wow. i remember watching this video this time last year while waiting for come around sundown, and was blown away by this. i didn't care much for come around sundown when i got it, but i still absolutely love this song.
@MrGilly93 me! they played a few songs from aha shake at their last show at coachella, and said they were tired of the new stuff. I'd love to hear trani, milk & wasted time.
@MrGilly93 It is brilliant live. If they include a good few from the first two albums, then have arizona, pickup truck or cold desert in the encore I'll be happy ;)
It´s so fucking good, this song! I love Kings of Leon. The best band in the whole world. And it´s not mainstream! And if it would, the music is still the best!
its so weird how their songs come together when u think about it. like they all play parts that are so different from each other but they all come together to make one bad ass song, everytime
the production on this record was really unique.i love how kol always stands out, above the bar, and sets it higher and higher every album.truley great ARTISTS and performers.
Totaly amazing video..........but hey cant quite get buy the typical American crowd in the background, think it's a gathering to share your days passing...too much chat guy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you all realies whats in front of you quite simply the greatest band of the 21th century...Im sorry but im from Scotland (UK ) and the crowd is there to see their soul and essence. They are there right in front of you and you are not seeing it...shame on you.........................
I wish people would stop saying they sold out. They are amazing from their first album Youth and Young Manhood to Come around sun down! Hands down best band ever!
Kings of leon to play south africa in 2011.....youtube The Otherwise "best leave before i say hello" see if you think the otherwise shud open for them....do take the time..you will dig the tune
they will never be mainstream. they are too good for that. theyve just gotten bigger.. can you blame so many people for liking them? they are great and deserve their success greatly.
@kavinsky92 do you even know the definition of mainstream? the fact that they are generally liked by the public in a popular music genre is what makes them mainstream. they're awesome, and they're mainstream
@kavinsky92 they have music videos on MTV and VH1. That is about as mainstreem as you can get. Their not even creative or anything. they are Mini cinematic adventures mixed w/ clips of them Lip singing, just like every other MAINSTREAM artist.
@RRyyNNee man im from tennessee and when you see them play live front row at the bonnaroo music and arts festival( which is literally about 20 minutes from where there families live in this great state) you can tell why they are doing what they're doing. they are just southern and using it to there advantage. they just love making music, especially when they get to play it at home with us. i met there fuckin babysitter while waiting tables in chattanooga.
@chattownelectro423 I didn't say that they aren't good or didn't enjoy playing their music. Somebody said that they ARE NOT mainstream and i was just disagreeing. Try to actually read the comments before you reply....
@chattownelectro423 Did you say Chattanooga? Hi Homie....!!! I would say KOL, the Hold Steady and at one time, Drive-By Truckers were the few keeping music authentic, in the current era....
Who really cares if an artist is down to earth? I'd rather they were arrogant arseholes and brought out good music ie there first few albums than be down to earth guys and bring out this dribble.
@the1u4got Pardon my shit storm but I'd like to reclaim my conclusion.
Their sound is targeted towards a group of people. Music should not be a creation with a sought after audience, KoL last two albums obviously targeted an audience. Someone does not write pop that catchy without intending to.
Therefore, KoL are not making music for the sake of music, but for attention and to reach a wider audience. This is not a crime, just a example of a band being 'sellouts' for a lack of a better term.
@lucamorellato Do you know why? It's because After Youth And Young Manhood, the record label told them to lose their Southern sound that everyone loved and now they are just another bullshit band. I'll never buy another KOL record again...and I bought the first 2 on vinyl AT THEIR SHOWS FUCKIN PARTYING WITH THEM!
@lucamorellato I dont think you fully understand what it means to be "sellouts". They are obviously not sellouts because having read bios about their music and upbringing, they were born and raised in a pentecostal family where they toured around with their father (a preacher) for a good part of their life to attend his revival sessions. This album is all about returning to their roots and reliving their experiences as religious wanderers (i.e. southbound, no money, pickup truck).
@lucamorellato Look man, I'm not trying to say that KOL created an entirely new sound, I'm simply saying in their genre which is just normal rock, they have evolved more than most bands. You say they're sellouts because their music targets a certain audience but lets just be real man, EVERY band targets a certain audience. No one single band is loved by every sort of person, thats why we have genre's. If you actually followed KOL you'd know their aim is not fame, just wanting to make good music.
@lucamorellato Honestly I don't disagree with you on those bands being more revolutionary with their sound; I love them all. I'm just saying to basically put KOL in the same category as you would a boy band, just a bunch of guys looking to score chicks and money and magazine covers, is completely ridiculous. Watch their interviews and everyone of them Caleb says if he writes a song he thinks everyone will love, he doesn't want it on the album. Does that really sound like a sellout? Come on.
@the1u4got There sound is excrutiatingly popular. Why else are they chart topping? They infuse radio-friendly rock with Americana themes and obvious U2 and Coldplay theft. I never claimed only unknown music is good so I will ignore you attempts to undermine my statements as they are fallacious.
Music is not for the masses. Music is for creation, the number of people does not come into the equation. Once a target audience comes into the picture you are no longer making music, but making product.
dude, you need to get off of your high horse and just listen to this: good music is good music, no matter if it's geared toward a certain audience, artists make art to incite discussion and present alternative points of view. it's vital ,as a successful artist, to cater to their audience's needs to some capacity because their audience is part of their canvas --also stop being so pedantic, you sound like a prick. KOL's the cat's pajamas.
@sj289 Overly pendantic? I am simply stating obvious fact, their is no formality checking here. Good music is good music regardless of the audience sure. But big audience does not entail good music. That is the case here, sorry. Bad music.
