WIll the Kings Of Leon Finally Breakout In The US with new album???

Saw them at the Wiltern here in L.A. a little over two years ago. Awesome show. They had to go to England apparently to get rolling. Amazing. Great bunch of talented guys.

i hate kings of leon. the only people i know of who listen to them are bros. i've listened to their music and it's just pure shit. really boring shit.

tvsleep wrote:

i hate kings of leon. the only people i know of who listen to them are bros. i've listened to their music and it's just pure shit. really boring shit.

Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for clearing things up for everyone who doesn't know.

What do you mean by bros? Just wonderin'......

I saw them five years ago or so in philly when they opened up for another band, i thought they were incredible but most others didn't seem to care much. I was a bit biased as I was there to see them anyways.

About a year ago I saw them in Columbus OH at the Newport. They about blew the place up. It was incredible.

They've been all over the Rolling Stone, been putting out some good albums, I don't know why they haven't been picked up more on the radio, but I think that will change.

Love the song "Taper Jean Girl". I dig them after that.

"Aha Shake Heartbreak" is one of the best albums of the decade. Their new stuff's a tad dull for me, honestly. Completely love "Aha Shake Heartbreak," though. Fantastic.

No. They've already made fukin amazing albums and still nothing. They won't breakout until they make some sub-par mainstream shit that the US eats up.

Mr. Cat wrote:

"Aha Shake Heartbreak" is one of the best albums of the decade. Their new stuff's a tad dull for me, honestly. Completely love "Aha Shake Heartbreak," though. Fantastic.

These are my feelings exactly. The new album was one of the biggest musical disappointments of last year.

We get it. Somebody reads pitchfork like the bible.

The new disc reflects what they picked up about arena rock on tour with U2, and also some far more refined musical sensibilities than their earlier work. Contrary to popular indie-speak, its a great effort.

As for the "breakout," I think they've been a pretty big deal among people who care for a few years now.

i getcha... wrote:

We get it. Somebody reads pitchfork like the bible.

The new disc reflects what they picked up about arena rock on tour with U2, and also some far more refined musical sensibilities than their earlier work. Contrary to popular indie-speak, its a great effort.

As for the "breakout," I think they've been a pretty big deal among people who care for a few years now.

I've never read pitchfork in my life.

I don't think it's a bad effort. As an album, it's still quite good. Unfortunately, as a Kings of Leon album, it is not. I consider it their worst (although there are a couple of tremendous songs on it), and it was disappointing to me because the last half of the CD is quite boring (aside from "Cold Desert") and lacks the typical sound that they exhibited on early albums. It lacks the raw sound that they had before. That's why I love them.

I don't mind the new sound, but would love the less produced sound that they used to have.

I don't really care too much for this band.

I liked the raw sound way better. Because of the Times is a sick album. The new one? Not so much. They seem to be lowering themselves musically to reach higher commercially. I generally enjoy their lyrics, but Sex on Fire? Horrible lyrics and second rate KOL guitar.

I presume the fact that so many people 'in the know' are saying they're old stuff is better and the new stuff is poor means that they're getting more popular.

Things can be good AND popular you know, I do appreciate you like to be niche though, it gives you a sense of superiority.

Weird seeing this thread I started back in August brought back from the dead...

Anyway, I think the breakout is beginning for these guys... They sold out Madison Square Garden and they're coming back in the spring playing bigger venues. The newer stuff is more arena-rock and more mainstream.... You can see it at their shows, more people know the new stuff and don't know anything about the old stuff...

You can definitely hear the old U2 in their new album...

And if you're running the Boston Marathon, they'll be playing at the BU Agganis Arena Saturday 4/18 and Sunday 4/19....

i saw them at Madison square garden and they played one of the best sets i've seen in a long time.

theyre gonna be around for a long time

So 13 months later..... I guess I was right about this band, breakout year in 2009. Still going strong, though their songs Sex On Fire and Use Somebody are starting to get overplayed. Never though I'd here these guys on Top-40 radio like Z-100 in NYC...

(I brought this back since they are playing two sold out arena shows in the NYC area....)