Youth And Young Manhood

Think we talked about this last time we got a KOL album, but this album is just so different. Imagine falling in love with this sound, and then watching this band become Use Somebody a few years later? I think the front half is a little stronger and really memorable - Red Morning Light, Genius, California, Happy Alone, Joe's Head - have all of those bookmarked and worth returning to. Overall think this is a great addition to the list.

The early KOL albums when they were a rock band before they became a pop sensation are really great.

I guess I haven't paid enough attention to these guys, because this is not what I associate them with -- in a good way.

Listening to this and Only By the Night feels like listening to two distinct bands. Caught this when it first came out and loved it. Still holds up well.

Imagine before it was clear they were posing.

As much as I disagree with so much Kings of Leon being on this list, this album is pretty decent. Safe.. If you will.

it's very funny they had all of their albums removed Will I listen to again: 0%

One Kings of Leon album is enough for this list.

It seems like I’ve been getting a bunch of debut records lately. While it is fun to hear albums that made bands to “break out”, I sometimes wonder if it wouldn’t be better to pick records that showcase the ultimate development of a band’s music. In this case, it seems like their grammy winning record “Only by the Night” may have ben a better choice? In any event, this is perfectly serviceable grungy bit of southern, alternative rock. The band members were young when they made this record (17-23), so the fact that it doesn’t have particularly ground-breaking song writing is understandable. Sometimes that translates into a rawness that works and I think that is true here, especially on the later tracks. I liked this record, but I’m not sure it is particularly seminal in terms of iconic albums, but I guess it was big in the UK, which carries a lot of weight on this list. Still a perfectly fun listen, I even went on to listen to some of their later records after to this record a couple of times for this project.

I once played with a guitarist who swore by early KOL and mourned how they had sold out with their more popular later offerings. I can’t say I ever investigated this claim until now, and I’m happy to report that I don’t think I missed much. This is a mostly forgettable set of cocaine-fueled bar songs with some decent guitar work thrown in occasionally and a front man who clearly thinks a lot of his ability. Toss it in the meh pile.

Yet another Strokes inspired early 00s album. It sucks.

Classic

Super fun alty Southern rock! Nice melodies and adept licks make for a good time Highlights: "Happy Alone", "California Waiting", "Genius"

Ah, they used to be cool

Not the best

There are 3 Kings of Leon albums in the 1001? Jesus Christ.

A great debut. Some great rock tracks throughout

own

Encore un album très osef. C'est bien simple, dès les premières secondes, j'ai entendu ce son typique des années 2000, j'ai su que Robert Dimery a encore été chercher un album de rock complètement inintéressant de cette décennie. Alors, inintéressant est peut-être un terme un chouïa dur, mais soyons sérieux : c'est quand même pas très intéressant, tout ça. C'est vrai qu'il y a une énergie pas désagréable et même des petits passages presque punk, mais je ne vois pas en quoi il est particulièrement important à écouter. J'ai un peu regardé l'article sur Wikipédia, comme à chaque fois que je tombe sur un album dont je ne comprend pas la présence ici. Alors déjà, c'est assez énorme parce que la réception a pas été si bonne que ça. La critique a pas été particulièrement dithyrambique, à par quelques gens qui s'emballent un peu trop, avec quelqu'un qui a osé dire qu'il figurait parmi les meilleurs premiers album des 10 dernières années, en remontant donc jusqu'en 1993, quand même. Et sinon ? Il s'est bien vendu au Royaume-Uni et en Australie, apparemment. Rien dans tout ça ne m'indique pourquoi il est si important et franchement, la flemme de pousser les recherches. Si je devais faire ça pour chaque album de rock osef que Robert Dimery décidé de nous faire écouter, je suis pas sorti de l'auberge. Bref, c'était sympathique, mais pas non plus de quoi se relever la nuit. Et j'ai écrit un très long avis, pour dire que cet album ne me parle pas du tout. PS : et apparemment, il y a 3 albums de ce groupe dans la liste. Ben écoute, c'est super...

Hated his voice at times. I love Red Morning Light and Molly's Chambers though. Unlike a lot of stuff around it.

the kings of leon only good contribution to music is kanye west's "sex is on fire, i'm the king of leon/a lewis" line in dark fantasy

Lead singer is doing an ok Cameron winter impression. Not sure how to feel bout it. Songs are fun if a tad forgettable.

It’s good old fashioned rock with a bit of a twang.

C’est un peu mou du genou, la faute du chanteur et de riffs un peu fainéants. Parfois des lignes de basse en fond peu engageantes Wasted time : pas mal. Joe’s head : la fin bouge bien ! Trani est frustrante car on dirait une version moins bien d’une autre chanson , de XYZ je crois Molly’s chamber : commence avec un bon Groove puis ça redevient chiant/attendu Holly roller novocaine : pas mal mais personne ne saute au plafond non plus L’album finir sur une mélodie prenante puis s’arrête abruptement : très étrange album, un goût de dommage 6/10

ill catch up!!! honestly this was one of the albums I've liked the most during this catching up session lol 3!!!

rock del malo hermano, agotador 6/10

I was never a massive KoL fan, but saw them open for U2 one time and really enjoyed them. This album is solid too.

Felt old

Best Track - "Molly's Chambers"

This feels like any other southern rock album that you come across, not to say it isn’t enjoyable and a great album. I just again can’t point out one song that was especially awesome, definitely above average though.

4. 2

Solid garage rock with cool hooks and a kilker vibe.

Kings of Leon isn't trying too hard on this album. And honestly, that rocks.

Hadn’t heard this band before, though the name is familiar. I liked it!

It’s fiiiine. Not quite rock but you know they tried

An empty exercise in pageantry & pretension.

another good kings of leon album, these guys are good

(Light 7/10) It seems if you wanted to be a mainstream rock band in the early 2000's you either had to make post-grunge, christian adjacent rock, or garage rock-revival. The four brothers of Kings of Leon took a page out of the latter option's book with this album, but utilized the Nashville influence to add a southern flair to the sound. The guitars are jaunty and the solos almost sneer at you, the bass is surprisingly up in the mix and plays tight and oftentimes melodic rhythms. Frontman Caleb Followil sings with an almost drunken affect on his voice, slurring his lyrics but also passionately yelping into the mic a la Jim Morrison. It's a basic rock and roll formula but for KoL it works well enough. This album is pretty odd to me, as I became familiar with them due to their post-punk and indie rock album Because of The Times, and then subsequently their mainstream pop smash Only By The Night. Hearing this band basically do a 70's southern garage rock thing is a bit of a strange experience in that context. I think overall this album is fine. It's a decent time, not too long, and if you can get past Caleb's bizarre singing style I think you can have a lot of fun rocking out to this album. "Molly's Chambers" for instance is my favorite one on this LP. I just think for 2003, there were other and more exciting artists adding color and pizzazz to the world of rock and indie, E.G. The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and Muse for instance. Still if you need something that just rocks, this may not be bad to check out.

goood, nothing crazy notable but a good classic time

An impressive debut, but I’m not sure why it’s on this list, other than this band is big in the UK.

