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Kasabian
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| Kasabian | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Blaby and Countesthorpe, Leicester, England | |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Indie rock Electronica |
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| Years active | 1999–present | |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG Music Entertainment RCA Records |
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| Website | Official website | |
| Members | ||
| Sergio Pizzorno Tom Meighan Chris Edwards Ian Matthews |
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| Former members | ||
| Chris Karloff | ||
Kasabian are an English rock band from Blaby and Countesthorpe, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals), Chris Edwards (bass) and Chris Karloff (guitar and keyboards), who met while attending Leysland High School and Countesthorpe Community College.
The band are named after Linda Kasabian, a member of the Charles Manson cult (aka the Manson "family"). In an interview with Ukula, bassist Chris Edwards explained how the former guitarist Chris Karloff picked the name. Reading up on Charles Manson, the Kasabian name stuck with Karloff. "He just thought the word was cool, it literally took about a minute after the rest of us heard it…so it was decided,” says Edwards.[1]
The band have been compared with the likes of Primal Scream, with whom they share an electronica-indie rock fusion, The Stone Roses and Oasis, with whom they share confidence, swagger and rough vocal style. [2]
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Kasabian's latest album, titled Empire, was released in the UK on August 28, 2006. During its recording, Christopher Karloff, one of the band's chief songwriters, had "artistic and creative differences" and was asked to leave the band, according to the band's website. [3] He contributed his writing skills to three of the songs on Empire including the title track - which was the first single released from the album. The band recruited once temporary drummer, Ian Matthews (drummer), as a permanent member of the band.
During the recording of "Kasabian" the band lived in a farmhouse, in Normanton, Rutland, so as not to be disturbed.[citation needed]
The song "Empire", a self-described 'call to arms' and the first single from the album of the same name, reached #9 on the UK charts, based on downloads sales alone, and with only six days airplay. It stayed in the top 10 for 4 weeks. The album seems to focus on the horrors of war, and the problems of waging it. "Shoot the Runner" reached #17 in the British charts and broke sales records. "Me Plus One" is the latest single, which was released on January 29th, 2007. The single Empire was exclusively played on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show in July 2006 and immediately made available for internet download.
Kasabian won the Best Live Act award at the 2007 NME Awards. After receiving the award, Meighan had said: "This is the first award we've ever won, so about fucking time! Thank you NME!" [4]
- Kasabian (September 13, 2004) RCA Records (UK) / BMG/RCA (US) #4 UK, #94 US
- Empire (August 28, 2006) Columbia Records (UK) / BMG/RCA (US) #1 UK, #114 US
- Live From Brixton Academy (July 4, 2005) Arista Records (UK) / BMG/RCA (US) Download only
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| UK Singles Chart | UK Download Chart | US Modern Rock | |||
| 2003 | "Processed Beats" | - | - | - | Demo |
| 2004 | "Reason Is Treason" | - | - | - | Kasabian |
| 2004 | "Club Foot" | 19 | - | 27 | Kasabian |
| 2004 | "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" | 10 | - | 32 | Kasabian |
| 2004 | "Processed Beats" | 17 | - | - | Kasabian |
| 2005 | "Cutt Off" | 8 | 18 | - | Kasabian |
| 2005 | "Club Foot (reissue)" | 21 | 36 | 27 | Kasabian |
| 2006 | "Empire" | 9 | 8 | - | Empire |
| 2006 | "Shoot the Runner" | 17 | 29 | - | Empire |
| 2007 | "Me Plus One" | 22 | - | - | Empire |
- Music from the OC: Mix 5 (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)
Line-up:
- Tom Meighan - Lead vocals
- Sergio Pizzorno - Guitar, Synths, Backing vocals & Lead vocals
- Chris Edwards - Bass
- Ian Matthews (Joined in 2005) - Drums & Percussion
- Jay Mehler (Live replacement for Chris Karloff, formerly of the band Mad Action) - Guitar
Past members
- The video for the song "Club Foot" is dedicated to Jan Palach.
- Tom Meighan is notably famous for calling The Strokes' lead singer Julian Casablancas a "posh fucking skier", the now defunct London based trio - Test Icicles as "King's Cross rent boys", Pete Doherty as "a fucking tramp" and The Automatic as "horrible" in an NME interview. Kasabian also criticised My Chemical Romance in a October interview by Bizarre in the Sun after being told the quintet were heading for No. 1 in the UK, claiming that they should "get out more" and that their lyrics were depressive and negative to youth as part of the emo phenomenon. Tom Meighan also called Justin Timberlake a "Midget with Whiskers", "Sex on legs" and a "Puppet in a million dollar suit". Joining in the Britney Spears breakdown debate, Tom recently said that Britney looks like "a tranny who forgot the wig".
- Fans of the band include, Arnold Schwarznegger[5], Noel Gallagher,William Shatner Mani, and Paul Weller.[citation needed]
- ^ Kasabian interviewed at Ukula.
- ^ Lazy-I Interview. Retrieved on May 26, 2005.
- ^ Kasabian Official Website. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.
- ^ NME. Retrieved on March 31, 2007.
- ^ Rolling Stone. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.