Product Description

Sophomore album from Leeds indie band who shot to fame withtheir three-million-selling 2005 debut 'Employment'. Continuing to wear their classic British pop influences (Blur, Smiths, Madness, Dexys) on their sleeves, they have turned in another rollicking guitar record, although this time the lyrical tone is more introspective and socially aware. Includes the single 'Ruby'.

Track Listing

1. Ruby
2. The Angry Mob
3. Heat Dies Down
4. Highroyds
5. Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)
6. Thank You Very Much
7. I Can Do It Without You
8. My Kind Of Guy
9. Everything Is Average Nowadays
10. Boxing Champ
11. Learnt My Lesson Well
12. Try Your Best
13. Retirement

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #403 in Music
• Released on: 2007-02-26
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 44 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titled Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Like Employment, their debut and this album's predecessor, Yours Truly... is full of radio-friendly, hook-ridden tunes that mask cunningly subversive lyrics. The Kaiser Chiefs are very much a Britpop band, which is probably why "Highroyds" opening couplet--"I remember nights out when we were young/ They weren't very good they were rubbish"--sounds like something Jarvis Cocker would sing, while being backed by the boys from Blur. And it's this lyrical sentiment that's carried throughout the album, much of which is satire wrapped up in potential singles. Best of all, and a perfect example of this, is "The Angry Mob", sure to be shouted along to by exactly the people it's targeting. It's the rare band that can mock and judge its audience and still be loved by them, but that's exactly what the Kaiser Chiefs have done on Yours Truly, Angry Mob. --Ted Kord

Customer Reviews

Dreadful
A musical version of a blocked drain. Takes itself far too seriously. Retentive and overbearing.

Avoid.

Good, worth getting
I have listend to this album and thought it is a good listen through. the 1st time i listend i was not that sure. 2nd time i listened it was brill. you can tell they put effort into each track. their is a great track on the album called 'heat dies down' which i think is the best track on the album. if you like rock and indie rock buy this... its a gooden.

A Disappointment
I'm not gonna lie - I thought Employment was an utterly brilliant record. It made me quite obsessed with the chiefs that yeah and is still in my Top 20 all time favourite albums which is saying something.

So you can imagine how heartbroken I was when I finally heard this. Yes, it's good but nothing special at all, certainly not in the way the first one was. I was so excited for the record I downloaded bad quality live rips off the internet and loved what I was hearing - a more serious direction with still some great music. But unfortunatley Lightning never strikes in the same place twice and Stephen Street turned those brilliant tunes into something quite bland.

With Employment I listened to a track off it pretty much every day for a year, with YTAM I listened to it a number of times when it was first released and then put it on the shelf. I haven't listened to it in ages.

The cover is beige. There's a song called "Everything is Average Nowadays". Oh the irony. The video for the title track - The Angry Mob, is appauling. They're working with one of the most evil men in music Mark Ronson for LP3. Unfortunatley, the same band who did Employment have now totally lost me.

Best songs on the album are - Thank You Very Much, Love's Not A Competition and lead single Ruby.

B-sides are among the bands best work but thier few in number - but whenever you get the chance grab a listen of Admire You or Out Of My Depth, two brilliant songs. Unfortunatley, leaving the songs on the record would've given the album a little flavour and we dont want that.