Molly's chamber is a great song

(8.5) Amazing debut album

I really like this. There's not much from this era that still sounds good to my ears. The Strokes first album, a couple of White Stripes albums and definitely the first two Kings of Leon albums. It's basically Creedence for the noughties, but I'm happy with that.

I just realized there are three Kings of Leon albums in this book. I have nothing against KoL, but it feels like there is an album that could have been left out. I prefer early Kings of Leon but I think including the first two albums feels a bit redundant to me. In terms of album quality, I would leave out Only By Night, but it does have a different sound from KoL's first two albums, so it's more difficult to leave that one out. It doesn't matter at this point, I guess. There has always been something missing for me when it comes to listening to Kings of Leon. I have never been able to pinpoint exactly what it is. I like their music, but I find it difficult to become engaged with the sound or the lyrics. Overall, this is a really good debut album and I said previously I prefer Aha Shake Heartbreak to Youth & Young Manhood but it's very close. I think this is a better full album, while Aha Shake Heartbreak may have better individual songs. Calling Kings of Leon "the southern Strokes" is probably not too far off, especially on songs like Red Morning Light and Molly's Chambers. I enjoyed the variety shown in Talihina Sky and Trani, as I thought it showed a different side to the band. Kings of Leon did come out a fully formed band and there isn't really any filler here. My favorite tracks: Red Morning Light Happy Alone Wasted Time California Waiting Spiral Staircase Molly's Chambers Holy Roller Novocaine Talihina Sky

At its best it's a not as good Strokes with an annoying front man.

This one reminded me more of a jam session than anything. Some parts felt quite unstructured while other parts felt polished off. Unfortunately, the singer's voice, while different in an interesting sort of way, got to be a little too much at times.

Overall: 7/10 I honestly really like this album. I'd go as far as saying that I LOVED this album in high school. I just love the vocalists voice, always have and always will. Some of the lyrics haven't aged well at all, but I think this is still really great rock music. Fav Song: Wasting Time

Rock, 2003 -> 3

Solid 7.5

3 out of 5. Not as bad as some people say but very so-so.

I like instrumentals but very much, similar to the Strokes. That pro is outweighed by the singer’s southern drawl scatting.

7.0/10 Solid album... liked most of the songs

This was interesting. I admit that I had a preconceived notion about Kings of Leon going into this; all I'd ever really known was "Sex On Fire"... and that's just 'blah' to me (severely overplayed on radio). They're nowhere nearly as "pop" as I assumed they are. Rock, blues, ska, even a touch of country... KoL is all over the place, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Some of the songs are a bit exhausting, though (SO much screaming), but the upbeat tracks are pretty fun. Lead vocals aren't great, but fit the band's sound pretty well. I was relatively and pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this.

Pretty jarring to hear how Kings of Leon started. I was familiar with "Molly's Chambers" here, but wasn't expecting the crazy Southern twang to be so prominent. The whole album felt pretty generic and uninspired as well.

2.6/5 - not for me: found vocals a bit irritating, which was the only notable thought I had in regards to this album.

Oh right, these guys. The Brits LOVED these dudes. The English music press was desperate for another Strokes/Stripes and these fellas walked in and welp.

There are no skips here. This is just so well done and so much fun! I loved this album! They keep all of their songs so interesting and are all super talented! This was great. Liked Songs: Literally the entire album

Irriterende middelmådig musikk med den verste vokalisten noensinne. Kings of Leon har bestandig sugd.

Marginalt bedre en det forrige KOL albumet

Dette er grunnen til at jeg liker dette koseptet. Å høre første plata til verdens lameste band og innse at de en gang lagde interessant musikk. Er ikke så fan av blues-referansene men alt i alt en hyggelig overraskelse.

Har ikke tall på kor mange ganga æ har bedt folk sjekke ut debutskiva når dem skal fortelle folk kor dårlig dem syns KoL e. Den her skiva e dritbra! Helt sinnsykt å tenke på at de starta her. Useriøst å gi denne én stjerne. Knallsterk firer! Nei vettuka, femmer! Fuck it

Rett-frem rock. Gir meg lite, men er ok å ha på i bakgrunnen.

I don’t remember the other Kings of Leon album being this grating; I had a hard time getting through this. My life has in no way been enriched from having listened to this 1.5

Very strong debut

3.5

Solid

Not my favorite Kings of Leon album but a fine listen

Prior to me embarking on this journey, I was under the impression that Kings Of Leon was a fad that debuted, and ended in the late 2000s. Apparently, that's not the case. The mediocrity of this band trudged right through with their 1970s Blues Rock sound. It's not too bad, but just don't expect every song to be as serene as "Sex On Fire". Favorite Track: "Holy Roller Novocaine".

annoying

Me sorprendió el nivel de griterío, me re gustó. Igualmente, no siempre me agradó la importación de la voz del cantante. Me hubiera gustado un sonido instrumental más acorde a ese power. Algunas canciones las escucharía nuevamente. Me gustaría poner 3,5, pero voy a redondear para arriba.

These aren’t the Kings of “Sex on Fire,” no, this is a younger group putting on a more straightforward Southern rock joint. They’re better than those later Kings, but that’s an admittedly low bar.

My first impulse was to say that I find the vocal affectations annoying. But without the yelp-bark delivery it’d just be an underwhelming Strokes cover. So in the end they got an extra star from me just for the mewling. At least it’s a choice.

3/5

Meh. Not terrible, just feels insubstantial/not memorable.

One of those bands that is good, but comes across generic. Listened with new ears, not half bad.

383/1089 just generally quite dull and yappy, kinda wild to consider that this is the precursor to Sex on fire and Use somebody not horrifically bad or anything, just not very interesting imo 45/100

Much better than I expected. It sounds more raw than their later, more popular stuff

Very nice grungy sound. However it is not my favorite KOL album. 3-5 stars.

