The musical rise Kings of Leon - Kings of Leon is one band that is famous world wide for their alternative rock music. This band was formed in 1999 started off with garage rock revival and southern rock. This band was formed by the Followill brothers- Anthony Caleb Followill, Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill.
Kings of Leon is one band that is famous world wide for their alternative rock music. This band was formed in 1999 started off with garage rock revival and southern rock. This band was formed by the Followill brothers- Anthony Caleb Followill, Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill.
In their early days they were not
allowed to listen to secular music and were even home-schooled. The
only music they were exposed to was the church choir and occasional
drum playing for services. It was only after their father Leon
Followill resigned from church that the boys started off with their
music career. In Nashville they met the songwriter Angelo Petraglia
who introduced them to the world of secular music. In 2000 Jared and
their cousin Mathew joined Nathan and Caleb and the Kings of Leon was
born. The band was named after their father Leon. The band’s first
record was Holy Roller Novocaine which a 4 out of 5 rating by the
Rolling Stones magazine.
By 2002 the band earned great
reputation in the field of music and became an object of interest for
nearly nine label companies. After competitive bidding they finally
signed in with RCA records. In United States they were a huge hit and
were even labeled ‘the second coming of rock and roll’. But
initially they faced some problems in making an impact in the United
States.
‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ was their second album which
reached number three on the British charts. They started their
touring career as a supporting band to U2 which definitely benefited
the band’s profile. Just before the release of their third album
they did some opening shows for Bob Dylan. Now Kings of Leon Tickets,
sold for their concerts and shows all around the world. The band
toured around 50 cities in Europe and North America in 2010.
Their third album ‘Because of the
Times’ reached the No. 1 spot. In 2008 with the release of ‘Only
by the Night’ the band became a success in United States. Their
tracks ‘Sex on fire’, ‘Notion’ and ‘Use Somebody’ all
reached the No. 1 spot. The album went on to become the band’s
first ever platinum-selling album in the US. The band’s fifth album
‘Come Around Sundown’ was released in 2010.
They earned a Grammy
nomination for the track ‘Radioactive’ from the same album. An 87
minutes film based on the band’s growing up years with their family
and their musical journey was released in April 2011. This was
premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival held in New York. It was
directed by Stephen C. Mitchell and was named after one of their old
tracks ‘Talihina Sky’. This documentary has been now recently
acquired by Showtime.
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