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So is Yours Truly, Angry Mob a better album than the predecessor Employment? Well in my opinion it is, but then I never really had that high an opinion of Employment in the first place. Like the first album there are some very good tracks on this album but once again they have let themselves ... Read review
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If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to
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hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titledYours Truly, Angry Mob. LikeEmployment, the...
Yours Truly, Angry Mob -
If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to
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hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titledYours Truly, Angry Mob. LikeEmployment, the...
Yours Truly, Angry Mob -
If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to
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hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titledYours Truly, Angry Mob. LikeEmployment, the...
Yours Truly, Angry Mob -
If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to ... more
hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titledYours Truly, Angry Mob. LikeEmployment, their debut and this album's predecessor,Yours Truly...is full of radio-friendly, hook-ridden tunes that mask cunningly subversive lyrics. The Kaiser Chiefs are very much a Britpop band, which is probably why "Highroyds" opening couplet--"I remember nights out when we were young/ They weren't very good they were rubbish"--sounds like something Jarvis Cocker would sing, while being backed by the boys from Blur. And it's this lyrical sentiment that's carried throughout the album, much of which is satire wrapped up in potential singles. Best of all, and a perfect example of this, is "The Angry Mob", sure to be shouted along to by exactly the people it's targeting. It's the rare band that can mock and judge its audience and still be loved by them, but that's exactly what the Kaiser Chiefs have done onYours Truly, Angry Mob.--Ted Kord
hit the ground running on the follow-up. Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically-titledYours Truly, Angry Mob. LikeEmployment, their debut and this album's predecessor,Yours Truly...is full of radio-friendly, hook-ridden tunes that mask cunningly subversive lyrics. The Kaiser Chiefs are very much a Britpop band, which is probably why "Highroyds" opening couplet--"I remember nights out when we were young/ They weren't very good they were rubbish"--sounds like something Jarvis Cocker would sing, while being backed by the boys from Blur. And it's this lyrical sentiment that's carried throughout the album, much of which is satire wrapped up in potential singles. Best of all, and a perfect example of this, is "The Angry Mob", sure to be shouted along to by exactly the people it's targeting. It's the rare band that can mock and judge its audience and still be loved by them, but that's exactly what the Kaiser Chiefs have done onYours Truly, Angry Mob.--Ted Kord
Advantages: Some really good, catchy pop songs Disadvantages: There still seems to be a lot of filler tracks
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So is Yours Truly, Angry Mob a better album than the predecessor Employment? Well in my opinion it is, but then I never really had that high an opinion of Employment in the first place. Like the first album there are some very good tracks on this album but once again they have let themselves down with far too many fillers that just don't work. If they had 22 tracks and these were the best 13 then there really must have been some poor tracks ...
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Advantages: A couple of half decent offerings. Disadvantages: The album as a whole is distinctly average.
When Kaiser Chiefs released their début album 'Employment', I found their music greatly enjoyable. When their second album 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob' was released on the other hand, I was actually dreading listening to it having heard and hated first single 'Ruby'. I wanted to like the album, I truly did, but I just didn't see it happening as you usually find it to be the case that the first single released from an album is more or less the strongest ... ...sure I listened to it, forced myself to listen to it even; it came as no surprise to me however that I was not liking what I was hearing. The album actually begins with 'Ruby', the one track I was least looking forward to hearing having already established that it was not of any appeal to me. When first listening to the album I quickly skipped past 'Ruby' as listening to it again was really not something that I wanted to endure.
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Advantages: Good music, Good sound, Cheap (£6.99 morrrisons) Disadvantages: Same old indie
So the Kaiser Chiefs second album after the guys from these indie rockers from Leeds. This follows the outstanding Employment album which left high expectations on the boys shoulder but can they match it?
Well lets see, 13 songs on the album and the album coming in at just under 45 mins, meaning that tbh, it seems a bit short to begin with, but we take quality over quantity right? So whats the quality like?
