Kasabian "Velociraptor!"

When I looked at the album cover of their new album I thought of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magic, but is there anything else on this album that reminds me of the album or the band itself? That is for you to decide. "Let's Roll Just Like We Used To." There are some funky rhythms and grooves underneath those morose lyrics that slightly reek of depression and may sound like aughties chili peppers proposing that the "Days Are Forgotten." You can definitely hear the influence of another pepper in this next song, and even in the way the song is sung, I mean "I see Lucy in the sky telling me I’m high" in this trip on the psychedelic plane and "La Fee Verte." This song's ferocity may not match that of a "Velociraptor!" I believe the lust is there, but instead of blood the homosapien is looking for something else; Watch Out!!! There is a higher vivacity in this song that has more energy over these 2:51 minutes compared to songs twice the length, but that does not mean I do not enjoy those songs. After that last encounter I may need an "Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter From The Storm)" which has cleaned my gashes that I have received; some that are deep enough to be cut from a deli (or Delhi?), and was a nice safe trip taking in the sights. I hear this club beat, some funky Radiohead, this recurring jingling of keys, and not only that, but "I Hear Voices!" and they tell me to stop trying to be funny because "seriously, you are not funny at all."   I have already mentioned the Beatles, but they "Re-Wired" to include Led Zeppelin, and even Smash Mouth?! Ok, they are not classic rock, but I can hear some of their later material. Just because you are a simple man, or a "Man of Simple Pleasures" does not mean you are a fool, or that you are only capable of simple thoughts; while this may sound simple there is more to be uncovered after several listens. The Sound of this next track is probably my favorite; it has more energy than the title track, it is a little schizo,and can be played at a club, score a scene from an action film, or just get ready to kick the faces of those that wear those "Switchblade Smiles." Let's take it a little easier and smoke some more of that stuff that is perfect for "Neon Noon!" No, you are not dead, you are just high, and WTF? I am an idiotic guy. My Favorites:  Let's Just Roll Like We Used To, Days Are Forgotten, Velociraptor, I Hear Voices, Re-Wired, and Switchblade Smiles.