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Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds. The band formed in early 2003, and their main musical influences include The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Blur, The Clash, The Jam, and other new wave bands.
The band’s explosion onto the global music scene in early 2005 was epitomised when they had their first single “I Predict A Riot” off their debut album Employment played on the radio around the world and opened Live8 in Philadelphia. Several years prior to 2003 the members of the band had been a garage rock group called Parva (before that they had been known as Runston Parva). However, after their label Mantra Records went bust in late 2002, the band went back to their roots and adopted a more britpop sound, helping the band reach their current popularity within the UK and beyond as a consequence.
Several members of the band are ardent fans of the English football team Leeds United (as the band originates from Leeds). The band was named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the former team of long-serving former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe.
The band re-released the single ‘Oh My God’ on 21 February, which charted at #6. The debut album Employment was released on 7 March 2005 and entered the charts at #3 that week. Despite becoming favourite after being shortlisted, the album failed to win the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. They covered the Marvin Gaye classic, Heard it Through the Grapevine for the War Child album Help! A Day in the Life, giving a whole new slant on the song.
A DVD, entitled Enjoyment, was released in November 2005. The basis of the DVD is a (semi-false) documentary about the band narrated by Bill Nighy. It also includes all the promo videos, live performances and more.
The band’s explosion onto the global music scene in early 2005 was epitomised when they had their first single “I Predict A Riot” off their debut album Employment played on the radio around the world and opened Live8 in Philadelphia. Several years prior to 2003 the members of the band had been a garage rock group called Parva (before that they had been known as Runston Parva). However, after their label Mantra Records went bust in late 2002, the band went back to their roots and adopted a more britpop sound, helping the band reach their current popularity within the UK and beyond as a consequence.
Several members of the band are ardent fans of the English football team Leeds United (as the band originates from Leeds). The band was named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the former team of long-serving former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe.
The band re-released the single ‘Oh My God’ on 21 February, which charted at #6. The debut album Employment was released on 7 March 2005 and entered the charts at #3 that week. Despite becoming favourite after being shortlisted, the album failed to win the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. They covered the Marvin Gaye classic, Heard it Through the Grapevine for the War Child album Help! A Day in the Life, giving a whole new slant on the song.
A DVD, entitled Enjoyment, was released in November 2005. The basis of the DVD is a (semi-false) documentary about the band narrated by Bill Nighy. It also includes all the promo videos, live performances and more.
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Good Days Bad Days
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Ruby
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Never Miss a Beat
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I Predict a Riot
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Everyday I Love You Less and Less
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Modern Way
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Oh My God
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The Angry Mob
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Na Na Na Na Naa
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Everything Is Average Nowadays
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Heat Dies Down
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Like It Too Much
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You Want History
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Spanish Metal
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Born to Be a Dancer
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Shoutbox
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Icdiwy wrote:
Good Days Bad Days #1???
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oneof24goRiLLaZ wrote:
schönes neue pladde - hab mir gerade tickets für das Konzert in HH geholt :-)
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carolajm wrote:
I really like the new album!! At first I didn't like it that much, but now I like their new sound and the fact that they're trying to do something a bit different from the typical "indie" sound. The only bad thing is that it's way too short!!! <3 Kaisers!!
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michellee92 wrote:
KAAAIIISSEERRR CCHHHIIEEEFFFSS!!! <3
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GregaKoco2 wrote:
so lame
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eampuero wrote:
Sticks and stones and animal bones (8)
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Cartoon94 wrote:
The Angry Mob..........es buena..... Great <3333
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Sensormusic wrote:
"I'm getting you real,getting you right,getting you NAKED..." The result of collaboration of Sensor and a brilliant american lyricist Charlie Mason is here!For FREE DOWNLOAD!!! While Mr.Urbanovich from Editors is switchig to vintage analog synths they've already done it! A stunning mix of funky bass,analog synths and acoustic drums. A true independent record! http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Sensor/Naked+2008
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izzystradlin139 wrote:
>> Can't Say What I Mean << <33
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madsupersonic wrote:
never miss a beat beat beat beeeeeeaaaatttt :D
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AshleyArcher wrote:
I can see how people would find the new album boring -- I did; however, give it a chance. I love what they're singing about and some of the hooks. Perhaps the songs are a bit more laidback, but the beats are really catchy.
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obyvatell wrote:
Employment was great, Angry mob still quite entertaining, but Off With.. is pretty much boring. Just an opinion, though.
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love the new songs WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY I LEARNED NOTHING
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n0enthusiasm wrote:
love is not a competition, but i'm winning :)
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mellors- wrote:
I think they burnt out all their best on Employment, thats a great record but the new stuff they do just sounds kinda boring :/
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GLOZANOM1 wrote:
Aspero ..........
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BionicSuicide wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Mila+Kunis
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Shih-Tzu wrote:
Hi there! Sad monkeys have released there second ep. Go to http://www.lastfm.se/music/Sad+Monkeys You might like it. Have a nice day!
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Terrasidius wrote:
Ive never really gotten into them or the indie genre as a whole, Its just so deliberately aloof and overly laddish et cetera. I hear their music and see talent but for me indie as a genre is so...pasé. I still say that the last best period of awesome music (in the mainstream that is) was the 90s, alternative rock was/is so much deeper, honest, complex and...hard. Infinitely better than these idiots who probably do not even care about the music so much, such is it cool to be bláse these days like an upper class idiot...oh the irony. They just do not seem to give a shit, have you seen them in interviews? They act like spoilt children, ridiculous.
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antonia_XD wrote:
i used to hate them so much..... now i really like them =S
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GOOD DAYS BAD DAYS VIDEO PREMIERE TOMORROW NIGHT ON CHANNEL FOUR
18 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/kaiserchiefs
The video for Good Days Bad Days will be premiered on Channel Four tomorrow night (19th November) at 11.50pm.
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