Obviously you are completely entitled to your opinion, but I would suggest listening to one of their live shows over their albums ... for example, I despise the album version of Charmer (it's like nails on a chalkboard), but it is much better live. I personally wouldn't say they are overrated, but maybe overhyped.
I think they're pretty talented, but the song "On Call" is pretty fucking terrible.
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Obviously you are completely entitled to your opinion, but I would suggest listening to one of their live shows over their albums ... for example, I despise the album version of Charmer (it's like nails on a chalkboard), but it is much better live. I personally wouldn't say they are overrated, but maybe overhyped.
if you don't think that a band can deliver on record then you shouldn't waste your time with their live set...
I havent really heard the new album, but I did enjoy the last few. In saying that, they are a band put together by a record label and I have read they had much help in writing at least their first few albums, which makes me lose some respect for them.
I understand that they've had some help in writing songs, but how did a record label put them together? They are 3 brothers and a cousin.
hmm who cares? who listens to hype anyway? alls i know is ive been digging the kings of leon for nigh on 4 years(so that would be before the 'hype') and it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks.
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hmm who cares? who listens to hype anyway? alls i know is ive been digging the kings of leon for nigh on 4 years(so that would be before the 'hype') and it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks.
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i fully agree. industry-made crap band. i admit, they tricked me into buying their first record cause i thought it was authentic, and then i realized what a huge waste of $14 i made.
if you don't think that a band can deliver on record then you shouldn't waste your time with their live set...
I completely disagree. I've had several experiences of not being crazy about a bands recordings but loving them live. Phish, Mogwai, and Blur come to mind but there are many more.
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I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
I completely disagree. I've had several experiences of not being crazy about a bands recordings but loving them live. Phish, Mogwai, and Blur come to mind but there are many more.
I completely disagree. I've had several experiences of not being crazy about a bands recordings but loving them live. Phish, Mogwai, and Blur come to mind but there are many more.
agree. one of my fave live bands is crap on record. which imo is a damn shame.
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I used to consider them some kind of strokes rip off but that changed when i heard the new album.... after a few listens i really really loved it.. and now like a lot of their older stuff as well.. lookin forward to them at lolla
I used to consider them some kind of strokes rip off but that changed when i heard the new album.... after a few listens i really really loved it.. and now like a lot of their older stuff as well.. lookin forward to them at lolla
funnily enough the first time i saw the kings of leon live in 04, they were supporting the strokes. i was beyond thrilled.
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Most of the early work was co-written with Angelo Petraglia (producer). Pretty sure no producer in the history of rock has ever helped a band out with writing, clearly these guys are pretty weak.
And catefrances, I asked a question about that too and haven't gotten a response. How could a record label put together people who are related? Didn't their parents already do that?
Most of the early work was co-written with Angelo Petraglia (producer). Pretty sure no producer in the history of rock has ever helped a band out with writing, clearly these guys are pretty weak.
And catefrances, I asked a question about that too and haven't gotten a response. How could a record label put together people who are related? Didn't their parents already do that?
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Maybe week when they started, but we all grow, I look back at the stuff poetry/lyrics/philosophy I used to write when I was between the age of 16 and 23 and compared to the stuff I write now it is amazing the difference, the maturity and the growth that has happened as I have got older.
Cornell is overrated... KOL are just one of the 3 best bands currently strumming instruments.
great sound, songs, beats, jeans, genes and Caleb has a marmite voice... i love it but others hate it...
if you dont get KOL then thats fine...
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So is this "hype" coming from us or are they all over MTV & the radio now?... (Thats a serious quesion, i don't have cable & never listen to radio.) Anyway, maybe you should catch them on this tour. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is opening for them so I wouldn't be a complet waist. And I'd bet you'd come out a KOL fan too. I just don't get how you could dig BRMC & just so easily wright off KOL. Well at the very least go give Because of the Times anouther listen. ~Peace
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They have to be my favorite band making music right now. The new cd is amazing. Although i was a bit disappointed in the live show. Don't get me wrong it was a hell of a show but i just think they could have done alot more with their songs, especialy the new ones. I would like to see them jam them out a bit more.
