Kasabian (album)
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| Studio album by Kasabian | ||||||||||
| Released | 6 September 2004 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||||||||
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| Length | 53:16 | |||||||||
| Label | Paradise, RCA | |||||||||
| Producer | Kasabian, Jim Abbiss | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Austin Chronicle |  |
| Drowned in Sound | 3/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.2/10.0 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
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| Rolling Stone | |
| Stylus Magazine | B− |
Kasabian is the debut studio album by British rock band Kasabian, released on 6 September 2004. Four singles were released from the album; the highest chart position on the UK Album Chart was number 4.
Different geographical regions had different colours for their album cover. The British version is black and white, the European import is black and red, and the American version is black and blue. The Japanese "Ultimate Version" is silver and white. The UK limited edition version is a double-sided DualDisc and has a glow-in-the-dark cover. The DVD element contains a making-of documentary and several music videos.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions. In the United States and Canada it uses the MediaMax CD-3 system.
The Canadian version of the album does not contain the songs "Orange", "Pinch Roller" and "Ovary Stripe", with the exception of digital releases.
Kasabian received generally favourable reviews but music critics were mixed on the band's mixture of alternative rock and electronica. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 21 reviews.
David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the album for its take on different rock genres and compared them favourably to The Stone Roses and Tangerine Dream, saying that "Painting them as rock's saviors just makes the overly ambitious moments of the album look all that much bigger." Paul Moody of NME praised the album for its aggressive instrumentals and space rock sound resembling that of The Libertines. He signaled out "Test Transmission" as the standout track, calling it "an indication that once they've purged the violent tendencies, a future as space-rockers in the Spiritualized mould awaits." Betty Clarke of The Guardian praised the album's overall sound for resembling baggy music, saying that it "sums up Kasabian's affection for experimentation of every description."
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