New "Kings Of Leon" track "Radioactivity"

Birneybau

I feel dirty posting it in this forum but they once were and will remain Alterntive to my mind.

God, they rocked.

New song sh!te.

Sorry, no links, in work, heard it on the wireless.

handsomecake

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/sep/08/kings-of-leon-radioactive-video

nommm

Song is ****. Video is pathetic.

Pauleta

Tis pants

JJ

RIP KOL?

pappyodaniel

I remember when they were good...before they turned into a big bag of sh!te.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIUk9Lwzkho

Kiwi_knock

I have to applaud them for taking a new direction with their music after the criticism they got. But this song is dreadful, I hope I never have to hear it again. I think this is the begining of the end for KOL.

MajorThom

Oh Jebus it's horrid:eek:

Cue the onslaught of friends on facebook posting this as their favourite new song and all that jazz!!! Can't wait:rolleyes:

I was desperately dissapointed by their last album and so I decide I was going to give them one last chance to redeem themselves with this one but on this showing Im afraid they have sunk into the realms of nothingness in my eyes. Sad!

ttoppcat

The video is total muck, cannot believe they went along with such BS!!
But I do like the tune:pac: Its been around since between the recording of AHA and BOTT and to me it definitely fits in with the feel of BOTT.

But yeah...I miss old Caleb and his squawking

Joe_Dull

Ah, the golden days of Kings of Leon, I remember those :rolleyes:

Oh wait, they never existed and this band were always sh1te.

My mistake!

JohnMac93

What possess bands to make complete tools of themselves for that extra bit of recognition?.

The slating they will get for this shall be mighty!.

KnifeWRENCH

Blah blah blah sellouts blah blah mainstream blah blah I LIKED THEM BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS HOW DARE THEY BE SUCCESSFUL!!1! blah blah typical self-righteous anti-KOL rabble. :rolleyes:

Vid is shít though.

Fago123

I think people are overreacting a bit about the song itself, it hasn't blown me away on the first few listens but its not horrible by any means.

The video on the other hand, is astoundingly bad. Truly shocking. I have to look away from the screen when listening to it. The terrible shot of the two kids running up to Jared to hug him in the cornfield will live long in the memory.

Heisenberg.

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njals_saga

Don't particularly like the song but I think the backlash is a bit harsh. Sure sex on fire wasn't the best but the last album had some really good songs like Closer, Notion and Revelry.
I do think they should go away for a while. They seem to be in Ireland all the time.
Is this song off a new album?

Orando Broom

I've heard worse. But... how dare they become famous.

And worse...POPULAR!!!

mp3kid

Orando Broom wrote: »

I've heard worse. But... how dare they become famous.

And worse...POPULAR!!!

It's not the fame or popularity people have a problem with.

It's that KOL have ditched their roots and their raw guitar driven sound which got them noticed in the first place, and replaced it with an over produced cookie cutter "rock band" sound.

People speaking about this song keep saying how KOL's sound is evolving, But this track sounds like it could have fitted anywhere on the last 2 albums.

Not much of a tune for a lead single from the "long awaited" album is it ?

cabrwab

Disappointing, as for the video eh biggest pile of cheese.

Pity they had some good stuff. Not so much on the last album.

I see they haven't announced a date for Ireland so far this tour.

Xavi6

"I got soul but I'm not a soldier"

red_ice

blah blah blah, i liked kings of leon no matter what album genre blah blah blah everyone else with an opinion of them that might of changed is just a scene head blah blah blah new vid's sh1t blah blah..

Who gives a toss.

Its the same stuff they put out in the last couple of albums, only its a bit more connected to their 'spiritual' side, so its getting slated. Theres an obvious formula to their sound.

JayJay10

Heard this song last night, seriously what are they trying to do in the video i was actually shivering watching it it just looks creepy. I've been a huge fan of KOL since BOTT and when i heard there previous two albums i was blown away completely, then Only by the night was released and i was a little dissappointed, apart from closer, crawl, and sex on fire (which in my view was a fantastic start to the album) it pretty much blew! but like most of us REAL fans i gave them one last chance with Come around sundown, needless to say so far what i've heard of the album its pretty much Only by the night part 2 and they seem to have lost there edge. truely poor from such a inspiring band.......:(

Orando Broom

Sure why not..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyvoSdc-_sQ

JerryHandbag

I've heard much worse tbh.....can't really compare it to last record though as I gave that one a miss.

Joe_Dull

Orando Broom wrote: »

Sure why not..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyvoSdc-_sQ

Jesus ... is that for real? It sounds nothing like Sex on Fire, let alone anything coherent

EDIT: The guy messed around with the pitch of the audio is it?

DaceX

Firstly should this thread even be in the Indie Alternative section?? Should be pop.

Also as a long time, massive fan of the Kings of Leon I do feel a little disappointed. The tune is catchy, the musicianship is perfect. But the track is a very watered down, radio friendly effort.

It's ironic that a song that allegedly is a tribute to their southern roots, is so utterly soulless. Compared to a track like Trani, the production values of Radioactivity are on another level. But Trani, and every song off their first three albums, had things this new material doesn't. Soul. Passion. Edginess. Raw energy. And a self confidence that said "This is us, this is our sound, take it or leave it."

Sadly the new material seems diluted and safe. Designed and produced to sell to the masses and fill stadiums.

Joe_Dull

DaceX wrote: »

Firstly should this thread even be in the Indie Alternative section?? Should be pop.

