Because Of The Times
- Kings of Leon
- Band Name: Kings of Leon
- Record Label: RCA
- Release Date: Apr 3, 2007
- Summary: The Brothers Followill reunite with producers Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia for their first album in over two years.
- Record Label: RCA
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 31
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Mixed: 5 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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Kings of Leon have spent much of the past couple of years in potentially soul-sapping support slots on extended US stadium tours by the likes of Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam and, most significantly, U2. But rather than be ground down by that experience, they've used it as the jumping-off point for a bold expansion of their own parameters.
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If less accessible on first hearing than its predecessors, the result is an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date.
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The general move away from strong, hooky choruses to a focus on expansive, intricate and percussive arrangements may challenge casual and even some longtime fans of the band's catchy, Southern garage rock twang.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 70 out of 81
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Mixed: 5 out of 81
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Negative: 6 out of 81
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