Only by the Night |  | Artist: Kings of Leon
Label: RCA Records
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
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Rating:  196 reviews
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, Only By the Night 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. Only By the Night is effectively a sequel to 2006's terrific Because of the Times, their third record and the first where they nailed their own sound, a striking amalgam of bluesy vocals and post-punk primitivism. In comparison Only By the Night 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. Only By the Night's simplicity certainly has a wide appeal. --Steve Jelbert
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Kings October 13, 2008
V. Snow (Hull, Uk)
220 out of 237 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.
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)
26 out of 30 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.
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.
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.
Great Album - I'm converted March 16, 2010
Mike Hailwood (London, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is not my usual choice of music, but as it was a bargain price I decided to purchase a copy. I'd heard several of the tracks many times on the airwaves so I thought I knew what to expect? The album is a masterpiece, not just because of the brilliant Sex On Fire! Several other stand out tracks are Crawl, I Want You and Notion. The album is both edgy and moody and it's has certainly converted me to a fan of The Kings of Leon and I appreciate the way their music is evolving. I seem to have the album stuck on play within the car for weeks?
Leon Smitten January 13, 2009
Mike Hunt (Bath UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very good accessible rock album from a band who showed great potential with their debut album, but had yet to channel their superb musicianship into something worthwhile. It contains two killer singles but the remainder of the album is no less entertaining. Ignore the anoraks who deem an accessible album that gains the band a wider audience, as a sin against God himself! This is a very good album and has pride of place on my car CD.
A good album for your first KOL purchase November 29, 2008
Cairnwilliam (Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a newcomer to KOL, having seen and liked KOL at several festival gigs on television this year (2008), I decided to buy a couple of their albums, this one, and Because of the Times.
OBTN is definitely my favourite - a real "grower". There's a sense of atmosphere, and production values recalling at times both U2 and Big Country, whilst very definitely remaining uniquely Kings of Leon.
Whilst I like a number of the tracks on BOTT, I find some of the writing on it somewhat clunky and disjointed - great rock anthemy stuff for earlier KOL fans, no doubt - but OBTN is for me a far more mature piece of writing, with great themes, transitions, subtle but insistent riffs that really grow on you, great vocals.
For me, what it does is something really important for an album - it makes you want to put it on again, and to listen right through.
So, if you're new to KOL and like their more recent sounds, buy this
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