Kings of Leon

Just got back from the Kings of Leon show! It was great, me and Leah had a really good time. There were three bands: The Features, Snowden, and then The Kings of Leon. The Features were a lot like Kings of Leon--garage rock with a dash of southern rock thrown in. Leah liked them a lot (more than Kings of Leon, if you ask me). Then Snowden came on, they were...meh. Nothing to write home about. I didn't really care much for them, to be honest. They were kinda boring. Typical Snowden song: boring intro, boring/monotonous droning lyrics, then after about four minutes all four of them would go ape shit and make a TON of racket at the end (thus getting the crowd all riled up so they'd clap at the end of their "song"). In short, they were crappy.

Then at a little after 10:00 Kings of Leon came on. They opened with a song I wasn't familiar with (new record, which I'm going to have to get tomorrow). It was pretty good, in fact, all the new songs sounded really good. I was surprised because I'd heard mixed things about the new record (screw the critics). Anyway, they played pretty much all the songs I wanted to hear: "Soft" (which is about not being able to "get it up," this song has one of my all time favorite lines: "I'm passed in your garden/I'm in but can't get off/soft") also played was "California Waiting," "Trani," "Kick the Bucket," "Molly's Chamber," "Spiral Staircase," and "Milk." Most of the set list was culled from the band's second album AH SHAKE HEARTBREAK, which made me happy becuase that's my favorite from the band's catalogue.

The staging was well done, they had a pretty light display...woo...colors...and they had these pictures of light bulbs (from the new records art work). They were kinda strange, but made for a nice effect with the multicolored lights. Once again, I have to say that I love The Pageant. I've yet to go and see a concert there and have a bad experience. They always have the sound just right.

So, despite a crappy second band (try again Snowden), tonight's show was awesome. Can't wait to pick up the band's new record--and I can't wait to see them again.

For those of you that are interested, here's a taste of what you missed: