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Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States (2005 – present)

Cage the Elephant are an alternative rock band which formed in 2005 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The band became surprisingly popular in mid-2008 when their single “Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked” hit #32 on the UK Singles Chart. The next year, it became a smash hit on American alternative radio, hitting #3 on Billboard’s Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The band consists of Matt Shultz (vocals), Brad Shultz (guitar), Lincoln Paris (guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass, vocals) and Jared Champion (drums).

Bowling Green, Kentucky is a small town in the American South. It’s currently best known for manufacturing Chevrolet Corvettes and Fruit of the Loom underwear, but a brighter future lies just around the corner. Soon, the name of this no-horse municipality will be synonymous with thunderously sexy rock ‘n’ roll, in the rampant guise of local heroes Cage The Elephant.

Cage The Elephant - befits a band whose name finds room for the world’s largest land mammal - have a bottom-end you could hide a bus behind.

Their debut album combines Herculean riffs and grooves big enough to fill a canyon with juggernaut rock ‘n’ roll anthems to devastating effect. Led by brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, Cage are a mercurial mix of Southern charm wrapped around a tightly coiled spring of chaotic energy. Growing up at a time when the only option America offers young men of their social background is the chance to fight a war no-one understands or get a dead end job, Cage the Elephant are the mouth piece for disillusioned, working class America in 2008.

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AnimatedOysters wrote:
yesterday afternoon

They look goofy as hell, but they sure put out an excellent debut.

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metalfifa wrote:
yesterday afternoon

You NEED to download this free MP3 from The Summer Set. It's an acoustic version of their single "Chelsea" and it is awesome! http://t.opsp.in/BFzP

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Lovin_the_Bloc wrote:
yesterday morning

surprised.

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aanniittaaa wrote:
yesterday morning

I want a new album now... I'm waiting. great sounds

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Mr_Traxxzor wrote:
yesterday morning

Great band. Overall a great album. Especially loving "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked".

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mailletmc wrote:
Tuesday morning

Amazing, I'm hooked

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Obscure_Sounds wrote:
Tuesday morning

MAN! When I saw them live it was unreal. Matt climbed up a thirty foot speaker and was like.... shriekin down at the crowd and it was just so weird. They played great the night I saw them thats for sure... it was a wild concert

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seasaltmind wrote:
Tuesday morning

otherwise i dig 'em

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seasaltmind wrote:
Tuesday morning

suck live.

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LateOfThePier wrote:
Monday evening

yeah that Thriving Ivory shit is gay.. I'm embarrassed I ever listened to it, tbh. good one though!

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blackcanoflysol wrote:
Monday evening

It's not about what /I/ listen to. We can point fingers all day, like that Thriving Ivory you've got. The point is that this isn't praiseworthy or novel and it's got the radio all excitable.

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Obscure_Sounds wrote:
Monday morning

I love back against the wall and drones in the valley, come to think of it i love every song on the album except back stabbin betty is just ok and the two from the ep pre full length album are both alright.

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theweaselway wrote:
Monday morning

<3

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LateOfThePier wrote:
Monday morning

calls this band shit and come to find out he had miley cyrus and lily allen in his recent tracks.. lmao

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Darkest-Legends wrote:
Monday morning

In One Ear, Lotus, and Ain`t No Rest For The Wicked i think are the best songs in the album

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Obscure_Sounds wrote:
Monday morning

yaa whats with all the hate on such a solid band, maybe some people dont like this band but that doesnt make them shit. Sheesh

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HerrFLSH wrote:
Sunday afternoon

So much anger in this shoutbox

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metalfifa wrote:
Sunday morning

Hey! You NEED to download this free MP3 from The Summer Set. It's an acoustic version of their single "Chelsea" and it is awesome! http://t.opsp.in/BFzP

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blackcanoflysol wrote:
Friday morning

Sounds like The White Stripes and Red Hot Chili Peppers had a baby, then the baby took a big shit all over the Flobots. Get this off the radio and whatever shitty video games you're playing, kthx.

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LateOfThePier wrote:
Thursday afternoon

i've been listening to them for a long time but it's good that borderlands or whatever increased their fan-base. since they are good and more people need to listen to them!!

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