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The mysterious Followill family returns to the front porch/garage on the Kings of Leon's engaging sophomore effort, Aha Shake Heartbreak. On Youth & Young Manhood, the Kings gave Southern rock a swift kick in the rear, sounding like Lynyrd Skynyrd posing as a bunch of N.Y.U. film students (or vice versa). For their latest, the Nashville quartet raises a flag that's equal parts Confederate and Union Jack. Their success in the U.K. is understandable, as Caleb Followill's lazy drawl sounds like a cross between Bon Scott, Ray Davies, and Eddie Money with a slight Jamaican accent, but it's their seamless and agreeable blend of rock & roll, country, and Roky Erickson-style psychedelia, matched with a keen lyrical wit, that makes them fascinating to both sides of the pond. On the twenty-something barfly opener "Slow Night, So Long," Caleb laments/celebrates the soulless dance of the one-night stand ("She's opened up just like she really knows me/I hate her face, but enjoy the company") like a true student of outlaw country. It's a theme that runs rampant throughout Heartbreak, and whether it's set against a swamp-sick boogie ("Pistol of Fire") or emitted through a lonesome yodel ("Day Old Blues"), it resonates as clear and cool as the opening notes of a Creedence Clearwater Revival tune.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Piano, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Guitar - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer - Angelo Petraglia, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer - Chris Reynolds, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Angelo, Producer, Composer, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Guitar - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Angelo, Producer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kings Of Leon, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Johns, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Angelo, Producer - Nathan Followill, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Jacquire King, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jared Followill, Bass Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Matthew Followill, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Robert Fulps, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The mysterious Followill family returns to the front porch/garage on the Kings of Leon's engaging sophomore effort, Aha Shake Heartbreak. On Youth & Young Manhood, the Kings gave Southern rock a swift kick in the rear, sounding like Lynyrd Skynyrd posing as a bunch of N.Y.U. film students (or vice versa). For their latest, the Nashville quartet raises a flag that's equal parts Confederate and Union Jack. Their success in the U.K. is understandable, as Caleb Followill's lazy drawl sounds like a cross between Bon Scott, Ray Davies, and Eddie Money with a slight Jamaican accent, but it's their seamless and agreeable blend of rock & roll, country, and Roky Erickson-style psychedelia, matched with a keen lyrical wit, that makes them fascinating to both sides of the pond. On the twenty-something barfly opener "Slow Night, So Long," Caleb laments/celebrates the soulless dance of the one-night stand ("She's opened up just like she really knows me/I hate her face, but enjoy the company") like a true student of outlaw country. It's a theme that runs rampant throughout Heartbreak, and whether it's set against a swamp-sick boogie ("Pistol of Fire") or emitted through a lonesome yodel ("Day Old Blues"), it resonates as clear and cool as the opening notes of a Creedence Clearwater Revival tune.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:24
- Main artists: Kings Of Leon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2004 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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