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- Date Released: April 3, 2007
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Copyright: (P) 2007 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings of Leon's ambitions grow as large as the arenas they were beginning to fill
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We Say...
On their third album, Kings of Leon's ambitions grow as large as the arenas they were beginning to fill. The seven-minute opening track, "Knocked Up," sets the template, welding quotidian lyrics and a rock-solid beat to echoing guitar straight out of the Edge's playbook. (The storming "McFearless" takes the influence even farther.) "Charmer" pulls screamed vocals and a prominent bassline from the Pixies' bag of tricks, while "Ragoo" adds a touch of ska to the mix.
Inevitably, not every experiment pays off, and the album's sprawl can leave an impersonal aftertaste: the band sounds as if they've outgrown the intimacy of Youth & Young Manhood. But the best songs on "Because of the Times" balance musical adventure with the meat-and-potatoes appeal of deep grooves and shout-along choruses. -
They Say...
Leaning even further toward a kind of post-punk meets prog rock aesthetic than on their first two albums, Nashville-based Kings of Leon have crafted a darker, less pop-oriented and somewhat cerebral affair with 2007's Because of the Times. In fact, if Alan Parsons lent the Allman Brothers his spaceship, Because of the Times would be the resulting space odyssey. While that leads to some intriguing moments, the general move away from strong, hooky choruses to a focus on expansive, intricate and percussive arrangements may challenge casual and even some longtime fans of the band's catchy, Southern garage rock twang. That said, cuts like the atmospheric and brooding lead-off track "Knocked Up" showcase lead-singer Caleb Followill's growing maturity as a singer and lyricist and bring to mind favorable comparisons to such artists as Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Similarly, the moody single "On Call" as well as the roiling, dramatic "McFearless," while not immediately hummable, do sink into your memory revealing layers of melody and emotion on repeated listens.
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Knocked Up |
7:10 |
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| 02. | |
Charmer |
2:56 |
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| 03. | |
On Call |
3:21 |
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| 04. | |
McFearless |
3:09 |
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| 05. | |
Black Thumbnail |
3:59 |
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| 06. | |
My Party |
4:10 |
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| 07. | |
True Love Way |
4:02 |
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| 08. | |
Ragoo |
3:01 |
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| 09. | |
Fans |
3:36 |
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| 10. | |
The Runner |
4:16 |
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| 11. | |
Trunk |
3:57 |
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| 12. | |
Camaro |
3:06 |
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| 13. | |
Arizona |
4:50 |
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13 Total Tracks, 51:33 Total Length
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Credits
- Ted Jensen - Mastering // Ethan Johns - Producer // Mike Kemp - Cover Photo // Angelo Petraglia - Producer // Steve Ralbovsky - A&R // James Minchin - Photography // Ken Levitan - Management // Caleb Followill - Guitar // Caleb Followill - Vocals // Nathan Followill - Drums // Nathan Followill - Vocals (Background) // Jared Followill - Bass // Jared Followill - Vocals (Background) // Matthew Followill - Guitar // Matthew Followill - Vocals (Background) // Lowell Reynolds - Engineer // Abbe Chant - A&R // Clifton Allen - Engineer // Clifton Allen - Second Engineer
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