3 albums so far by this trash band is killing me

For many fans, this era remains the gold standard for the band—before they swapped their denim and unwashed hair for stadium-ready anthems and arena polish on later records like Only by the Night. It is loose, reckless, deeply authentic, and stands as one of the most exciting rock debuts of the 2000s.

One time in 2005 my roommate played me a kings of leon song she likes a lot and I thought it was pretty good. I've been trying to find that so g ever since but no luck. This ranges from fine to annoying, but it's always super generic and the voice is an off putting nasal drawl. Bands like this have their place as local live music fixtures, but how this room off as an international rock act remains a mystery.

Relaxed and rocky, still good to listen to

KOL are great at what they do. There’s no denying their songwriting. Thing is, singles aside most of their tunes just seem to wash over me. Molly’s Chambers aside, I found this to be decidedly average. Production is great, and there’s nothing wrong with it, just doesn’t click with me.

Ei kyl lähteny omaan makuun. Liian monta genreö enkä minkään fani. Toki oma musiikillinen ymmärrys ei mitään päätä huimaavaa mut jotenki tuntuu et punkkia ja muita genrejä sekoitettu keskenään. 3/5

Fine

Good stuff. First listen. Ta!

Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Not very How do I feel about this artist? I never listen to Kings of Leon yet I have a negative association with them and I don’t know why Pre-Listen Thoughts: This will be the first time I’ve ever listened to Kings of Leon outside of the two songs my radio station plays Favorite track(s): Holy Roller Novocaine Post-Listen Thoughts: I feel like they’re inspired by CCR, but they’re actually from the south. This definitely sounds like a first album. They have a lot on this list so we’ll see if I warm up to them.

Voice a little whiny at times, but overall enjoyable.

Enjoyable garage rock. I don't like the lead singers voice. Like Lemmy's voice. But when he is hitting that fast, rougher songs, it works. Overall good album. 4 out 5.

I'm really not a fan of the vocalist, and the songs are just so bland and basic. There's just nothing really interesting anywhere, and it gets really annoying after ten minutes. The bassist is playing some nice things for sure, but every song has the same train beat with folky garage guitars. The grating vocals just get more insufferable throughout the listen and the pros start to deteriorate. The guitar is just egregious and makes me wonder why they thought this sounded remotely good. There's just so many other great albums that could be on this list instead of this crap.

blergh

Met alle respect, maar dit is toch ook niks. Vier raggende kerels die zich in het zweet werken, zonder al te veel resultaat. Soms wat aardige gitaarsolootjes, maar een zanger met een geitenstem en nummers die verder nergens heen gaan. Het debuut, we gaan binnenkort hun hitplaat horen, en dan merken we wel of ze erop vooruit zijn gegaan.

De ratings voor dit album worden elk jaar lager. Is dit dan de concessie van de snobs? Het licht-rauwe mode-bandje? Nou, doen dan maar gewoon een snob-keuze. Dit is echt een band van niets. De stem is verschrikkelijk. Al is het niet zo gek als op het latere album dat we al kregen. Dat betekent dat het op dat album expres uitvergroot wordt. Een extra minpunt eigenlijk. Maar ach, lager dan een 1 kan niet.

Het debuut van Kings of Leon kenmerkt zich voornamelijk door wat rauwere garage-achtige rock. Met de typerende stem van (zure?) broeder Caleb. Ik kan me voorstellen dat je die op een gegeven moment zat raakt, maar voor 1 album is het prima te hebben. En dan is de uptempo garagerock ook wel fijn. Ik heb er allemaal niet zo veel over te melden, behalve dat ik 3 albums in de snoblijst wel wat veel van het goede vind. Vervolgens hoor ik op de radio/stream 30 seconds to mars, een ergens vergelijkbaar bandje, zeg ik met name omdat het een beetje uit dezelfde periode komt en gitaarwerk heeft. Daar had toch ook best een album van in een lijstje als dit gekund, al is het misschien allemaal te commercieel (blegh!!) voor de snobs. Toch geef ik met alle plezier wederom 4 sterren aan deze zelfbenoemde Koningen van Leon.

Modern blues rock, it's trying too hard to sound like it was released in the 70s but there's like 4 good songs here at least

It's a decently cool rock album with some unique feel to it, the songs could do more to win me over but the music feels more interesting than a "just anybody" no-name indie rock band, so I appreciate the character

I do not like this at all. How did this band get so big? It trys WAY too hard, and as a result, there's a lack of feeling or emotion on this album.

Before they became the Queens of Cheese, this wasn’t a terrible debut album.

I’d rather listen to Bob Dylan. I’d give a three if it was instrumental

Had I known before I started this project that there would be THREE Kings of Leon albums, I probably wouldn't have bothered. Such an obviously invalidating curation. Alas, I'm 800+ deep, no turning back now.

Rock 'n roll.

It’s so nice that these guys found something they enjoy doing!

Not bad so far; Red Morning Light sounds vaguely familiar

Only know these guys from the pop hits on the radio. What in the world is this? There’s some punk rock/garage rock element to this mixed with god knows what else and I just can’t get down with it. Listen to Trani bro, what the fuck is this? The lyrics are so generic, don’t make any sense and the production is so cheap/generic I just can’t get into it. 1001 testing my limits lately with these lifeless albums. I’ve been bitching about mundane moaning, growling and yelling, over boring ass production yet here we are with another prime example. I get early make a wish AC/DC vibes from some of this too. One hell of a forgettable record.

Growling week incoming? Bro what is this it’s fun and rock and roll inspired and upbeat but this is just nonsense being spoken. It’s mudding and tubing music be so honest. This is like a camping trip in 2005 like it’s cool and nice to see where kings of Leon started and the slower moments are nice cause the bass is so punchy on these songs but it doesn’t lift it up any higher for me but the bass is incredible Jesus. Anyways it’s just not that interesting to me I like the instrumentals alot it’s all over the the place it feels pure you can tell they like playing with the lead which is cool. Bringing in the piano for the last song which is nice and actually a interesting choice to change things up but the lyrics still. I like kings of Leon but maybe that was just a time in my life Life goes by on a talihina sky

I put this band in the same category as Wolfmother. They do a serviceable job aping a couple of things that were cool a long time ago and have sort of stirred them together. If you like that flavor then it's great. If not, it's worse than the sum of its parts. For me, country-fried and classic rock are fine but KoL kind of smears them into a brown paste I can't get behind. I will say that this album was much better than anything I'd heard from them prior and less product-feeling. More earnest. Points for that.

