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Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs

Biografie van de kunstenaar Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs Is A Post-Britpop Band Which Formed In Leeds West Yorkshire England In Early 2003. The Band Consists Of Ricky Wilson Vocals Andrew "Whitey" White Guitar Simon Rix Bass Nick "Peanut" Baines Keyboards And Vijay Mistry Drums . Nick Hodgson Is The Band's Former Drummer And Main Songwriter But Left The Band In December 2012 To Focus On Other Projects. The Band Has Released Seven Albums As Of 2020 And Have Released 27 Singles Including The Hits I Predict A Riot Oh My God Ruby And Never Miss A Beat. Several Members Of The Band Are Ardent Fans Of The English Football Team Leeds United As The Band Originates From Leeds . The Band Are Named After The South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club The Former Team Of Long-Serving Former Leeds Captain Lucas Radebe. The Band's Main Musical Influences Include The Beatles The Beach Boys The Kinks Blur Eric Burdon The Jam And Other New Wave Bands. Andrew White B. England Guitar Ricky Wilson B. Charles Richard Wilson 17 January 1975 Keighley West Yorkshire England Vocals Nick Baines Keyboards Nick Hodgson B. Nicholas Hodgson 20 October 1977 England Drums And Simon Rix B. James Simon Rix 18 October 1977 England Bass Formed The Band In Early 2003 Having Originally Played Garage Rock Under The Parva Moniker. Their Energetic Brand Of Post-Millennial Guitar Rock Which Would Have Been Branded "indie" In Previous Decades Quickly Found Favour On The Local Gig Circuit. The Quintet Issued Their Debut The XTC-Soundalike Oh My God Before They Had Even Signed A Proper Recording Contract Teaming Up With The Drowned In Sound Website In May 2004 For A Limited Edition Release. A Contract With The B-Unique Label Followed And The Band Began To Attract Wider Interest At The End Of 2004 With The Release Of Their Storming I Predict A Riot. The Topical Lyrics Concerning Alcohol-Fuelled Violence In Small English Towns Attracted As Much Attention As The Band's Anarchic Update On Late 70s New Wave. The Band's Explosion Onto The Global Music Scene In Early 2005 Was Epitomised When They Had Their First Single I Predict A Riot Off Their Debut Album Employment Played On The Radio Around The World And Opened Live8 In Philadelphia. Several Years Prior To 2003 The Members Of The Band Had Been A Garage Rock Group Called Parva Before That They Had Been Known As Runston Parva . However After Their Label Mantra Records Went Bust In Late 2002 The Band Went Back To Their Roots And Adopted A More Britpop Sound Helping The Band Reach Their Current Popularity Within The UK And Beyond As A Consequence. The Band Re-Released The Single Oh My God On 21 February Which Charted At #6. The Debut Album Employment Was Released On 7 March 2005 And Entered The Charts At #3 That Week. Despite Becoming Favourite After Being Shortlisted The Album Failed To Win The 2005 Mercury Music Prize. They Covered The Marvin Gaye Classic Heard It Through The Grapevine For The War Child Album Help! A Day In The Life Giving A Whole New Slant On The Song. A DVD Entitled Enjoyment Was Released In November 2005. The Basis Of The DVD Is A Semi-False Documentary About The Band Narrated By Bill Nighy. It Also Includes All The Promo Videos Live Performances And More. An Internet-Only So Far Music Video For Their Song Sink That Ship Has Been Released In September 2005. The Video Appears On Electronic Arts' Website As A Promotional Tool For Their Game Burnout Revenge But Is Completely Unbranded. Wilson Auctioned Off His Red Tambourine To Radio Show Xfm In Late 2005 To Raise Money For The Homeless Charity Shelter. The Winning Bid Was £375.00. On February 5th The Kaiser Chiefs Released Their Next Single Ruby Which Was A Major Success Reaching #1 In The Singles Charts. The Kaiser Chiefs Released Their New Album Yours Truly Angry Mob On February 23 2007 In The Netherlands And Belgium February 26 2007 In The United Kingdom And On March 27 2007 In North America. A Double Disc Edition Is Also Available The Second Disc Being A DVD. It Is Known That Three Of The Band Members Went To A School Near Highroyd Leeds. Also Nick Drummer Announced During