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Its kind of hard to get a discussion going when the title says "massively overrated". Not much to talk about then, you have pretty much made up your mind.
I personally think they are one of the best bands out in the last 4 years. So what if they had a little help writing songs in the beginning? I think they continue to mature and I feel their albums reflect that. Their shows have great energy. And to open up for Bob Dylan, U2, and Pearl Jam, doesn't seem overrated to me. And people were definitely talking about them well before they opened up for any of these bands.
But good for you stating your opinion.
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So is this "hype" coming from us or are they all over MTV & the radio now?... (Thats a serious quesion, i don't have cable & never listen to radio.) Anyway, maybe you should catch them on this tour. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is opening for them so I wouldn't be a complet waist. And I'd bet you'd come out a KOL fan too. I just don't get how you could dig BRMC & just so easily wright off KOL. Well at the very least go give Because of the Times anouther listen. ~Peace
The "hype" definetely came from the boards for me. I don't watch MTV at all, and rarely ever listen to the radio either. I had never even heard of KOL before reading about them on here, but same goes for MMJ. I don't know, perhaps seeing them live would help, I guess I just did not connect with Because of the Times, and I have listened to it several times, as I kept thinking 'this will click', but it just hasn't. Can't really explain why, like I said, the music isn't terrible, I just find it rather annoying personally.
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I don't consider it anything earth shattering, but I think it's an ace album from a band that gets ten times better with every record they make.
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if you don't think that a band can deliver on record then you shouldn't waste your time with their live set...
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I understand that they've had some help in writing songs, but how did a record label put them together? They are 3 brothers and a cousin.
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
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I completely disagree. I've had several experiences of not being crazy about a bands recordings but loving them live. Phish, Mogwai, and Blur come to mind but there are many more.
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I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
mogwai's dope. good call.
agree. one of my fave live bands is crap on record. which imo is a damn shame.
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Dont forget Bob Dylan haha
And I saw them tonight, went in only knowing On Call and Knocked Up...had a sick ass time they were real good
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funnily enough the first time i saw the kings of leon live in 04, they were supporting the strokes. i was beyond thrilled.
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1. king of leon are big in the UK much bigger than the US
2. they are of the better bands going round making better new music than possibly pj is right now
3. who says they had help writing their songs? I doubt ths VERY MUCH...
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same people that say they were put together by a record company i imagine.
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Most of the early work was co-written with Angelo Petraglia (producer). Pretty sure no producer in the history of rock has ever helped a band out with writing, clearly these guys are pretty weak.
And catefrances, I asked a question about that too and haven't gotten a response. How could a record label put together people who are related? Didn't their parents already do that?
Maybe week when they started, but we all grow, I look back at the stuff poetry/lyrics/philosophy I used to write when I was between the age of 16 and 23 and compared to the stuff I write now it is amazing the difference, the maturity and the growth that has happened as I have got older.
Yeah, I was being sarcastic...
Sorry, sometimes sarcasm wizzes by me on the pit.:)
great sound, songs, beats, jeans, genes and Caleb has a marmite voice... i love it but others hate it...
if you dont get KOL then thats fine...
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I personally think they are one of the best bands out in the last 4 years. So what if they had a little help writing songs in the beginning? I think they continue to mature and I feel their albums reflect that. Their shows have great energy. And to open up for Bob Dylan, U2, and Pearl Jam, doesn't seem overrated to me. And people were definitely talking about them well before they opened up for any of these bands.
But good for you stating your opinion.
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The "hype" definetely came from the boards for me. I don't watch MTV at all, and rarely ever listen to the radio either. I had never even heard of KOL before reading about them on here, but same goes for MMJ. I don't know, perhaps seeing them live would help, I guess I just did not connect with Because of the Times, and I have listened to it several times, as I kept thinking 'this will click', but it just hasn't. Can't really explain why, like I said, the music isn't terrible, I just find it rather annoying personally.
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Kings of Leon are a current band....hence the reason the thread is relevant.
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