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Post by dingo on May 30, 2014 10:03:20 GMT
louderthanwar.com/kasabian-48-13-album-review/That's quite a nice review. The only things that are strange are the 8/10 - not that that is a bad note, but they do not say where they "lost" points - and the remark about "Bow" being a nod to Liam G. Shouldn't that be Noel, if they mean songwriting wise with the "gigantic chorus"? Not to mention that while I love both bands it does get a bit tedious that Oasis always get name-checked. But I like the part where they mention that Kasabian's big statements in the press are not always helpful in how people see them and that they are so much more, musically. But then, we know how the "press" is working.
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Post by cuttoff on May 30, 2014 11:22:49 GMT
Not to mention that while I love both bands it does get a bit tedious that Oasis always get name-checked. Oh yes. Every journalist and reviewer is under obligation to mention Oasis and maybe it made sense in the early days, idk, but now? Since when Oasis had heavy electronic dance tunes? But of course this seems like an excellent review comapred to the delightful one from Clash which called it garbage and gave 2/10. |
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Post by dingo on May 30, 2014 12:14:08 GMT
But of course this seems like an excellent review comapred to the delightful one from Clash which called it garbage and gave 2/10. Well, if someone starts a review by declaring his dislike for most of that band's previous output, you know what to expect! At least, this one seems to have listened to some of the songs, if maybe not the whole album, because he names just a few songs. But I do feel that Kasabian have not done themselves a great favour by having a party song like "Eez-eh" as the lead single and first output. It might be catchy and funny, but if they want people to take them serious, it might not be helpful. I like the song, but I hope and expect it to be the weakest on the album. |
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Post by zeneo on May 30, 2014 17:33:32 GMT
Eez-eh is a grower to be honest, as well as the band usually doesn't care about the press or whatever people have to say. Clash must have read the Horsemeat statement and given it two, or two for extra attention, eh?
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Post by zeneo on May 30, 2014 17:41:17 GMT
Fuck. I understood how Sergio got the idea of Shiva from this article. There is a bar in Goa, India named 'Shorebar', there have been many psychedelic songs done there, especially played, there's this genre called Goa trance. One example is 'Galactic Supermarket' by The Cosmic Jokers, which is similar in texture and like other instrumentals on the album, has just some or one sentence said in a psychedelic way.
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Post by highroyds on May 30, 2014 21:41:02 GMT
Shiva was originally written for Aitor's fashion show in January 2013. It was allegedly inspired by hooligans and hindu gods. [insert eyeroll] He designed that weird skull-shaped bag which is also called Shiva, which I'm pretty sure existed before the music, so I think the most likely explanation is that Aitor made him write some music for his show and he simply called it after that. |
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Post by zeneo on May 31, 2014 11:33:38 GMT
That weird shaped bag looks cool to be honest. Like a match between Gothic and Science
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Post by zeneo on May 31, 2014 11:37:50 GMT
AITHOR! Y U NO MAKE STUFF LIKE THAT AS COVERS! XD  |
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