Youth & Young Manhood

Youth & Young Manhood
I remember really liking this when it came out, right after the Strokes and White Stripes, with the same garage punk sensibility, but with a more bluesy, southern rock feel, which very much appealed to me back then.

Listening now, it definitely still has a very appealing energy and directness, and the Stonesy riffs and licks still carry some charm, but overall it feels like it's missing some weight and substance. Whether it’s because we know what they kind of developed into, but it does feel a little insubstantial, the style is more of a veneer that something more profound
Still there are some enjoyable songs if you don’t really think too much about it; Red Morning Light, Wasted Time, Joe’s Head (love the Allman Brothers guitars on this one), California Waiting, Molly’s Chambers, Dusty are all fun.

I think this falls right in the middle of the 3s - some fun riffs and songs, a nice bit of nostalgic fluff but a confection that isn't all that satisfying.
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Playlist submission: Wasted Time

this is about 10x more arresting than their later albums, but it's hard to imagine a lower bar. the whole garage rock revival scene does very little for me, and Caleb Followil's voice is awful as always, although he does put in a slightly more authentically emotive performance here compared to later albums. this album is probably only worth anything as a novelty: put it on to surprise people that don't know that once upon a time kings of leon was merely mediocre rather than awful

I liked the singles … but the rest was pretty average

Good but not great. It’s like if the Strokes were from Tennessee. This is before they sold out so I respect it for that, but he sounds like he has marbles in his mouth half the time. Also the instrumental for Happy Alone just sounds like American Girl. Favorites were Red Morning Light, Joe’s Head, California Waiting, and Talihina Sky.

stroksi za siromašne, i još hilibili. bogteneće

(3.5) i didn’t really know what they were saying half the time, i heard “a lotta cheese” instead of “thrills are cheap”

It’s weird because I dislike this in a totally different way from the way I dislike their other, later record on here. This one at least has a kind of punk energy and some decent guitar playing. But it’s generally sonically unpleasant and not in a cool, interesting way. The drunk sounding vocals are particularly unsavory.

I did listen to Youth And Young Manhood after Aha Shake Heartbreak so all i could really think of when listening to this album was "Yep, that's the prequel to Aha Shake Heartbreak". Due to both albums having the same kind of sound, they share a lot of strengths and weaknesses. The music here is pretty solid with it being mainly a rock album with blues elements and i think it does do that sound very well. My main issue with this album is Caleb Followill's vocals as they just really sounded like someone who was trying too hard which made this album a bit annoying. Other than that, this album really is just the prequel to Aha Shake Heartbreak and is around the same level of quality as that album.
Best Song: Holy Roller Novocaine
Worst Song: Wasted Time

I loved this album when it came out, and still lots of fun.

Scrappy garage rock. Sounds a bit thin, vocals grating.

I'm sorry but a few songs in and I could tell this one was just not for me. I never knew Kings Of Leon had southern rock roots and that's a genre that's a small hit or a big miss for me. Not my type of music :/

Live from a Nashville phone booth.

Lots of seventies influences. Not bad but not very inspired.

Ordentliches Rockalbun mit gutem Arrangement.

It's interesting to hear the first album from a band that would become very popular. Sometimes it's the only opportunity to hear them before they are forced to contend with the weighty expectations of celebrity culture. Kings of Leon are a band that, anymore, I can only really think of as offensively inoffensive. Like it feels like they are as "just fine" as any band could be, and the big question I had going into this was if they were any more interesting on their debut. At this time, Kings of Leon kind of seem to sit in with the other kind of indie/garage rock bands of this time, but with a little more of a Southern Swamp Rock sound. Unfortunately, even here, I don't think they could really keep up with their contemporaries. They aren't as powerful and scuzzy as The White Stripes were, they didn't have the energy of something punkier like Yeah Yeah Yeahs at this time. And they didn't have the melodic sensibilities or performance of The Strokes, who they sound most similar to otherwise (they kind of both have the same "dry" sound that I wish I could put a finger on). Their sound is also just a little more "generic 2000s rock" than any of the former bands. I would like to mention the vocals here though. Caleb Followill digs in pretty hard on his delivery, and there are some standout moments, but his performances still somehow feel too restrained and never quite connect all the dots. This isn't bad per say, but like their later music, it just isn't interesting (let alone essential) in the landscape of rock they existed in.

This is just teen streaming show music. Not offensive at all, also not really interesting. Was fine background music tho.

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They sure loved garage rock in the "aughts." This one is pretty basic, the music is interchangeable with a bunch of other bands, and the singer sings kind of weird. This has been removed from the 1001, along with its replacement album, "Only the Night." I agree on both counts. Tracks I liked: Wasted Time, Talihina Sky.

America's chief contribution to the new millennium's indie landfill.

He just has the most irritating voice. If they switched out the singer, this could be a higher score, because I quite like the instrumentals. Edit to add: it would be nice if the drummer would learn more than one beat.