FREE I PREDICT A RIOT PDF Catherine Bruton | 304 pages | 01 Oct 2014 | Egmont UK Ltd | 9781405267199 | English | London, United Kingdom What Kaiser Chiefs' I Predict A Riot tells us about the '00s club scene in Leeds - Radio X Behind the Kaisers' biggest anthems is a snapshot of 21st Century Britain The song paints a pretty bleak picture of booze Britain, describing revellers getting "lairy," women walking around with "no clothes on," and men in "tracksuits," starting fights for no good reason. With frontman Ricky Wilson hailing from Keighley, West Yorkshire and attending the Leeds College of Art, its easy to deduce that the track was inspired by the city of Leeds - which has indeed been corroborated by the man himself. But, while I Predict a Riot credit the mayhem I Predict a Riot ensued at one of the band's own club nights as inspiration of the song, others believe it describes the frightful scenes witnessed in the town centre after former drummer Nick Hodgson played a DJ set. We'd drive home past a big nightclub and there were always lots of police and people fighting. I went home and wrote the riff on the piano and started singing some words. It says: "A friend of a friend, he got beaten. And I'd be three sheets to the wind. I'd be pissed. This is like three in the morning chucking out time at the clubs". He added: "But the weird I Predict a Riot is, we thought that was really peculiar to us and Leeds and our lives". The Cockpit was a venue at the heart of the indie scene in Leeds, situated in "town" on Swinegate. But, while the city boasted a thriving alternative music scene with the opportunity to discover new bands and listen to the latest indie tunes the likes of The Faversham, Mintand The HiFi Clubit was also a student town; a hub of super-clubs and cheap nights out. Majestykwhich the frontman references in his NME interview, was one such venue which would have witnessed many of the scenes described in the track. And with The Cockpit just a hop skip and a jump from Leeds railway station, Friday night would see revellers travel in from neighbouring towns to indulge in a weekend of excess. This made Leeds both an exciting and frightening place to be on a night I Predict a Riot, depending on which side of the fence you were on But what about the notion that "the riot" wasn't just about the alcohol-charged streets, but also referenced something epic, such as a Black Wire gig witnessed at their club night? They were going mad and so were the crowd. You could see the bouncers moving in and I said to the club's boss, "I predict a riot. While these two real-life events formed the basis of the track, there are a few more references in the song which would easily stump a non-Leeds native. Ricky name drops "Smeaton," in the first verse of the song, who he describes as "an old Leodensian". John Smeaton was a civil engineer, born inwho is known for his design I Predict a Riot canals, harbours and lighthouses. While he's often regarded as the "father of civil engineering," it might not be a fact known to everyone in I Predict a Riot Yorkshire And as for Leodensian? While in part it can be seen as a word for someone who hails from Leeds, it's more of a mock-classical term reserved for local sports clubs. One thing I Predict a Riot word was definitely used for is to describe a former pupil of the Leeds Grammar School, which they both attended, and the name of its school magazine. John Smeaton is now of course long gone, and part of the history books, just like some of the infamous Leeds hangouts the Kaiser Chiefs would have grown up around. Like many venues around the UK, I Predict a Riot Cockpit closed its doors in while the Majestic I Predict a Riot, which housed its oddly-spelled namesake, was gutted by fire in the same year. Sad to see! Danced to some shat in thee over the years. Someone's gonna benefit or go straight to jail. However, thanks to the Kaiser Chiefs' I Predict a Riot, the famous Leeds engineer and the stories behind some of the city's most memorable club nights have been immortalised. I Predict a Riot this post on Instagram. Latest Videos. Music News. Kaiser Chiefs Songs. I Predict A Riot. Kaiser Chiefs. Download on iTunes. Download 'Oh My God' on iTunes. Download 'Ruby' on iTunes. Rocksmith® Edition – Remastered – Kaiser Chiefs - “I Predict a Riot” on Steam I Predict a Riot in to add this item to your wishlist, follow it, or mark it as not interested. Sign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games, friends, and curators you follow. You can write your own review for this product to share your experience with the community. Use I Predict a Riot area above the purchase buttons on this page to write your review. 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I Predict a Riot! - Ginkgo Florists We never wrote a love song in the Kaiser Chiefs. There was always a big snarl-up there, loads of people in the road, police everywhere. I remember seeing one guy punch someone from behind. It was horrible. He was puffing his chest out, and a policeman instantly handcuffed him. The song title and chorus came from a club night that me and Ricky [Wilson, singer] used to I Predict a Riot. One night, this band called Black Wire were playing, and it was getting really hectic. The band I Predict a Riot taking their clothes off and the crowd were hanging from the ceiling pipes. I knew that if we could just get that lyric into the chorus, it would make people I Predict a Riot notice. When Ricky and I wrote lyricswe were always trying to make each other laugh. John Smeaton was a lighthouse designer, and a Leodensian means someone from Leeds. We literally all cried when the song got to number I remember seeing it on an advert for Byker Grove. My favourite thing in the world is to start a new song. Every band has a best song — and that was ours. The verse for I Predict a Riot had already been brought into rehearsals and gone round and round until we were sick of it. I remember being frustrated, but after that Black Wire gig, we played it through with that new chorus. I was obsessed with the Clash at the time and wanted to emulate what their bass player, Paul Simonon, was doing. We were trying to do this spooky singalong. One article I read said the lyric was us looking down on people, sneering at them. But I never thought that. The lyrics were just observations. We did that same trick on about five songs on Employment. But I Predict a Riot has the best reaction live, all around the world. We played it at a festival in Poland for hundreds of thousands of people, and it felt apocalyptic, like something was I Predict a Riot to go wrong. Everyone was going crazy. Nick Hodgson, lead songwriter, drummer We never wrote a love song in the Kaiser Chiefs. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Topics Kaiser Chiefs How we made. Pop and rock The Voice features. Reuse this content. Order by newest oldest recommendations. Show 25 25 50 I Predict a Riot. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. Loading comments… Trouble loading? Most popular..