Official Kings of Leon Thread

cornnifer

Personally, i love KOL. Unfortunately for them, they may have suffered the same fate as countless bands before them that apparently stopped being "hip" and "cool" when more than 10 people heard and appreciated their music.

"i walk a mile in your shoes. Now i'm a mile away, and i've got your shoes." good stuff.

Beaverhausen209

Saw them last night in San Jose. Solid show. Great song selection. But MAN did the crowd suck! The only time you knew people were alive was when they played "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire." The rest of the time it seemed like everyone was just sitting and playing on their phone. I would love to see these guys in a smaller venue.

eeriepadave

new dates dates announced w/ special guests Young The Giant and Kongos

July 31: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Aug. 1: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 3: Chicago (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 5: Toronto (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
Aug. 7: Hartford, Conn. (Xfinity Theatre)
Aug. 9: Mansfield, Mass. (Xfinity Center)
Aug. 10: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 13: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre)
Aug. 15: Bristow, Va. (Jiffy Lube Live)
Aug. 16: Bethel, N.Y. (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
Aug. 19: Darien Center, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 20: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
Aug. 22: Cincinnati, Ohio (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 23: Indianapolis, Ind. (Klipsch Music Center)
Aug. 26: Gilford, N.H. (Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook)
Aug. 28: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 29: Pittsburgh, Penn. (First Niagara Pavilion)
Sept. 3: Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach)
Sept. 5: Tampa, Fla. (MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre)
Sept. 6: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
Sept. 9: Atlanta, Ga. (Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
Sept. 10: Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain Amphitheatre)
Sept. 12: Dallas, Texas (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
Sept. 13: Austin, Texas (Austin360 Amphitheatre)
Sept. 16: Charlotte, N.C. (PNC Music Pavilion)
Sept. 17: Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek Amphitheatre)
Sept. 24: Denver, Colo. (Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
Sept. 26: Albuquerque, N.M. (Isleta Amphitheatre)
Sept. 27: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
Sept. 30: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
Oct. 1: Concord, Calif. (Concord Pavilion)

jason_bouchard88

eeriepadave said:

new dates dates announced w/ special guests Young The Giant and Kongos

July 31: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Aug. 1: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 3: Chicago (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 5: Toronto (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
Aug. 7: Hartford, Conn. (Xfinity Theatre)
Aug. 9: Mansfield, Mass. (Xfinity Center)
Aug. 10: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 13: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre)
Aug. 15: Bristow, Va. (Jiffy Lube Live)
Aug. 16: Bethel, N.Y. (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
Aug. 19: Darien Center, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 20: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (Blossom Music Center)
Aug. 22: Cincinnati, Ohio (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 23: Indianapolis, Ind. (Klipsch Music Center)
Aug. 26: Gilford, N.H. (Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook)
Aug. 28: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 29: Pittsburgh, Penn. (First Niagara Pavilion)
Sept. 3: Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach)
Sept. 5: Tampa, Fla. (MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre)
Sept. 6: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
Sept. 9: Atlanta, Ga. (Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
Sept. 10: Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain Amphitheatre)
Sept. 12: Dallas, Texas (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
Sept. 13: Austin, Texas (Austin360 Amphitheatre)
Sept. 16: Charlotte, N.C. (PNC Music Pavilion)
Sept. 17: Raleigh, N.C. (Walnut Creek Amphitheatre)
Sept. 24: Denver, Colo. (Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
Sept. 26: Albuquerque, N.M. (Isleta Amphitheatre)
Sept. 27: Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena)
Sept. 30: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
Oct. 1: Concord, Calif. (Concord Pavilion)

I saw they were coming to toronto on Monday, but I won't go as I just simply have too many shows to go already. I did try to win tickets, but no luck.

buck502000

I had a dream I grew my hair long and joined the Kings of Leon......

Treyert14

So did anyone like KoLs cd "only by the "night"? It was the only cd I bought of them and I love every radio hit by them but I wasn't crazy about that cd.. Is that one of there good ones? Or there worst?

jervin007

Treyert14 said:

So did anyone like KoLs cd "only by the "night"? It was the only cd I bought of them and I love every radio hit by them but I wasn't crazy about that cd.. Is that one of there good ones? Or there worst?

