
11. Butcher Blues - 4:28
12. Ovary Stripe - 3:50
13. U Boat - 4:08

Note: After U Boat there is another hidden track :

• Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee Mix) - 3:46

The tracks Orange , Pinch Roller and Ovary Stripe were missing from the first American release .

Club Foot

Jan Palach Monument on Jan Palach Square in Prague

The single Club Foot achieved particular fame . It was used in many TV productions, trailers and films, including Goal - Live your dream , in the trailers of Hooligans (film) and Serenity - Escape into new worlds , as well as in the final episode of the US series Numbers - The logic of the crime . It is also in the video games Tony Hawk's Project , 8 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 , Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition , Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure , SingStar Rocks! , Fifa 13 and Alan Wake's American Nightmare heard. It is also played in when the British soccer teams Arsenal London and Aston Villa play in league games.

The official video of the song is the Czechoslovak students and resistance fighter Jan Palach dedicated to the protest against the suppression of the so-called Prague Spring is burned themselves .

Other single releases from Kasabian were:

• Processed beats
• Cut off
• Reason is Treason
• SPF

Trivia

• Some versions have copy protection that only allows a limited number of copies to be made of the CD and prevents the tracks from being converted to MP3 audio format and played back as such.
• The 10 "vinyl copies of the album glow in the dark.

Web links

• Official homepage of the band

Individual evidence

1. ↑ exitmusic.ch ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/k/kasabian/kasabian/index.htm
3. ↑ Charts UK Charts US
4. ↑ Kasabian has been known for good rock music since 1997 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online-artikel.de, February 13, 2012, accessed on September 30, 2012