Yeah its on the iplayer.
King's of Leon's are C***s.
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my son was at leeds and he said they were excellent
Is this the same kid who was nearly kicked out of school?
Why did you let him go to Leeds?
Yes, Nathan (the drummer) tweeted that Leeds had gone a hell of a lot better than Reading.
My finger is right on the rock pulse.
My finger is right on the rock pulse.
RIP the Sheraton 
Bad boy
Bad boy
They're not as fussy in Yorkshire. Look at the utter shit they have to put up with on the football field.
Where can i find a full, unedited version of kols set at Reading?
Kings of Leon slept on one of my best friend's floor in his flat back when he was a student in Brighton, absolutely coked out of their minds.
Kings are all cnuts, generally.
They were decent at Leeds, but Caleb felt the need to be a massive dick whenever he filled the gap between songs, ranting about his love for England and assuring the crowd that he never writes a song without thinking about the English. He also dedicated a song to 'the people who came for more than two songs'. Pompous twat.
Clearly not if they managed to get sleep.
I loved Kings of Leon right from their early days when I first heard California Waiting. Their early music is fantastic and I loved their style back then. Unfortunatly they made a more mainstream album and changed their style, it takes the piss when you hear people go on about Only by the Night thinking its their first album. Bloody idiots.
I watched the Reading performance and it took the piss, all of their early music was practically ignored as the shit crowd waited for sex on fire. Not surprised they got fecked off, but thats what happens when you play at shit festivals!
People were singing along at Reading even from where I was, right by the exit. They just weren't singing on top of their voice, probably didn't help that the sound was shit for most of the weekend either. Even when I got closer for them I couldn't make out what he was saying.
No, it's what happens when you sell out your music in order to increase your fanbase. You end up with fans who don't understand what your music is about. They shouldn't be so arsey about it, since it's effectively what they were aiming to achieve.
and besides, if they think they're too important/above having to play when a percentage of the crowd might require some winning over (i.e. any festival gig, anywhere, ever), then clearly they have issues of their own to sort out. Carry on like that and they wont last beyond their next album.
Unless you've completely mastered the guitar, to the level of say, Mr Hendrix - then destroying one's guitar makes you look like a spoiled brat.
As Scholesgoals said, give it some kid in the crowd.
As Scholesgoals said, give it some kid in the crowd.
Good luck to the kid trying to get out alive and with the guitar.
I got thrown six feet through the air just for standing too close to some bloke handing out KOL drumsticks, which might not even have actually been theirs.
I got thrown six feet through the air just for standing too close to some bloke handing out KOL drumsticks, which might not even have actually been theirs.
Six feet through the air? You must weigh nothing.
I don't even know what happened. One minute I was slowly trying to make my way out of the crowd as the bloke with the drumsticks came over, the next, I was set upon by hundreds of rampaging women (and not in a good way), and found myself grinding to a halt somewhere near the other side of the O2 Arena.
You lead a colourful live Noodle.
I thought they were shit at Leeds. I have never rated them though. He come across as a right twat.
They were very average at Reading, but they are an average band.
Radiohead more than made up for it on sunday.
Radiohead more than made up for it on sunday.
What a complete bunch or arseholes. They make completely average, bland music aswell.
Met them once in 2004 in London and again in 2007 in Plymouth. Couldn't ask for 4 more polite, charismatic and friendly people. I've got two of their cousins on Facebook and they're lovely as well. I'm sure they have their moments just like any rockstars with egos. Wouldn't be surprised if that whole groove armada story came from a clash I personalities and a bruised ego. Tell me one rockstar that wouldn't be jealous of the treatment KOL receive.
Made 2 great albums and then turned into a boyband.... they're a bit embarrassing these days.
Steven Tyler? Mick Jagger? Kieth Richards? Paul McCartny? Kings of Leon are hardly rock gods for feck's sake.
Im sure theres plenty, that doesn’t excuse acting like a spoilt child. Granted a lot of the way they get treated is no doubt organized by their management and out of their control, but surely they find it a bit embarassing if they’re the nice guys you claim they are? Im sure plenty of people who could be considered rockstars would be embarssed by having their own black jeep, a person to sanitise your hands, a shower held aside in the artists area. God forbid they get a bit dirty or have fun, it’s all a tad sterile for a supposed rock band (ive never liked them in case you didn’t notice).
I'm going to presume the hand sanitizer part is true, purely because it sounds fecking funny.
Though I'd guess that the issue/friction is less to do with them being cnuts (many bands are cnuts), and more to do with them being booked as main eventers at rock gigs, despite the fact they've become about as rock and roll as NSync. They shouldn't even be allowed to take guitars on stage with them anymore, to be fair.
Though I'd guess that the issue/friction is less to do with them being cnuts (many bands are cnuts), and more to do with them being booked as main eventers at rock gigs, despite the fact they've become about as rock and roll as NSync. They shouldn't even be allowed to take guitars on stage with them anymore, to be fair.
All of the above would get the same treatment and nobody would blink an eye, of course they haven't made it to their level yet but show me a band that has been more successful around the world in the last 3 years?. It's yet another sensationalist article from some bitter quotes from someone from another band who is jealous of their treatment.
I'm not saying they should behave like that, I'm saying I'll be very surprised if thats exactly what happend. It's coming from someone who clearly doesn't like them so of course it's going to have a very negative spin on it.
