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Post by highroyds on Jul 9, 2015 23:50:54 GMT
What's the story about Dublin? didn't follow Kasabian at the time. Not much of a story. It was the last gig of the West Ryder arena tour and we knew it had been recorded for a DVD. Then it didn't come out until 2011, when we had almost given up hope. It's on the deluxe edition of Velociraptor. |
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Post by highroyds on Jul 10, 2015 11:17:44 GMT
What's your favourite thing about Kasabian? Why do you like them? Music! Music! Music! Apart from that, the apparently strong bond between them all. Not that I would not like them otherwise, as long as they stay together, but it is really heart-warming to watch sometimes. I love that too. I was majorly into Oasis when I became a Kasabian fan, and it was like a holiday. With Oasis you pretty much always expected them to break up any second now. And then there are Kasabian, who adore each other, there is no power struggle, they hug each other because they want to, what's going on?? Then Oasis fell apart and I stayed with the nice ones full time. I don't think I could go back to a band where you know they're not really getting on, it kind of disrupts the whole experience. |
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Post by dingo on Jul 10, 2015 13:22:48 GMT
I love that too. I was majorly into Oasis when I became a Kasabian fan, and it was like a holiday. With Oasis you pretty much always expected them to break up any second now. And then there are Kasabian, who adore each other, there is no power struggle, they hug each other because they want to, what's going on?? Then Oasis fell apart and I stayed with the nice ones full time. I don't think I could go back to a band where you know they're not really getting on, it kind of disrupts the whole experience. For me it was the other way round, perfectly harmonious Kasabian brought me to ... well! But then, Oasis already were history, so it is just the current situation between them brothers I follow like some kind of real-time soap opera. Not because I want a reunion, just as a weird hobby.  But, especially as I am leaning more towards Liam, while actually liking both of them, there is something about the way Serge talks about Kasabian music and the others' part in it, that I think is really great and just fair, at the same time. You can be the greatest genius songwriter of all time (and I'm not saying either is, Serge or Noel), you still need your band including your lead singer and others to get it to the people. Maybe I'm naive, but I just cannot see Serge, if they ever broke up (*knock on wood*), calling Tom a "fraud" for singing "his" songs, as Noel so kindly did lately. So that is something else I really like about Kasabian and how they do things. At the end of the day, neither matters, because it is the music I love and want, it's just some kind of bonus. |
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Post by dingo on Jul 10, 2015 13:29:07 GMT
Also I almost expected you to say Empire to the questions about favourite Serge song and b-side  I'm glad somebody loves that song so much because it hasn't been getting much love from me.  I did feel a bit stupid answering all the first questions with "Empire", but I do love that song (& album) passionately. |
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Post by sundaygirl on Jul 12, 2015 18:51:38 GMT
cuttoff and I were inspired to compile this in the style of certain survey memes that tend to go around on Tumblr, and decided to do something like this here. Some of the things have been covered before but we thought it could be a quick way to get to know each other a bit better - in a Kasabian sense. You don't have to answer all of them, pick and choose what you want, or you can come back and answer more later.
What's your overall favourite song? Impossible
What's your favourite album? Impossible
What are your favourite songs from each album? Impossible
What's your favourite b-side? Nightworkers or 55
What's your favourite cover? UGH SO HARD!!! Maybe....Someone to Love or.....Heroes?
What's your favourite remix? Days with LL Cool Jay
What's your favourite unreleased song? Something in my Genes
What's your favourite music video? Empire
What's your favourite officially released DVD? Leicester
What's your favourite unofficial broadcast? UGH....Glasto, TITP 2012....too many
What's your favourite bootleg? Portland, Itunes 2014, Green Energy festival Dublin Castle, Brixton 2012, V 2010
What's your favourite Serge song? Me Plus One
What's your least favourite song? Doesn't exist
What's your favourite single release (complete with b-sides and artwork)? Switchblade in the beautiful wax sealed envelope. I have two!
