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Aha Shake Heartbreak [PA] by Kings of Leon
 

Aha Shake Heartbreak [PA] by Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon: Caleb Followill (vocals, guitar); Matthew Followill (guitar); Jared Followill (bass instrument); Nathan Followill (drums). Kings of Leon's blend of bluesy raunch, countrified inflections, streamlined Strokes-like guitar jams, sleepy psychedelia, and post-punk stylings is a fresh, yet somehow familiar, cocktail. AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK, the band's sophomore effort, follows closely on the heels of the honky-tonk rock of their debut, but it pushes the whole even further into unexpected territory. While "Pistol of Fire" cooks like John Lee Hooker with extra backbeat and a side of beans, other tracks on HEARTBREAK mix classic-rock boogie ("Four Kicks"), swagger and desperate yowls ("The Bucket"), and hillbilly yodels ("Day Old Blues") into an engaging indie aesthetic. As if Kings of Leon's keen songwriting, stylistic amalgam, and gutsy attack weren't enough, there is the utterly unique singing of Caleb Followill, who usually sounds as though he is heavily intoxicated or has just woken up from a na...

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Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

byphungus Apr 24, 2009
15 Helpfuls 16 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Lo-fi indie goodness
Cons A few tracks are rather awful
Recommended it? Yes

I recently became a huge fan of Kings of Leon, and this is one of their earlier albums. It's kind of low-fi and has a college garage band type sound, but some of the tracks are pretty catchy. This sounds almost nothing like their more recent offerings. Read full review »

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Second Album Blues

bybrian_lettsin Mar 16, 2005
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Two original touches of band development, the odd exciting rock track
Cons Lacks any of the excitement of the first album; almost all the rock songs fail
Recommended it? No

The Kings of Leon are one of the many American groups to have found lots of success over in Britain, failing to astonish their native audiences with their own distinctive types of music. Other groups to come to this glorious land includes the strangely popular '70s revival group Scissor Sisters or... Read full review »

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Not quite "Room On Fire". And thats not a bad thing.

bykol1987 Mar 9, 2005
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros What a considerable improvement on the last, Not a single bad track
Cons The comparisons to "Room On Fire"
Recommended it? Yes

Many bands suffer the problem of a second album, not the kings of leon.

Aha Shake Heartbreak is an outstanding record and unlike offerings by the strokes, franz ferdinand and the likes; each track is completely different to its predecessor. Every track shows a different variety of... Read full review »

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Number of Discs 1
Artist Kings of Leon
Record Label RCA Records (USA)
Genre Rock and Pop
Subgenre Southern Rock
Release Date February 22, 2005

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