7. Kings of Leon
Aha-Shake-Heartbreak was a magnificent record full of lusty, sweaty blues and sexy irreverence. Shame, then, that everything they have done since has been overblown and pompous stadium rock. Every strength of the aforementioned record, and much of what went before it, has been utterly negated for me by the MOR, AOR dullness of second-raters like Use Somebody and perennial karaoke roar-fest Sex On Fire. While a band such as The Strokes have continued to pump out interesting, fractured records that largely pass the public by, KoL seemed to embrace the natural career progression of acts such as U2 and Springsteen by fully embracing the overblown. I was a massive fan of Kings of Leon for years, and I truly hope that they rediscover what made them interesting in the first place, for at the minute they completely turn me off.
Barry Marshall
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I am a freelance writer, currently residing in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. I was raised by wolves in the woodlands of Northumberland, but am still posher than Colin Firth having dinner with The Queen. I write all of my pieces by swallowing a cocktail of scrabble tiles and vodka, then regurgitating them over my jotter. Hope this explains the typos.
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