Nr 6- Kings of Leon- Because of the Times
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My number 6 of my top 10 of 2007!
Band: Kings of LeonTitle: Because of the TimesBest Track: Knocked UpBest Line: “Here’s to the kids out there smoking in the streets. They’re way too young, but I’m way too old to preach.”Trivia: “On Call” was the first single. The third album of Kings of Leon Rarely has an opening track engaged me so as "Knocked Up" on this album. The song starts with drums, and slowly all the instruments are eased in, after which the vocals start and the song rolls into this anthemic, marathon of a song. Add to that "On Call", and in the first three songs you already have a winner. More laid back songs are juxtaposed with scorching guitar rockers with the occasional screaming and screeching. And even though the rest of the album doesn't reach the heights of the first three songs (but what a heights they are), the other songs are definitely good enough to make the whole album worth a listen, and one of the years best at that."For the most part, though, Because Of The Times is an album of striking textures, on which Caleb Followill's lazy voice strains against skittering guitars, softly thumping drum rolls, and rapidly percolating bass."- A.V. Club"If you like your Americana raw and passionate, look no further."- The Guardian"If less accessible on first hearing than its predecessors, the result is an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."- Entertainment Weekly
Band: Kings of LeonTitle: Because of the TimesBest Track: Knocked UpBest Line: “Here’s to the kids out there smoking in the streets. They’re way too young, but I’m way too old to preach.”Trivia: “On Call” was the first single. The third album of Kings of Leon Rarely has an opening track engaged me so as "Knocked Up" on this album. The song starts with drums, and slowly all the instruments are eased in, after which the vocals start and the song rolls into this anthemic, marathon of a song. Add to that "On Call", and in the first three songs you already have a winner. More laid back songs are juxtaposed with scorching guitar rockers with the occasional screaming and screeching. And even though the rest of the album doesn't reach the heights of the first three songs (but what a heights they are), the other songs are definitely good enough to make the whole album worth a listen, and one of the years best at that."For the most part, though, Because Of The Times is an album of striking textures, on which Caleb Followill's lazy voice strains against skittering guitars, softly thumping drum rolls, and rapidly percolating bass."- A.V. Club"If you like your Americana raw and passionate, look no further."- The Guardian"If less accessible on first hearing than its predecessors, the result is an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."- Entertainment Weekly
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