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Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings
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Positive: 54 out of 81
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Mixed: 19 out of 81
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Negative: 8 out of 81
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JohnWSep 19, 2006Not for everyone I'm afraid, but great pop all the same.
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SteveMSep 21, 2006Great album from a great band. I love their style. There's something irresistably catchy about Kasabian.
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MichelleKApr 13, 2007This is a great album. You can tell Kasabian worked pretty hard on moving from their great debut. can't believe some of the reviews on here to be honest. One of the best British bands out there. Best Tracks: The Doberman, Shoot The Runner, Sun Rise Light Flies, Empire, British Legion
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JTDManOct 16, 2006Great album - almost as good as the first - could get better with more listens.
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ColleenSep 20, 2006What do you want? It's a great psychedelic glam record. Based significantly more in 60's kaleidoscope cultrue and 70's hedonism than 1988 Madchester (although those Mondays' influences still shrine through). It's an exciting listen and fine record from one of the UK's most intriguing exports in recent years.
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KateBNov 14, 2006I don't know what's got into some of the critics, but I reckon this is a great album. It uses a style using classical features which is different to a lot of the stuff around at the moment. Songs like Stuntman and By My Side are quite relaxing, in contrast to Shoot the Runner and Empire.
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MihaiVSep 30, 2006Since the first one sucked, this was a pleasent surpise for me. In fact the reviews are pretty good, but for the 2 big haters: rollingstone and playlouder.
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TomSep 21, 2006This band makes a lot more sense if you see them live. They are blinding.
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AlexFSep 20, 2006
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ReviewBoy15Jan 26, 2007
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JohnMOct 18, 2006A real 'grower'; terrific songs emerge after half a dozen listens.
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JoelVOct 9, 2006great album more mature. there first album was more like attacking you when listening to it. Empire is getting bad reviews but its a different sound people just need to adapt to the new kasabian.
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JacobMSep 19, 2006
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MarcoBJul 1, 2007
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Apr 17, 2018It's not that bad album, as a huge fan of the band I can say the problem here was the brutal fail in manage the album. After Karloff quit, they released 2 of their best songs and release one crap song before give up of the album. Besides 1 or 2 tracks sucks, the album is awesome and need to be recognized.
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jorisSep 23, 2006The single Empire is one of the best tunes I heard in a long way, had high expectations on the cd but the tracks are a bit letting down. Sounds too much Primal Scream to me.
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DecepticonPomOct 17, 2006Pretty bloody good.
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Rolling StoneThe second album... is miles worse than their shallow but tasty first, its big-budget production only making its shortcomings more apparent. [21 Sep 2006, p.88]
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"Empire" has an almost childlike energy and determination that makes it feel strangely charming.
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It is better than the eponymous debut, although not to the level that their self-satisfaction with it would suggest, and there is still a distinct lack of consistency and a feeling that occasionally while you can see who and what they're aiming at, they miss quite considerably.