
- 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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Knocked Up | |
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I don't care what nobody says, we're gonna have a baby Taking off in a Coupe de Ville, she's buckled up on navy She don't care what her momma says,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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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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Alternative PressThey've honed their sound perfectly, hitting every mark they set and making Because Of The Times kick so much ass that it demands you respect them as new rock royalty. [May 2007, p.152]
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Because of the Times is Kings of Leon's turn at maturity, without any of the pretentiousness that customarily surrounds that label.
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Although it's stylistically diverse, the album feels coherent.
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The group have kept their sound surprisingly fresh incorporating some welcome sonic refinements, without making any great creative leap or departure.
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However admirable and surprising the band's ambition throughout Because Of The Times may be, not every experiment works so well.
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Because of the Times validates the theory that the Kings of Leon are merely the Eagles in wolf’s clothing (or the Strokes in overalls), being that the album’s collection of tales, focusing solely on hard-living and harder women, are but hokey pulp fictions disguised with mellowed sincerity, played out on mythical dirt roads and overgrown farmhouses.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 71 out of 83
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Mixed: 6 out of 83
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Negative: 6 out of 83
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Oct 30, 2013
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MattGApr 6, 2007
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danaMay 17, 2007
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matthewbApr 3, 2007Classic
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TBoneJul 16, 2007
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OzzLMar 6, 2009
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mikeyfApr 4, 2007
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