Kasabian's Patchy Debut (Kasabian - Kasabian)

Member Name: DanielKemp

Product:	Kasabian - Kasabian
Date:	10/04/09 (44 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Club Foot is brilliant and is championed by Liam Howlett. Enough good material for a decent EP.

Disadvantages: There's alot of filler on the album, not enough good songs for a 13 track LP.

Liam Howlett of The Prodigy says that he wished he had written opening track Club Foot and I do not find this surprising in the slightest. The song has more in common with what people know and love The Prodigy for than the album Liam turned out the same year. It bears a close resemblance with the guitar and electronica mash up of Music for the Jilted Generation and in particular tracks such as Their Law. Club foot is just effortlessly charismatic. It struts, it winks, it looks you in the eye and tells you it'll show you a damn good time.
Processed beats also proves to be entertaining and I find the rap vocal delivery quite catching, which is a blessing, as the lyrics are devoid of any character or real meaning.
Reason is Treason and the partly instrumental I.D do very little for me. Reason is treason is painfully mundane and sounds just how you'd expect any other indie band to sound in 2004. In a similarly uninspiring fashion I.D drags its heels all the way to the finish line.
L.S.F. is a reasonably well thought out composition. They should take this more restrained and relaxed approach to their songwriting more often as it works to their advantage. Unfortunately the small musical interludes Orange and Pinch roller are unnecessary filler that shouldn't have made the final cut. Why do musicians insist on increasing track listings with awful filler? I'd rather have a good EP than a rubbish LP.

Ovary Stripe is one of the best moments on an otherwise unengaging album. It discreetly works its way into your mind so that it will no doubt not have your foot tapping and your head bopping.
Everything else on the album is almost entirely disposable, with the exception of the fine closing track U boat that manages to redeem some of the other songs' lackluster spirit.

All in all Kasabian is a flawed experiment but not without enough redeeming features to consider a purchase if the price is right.

5/10

Daniel Kemp

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Summary: Worth buying if it's your thing :)