'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' was a 2009 number one hit album for which group?
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by British indie rock band Kasabian, which was released on 5 June 2009. It is also the first album by the band to not feature Christopher Karloff, the band's lead guitarist and songwriter, following his departure during the writing stages of Kasabian's second album, "Empire" (2006). The rhythm guitarist Sergio Pizzorno took over as the main force behind the band's song writing and also forced as lead guitarist to replace Karloff's duties. The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. In October 2009, it
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum a party at the asylum, looking in the mirror at the costumes". Inspiration for such cover originated from the artwork of Amon Düül II's album "Made in Germany". In an interview with T4, the band said that each track is meant to represent an inmate within the asylum. "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 15 reviews. Adam Sweeting of "Uncut" praised the band for putting a lot more depth into