Product Description

The follow-up to their self-titled 2004 debut, 'Empire' marks the triumphant return of the Leicester based indie-electronica fusionists. Produced by Jim Abbiss (Editors, Arctic Monkeys) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth 'Empire' delivers a more mature, expansive sound, coupled with Kasabian's trademark confident swaggering style. Includes the single 'Empire'.

Track Listing

1. Empire
2. Shoot The Runner
3. Last Trip (In Flight)
4. Me Plus One
5. Sun Rise Light Flies
6. Apnoea
7. By My Side
8. Stuntman
9. Seek And Destroy
10. British Legion
11. Doberman

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #877 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-28
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk
'We're all wasting away!' barks vocalist Tom Meighan on the opening, title track to Kasabian's second album, Empire. A quick peek at the sales figures, however, proves that lean times are most certainly not on the horizon. After clocking up close to a million sales of their debut album, Leicester's post-baggy rock troupe have returned with an album that ramps up all their key hallmarks: the swagger of the Gallagher brothers, the wide-pupils euphoria of acid house/acid-rock, and the crushing, propulsive dancefloor heaviness of beered-up disco rabble-rousers Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim. From "Last Trip (In Flight)", a sort of gospel-enhanced remake of Hawkwind's "Silver Machine", to the driving, techno-engineered "Stuntman", it's heavy on the choruses, heavy on the fireworks, and seemingly custom-made for a festival crowd – which is, of course, no bad thing. "British Legion" is a surprising stand-out, an Lennon-esque ballad accompanied by acoustic guitar. And while the mystic-tinged "Sun/Rise/Light/Flies" suggests that shimmering Indian strings might be becoming as much of a cliché as the bolt-on orchestra was in Britpop times, you somehow doubt Kasabian are at all bothered by the prospect of being too obvious. After all, it's the job of Empire to stamp Kasabian's name onto your face with a hob-nailed boot, and it succeeds in its mission admirably. –-Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Awful
This seems to be a rushed release on the back of the brillant first album, the electronics have gone and been replaced by a Gary Glitter tribute band. I seriously hope they get back on track with the next release and that they don't turn into a one album band like so many other nowdays.

Nonsense
Yformant is spot on with his review, middle class lads from Leicester pretending to be working class Manc lads (nothing wrong with middle class or Leicester by the way!). That is irritating in itself, but worse is to come when you listen to this album. Vocals are really really poor, music nearly as bad. First album had some good tunes on it, although also had some fillers, so had high hopes for this. It sounds like a really bad Gary Glitter covers album, devoid of any interesting music. It is quite unbelievable that music journalists have said it is between the Artic Monkeys and Kasabian for the best album of the last 12 months, there really is no comparison, quality versus dross. Would have given no stars if I could. Avoid.

Terrible.
Possibly Kasabian have run out of ideas or they were in a hurry to get this sad excuse for a CD into shops and Im guessing both of them are the answer.
One passable track being 'Empire' on the whole album and thats it. Kasabian have seriously gone down in my estimation and many others after the completely unnecassery swearing at their gigs and their childish behaviour & jealousy towards good musical artists such as Keane.

Kasabian, go home.