Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
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Artist: Kings of LeonBrand: RCA
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: RCA
Product features:
- KINGS OF LEON BECAUSE OF THE TIMES
- Knocked Up
- Charmer
- On Call
- McFearless
- Black Thumbnail
- My Party
- True Love Way
- Ragoo
- Fans
- The Runner
- Trunk
- Camaro
- Arizona
Free Music Notes for Because of the Times
Free Music Review: Kings indeed!
Hit: 5 Stars
These young men grew up fast,being thrown in the spotlight early on because of their family ties (3 brothers and a cousin) and their sheltered childhoods spent tagging along as their preacher-dad traveled the Southern bible-circuit, eventually drinking himself out of the ministry.
They quickly picked up on the best of musical influences (From the Rolling Stones to Joy Division) and started playing their own brand of raw rock n' roll, living the lifestyle and singing about all the things that they were taught were evil and the Devil's work. Their first album was unpolished, but they sounded different than the slew of other "new rock" bands trying to copy the Strokes' formula for success. They still had the ability to rock with abandon while throwing in their own Deep South perspective.
The second album, "Aha Shake Heartbreak", expanded on that sound, and this time the attitude was rowdier. But they still weren't afraid to buck the norm and throw in unconventional touches such as yodeling!! Caleb Followill's voice in itself is an anomaly, standing out among the crowd of jaded, flat-sounding vocalists and the screaming-at-the-top-of-their-lungs emoting that the hordes of Emo-clone bands were popular for.
With "Because of the Times", KOL have matured from the extensive touring and braving the massive arena crowds opening for U2, who were impressed enough by their poetic-swagger to hand-pick them for the first U.S. leg of their "Vertigo" tour, and Bob Dylan felt the same way as he picked them to open for his recent arena tour. They haven't lost the attitude - but have retained their individuality. They continue to thumb their noses at sticking to a formula for success, taking risks like opening the CD with "Knocked-up" and using the simple lyrics and repetitive phrasing of "On Call."
It took me about three listens to fully grasp the subtleties of each song, but they have each taken hold in my brain and have not left my car CD player in weeks.
Seeing them live recently, (at Coachella on the Main Stage) it seemed like they got off to a slow start, but by the time they kicked in with "My Party" they played like a runaway train. The time before, when I saw them in a much smaller venue, I had the opportunity to meet them after the show and found them to be very polite and of course, full of that Southern Charm.
I'm hoping they last a long long time and continue to mature and rock -- and stay true to themselves!
Because of the Times Poster
Third album from the rockin' American quartet whose previous albums (2003's Youth And Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak from '05) have earned them a large worldwide following. Consisting of three brothers and a cousin, the Kings Of Leon mix their own brand of Southern Rock with touches of Garage, Punk and Alternative swagger. RCA.Aha Shake Heartbreak may have blown open the doors of fame for Kings of Leon, but their third full-length album (named for a United Pentecostal Church ministers' conference) could well usher the Nashville foursome directly to rock and roll's zenith. There's hardly a change in plans for the three Followill brothers and their cousin, and that means producer Ethan Johns, a smorgasbord of musical influences, and a cacophonous ensemble of guitar, bass, and drums. A trio of relentless rockers--"My Party," "Camaro," and the sarcastic "Charmer"--are sure to pacify those familiar with the Kings' blueprint, yet there is ripening in the band's approach heard, in several of the record's 13 songs. Reverb guitar and vocals and a "woo woo" chorus add a sinister aspect to "Trunk," and "Knocked Up" features a laissez-faire Caleb Followill crooning "She don't care what her mama said/She's gonna have my baby." The seven-minute revelation of fatherhood that opens the album leads into the U2-influenced "McFearless," a reggae-splashed "Ragoo," and the rambling English blues of "Black Thumbnail." It's a rogue element that has always left every record fresh, and this time it has Kings of Leon teetering on the edge of rock renown. --Scott Holter
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