Best Kings of Leon album?

lukinvedder

definitely youth and young manhood, then aha shake heart break- the other albums are not to my liking what so ever-where did their whiskey filled garage/southern rock sound go? fuck radio play, go back to your roots boys

tcaporale

I don't think they're looking for radio play - Caleb stated he's very surprised that "Sex on Fire" became a hit and that it almost didn't even make the record, and the band's label wanted them to release "Fans" as the first single to Because of the Times, but they didn't want to as they thought it would be too big a hit - I think that's just the type of music they feel like making. You can't expect bands to just release carbon-copies of their previous albums.

Indifference71

tcaporale wrote:

I don't think they're looking for radio play - Caleb stated he's very surprised that "Sex on Fire" became a hit and that it almost didn't even make the record, and the band's label wanted them to release "Fans" as the first single to Because of the Times, but they didn't want to as they thought it would be too big a hit - I think that's just the type of music they feel like making. You can't expect bands to just release carbon-copies of their previous albums.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

I get so sick of everyone ripping KOL that they changed their sound just to get huge. Every band changes their sound somewhat from record to record. Can't keep making the same record over and over.

PJGARDEN

I can honestly say that I really like all their albums but Aha is probably my favorite. I really like Only By the Night and Because of the Times but I think there are too many fillers on it. I kind of wish they took the best of both and made one album out of it.

Drop The Leash 10

Because Of The Times!

mavi

Youth and Young Manhood. Hands down.

illegal pants

BOTT
ASH
YAYM
OBTN

UKDave

AHA....

Electric Feel

Their last two albums have gotten progressivley more boring. Because of the Times is still really good IMO. Black Thumbnail is amazing.

My fave is Aha . Slow Night w/ Eddie at Lollapolooza is a must have mp3. Four Kicks is the funnest song I have heard in some time. Youth and Manhood is probably my second favorite. Trani from this album is probably their best live song, in fact this perfomance turned me on to KOL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su-PfHBuuV0

Electric Feel

tcaporale wrote:

I don't think they're looking for radio play - Caleb stated he's very surprised that "Sex on Fire" became a hit and that it almost didn't even make the record, and the band's label wanted them to release "Fans" as the first single to Because of the Times, but they didn't want to as they thought it would be too big a hit - I think that's just the type of music they feel like making. You can't expect bands to just release carbon-copies of their previous albums.

Please! Clearly that awful "Use Somebody" was a blatent attempt at becoming a Radio band. . OBTN was KOL going for it. And they got it. They are playing arenas now in even mid major markets.

Because of the Times has a fuller more structured sound, but that was not for radio with a song like Knocked Up as their single. OBTN was.

tcaporale

"Knocked Up" wasn't a single.

Prioronfire22

Hands down Aha shake

gusturtle

times, then aha, then a tie for the other ones

smarchee

my vote is for the first record

SpinMeRoundRollMeOvr

Aha shake heartbreak. One of my favorite albums.

Their live show has changed. I'm tired of the new album whereas the first three still feel fresh to me.

Don't get me wrong, I still love them... but I miss the band that used to close every show with TRANI.