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- Date Released: August 19, 2003
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Pop
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Copyright: (P) 2003 BMG
A confident debut that sounds like it's already several albums in
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We Say...
Although the 2004 debut by the Followill brothers (and one cousin) was dogged by comparisons to the Strokes, that has more to do with when it was released than what it sounds like. Drenched in blues and garage rock, not to mention a healthy dose of the Allmans, Youth and Young Manhood blows hot where their big-city contemporaries stay cool.
The sons of an intinerant Southern preacher, Nathan, Caleb and Jared Followill clearly have rambling in their blood, too much to settle on any one style for long. (Cousin Matthew rounds out the quartet on lead guitar.) "Wasted Time" is a roadhouse rave-up, all dusty floors and racing drums, while "Red Morning Light" evokes the proto-punk garage of the Sonics or the Flamin' Groovies. With its swooping bass and bell-like guitar licks, "Joe's Head" is a kissin' cousin to the Allman Brothers' "Melissa," but the likeness is fond rather than slavish.
Kings of Leon have shifted course so many times that their first album serves more as a self-contained unit than an introduction to the very different sounds of "Because of the Times" and "Only by the Night." On their confident and fleshed-out debut, they already sound like they're several albums in. -
They Say...
The Kings of Leon are the sons of a preacher and their debut album, Youth and Young Manhood, is their hymnal of rock & roll redemption. The brothers (and one cousin) Followill work with producer Ethan Johns for a rattling country-rock hootenanny, basically reviving the deep-fried Southern rock found on the band's first EP, Holy Roller Novocaine. Four of the five cuts featured in that set are included for a second time and they're nicely seeded in all their honky tonk rowdiness among the band's seven brand new tracks. Launching things off is the swanky "Red Morning Light." Guitarist Matthew Followill immediately establishes himself as a skilled musician, complementing his brother Caleb's coarse-grained drawl. "Joe's Head" is the closest the band comes to sounding like Tom Petty and Gregg Allman. "Spiral Staircase" finds Caleb causing trouble Bon Scott-style, while the band hints at some shenanigan-like behavior with some psychedelic pop. Youth and Young Manhood isn't sonically adventurous, but in the new-millennium pop realm, some greasy licks sure sound good.
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| 01. |  |
Red Morning Light |
2:59 |
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| 02. | |
Happy Alone |
3:59 |
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| 03. | |
Wasted Time |
2:45 |
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| 04. | |
Joe's Head |
3:21 |
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| 05. | |
Trani |
5:01 |
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| 06. | |
California Waiting |
3:29 |
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| 07. | |
Spiral Staircase |
2:54 |
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| 08. | |
Molly's Chambers |
2:15 |
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| 09. | |
Genius |
2:49 |
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| 10. | |
Dusty |
4:20 |
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| 11. | |
Holy Roller Novocaine |
4:00 |
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| 12. | |
Talihina Sky |
3:47 |
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12 Total Tracks, 41:39 Total Length
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Credits
- Ethan Johns - Arranger // Ethan Johns - Producer // Ethan Johns - Engineer // Ethan Johns - Mixing // Kyle Johnson - Assistant Engineer // Bob Ludwig - Mastering // Steve Ralbovsky - A&R // Ivy Skoff - Production Assistant // Chuck Linder - Assistant Engineer // King Williams - Engineer // Jim Niper - Assistant Engineer // Brett Kilroe - Art Direction // Richard Causon - Piano // Angelo - Arranger // Angelo - Producer // Colin Lane - Photography // Caleb Followill - Guitar (Rhythm) // Caleb Followill - Vocals // Nathan Followill - Percussion // Nathan Followill - Drums // Nathan Followill - Vocals (Background) // Jared Followill - Bass // Jared Followill - Piano // Matthew Followill - Guitar // Leslie Richter - Assistant Engineer // Kevin Christy - Cover Illustration // Miles Wilson - Assistant Engineer
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Other Details
- Instrument:
- Vocals
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