yeaah eee ehh, this albums on fire! (Only By The Night - Kings of Leon)

Member Name: magictom123

Product:	Only By The Night - Kings of Leon
Date:	05/11/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good production, edgy sound

Disadvantages: lyrically poor in places

The latest album from the followill brothers sees a progression and development from their previous albums that had been orientated towards garage rock to more of a stadium sized sound. The album includes the massive hit single 'Sex on Fire' and other hit single 'Need Somebody' As mentioned, the album does has a big sound that seems ideal for playing in stadiums, in fact, in some ways it is reminiscint of earlier u2 albums, with its echoing guitars and rattling, pounding drums.

In their singer Caleb, the Kings of Leon have a truly unique voice to give their songs an extra edge. The problem with this album and their previous ones is that his lyrics and the events they describe are quite hollow. This is such a shame as his voice is perfect for describing the highs and lows of life but unfortunately with Kings of Leon every song seems to revolve around drinking and girls. Still, for a lot of people this is fine and in Only By The Night, the brothers (and cousin) have got the routine down pat with maybe their best album yet.

Summary: The Followills step up to the plate.