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Kasabian

Background information
Origin Blaby/Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Electronica
Neo-prog
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) RCA Records(U.S.)
Columbia Records(UK)
Sony BMG
Website Official website
Members
Sergio Pizzorno
Tom Meighan
Chris Edwards
Ian Matthews
Former members
Chris Karloff
Ash Hannis

Kasabian is an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals), Chris Edwards (bass), Chris Karloff (Keyboards and Guitar) and Ash Hannis (drums) who left shortly before the release of the first album. Blaby is a Village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6240 Cuntesthorpe is a large village and Civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6393 (2001 census Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Neo-progressive rock (or often shortened to neo-prog, not to be confused with the significantly more modern New prog) is a sub- Genre of Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Tom Meighan (born 11 January 1981 in Leicester) is a musician and the lead singer for Leicester-based alternative band Kasabian. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Tom Meighan (born 11 January 1981 in Leicester) is a musician and the lead singer for Leicester-based alternative band Kasabian. During the recording of the band's second album, the drummer Ian Matthews became a permanent member. Shortly after this, Chris Karloff was asked to leave due to "creative differences".

The band members are from the Leicestershire villages of Blaby and Countesthorpe. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Blaby is a Village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6240 Cuntesthorpe is a large village and Civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6393 (2001 census They met whilst attending Leysland High School and Countesthorpe Community College.

The band took their name from Linda Kasabian, the young pregnant girl who drove the car in which Charles Manson escaped after the murder in the house of Sharon Tate, the wife of Roman Polanski. Sharon Marie Tate (January 24 1943 – August 9 1969 was an American actress. Also, Kasabian means butcher in Armenian

The band has been compared with the likes of Primal Scream, with whom they share an electronica-indie rock fusion, and The Stone Roses and Oasis, with whom they share confidence, swagger and rough vocal style. Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish Alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie ( vocals Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 [1]

Their music is often compared with "Madchester" group the Stone Roses in music magazines such as NME, though the band have disputed their labelling as a "Madchester" band as "lazy journalism"[2]. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been

Contents

History

Early years (1999-2002)

The band was formerly called Saracuse and started recording at Bedrock Studios in Leicester where Chris Edwards worked as an engineer. The first demo EP was produced by Scott Gilbert and Mike Newitt and handed to the band late on December 24th 1999. Their first public appearance was at the Vipers Rugby Club to celebrate Chris' 18th birthday with family and friends. The band was soon spotted and changed its name to Kasabian, after Linda Kasabian, a member of the Charles Manson cult (aka the Manson "family") famous for serving as his getaway driver. Linda Darlene Kasabian, born Linda Darlene Drouin on 21 June 1949 in Biddeford Maine, is a former member of Charles Manson 's " In an interview with Ukula, bassist Chris Edwards explained how the former guitarist Chris Karloff picked the name. An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee where Questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from UKULA Magazine is an independent arts and culture quarterly founded in 2004 and currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Reading up on Charles Manson, the Kasabian name stuck with Karloff. "He just thought the word was cool, it literally took about a minute after the rest of us heard it. . . so it was decided,” says Edwards. [3]

In the early days Tom Meighan used to post on the Libertines. org forum for short notice gigs and to promote his band.

Debut album (2003-2005)

Their self-titled debut album was released in the UK in September 2004. Kasabian is the self-titled debut album (originally titled Test Transmissions) by the British rock band Kasabian, released in 2004 During the recording, the band had lived in a farmhouse at Rutland Water, so as not to be disturbed. Rutland Water is a Reservoir in the county of Rutland, England, just east of the county town Oakham.

