The album art is a strange piece. It shows the band dressed up for a "party in the asylum", wearing all manner of strange costumes. It took me a moment to realise what I was supposed to be looking at in the shop. From a distance it just looked like a splodge of colour with human faces. Of course, that might just be my eyes.
The album itself is a fairly standard rock offering. The songs all do have distinctive sounds, but they are all recognisably Kasabian. A few tracks stand out, including Fast Fuse, Vlad The Impaler and Ladies And Gentlemen (Roll The Dice). Another one that stands out is West Ryder Silver Bullet, which starts with a very peculiar narrative about a maniac (presumably in the titular asylum) who draws electronic graffiti. When his language speaks to you, in that moment, poetry will be made by everyone, and there will be emus in the zone. So now you know.
Perhaps after a few more listens it will strike more of a chord with me, but at the moment my summary would have to be good, but ultimately forgettable. It is certainly a good listen, so I'll keep it in the collection for the future, and won't complain if it comes up on shuffle.
Addendum: After listening to this album around 15 times, it's actually starting to grow on me. I've taken a liking to Where Did All The Love Go and Fast Fuse, and find myself humming them to myself. So I'm changing my verdict: good, but you have to let it grow on you. Don't give up on it too soon!
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