Artist: Kings of Leon
Song: Slow Night, So Long
Album: Aha Shake Heartbreak
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Why this song is awesome:
Before Kings of Leon had polished their sound enough to be played at Wal-Mart, they were a rough, drunken bunch of Southern womanizers. And they sounded so unlike anything out there.
Not to say they’re not still great, but there’s something special about this record. Caleb sounds like he just gargled with scotch and cigarettes, slurring barely intelligible words, voice cracking all over the place, singing fantastic lines like this:
She’s opened up just like she really knows me / I hate her face, but enjoy the company
I doubt that even Caleb himself could sing like this ever again. It’s the once in a lifetime sound of youth, booze, sex, and recklessness, wrapped up in one hell of a song.
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