In my judgment, Kasabian have released both great and average tunes through their musical career and following their gigantic debut it appears that it’s usually been their major challenge.
Setting the bar high is all well and good, provided you have the capability to follow it up. Skipping the history of Kasabian to present day, we find ourselves with ‘Vlad The Impaler’. This Vlad The Impaler single was initially released for free download, but is now not available.
I’m avid to supply you with a little history lesson before I dissect the tune. So, who precisely is Vlad The Impaler? Well, he is alleged to have lived over 5 hundred years back, between 1431 and 1477. An merciless beast more frequently known to the masses as Dracula.
He was born is the bright city of Translyvania and kept bats for pets ( I made that bit up ). He ruled for near enough 7 years and will definitely be most remembered for his scaring and savage systems of cruelty which have haunted the stories of legends told even today. Entrancing rumours including the impaling of thousands of men on stakes outside his town to deter invading militaries, as well as boiling men alive, impaling girls ( no jokes ) and youngsters ( definitely no jokes ). A Robin Hood figure he wasn’t, treating the poor of his hamlet to a giant banquet in a mighty hall, which he later sealed and burned all within alive to rid them of their misery. Engaging , but I suspect Robin’s approach of giving cash was better received.