Choice cuts from the new Kings of Leon album
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 by Flint
I wouldn’t really recommend buying the new Kings of Leon album, Only By the Night. Or at least, don’t buy it before you have the chance to hear it. I didn’t pay much attention to the band in the past – it’s guitar-heavy stadium-size yet grounds-level rock music with an American feeling to it. If that’s your thing then that’s alright, they’re not bad and they’re not a part of the godawful yank-rock club (think 3 Doors Down etc) despite being guitar-heavy and American. They’ve simply been somewhat uninteresting. They’ll probably end up getting pretty famous though, they’ve got the sort of ring to them that suggests they’ll eventually become the American equivalent of U2. Once again, your mileage may vary on that.
What I do suggest however is that you pay attention to at least two tracks on their latest album. The album was in somewhat of a heavy rotation in a car I’ve had to be driven a lot in the past week and through that form of airplay two tracks stood out so well I felt like hearing the album properly in my own privacy. Turns out the album wasn’t as enchanting as the initial car play suggested but those two tracks that stood out then stood out now as well.
I wouldn’t really recommend buying the new Kings of Leon album, Only By the Night. Or at least, don’t buy it before you have the chance to hear it. I didn’t pay much attention to the band in the past – it’s guitar-heavy stadium-size yet grounds-level rock music with an American feeling to it. If that’s your thing then that’s alright, they’re not bad and they’re not a part of the godawful yank-rock club (think 3 Doors Down etc) despite being guitar-heavy and American. They’ve simply been somewhat uninteresting. They’ll probably end up getting pretty famous though, they’ve got the sort of ring to them that suggests they’ll eventually become the American equivalent of U2. Once again, your mileage may vary on that.
What I do suggest however is that you pay attention to at least two tracks on their latest album. The album was in somewhat of a heavy rotation in a car I’ve had to be driven a lot in the past week and through that form of airplay two tracks stood out so well I felt like hearing the album properly in my own privacy. Turns out the album wasn’t as enchanting as the initial car play suggested but those two tracks that stood out then stood out now as well.