Not what I expected, will not remember though

The strokes if they were shitty

His voice isn’t good

Millennials probably think this is hard

Didn’t expect this to be so rock n roll, velvet underground vibes. Fun and up beat, songs were kind of boring and forgettable but the energy was huge. I can see why they got to their mainstream success with this as their debut.

I wasn't familiar with the Kings. They're hella fun. Reminds me of uptempo Wilco.

3/5 i enjoyed this more than i probably should have Me from 2 years ago would have absolutely hated this album NGL.

Should've been a ska album

Amazing album impressed never knew they wer eso versatile really good.

Great album!

I bought this when it came out, so I am qualified to be one of those wankers who moaned about the Johnny-Come-Latelys who only got into them circa Sex on Fire. However, if I’m honest, I didn’t listen to it much so I was happy for the Johnny-Come-Latelys to have them. I still quite like it, I just can’t get that excited about it.

3.75 stars probably. I actually enjoy a lot of this album. It had a lot of charm in its emotion and really channeled classic rock a few times

#1006. Not as good as some of their other albums, but it's... fine, I guess. 3/5: acceptable

Liked this better than I thought I would! The sound on their debut album was closer to a Southern hard rock band than the 'Sex on Fire' indie sound they became like 7 years later. Very few tracks I didn't enjoy. I would listen to this again, so I'll give it a low 4/5

This is incredibly generic bouncy guitar rock from the early 2000's. I also couldn't understand anything they were saying.

Blind album, walked out on the artist when I saw them live after Weezer at DC101 Kerfuffle. Would walk out again, but this album is still like a 2.

Listened to another KoL album from the list back in December, 'Only By The Night.' That was really my first contact with them, aside from their couple of big hits. I haven't listened to them in between and, in fact, forgot I had listened to that other album. This one reinforces that my tendency to lump them in with The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, etc is at least mildly misplaced and these guys are ok.

not thrilled at all for this one... on one hand i like 00s garage rock and southern rock, but at the same time i have no trust at all in kings of leon to pull them off well. honestly it wasn't as bad as i expected, it's an interesting fusion of two genres i like and it's done pretty alright, so once i got over his vocals i decently enjoyed it, but it's nothing super special nor something i see myself returning to. it did kinda blend into the background but its definitely not the worst thing i've heard, nor the most boring thing i've heard on this project. that being said, definitely does NOT deserve to be on this list; its neither notable enough nor interesting enough to deserve this spot. 3/5

It's Kings of Leon - *no one* has to listen to this before they die. Get a grip, gang.

A thrill ride of fun energy and good vibes. The songs are tight with a little swagger thrown in.

First half: fun and energetic. Second half: little bit boring.

Ne vidim poentu da se neki ovakav bend ovoliko zastupi na ovoj listi, posebno u nedorađenom početnom izdanju, ali sam znala samo jednu pjesmu s ovog albuma pa mi je bilo blago zanimljivo čuti te početke u totalu, nikad za njih ne mogu reći da su mi loši nego jednostavno nisu ni nešto dobri.

Fine

I grew up not quite enjoying KOL. This is the one album I never got around to listening to cause I just didn’t see the point. I didn’t hate this as much as I thought I would however but still just dislike so many aspects of the band as a whole.

Solid debut

I admire how goofy the lead vocalist is on this record compared to the later stuff? Just wish the band was also a bit more out there in places, I did like a few tracks but there were also a few that I really didn't enjoy

I knew I was going to love this before I hit play. Kings of Leon are so underrated. Even their latest album (can we please have fun) is excellent - mustang - what a track! I haven’t listened to any of the pre only by the night stuff and this was everything that makes them great but more raw. Great album.

This is the most boring band.

This was a good more modern rock album. I prefer Only by the Night but enjoyed this album as well. Unique voice without being annoying to listen too.

lmaooooo the difference between getting the beatles’ white album yesterday and kings of leon’s soggy fry of a white album today….who did they pay off to get 3 albums on this list?

Listened

Dober

I was initially wondering 'why have they got two in the list' but it quickly became apparent that they were a different sounding band at the outset. You can either think of this album as having a more 'demo' like quality compared to their later big hits or just feel it sounds like it's recorded in 1970-1 which I think is their real intention. I much preferred this to the earlier album in the list (despite the famous songs) and I like hearing traces of Creedence and other seminal country rock artists in the music. I was pleasantly surprised by this and may check out the follow up as a consequence.

Wouldn’t mind listening again, but didn’t love it. I like Use Somebody better

Really, THREE Kings of Leon albums on a list of 1001 I must hear before I die? Even taking into account that one of these might have been replaced by their later efforts in later editions, this seems excessive, especially from a list that includes ZERO Warren Zevon albums. This one in particular seems like an album where the group is just starting to find their voice . . . but isn't quite there yet.

Rollng Stones in a garage. 3.5

Saw them headline the NME stage at V Festival on promoting this album. It was interesting and I bought the album on the back of it but it was about the shortest headline set I've ever seen. They only had this album to draw on. The album is mid with Molly's Chamber being a stand out.

How do these fucking hacks have more than one slot on this list? I'll take this opportunity to point out (again) that this slot could have gone to Primus. It could have gone to Tool. It could have gone to Songs For The Deaf. It could have gone to literally anything compelling, unique, heartfelt, inspired, and not this fucking dogwater.

Songs for car ads. Even more so than Aha Shake Heartbreak. The singer's voice sounds particularly pubescent and annoying on this album as well. Hated it.

This started out as a Black Crows shake your money maker, lead signer for Counting Crows soundalike. Reached Talahina Sky and it's starting to make sense. It's not exactly my jam, but I can feel the gravity of the concept or direction. Rating thought, if I put one song in my rotation it raises a 2 to a 3? This is by no means a 2 album. Going in for a second listen. Wasted Time, how did I miss this gem? Happy Alone slaps. lol 3 to 4.

