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Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

  • Summary: The sixth full-length release for the British rock quintet was produced by the band's lead singer, Serge Pizzorno.
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You're in Love with a Psycho
You know it's the place I need But you got me walking circles like a dog on a lead The doctors say I'm crazy, that I'm eight miles thick I'm like the... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. May 5, 2017
    80
    15 years in and with no sign of slowing or calming down, Kasabian don’t have to prove anything anymore. If you’re not on board, it’s frankly your loss.
  2. May 11, 2017
    80
    From the headlong punk-meets-acid-house charge of Ill Ray (The King) to the stadium campfire singalong of Put Your Life on It, Kasabian deliver hooks, headshots and upper cuts in a barrage of punchy sounds and aggressive attitude.
  3. May 25, 2017
    80
    Simply put, For Crying Out Loud works because the band knows exactly what its listeners want.
  4. May 9, 2017
    66
    Although there's nothing innovative about it, at least they brought the guitars back, offering us a handful of groovy tracks among all the kitschy bonanza. The LP is stagnant in the grand scheme of things, but that's good for them. It could've been much worse.
  5. May 4, 2017
    60
    Their meat-and-two-veg indie is still enjoyable: managing to balance satisfying guitar distortion with all-together-now euphoria (Bless This Acid House), whilst nailing scraggy Sgt Pepper vibes (Put Your Life on It).
  6. Mojo
    May 3, 2017
    60
    Less niche cartoon-rave abroad, more classic-rock and baggy/disco. [Jun 2017, p.86]
  7. May 3, 2017
    40
    The result with For Crying Out Loud is that it has bright moments but ultimately adds to the collection of below-par efforts that will do little to extinguish the elitism scorn that they attract.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. May 5, 2017
    10
    This is undoubtedly up their with their other albums and once again they are making great crowd-pleasing songs. The album spans from the crazyThis is undoubtedly up their with their other albums and once again they are making great crowd-pleasing songs. The album spans from the crazy lyrics of 'comeback kid' to the summertime anthem 'wasted.' They will always be a brilliant band due to their energetically charged performances, fun lyrics and unique personalities. Expand
  2. May 13, 2017
    10
    The album is like everything and nothing Kasabian done before, at the same time. It has everything from punching sounds like Ill Ray toThe album is like everything and nothing Kasabian done before, at the same time. It has everything from punching sounds like Ill Ray to chilling sounds like All Through The Night. 10+ Expand
  3. Oct 1, 2017
    10
    This is an album full of energy, pleasure and above all great and memorable melodies. With this new effort, Kasabian remains the last and onlyThis is an album full of energy, pleasure and above all great and memorable melodies. With this new effort, Kasabian remains the last and only one britrock band with songs to sing along, as if we were in the end of the nineties. Their best album? Expand
  4. May 6, 2017
    9
    "For Crying Out Loud" follows "West Ryder..." as the best Kasabian album yet. In this record you've got anything you need: an awesome"For Crying Out Loud" follows "West Ryder..." as the best Kasabian album yet. In this record you've got anything you need: an awesome dance-rock track (Are You Looking For Action?), great rock songs, such as Bless This Acid House (best one on this record IMO), Ill Ray (The King) or Twentyfourseven, great pop songs, like Wasted (massive track) and You're in Love with a Psycho, very beautiful ballads like Put Your Life on It (Sgt. Peppers-esque tune) or All Through the Night and memorable hooks like on Comeback Kid and Sixteen Blocks. This album's gonna keep you up all night. Expand
  5. May 9, 2017
    9
    The 48:13 album was the weakest album from them in my opinion, In for crying out loud they are coming back to the kasabian sound roots, evenThe 48:13 album was the weakest album from them in my opinion, In for crying out loud they are coming back to the kasabian sound roots, even that the album sounds like "kasabian" and does not have an evolution but a patent kasabian sound, this album is pretty strong and fun to heard, one of the best releases of the 2017 in my opinion. I think that at least 7 out 12 tracks are pretty awesome! Expand
  6. Feb 10, 2018
    7
    Since 2011's excellent "Velociraptor", Kasabian seem to have lost the run of themselves. They weren't even bothered naming their last albumSince 2011's excellent "Velociraptor", Kasabian seem to have lost the run of themselves. They weren't even bothered naming their last album 2014s distinctly average 48:13 and 2017's "For Crying Out Loud" sounds like they put about as much effort into their lastest bunch of songs. If you weren't aware of just how good Kasabian can be on their day, this latest offering would be inoffensive, alt rock by numbers. When you know this is the band who have produced the likes of "Fire", "Clubfoot", "Underdog" and "Days Are Forgottten" then you know this is lazy stuff. One major plus of this is the expanded version comes with an excellent live album which is essentially a greatest hits. This is well worth the entry free. The record itself, while not awful, is weak enough by the standards they've set in the past. Expand
  7. May 5, 2017
    3
    Nothing about this album has even attempted to take the distinctive sound of Kasabian to new heights. There are glimmers of musical hope (theNothing about this album has even attempted to take the distinctive sound of Kasabian to new heights. There are glimmers of musical hope (the very begging of 'Are You Looking for Action', for instance), but as a whole the album falls flat. Expand

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