Sexy Funky Cool

When a line.. a verse... a word could evoke emotion. Then the person who wrote it or present it turns u into a believer.

We believe in something that evokes certain types of emotion.

Then there's bench marking. As for me after reading Khaled Hosseini's book, Mitch Albom's and Paulo Cuelho's book became just a o.k.

There's one band that turns me into a believer and benchmark it so high that my other favorite band became secondary. Yes, that band is Kings of Leon.

I was not a huge fan until I went to "Lolla Pallooza" a 3days music fest and I saw them performed live.

Initially I went to Lolla with the idea of watching Arctic Monkeys and Snoop Dogg.

After watching Kings of Leon performing live, standing 3rd row in a 100,000 crowd, I still remember how good their music sounded. The sound of bass and guitar alone could just give me goosebumps. To the point that they make Arctic Monkeys and Snoop Dogg look bad performing. Yes, that's how good they were.

From just a fan to "Use Somebody" I was converted into Kings of Leon fan over night.

Kings of Leon is an old band. They have been there for ages and u may not know this but they are 6 times Grammy award winner. Mainly for "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody".

Yes, a lot of people don't get the murmuring of the vocalist but I believe their songs are about creating a vibe and atmosphere. Sexy in a rock and roll manner. Caleb's husky voice is too damn sexy to be ignored too.

But here's the problem of an indie band turning mainstream. They get criticized for going into normal air play. I say "Screw That" if you don't loose the sense of ur music why not? Staying indie don't pay the bills.

As expected "Come around sundown" was being critic left right up down for going into the mainstream. It's so predictable of reviews , so I turn deaf ears and choose selective reading.

I love how the vocalist put it “I didn’t want the world to start to hate us because every time you’d turn on the radio, you’d hear one of our songs,” said Caleb Followill, 28, by telephone from Los Angeles. To avoid overexposure Kings of Leon turned down offers, for example, to appear on “Ugly Betty” or to have one of their songs performed on “Glee.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/arts/music/12pareles.html

In a lot of ways too much exposure can kill the band too. The emphasis is quality and not quantity.

Don't get me wrong, I love Bruno Mars but the FMs killed it by putting it on loop for every 1 hour.

For The Kings I believe their music is still relevant and still authentic in every sense of the word.

If the movie is good. If the cd is good. Then I say "SCREW THE REVIEWS" you have your five sense to make your own judgement.

Til then Carpe Diem folks ;)