Kasabian Albums Ranked
Kasabian is an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by Tom Meighan, Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Karloff, and Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff left the band in 2006 and founded a new band called Black Onassis. Jay Mehler joined as touring lead guitarist in 2006, leaving for Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye in 2013, to be replaced by Tim Carter. Meighan left the band in July 2020. Kasabian has released six studio albums – Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), 48:13 (2014), and For Crying Out Loud (2017). The band’s music has been described as a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis. Their music has won them several awards and recognition in the media, including a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group, and their live performances have received praise, the most notable of which was their appearance as headliners at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival. Here are all of Kasabian’s albums ranked.
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9. Live!, 2012
“They are a great live band with loads of energy, and have become masters of engaging the crowd. That electric live atmosphere translates well on this CD. It has a great selection of tracks from their back catalogue with the slight emphasis on ‘Velociraptor!’ as this tour was to promote that album.”
8. Live At Reading Festival 2012, 2017
“A live album from Kasabian recorded in 2012 but released in 2017 capturing the band at the very peak of their powers and smashing through a cracking best of in around 90 minutes. Having said that, the inclusion of some inspired cover versions were highlights for me (“Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometimes” – The Korgies 1980 / “Praise You” Fatboy Slim – 1999 / “She Loves You” some group called The Beatles 1963) Also extremely obvious was the appreciation of Kasabian for having the honour of playing Reading and the gratitude to its fans for making them as big as they are, their humble recognition was simply refreshing”
7. Live From Brixton Academy, 2005
“Captures the sound of their self titled debut perfectly. The live versions of the song are even more atmospheric. I’d get this if you a fan of the first album.”
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6. For Crying Out Loud, 2017
” What you get here is just an album of what I would call good “festival” music, guaranteed to get you in a dancing mood in the muddy fields of Glastonbury. This stuff lifts the spirit and gets you grooving and sometimes that is just all you need. I like this album just for these simple reasons, it puts me in a good mood and it makes me smile.”
5. Empire, 2006
“After showing some real potential on their eponymous debut, Kasabian shows signs of further progression on this follow up. It’s a very ambitious record with elements of dance thrown in but it’s when they are rocking out that this record takes off. The final 2 tracks are really strong. One of the problems with this record was that the band bigged it up a bit too much before it’s release a la Oasis and it backfired a bit. Still well worth having in your music collection though.”
4. 48:13, 2014
“This album is a lot more experimental and they have focused more on alt-rock here, than an electronic or garage sound. Many people prefer their earlier work, and seem to bash this album as a ‘failed experiment’. If you take out the pointless interludes, this is actually maybe their best album, and offers a lot more consistency with good tracks and less filler.”
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3. Velociraptor!, 2011
“It’s still just bass driven rock and roll but its a big improvement on it’s predecessor “West Ryder…” which was as strange a record as it’s title. Velociraptor is Kasabians best record closely followed by Empire. Although there’s nothing here that matches “Fire” in terms of anthems, the album as a whole is quality stuff from beginning to end. Would recommend to anyone who likes their rock with a bit of atmosphere to it.”
2. Kasabian, 2004
“Kasabian first feels a very bipolar sense, in the way that they divide their songs into lad rock and more electronic focused later halves. At times it works well, making the songs have a surpringly great change of pace and evolution, but in other cases i would rather that the song would just end. Mainly because their craft with synth beats is nowhere as good as they are with crafting addictive pop rock anthems. I can see why it was so massively popular, but to me it falls short of its potential.”
1. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 2009
“Leans a little heavily on the NME / Britpop scenes to be fully MY THING but I used to love this album and … I still do. Yep, this is bloody fantastic. Unique cinematic psychedelic avant-lad rock from one of the few bands of this kind who truly matter. I’ll admit the production is messy but there’s lots of nice touches here and there (like the flutes at the end of “Secret Alphabets”) that only contribute further to the epicness.”