Decent

why is this on here and not ‘because of the times’? I could be biased as that is the album I had downloaded on my ipod as a child, but there are much better songs on that than on this. Did we need the Kings of Leons debut album? I’m a big fan of some of their other music but I don’t think this is their best work. That being said I liked California Waiting and Dusty and I really liked Talihina Sky I will be listening to that again for sure. Hmmmm on a whole I was quite uninspired so for now it’s a two !

music is love

Don't really care for the vocals or the cliche cowbell but it's not that bad

Mid

White stripes if they were good

It's a fine garage rock style album. I really don't like the big hits from KOL, but this is a fun listen. 3.12/5.

This was a welcome nugget that I likely wouldn't have discovered if not for this list. Elements of The Black Crowes with the energy of The Strokes on several tracks. Trani is Dylan-esque and commended by Dylan himself. I found myself jamming to this one. The bluesy sound of Dusty reminded me of Led Zeppelin. It's not technically perfect, but it makes me feel good, and isn't that what it's all about?

A cromulent rock album. The singing isn't good, but it kinda works. Sounds a little too old for a 2000s album though. 2.5 stars.

I can’t believe there are two Kings of Leon albums on here let alone three. At least with Aerosmith I can understand why they’d be on here because of how popular they are, but nobody has ever listened to Kings of Leon.

muy molón

Bof j’ai pas fini l’album mais pourtant j’aime bien ce style, peut être un peu trop agressif ici

First time I’d ever heard this or (consciously at least) anything by the band. It’s great! Loads of snatches of stuff that sounds a bit like other bands of the time, eg the Strokes and the Libertines, but it has its own distinct sound and aesthetic. Good lyrics too. I’ll listen again.

Holly Roller Novocaine is a great song but I do not think I needed to listen to this album before I die.

Highlight: Molly’s Chambers 2.8

Before they became shit.

For me a nice surprise, since I did not know the band. But I will definitely be listening to the more in the future. Very nice.

⭐⭐⭐ Lyssnade på den mycket när den kom. Vet att jag tyckte att de kom med något nytt och för den tiden lite fräschare rock och så var det nog också. Tycker fortfarande albumet är helt ok, bra mycket bättre än 'Aha shake the heartbreake' som kom efter som jag tycker är skräp. Har dock en lite mer nyanserad bild av albumet nu, det är ok, jag kan tänka mig att lyssna på det men inte mer än så, så det blir en 3a. Bäst är Red morning light, Happy alone, Joe's head, Spiral staircase, Mollys chambers

NO MORE KINGS

Before they became the world-colonizing CW-rock heroes we know and tolerate today, Kings of Leon fancied themselves a boogie rock, down-n-dirty power pop outfit. My secret shame is this: I think "Use Somebody" is catchy and charming, and "Pyro" is top tier pop-rock hogshit. I'm sure I wouldn't be much nicer to any later albums on this list (which there are, thank GOD!) but I think Kings of Leon may need their lush production. It's too polished to rock, and not polished enough to make up for the fact the lead singer is doing this goddamn insufferable country drawl voice. He's from Nashville, and Reba's from Oklahoma... where's Kid Rock from? What was I talking about? Oh yeah, this sucks.

it’s fun and a bit grimier than their later stuff. don’t quite know why it’s on this list

This means there are at least 3 Kings of Leon albums on this list... What on earth? Who decided this? I like Kings of Leon fine, this is a solid debut album. Not sure it's a must listen, but it was a better 40 minutes than a lot of other albums I've listened to lately.

нормалек, но бенгеров немного, к сожалению..

You can hear the influence of The Velvet Underground. Overall a good album showing a lot of talent in songwriting and musicianship.

Not my taste.

The most cliche band of all time. Just painfully devoid of any originality or artistic talent. Truly the worst band on this list.

I bought this album when it came out and recently went back to listen again after I discovered Aha Shake Heartbreak on the "history" list of this project. Sure enough, I still love it. I like that it's rough around the edges, I like that it has a ton of energy, I like the tracks that are a bit off the wall, I like that it's not too long. But most of all, I like that it's just a damn good time. I don't love every single track, but I love it enough that it's still worth top marks.

Just kind of boring and faded into the background,. Other bands have done it much better.

This is kind of a weird album. There’s definitely a transition from this first album to their mainstream success stuff. Kinda feels like they wanted to be a bit of a successor to CCR which this record. The guitars and tones are heavily blues inspired and everything feels really raw. The vocalist has always been an interesting facet for Kings of Leon, and this style of music definitely suits his voice.

I expected this band to be British given how many undeserved albums it has on the list. I actually enjoyed Only By The Night even though I didn’t think it needed to be here. But this? It was boring and felt long. No songs stood out. I just ended up being annoyed by it. I was thinking of giving it 2 stars, but there’s really nothing I liked about it, so it’s going to get 1. Maybe I’ll listen again someday (unlikely) and change my ranking, but probably not. This is far from my worst 1 star album, but it has no business being on this list.

I think Kings of Leon get a bad rap, and having three of their albums on this list probably doesn't help their case. That said, this album is about as average as a rock record can be. There's nothing offensively bad here, and the band already shows flashes of the sound that would make them successful. The problem is that very little stands out. The songs come and go without leaving an impression, and by the end there's not much pulling me back for another listen. It's a perfectly competent rock album, but that's about the highest praise I can give it. Not bad, not great, just squarely in the middle.

eeeeeeOkei.... mientras escucho esto pienso ke l a pasaria mejor escuchando velvetUnderground o strokes, en un caso desesperado lo pondria en el auto

I don't dislike the lead singer's voice as much as many do. However, what I really don't understand are the CCR comparisons. Does this music sound anything like CCR? No. Is there a single song on here that would deserve inclusion on any CCR album? I don't know, but not any of the CCR albums I have heard.

Awesome!

I'm going to start by apologizing to any Kings of Leon fans that might be in our group. In the 2000s and 2010s it seems like you couldn't go anywhere without hearing Use Somebody or Sex on Fire from Kings of Leon. Then every couple years they'd put out a new album with a new song that got played alongside the other two. And while I didn't hate these songs, I didn't really love them either. So when this album came up today I was eager to dig into this and see what this band is all about and what I have been missing over the years. And after listening, I am left puzzled. For me this album is completely devoid of passion. And in a number of tracks they seemingly attempt to overcompensate for that with screaming. I found myself alternating between struggling to keep my eyes open through snoozefest songs or wincing from sensory overload with the screaming songs. Why is this album on the list and not My Morning Jacket's Z album; a far superior album from the same time period... I admit I'm generally not a fan of the Southern Rock genre, but I can at least appreciate why people love Lynyrd Skynyrd or the Allman Brothers. This leaves me completely befuddled.

