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Stonking new record from former Lad rockers. Who’d have thought?
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MojoThe results so far, as on 2006's martial piledriver "Empire," have both been levitating and gut-level, as befits a group who count DJ Shadow's "Endtroducing" and Oasis's "Definitely Maybe" among their musical epiphanies. These same virtues are all over "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum." [Jul 2009, p.93]
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It's the sound of past and future uniting to good effect--and Kasabian's strongest statement yet that they're in this for the long haul.
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Sounding more like Animal Collective than The La’s, in these times when one wrong move is seeing bands of Kasabian’s stature sink like stones, it seemed a brave comeback.
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Q MagazineWhat Kasabian lack in orginality they more than compensate for attitude and exhilarating hysteria. [Jul 2009, p.112]
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The resulting epic is barmy and beautiful, suggesting that while Kasabian's amps go up to 11, they can also sound good when they're turned down to four.
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A world away from their ladrock roots, you might say.
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Under The RadarWest Ryder is innovative rock'n'roll: traditional instruments freshened up with modern technology. [Summer 2009, p.67]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 78 out of 90
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Mixed: 8 out of 90
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Negative: 4 out of 90
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JackieKOct 19, 2009This album is amazing.
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Feb 3, 2020Great album, contains my favourite Kasabian song 'Where Did All The Love Go' and has some great deep cuts, namely Fast Fuse and Secret Alphabets
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Apr 17, 2018