Do you collect releases? If yes, what are the favourite releases you own? The Fast Fuse, the Processed Beats with the flag, the stencil one... the glow in the dark Kasabian...loads
What's your favourite side-project/collaboration? DJ Shadow
Which song makes you most emotional? Loads - MP1, Underdog, when I heard Happiness, too many
What's your favourite Kasabian moment? Too many to name
What's your favourite snippet of another song in a Kasabian song? Serge's Blackalicious rap in Take Aim
Have you seen them live? If yes, how many times? Stopped counting. Loads
If you haven’t seen them, what's your favourite live performance?
What's your favourite instrument they use? All are needed
What's your favourite Kasabian quote? Tom: "Pret a mange? Why don't they just call it fucking sandwiches?"
What's your favourite piece of merchandise? The flags are cool.
What's your favourite thing about Kasabian? Why do you like them? They are lovely
If you could travel back in time and see one gig, which one would it be? Leadmill
Do you have a Kasabian tattoo? If yes, what is it? If no, would you like one? What it would be? No tattoos for me
If you could have a line of Kasabian lyrics tattooed, which one would it be? no idea |
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Post by cuttoff on Jul 13, 2015 10:50:43 GMT
What's your favourite snippet of another song in a Kasabian song? Serge's Blackalicious rap in Take Aim I don't think I know this? Where does he do it? I love the remix with LL Cool J too, I was thinking of mentioning it as my favourite too but decided against because musically it's not that different from the song, it's a bit of additional rapping, but things like Sasha Underdog and the other Days are really interesting interpretations of the songs. And i haven't made my mind up yet which one I love more. |
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Post by sundaygirl on Jul 13, 2015 16:13:37 GMT
He does it live, you know that rappy bit he does during Take Aim,. I think it's Blackalicious, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong....but anyway, I really love that.
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Post by cuttoff on Jul 13, 2015 16:26:19 GMT
He does it live, you know that rappy bit he does during Take Aim,. I think it's Blackalicious, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong....but anyway, I really love that. He sometimes raps a bit from the Take Aim remix, but maybe he does Blackalicious too, I'm not sure. But yeah, I really like his rapping too, and not only in Take Aim. |
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Post by highroyds on Jul 13, 2015 17:14:11 GMT
If you meant this (2:54) it's from the remix. It's the only rapping I've ever heard him do in that song.
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Post by sundaygirl on Jul 13, 2015 19:25:53 GMT
I am really sorry I bothered.
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Post by cuttoff on Jul 13, 2015 19:52:57 GMT
I am really sorry I bothered. We were just trying to establish which one you were taking about, I hope it didn't offend you? |
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Post by oriar on Jul 13, 2015 22:56:04 GMT
Oh yeah, that period in 2011/12 when Serge basically ditched the Rickenbacker for his Casino I think, (It isn't the same non black Epiphone Casino, considering the latter was seen in 2012).
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Post by cuttoff on Jul 19, 2015 23:06:54 GMT
If you could travel back in time and see one gig, which one would it be? - Paradiso in Amsterdam Which year? They played in Paradiso at least 3 times I think ( stannis you'd probably know)? I really want to see that venue one day, it looks so pretty. |
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Post by stannis on Jul 20, 2015 10:18:01 GMT
If you could travel back in time and see one gig, which one would it be? - Paradiso in Amsterdam Which year? They played in Paradiso at least 3 times I think ( stannis you'd probably know)? I really want to see that venue one day, it looks so pretty. Four now! 04, 07, 10 and in 13 |
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Post by jayfreeman on Jul 21, 2015 16:10:19 GMT
If you could travel back in time and see one gig, which one would it be? - Paradiso in Amsterdam Which year? They played in Paradiso at least 3 times I think ( stannis you'd probably know)? I really want to see that venue one day, it looks so pretty. that was the last time - 2013 |
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I'm glad somebody loves that song so much because it hasn't been getting much love from me. 
