Tom Meighan - vocalsSergio Pizzorno - guitar, synthesizer, vocalsChris Edwards - bassIan Matthews - drums, percussion
It has been speculated that the name "Kasabian" is taken from the getaway driver (named Linda Kasabian) for the Tate murders committed by the Manson Family.
The band formed in 1999 in Leicester, England. Their first album was simply "Kasabian", and in 2004 received lacklustre reviews. However, tracks such as Cutt Off and L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) reached the UK Top 10, and with 2 more Top 20 hits and the album peaking at #4 in the UK Album Chart, they defied the critics.
The second album, ?Empire?, was released on the 28th of August 2006. The first single from the album, also titled ?Empire?, was widely regarded as a musical success, with its change of beat reminiscent of ?Take Me Out?, and its catchy chorus. This was then followed by the release of the single ?Shoot The Runner? and most recently, ?Me Plus One?.
The newest album, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum", was released on the 5th of June 2009. The hit single off the album "Fire" was one of the Top 5 singles in the UK charts at the time, reaching #3 in the Official UK Singles Chart.
From Wikipedia:Kasabian are a British Indie Rock band that formed in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire in 1999. Originally comprising vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and keyboardist Christopher Karloff, guitarist and backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ash Hannis, the band have released three studio albums ? Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006) and West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009). The band currently features Meighan, Pizzorno, Edwards and drummer Ian Matthews, who replaced Hannis in 2004. Pizzorno also took over as Kasabian's lead song-writer after the departure of Christopher Karloff.