@the1u4got Other mainstream rock bands that have evolved much more: The Black Keys, they took a old sound and made it their own. Something Kings of Leon fail to do. Pheonix, are amazing, crafted pop-music with dance music with indie and rock, they are the defiintion of change. Vampire Weekend used african and carribean infused sounds to play american style pop, that is innovation or change regardless of its prior influence. I am not some sort of musical occultist, Kings of Leon are not original.
@maryvirginiahughes I obviously did quit listening, and went away.... you commenting brought me back here, with a fresh email and all... vicious cycle. I am at risk of trolling here so I will end there.
@the1u4got If you only listened to 'rock' radio, or watched MTV then yes, you would here Kings alot, very often. I am not stating that you must be unknown or revolutionary to be rock music, you are knit-picking my statements to develope a weak arguement. I am simply saying that Kings of Leon have done little revolutionizing. In all reality, very few bands have done anything original, pop-music as a whole is a cyclical thing. But Kings are exceptionally unoriginal.
I was at this show, front row on the other side of you. I wish people would shut the hell up when they are playing. WHO PAYS MONEY TO COME TO A SHOW AND TALK?? It's disrespectful to the band and to those who came to hear music. SHUT THE HELL UP DURING THE PERFORMANCE!
LOVE KOL! Who cares if people only heard about them because of Sex on Fire, I did and I'm super glad I did! So GET OVER IT and let everyone enjoy THIS AMAZING SOUND!!! =)
@TheAuburnwolfe I know they are happy for anyone getting to hear them whenever they can good music is not common anymore ...so when there is a good band such as KOL it needs to be heard regardless of when or how the heard of them :)
Thanks sooo much for this!! Just starting to love this song... along with all of them and its a treat to see them perform!! Love love love these guys!!! My Guys... my favorite!!
@joshcKOL1 agreed! this is my fave song off the new album too. so many people say the new album is no good,,, just coz its not another "only by the night" pfffft, they are a wicked as powerhouse! matthew is a RIDICULOUSLY amazing drummer! ;)
@faewrie lol he wasnt being "rude", he was just using dope in the context of silly. why so uptight for - if it was for the love of good music you wouldn't be so anal about it. yeah? good.
Let's be real for a moment, they're singing about things they grew up with. Mainstream? Ya at one point I thought they went a little commercial but from reading up about things behind the scenes I know why they sound the way they do now. It's called Jared. And it's all called being real. Best band in the world today - Bar None!!
alexmascart2: If you actually knew them you would know they were famous in England and other parts of the world first before they were famous here And actually the song MOlly's CHambers was written by them and was their first big hit. Plus they don't really give a shit about being famous here in the states cause they know most of the fans like you don't really understand them or their music
ugh i wish i could still enjoy kings of leon but theyre just not what they used to be. still solid with some great tracks, and i wasnt even a fan from the beginning but i liked their old stuff more and their general attitude just bugs me, i dont know what it is. and i have so many great memories linked with their songs. somebody tell me what happened!
@northcountrybandtube I'm not whinning. I just hate when people who don't like KoL watch a video of theirs and then bad mouth them. If you don't like them why watch their video? I am just very passionate about music, obviously KoL especially, so I'm sorry if it seems like I am whinning. I just want to support them just like the haters want to hate them!
These Guys will Always Surprise me with there Great Lyrics, and Brillant Song making Abilities. Also They Are Some Of The Most Down To Earth Guys, You'd Ever Meet.
i hate the shit ur hear now that because kings of leon have got as far as they re that ur not a real fan. Ive loved hem from the start and hope they just keep getting bigger and bigger. U cud listen 2 Caleb's voice for days!!!!!!!!!
it's not that they sold out, they just kept their sound current. it wouldn't make sense for them to keep playing grunge when grunge was on it's way out. they're better musicians now than they used to be
Its funny that people are calling them sell outs and saying they prefer their old stuff when KOL themselves say that many songs on this album are either ones they started writing after aha shake or ones that never made it onto previous albums that theyve finally got chance to record properly.
Kings of Leon has evolved more than any band in recent history and its brilliant. . The whole point of being in music and any profession in life for that matter is to evolve and find new ways of doing things. If you have the same sound for 15 years your not only boring and redundant but you come across as lazy. Kings of Leon is one of the few bands I know that hasn't become comfortable with their success. They know what it means to work hard and get better. If thats selling out so be it.
@the1u4got Fail. I am sorry... Do you only listen to the radio and watch MTV? Animal Collective has advanced their sound in 3 albums more then KoL could dream. Panda Bear, basically created a genre. Wavves, has changed sounds in 2 albums. Titus Andronicus recreated classic rock for today. Ponytail has over 8 albums, and none of them sound the same. Deerhunter, has changed their sound from punk to shoegazey rock. Deerhunter represents rock and roll of today. KoL do not. Sorry.
@lucamorellato I'm sorry....if I only listened to radio and watched MTV would Kings of Leon really be the band I would be hearing? Seriously man, if your going to accuse me of being a simple pop fan pick a more popular band than KOL. Also, I never said KOL created a previously unknown genre like your little bands that no one has ever heard of apparently has. I just said amongst most well known rock bands in recent history they have evolved way more. Being unknown doesn't make you "true rock".
@the1u4got CHANGING your sound is not selling out. Changing your sound to capture the American market who is too dumb to latch on to their old sound like the british did, is selling out. Money + recordlabel x fanbase = sellout.
Nothing against creative change, but their was no creative change between Because of the Time (which I didn't mind) and now.
