After getting off to a strong start with their first three albums, including the excellent ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ and the more mature ‘Because of the Times’, Kings of Leon have taken a step backward with this clunker.

To make matters worse, the vinyl edition is mastered too slow, requiring a considerable adjustment to make it play at the correct speed. Total letdown.

I really liked the first 3 records of Kings of Leon, they are very…UNIQUE: unique in the way they don’t sound like any other band or any other music style or anything that has been released, i mean, their style is unique. That’s what i love of KOL, but with this their 4th record, i gotta put aside my pasion over them and be honest: Only by the night is a more elaborate album, in the way it is kind of commercial!!! but not because of this, is a bad album, on the contrary: is a very good album, great melodics, great guitar rifs and drum beats, and of course: that characteristic sound of caleb’s voice….just awsome man!!! for a KOL FAN is a record you cannot miss.

I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical about buying this album at first……seeing as how I was basing my reason for buying it soly on the hit single “use somebody”. I thought it was going to be another album that had 3, maybe 4, alright songs on it. I was way off!!! The first time I put the CD in and pushed play, I was hooked. “Use Somebody” isn’t even my favorite song on the album…..it’s maybe 5th, maybe! I’ve had if for 4 days now and haven’t taken it out of my player once! I just put the album on repeat and let it play over and over. Kings of Leon is now one of my favorite groups! I’ve now ordered their other albums and can’t wait until they come in! I just wish I would have knew about them earlier so I could have been listening to the group longer! Buy the album, you won’t regret it!!

The Followill guys have matured into a fine band. Their newest album is not for those who like simplistic straight forward music, this stuff will make you think. The Kings have thankfully left behind their early stuff where they sounded identical to The Strokes, The Hives, The Jets and that other junk.