A Gig In Newcastle Upon Tyne That His Dad Went To A School Called St. Cuthberts In Newcastle. Other Famous People From That School Include Ant & Dec And Sting. The Band Released Their Third Album Off With Their Heads On October 20 2008. It Contains The Hit Single Never Miss A Beat. Songfacts States That The Band's Fourth Album The Future Is Medieval Was Released Through The Band's Website On June 3 2011. In Effect The World's First Bespoke Album Fans Are Able To Create Their Own Version Of The Record By Choosing Their Favorite 10 Tracks From The Selection Of 20 On Offer. One-Minute Excerpts Allow Them To Make Their Selections And Each Song Is Represented By An Object. After Creating Their Own Album People Can Then Share Their Version Of The Record With Other Fans And Earn £1 Each Time It Is Purchased By Someone Else. 5th Album "Education Education Education And War!" Was Released On 31st March 2014 On Fiction Records Featuring The UK Top 40 Single 'Coming Home' And Was Their First UK Number One Album Since 2007's 'Yours Truly Angry Mob'. Also On The Fiction Label Their 6th Album Stay Together Was Released On The 7th October 2016 With A Notable Shift Towards Dance-Pop Hitting #4 On The UK Albums Chart. In 2019 They Moved To Polydor And Released 'Duck' On 26th July Featuring The Singles 'Record Collection' And 'People Know How To Love One Another'. It Peaked At #3 On The UK Albums Chart. Performances Kaiser Chiefs' First Big Festival Show Was At The Dual-Site Reading And Leeds Festival On 27 August 2004 And In The Following Year On 16 May 2005 They Appeared At The Pinkpop Festival In Landgraaf The Netherlands. After That Things Went Fast. They Were The Opening Act At The Philadelphia Live 8 Concert On July 2nd 2005 One Of Only Two British Acts In The Lineup Def Leppard Being The Other . They Performed I Predict A Riot Everyday I Love You Less And Less And Oh My God. They Played Reading And Leeds In 2006 Before Franz Ferdinand And Were Extremely Popular. June 2005 Saw Them Headline At The May Ball At Queens' College Cambridge Supported By Anada Before An Acclaimed Appearance At A Rain-Soaked Glastonbury Festival During The Same Month Whilst August's Appearance At The V Festival Featured A Very Enthusiastic Set Despite Ricky Wilson Having His Leg In Plaster. Also More Recently They Embarked On Their Own Headline UK Tour Supported By Maximo Park And The Cribs. Their First US Tour With The Cribs Ran Through The Summer Of 2005 And They Followed It By Playing A Few Shows On The Foozer Tour. This Was Followed Up By Opening For Foo Fighters During Their Australian Tour In December 2005. They Also Played To Jools Holland And His Audience On December 31 2005. Their Song Ruby From The Album Yours Truly Angry Mob Was Featured As A Bonus Song In Guitar Hero III And I Predict A Riot From Employment Was Eventually Released As Downloadable Content For The Game. Kaiser Chiefs Are Set To Return To The European Festival Scene This Summer Having Been Booked For Switzerland's Gurten Festival.

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Ruby

"Ruby" Is A Song By English Rock Band Kaiser Chiefs And Is The Lead Track On Their Second Album "Yours Truly Angry Mob". It Was Released As The Lead Single From That Album In The United Kingdom As A Download On February 5 2007 And As A Limited Edition 7" And CD Single On February 19 That Year. It Became The Band's First Ever #1 Single On February 25 2007 And Ended 2007 As The Year's 10th Biggest-Selling Single In The UK With Total Sales Of 313 765. A Video Single Of The Song Was Released In The United States At Best Buy Stores On March 13 2007 Two Weeks Before The Album Was Released There And Featured A Live Version Of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" And The B-Side "Admire You" Released On The UK 7" Version . The Song Is Featured As A Bonus Track In Guitar Hero III Legends Of Rock Is Featured In Project Gotham Racing 4 In SingStar Vol. 2 For The PlayStation 3 And As A Song In Lego Rock Band. The Song Has Sold 375 000 Copies In The UK As Stated By The Official UK Charts Company. Ruby Also Was Voted #13 In The Triple J Hot 100 In 2007 Beaten By Acts Such As Muse Foo Fighters And Kings Of Leon.

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