Kings Of Leon - Because of the Times

Reviews of Because of the Times

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10 by Albumvote Truly awsome, thier best album yet. Aracde Fire had the album of the year for one month only. 10/10... Read more
n/a by observer.guardian.co.uk Then, just as this leisurely aperitif has lulled the listener into a woozy miasma of anticipation, knock them off their feet with the headlong head-rush of 'Charmer'. To say this song 'sou... Read more
n/a by www.avclub.com When Kings Of Leon followed the straightforward, gritty Southern-rock album Youth & Young Manhood with the esoteric Aha Shake Heartbreak, they signaled that they were going to be one of those band... Read more
n/a by www.ew.com The songs of indie-influenced Southern rockers Kings of Leon have tended to be concise and traditionally structured. But their third CD, Because of the Times, is a more sonically ambitious beast, as... Read more
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n/a by arts.guardian.co.uk Like a hunk of blue cheese, Tennessee's Kings of Leon seem to be getting better with age. Thankfully though, sublime maturity is all they have in common with a hunk of moulding dairy produce, as t... Read more
n/a by www.musicomh.com At first glance, it would appear that not much has changed in the world of Kings Of Leon. The bizarre haircuts and facial hair combinations are present and correct, Caleb Followill still looks like a ... Read more
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n/a by www.prefixmag.com After emerging from the backwoods with Youth & Young Manhood in 2003, Kings of Leon was rightly labeled a "Southern Strokes." Both bands' songs were brief but complete encapsulations o... Read more
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n/a by www.slantmagazine.com arely recognizable as the unkempt, ragged Pentecostal family band from their U.K.-endorsed debut, Youth And Young Manhood, the Kings Of Leon of Because Of The Times display one hell of a learning curv... Read more
n/a by www.blender.com Playing horndog Stones to My Morning Jacket’s headier Beatles, Kings of Leon sounded like new jacks let loose in a groupie candy store on 2005’s Aha Shake Heartbreak, a bareback celebration ... Read more
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n/a by www.noripcord.com 2004’s Aha Shake Heartbreak saw the Followills perfect their punchy clamorous Nashville-tinged garage rock produce a surprise success after a shaky debut album. Their tales of tour-bus conquests and f... Read more
n/a by www.austinchronicle.com Kings of LeonBecause of the Times (RCA) The noticeable fade-out at the seven-minute mark of opener "Knocked Up" may be everything you need to know about Because of the Times. Where 2003's... Read more
n/a by www.nowtoronto.com Just because a band opens up for U2 does not mean they sound like U2. If anything, Kings of Leon sound much more like another band that once opened for Bono and company, the Pixies, if the Pixies deco... Read more
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