Slow Night, So Long by Kings of Leon
For music nerds, there's nothing more satisfying than discovering a band before they break big-due to Rolling Stone magazine, I was in on Kings of Leon from their debut album, which was solid and then became a full-fledged fan upon the release of their second album, Aha Shake Heartbreak. It is one of my favorite albums and it kicks off with this scorcher as its opening track. If you're looking for 35 minutes of good old-fashioned rollicking rock and roll, this will fill the bill.
Three years and two albums later, you couldn't escape the band when their song "Use Somebody" was inescapable, reaching #4 on the charts. A good song from a solid album, but not comparable to this song/album. A bonus--my last summer prior to meeting Marianella, I took an extensive solo road trip through the rust belt and on my return caught Kings of Leon in Milwaukee at a small club show, touring off of this album. They put on a great show and I watched from about 15 rows again (I decided to eschew the moshing in the front rows, no doubt a wise decision on my part).
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