Sunday November 22, 2009 12:02
Because of the Times
Album Description
Third album from the rockin’ American quartet whose previous albums (2003’s Youth And Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak from ‘05) have earned them a large worldwide following. Consisting of three brothers and a cousin, the Kings Of Leon mix their own brand of Southern Rock with touches of Garage, Punk and Alternative swagger. RCA.Amazon.com
Aha Shake Heartbreak may have blown open the doors of fame for Kings of Leon, but their third full-length album (… More >>
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seneca
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Let me start off by saying I love the Kings of Leon. In fact they are my favorite band. Their first two albums rocked. Both are 5 stars in my book. In addition, in concert these guys take it to another level. For those reasons this reveiw hurts. Because of the Times is a giant disappointment. I am not sure what album some of the reveiwers listened to but this album is nowhere near 5 stars. Apparently Ethan Johns or one of the boys discovered the reverb machine recently because overproduced echoes litter each song. The first 4 songs are almost unlistenable–for some reason the Kings added high pitched guitars or screeches to some otherwise decent tunes. I keep hoping the Kings will break into the big time but this album wont do it. If youre going to emulate U2 atleast make it early U2 and not songs like “Lemon”. Kings please lose the pretension and come back to Rock for your next album.
Rating: 1 / 5
Richard G. Bush
November 22nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
JUNK, I love the first 2 and turned so many people onto them. I have actually emailed the band asking for my money back. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE PURCHASE THIS WITHOUT A FULL PREVIEW. This is a perfect example of a band that got huge fast and forgot how. Boring, annoying, no catch, simply JUNK!!
Rating: 1 / 5
Rob. Charlton
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
“Because of the Times” is not the worst album I’ve ever heard – but it’s close. It has decent drumming and occasionally interesting guitar phrases, but they’re small punctuations between puerile, sometimes painfully banal lyrics that lack metre and use the most cringe-worthy rhymes. The ’singing’ is harsh and tries to overcome lack of any real emotion with shrieks and howls. The occasional background vocals are off key and tuneless.
Kings of Leon, on the strength of this album, need years and years more practice. If this album has any message, it’s ’save your money – give this a wide berth’.
Rating: 1 / 5
Armando Perez
November 22nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Plainly stated: if you liked Youth and Young Manhood, you won’t like this one. The first time I heard the aforementioned album, I fell in love, and I thought it one of the best records ever. The critics say this is KOL’s best record yet, but in my humble opinion, compared to Y & YM, it blows. When I first heard them, I instantly thought: second coming of Bon Scott’s AC/DC, but that idea is dead. Every AC/DC record, especially with Scott, rocked hard. ‘Because of the Times’ was some sort of test-tube contrivance which left me ill and irritated. I understand not wanting to be pigeonholed, and the desire to try new things, but just like Jim Carrey doing drama, I just don’t like it. I say if you’re the best at something, as KOL was at the type of rock on Y & YM, stick to it, damn it!
Rating: 2 / 5
M. Hunter
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm
This was a total let down. Their last album was one of my favorites and I was physced for this to come out. Gone is the original sounding Dixie fried garage rock sound that put them on the map. They totally changed. Sounds like they put a lot of money into it. They also said they were drunk the whole time recording this one unlike their past albums. Sounds like it’s not working for them.
Their album after this one “Only By The Night”, from what I’ve heard of it so far, seems like their making this new sound work for them. But do yourself a favor and skip this one.
Rating: 1 / 5