Kings of Leon on the TODAY SHOW

jwhite173

Middle aged Moms singing along in the audience...

I'm out!

soulsinging

jwhite173 wrote:

Middle aged Moms singing along in the audience...

I'm out!

You're right. Who cares how the music sounds, what matters is how cool it makes you look to own their cd or who is at the concert with you... want to make sure you don't get seen with the wrong people.

jwhite173

Don't get me wrong, the first 3 albums were killer.

I get it... they want to change, want to sell more albums and concert tickets.

Unfortunately, the music changed too with OBTN.

If you watched it today... IMHO, they're pushing boy band status!

mfc2006

i've gotta admit, it's a little strange seeing them on the Today show. but as a long time fan, i'm glad that they're getting the recognition. but it's still a little strange. the links are on youtube, by the way.

pearljgirl2010

mfc2006 wrote:

i've gotta admit, it's a little strange seeing them on the Today show. but as a long time fan, i'm glad that they're getting the recognition. but it's still a little strange. the links are on youtube, by the way.

I missed it this morning, so I'll have to Youtube it. I agree with you--glad they're finally getting out here in the States :-)

drew0

I still love them, though. Probably the best new band that has made it "big" beside the White Stripes since only God knows when.

They went a little poppy on their last album but I still liked it. Every band that gets that big will obviously have to bring in some of the musically ignorant crowd.

I think of it that at least I get to see another band that I like a lot and has talent in a big arena. I mean, that category is getting slim these days.

I saw them in April in Pittsburgh and thought they were awesome. The new songs sound great live - Crawl and Mahattan were awesome in the arena and Use Somebody is a nice sing-a-long. People complain about where they went with the last album but I didn't think it was that far away from their roots (Use Somebody/Sex On Fire were but outside of that there were a lot of great old-school songs).

DewieCox

I don't really hear much of a difference between the last 2 albums, except OBTN is a better written album.

justam

Well, thanks for pointing this out.

tcaporale

DewieCox wrote:

I don't really hear much of a difference between the last 2 albums, except OBTN is a better written album.

I think Because of the Times is much better.

justam

I like parts of all of their cds. :geek:

81

they need to stop wearing girls jeans

Zoso

81 wrote:

they need to stop wearing girls jeans

their fashion comes off as try hard.. their new boy band type image is absolutely terrible.

username

Zoso wrote:

81 wrote:

they need to stop wearing girls jeans

their fashion comes off as try hard.. their new boy band type image is absolutely terrible.

Not that it matters, but they've been wearing those jeans since their first album.

tvismyfriend

I totally agree with the OP, middle aged people shouldn't be allowed to listen to and enjoy new music. They had their time to enjoy life, now it's my time and I don't want them cramping my style.

Zoso

username wrote:

Zoso wrote:

81 wrote:

they need to stop wearing girls jeans

their fashion comes off as try hard.. their new boy band type image is absolutely terrible.

Not that it matters, but they've been wearing those jeans since their first album.

You're right I just don't like them at all now... I just watched the today show performance out of curiosity as a fan way back when and my god it was embarrassing to be honest.

dreamtonic

I'd like to know how certain bands get suddenly picked up into the mainstream like KoL. Did they get a new promo team? Did they get the Colbert Bump at some point? What's behind this explosion of popularity?

Indifference71

Obviously, what KOL wears and who sings along to their songs are what is most important.

tcaporale

dreamtonic wrote:

I'd like to know how certain bands get suddenly picked up into the mainstream like KoL. Did they get a new promo team? Did they get the Colbert Bump at some point? What's behind this explosion of popularity?

"Sex on Fire," mostly.

And now "Use Somebody" is becoming a hit.

Wordless Chorus

I just happened to be browsing through a people magazine and I have to admit its pretty disappointing to see them all over the celebrity favorites and the "songs for summer 09" (which is just unbelievably irritating to me... "Use Somebody" is a song for summer 2009!?!). Then again I'm sort of embarrassed to admit to have looked through a people magazine . But I'm planning on seeing them in September, though hopefully I won't regret it.

ledvedderman

Damn them and their massive hit. Damn them for actually being a legit rock band at the top of the charts. Damn them for wearing the same clothes the whole time but now being in style. Damn them for making a well rounded album that can appeal to the rock fans and fans of popular music. Damn them and their great live shows.

Zoso

I wouldn't call KOL a legit rock band anymore and their live show was much better in mid/small theaters. They are a different band from say 2005 and not in a good way. Absolutely disappointing as I was a huge fan before OBTN came out. When the teen pop jumped on the bandwagon I jumped off.