Well the opening track, Ruby, has just ... ...released?) a song that takes you back to the previous album. Ricky's singing sounds the same as it always has done, and the chorus is catchy as hell. A pretty damn good start to the album. Which allows old fans to join in where the last album ended, and allows new fans an easily accessible song. 9/10.
Hmmm the second song Angry Mob opens like an Orson song until the vocals kick in, with the lyrics not as good imo as Ruby. The music really does sound ...
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Advantages: fantastic comeback album - consistent throughout Disadvantages: none!!
"Employment" by the Kaiser Chiefs is one of my favourite albums of the past decade, and as you can imagine - I waited... and waited... and pondered... and waited for their follow up - 2 years later... and here we are!!!
"Yours Truly... Angry Mob" has a lot to live up if its to follow in the giant footsteps of its predecessor, and I honestly think its a close call in terms of which one I like more. This album seems to be a more developed work - the ... ...focused on the finer points of their sound.
Here is my track by track break down.
TRACK 1 - "RUBY"
Everytime I hear the opening riff of this I smile, its such a feel good track - and even thought its less electro than previous songs, it's a soft rock masterpiece. The video is equally as good, and well worth a look. This is a deserved number one single (the bands first!) and is definately one of my favourite track of the year. 10/10
TRACK 2 - ...
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Advantages: First Half has the potential Indie classics you would expect from the Kaisers Disadvantages: Let Down in the last third, Like Middlesbrough F.C.
Great opening track, very sing-a-long and karaoke classic in years to come in Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Do Ya, Do Ya, Do Ya, Do Ya.
Is Employment followable? On first listen i would have to say no, but, and this is a big but, listen to it a 2nd time and it is a completely different album, you get mislead into thinking it's a run of the mill album, but it is clearly not so. Starting with a good opener is always a good plan in my idea, and in this case ... ...it has 3 or 4 sounds mixed in and all trying to take claim to own the song, but this is done very well and sounds awesome. Heat Dies Down is a fast paced song which will get you up, and is swiftly followed by High Royds which initially annoyed the teeth out of me, and as with the others it has grown on me and i can't seem to get the song out of my head, which is concerning as i hated it!
Thank You Very Much is the top song on this album and is quick ...
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Album Notes: Like other bands in the British New Wave/post-punk-revival class of 2005, Kaiser Chiefs faced the dreaded sophomore album roughly two years later, and, while their peers in Bloc Party opted for U2-like grandiosity, the Leeds-based lads chose to steer their exuberant sound in a more pensive, wistful direction. Whereas the Chiefs were out carousing in the pubs on their debut, EMPLOYMENT, this record finds them largely hung-over and reflective, with the quintet even going so far as to title YOURS TRULY, ANGRY MOB's moody closing track "Retirement." Although there are energetic moments here--most notably, the catchy, synth-laden lead single "Ruby"--nothing approaches the gleeful furor of "I Predict a Riot" or "Na Na Na Na Naa." Providing an integral thread from EMPLOYMENT is renowned producer Stephen Street, who, having worked with the Smiths and Blur, proves to be adept at balancing lively anthems with melancholy numbers. In fact, ANGRY MOB serves to reinforce the Chiefs' Blur comparisons, with frontman Ricky Wilson often bringing to mind a scrappy young PARKLIFE-era Damon Albarn in spirit, if not in voice. Though some Kaiser fans may be put off by the less-than-giddy proceedings, the more introspective approach suits the group surprisingly well, making for a mature and intriguing second outing.
Album Reviews: Uncut (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]heir second album manages to be full of surprises, while never straying too far from what you'd expect."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Ruby
2.: Angry Mob
3.: Heat Dies Down
4.: Highroyds
5.: Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)
6.: Thank You Very Much
7.: I Can Do It Without You
8.: My Kind Of Guy
9.: Everything Is Average Nowadays
10.: Boxing Champ
11.: Learnt My Lesson Well
12.: Try Your Best
13.: Retirement
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