The best Kings and the prospect of even more ...

... Because the new disc the band sounds fantastically well. Probably had a big impact on the joint tour with U2, who have always had indeed the master of large-scale production. Kings of Leon also wanted a little so sound without abandoning their individuality, and if you already hear the first song, you know A, that the experiment is fully managed and B, the band is present very good. Not later than the second song (Pixies tribute) makes all listeners realized that the Kings certainly do not want to be the next U2 and soothes also somehow. The album is full of highlights and really very good songs. These next to the opener "Knocked Up" "True Love Way", and "Ragoo" and "The Runner", the sometimes annoying "McFearless" and "Arizona" but are also great cinema. Only "charmer" and "my party" I find less successful, even if the nasty screaming frontman for "charmer" has something of an amusing primal scream therapy.

Personally, I've only been the second album fan of Kings, like the first album frankly the least, because it provides to conventional songwriting to me. The second album is great class, but it was still missing something of the rich diversity that now this third and best album of the Kings - along with all other positive qualities of the band, such as the sheer herauszuhörende playfulness -. Finally redeems.

And the best part is that we can assume that the band is leveled at least at this level, if not may still increase. In the development so far, that appears very likely. Geil!