Kasabian

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

Release details

Artist Kasabian

Title Kasabian

Release type Album

Date of release 6th September 2004

Highest chart position 4 (UK)

Record label RCA Records

Catalogue number PARADISE16

Producer Kasabian, Jim Abbiss, Jacknife Lee

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Kasabian Tracklisting

1. Club Foot
2. Processed Beats
3. Reason Is Treason
4. I.D.
5. Orange
6. L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever)
7. Running Battle
8. Test Transmission
9. Pinch Roller
10. Cutt Off
11. Butcher Blues
12. Ovary Stripe
13. U Boat / Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee mix)

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Other Versions

An Japanese version of Kasabian was released on 25th August 2004. It has the tracklisting: 1. Club Foot 2. Processed Beats 3. Reason Is Treason 4. I.D. 5. Orange 6. L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) 7. Running Battle 8. Test Transmission 9. Pinch Roller (Interlude) 10. Cutt Off 11. Butcher Blues 12. Ovary Stripe 13. U Boat 14. Club Foot (Jagz Kooner vocal mix) 15. Sand Clit

An UK version of Kasabian was released on 4th September 2004 through the RCA Records record label. It has the tracklisting: 1. Club Foot 2. Processed Beats 3. Reason Is Treason 4. I.D. 5. Orange 6. L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) 7. Running Battle 8. Test Transmission 9. Pinch Roller 10. Cutt Off 11. Butcher Blues 12. Ovary Stripe 13. Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee mix) 14. U Boat

An UK version of Kasabian was released in 2005 through the Bmg Italy record label. It has the tracklisting: 1. Club Foot 2. Processed Beats 3. Reason Is Treason 4. I.D. 5. L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) 6. Running Battle 7. Test Transmission 8. Cutt Off 9. Butcher Blues 10. U Boat / Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee mix)

Reviews

Amazon Review

While it's true that the self-titled debut from Kasabian doesn't sound particularly original, that's hardly the point. They can be forgiven because they do it so well. Their influences are obvious throughout Kasabian: "Processed Beats" is the Stone Roses song that never was, while "Reason is Treason" could have driven straight off of Primal Scream's Vanishing Point. Self-professed fans of the afore-mentioned bands, as well as DJ Shadow and Neu!, Kasabian are clearly not afraid of a little... Read full review »

NICE OPENER!!!

What a opening album this is with a hint of Oasis and Stone Roses in the beat but for me Club Foot is the stand out song... Read full review »

Amazingly different

Wow what a first album! i own the empire album as well which is not too bad however this album really is something else! glimses of oasis and definately the stone roses in "processed beats". This album is d... Read full review »

STOP THIS VILE FILTH!

I was outraged - simply outraged - to discover that this band were named after Linda Kasabian, one of the murderers of Sharon Tate, and member of the Manson family. How dare these northern tykes pay tribute to someone of her monstrous calibre? They should be ashamed of themselves, and their parents... Read full review »

Arguably one of the greatest Indie/Rock albums this Century

I don't really know how to start with Kasabian. A brilliant, swaggering but also articulate band. They do however have a self destruct button (see the shocking follow up album). Their debut luckily does see them at their absolute best.

Starting with the stomping, dark, amazing Club Foot, you know you're not listening to Razorlight or Kaiser Chiefs (insert terrible mediocre pop band here)now. And the first 5 tracks are as good a start to an album that you will find anywhere. Processed Beats has a cool "madchester-ish" vibe going on, maybe even Primal Scream esque if you will. While "Reason is Treason" is more your typical live rocker which pumps up the tempo. Then comes "ID", my favourite track on the album.Fantastic almost dance-like sound effects accompany a lazy but perfect vocal, with Tom stating "No one else gets high" with nice applomb.

The anthem "LSF" comes next, a true festival song if ever there was one. A monster which although is nowhere near... Read full review »

Not the only band to have influences...

I've read a great deal of reviews of this album now, and am amazed that so many people keep refering to their obvious musical influences as a sign of "derivativeness".
Other bands are influenced by great past groups, but never before have I read such scorn about it aimed at one band.

ALL bands are influenced by what has gone before (it's impossible not to be), and it's up to music lovers to be un-biased and open minded when hearing something new.

Comparisons to Oasis-wether they be good or bad-are completely un warranted, as Oasis made simple, poorly sung, rhyming dictionary pop durge, which blatantly and self-conciously slammed home it's "We're working class heroes" message with pathetic cliches and Harvey Smith salutes to camera. How embarrasing, and how I hope people have moved on.

Kasabian's first album has energy and exitement on a level that few bands can boast of in a debut, and as a working class kid who grew up having cassettes of over-earnest young whining lent to her by friends, claiming to have heard a band destined to be "Huge!!!", I for one cannot hear what is "patronising" about Kasabian's lyrics, as some have claimed, (or perhaps I'm just not as weak and easily influenced by what I hear as some others are).

Comments about the standard of the vocals on the album are also, frankly ridiculous.
I'm sure we all could come up with a list of famous frontmen and women, who don't have what could be considered "wonderfull" signing voices. It's not always vital for a rock band, for i... Read full review »

Lyrics

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