Backtrack in their catalog. First three albums are better, but I did think OBTN was solid and had some good tunes

eeriepadave

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to an accident on their tour bus, Kings of Leon will unfortunately have to postpone tonight’s show in Saratoga Springs, NY. The band was en route to their hotel after their show in Boston when a pedestrian jumped in front of their tour bus, causing the bus to stop short, injuring Nathan Followill.

Nathan is being treated for broken ribs, but is doing well. The band will postpone the show that was planned for TONIGHT, August 10th, until further notice. Refunds for ticket holders will be available at point of purchase. For up to date information please visit www.kingsofleon.com.

locked

The mansfield show was mind blowing !
And I can compare it to the last time they were there in 2009!

Caleb is STILL one of the most amazing baratone vocalists , the rest of the band cranks ! "Black thumbnail" is a barn burner and the new special effects on the screens really add a trippy experience without overshadowing the music!
Big thumbs up !
Seems the drummer broke his ribs in a bus accident right after my show!

locked

Tweet from drummer after our show!

@doctorfollowill: Boston, best crowd of the tour. Gonna be tough to beat. Thanks for the love. Can't wait to come back.

locked

I agree about the tour shirts..
Worst of any band I've ever encountered and I wanted to buy one..
Not anything worth the $

eeriepadave

Wow, first time Dusty has been played live since '03! :-O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXX-s7dIfWU

eeriepadave

new album coming soon?

http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/80990

Attaway77

eeriepadave said:

new album coming soon?

http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/80990

Sweet….

eeriepadave

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

No Coder

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

Attaway77

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Excellent!!!

pledgeagrievance

No Coder said:

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

I would give Cone Around more spins. It's solid. Mechanical Bull I listen to the least by far

The End, Radioactive, The Immortals
Back Down South, Mi Amigo, Pickup Truck all worthy songs to the catalogue

Spiritual_Chaos

Im one of those mainstream fucks who love their later albums - even though it feel like they want to repeat the success of Only By the Night with the sound of every album.

No Coder

pledgeagrievance said:

No Coder said:

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

I would give Cone Around more spins. It's solid. Mechanical Bull I listen to the least by far

The End, Radioactive, The Immortals
Back Down South, Mi Amigo, Pickup Truck all worthy songs to the catalogue

pledgeagrievance said:

No Coder said:

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

I would give Cone Around more spins. It's solid. Mechanical Bull I listen to the least by far

The End, Radioactive, The Immortals
Back Down South, Mi Amigo, Pickup Truck all worthy songs to the catalogue

I really like The End and The Immortals, don't mind Radioactive, The Face, Pyro and No Money, but the rest are a bit blah for me and Mary and Birthday are dreadfull IMO. This album for me is so laid back it's almost asleep. Even the uptempo songs have no urgency or push about them. Mechanical Bull is similar for me, although Beautiful War is one of my favourite songs of theirs from any era.

pledgeagrievance

No Coder said:

pledgeagrievance said:

No Coder said:

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

I would give Cone Around more spins. It's solid. Mechanical Bull I listen to the least by far

The End, Radioactive, The Immortals
Back Down South, Mi Amigo, Pickup Truck all worthy songs to the catalogue

pledgeagrievance said:

No Coder said:

eeriepadave said:

new album "Walls" will be out in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/08/kings-of-leon-set-october-release-for-new-album-walls/

Not sure what I'm hoping for on this album. The last album I loved of theirs was Because of the Times ( one of my fav albums by anyone), and I loved the first 2 as well. OBTN was good for the most part, but Come Around and Mechanical Bull only had 3-4 songs that I loved, with the rest being a bit BLAH.

Still love Caleb's voice, but they need to put together a good ALBUM, and not just a few decent songs

I would give Cone Around more spins. It's solid. Mechanical Bull I listen to the least by far

The End, Radioactive, The Immortals
Back Down South, Mi Amigo, Pickup Truck all worthy songs to the catalogue

I really like The End and The Immortals, don't mind Radioactive, The Face, Pyro and No Money, but the rest are a bit blah for me and Mary and Birthday are dreadfull IMO. This album for me is so laid back it's almost asleep. Even the uptempo songs have no urgency or push about them. Mechanical Bull is similar for me, although Beautiful War is one of my favourite songs of theirs from any era.

