but have the two kasabian albums, will be buying the new one when notskint. heard it on spotify - knocked me out. they are one of the few bands at the minute who actually make me remember why i like music in the first place. sure, derivative. sure, pretentious and lowest-common-denominator all in one. sure, weird-looking. sure, from a not very fashionable place. sure, liked by people you'd cross the street to avoid. but they do hands-in-the-air yob anthems as well as tears-in-your-flat-stella as well as anyone since oasis (and don't give me any oasis prejudice - first two albums which blew everyone, and i mean everyone, out of the water at the time.)and in interview they do as nice line in misunderstood-child-yob-wallflower-glass-you-in-the-face misanthropy as anyone you care to mention.

listen to the new one on spotify. twice. trust me. you'll love it.

Leicester gig a few years ago "This one is for the Baby Squad!" which he later swore was the Blaby Squad and not the stanley carrying Leicester City hooligan firm of a youthful nature. Countesthorpe is a village to the south of Leicester, part of the district of Blaby.

Yes they are psycahdelic gurus and not wannabe hooligans, have you got that you fuckers!

And both times they turned their final song (LSF) into a massive, one-side-of-the-audience-against-the-other singalong which created a brilliant vibe and had the crowd still singing along on the way out of the gig and on the streets for about twenty minutes after the gig. Maybe nothing orginal, but it was a 'moment' nonetheless.

I promptly went over to the Other Stage after CSN for Maximo Park. It did take a bit of effort getting back in to find a spot for The Boss though.

I didn't like the first 2 Oasis albums or any of their subsequent ones. Put simply they were shit and are shit. Kasabian on the other hand maybe okay.