@lucamorellato I'm pretty sure they didn't change their sound to appeal to the american market because this sound is NOT popular. If you would climb out of your underground music world you would know a lot of these songs were being thought of during their first albums. And just because your idea of a real band is staying unknown and never being successful doesn't mean every band who actually WANTS to be heard is a sellout. You make music for the masses, not for your little underground cults.
My standards for 'sell-outs' are when the record labels tell a band to take a certain direction in music in order to sell more. That's called creative control. Kings Of Leon definitely made and wrote Come Around Sundown, and it may not have been to gain more fans this time around. I admit that it is a much better album than Only By The Night, purely because that was made only to be radio friendly.
if you don't like their new sound, don't listen to their music ! you dont have to trash them. all bands update their sound, they are stil authentic and amazing and any tre kol fan would agree thumbs up if im right.
I dont know how anyone could possibly call a KOL album "wank".... you are crazy! I hate how everyone keeps saying "oh they changed their sound...they're not the same band they were....they're too mainstream now"... IF THEY NEVER CHANGED THEIR SOUND THEN YOU WOULD COMPLAIN THAT ALL THEIR MUSIIC SOUNDS THE SAME.... ONLY TRUE KOL FANS LOVE ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS.
@1985tdot And the thing is if you really LISTEN to the music and forget all the hype and trash talk that's going on you can hear that their music hasn't really changed that much at all. It's like they have said, they have gotten better at playing their instruments. And that's all. It's still KoL. You just have to drown out the crowd and listen to them for yourself. It's their loss. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am glad I am not they only one who know what it means to be a true fan.
What is this song about?? I have a hard time trying to figure out what their songs are about sometimes haha... But I love them to death, they will be my fave band forever!!! Calebs voice makes me weak in the knees ;).
gota say, i am LOVIN the new kol album, jus like i loved all the others t b h- nice 2 finally hav a new album 2 jam 2- although i loved all the stuff b4- kol r doin ther thing, i dnt care who likes n dislike them since the release of the new album, cos im pretty sure they guna hav another multi-million sellin album, jus like obtn! u guys rock, keep it up!!! the new tracks r amazin,
@SuperKinkykim - I agree, I just Love them... Caleb voice is amazing......... They are one of my fave and right now I have to admit they are most likely the only music I listen since last year.. My cds have scratched I cant get enough............The absolute best
@tonyd3840 - good point, ppl complainin they sound diiff, n gon all commercial, but u make a good point, they r fresh, still classic kol sounds, but wiv a slight diff sound,ppl wud get bored if it all sounded totally the same!!!!!
wah wah wah. I swear whiny bitches make me want to stab myself in the ears. Except then I wouldn't be able to hear Followill greatness. "Sell outs"? Who in the hell decided what the standards were? If you can't recognize genius when you hear it, well....that would be your problem my friend.
I'm not a person who says Kings of Leon has sold-out, but they have certainly become more radio-friendly. Maybe that was intentional and maybe it was just a natural evolution... I don't really care. I enjoy the new stuff, but I just hope everyone who is defending the latest albums have listened to Aha Shake Heartbreak and Youth and Young Manhood, because for me the last two haven't come anywhere close.
i disagree with people saying they`ve changed their sound.if all of their music sounded the same they`d be branded boring.i think they get better.i also think they`ve changed with experience.remember,they admit themselves they weren`t very good at their instruments in the early days so were very limited as to what they were able to play.now they`re a lot more experienced and know their instruments as well as play them,they are able to branch out more.
@neonangelbomb I said "It's NOT like they've sold out" , i.e., I don't think they have. I think this song is great!! I was just commenting on all the people who jumped on the "they've sold out" bandwagon
I do not think that Kings of Leon are sellouts!!!! Yeah there older stuff i personally think is much better but still really like the new stuff. I don't think they had much choice but to go commercialised, if you want to make it in the music industry these days you gotta play to what the audience likes and these guys wanted to make it. Glad that they still play their old stuff as it is the originall fans that made them what they are in England today.
Haha no. If they stopped playing their old tunes all the fans that see them for what they really are would leave. Plus if they didn't play their old stuff people would be standing around at gigs and there would be no moshing.
in fairness, the way your music sounds changes naturally over time, it just happens this new sounds appeals to just about everybody. It's not like they've sold out though, if they had surely they'd stop playing all their old tunes?
-released. The bottom line is that they've only gained popularity since they went commercial. They're not bad now - they're good for different reasons. But they ARE sellouts. End off.
I'm not blaming the band. They're all great musicians. But Kings Of Leon did not choose to take this new musical direction. If they did want to go a bit mellower - it certainly wouldn't sound like this. This all the work of their record companies.
Bottom line is, Kings Of Leon weren't very famous during the Youth And Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbeat eras. They started getting better known after Because Of The Times. And all of sudden their No. 1 everywhere after Only by the Night is rele
mg caleb's voice it's just sooo sexy
CamKOL1 2 weeks ago
this song is amazing
rooferjamie 4 weeks ago
As close to a perfect song as you can get .
kevinwoodphoto 3 months ago
The drum hits Nathan plays while Caleb's singing at 3:08 just sound unbelievably sick! Wish they had that on the album
strathers 3 months ago
If music was TNT, they'd measure this in megatons.
DudeIncognito123 4 months ago
wow. i remember watching this video this time last year while waiting for come around sundown, and was blown away by this. i didn't care much for come around sundown when i got it, but i still absolutely love this song.
EoinLfc09 4 months ago
Damn whats is matthew doing in the intro? except a shitload of reverb and delay..
Jimvelthuis 5 months ago
This song reminds me of Renegade by Thin Lizzy...
