WALLS

I'm a huge Kings of Leon fan!

I have all of their albums...all 7 of them. I don't own any on vinyl, and I'd like to fix that with having 'Youth and Young Manhood' on vinyl. In case you weren't aware, KoL are a band...a rock band, a big rock band, and they play great music. They released a new album entitled WALLS - more about that later.

Katy kinda likes them. Her favorite song is 'Revelry'. This week she's been referring to them as the "blue steel" of bands. For those of you unfamiliar with the complexities of Derek Zoolander, that's not really a compliment. It's her funny way of saying that she thinks all of their songs sound the same.

All 7 of KoL's album titles are made up of five syllable titles: Youth and Young Manhood, Aha Shake Heartbreak, Because of the Times, Only by the Night, Come Around Sundown, Mechanical Bull, and WALLS. So how does WALLS fit the five syllable theme? It's really an acronym for We Are Like Love Songs. I'm still unpacking the meaning behind this one...as loose as it may be.

In 2007, I saw them at the Ryman Auditorium, and it was one of the best concerts I've ever attended - thanks Beau. If I ever talk concerts or music with you, that one is sure to be discussed. They were supporting their 3rd album Because of the Times, which catapulted them to global rock star status. At that point they couldn't even sell out the 2,300+ seat venue. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club opened for them, and my ears rang for 3 days afterward.  They were doing all of this while opening for U2 on a European tour.

To me, the music is so good that I could listen to just the instrumental tracks. I think Jared (bass) and Nathan (drums) are two of the best rock musicians on planet Earth. Oh yeah...I haven't even mentioned that three of them are brothers and the lead guitarist is a cousin. The brothers grew up playing music with their father, who was a Pentecostal traveling preacher. Also, they formed in Nashville in 2000. I mean could this band appeal to me any more? They are named Kings of Leon, after their grandfather Leon.

I could go on about them for a while...so, I'll stop here. I've really enjoyed introducing them to Amelia. She doesn't listen to much rock music, but I almost feel obligated. She refers to them as Kings of Le-le. I love a lot of the tracks on the new album, but I think I like 'Waste A Moment' the most. The most repetitive line is: "Take the time to waste a moment." This resonates with me. I'm in too much of a hurry. Also, in the end, I may not be 'wasting' a moment. It may appear that way if I spend time indulging my 2 year old, chatting up a stranger, asking someone how they're doing (yes, I almost always care how you're doing), playing in the rain, going to football games, sitting outside with Katy looking at the mountains, trees, and stars.

We live in a beautiful world with beautiful people. Take the time to revel at it. Come around sundown we may have to pony up to get back down south. There will be day old blues, so take a slow night, so long. Be somebody who goes closer and makes revelry the notion to use somebody...ok...now, I'm just typing KoL song titles.

On that note...I'm on call, if you ever want to talk music.