I find the hand sanitizer thing very hard to believe. In 2004 when I met them they were as grubby as it comes and coked up to the hills. It sounds like OCD to me though and that wouldn't surprise me one bit if you have seen how meticulously controlling they are of everything around them.
As for having their own black jeep's ect, they literally live on the road and have done for 5+ years now. Would you really want to spend all that time stuck in the same car/bus/trailer as your brothers? I sure as hell would like my own space.
I realise this sounds like I'm going out of my way to make up excuses for them but like I said above, I've met them a few times and they've been fantastic and I know a girl who has met them many times and she says they're always nice to her. I just find articles like this very far fetched and clearly sensationalised to get a bit of publicity.
I've heard the new album by the way and if I had to describe it, it's like Aha Shake Heartbreak.... with alot better production. It's back to their more bluesy roots but (sadly) still has that clearly produced sound.
The new songs they played at Hyde Park sounded crap.
They've sold out to the point of it being a self parodee, which I'm guessing wouldn't exactly endear them to the rock band community, fanbase, or festival goers, and the made up sounding stories I'm guessing are a result of that, more than anything else.
Most of the people I know who went to V didn't even bother watching their set.
They've sold out to the point of it being a self parodee, which I'm guessing wouldn't exactly endear them to the rock band community, fanbase, or festival goers, and the made up sounding stories I'm guessing are a result of that, more than anything else.
Most of the people I know who went to V didn't even bother watching their set.
That's a bit ungrateful. Were there bottles and cans being fecked at them ?
God almighty there are a lot of musicians who would love to have gotten the amount of exposure they have enjoyed over the past 5 years.
Also if I'm not mistaken the Uk and Ireland made them ! I have pals back in the States who claim they're no big deal over there
That's a bit ungrateful. Were there bottles and cans being fecked at them ?
God almighty there are a lot of musicians who would love to have gotten the amount of exposure they have enjoyed over the past 5 years.
Also if I'm not mistaken the Uk and Ireland made them ! I have pals back in the States who claim they're no big deal over there
I think that's largely true Kinky, I'm sure I read it was over here where they really broke-through. I think the Americans are slowly coming around to them.
I heard them being spoken about as a new Super Group, like the Chili's, or U2, Aerosmith, REM etc etc.
What a load of shite, two or three radio friendly songs and suddenly they're the business. Oh the fickle world of mainstream music.
Ah yeah that's how it is though. You know the story. The yanks are a bit mad when it comes to music. It never ceases to amaze me. I head back from time to time to visit a few of the lads I played with over there and they're harping on about bands I quite simply have not heard of. And these guys are very involved in music. You can make a huge name for yourself in the States without really making a mark in Europe. The Dave Matthews band would be the best example I can think of. Ya know he actually busked in London when they were at the peak of their climb to fame and only a few heads gathered around - mainly yanks working in London. It's funny
It's easy to assume this side of the Atlantic that a band are colossal in the states given the amount of overblown exposure bands get. It's like the powers behind the promotion are desperately looking for the next Super group almost like there needs to be one. You see the same in the pop world with Lady GaGa being the next DIVA. Before her was Britney Spears, before that it was Madonna etc. It's like the world needs a super icon that comes with all the saga trimmings.
I'm all about small unknown bands now. Great fun to be had !
Exactly, the Dave Matthews Band is a great example. Look at Hendrix when he started, people would assume he made it in America but it was actually quite specifically London which accepted him and where he made it big, it took him a fair while to break the States. It's certainly a full gauge of talent for real artists when they are big on both sides of the pond.
I'd say the small unknown bands are also where you'll find the best music nowadays.
If I had to make it big anywhere, I'd pick USA over Europe anytime in all honesty.
They're the quintessential sell-outs.
Interesting I'd say these figures back them up well:
4 Albums which have all gone multiplatiunum around the world:
YAYM: 3x Platinum, 1x Gold
ASH: 5x Platinum
BOTT: 7x Platinum
OBTN: 29x Platinum
Total: 45x Platinum.
I'd say that's pretty respectable figures for a group that have only been going for 7 years. If they continue going the way they are they're going to be up there easily.
Interesting. I think you can have a nominal amount of success in both countries without starving to death whilst doing what you enjoy. If a shed load of people fall in love with your music then so be it. Just keep gigging, pulling in enough to live on and there you have it.
And try to avoid middle men where possible in music. They will bleed you dry.
For example, Damien Rice was largely independent when his song Cannonball hit the Uk charts. It went off like a rocket (no pun) in the states and the idea of a label was introduced. Not sure why but he went with it. All fine and well to begin with, but then tiny suggestions of a Cannonball remix were introduced. Then the noise got a little louder until there was pressure on his shoulders to accept a remix. So he agreed without truly realising what he was going to be given.
He was completely taken aback with the tripe wannabe middlemen were throwing at him trying to either make a quick buck off his back, or trying to have their material recognised through him. It got to the point where he was telling his label to feck off, that the remixes were awful. Eventually, via pressure from........the middle man......he gave in, and the pesky, parasitical blood sucking fecker of a middle man made money.
Everyone wants a slice of your pie and so you can only be truly happy when only you are in control of your destiny
Big sales dont equal a good album/band though. U2 and the Chillis in recent years are a perfect example of that. They release some dirge that will sell because of a reputation built up years ago.
Which is all the more reason for this period of success to be commended for KOL, they did it with no reputation and worked very hard to build from the ground.