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The Leicester rockers rouse their crowd to boiling point with boisterous bravado and sweaty affection on a night that showcases a band at the peak of their powersAs the crowd at the first of Kasabian’s three-night residency share a collective and much-needed intake of breath, all eyes fall on guitarist Serge Pizzorno. “It’s a bit of a full-on set, and he admits. Not generally prone to understatement – he recently claimed Kasabian’s recent album,For Crying Out Loud, is “about saving guitar music from the abyss, or ” – Pizzorno is playing coy. The show is a hurtling,hedonistic joyride steered by a band fuelled by passion and at the peak of their powers. But it’s been a rocky road. Since forming in 1997, they’ve been derided as lowest common denominator, or derivative lad rock,despite a Mercury prize nomination for 2009’s West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. However, after four No 1 albums, and Kasabian beget become one of Britain’s biggest bands. Related: Kasabian: 'We're trying to create a recent musical language' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com