I agree Mechanical Bull is weakest but Beautiful War is awesome

pjpitt89

I like Mechanical Bull better than Come Around Sundown. While there are solid tracks on it, I think the weaker ones are far weaker. Their biggest issue, for me, is that 95% of their tracks are midtempo blah and I get bored of it too quickly. Excited to see them work with a new producer on this one though.

Spiritual_Chaos

No Coder said:

This album for me is so laid back it's almost asleep. Even the uptempo songs have no urgency or push about them.

.... Riot Act?

No Coder

Spiritual_Chaos said:

No Coder said:

This album for me is so laid back it's almost asleep. Even the uptempo songs have no urgency or push about them.

.... Riot Act?

No - I love Riot Act!! I can see the similarities, but Riot Act has meaning and soul to it IMO, where as Come Around is just a collection of Blah songs

Spiritual_Chaos

No Coder said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

No Coder said:

This album for me is so laid back it's almost asleep. Even the uptempo songs have no urgency or push about them.

.... Riot Act?

No - I love Riot Act!! I can see the similarities, but Riot Act has meaning and soul to it IMO, where as Come Around is just a collection of Blah songs

Haha. Calm down. I love Riot Act too.

(enjoy come around sundown too)

Of The Aggie

I am one of those people that true KOL fans hate. I love Only By The Night and really couldn't get into their older stuff. Too folky and slow for me. I was hoping Come Around Sundown was more like OBTN, but it wasn't and I've since given up on KOL.

eeriepadave

pjpitt89 said:

I like Mechanical Bull better than Come Around Sundown. While there are solid tracks on it, I think the weaker ones are far weaker. Their biggest issue, for me, is that 95% of their tracks are midtempo blah and I get bored of it too quickly. Excited to see them work with a new producer on this one though.

i'm with you i prefer mechanical bull over Come Around Sundown. Come Around is my least favorite. Mechanical Bull had some solid tracks.

goldrush

Someone with too much time on their hands pointed out that all of KOL's albums so far have 5 syllables in the title. I'd never noticed that (who would really?), but it raised the question - is the album called Walls, or is that an acronym for another 5 syllable title? Like I said, too much time on their hands!

I'm in the 'fan since YAYM' camp. I saw them a couple of times on their first few UK tours, and a couple of times with PJ in 06. They're one of those bands that I forget how much I like. I can go ages without listening to them, then binge on all the albums in a row in one morning.

Spiritual_Chaos

Of The Aggie said:

I am one of those people that true KOL fans hate. I love Only By The Night and really couldn't get into their older stuff. Too folky and slow for me. I was hoping Come Around Sundown was more like OBTN, but it wasn't and I've since given up on KOL.

Too me... Come Around Sundown was trying to do OBTN all over again. Same smooth sound and production (to my ears). Enjoy both albums. Have a harder time getting through their earlier stuff.

No Coder

goldrush said:

Someone with too much time on their hands pointed out that all of KOL's albums so far have 5 syllables in the title. I'd never noticed that (who would really?), but it raised the question - is the album called Walls, or is that an acronym for another 5 syllable title? Like I said, too much time on their hands!

I'm in the 'fan since YAYM' camp. I saw them a couple of times on their first few UK tours, and a couple of times with PJ in 06. They're one of those bands that I forget how much I like. I can go ages without listening to them, then binge on all the albums in a row in one morning.

I'm with you - I loved their sound as soon as a friend played me YAYM. Saw them at a Festival when Aha Shake was released, then with PJ in 06 in Australia and then on the Because of the Times Tour (GREAT SHOW).
I then saw them on the OBTN tour and was far from impressed. They seem to hate that they now had 13 year olds as fans, due to the success of their stadium friendly new sound (which is what they wanted). Caleb even made a few comments about only half the crowd knowing their first 3 albums. His attitude really put me off them for a while. I haven't been back to see them since, although I think they've only toured Oz 1-2 times since then.
I liked OBTN a lot, not as much as their first 3 albums, but still played the hell out of it. Come Around was their first album that did nothing for me. It really sounded like a band that was having issues, no chemistry or spark in the sound. They got a bit back on Mechanical Bull, so I'm keen to hear where they have gone on Walls