Every time I hear Kings of Leon, I feel like they are trying to do the things that make a great band without actually having the chops or ingenuity to execute on that level. There were plenty of decent moments from this debut, but they always leave me wanting more. Not entirely my thing, admittedly, but I still have heard better ideas in this genre than this. The screaming moments don’t suit them, so I prefer the tracks where they are more subdued. Probably an indication there that the performances from the lead singer were not my favorite. Still almost ranked it higher because most of it is totally listenable. I just don’t see myself reaching for this one. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Molly’s Chambers, Red Morning Light, Talihina Sky

Expectation: -> Know the band not the album. I had their CD featuring Sex on Fire back in the day (2008's Only By the Night). After listening: -> I know that there is some value in and appreciation of this album/music/band. They are a popular band with plenty of fans. I will admit that I like this album more the longer I listen. But stepping back and looking at this collection of songs, my overall experience has not been one of enjoyment. For me, they released a full-on all-time banger with Sex on Fire (Use Somebody also excellent) but just haven't otherwise been able to muster up anything as good. Nearly gave this a 3, despite initially leaning toward 1. Track ranking: Talihina Novocaine Dusty Happy Red Molly Wasted Genius Joe Spiral CA Trani

Pretty okay overall. I liked a few of the songs, really disliked a few as well, but overall I could listen to it while working.

Didn‘t catch me at all! By just knowing their most famous songs, I expected more energy. This was rock for amateurs, I could play guitar for them….

Heard these guys but never really cared for them, generic indie

I tuned this app pretty much immediately

Hard to get through

This was a really solid album. I enjoyed it a lot.

😎

Not what I expected. Thought they were a British band? Hearing a bunch of great influences on this album. Will listen again.

I love the old photos of Kings of Leon. Those literal children are a vibe, this album is, too. ✅✅✅ Trani ✅✅ California Waiting

This album is one I've revisited often through the years. It combines so many elements near and dear to the heart of rock and roll: a little grit, a dash of punk, a hint of pop, and a splash of Southern greats like Allman Brother, Little Feat, Lynard Skynard, etc. It's early, it's young, it's pre-'Sex Is On Fire' alt rock. I'm in.

Cant explain my dislike of Kings of Leon. But listening again did not help. Bland, annoying southern rock.

I’d never heard this before. Interesting!

Really good but all the songs end up sounding them same :/

Ça va

Sympa mais je m'attendais à mieux. J'ai bien aimé Molly's Chamber et sinon assez plat comme album

This guys bring it hard and heavy!!!

So many amazing bands and artists omitted on this list (Tool, Modest Mouse, Run The Jewels, Ween, MF Doom, Neutral Milk Hotel, Bone Thugs, Sublime, Blink 182, Godspeed, Cranberries, Mobb Deep, Stone Temple Pilots, The Breeders...) and yet we have three Kings of Leon albums? THREE???!?!?!!? Hard to believe with a different hundred contributors nobody argued for more inclusion and less stacking with some of these sub-par artists. I mean, I like a good Kings of Leon song now and again (ironically, Because Of The Times, their best record, isn't on this list) but there's no need for three albums before you die. And sorry, but this one, their debut, is by far their worst. Just look at the synopsis at the top of the reviews. All it can do to hype the album is list the songs that have been used in commercials and video games. Cool.

Not all that interesting to me. Didn't really register. I had never heard any of it and dont feel like I am missing much. It was not awful but not that appealing to me.

This album feels pretty dated to me... not sure if it's the production or what. Would have given it 2 stars but the fact the the wikipedia page for this album mentions the Ford Focus commercial I edited that uses "Red Morning Light" (a song I picked myself from my iTunes list and earned the band $500k, btw) bumped it up a star.

This is.. decent? Fun? Not that important, but fun?

Caleb sounds like he’s got a mouth full of marbles! Good old boy music done with a bit of liveliness, I like it

Leon’s king of feces

Actually a pretty nice album. I didn't expect it to be after the year 2000. Overall, it was pretty good and there were even some nice songs.

I'm a fan of KOL, seen them live, appreciate their music, but if I were to pick a Top1001 album by them this would likely have been my 5th option not my first. Maybe it got the nod because they went on to become an arena band and this was the first step towards stardom? "Red Morning Light" (best song on the album) & "Happy Alone" are fun songs. A few songs border on annoyingly repetitive ("Wasted Time", "Spiral Staircase") and just annoying ("Trani", end of "California Waiting", "Genius"). "Molly's Chambers" had 103M listens, it's just not good enough for that kind of airplay. "Holly Novocaine" is the second best track. Their early sound was different, thank god they refined their sound. Caleb wasn't nearly the singer he would become. The guitar isn't nearly as front & center as it is in later releases. There are none of their signature slow burn songs with memorable guitar solos on this album. You can see they have promise, but this album is not must-hear Top 1001 worthy. None of these tracks would make my Best Of Kings mix. If they piqued your interest, try their middle catalog (specifically Only By Night, Come Around or Because Of The Times). 3 stars is generous, it's more like 2.5

Not amazing but enjoyable. Too heavy rock southern and not as good as their other stuff

- I was slightly disappointed. Not their best album

Surprisingly good - really enjoyed it. A lot more raw than their popular songs. Great album 4+

I saw a video where the author rated 2000s bands on the Strokes scale. For example, The Hives are the Swedish The Strokes, The Rapture are the dance The Strokes, and so on. So, Kings of Leon are The Strokes from KFC. And that's literally the best description of the band: on their first album, they play just as raw, simple, and incredibly energetic, but with a hint of the Southern American sun. This is how Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers Band would have sounded if they had emerged in the 2000s. Also, it's important to remember that the band consists of four brothers who grew up in a strict preacher's family, and so as soon as they got their hands on alcohol, cigarettes, rock 'n' roll, and women, it immediately resulted in incredibly blatant lyrics. Any prudes, please pass. The band will then tour with U2, adopt their stadium sound, and make a ton of money, but that's still a long way off.

nice 3.9

It’s okay music. It sounded like most of the other blues rock that was out at the time. It’s not bad. It’s not great. Nothing caught my ear.

The voice. Just terrible. The rest of the band is solid, but holy hell... the voice. No.

I used to like this quite a bit but I hardly think about it now!

This is not bad! I guess they got a lot worse later.

