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Kasabian: 'Where Did All The Love Go?'

Released on Monday, Aug 17 2009
Published Monday, Aug 10 2009, 10:25 BST | By Mayer Nissim | 4 comments
Kasabian: 'Where Did All The Love Go?'
Kasabian are definitely not just another post-Stone Roses/Oasis/Primal Scream laddish indie band with added aggression. They've told us so - time and again dammit - and apparently that should be enough. That's despite their first two records and live shows bringing to mind, well, a bass-heavy mix of the aforementioned groups. To be fair though, like its beatsy predecessor 'Fire', this single sounds less like those 80s/90s bands and rather more like the first generation lot who inspired them.

The choruses recall The Beatles and Stones feeling their way towards psychedelia, while the verses just about survive Tom Meighan's Gallagher/Gillespie vocal inflections and some trite political lyrics ("In this social chaos/ There's violence in the air/ Gotta keep your wits about you/ Be careful not to stare"). Amusingly, given Meighan's recent hissy fit about "deluded" Americans who are musically "30 years behind", this is actually a perfectly competent bit of nostalgic psych-rock.

> Click here to read our review of Kasabian's album
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alison groves, on August 17th, 2009
this is a really good song. i love kasabian.
5 Stars
Lou, Leicester, on August 16th, 2009
One of my favs on the album. Best thing to come out of the shire in a long time!
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Ste, Manchester, on August 15th, 2009
I liked Kasabian but this is by far their most annoying song, especially the chorus and the way it's sang.
4 Stars
ruairidh from glasgow, on August 14th, 2009
This song is fantastic. The chorus is somewhat elating. Really catchy and a great sober-up song.

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