MrCormster 8 months ago
your username is fucking sick
VonnegutFrusciante 8 months ago
sick
digglez26 8 months ago
Whos looking foward to Slane?
MrGilly93 11 months ago
@MrGilly93 me! they played a few songs from aha shake at their last show at coachella, and said they were tired of the new stuff. I'd love to hear trani, milk & wasted time.
EoinLfc09 10 months ago
@EoinLfc09 Ya i really want to hear Trani live just one more time, it really is amazing :)
MrGilly93 10 months ago
@MrGilly93 It is brilliant live. If they include a good few from the first two albums, then have arizona, pickup truck or cold desert in the encore I'll be happy ;)
EoinLfc09 10 months ago 3
It's amazing to see how they carry the music... these guys are at very high level...
neteraser 11 months ago
roll on june, hyde park :-)
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ogrudeboi100 11 months ago
im going to see them in tulsa SUCKAS!
rayheatherg 11 months ago
this is so much better than the recording, it's rawer, more like the good old days
caleb's voice is too clean on the album
TheIamed7 1 year ago 21
April 12 Austin tx !!!!
POKETPAIR 1 year ago
There are 11 Justin Bieber fans!!
inyomawth 1 year ago
It´s so fucking good, this song! I love Kings of Leon. The best band in the whole world. And it´s not mainstream! And if it would, the music is still the best!
niklasinho 1 year ago 3
Great song, good view point, shame none of you dolts there, were even listening.
impowaster 1 year ago
Ive fell in love with this song.. Just want to know what effect Matt uses to get that sustain
samashton1 1 year ago
@samashton1 it's called an E-Bow.. they're really fun
therayaband 1 year ago
pickup truck!!!!!!! wahoooooooooooo!!!!!! and cold desert too- my fav!!!!!!!
rayheatherg 1 year ago
@rayheatherg couldn't agree more, but cold desert is 10X better live than on the cd
tulsablahblah 1 year ago
@tulsablahblah i wouldnt know :( and i bet all thier songs are better live :)
rayheatherg 1 year ago
its so weird how their songs come together when u think about it. like they all play parts that are so different from each other but they all come together to make one bad ass song, everytime
fitzy8109 1 year ago
i absolutley adore these guys <3
alinello100 1 year ago
This is such a fun and funny song and being from the South, it rings true. Damn noisy talking crowd. Where is this?
maryvirginiahughes 1 year ago
This is such a fun and funny song and being from the South, it rings true.
maryvirginiahughes 1 year ago
fucking awesome!!! seen them three times blew my mind everyone
zdgarner 1 year ago
Hate to be so emotional,
I didnt mean to get physical,
But when he pulled in and revved it up,
I said you call that a pickup truck??
Caleb Followill is a fucking badass!
dldbassist 1 year ago
the production on this record was really unique.i love how kol always stands out, above the bar, and sets it higher and higher every album.truley great ARTISTS and performers.
shannanyahoe 1 year ago
Totaly amazing video..........but hey cant quite get buy the typical American crowd in the background, think it's a gathering to share your days passing...too much chat guy's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you all realies whats in front of you quite simply the greatest band of the 21th century...Im sorry but im from Scotland (UK ) and the crowd is there to see their soul and essence. They are there right in front of you and you are not seeing it...shame on you.........................
godric234 1 year ago
I wish people would stop saying they sold out. They are amazing from their first album Youth and Young Manhood to Come around sun down! Hands down best band ever!
niseron2010 1 year ago 3
Kings of leon to play south africa in 2011.....youtube The Otherwise "best leave before i say hello" see if you think the otherwise shud open for them....do take the time..you will dig the tune
MrTheOtherwise 1 year ago
disagree
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hulalaszia 1 year ago
incredible fantastico yhe best band since coldplay and oasis
chriswager 1 year ago
The whole bloody lot of them are just amazingly talented, I can listen to them over and over and it never gets boring
joedart1977 1 year ago
Does it matter, if their sound is commercial or not, as long as it is BEAUTIFUL?
nauka123 1 year ago 2
best song off the new album!!!
love kings of leon!
wish they would have played this when i saw them!
ijay2011 1 year ago
Song is wonderful. :D
alwayssmart0 1 year ago
I love KOL- new album is just as good as their old ones !
oh you shld listen to
Lolayers " nearly home"
she is great , she writes produces everything , shes sexy and to top it all the chick rocks ! guitarrrrrrr
tumtetom 1 year ago
they will never be mainstream. they are too good for that. theyve just gotten bigger.. can you blame so many people for liking them? they are great and deserve their success greatly.
kavinsky92 1 year ago 2
@kavinsky92 do you even know the definition of mainstream? the fact that they are generally liked by the public in a popular music genre is what makes them mainstream. they're awesome, and they're mainstream
whitedevil2 1 year ago
@kavinsky92 they have music videos on MTV and VH1. That is about as mainstreem as you can get. Their not even creative or anything. they are Mini cinematic adventures mixed w/ clips of them Lip singing, just like every other MAINSTREAM artist.
RRyyNNee 1 year ago
@RRyyNNee fuck this guy
chattownelectro423 1 year ago 2
@RRyyNNee man im from tennessee and when you see them play live front row at the bonnaroo music and arts festival( which is literally about 20 minutes from where there families live in this great state) you can tell why they are doing what they're doing. they are just southern and using it to there advantage. they just love making music, especially when they get to play it at home with us. i met there fuckin babysitter while waiting tables in chattanooga.
chattownelectro423 1 year ago
@chattownelectro423 I didn't say that they aren't good or didn't enjoy playing their music. Somebody said that they ARE NOT mainstream and i was just disagreeing. Try to actually read the comments before you reply....
