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- Only By The Night
- Released 2008
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- Because Of The Times
- Released 2007
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- Holy Roller Novocaine
- Released 2003
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- Aha Shake Heartbreak
- Released 2005
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Initially embraced as "the Southern Strokes" for their resurrection and reinvention of Dixie-styled rock & roll, Kings of Leon steadily morphed themselves into an experimental rock outfit during the 2000s. The Tennessee-bred quartet debuted in 2003 with the Holy Roller Novocaine EP, whose blend of raw, unpolished boogie rock was further explored on their debut full-length, Youth & Young Manhood. Such revivalist music was matched by a similarly revivalist appearance -- including long hair, mustaches, and tight-fitting denim -- and Kings of Leon experienced immediate popularity in the U.K. (where they would later enjoy platinum album sales, despite an initially lukewarm reception at home). As the band explored different sonic textures with subsequent releases, most notably on 2007's Because of the Times and 2008's Only By the Night, those tenuous links to the Strokes were finally dissolved.
Comprised of three Followill brothers -- Caleb (guitar), Nathan (drums), and Jared (bass) -- as well as first cousin Matthew Followill (guitar), Kings of Leon formed in 2000. The Followill siblings had spent their youth traveling across America's heartland with their evangelist father, decamping at Pentecostal churches and tent revivals for several days at a time before moving onward. When their father resigned from the church and divorced his wife in 1997, the boys relocated to Nashville and embraced the rock music (not to mention the accompanying lifestyle) they'd previously been denied. Cousin Matthew was added to the lineup, and a Southern garage rock sound quickly emerged. RCA took note, signing the band in 2001 and facilitating a partnership with Nashville-based producer Angelo Petraglia, who furthered the band's rock & roll education and co-wrote the material for 2003's Holy Roller Novocaine EP.
Tours across North America and the U.K. coincided with the release of the band's full-length debut, Youth & Young Manhood, that same summer. Buoyed by the single "Molly's Chambers," the album saw moderate success in the U.K. However, it was their sophomore effort, 2004's Aha Shake Heartbreak, that made them European stars, with three songs cracking the U.K. singles charts. The album saw an American release in February 2005, and Kings of Leon toured the country alongside U2 before retreating to work on their third effort. The darker, more expansive Because of the Times followed in 2007. Featuring production from Ethan Johns (who had helmed the band's previous releases as well), the album proved to be the band's biggest release, debuting at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and topping the album charts in the U.K., Ireland, and New Zealand. Kings of Leon returned the following year with Only by the Night, another expansive album whose lead single, "Sex on Fire," gave the band its first number one single in the U.K. The album fared similarly well, topping the U.K. charts upon its release and debuting at number four in America. It eventually gained platinum status in eight countries, including America, and its success allowed the band to tour heavily throughout much of 2008 and 2009. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
Comprised of three Followill brothers -- Caleb (guitar), Nathan (drums), and Jared (bass) -- as well as first cousin Matthew Followill (guitar), Kings of Leon formed in 2000. The Followill siblings had spent their youth traveling across America's heartland with their evangelist father, decamping at Pentecostal churches and tent revivals for several days at a time before moving onward. When their father resigned from the church and divorced his wife in 1997, the boys relocated to Nashville and embraced the rock music (not to mention the accompanying lifestyle) they'd previously been denied. Cousin Matthew was added to the lineup, and a Southern garage rock sound quickly emerged. RCA took note, signing the band in 2001 and facilitating a partnership with Nashville-based producer Angelo Petraglia, who furthered the band's rock & roll education and co-wrote the material for 2003's Holy Roller Novocaine EP.
Tours across North America and the U.K. coincided with the release of the band's full-length debut, Youth & Young Manhood, that same summer. Buoyed by the single "Molly's Chambers," the album saw moderate success in the U.K. However, it was their sophomore effort, 2004's Aha Shake Heartbreak, that made them European stars, with three songs cracking the U.K. singles charts. The album saw an American release in February 2005, and Kings of Leon toured the country alongside U2 before retreating to work on their third effort. The darker, more expansive Because of the Times followed in 2007. Featuring production from Ethan Johns (who had helmed the band's previous releases as well), the album proved to be the band's biggest release, debuting at number 25 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and topping the album charts in the U.K., Ireland, and New Zealand. Kings of Leon returned the following year with Only by the Night, another expansive album whose lead single, "Sex on Fire," gave the band its first number one single in the U.K. The album fared similarly well, topping the U.K. charts upon its release and debuting at number four in America. It eventually gained platinum status in eight countries, including America, and its success allowed the band to tour heavily throughout much of 2008 and 2009. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
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- By hippieslayer77
- 9/26/2009 08:18:46
- Either that, or the "true fans" are upset because Kings of Leon's new albums sounds absolutely nothing like their older stuff. They aren't upset because they're big, they're upset because they didn't get big off of the stuff they liked.
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to the so-called "true" fans..
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- By EDGE586
- 9/16/2009 20:39:40
- I've been listening to this band for quite awhile now and while i do think Because of the Times is a bit better then OBTN, I dont understand why true "fans" always get upset when their favorite band gets discovered and blows up huge. They deserve this and have been for quite awhile, and if the rest of the world finally realizes this and starts jammin to there two radio hits, I say, Let Them. Whats the big deal. Everyone has to start somewhere. Everyone did. Let the new fans enjoy the music. They will eventually stumble upon their earlier works and learn to appreciate it... A true fan would want to share them with other and be proud that they have achieved this level of sucess, not try to hide them away becuase its cool to know of unknown bands and them bail on them when they reach mainstream... They deserve it.
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Kings Of Leon Rules!!
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- By consolekillers
- 9/11/2009 15:43:34
- I love them! Every album that they 've done are better than the last one. My first impression of them were " Wow! This is amazing!!...This is the true rock". This band is the best stuff in the last years.
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You're all possers
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- By Grunger Dude
- 9/2/2009 17:33:19
- ok all you people know is their new stuff do any of you know Charmer or Mcfearless or Arizona or four kicks If you ask me their new album is ok their best is "Because of the Times". And i heard on the today show that some say they're gonna be the new U2 no i think after this album no ones gonna really listen to them they're either gonna get popier and lose their old hard core fans or they're gonna go back to how they were and all the stupid pop prep people are gonna be like woah whats this and not listen to them I love em )their old stuff) but i dont really think they're gonna last like how Green Day or even Nirvana has, and i heard they're gonna make a country album.... YUCK EWWW! o and i saw them when they opened for Pearl Jam
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im all for
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- By Scubba Steev
- 8/7/2009 23:28:47
- the OBTN album but if youre just a sex on fire/use somebody fans then you arent true KOL fans. you gotta appreciate past work like California Waitng, Four Kicks, Ragoo, and such.
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