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Kasabian - Velociraptor!

  • 29-07-2011 03:20PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,100 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone else looking forward to the new album?
    It's looking promising.






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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    Anyone else looking forward to the new album?
    It's looking promising.






    Looking good alright, the chorus of 'Days Are Forgotten' has been in my head since I first listened to it.

    'Green Fairy' from the London Boulevard soundtrack is another song that could be on the album as well, not fully sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,100 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Corholio wrote: »
    Looking good alright, the chorus of 'Days Are Forgotten' has been in my head since I first listened to it.

    'Green Fairy' from the London Boulevard soundtrack is another song that could be on the album as well, not fully sure.

    It's a great song indeed.

    The tracklisting for 'Velociraptor! is:

    'Let's Roll Just Like We Used To'
    'Days Are Forgotten'
    'Goodbye Kiss'
    'La Fée Verte'
    'Velociraptor!'
    'Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From The Storm)'
    'I Hear Voices'
    'Re-wired'
    'Man Of Simple Pleasures'
    'Switchblade Smiles'
    'Neon Noon'


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    really looking forward to it. if anyone hasnt heard velociraptor yet heres the best live version ive heard so far. i guarantee you will be whistling it all day

    .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    One of the B-Sides to "Days Are Forgotten" will be....

    ..."Days Are Forgotten" feat. LL Cool J!

    How the hell will this sound lol


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,402 ✭✭✭nxbyveromdwjpg


    Not mad on switchblade smiles


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    nm wrote: »
    Not mad on switchblade smiles

    as ive said before its a whole different animal live


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    On first listen it's a very strong album. A bit mellow in parts but I find the melodies come through a lot more here than they did on West Ryder..... Early highlights for me are 'Goodbye Kiss', as beautiful songs go it may be the best they've done of that type. My favourite so far is definitely 'I Hear Voices'. the beat is hypnotic and the chorus catchy as hell. Strangely I don't like 'Velociraptor' as much as I thought i would after I heard the live version, but it's still a very decent song. 'Man Of Simple Pleasures' is quite a good track too.

    Look forward to letting the album settle in after a good few listens.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    really really good album and better than there previous triumph west ryder. although cheesy, goodbye kiss is a wonderful song wouldnt be suiprised if they realeased it as a single. veliciraptor would probaly be the weakest song on the album but its a outstanding album and imo does not have one filler. i love neon noon and re wired but my favorite has to be i hear voices and the quite brillant le fee verte


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Personally speaking I think Kasabian is one of those bands that have evolved and grown stronger and better with every passing album. I didn't care much for the first one, above average I suppose. Really liked Empire and loved the last album. On first listen, this album is fantastic.

    Can't wait to see them live at some point :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    Personally speaking I think Kasabian is one of those bands that have evolved and grown stronger and better with every passing album. I didn't care much for the first one, above average I suppose. Really liked Empire and loved the last album. On first listen, this album is fantastic.

    Can't wait to see them live at some point :P
    There debut album above average I'm shocked by that. In my view there debut album is still arguably there best work yet and if anything empire would be there weakest album. I agree what you say they have evolved brillantly and none of there albums Sound the same. It's a toss up between kasabian and muse for best live band IMO.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Temaz


    Fair play to them for providing some pins in a little bag in the CD/DVD box to hang up the poster that comes with it.

    'Tis the little things in life that are so good!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,985 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    5 songs into the album atm and liking it a lot. See they changed the name of Green Fairy into the French for it, odd!:D

    Must get the does the DVD from the point come with the Deluxe edition?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Temaz


    5
    Must get the does the DVD from the point come with the Deluxe edition?

    Yep


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,985 ✭✭✭✭Gavin "shels"


    Temaz wrote: »
    Yep

    Any idea on a price?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 731 ✭✭✭inmyday


    Any idea on a price?


    The album with the dvd is €17, its worth it, the concert is a good watch, they are quality live. Cant wait to see them in a couple of months.

