Empire

Note that the following information relates to the UK release of the Kasabian album Empire. However, details of non-UK releases are listed in the Other Versions section.

Release details

Artist Kasabian

Title Empire

Release type Album

Date of release 28th August 2006

Highest chart position 1 (UK)

Record label Columbia Records

Catalogue number PARADISE37

Producer Jim Abbiss, Kasabian

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Empire Tracklisting

1. Empire
2. Shoot the Runner
3. Last Trip (In Flight)
4. Me Plus One
5. Sun Rise Light Flies
6. Apnoea
7. By My Side
8. Stuntman
9. Seek & Destroy
10. British Legion
11. The Doberman

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Other Versions

UK flag UK version of Kasabian Empire Album cover An UK version of Empire was released on 28th August 2006. It has the tracklisting: 1. Empire 2. Shoot the Runner 3. Last Trip (In Flight) 4. Me Plus One 5. Sun Rise Light Flies 6. Apnoea 7. By My Side 8. Stuntman 9. Seek & Destroy 10. British Legion 11. The Doberman / [untitled]

Reviews

Amazon Review

'We're all wasting away!' barks vocalist Tom Meighan on the opening, title track to Kasabian's second album, Empire. A quick peek at the sales figures, however, proves that lean times are most certainly not on the horizon. After clocking up close to a million sales of their debut album, Leicester's post-baggy rock troupe have returned with an album that ramps up all their key hallmarks: the swagger of the Gallagher brothers, the wide-pupils euphoria of acid house/acid-rock, and the crushing, propulsive dancefloor heaviness of beered-up disco rabble-rousers Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim. From "Last Trip (In Flight)", a sort of gospel-enhanced remake of Hawkwind's "Silver Machine", to the d... Read full review »

LIKED IT ALOT!!!

Having listened to this album first then their debut album I have come to be a big fan but backwards. I was given this album by a friend who said give it a go and my first impression was I not going to like this. Having listened to it... Read full review »

Awful

This seems to be a rushed release on the back of the brillant first album, the electronics have gone and been replaced by a Gary Glitter tribute... Read full review »

Nonsense

Yformant is spot on with his review, middle class lads from Leicester pretending to be working class Manc lads (nothing wrong with middle class or Leicester by the way!). That is irritating in itself, but worse is to come when you listen to this album. Vocals are really really poor, music nearly as bad. First album had some good tunes on it, although also had some f... Read full review »

Terrible.

Possibly Kasabian have run out of ideas or they were in a hurry to get this sad excuse for a CD into shops and Im guessing both of them are the answer.
One passable track being 'Empire' on the whole album and thats it. Kasabian h... Read full review »

Never play the same joke on people twice

These middle class chancers from Leicester have earned enough money from kids, peddling their embarrassing working class Manc impressions for long enough now. And the hollow Primal Scream (circa 2000) rip-offs are no longer fooling anyone either. The lead singer's vocals are bad enough, but then t... Read full review »

Trivia

Note that this version of the album does not have a secret track on the end.

Lyrics

You can get the lyrics to the songs on Empire from the Bands Only Kasabian lyrics section.