Second album proposé après 'Only By The Night' que je n'avais pas trop apprécié (noté 2/5 - rock peu original et mou). Constat similaire pour cet album : Rock standard, peu être un peu plus dynamique que le précédent, mais aucun morceau ne m'a vraiment marqué. Et je ne suis pas fan du chant. =>2/5

Love the sound of the Kings of Leon at this time, listened to the singles on this extensively through MTV2 back in the day. A southern blues rock band that had listened to just enough Strokes to give it an indie sheen. When they dropped that side of them they became increasingly generic. California waiting the best of the lot but it's quality all the way through. Big fan.

Best tracks: Red Morning Light and California Waiting. Lovely to hear them continue to develop their style up to Sex on Fire. I don't think I can give this a 4 though, too many tracks were droney and forgettable. A strong 3, perhaps a 4 on a different day. I can't say it is categorically better than Aha Shake Heartbreak. On Call, from I think their third album, is their best song.

I listened to this loads when it was released, it's great. Remember not really knowing anything else like it at the time. Haven't heard it in years Still very good, shame they kinda went downhill after the success of this imo. My favourites are: Joe's head California waiting Molly's chambers Maybe tails of at the end but still very good and nice to hear it again. 4.5 but feeling generous

Stone cold classic. The sex on fire era ruined KOL

This was a nice surprise. Kind of had an X vibe for me.

Pretty fun album. I've only listened to Sex On Fire from the band so I tohught the album would be like that but its not even on this album soo... Trani and California Waiting were my faves. 6.9/10

No me gustaban,pero este disco si.

this sucked. i didn't like it. his voice was so dry and the songs uninteresting. getting to the end felt like an endurance test. thankfully the guitars were Okay so it gets a 2

Songs may lack variety but I love the energy. A couple weak tracks but I like most of them. At times the vocals are a little annoying but overall, really good album.

Det er godt, men også lidt monotomt. Det rammer muligvis bedre efter 10 skod albums, end lige efter et White Stripes mesterværk.

Lidt meh. Måske fordi det kom lige efter The White Stripes.

another new savior of rock and roll type band. they later went arena rock and sex on fire is a huge bop. yet their debut could just be considered as mid. 3/5

Not at all what I expected; doesn’t sound anything at all like radio play tracks like ‘Use Somebody’ or ‘Sex on Fire,’ - it’s more… Modest Mouse-like alternative…? Prolly more like a 2.5, but rounded up to maybe come back and give it another listen.

people like this because why?

This style of "indie" has never been my favorite, but this wasn't too bad. It sounds like a lot of other music I've heard though, so I guess that's not the best thing. Anyways, not much to say about this, but it was okay. Favorites: Red Morning Light, California Waiting, Molly's Chambers, Talihina Sky

Kings of Leon have become a joke, so hard to remember how exciting they were as a kind of Southern rock rejoinder to the NYC scene that was dominating indie rock at the time. "Hey, look, The Black Crowes are back!" essentially. Solid record, was a promise that they could not/would not deliver on, don't know how crucial it is for anyone to listen to this, but boy did my college roommate LOVE this record.

This was a good time, better than the other one

They sound like they are trying to be both the Strokes and Tom Petty to varying results

Really good!

Some decent tracks, but nothing that would make me necessarily come back to it often.

I like some of Kings of Leon stuff, this isn't, in my opinion their best work, it was ok.

Should this be included on the list? That’s what I was thinking while listening to this. It’s not bad, it’s pretty good actually. But, I wouldn’t say that this is required listening. I remember this at the time mostly for the Volkswagen commercial. And they seemed to be mostly a Strokes-inspired band. Sure they had the later hits, but they seemed to fade pretty quickly. I don’t know, it was an enjoyable listen but not something essential, in my opinion.

This is really good. I am really surprised that I actually like it that much. The guitars are good and the whole sounds is great. Why did they become such a lame band after such a good start? What a waste of talent.

Solide 3.5 Sterne

Kings of Leon did not do it for me. I appreciate the rock they are doing, but I couldn't help of better acts like Tom Petty for this style of music.

I wasn't expecting it to sound so much like The Strokes but it was fine. Honestly I prefer the production on here to what The Strokes were doing

Pretty solid rock debut. Especially in the late 90s, when rock was kind of in a crap era. I'll go back to this one. Lots of energy, and a unique sound. 4/5

Not a fan

The music was decent, lots of jangly guitars, but the singing is pretty horrendous. Not my cup of tea.

It's a shame KoL decided to call it quits after making two really good albums.

Meh. No es un dos por lo que construyeron después

I'm shocked KOL got 2 albums on the list. Not that I'm going to complain. 8/10

3/10… modern rock / indie / *2003

Not too bad. But it won’t stay with me.

I guess it's fine? I wouldn't choose to listen to it on my own but I don't hate it? Sometimes it's a little fun? I don't know what to say about this album.

This one was better than the other one

41/100. Kings of Leon have never really clicked for me, and this debut does not change that. It leans heavily into a mix of garage rock and southern rock, built around themes of youth, recklessness and the desire to feel something bigger.

Pleasant, but faded into the background

1. light - 0 2. alone - 0 3. uuazted - 0 4. joe - 0 5. trani - 0 6. uuaiting - 0 7. zpiral - 0 8. molly - 0 9. geniuz - 0 10. duzty - 0 11. roller - 0 12. zky - 0

This is where all the tracks I love by them went! I didn’t realise Aha Heartbreak wasn’t their first album but this is much more raw. Really enjoyed it.

Great Indie/Pop album

First listen to this in at least 15 - 18 years. It’s still a decent debut album. Favourite track: Molly’s Chambers

2.5 - the highs were threes, the lows two

Hadn't heard this band until I started this list. Really like the early stuff.

Not sure why the young me didn't get into this album. Everyone was raving about them for a while. It's got a nice sense of chaos to it. The guitar is sporadic, yet relatively simple. And I enjoyed the pounding bass (alongside pounding drums). The closer wasn't that great, but overall a solid effort.

This album is like sitting in the tray of your father’s ute with your two best friends and a pig, drinking bootlegged rum. Your little sister is driving, badly. The cops are chasing you. She’s cutting through paddocks and corn fields to try and get away, and the suspension is getting hammered. You should be nervous, but you’re so drunk that you think you might be cross-eyed. The cop is your uncle, so even if you get caught you won’t get in too much trouble.