    I like velociraptor, as its been said, it is quite mellow, but I dont think thats really a bad thing. Man with simple pleasures, i hear voices and goodbye kiss, and the ones that i loved from first listen. Switch blade smiles and velociraptor will be good live.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭Battleflag


    Man With Simple Pleasures is my favourite track off the album, kind of wish there were more heavier tracks to the album - can't see myself going back to this as much as the previous album.

    Still good though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Vudgie


    I think the album is great and pretty original in the age of so many similar bands.

    The songs are somewhat all over the place and the album doesn't seem to have the same single mindedness as the last one, which I enjoyed, but that's a tiny criticism.

    What I like about kasabian is that they never sound the same but yet it doesn't sound gimmicky.

    Great stuff.......enjoying the new opeth Album along with this.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Temaz


    I have no link to this so might not be true but a friend told me that
    Kasabian will perform on the Brendan O Connor Show this Saturday night on RTE1.

    Does anyone know for sure??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Great album based on my listens so far. Very hard to properly label their music, which is a compliment to the lads I suppose.

    They are getting better and better.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭Hannibal


    Temaz wrote: »
    I have no link to this so might not be true but a friend told me that
    Kasabian will perform on the Brendan O Connor Show this Saturday night on RTE1.

    Does anyone know for sure??
    think its true because I seen an ad for it on RTE


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,797 ✭✭✭Shane St.


    finally got my hands on it. I love it. Like others have said its kinda hard to pigeon hole them into a genre and ther not just churning out the same stadium rock sounds.
    well done kasabian


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,797 ✭✭✭Shane St.


    whats every1s favorite?
    on 1st listen the stand out track was probably days are forgotten but im sure that will change.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 Nation 98


    I reckon its superior to West Ryder although theres a lack of proper 'single' material on it so it probably wont do aswell with the masses.

    Man With Simple Pleasures, I hear Voices, Switchblade (obviously) and Neon Noon are early favourites.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    Just came out today in the US. At least I only noticed it for sale today...

    I've got my finger poised over the "buy" button, I dont usually buy albums without a listen first but based on comments here... I'm pressing the button...

    ...downloading now...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,348 ✭✭✭✭ricero


    Shane St. wrote: »
    whats every1s favorite?
    on 1st listen the stand out track was probably days are forgotten but im sure that will change.

    i think re - wired is my favorite and could be there most successful hit if they were to release it as a single.

    i dig i hear voices its different and cool. i love le fee verte and man of simple pleasures is the strongest track by kasabian to show tom's vocal skills and imo the best song he sings.

    quality record and to think some people label this band lad rock :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 Barlivia


    I think this is their strongest album so far. Probably won't be as commercially successful as west ryder because it doesn't have the 'tunes' of that album but this one is a stronger body of work. La fee verte and man of simple pleasures stand outs for me. Can't wait to hear the new songs live


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,961 ✭✭✭RayCon


    Dowloaded it ...listened to it ... listened to it again .... listened to it again .... pressed the down button on the window in the car, pressed eject on the CD player, frisbee'd the disc out the window ...


    .... absolute snorefest.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    RayCon wrote: »
    Dowloaded it ...listened to it ... listened to it again .... listened to it again .... pressed the down button on the window in the car, pressed eject on the CD player, frisbee'd the disc out the window ...


    .... absolute snorefest.

    I find this will a lot of Kasabian stuff. Sounds great with the first couple of listens. But even the second listen it seems boring and way to familiar.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,222 ✭✭✭✭Marty McFly


    Just got the album today, first time I bought an album in about ten years :D but had to buy it for the dvdofthe 02 in Dublin.

    Now as for the album I must say i think its great so far, starts of slow and just keeps getting better and better. Personally I think there the best band around.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 731 ✭✭✭inmyday


    RayCon wrote: »
    Dowloaded it ...listened to it ... listened to it again .... listened to it again .... pressed the down button on the window in the car, pressed eject on the CD player, frisbee'd the disc out the window ...


    .... absolute snorefest.


    We get it, you didnt like it... No need to litter!


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