Kaiser Chiefs

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Leeds five-piece Kaiser Chiefs are:

Ricky Wilson (vocals)
Andrew "Whitey" White (guitar)
Simon Rix (bass)
Nick "Peanut" Baines (keyboards)
Nick Hodgson (drums and vocals)

Having previously played together in various guises, it was in 2003 that Kaiser Chiefs were officially unleashed. In April 2004, the band released their debut single "Oh My God" on indie label DrownedinSound which reached number 66 in the UK charts, received "Single Of The Week" from NME and had Radio One's Steve Lamacq describe its "jerky, lurching chorus which had Your Humble Scribe hooked after three plays".

Signed to B-Unique shortly afterwards, Kaiser Chiefs released the Top 20 hit "I Predict A Riot" in November 2004, before again hitting the charts with the re-release of "Oh My God" in February 2005.

The multi-platinum selling debut album "Employment" reached number 2 in the UK album chart and was top ten in the US. Appearances at Glastonbury Festival and Live 8 followed.

Second album, "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" was released in February 2007 and went to number 1 in the UK album chart in March.

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On 12th April 2005 at 22:58 Anonymous 3819 wrote...

a VERY detailed piece about the band... WE WANT MORE! atm we all (well me and the voices in my head) are lovin the mighty Kaisers... cant get enough! def not motr!x

On 8th July 2005 at 21:33 Anonymous 4427 wrote...

WE WANT MORE TOO says me, myself & I!! The Kaisers truly made everything shine at Glasto & made me go bonkers (clearing a nice space) when I was a squashed sasquatch at Live 8, London. I just have one grievance/query and that is that my mum reckons Ricky went to same primary school as me and that wasnt in Leeds. I hope he's not doing an Embrace and dissing his roots!! can anyone confirm!?

On 11th July 2005 at 10:13 Anonymous 3901 wrote...

I just want to say that the KFC's have done nothing to inspire me what so ever.

Just another example of a band caught up in this so called half assed indie revival!

Now, I say this as a musician! I regret the day I became a musician as it has made me a cynic rather than taking music at face value.

But I say this as a cynic; their music does not inspire me to pick up a guitar or any other instrument.

They are the only band that writes a chorus weaker than the verse!

They dress like my granddad!

They will be as all other bands are now-a-days! There one minute, forgotten the next.

Sorry KFC's!

On 11th July 2005 at 21:34 Anonymous 3717 wrote...

I agree with him ^^^

Well. I don't think they're that bad as a band, but I really can't see the appeal from all the indie bands out.

Surely they're all just re-writing the same song?

On 18th September 2007 at 13:23 Anonymous 5987 wrote...

What you're saying then is, it does not move you, it does not get you going at all.

They're the bestest band since sliced bread!!!!!!!

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After attending a sensational Ok Go! gig at Joseph's Well, Kaiser Chiefs' front man Ricky Wilson gave a quick insight into his feelings on the upcoming Brits and how the last 18 months has been for him and the rest of the band.