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This article is about the band. For the South African football club, see Kaizer Chiefs FC.
| Kaiser Chiefs | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Indie Rock, Post-punk revival, New Wave |
| Years active | 1997–1999 (Runston Parva)
2000–2003 (Parva)
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| Label(s) | MCA Music, Inc. B-Unique Polydor Drowned In Sound (first single) |
| Website | www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Ricky Wilson Andrew \'Whitey\' White Simon Rix Nick \'Peanut\' Baines Nick Hodgson | |
Kaiser Chiefs are an English rock & rollYouTube - ricky wilson interview band from Leeds. The group was founded in 1997 and consists of Ricky Wilson (vocals), Andrew \'Whitey\' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick \'Peanut\' Baines (keyboards), and Nick Hodgson (drums). They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs, a team which former Leeds United defender Lucas Radebe played for. BBC South Yorkshire, Kaiser Chiefs Interview The band are well known fans of United, and on 5 December 2007 it was revealed that the band were to play a homecoming show at Elland Road stadium on 24 May 2008.Kaiser Chiefs to play huge Leeds gig
The group\'s debut album Employment was released in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of late 1970\'s,Heather Phares. "Employment > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved September 14, 2007. and enjoyed international success with sales of over three million."Kaiser Chiefs 2007 Biography". KaiserChiefs.co.uk. Retrieved September 14, 2007. In 2005, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize."Antony and Johnsons win Mercury". BBC. September 7, 2005. Retrieved September 14, 2007. Kaiser Chiefs\' second album Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007) yielded "Ruby", a number one single in the United Kingdom."Ruby Music Charts: Kaiser Chiefs". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 14, 2007. They are now confirmed to headline the Friday night of Isle of Wight Festival in 2008.
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Three of the band members, Nick Hodgson, Nick \'Peanut\' Baines and Simon Rix, met in the same class at St. Mary\'s School, Menston just outside of Leeds at around the age of eleven. After leaving school, Rix and Baines went away to university in 1996 whereas Hodgson remained in the Leeds area, meeting both Andrew \'Whitey\' White and Ricky Wilson in the mean time, together forming the early beginnings of the band then known as Runston Parva, the name of the band derived from a miss-spelling of the small Yorkshire village called Ruston Parva. However, Runston Parva failed to gain a record deal and on the return of Rix and Baines from university reformed, changing their name to Parva and hoping that their musical career would go beyond the boundaries of Leeds. The band gained a record deal in 2001, but the label went bust soon after, leaving the band desolate and without any direction.
Eventually it was decided that the band would keep on aiming for a longer term record deal and started afresh with new songs and a new name: Kaiser Chiefs.The roots of the new name lay with former Leeds United player Lucas Radebe who once played for South African football club Kaizer Chiefs. BBC South Yorkshire, Kaiser Chiefs Interview
The group\'s debut album Employment was released in March 2005, being primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of late 1970s. The album was well received by music critics, described as "thrilling from beginning to end" and "quintessentially British, without pretension and most importantly, a whole lot of fun"."Employment by Kaiser Chiefs". MetaCritic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
It reached number two on the UK albums chart,"Employment Music Charts: Kaiser Chiefs". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 14, 2007. and was certified five times platinum.British platinum certification for Employment. British Phonographic Industry. February 17, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007. In 2005, Employment was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album from the previous year.
The first single released from the album was "Oh My God" in 2004, which reached number six on the UK singles chart when it was reissued in February 2005. In 2007, the song was covered by Mark Ronson and Lily Allen for Ronson\'s album Version. "I Predict a Riot" soon followed as the album\'s second release. In 2007, the song was ranked number thirty-six on the NME "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" countdown."The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever - countdown continues". NME. May 1, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007. The top twenty singles "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" and "Modern Way" followed in late 2005. The band opened and performed several of their singles at the Philadelphia Live Eight concert in 2005.
Kaiser Chiefs\' second album Yours Truly, Angry Mob was released in February 2007. The group recorded the album throughout the September and October of 2006 at Hook End Studio in Oxfordshire, England. The group took inspiration from Led Zeppelin and American rock music, and recorded over twenty-two songs."The Kaiser Chiefs discuss new album". NME. October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
Unlike Employment, the album received mixed reviews from critics who found it to be "an album full of jukebox hits" and "predictable"."Yours Truly, Angry Mob by Kaiser Chiefs". MetaCritic.com. Retrieved September 14, 2007. Yours Truly, Angry Mob reached number one on the UK albums chart and number forty-five on the Billboard 200 albums chart."Yours Truly, Angry Mob Music Charts: Kaiser Chiefs". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
"Ruby", the album\'s lead single, became Kaiser Chiefs\' first UK number one single. The song lyrics discuss an unbelievable relationship, and its musical style has been compared to Oasis\' 2005 song "Lyla"."Red Rags to Riches". NME. February 3, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007. "Ruby" was featured on the 2007 video game Guitar Hero III.
"Everything Is Average Nowadays" was released as the album\'s second single, and reached number nineteen in the UK."Everything Is Average Nowadays Music Charts: Kaiser Chiefs". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 14, 2007. The album\'s third single "The Angry Mob", described by the The Sun as a "clever, accessible pop" song, peaked at number twenty-two in the UK."Single Review". The Sun. August 17, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007."The Angry Mob Music Charts: Kaiser Chiefs". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 14, 2007. The fourth single is "Love\'s Not a Competition (But I\'m Winning)", released November 12.
Kaiser Chiefs planned to head to a studio in Leeds, England, before the end of 2007 to do some initial groundwork. The band\'s lone remaining American tour date was September 29 at New York\'s Beacon Theatre which took place as scheduled. Their most recent European tour began in London on 23 October.Billboard.com
On December 5 news outlets revealed the Kaisers would be playing a homecoming show at Leeds United\'s Elland Road stadium on May 24 2008. Following in the footsteps of music giants such as Queen, support acts will include The Enemy, Kate Nash and Friendly Fires. According to Q Magazine the band intends to release some new songs through EPs and digital downloads before this gig.
Liam Gallagher labeled Kaiser Chiefs "a bad Blur."2005 interview with NME Ricky Wilson, however, claimed he "was chuffed to bits" to be on the end of one of Gallagher\'s famous insults. Appropriately enough the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob was criticised by Blur frontman Damon Albarn, who likened it to Blur\'s album The Great Escape.GIGWISE, Damon Albarn Criticises Kaiser Chiefs New LP
"I\'ve made two bad records. The first record, which is awful, and \'The Great Escape\', which was messy. Kaisers\' new record sounds a bit like The Great Escape in that it sounds a bit empty. Sometimes records are like that if you try too hard to repeat your success."No Rock And Roll Fun: Modern Chiefs is rubbish
The producer of the band\'s first two albums is Blur\'s longtime producer Stephen Street, who is also producing Graham Coxon (ex Blur) and at one point during recording sessions brought Coxon to Kaisers Chiefs\' recording studio.
For a complete list of releases, see Kaiser Chiefs discography.
"Oh My God" (2004) - #66 UK, #41 EU
"I Predict a Riot" (2004) - #22 UK, #36 EU
"Oh My God" (re-issue) (2004) - #6 UK, #27 IRL
"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (2005) - #10 UK, #57 EU
"I Predict a Riot" (re-issue) (2005) - #9 UK, #25 IRL, #34 US Modern Rock
"Modern Way" (2005) - #11 UK, #47 IRL, #69 EU
"Ruby" (2007) - #1 UK, #5 IRL, #8 EU, #14 US Modern Rock
"Everything Is Average Nowadays" (2007) - #19 UK, #78 EU
"The Angry Mob" (2007) - #22 UK, #86 EU
"Love\'s Not a Competition (But I\'m Winning) (2007) - #41 POL, #112 UK
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
| Kaiser Chiefs | |
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| Nick Hodgson · Ricky Wilson · Simon Rix · Andrew "Whitey" White · Nick "Peanut" Baines | |
| Studio albums | Employment · Yours Truly, Angry Mob |
| Singles | "Oh My God" · "I Predict a Riot" · "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" · "Modern Way" · "Ruby" · "Everything Is Average Nowadays" · "The Angry Mob" · "Love\'s Not a Competition (But I\'m Winning)" |
| Other releases | Lap of Honour · "You Can Have It All" · "Love\'s Not a Competition (But I\'m Winning)" |
| Related articles | Discography · Kaizer Chiefs Football Club · B-Unique Records · Polydor Records · Stephen Street |
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