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Universal acclaim- based on 184 Ratings
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Positive: 153 out of 184
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Mixed: 15 out of 184
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Negative: 16 out of 184
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Dec 5, 2017
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Jun 9, 2015This one is a great record. It has lots of influences, some of them more recent than others, but in the end the songwriting is great and the swagger is high in the more "rock" tracks (ex. Charmer).
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Oct 30, 2013Without doubt kings of Leon's best piece of work. The album kicks off with the epic knocked up, seven and half minutes of jaw dropping music. This album blends kings of Leon's new massive sound with their old southern roots. A great album from start to finish.
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Feb 19, 2012Because Of The Times is King of Leon's best album. The music doesn't have as much of a pop flavor as their previous efforts, but a raw rock sound that's different from anything they've done. This is kind of a turning point for them, unfortunately from here they took the wrong path.
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Dec 15, 2010
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Oct 21, 2010Arizona is one of the best songs I have ever heard, just one of the many highlights on this album. Big change in the kings sound in this album but it works perfectly.
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Oct 10, 2010best album of the decade. enough said.
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Sep 17, 2010Kings of leon changed their style for the better.They're half hard rock half soft rock style finally works on this record.My problem with old KOL was that theyre slower songs lacked feeling and were ultimitly boring.'Arizona' and 'The Runner' are highlights on this terrific album
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OzzLMar 6, 2009Possibly their best album to date. Shame the sales weren't what they deserved to be. The first half of the album is rocky and aggressive. The second half of the album is mature and musically brilliant. On the whole a good album.
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ZachPDec 21, 2008Flawed, spectacular and sprawling, Because of the Times is the Kings best album yet. it's contagious and insane and "On Call' is by far their best song since "California Waiting." If the bittersweet melody of that song and "Arizona" doesn't touch you in some way, you have no soul.
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AaronHMay 6, 2008Best album of 2007.
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MojoPiNApr 19, 2008While lyrically it's no masterpiece, the words still resonate as personal, impassioned tales that help carry the tunes, but ultimately, it's the depth of the music, the beautifully thick and well placed drum sounds and the soaring neo-shoegazing guitar work that makes this album a real gem of 2007.
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TomO.Apr 18, 2008Great new sound for KOL, not as passionate as they are on the previous records.
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StevenH.Mar 8, 2008A little more up-and-down than most albums, but when it's up it's pretty damn catchy. Solid effort.
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ArteFeb 3, 2008Has it's ups and downs like any CD and it certainly can't touch their marvellous debut, but a superb offerng nonetheless. Some fans of the band might not appreciate the new direction, but most Rock'n'Rollers will enjoy this one.
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ZekeT.Dec 8, 2007A mature, beautiful third album from the new kings of southern rock.
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JamieSep 6, 2007The year is rapidly coming to a close and it's my favorite of the year too - and I hadn't owned anything of theirs previously and went out and bought all of it on the strength of this.
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TBoneJul 16, 2007If you listen to Knocked Up, Charmer (Get past the yelp), On Call, True Love Way, Ragoo, Fans, McFearless, Black Thumbnail. I don't see how this scores less than a 7. It's good. Great for drinking whiskey in the dark or driving in the dark.
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SpencerJ.Jun 29, 2007Just gets better and better with every listen. It's a shame they don't get as much attention in the states as they do over in Britain.
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JoeJun 15, 2007best album of 2007 so far. no filler tracks, the album flows beautifully from beginning to end. every track is unique and awesome in its right...highly recommended.
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GarethH.Jun 13, 2007
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TimHJun 5, 2007Great stuff. I saw them live not too long ago, and they blew me away. "Knocked Up" is a classic.
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WillL.Jun 5, 2007Exceeds the promise shown on their first two albums, this is flawless. The band still have raw energy, but now play with atmosphere, acoustics and benefit from improved (Springsteen-esque) lyrics, previously their achilles heel.
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danaMay 17, 2007loved the first two albums but kol get better with each album. this is definatly the album of the year for me. so many good tracks, camero, black thumbnail, my party, mcfearless
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ArjenDMay 8, 2007Much, much better than their first two records. I didn't like them at all but Because of the Times is really wonderful! It is stuck on my iPod at the moment.
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JonCMay 4, 2007Great record, great band. A breath of fresh air. The boys are stretching it out, people have to allow them to evolve.
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CathlinOMay 2, 2007I have to agree with Ilya R on this one, only I think it doesn't get much better than the entire album (though there may be notable exceptions)
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tonyApr 30, 2007
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luisvApr 29, 2007Algunos aprecian el hehco de arriesgarse a hacer algo diferente de llo que se espera. Los Kings of Leon se arriesgaron y apenas salieron a flote. El disco es diferente, sonbre todo del anterior y muy básico Aha Shake... El disco funciona mejor entre más oidas se le dé y mi última opinión es que es bueno a secas.
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IlyaRApr 25, 2007Last album was rock solid. This album is even better. And while I like the U2-experimentation, I still think the Kings are at the top of their game while spitting out fast, "classic rock" thrums ("Black Thumbnail", "Camaro") and hopelessly catchy pop gems ("True Love Way", "Fans"). They have yet to dissapoint.
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Awards & Rankings
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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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Although it's stylistically diverse, the album feels coherent.
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Kings of Leon often seem torn between their stadium rawk impulses and their hip underground aspirations.