RRyyNNee 1 year ago
@chattownelectro423 Did you say Chattanooga? Hi Homie....!!! I would say KOL, the Hold Steady and at one time, Drive-By Truckers were the few keeping music authentic, in the current era....
martianshoes 1 year ago
Every1 needs to stress less who cares who KOL write there music for they are fukin AWESOME either way, celebrate that!!!
bekaadams1 1 year ago
Didnt like the new album first listen.. now i think its ace :-) kol are a great band.
itsjusmac1974 1 year ago
@itsjusmac1974 Same :)
JPJPJPJAMESJPJPJP 1 year ago
cool!!
Chloe :)
chusma0 1 year ago
@SonicProvocateur Are you sure that actually happened? The record label stuff I mean?
lucamorellato 1 year ago
Who really cares if an artist is down to earth? I'd rather they were arrogant arseholes and brought out good music ie there first few albums than be down to earth guys and bring out this dribble.
Noahmlr 1 year ago
Why must people always turn something as simple as enjoying the work of a talented band into an opportunity to incite some sort of debate?
Come on... Just celebrate the music...
Amagasm 1 year ago 50
@the1u4got Pardon my shit storm but I'd like to reclaim my conclusion.
Their sound is targeted towards a group of people. Music should not be a creation with a sought after audience, KoL last two albums obviously targeted an audience. Someone does not write pop that catchy without intending to.
Therefore, KoL are not making music for the sake of music, but for attention and to reach a wider audience. This is not a crime, just a example of a band being 'sellouts' for a lack of a better term.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@lucamorellato Do you know why? It's because After Youth And Young Manhood, the record label told them to lose their Southern sound that everyone loved and now they are just another bullshit band. I'll never buy another KOL record again...and I bought the first 2 on vinyl AT THEIR SHOWS FUCKIN PARTYING WITH THEM!
SonicProvocateur 1 year ago
@lucamorellato I dont think you fully understand what it means to be "sellouts". They are obviously not sellouts because having read bios about their music and upbringing, they were born and raised in a pentecostal family where they toured around with their father (a preacher) for a good part of their life to attend his revival sessions. This album is all about returning to their roots and reliving their experiences as religious wanderers (i.e. southbound, no money, pickup truck).
vvholigan 1 year ago
@lucamorellato Look man, I'm not trying to say that KOL created an entirely new sound, I'm simply saying in their genre which is just normal rock, they have evolved more than most bands. You say they're sellouts because their music targets a certain audience but lets just be real man, EVERY band targets a certain audience. No one single band is loved by every sort of person, thats why we have genre's. If you actually followed KOL you'd know their aim is not fame, just wanting to make good music.
the1u4got 1 year ago
@lucamorellato Honestly I don't disagree with you on those bands being more revolutionary with their sound; I love them all. I'm just saying to basically put KOL in the same category as you would a boy band, just a bunch of guys looking to score chicks and money and magazine covers, is completely ridiculous. Watch their interviews and everyone of them Caleb says if he writes a song he thinks everyone will love, he doesn't want it on the album. Does that really sound like a sellout? Come on.
the1u4got 1 year ago
@the1u4got There sound is excrutiatingly popular. Why else are they chart topping? They infuse radio-friendly rock with Americana themes and obvious U2 and Coldplay theft. I never claimed only unknown music is good so I will ignore you attempts to undermine my statements as they are fallacious.
Music is not for the masses. Music is for creation, the number of people does not come into the equation. Once a target audience comes into the picture you are no longer making music, but making product.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@lucamorellato
dude, you need to get off of your high horse and just listen to this: good music is good music, no matter if it's geared toward a certain audience, artists make art to incite discussion and present alternative points of view. it's vital ,as a successful artist, to cater to their audience's needs to some capacity because their audience is part of their canvas --also stop being so pedantic, you sound like a prick. KOL's the cat's pajamas.
sj289 1 year ago
@sj289 Overly pendantic? I am simply stating obvious fact, their is no formality checking here. Good music is good music regardless of the audience sure. But big audience does not entail good music. That is the case here, sorry. Bad music.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@the1u4got Other mainstream rock bands that have evolved much more: The Black Keys, they took a old sound and made it their own. Something Kings of Leon fail to do. Pheonix, are amazing, crafted pop-music with dance music with indie and rock, they are the defiintion of change. Vampire Weekend used african and carribean infused sounds to play american style pop, that is innovation or change regardless of its prior influence. I am not some sort of musical occultist, Kings of Leon are not original.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@lucamorellato Why don't you just quit listening to them......and go away.
maryvirginiahughes 1 year ago
@maryvirginiahughes I obviously did quit listening, and went away.... you commenting brought me back here, with a fresh email and all... vicious cycle. I am at risk of trolling here so I will end there.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@the1u4got If you only listened to 'rock' radio, or watched MTV then yes, you would here Kings alot, very often. I am not stating that you must be unknown or revolutionary to be rock music, you are knit-picking my statements to develope a weak arguement. I am simply saying that Kings of Leon have done little revolutionizing. In all reality, very few bands have done anything original, pop-music as a whole is a cyclical thing. But Kings are exceptionally unoriginal.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
I was at this show, front row on the other side of you. I wish people would shut the hell up when they are playing. WHO PAYS MONEY TO COME TO A SHOW AND TALK?? It's disrespectful to the band and to those who came to hear music. SHUT THE HELL UP DURING THE PERFORMANCE!
thefbimonkeyvideos 1 year ago
i was definitely there :)
this is a great song
jasmin5592 1 year ago
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jasmin5592 1 year ago
the guy filming this shoulda Punched that bitch talking all the way throu the song ....fucking silly slag shut up and enjoy the song
LazySIuG 1 year ago
That bass line owes Phil Lynnott a few bob!
