Artist.......: Kaiser Chiefs
Album........: Berlin Live
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2017-07-09
Str.date.....: 2016-00-00
Quality......: 235kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.kaiserchiefs.com/
track title time
1. Berlin Live 58:29
Runtime 58:29
Size 98.71
Release Notes:
Specializing in a melodic blend of classic Brit-pop, post-punk, and new wave,
Kaiser Chiefs' early blue-collar, pub-style take on indie rock managed to split
the difference between timely and nostalgic. Comprising vocalist Ricky Wilson,
guitarist Andrew White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick Baines, and drummer
Nick Hodgson, Kaiser Chiefs resurrected the mod spirit of the Jam in "I Predict
a Riot," a supercharged class-of-1977 power pop single that quickly electrified
the British press when it was released in 2004. The song was inspired by
Wilson's days as a club DJ in Leeds, England, where the group was formed. The
single and Kaiser Chiefs' pogo-inducing, boot-stomping live performances had
them pegged as rising stars in the neo-new wave revolution with Franz Ferdinand,
Dogs Die in Hot Cars, and the Futureheads.
When Kaiser Chiefs' first 7", "Oh My God," reached number 66 on the U.K. charts
-- a startling achievement for an unsigned band -- doors opened for the group to
share the stage with larger acts, consequently grabbing the attention of A&R
scouts who wanted to sign them. "I Predict a Riot," on the other hand, reeled in
U.S. modern rock radio programmers caught in a blooming new wave revival.
Without an American label deal, Kaiser Chiefs (named after the South African
football team) crash-landed on some of the biggest U.S. alternative stations
with the "I Predict a Riot" import single in late 2004. That same year they
recorded their debut album, Employment, for the U.K. label B-Unique. The album
was released domestically in the U.S. in spring 2005.
The group's follow-up, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, arrived in the spring of 2007.
The album featured one of their biggest hits, "Ruby." The next year, they
expanded their lad-rock sound with Off with Their Heads. Featuring guest
appearances by U.K. grime rapper Sway, composer David Arnold, production by Mark
Ronson, and Lily Allen, who returned the love after her cover of Kaiser's "Oh My
God" appeared on Ronson's covers project, Version.
For their next project, the band opted for an unconventional release method.
U.K. fans who pre-ordered the album were able to choose ten of 23 songs for the
track listing of their own personalized version of the album, as well as
personalized artwork. For everyone else, the final version of The Future Is
Medieval was released for mass consumption in the U.K. in 2011. In the United
States, four of the tracks -- "Out of Focus," "Long Way from Celebrating," "Dead
or in Serious Trouble," and "Coming Up for Air" -- were swapped out for "On the
Run," "Cousin in the Bronx," "Problem Solved," and "Can't Mind My Own Business"
for the renamed 2012 version, Start the Revolution Without Me.
That summer, following tours of the United Kingdom and North America, Kaiser
Chiefs treated fans to Souvenir: The Singles 2004-2012, a definitive compilation
of releases from a highly eventful eight-year period for the band. At the end of
the year, Hodgson amicably parted ways with the band, his spot behind the kit
filled in by Vijay Mistry. This was followed by the news that Ricky Wilson would
be appearing in the touring stage show of Jeff Wayne's epic War of the Worlds in
late 2012, playing the part of The Artillery Man, originally portrayed by David
Essex.
The year 2014 saw the release of Education, Education, Education & War, the
band's fifth studio album and first to feature new drummer Mistry. The Kaisers
returned in the summer of 2016 with a brand new sound on the electronic
dance-pop track "Parachute," the first single from their sixth album, Stay
Together. Produced by Brian Higgins (Girls Aloud) and mixed by Serban Ghenea
(Rihanna, Taylor Swift), Stay Together also included appearances by MNEK and One
Direction songwriter Wayne Hector.