I must have only heard later K.o.L as I was never a fan. I think "On Call" was the first song, likely pn a radio or something, and i hated it. So I was surprised when I enjoyed their sophomore album. Now with their debut, its more of what I enjoy amd less of what I don't like about thier later stuff. The songs are all relatively simple musically, with good hooks and melodies. Even the tracks that were not the standout had a good energy to them and I kept thinking "these would be fun to play live with a band" Having listened to this now, I can't get why they became so popular for awhile. A solid debut that, while not revolutionary by any means, was likely different to what was out at the time and was just plan fun.

It’s ok I like parts of this

This was WAY better than I expected it would be. Their big single "Your Sex is On Fire" kind of threw me off I think! This was good bluesy rock in the classic mold and I had a good time going through this a few times.

No me atrapó nadita

Me sonó todo igual, no me provocó nada

Pas au niveau des autres de King of Leon

It was alright. Might just not be for me.

I was expecting to be lulled to sleep by this after feeling very meh about Aha Shake Heartbreak. Maybe it's just a beautiful Saturday but this album kinda fucking rocks. His voice kinda pisses me off but I also think I love it.

Okay, so this takes me back! I remember loving this when it dropped in 2003. It was such a cool, raw sound, all Southern garage rock with Caleb's voice. Tracks like "Red Morning Light" and "Molly's Chambers" had this awesome, scuzzy charm that stood out. But listening to it now? It's a bit mixed. That Strokes meets Lynyrd Skynyrd thing still has some nostalgia, but it feels a bit generic. The songs blend together, and it's just a mid-2000s garage rock album. It's a snapshot of those particular days, but it's not quite as essential as I remember.

great sun sitting album

pretty chill actually

Fantastic album. Holds up and has such a unique sound.

Number: 110 Date: 04/22/2026 Artist: Kings of Leon Album: Youth And Young Manhood Year: 2003 Genre: Southern Blues Rock Familiarity: Aware Rating: Before: ======= I know of them but have not listened to them very much at all. I think I gave them a shot once or twice but didn't find anything that compelling about their take on music. Oh wow, they have 3 albums on The List? I'm thinking that's probably 2 or 3 too many. During: ======= Four songs in now...overall, I'm finding it pleasing to listen to but not very original considering this was released in 2003. Probably would not mind listening to it more than once. Maybe this could be a candidate that both me and the wife could listen to and both find at least moderately enjoyable? 3 Red Morning Light 4 Happy Alone 3 Wasted Time 4 Joe's Head 3 Trani 4 California Waiting 4 Spiral Staircase 4 Molly's Chambers 4 Genius 3 Dusty 3 Holy Roller Novocaine 4 Talihina Sky --------------------------------------------------- 3.54 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= Overall, an enjoyable listen but as I said before, nothing very original. I don't see a compelling reason to include them on The List. Seems like they are or were pretty popular though. 4 my personal rating 1 suitability for this list 3 impact ----------------------------------------------- 2.7 composite rating

I mean it wasn't terrible but the vocals were grating and pretty off putting

Ikke noget særligt, men heller ikke dårligt. Ikke ønske om genhør. Lillebitte 3'er, fordi det trods alt er ok at høre på.

Sounds very late 90s/early 00s garage rock. Raw, punky, fuzzed up guitars but nothing life changing. Vocals are pretty unique though. Good decent album.

Fine instrumentals, if a little boring. The vocals are awful though. Listening to more than two KoL songs in a row is pretty tough as a result

This was good at what it does, - I really like Caleb's vocals and this album was way more rock n roll than I expected from (in my eyes) a radio-approved pop rock band. Definitely prefer this kind of stuff to their big singles. Don't think it converted me though.

Only Kings of Leon I knew was Sex on Fire so this was a fun little discovery! Based on that song this was a different vibe to what I was expecting but I was pleasantly surprised

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Please no more Kings of Leon

Really mid and mundane

Ugh, fine, I'll listen to a third Kings of Leon album. Look, I don't hate Kings of Leon, but why the fuck do they have three albums on this list? That's three too many! And you know what? This might actually be the worst of the three! Then again, it has been over a year since I heard Aha Shake Heartbreak, but I feel like this one and that one are around the same level of quality for me. Of course, this album isn't horrible. Hell, it's not even bad. It's just not really my thing. I still don't like Caleb Followill's voice. It sounds shot at times on this album. Not a fan. The writing is fairly repetitive here. It's like, "Wow, an album called 'Youth and Young Manhood' has a bunch of songs about sex? Who could've seen that coming?" Once again, the instrumentation is what saves this album from the 2-or-lower dump, as it's actually quite solid. I've seen some people praise this album as being among their best for the more rustic production style, but I'm honestly not huge on it. I think it only makes the singing more apparent in its not-so-good qualities. Then again, this is the band's debut album, so it makes sense as to why things would be a bit less refined than on later albums, but that only makes me wonder why this album was included along with the other two. I don't get it. This album's kinda whatever. Not bad, but I don't care for it. Low 3/5.

la banda es bien pero tiene álbumes muchísimo mejores q este, no me gustó mucho que digamos, la vdd estuvo como muy x

**An ok album

I wish one direction had covered spiral staircase too

4/5

Enjoyable, only ever heard their two very pop songs so this was more country then I expected. Drum work was nice

Sounds fairly generic to me, but not at all bad.

I like this better thank anything else they’ve ever done but some of this is not great. Still some cool songs tho

I’ve got weird nostalgia about this band, but this one was never my favorite.

These guys are decent but not enough to make this many appearances man.

Local heros do well! Love the raw energy of this one, but I do believe they get progressively better over the next three albums. ||Then they fall off a fucking cliff.|| The final listed track "Holy Roller Novocaine" is my personal favorite of the album. (8.25) ★★★★

Not a big fan of the vocals, butI like the songs quite a bit. 3.5 stars

I've never been the biggest Kings of Leon fan, but their first couple albums definitely have some undeniable bangers. Highlights here are "Red Morning Light", "Molly's Chambers", "California Waiting" and "Trani". 4 stars.

4.5

Molly Chambers is a good tune although that’s about the only one I’d keep from them. I’m about as excited to listen to a Kings Of Leon record as I would be about a Black Eyed Peas or a Mumford & Sons record. They’re basically one of the most mediocre and aggressively overplayed acts of the 21st century although they are a bit worse than mediocre because well why does the frontdude have to sing like that if his name isn’t Cletus?