Kings of Leon is a big act producing an album to play in front of large stadium audiences so it should be no surprise to hear the U2 influence on the sound of this album. Their last album sold 6.2 million records world wide and they look to follow that up with another chart topper.
This album pretty much fits with what I think of when I think Kings of Leon, so I don't see any reason for it not to be a success.
I'm not a Kings of Leon fan, but they don't bother me either, and that's about where I would put this album. There isn't anything on here that grabs me and makes me want to play it over and over, but there certainly isn't anything to make me turn it off.
I could see playing this album while you clean the house on a rainy day.
Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 2 out of 5 stars for Not Bad.
This really does sound like a U2 cutout. Very good connection, Rube.
ReplyDeleteThe Courier-Journal offers a different take.