NunsNunsReverse 1 year ago
This song's gonna be the next Notion. Love the album!
TheMikeDDDD 1 year ago
how high are the people in the crowd? jesus
bossmajor 1 year ago
I <3 the Kings!!! Fantastic Band!
broadbandmissing 1 year ago 2
heard of them for sex is on fire! no more like four kicks and if you never heard of them for four kicks stop sheeping the mainstream
Rizzlaization 1 year ago
LOVE KOL! Who cares if people only heard about them because of Sex on Fire, I did and I'm super glad I did! So GET OVER IT and let everyone enjoy THIS AMAZING SOUND!!! =)
TheAuburnwolfe 1 year ago 3
@TheAuburnwolfe I know they are happy for anyone getting to hear them whenever they can good music is not common anymore ...so when there is a good band such as KOL it needs to be heard regardless of when or how the heard of them :)
atrickyone 1 year ago
@TheAuburnwolfe go fck yrself --'
rageccr 1 year ago 2
Thanks sooo much for this!! Just starting to love this song... along with all of them and its a treat to see them perform!! Love love love these guys!!! My Guys... my favorite!!
groovingroomer 1 year ago
This new album is epic! This song is soooo great, can't stop listening to it. Bravo boys!
MsKingsofLeon 1 year ago
fuckin love this song fav off the new album, also love the new album soo good
joshcKOL1 1 year ago
@joshcKOL1 agreed! this is my fave song off the new album too. so many people say the new album is no good,,, just coz its not another "only by the night" pfffft, they are a wicked as powerhouse! matthew is a RIDICULOUSLY amazing drummer! ;)
faewrie 1 year ago
@faewrie new album is incredible, my favourite yet
fubar12345 1 year ago
@faewrie well atleast it got 4/5 of rolling stone :D thats as good rating as the gave Becaous o fthe time and youth and young manhood :D
vanweiden93 1 year ago
@faewrie Matthew is not the drummer! Nathan is the drummer, dope.
DaJonoFunz 1 year ago
@DaJonoFunz OMG hahaha i am sucha dick,,, and how about you dont be so rude maybe? yeah? good. its all for the love of good music.
matthew,,, crikey, my bad...
faewrie 1 year ago
@faewrie lol he wasnt being "rude", he was just using dope in the context of silly. why so uptight for - if it was for the love of good music you wouldn't be so anal about it. yeah? good.
sqealingpig 1 year ago
@sqealingpig oh must be a location thing,,, dope in these here parts is rude... came across as rude,,, again my bad. good? yeah real good ;)
faewrie 1 year ago
@sqealingpig ps i dont mean to sound like a douche lol its just the way things translate on the ole puter machines...
faewrie 1 year ago
hi en el salvador es cuchamos la mejor banda es lo ultimo
socio1998 1 year ago
their first song I heard was 'closer' and since the day im a big fan of KOL. The only wonder is: What the hell I was doin before ?! They're epic !
adelaa01 1 year ago 3
@adelaa01 yea because of the times is their best album. fuckin awesome. but all of their albums r good
forsberg2gagne 1 year ago
also my favorite song! 1 st albulm rocks though..my favorite of all!
almanza157 1 year ago
fav song of the new cd!
WilliamGeorgeB16 1 year ago 2
Let's be real for a moment, they're singing about things they grew up with. Mainstream? Ya at one point I thought they went a little commercial but from reading up about things behind the scenes I know why they sound the way they do now. It's called Jared. And it's all called being real. Best band in the world today - Bar None!!
Rodtanned 1 year ago 58
@Rodtanned Best band in the world.
cbus03 1 year ago
@Rodtanned What do you mean, it's called Jared? Do you think he's in charge of the band, or something like that? I'm confused...
JFruscianteLove 1 year ago
alexmascart2: If you actually knew them you would know they were famous in England and other parts of the world first before they were famous here And actually the song MOlly's CHambers was written by them and was their first big hit. Plus they don't really give a shit about being famous here in the states cause they know most of the fans like you don't really understand them or their music
MusicPhene17 1 year ago
Super Awesome Rock Band *****5/5*****4 All
CaptainNemoful 1 year ago
ugh i wish i could still enjoy kings of leon but theyre just not what they used to be. still solid with some great tracks, and i wasnt even a fan from the beginning but i liked their old stuff more and their general attitude just bugs me, i dont know what it is. and i have so many great memories linked with their songs. somebody tell me what happened!
tntom1035 1 year ago
Great song!!!!
coachlonster 1 year ago
hey camera man, next time each group member, dont hog caleb ya bum
bsubz 1 year ago
Once again amazing....they are jst incredible...the bass on this song is great n the song iz jst vintage Kings of Leon...amazing
parisd69 1 year ago
Pour yourself on me Caleb ;)
1985tdot 1 year ago
I love that there sound hasn't changed. I don't care where they are HUGE just as long as I like them. :)
rizziojr 1 year ago
**New song** Kings of Leon - Pick up truck (High quality audio)
youtube.com/watch?v=5jYzVzXCm88
livemusichits 1 year ago
@Buterfli2110
Theyre good-but quit whining !
northcountrybandtube 1 year ago
@northcountrybandtube I'm not whinning. I just hate when people who don't like KoL watch a video of theirs and then bad mouth them. If you don't like them why watch their video? I am just very passionate about music, obviously KoL especially, so I'm sorry if it seems like I am whinning. I just want to support them just like the haters want to hate them!
