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The Kleptones

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About Me

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The Kleptones understand that recycling musical styles is a pop tradition that's older than the blues.

But times have changed.

Never before has a band taken as many chances in the studio as The Kleptones. These guys are apparently very sensitive. Then again, we wouldn't have it any other way. Most of the time, The Kleptones can't shake their reputation. Call it a tragical history tour.

There's plenty of lyrical mumbo-jumbo about the group confronting its demons and pretending to be a pirate.

Underneath their antics lies a compelling artistic maturity that reveals how they have grown since they were young punks. Imagine the aching walls of sound of Bob Seger's "Night Moves" grafted, as if by a mad scientist from the bayou, to the crass hip-hop assault of the No Limit Tank Soldiers, and you haven't even come close.

Their sonic assault has made them the heroes of a whole new generation. Does anyone over the age of 15 like this stuff?

The Kleptones is not so much a band, but an exercise in marketing. Do these guys really need more money? I liked it better when it was called "Pearl Jam's Greatest Hits".

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/24/2005
Band Website: kleptones.com
Band Members: Eric, Steve, Matt, Leki, Louise, and a cast of thousands.
Influences: The Kleptones
Sounds Like: Flaming Lips, Eminem, 50 Cent, Dead Prez, Doris Stokes, The Pharcyde, Beastie Boys, Missy Elliott, Blackalicious, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy, Q-Tip, Ferris Bueller, The Streets, Eric B & Rakim, Bill Hicks, Queen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, KRS-One, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Kelis, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Afrika Bambaataa, Justin Timberlake, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Taskforce, Peaches, Killa Kela, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Electric Six, Meat Loaf, Britney Spears, David Bowie, Belinda Carlisle, Vanilla Ice, Prince Paul, Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz, Latyrx, Aaliyah, Timbaland, Common, Brandy, Beats International, Jethro Tull, Morris Day & the Time, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Atmosphere, Looptroop, Kanye West, The Big Lebowski, Blade Runner, The Monkees, The Cars, Marvin Gaye, Peter Gabriel, Cypress Hill, Dusty Springfield, Cornershop, Smokey Robinson, Tears for Fears, Jurassic 5, Mary J Blige, Waking Life, Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, Super Furry Animals, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Temptations, The Cure, Velvelettes, Tom Tom Club, Chicks On Speed, Ferank, Underworld, Foo Fighters, Laurie Anderson, Global Communication, AC/DC, Harry Nilsson, Elton John, Rage Against the Machine, Stooges, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, White Stripes, Dilated Peoples, Dust Brothers, The Breakfast Club, Deep Purple, Daft Punk, Hijack, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Soundtrack of Our Lives, The Clash, Nine Inch Nails, The Doors, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Roots Manuva, Massive Attack, Napoleon Dynamite, George Michael, Martha and the Vandellas, Bernard Herrmann, Shorty Long, Young MC, Incredible Bongo Band, Issac Hayes, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Genesis, Edwin Starr, Amerie, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jet, Primal Scream, Aerosmith, White Stripes, Tori Amos, Mirwais, Radio 4, Goldfrapp, Future Sound of London, Meat Beat Manifesto, Marilyn Manson, Sneaker Pimps, Kate Bush, Run-DMC,INXS, Tom Waits, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Mary Wells, Duran Duran, Dr. Dre, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jimi Hendrix, Pierre Henry, The Jackson 5, Pixies, George Harrison, Harold and Maude, Godley & Creme, Animal House, Beyoncé, Genesis, Dire Straits, Bright Eyes, Tweet, Chocolate Milk, Rolling Stones, Cornelius, Rotary Connection, Minnie Ripperton, 4 Hero, Supremes, Spiritualized, Air, Isley Brothers, Lexicon.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Summer lovin& gonna have us a blast&

Still reeling from the surprise snow shock on Sunday, so it feels rather unnatural to be thinking about the Summer, but that sun is getting warmer again, and there’s festivals on the horiz...
Posted by The Kleptones on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:51:00 PST

Live’r Than You’ll Ever Be - New Live Album

Greetings and salutations! It's been a while, but we trust you've had a rather splendid year - it's been a crazy one for us, as per usual. All that continual re-pointing of the old headsphere in every...
Posted by The Kleptones on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST

Summertime Rolls (Festivals and Radio Shows!)

"&There was so much space, so I cut me a piece, with some fine wine, it brought peace to my mind&"  &can't believe I've never used that as a title yet, but there you go& Anyway, out of hibernati...
Posted by The Kleptones on Wed, 30 May 2007 07:18:00 PST

24 Hours voted joint best album of 2006 by BigChill.Net

We're not ones to blow our own trumpets too often (curse that missing vertebra), but it's damn, damn fine to find out that "24 Hours" has been voted one of the 10 best albums of this year by the good...
Posted by The Kleptones on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:39:00 PST

Kleptones Hectic City Podcasts 3, 4 & 5 - Best of 2006

Feeling chock full of new yearness, it's time to present the third, fourth and fifth Hectic City - A three part sort-of-mixed run through of some of our favourite tunes of the year. Originally I ...
Posted by The Kleptones on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:36:00 PST

Kleptones Hectic City Podcast No.2

Something a little different for the second installment of the Hectic City podcast. I guess we should be flattered that we've been given the String Quartet Tribute treatment - after all, many artists...
Posted by The Kleptones on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:17:00 PST

Kleptones Hectic City Podcast No.1

Fingers crossed, this will be a weekly event, so fire up yer Juices and point them at the RSS feed, and you'll find something eyebrow-raising landing in your folder each week. This week ther...
Posted by The Kleptones on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:15:00 PST

The real kleptones blog

is here... www.kleptones.com/blog  
Posted by The Kleptones on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:41:00 PST

delays...

Okay, we keep uploading the tracks, but there's something stopping them from getting to the player - apologies. You can, natch, get them from the website....
Posted by The Kleptones on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:56:00 PST

EP3 is a go-go-johnny-go-go-go...

Yet again, we've been busying ourselves, and don't really feel the need to bore you with tales of editing, premier-league swearing, mastering, tuneless singing along, accidential deletions, spontaneou...
Posted by The Kleptones on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 04:04:00 PST