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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

National Skyline Kings of Leon Get the 'Fork Treatment

Posted by Steve Haruch on Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 11:40 AM

And it ain't pretty:

But even the move from "southern Strokes" to "southern U2" is way better in theory than in practice-- these are the same clunky Kings of Leon songs, just now presented in an incredibly weird context. It all starts with Caleb Followill's never-ending need to play to type, and if you've kept up to this point, you know the drill-- though his band has toured the world several times over, dude can't see past his own dick. He sings terribly on Only By the Night, any modicum of youth and young manhood compromised by "real talk" overemoting and an accent that seems to have no geographical origin.

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I don't know about all that fancy rock journalism above -- I just think they plain old SUCK.

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Posted by southern John Cage on September 16, 2008 at 12:51 PM

I'm a fan of this band, but I also have to agree with a majority of Pitchfork's review. It appears that the tour with U2 a few years ago might have been the best and worst thing that ever happened to the band. I, and my friends, were hoping that more recent tours with Bob Dylan and Pearl Jam would have left a more lasting impression on the guys, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
Does anyone know if Ethan Johns worked on this record? He worked on the three previous, and his absence seems devastating. Also, does anyone know anything about Jacquire King, the new producer?

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Posted by Anonymous on September 16, 2008 at 1:30 PM

I cannot forget the time that Tracy Moore said that they were "worth their salt". What did that mean Tracy? Are they still "worth their salt"? Was that meant as a compliment or an insult?

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Posted by dominic on September 16, 2008 at 1:46 PM

in-SALT!

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Posted by The Nashville Scene's Favorite Ol' Neighborhood Kitty Humper / Everyone Wants To Be Right / Fuck You on September 16, 2008 at 3:11 PM

I don't understand, but Caleb's new butt cut is really rad.

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Posted by Anonymous on September 16, 2008 at 5:30 PM

Jaquire King is a producer who lives here in town and who has worked with Tom Waits, Modest Mouse, the Features and I think he did some Be Your Own Pet stuff as well. I probably should have just consulted wikipedia. The Kings of Leon lost me at Because of the Times, that's for sure.

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Posted by the Rat on September 16, 2008 at 11:29 PM

They lost me Because of the Butt Cut.

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Posted by Anonymous on September 17, 2008 at 1:37 AM

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63655/kings-of-leon-only-by-the-night/
Popmatters agrees.

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Posted by Mangle on September 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM
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