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'''''Because of the Times''''' is the third album by [[Kings of Leon]]. ''Because of the Times'' was released on March 30, 2007 in Ireland/Australia, April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the US (see [[2007 in music]]). The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/becauseofthetimes?q=Kings%20of%20Leon]</ref> In 2009, ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.<ref>http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-number-3</ref>
'''''Because of the Times''''' is the third album by [[Kings of Leon]]. ''Because of the Times'' was released on March 30, 2007 in Ireland/Australia, April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the US (see [[2007 in music]]). The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kingsofleon/becauseofthetimes?q=Kings%20of%20Leon |title=Because Of The Times Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/clash-essential-50-number-3 |title=Clash Essential 50 - Number 3 &#124; Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash |publisher=Clashmusic.com |date=2009-04-22 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The album was #6 in ''[[NME]]'' albums of the year, as well as #31 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s Top 50 Albums of 2007. ''NME'' said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times"<ref>http://www.nme.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/8372</ref> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called ''Because of the Times'' "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."<ref>Collis, Clark. "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016440,00.html Because of the Times]". ''Entertainment Weekly'', March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> Another reviewer described ''Because of the Times'' as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural."<ref>Harper, Alana. "[http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ Because of the Times]". Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts.<ref>http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm</ref> Dave Hood of [[Artrocker]] gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."<ref>http://artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] contended that "''Because of the Times'' sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."<ref>http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42085-because-of-the-times</ref>
The album was #6 in ''[[NME]]'' albums of the year, as well as #31 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s Top 50 Albums of 2007. ''NME'' said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/8372 |title=NME Album Reviews - Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2007-04-04 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called ''Because of the Times'' "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."<ref>Collis, Clark. "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016440,00.html Because of the Times]". ''Entertainment Weekly'', March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> Another reviewer described ''Because of the Times'' as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural."<ref>Harper, Alana. "[http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/because_of_the_times/ Because of the Times]". Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.</ref> However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/because-of-the-times.htm |title=Kings of Leon - Because of the Times - Review |publisher=Stylus Magazine |date= |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> Dave Hood of [[Artrocker]] gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artrocker.com/reviews/kings-of-leon-because-of-the-times |title=Reviews &#124; Slash The Seats |publisher=Artrocker.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] contended that "''Because of the Times'' sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42085-because-of-the-times ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2&times; Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm |title=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm |publisher=Aria.com.au |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3&times; Platinum<ref>{{cite web|author=Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. - http://www.fireballmedia.ie |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum07.htm |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date=1962-10-01 |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref>
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|New Zealand
|[[RIANZ]]
|[[RIANZ]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Platinum<ref>[http://www.rianz.org.nz/attachments/rianz/chart-1634-15-sept-08.pdf]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| Platinum<ref>http://www.rianz.org.nz/attachments/rianz/chart-1634-15-sept-08.pdf</ref>
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|United Kingdom
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|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Platinum<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| Platinum<ref>http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx</ref>
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Revision as of 22:29, 15 January 2012

Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment Weekly(A-)[2]
NME(8/10)[3]
The Observer[4]
The Times
Rolling Stone
Pitchfork Media(5.4/10)[5]
PopMatters(7/10)[6]
Q Magazine
Uncut[7]

Because of the Times is the third album by Kings of Leon. Because of the Times was released on March 30, 2007 in Ireland/Australia, April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the US (see 2007 in music). The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.[8] In 2009, Clash named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.[9]

Reception

The album was #6 in NME albums of the year, as well as #31 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007. NME said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times"[10] and Entertainment Weekly called Because of the Times "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."[11] Another reviewer described Because of the Times as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural."[12] However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts.[13] Dave Hood of Artrocker gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."[14] Pitchfork Media contended that "Because of the Times sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kings of Leon

No.TitleLength
1."Knocked Up"7:10
2."Charmer"2:57
3."On Call"3:21
4."McFearless"3:09
5."Black Thumbnail"3:59
6."My Party"4:10
7."True Love Way"4:02
8."Ragoo"3:01
9."Fans"3:36
10."The Runner"4:16
11."Trunk"3:57
12."Camaro"3:06
13."Arizona"4:50
US iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."My Third House"4:03
UK iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."On Call (AOL Music Sessions)"3:21

Charts and certifications

Charts

Year Chart Peak
position
2007 Australia 4
Belgium 20
Europe 7
Ireland 1
New Zealand 1
United States 25
United Kingdom 1
2008 Australia 15
2009 Australia 22

Certifications

Region Provider Certification
Australia ARIA 2× Platinum[16]
Belgium IFPI Gold[17]
Ireland IFPI 3× Platinum[18]
New Zealand RIANZ Platinum[19]
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[20]
Preceded by UK number one album
April 8, 2007 – April 21, 2007 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Because of the Times - Kings of Leon". Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Because of the Times Review". Entertainment Weekly. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times". NME. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "CD: Kings of Leon: Because of the Times". The Observer. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Kings of Leon: Because of the Times". Pitchfork Media.
  6. ^ "Kings of Leon: Because of the Times". PopMatters.
  7. ^ "Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times - Review". Uncut. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Because Of The Times Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  9. ^ "Clash Essential 50 - Number 3 | Clash Music Exclusive Best of Clash". Clashmusic.com. 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  10. ^ "NME Album Reviews - Kings Of Leon: Because Of The Times". Nme.Com. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  11. ^ Collis, Clark. "Because of the Times". Entertainment Weekly, March 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  12. ^ Harper, Alana. "Because of the Times". Okayplayer.com, 2007. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  13. ^ "Kings of Leon - Because of the Times - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  14. ^ "Reviews | Slash The Seats". Artrocker.com. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  15. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  16. ^ "http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm". Aria.com.au. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  17. ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  18. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. - http://www.fireballmedia.ie (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  19. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/attachments/rianz/chart-1634-15-sept-08.pdf
  20. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
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