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I really like the description "Southern Fried Strokes" one of the other reviews mentioned - that's spot on! 😆 Fave track - "Molly's Chambers" or "Holy Roller Novocaine"
It's one of those albums you can put in the really good category.... Just not too sure that it is something that I really get into. First time hearing it. I think with more listens I will grow to like it more but for now it is a 2.5
Surprisingly better than I would have thought. Have never heard of this album before. Not a lot of variety in the songs though.
Bleh
fine and boring 5/10
Closer to 2.5 stars, was pleasantly surprised it was southern rock and not stuff in the vein of use somebody or sex on fire
Kings of Leon, what a great debut album, Youth & Young Manhood is a fantastic testament to early 2000s alt-rock/garage-rock. There are so many great singles on this that you can't help but do at least a little head-bop to. With songs featured in TV Commercials, in Movies and as part of the FIFA games soundtrack, it's easy to see why this album is part of this list. Best: Red Morning Light; Molly's Chambers Worst: Holly Roller Novocaine
Enjoyable but his voice is just so affected…
Sounds like somebody trying to do a purposefully bad Southern parody of a California punk band. Would be a good SNL sketch, makes for a bad actual album though
I didn't like them back then and I don't like them now. They're alright, but I don't understand how they are genre bending.
Not in my edition of the book! 2003. 3.5 stars. Well done but distinctly average rock with a couple of good tunes. Nothing outstanding here.
Meh
As far as debut albums go, I wasn't a huge fan of this one. I could tell as soon as it started that it was probably someone's first album. They kinda had the screams of Bikini Kill while also sounding like ACDC in a way. It was a very interesting mix. However, I did enjoy California Waiting as far as songs go.
I've never heard anything from them before the Only by the night album... It is pretty different. Not bad.
I feel like I should have enjoyed this more than I did. It was fine, but something just felt off for me which causes me to like it a lot less. Maybe it's the vocalists voice which I find just a little bit annoying. 2.5/5
These guys started out so well. Forever tainted by the sex on fire phase. This is a good listen though
I've always really liked their album "Only By The Night" but hadn't ever gone back to listen to their first album. I liked this one too, just a little less. Sounded a bit less polished than some of their later stuff. But still love this dude's voices and the style they play
I recently saw a reel that described Kings of Leon as “Southern Fried Strokes.” I thought it was a stretch. Then i heard this album. It is not a stretch.
Too much hate here. Absolutely loved this album, so quite possibly the rating is driven by nostalgia. But from the moment I read the review that Caleb's vocals sounded like "a man gargling rocks" I knew I was in. So much better than the polished stadium rock band they became.
Still weird and not bad, but I think Aha Shake Heartbreak is a better record.
When this album was first released I loved it. I wore it out. I haven't listened to it in a decade. It didn't really hold up for me. I expect it was influential and helped set some trends, but I barely made it through without losing interest. A couple good songs, but not moving my needle.
ace
A little bit of AC/DC, a little bit of JET, a little bit of Nirvana these guys brought a gritty sound to a soundscape that was leaving the grit in the early 00's... While a little bit of everything, they were also a little repetitive, I believe Kings of Leon went on to have some more quality produced albums, but for this, it felt like a garage band breakout.
So many classics! I didn't know they were all on this album. Feels like Bob Dylan crawled into a punk basement in the UK in the 80s/90s.
Kind of punk, surprising