How the hell did Kings of Leon get so big?

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  • SnurpyMooks
    SnurpyMooks Posts: 90
    Simple really - they make great songs. Sure they went mainstream but who cares?
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,611
    I am utterly obsessed with Because of the Times right now. I could listen to Knocked Up all day long. It's 7 minutes, and I wish it was 14. These guys just have a great sound!
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  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    can someone tell me why they never play "Ragoo" live even though its one of their greatest songs..?

    Is it like Pearl Jam and the whole "Breath" campaign thing..?
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  • WashMyLove
    WashMyLove Posts: 804
    I like all their work. They are awesome live. People should stop HATTING on them. Let them be! :mrgreen:
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    locked wrote:
    can someone tell me why they never play "Ragoo" live even though its one of their greatest songs..?

    Is it like Pearl Jam and the whole "Breath" campaign thing..?

    I have no idea, it's one of my favourites too, it's so damn quirky, and different sounding for them.

    I'm wondering if they have new material coming out this year? They've just announced a massive show at Hyde Park in the Summer, and they're supposed to be headlining V festival - surely they can't still be promoting only by the night, that was out ages ago now.
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    facepollution wrote:
    locked wrote:
    can someone tell me why they never play "Ragoo" live even though its one of their greatest songs..?

    Is it like Pearl Jam and the whole "Breath" campaign thing..?

    I have no idea, it's one of my favourites too, it's so damn quirky, and different sounding for them.

    I'm wondering if they have new material coming out this year? They've just announced a massive show at Hyde Park in the Summer, and they're supposed to be headlining V festival - surely they can't still be promoting only by the night, that was out ages ago now.

    ragoo is brilliant. and yes theyre releasing a new album sometime this summer! and in an interview one of the members (forgot which) said it is grungier than usual.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    ragoo is brilliant. and yes theyre releasing a new album sometime this summer! and in an interview one of the members (forgot which) said it is grungier than usual.

    Awesome. What I love about them is that they could easily go in loads of different directions, if they embraced their more bluesy roots I think it would kill off a lot of the Sex On Fire band wagon jumpers - might not be a bad move.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    facepollution wrote:
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    ragoo is brilliant. and yes theyre releasing a new album sometime this summer! and in an interview one of the members (forgot which) said it is grungier than usual.

    Awesome. What I love about them is that they could easily go in loads of different directions, if they embraced their more bluesy roots I think it would kill off a lot of the Sex On Fire band wagon jumpers - might not be a bad move.

    oh god yes. i knew something was wrong when my eldest came swinging through the door singing this word perfect. id been listening to KoL for years and this was her first touch of them. :roll:

    personally i think it had something to do with being able to sing the word SEX at the top of your lungs in public. its a good song but it didnt deserve the attention it got.
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  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    I hate all the Johnny-come lately's that profess to be KOL fans just to look 'cool"..

    Look at this poser!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pearljamof ... 839238555/

    :roll:
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  • mookiemoochie16
    mookiemoochie16 Posts: 521
    I've heard some of their stuff and I like it. I've never really been too deep into their music, though. Can anyone recommend material for a KoL beginner?
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    mookiemoochie16 wrote:
    I've heard some of their stuff and I like it. I've never really been too deep into their music, though. Can anyone recommend material for a KoL beginner?

    Their third album is their most consistent, in my opinion, here's a taster:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQprqMdUdPU

    You can't really go wrong with any of them though really.

    These are my favourite songs in order of album release:

    Red Morning Light
    Wasted Time
    Joe's Head
    Trani
    California Waiting
    Molly's Chambers

    Slow Night, So Long
    King Of The Rodeo
    Taper Jean Girl
    The Bucket
    Four Kicks

    Knocked Up
    Charmer
    Black Thumbnail
    Fans
    Ragoo
    Camero
    Arizona

    Closer
    Crawl
    Use Somebody (I still like it even though it's hideously over played!)
    Manhattan
    Notion
    Cold Desert
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    woah...! a bit overrwhelming..

    an easier approach for a newbie in my opinion would be the following:

    California Waiting (very radio freindly)
    Molly's Chambers
    Slow Night, So Long
    King Of The Rodeo
    The Bucket
    Ragoo
    Knocked Up
    Arizona
    Revelry
    Closer
    Use Somebody
    Be Somebody
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  • mookiemoochie16
    mookiemoochie16 Posts: 521
    facepollution wrote:
    mookiemoochie16 wrote:
    I've heard some of their stuff and I like it. I've never really been too deep into their music, though. Can anyone recommend material for a KoL beginner?

    Their third album is their most consistent, in my opinion, here's a taster:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQprqMdUdPU

    You can't really go wrong with any of them though really.

    These are my favourite songs in order of album release:

    Red Morning Light
    Wasted Time
    Joe's Head
    Trani
    California Waiting
    Molly's Chambers

    Slow Night, So Long
    King Of The Rodeo
    Taper Jean Girl
    The Bucket
    Four Kicks

    Knocked Up
    Charmer
    Black Thumbnail
    Fans
    Ragoo
    Camero
    Arizona

    Closer
    Crawl
    Use Somebody (I still like it even though it's hideously over played!)
    Manhattan
    Notion
    Cold Desert
    locked wrote:
    woah...! a bit overrwhelming..

    an easier approach for a newbie in my opinion would be the following:

    California Waiting (very radio freindly)
    Molly's Chambers
    Slow Night, So Long
    King Of The Rodeo
    The Bucket
    Ragoo
    Knocked Up
    Arizona
    Revelry
    Closer
    Use Somebody
    Be Somebody

    Thanks very much to both of you for taking the time to do that. I appreciate it and I'll check it all out. :)
    The oceans made me, but who came up with love?

    "You put some udder cream on that shit?" ~EV 5/17/10
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    excited to see whta KOL will come up with for "New" material in 2010..
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Closer is a fucking great song:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LA8sf4vII
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    facepollution wrote:
    Closer is a fucking great song:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LA8sf4vII
    +1

    ridiculously great!

    sounds like a Delta bluesman + Echo and the Bunnymen = KOL "closer".

    :!:
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  • WashMyLove
    WashMyLove Posts: 804
    facepollution wrote:
    Closer is a fucking great song:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LA8sf4vII

    My favorite from OBTN. On their O2 DVD, loved how they used Closer for their menu. Gives me chills to hear Caleb's voice echoed. :P
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Black Thumbnail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U79IamCDJz0
  • mookiemoochie16
    mookiemoochie16 Posts: 521
    vedder_soup wrote:
    Ah Ha Shake Heartbreak is still there best album imo

    Damn skippy. :)
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    Regarding Ragoo.......I believe I read an interview that Matt (lead guitarist) said it was too difficult to make it sound good live. I know next to nothing about guitars, so take it for what it's worth.

    I love KoL and disappointed that they are not coming to Boston this summer. They've always stopped in Boston on their previous tours (Orpheum, Agganis, Mansfield) so I don't know why they didn't this time around. I don't really want to have to go to Hartford, but I just might.

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