There isn't a pop forum

Miguel_Sanchez

The thread is fine for the Alt/Indie forum.

red_ice

Joe_Dull wrote: »

Jesus ... is that for real? It sounds nothing like Sex on Fire, let alone anything coherent

EDIT: The guy messed around with the pitch of the audio is it?

the song was completely rerecorded by a chap, i think it sounds great, much better than the album version.

to be blunt... its a p1ss take. a great one too

Joe_Dull

red_ice wrote: »

the song was completely rerecorded by a chap, i think it sounds great, much better than the album version.

to be blunt... its a p1ss take. a great one too

Yeah I figured no band, regardless of their song quality, could play that badly out of tune live and still be hired for TV appearances ... he did a great job with it in fairness to him

Gregsor

I do like them,i do,just not so much anymore and the fondness has grown very thin over the last 2-3 years.
Shame to think they have the makings to be a unique texan style indie/rock band but do there best to escape it :mad:
Still remember waiting for the guitarist to come back from a urination during there support act to the Pixies in Landsdowne,taking the pee or what ,great gig though!

A V A

i like the new song , its beats the sh*t out of the crap they brought out with only by the night , the main stream fans will disagree with me , but who cares

Xavi6

A V A wrote: »

i like the new song , its beats the sh*t out of the crap they brought out with only by the night , the main stream fans will disagree with me , but who cares

Why would they disagree? That song IS mainstream.

DOC09UNAM

If the kids in the video were white there wouldn't be a problem with it at all.


Racists.

Joe_Dull

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

If the kids in the video were white there wouldn't be a problem with it at all.


Racists.

If they were down in council estates with a bunch of disadvantaged white children that video would be just as awful.

red_ice

A V A wrote: »

i like the new song , its beats the sh*t out of the crap they brought out with only by the night , the main stream fans will disagree with me , but who cares

I agree, i dont think its their worst stuff tbh, its better than anything on the last 2 albums.. if anything it sounds a bit more like the original sound of the band imo

NoQuarter

You "real" fans are idiots!! blah blah blah a band cant change their sound because they leave the roots etc etc, what kind of bullsh1t is that???

Theres songs i love and songs i wont listen to on all 4 albums, look at AHA, pistol of fire...terrible!! YAYM - joes head? terrible! their last 2 albums were really good i think, yes a bit more stadium rock type sound but since when is that a bad thing?? They are producing great songs on every album they do, OBTN had some crackers and some not so good songs, every song cant please everyone!

Its just music snobs attempt at being old skool! pathetic!

On topic: the song isnt bad, the video is terrible but i wouldnt hold that against the band!

nommm

Oh yes. Obviously the only reason I don't like the song is because I'm trying to be cool.


Seriously? :pac: It's called an opinion.

Carcharodon

Kings of Leon are one of those bands that are easy to hate. You have the people that just don't like popular bands and all that mainstream stuff, bla bla bla, it is apparently cool to not like them and make jokes about how bad they are, music snobs !

For me, I loved their first two albums, must of listened to Aha at least a million times but after those albums it went a bit down hill for me, there have been some decent songs but nothing that came close to the quality of their previous albums in my opinion.

That song will not be on my download list but my god it was hard to concentrate on the song when watching that video :eek:

xOxSinéadxOx

hahahaha this song is so ****!

Daisy03

I have been a KOL fans for years and love their older albums. I wasn't sold on OBTN but it had some good songs... Crawl and Cold Desert come to mind. I saw them play some songs from their upcoming album in Hyde Park in June and Radioactive was one of them. I have to say it sounds MUCH better live. It has been completely overproduced which is such a shame. The video is completely cringeworthy... But they are the sons of a preacher so if anyone can get away with it, it's them!

Creamy Goodness

have to say i like it. it's better than anything off the last two albums.

was a massive fan of them for the first two albums, and just didn't like the sound of the next two. i didn't go round saying they were **** or sold out or whatever just they didn't' grab me by the balls like the first two albums did.

time will tell if this is a good album though so far the signs are more promising than what i had been expecting.

Shryke

Honestly its an improvement. Not great but better than the last stuff they put out.

king-stew

king-stew wrote: »

You "real" fans are idiots!! blah blah blah a band cant change their sound because they leave the roots etc etc, what kind of bullsh1t is that???

Theres songs i love and songs i wont listen to on all 4 albums, look at AHA, pistol of fire...terrible!! YAYM - joes head? terrible! their last 2 albums were really good i think, yes a bit more stadium rock type sound but since when is that a bad thing?? They are producing great songs on every album they do, OBTN had some crackers and some not so good songs, every song cant please everyone!

Its just music snobs attempt at being old skool! pathetic!

On topic: the song isnt bad, the video is terrible but i wouldnt hold that against the band!

Joes head!! Its a legend of a tune...one of my fav kings songs. I thought everyone loved it! And I love Pistol to.

Looking forward to hearing the new album, theres bound to be a few crackers on it.

Gregsor

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

hahahaha this song is so ****!

You go girl

A V A

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

hahahaha this song is so ****!

probably someone who coped on to kings after the choon sex on fire came on

judas101

I'm not, and never was a big KOL but this is about as good as they've always been.

The 'I only like the first album' brigade wont like it though.

Corholio

This thread has nearly swung from "the song is crap" to "it's not really too bad, better than the last album"

For what it's worth I think it's a shocking song and an even worse video, on par or even worse then the last album.

Carcharodon

judas101 wrote: »

I'm not, and never was a big KOL but this is about as good as they've always been.

The 'I only like the first album' brigade wont like it though.

It is actually more like, The 'I only like the first two albums' brigade.
Which makes sense since there was a distinct change after their first two albums but I am sure since you have listened to all their albums consecutively that you know this.

Dave1711

Love the song:)

pickarooney

Hating the Kings of Leon is the new liking the Kings of Leon.
Nothing wrong with the song; don't really care about the video.

Orando Broom

The more you hate the Kings of Leon the skinnier your jeans become. FACT.