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than an arrogant swagger to the
genre.
Their album reflects this
inability to find a unique sound,
with the first track “Club Foot”
nothing more than a shout-out to
U2’s 1997 single “Discotheque.”
Except where the giants of Irish
rock managed a clean track that
had a driving bass line, Kasabian’s
dissolves into siren-like strings.
“ID” manages to evoke
Radiohead, as lead singer Tom
Meighan does his best Thom
Yorke impression, while the
backing samples muddy the
emotion that the band is trying to
squeeze out of the swells. Meighan
shows his vocal manipulation in
evoking The Verve in his phrasing
on “L.S.F”, while the use of organ
and strings fails to make the
impact of “Bittersweet
Symphony.” Much of the rest of
the album is little more than
iterations of The Stone Roses and
Primal Scream, proving that
Kasabian could learn a thing or
two from the movements in
American rock instead of staying
stuck tuned into 10-year-old
Radio One.
If anything, Kasabian can foist
its album off as the soundtrack to
the next edition of Electronic
Art’s FIFA Soccer a la Moby,
since it seems the band set out to
make little more than an ambient
background to slide tackles and
football hoodlum fights. At its •
best, the album evokes Guy
Ritchie’s similarly unintelligible
film “Snatch,” encouraging
bloody noses and all-night
parties at the club throwing back
pints and pills. Perhaps it’s worth
noting that its name is also
Armenian for “butcher,” which
aptly describes how your ears will
feel after a listen.
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CONCERT REVIEW
Interpol blesses Tabernacle crowd
with power-packed performance
Interpol
@ The Tabernacle
Atlanta, Ga.
★★★★ out of ☆☆☆☆☆
By chas McCarthy
THE GAMECOCK
Perhaps the most storied music
venue in the Southeast, the
Tabernacle has played host to an
impressive lineup of bands in the
past who, in turn, have recorded
some legendary performances
there over the years.
Monday night was no different,
as Interpol descended on the
corner of Luckie and Spring
streets in downtown Atlanta to
show off their post-punk chops
for an intimate crowd of roughly
2,500.
Already well into a lengthy U.S.
tour, the band members were ready
to go as they glided onto the stage a
bit prior to 9:30 and opened with
“Next Exit,” the first track off their
second album “Antics.” The song
was played with a technical
prowess that would set the tone for
the rest of the night.
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both “Antics” and “Turn on the
Bright Lights” followed, including
performaces of “A Time To Be So
Small,” “NARC,” “Roland” and
an especially solid version of
“Stella Was A Diver And She Was
Always Down.”
It’s clear the band’s unique
chemistry has developed
profoundly in the short amount of
time they’ve been together. And
that fact showed through on three
songs that highlighted the night.
It was apparent during “Not
Even Jail” that bass player Carlos
D. and drummer Sam Fogarino
have an incredibly strong knack
for producing poundingly
cohesive rhythms for Daniel
Kessler (lead guitar) and Paul
Banks (vocals, guitar) to layer
guitar melodies over.
Simply put — the song breaks
musical boundaries. It’s not just
rock ‘n’ roll or punk — it’s
overwhelmingly similar to some of
MIKE WHITE FOR THE GAMECOCK
Interpol lead guitarist Daniel Kessler plays for a crowd of 2,500
Monday night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta.
the dance hall or electronica that
can be heard in posh dance clubs
all over the country.
Just as evident was the ability of
both Kessler and Banks to feed off
each other on the guitar-heavy
“Take You On A Cruise.”
Kessler’s dark, droning notes
layered over Banks’ pulsating,
reverbing chords made for the
night’s most rocking song.
To close out the show, the
band performed the fan-favorite
“PDA,” after which the crowd was
treated to a triple-sized encore.
Interpol returned after a short
lived absence from the stage to
perform one of the band’s older
songs, “The Specialist,” along
with “Obstacle 1” and a
particularly romantic version of
“Leif Erikson.”
All fans can do is pray Interpol
remains one of indie-rock’s
biggest secrets. That way they
might get to return to one of
rock’s most holy venues.
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