Post by aviator on Jul 4, 2009 14:14:34 GMT
I think this article about the Rotterdam concert from a dutch newspaper is worth a discussion in the main forum (thx to marcella for the translation)!
ROTTERDAM - The successtory of Kings of Leon is remarkable. Three brothers and one cousing from a preachers family start a "shaky" rockband Kings of Leon and in 2003 the foursome ends up on a dutch stage for the first time, still innocent and unwordly. After a couple of years in the middle of rockmusic everything changes in 2008. