Brit Indie rockers Kasabian took to packed Liverpool Echo Arena last night as they bid to step out of Oasis’ shadow and become timeless rock'n'rollers.
Hot on the release of their critically acclaimed third album 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum,' the psychedelic rockers swaggered on stage with Liam Gallagher-esque attitude.
Lead singer and charasmatic frontman Tom Meighan, kicked off the set with "Julie and the Mothman," before the energetic 'Underdog' whipped up the pint-waving devotees.
Each beat, riff and perfectly delivered lyric was greeted by swathes of fans jumping and waving their arms in the air, with the rabble-rousing Meighan playing the role of cheerleader-in-chief.
Their trademark industrial-sized anthems blast out pulverised bass riffs with melodic choruses.
‘Where Did All The Love Go,’ and ‘Swarfega’ deliver on the promise of a maniacal, insane set as Chris Edwards’ brooding bass notes sound vicious and more prominent than ever before.
Set against a stage backdrop of a lunatic mental hospital, specializing in the treatment of serious weirdness, songs like 'Thick as Thieves' and 'Take Aim' sound beautiful.
Even a slight technical hitch on ‘Fire’ couldn't put out the flames on this instant classic and a crowd favourite that will be cemented in the set list for years to come.
The sell-out crowd of over ten thousand scousers almost drowned out Meighan's vocals on the raucous 'Empire,' which had everyone raising their hands.
New songs like the Tarantino-shaped 'Fast Fuse', slot into the set effortlessly, with other such classics like; ‘Shoot The Runner,’ 'Processed Beats,' ‘LSF,’ and ‘Club Foot,’ keeping up the frenetic pace.
Guitarist and backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno - the band's main songwriter - teamed up with Gorillaz production supremo Dan The Automator, for their new material.
Cocky frontman Meighan, 28, talking about his new album, said recently: "There's nothing like it out there. It's a 21st century rock'n'roll album.'
Kasabian won The Best Album award at the 2009 Q Awards for 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum,' with hits used on the Bravia TV ad and the soundtrack to FIFA 2009.
Only recently, Pizzorno claimed that there was a shortage of "proper rock 'n' roll bands" in the UK since Oasis split.
But any similarities with Oasis are a matter of attitude rather than musical content, with Kasabian shunning the Beatles-esque hooks of Britpop for a far more diverse set of rock and dance influences.
The Leicester lads are a supremely confident quartet, they have a swagger that sets them apart from their peers.
Going by tonights' performance, Kasabian with their anthemic riffs and live raucous show, put them well on the rock'n' roll path travralled by; The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols and Oasis.
Their mixture of classic rock'n'roll ethos, stomping beats, anthemic riffs and singalong mellow grooves ooze Brit-rock cool.
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