The single Club Foot (written in the early years of the band forming) is the band's most widely-recognised track, often ending their live sets or featuring in encores. Kasabian 's first full release "Club Foot" was released on the 17 May 2004 in the UK

Kasabian featured at Glastonbury 2005 on the 'Other Stage'. [4]

Empire (2006-2007)

During the recording of Kasabian's second album, Empire, Christopher Karloff, one of the band's chief songwriters, had "artistic and creative differences" and was asked to leave the band, according to the band's website, although there is evidence to suggest that Christopher Karloff left due to personal circumstances. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both [5] He had contributed his writing skills to three of the songs on Empire, including the title track, which went on to be the first single released from the album. The album itself was released in the UK on August 28, 2006. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The band recruited once temporary drummer, Ian Matthews, as a permanent member of the band. Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass In October 2006, Kasabian recorded a live session for Live from Abbey Road at the famed studios. Live from Abbey Road is a 12 part one hour Performance series / documentary filmed during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London The song "Empire", a self-described 'call to arms' and the first single from the album of the same name, reached #9 on the UK charts, based on downloads sales alone, and with only six days airplay. " Empire " is a song by English Rock band Kasabian and is the title track for their second Album, Empire It stayed in the top 10 for 4 weeks. It was exclusively played on BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe show in July 2006 and immediately made available for internet download. Zane Lowe (born Alexander Zane Reid Lowe on 7 August 1973 also known as 'Zipper' is a radio DJ and television presenter

The album seems to focus on the horrors of war, and the problems of waging it. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units "Shoot the Runner" reached #17 in the British charts. A third single, "Me Plus One", was released on January 29th, 2007. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Kasabian won the Best Live Act award at the 2007 NME Awards. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express After receiving the award, Meighan had said: "This is the first award we've ever won, so about fucking time! Thank you NME!" [6]

The band finished touring supporting the new album, playing at many festivals, including Isle of Wight Festival in June 2007, second from top on the Pyramid Stage of Glastonbury Festival. On 7 July 2007 Kasabian performed as part of the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Running order In order of appearance: SOS Allstars (with drummers Roger Taylor of Queen, Taylor Hawkins of Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The following night the band headlined the NME stage at the T in the Park festival in Kinross, Scotland. T in the Park is a major Music festival that has been held annually in Scotland since 1994 The band ended 2007 by playing a 1 hour set at Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party. Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher joined the band on stage to play guitar on the last 3 songs of the set.

Third studio album (2008-present)

The band was supposed to release an EP titled "Fast Fuse" in late 2007. It has been confirmed that this track will be featured in their third album.

Kasabian started work on their third album in late 2007. The band have said that their third album will contain an early Pink Floyd-influenced song that "sounds like Syd Barrett. Pink Floyd are Syd Barrett (born Roger Keith Barrett; 6 January 1946 - 7 July 2006 was an English singer songwriter guitarist and artist "[7]

During the making of their third album, they recruited live replacement Jay Mehler as a permanent member of Kasabian.

When asked about the direction of the album, frontman Tom Meighan explained, “It all joins together which is beautiful, there’s no gaps in it, it’s very psychedelic, there’s very much elements of the first but it’s a more distant sounding Kasabian than we have been with the last two albums. ” He also spoke of the title, “It’s a loony title mate, but we have a couple of titles and we have picked one that has lots of words, it’s a tongue twister!” [8]

Discography

Studio Albums

Live albums

Singles

Year Title Album Chart Positions
UK Singles Chart UK Download Chart US Modern Rock
2003 "Processed Beats" Demo - - -
2004 "Reason Is Treason" Kasabian - - -
"Club Foot" 19 - 27
"L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" 10 - 32
"Processed Beats" 17 - -
2005 "Cutt Off" 8 18 -
"Club Foot (reissue)" 21 36 -
2006 "Empire" Empire 9 8 -
"Shoot The Runner" 17 29 -
2007 "Me Plus One" 22 - -

Compilations

Members

Line-up:

Past members

References

  1. ^ Lazy-I Interview. Retrieved on 2005-05-26. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
  2. ^ Kasabian interview. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
  3. ^ Kasabian interviewed at Ukula.
  4. ^ BBC.co.uk - Glastonbury 2004
  5. ^ Kasabian Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-07-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians
  6. ^ Kasabian win Best Live Band at Shockwaves NME Awards. NME. Retrieved on 2007-3-31.
  7. ^ Third Kasabian album influenced by Syd Barrett and Hip-Hop - GIGWISE
  8. ^ Kasabian To Finish 'Psychedelic' Third Album This Month - GIGWISE

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