Kings Of Leon: Live @ The O2 Concert DVD

I became a fan of Kings Of Leon when I caught them live on a MTV award(can’t remember which one) quite some time ago, and I went out to purchase their album straightaway. We always listen to albums and very often prematurely conclude if we like the artist or not, but these days they only fall into my “like” category if they perform live concerts or gigs just as well. If not, the rest is history.

Looking through Kings Of Leon history, they had been slowly progressing into the charts since 2005 and achieve major success in 2008 with their single “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody”.

I believe the first song I heard from the MTV performance was the hit song “Use Somebody” and Jared’s unique vocals blew me away. Their rock style is rather uncommon to mention as they had mix in some bluesy characteristics into their music. When I saw their concert DVD on sale, it’s no surprise I took it off the shelf, check out the songs and headed for the cashier promptly. Watching through the DVD, there wasn’t any extras at all but that was perhaps the last thing to worry about anyway. The entire concert video was well directed and I enjoyed most parts of it although weirdly it was labeled as NC16, lyrically?

With 22 songs and 100 minutes of KOL, this is one DVD not to miss out for rock fans out there! You can also purchase it online via yesasia.

Some image captures of the concert video from the DVD:

Kings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ivan Nathan Followill (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Michael Jared Followill(bass guitar, backing vocals), with their cousin Cameron Matthew Followill (lead guitar, backing vocals). Each member of the family group is known by his middle name (second given name) as opposed to his first given name.

The band’s early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and blues influences but the band has gradually expanded their sound to include a variety of genres and a more alternative rock or indie rock sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine Top 40 singles, two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band’s albums at the time peaking in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album Because of the Times also reached the #1 spot. After the release of Only by the Night in September 2008 they finally achieved chart success in their native United States. The singles “Sex on Fire”, “Use Somebody” and “Notion” all peaked at #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks. The album itself was their first ever platinum-selling album in the United States, was the best selling album in Australia of 2008, certified 8x Platinum and achieved 5x Platinum certification in the United Kingdom. – Wikipedia

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