Buterfli2110 1 year ago
i listen to them and i get speechless, nothing needs to be said wen u hear them. they say it all.
fragle420 1 year ago
These Guys will Always Surprise me with there Great Lyrics, and Brillant Song making Abilities. Also They Are Some Of The Most Down To Earth Guys, You'd Ever Meet.
flyinfish19 1 year ago 28
@flyinfish19 parden my french but.. how would u know
MegaDavidg 1 year ago
Fucking brilliant!!
tawar03 1 year ago
INCREDIBLE!!!! THEY ARE BRINGING BACK REAL ROCK!!!
wordnerdsrock 1 year ago
i hate the shit ur hear now that because kings of leon have got as far as they re that ur not a real fan. Ive loved hem from the start and hope they just keep getting bigger and bigger. U cud listen 2 Caleb's voice for days!!!!!!!!!
skelmcknight 1 year ago
it's not that they sold out, they just kept their sound current. it wouldn't make sense for them to keep playing grunge when grunge was on it's way out. they're better musicians now than they used to be
gyat818 1 year ago
i love them since "youth an young manhood"
Momo01081988 1 year ago
Kings of Leon, I've a man crush on these men and I'm not ashamed!!, just don't tell my girlfriend, ............or my mother!
hullfan85 1 year ago 2
Kings of Leon, I've a man crush on these men and I'm not ashamed!!, just don't tell my girlfriend, ............or my mother!
hullfan85 1 year ago
one of my favorite songs from come around sundown.
it took time to get used to this album b/c on the first listen, some of the songs sounded alike
i'm defintely glad i bought it though
portugalsgal24 1 year ago
@portugalsgal24
Me too. Great song
mtpleasantcane 1 year ago
whos playing the piano?
yaaruka789 1 year ago
Each album that comes out is better than the one before, they are just great! : O
yaaruka789 1 year ago
exactly!! their music is brilliant
CharlesHoodBoi 1 year ago
Its funny that people are calling them sell outs and saying they prefer their old stuff when KOL themselves say that many songs on this album are either ones they started writing after aha shake or ones that never made it onto previous albums that theyve finally got chance to record properly.
loveelle94 1 year ago
Kings of Leon has evolved more than any band in recent history and its brilliant. . The whole point of being in music and any profession in life for that matter is to evolve and find new ways of doing things. If you have the same sound for 15 years your not only boring and redundant but you come across as lazy. Kings of Leon is one of the few bands I know that hasn't become comfortable with their success. They know what it means to work hard and get better. If thats selling out so be it.
the1u4got 1 year ago
@the1u4got Fail. I am sorry... Do you only listen to the radio and watch MTV? Animal Collective has advanced their sound in 3 albums more then KoL could dream. Panda Bear, basically created a genre. Wavves, has changed sounds in 2 albums. Titus Andronicus recreated classic rock for today. Ponytail has over 8 albums, and none of them sound the same. Deerhunter, has changed their sound from punk to shoegazey rock. Deerhunter represents rock and roll of today. KoL do not. Sorry.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@lucamorellato I'm sorry....if I only listened to radio and watched MTV would Kings of Leon really be the band I would be hearing? Seriously man, if your going to accuse me of being a simple pop fan pick a more popular band than KOL. Also, I never said KOL created a previously unknown genre like your little bands that no one has ever heard of apparently has. I just said amongst most well known rock bands in recent history they have evolved way more. Being unknown doesn't make you "true rock".
the1u4got 1 year ago
@the1u4got CHANGING your sound is not selling out. Changing your sound to capture the American market who is too dumb to latch on to their old sound like the british did, is selling out. Money + recordlabel x fanbase = sellout.
Nothing against creative change, but their was no creative change between Because of the Time (which I didn't mind) and now.
lucamorellato 1 year ago
@lucamorellato I'm pretty sure they didn't change their sound to appeal to the american market because this sound is NOT popular. If you would climb out of your underground music world you would know a lot of these songs were being thought of during their first albums. And just because your idea of a real band is staying unknown and never being successful doesn't mean every band who actually WANTS to be heard is a sellout. You make music for the masses, not for your little underground cults.
the1u4got 1 year ago
@jadalulu
My standards for 'sell-outs' are when the record labels tell a band to take a certain direction in music in order to sell more. That's called creative control. Kings Of Leon definitely made and wrote Come Around Sundown, and it may not have been to gain more fans this time around. I admit that it is a much better album than Only By The Night, purely because that was made only to be radio friendly.
alexmascart2 1 year ago
They are pretty good, it was just the last album that didn't do it for me
MrPaDB 1 year ago
BEST SONG FROM COME AROUND SUNDOWN!!!
mitchellrfcian 1 year ago
if you don't like their new sound, don't listen to their music ! you dont have to trash them. all bands update their sound, they are stil authentic and amazing and any tre kol fan would agree thumbs up if im right.
PassionBehindMusic 1 year ago 3
it's always the girls who are talking during these types of videos
McBirdec 1 year ago
in the last chorus, they should've changed "just so you know, i was thinking of you" to "just so you know, i was in love with you"
it would've been perfect
Kakirachan 1 year ago
@harryspoonpotter
I dont know how anyone could possibly call a KOL album "wank".... you are crazy! I hate how everyone keeps saying "oh they changed their sound...they're not the same band they were....they're too mainstream now"... IF THEY NEVER CHANGED THEIR SOUND THEN YOU WOULD COMPLAIN THAT ALL THEIR MUSIIC SOUNDS THE SAME.... ONLY TRUE KOL FANS LOVE ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS.
