Only by the Night |  | Artist: Kings of Leon
Label: RCA Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 36
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 886973519929
EAN: 0886973519929
ASIN: B001E4QLN6
Release Date: September 22, 2008
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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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Amazon.co.uk Review
Already on course to be one of the year's biggest sellers, IOnly By the Night/I has sealed Kings of Leon's unlikely position as Britain's favourite American rock band. The Followill brothers (and cousin) have always been tagged as part of a southern rock tradition of family bands such as the Allmans and Lynyrd Skynyrd, a label they vehemently refuted. But the skinny lads certainly looked like a classic rock act, even as they took musical inspiration from indie contemporaries The Strokes and eighties new wave acts such as The Cure and New Order. IOnly By the Night/I is effectively a sequel to 2006's terrific iBecause of the Times/i, their third record and the first where they nailed their own sound, a striking amalgam of bluesy vocals and post-punk primitivism. In comparison iOnly By the Night/i consolidates rather than advances their style. The appropriately incoherent "Sex on Fire", already a chart topping single, is catchy but sounds lightweight next to songs like the fierce "Crawl" and the stadia-ready "Cold Desert" and "Manhattan". The dissonant, almost amateurish "17" is most out of place, though Caleb Followill still bawls it with the same passion he brings to even the clumsiest couplet. More notable are several sparse romantic pleas that often borrow licks from classic Southern soul. The yearning "I Want You" is little more than its title, but it certainly convinces, while "Revelry" and the vulnerable "Use Somebody" show signs of impending maturity. IOnly By the Night/i's simplicity certainly has a wide appeal. i--Steve Jelbert/i
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 The Kings October 13, 2008
V. Snow (Hull, Uk)
187 out of 201 found this review helpful
Firstly, I feel I should say that after years of buying from Amazon, and hundreds of purchases later, I have never felt compelled to leave a review. With this album, that changes. It irritates me slightly that many of the previous reviews seem to be negative, mostly written by the 'die hard fans' that believe their opinion rocks, and seemingly that the KOL should in fact, produce albums to simply suit them, and them alone. I've got all the KOL albums, yes, they are all very different in style but so they should be - i wouldn't be too happy if a group released album after album of the same old. In fact, if the albums were all along the same lines, I would imagine people will be moaning about that too. Perhaps, the critics should open their minds to the fact that the KOL have evolved. They've grown up, had a change of style, produced something different, and also probably gained a whole new set of fans in the long run. That's what a successful band does. So, to all the die hard fans who believe they've been personally ripped off and done over - the world doesn't revolve around you.
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br /Rant over. This album is possibly the most influencial, easy on the ears, moving, inspiring, and just genuinely awesome piece of work i have ever c ome across. It's been playing in every single aspect of my life since the day it arrived. Caleb's vocals are unbelieveable. There isn't a remotely bad track on the album, although some are by far stand out winners. My personal faves are Manhattan, I Want You, and above all, Sex on Fire. It's an amazing track - sometimes you just find a song that does funny things to you...If you've read any of the reviews, and you're in any doubt at all as to if to buy this album or not, just buy it.
Best yet November 28, 2008
Disc (Bristol, UK)
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
I simply believe that this is their most musically accomplished album to date. I haven't been overly keen on their previous efforts, feeling that their sound was a little contrived.
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br /I'm a fan of progressive rock and metal, Tool, The Mars Volta, Sigur Ros, Exlosions in the Sky etc...I am not a pop fan and thoroughly disagree that this is some sort of pop/rock 'sellout' album. It is beautifully written, expressive and emotional.
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br /Well done KOL, this is the first one I've actually bought! The music also stands out live compared with their old music, this is a really positive progression for the band.
Only By The Night September 26, 2008
Mr. R. C. Auty (England)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
My musical tastes have always been eclectic, hence I tend to buy on a whim, or because of a sound, like the Kings of Leon's current NO 1 single. This album's a bit of a gem. It starts off well and then just gets better, and the single is, in my opinion, nowhere near the best track on the CD. Indeed, my two favourites are the last two, Be Somebody, and Cold Desert, followed, a close third, by Use Somebody.
br /So Kings Of Leon fans, should I look at the back catalogue if I love this one?
It's not old kings of leon.... maybe that's why it is great! September 25, 2008
Thackers (London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've the earlier two albums.... no doubt they contain moments of genius but they also have some weak and weird moments and some 'skippers', so I guess guys i'm not one of the faithful. But 1st listen of Only by the Night.... fantastic. Yes it is different, a bit more consistent in its accessibility, maybe mainstream.... whatever. Sometimes its wonderful when stuff takes it's time to grow on you and it becomes a bigger masterpiece because of it (I remember that with Faith no More and king for a day etc etc), but sometimes you are also happy to say "wow" on the 1st listen. I'm pretty happy today.
Beautiful September 29, 2008
Frederik Dirks Gottlieb (Denmark)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is perfectly executed. Calebs vocal is better than ever and though the album is laidback it never gets boring...
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