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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 156 reviews)
Sales Rank: 28
Category: Music
Artist: Kings Of Leon
Publisher: Rca
Studio: Rca
Manufacturer: Rca
Label: Rca
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 732712
UPC: 886973271223
EAN: 8869732712238
ASIN: B001C3KCSY
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Closer | | • | Crawl | | • | Sex On Fire | | • | Use Somebody | | • | Manhattan | | • | Revelry | | • | 17 | | • | Notion | | • | I Want You | | • | Be Somebody | | • | Cold Desert |
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Album Description
Kings of Leon return with the release of their highly anticipated fourth album 'Only By The Night' on 22nd September through Columbia Records. 'Only By The Night' is a bold and expansive sonic statement that looks set to solidify Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts of 2008 and beyond. It follows rapidly in the footsteps of the bands previous albums 'Youth And Young Manhood', 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' & 'Because Of The Times', which have quickly established them as one of the most prolific and acclaimed acts around.
Amazon.com
Despite a wave of criticism asserting that Kings of Leon's fourth full-length is "too commercial," Only by the Night may be the closest thing to a pitch-perfect album to drop in 2008. Granted, Tennessee's band of brothers (and one first cousin) takes a turn for the heavily polished here, but what the album lacks in rough-edged raunch, it more than makes up for in earnestness and--yes--stunning beauty. From the opening notes of "Closer" to the listing balladry of "Cold Desert," Only by the Night hardly misses a beat. Highlights abound, particularly in the trading off of melodic lines between instruments, and in this regard, bassist Jared Followill is the album's quiet MVP. Above these gorgeous instrumentals, singer Caleb emotes with a dramatic grit that never loses its command. A model of melodic rock composition, arranged and produced with a warm, inviting veneer, and performed with aching sincerity, these 11 tracks coalesce into a sanguine whole that eclipses the band's much-discussed rock posturing and yields more with every play. A good band's great album, Only by the Night (finally) establishes Kings of Leon as a rock act that's worthy of seriously sustained attention. --Jason Kirk
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| Customer Reviews: Read 151 more reviews...
 Great sound!! July 4, 2009
I just purchased this CD & I've ordered their other releases as a result. I'm a woman of 52, but I still enjoy great music. Highly recommend their music if you like to rock, along with HURT that I'm listening to as I write this review.
ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS I OWN June 27, 2009
Great band, great album; I just love every single song on this album
I Want You is my absolute favorite; the rhythm is intoxicating
Stellar June 25, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't been so enthusiastic about a band since high school (about half a life time ago). This is truly one of the best "albums" to come out in a long, long, time. Don't you remember the days before singles when the flow of an album told a story or gave you a feeling?, that's what you get in listening to KOL "only by the night". I can't recall the last time I bought a disc and listened to it exclusively for days. Did I mention that I like it? The lyrics are well thought out and intelligent. A must have for any real music enthusiast.
Highly recommended June 14, 2009
I would highly recommend this album to anybody. You have some CDS where it seems to be the only great track, is the one, that is released on the radio. On this CD every track is great and delivers a different flavor and mood. I could listen to this CD everyday!!!
 I can't get through it. June 10, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've tried to listen to this CD multiple times and not once have I been able to sit through it. Not only do the songs sound the same, but the lyrics are terrible accompanied by a singer no one can understand. I bought this because a favorite alternative radio DJ of mine loves this CD so it might be for you, but I hated it. I'm usually very open minded about new bands, but in this case I drew the line at trying to get through the album five or six times. Other than "Sex on Fire," which is the song I bought the CD for, it's really nothing special.
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