1985tdot 1 year ago 2
@1985tdot And the thing is if you really LISTEN to the music and forget all the hype and trash talk that's going on you can hear that their music hasn't really changed that much at all. It's like they have said, they have gotten better at playing their instruments. And that's all. It's still KoL. You just have to drown out the crowd and listen to them for yourself. It's their loss. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am glad I am not they only one who know what it means to be a true fan.
Buterfli2110 1 year ago
this is the best track on the album, reminds a little bit about knocked up, so good!<3
kol2402 1 year ago
what a song, i think best on the album
dos1698 1 year ago
QAULITYYYYYYYYYYYY
letshakehands 1 year ago
trop cool tres bon sons instrumentals
go les kings
TheGil1946 1 year ago
What is this song about?? I have a hard time trying to figure out what their songs are about sometimes haha... But I love them to death, they will be my fave band forever!!! Calebs voice makes me weak in the knees ;).
1985tdot 1 year ago 2
@1985tdot Go to their website and watch their Come Around Sundown interviews...they explain alot about the songs on them.
Buterfli2110 1 year ago
Oh WOW, they actually sound better LIVE than on their albums!
blitzac2005 1 year ago
I've always loved them from the moment I heard them. They are amazing to me :)
raydogsmitty 1 year ago
gota say, i am LOVIN the new kol album, jus like i loved all the others t b h- nice 2 finally hav a new album 2 jam 2- although i loved all the stuff b4- kol r doin ther thing, i dnt care who likes n dislike them since the release of the new album, cos im pretty sure they guna hav another multi-million sellin album, jus like obtn! u guys rock, keep it up!!! the new tracks r amazin,
SuperKinkykim 1 year ago
@SuperKinkykim - I agree, I just Love them... Caleb voice is amazing......... They are one of my fave and right now I have to admit they are most likely the only music I listen since last year.. My cds have scratched I cant get enough............The absolute best
Kamicuttita 1 year ago
fantastic band, their new album is awesome. i love to hear great bands like this evolve their sound, nothing of theirs sounds stale
tonyd3840 1 year ago 3
@tonyd3840 - good point, ppl complainin they sound diiff, n gon all commercial, but u make a good point, they r fresh, still classic kol sounds, but wiv a slight diff sound,ppl wud get bored if it all sounded totally the same!!!!!
SuperKinkykim 1 year ago
wah wah wah. I swear whiny bitches make me want to stab myself in the ears. Except then I wouldn't be able to hear Followill greatness. "Sell outs"? Who in the hell decided what the standards were? If you can't recognize genius when you hear it, well....that would be your problem my friend.
jadalulu 1 year ago
personally I dont think it is getting better. Youth and Young manhood was great. Who can blame them though. Get paid while you can....
jch01135 1 year ago
this sounds alot better than the album version
anthonymc1607 1 year ago
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anthonymc1607 1 year ago
I'm not a person who says Kings of Leon has sold-out, but they have certainly become more radio-friendly. Maybe that was intentional and maybe it was just a natural evolution... I don't really care. I enjoy the new stuff, but I just hope everyone who is defending the latest albums have listened to Aha Shake Heartbreak and Youth and Young Manhood, because for me the last two haven't come anywhere close.
aroq18 1 year ago
i disagree with people saying they`ve changed their sound.if all of their music sounded the same they`d be branded boring.i think they get better.i also think they`ve changed with experience.remember,they admit themselves they weren`t very good at their instruments in the early days so were very limited as to what they were able to play.now they`re a lot more experienced and know their instruments as well as play them,they are able to branch out more.
carolineh73 1 year ago
@neonangelbomb I said "It's NOT like they've sold out" , i.e., I don't think they have. I think this song is great!! I was just commenting on all the people who jumped on the "they've sold out" bandwagon
dudethekids 1 year ago
the true fans are the ones that were there at the begining, and will be there untill the very end! just enjoy KOL
MrCrawf19 1 year ago 3
I do not think that Kings of Leon are sellouts!!!! Yeah there older stuff i personally think is much better but still really like the new stuff. I don't think they had much choice but to go commercialised, if you want to make it in the music industry these days you gotta play to what the audience likes and these guys wanted to make it. Glad that they still play their old stuff as it is the originall fans that made them what they are in England today.
millimooster08 1 year ago
I already have Come around sundown..got it as an early pre-order. Good album,there's not really any blistering tracks per see but its solid
Russell230870 1 year ago
Haha no. If they stopped playing their old tunes all the fans that see them for what they really are would leave. Plus if they didn't play their old stuff people would be standing around at gigs and there would be no moshing.
alexmascart2 1 year ago
in fairness, the way your music sounds changes naturally over time, it just happens this new sounds appeals to just about everybody. It's not like they've sold out though, if they had surely they'd stop playing all their old tunes?
dudethekids 1 year ago
@dudethekids The new sound reminds me to the old 50´s rock ballads, I melt. I dont know how to sound like that makes you a sold out
neonangelbomb 1 year ago
-released. The bottom line is that they've only gained popularity since they went commercial. They're not bad now - they're good for different reasons. But they ARE sellouts. End off.
alexmascart2 1 year ago
I'm not blaming the band. They're all great musicians. But Kings Of Leon did not choose to take this new musical direction. If they did want to go a bit mellower - it certainly wouldn't sound like this. This all the work of their record companies.
Bottom line is, Kings Of Leon weren't very famous during the Youth And Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbeat eras. They started getting better known after Because Of The Times. And all of sudden their No. 1 everywhere after Only by the Night is rele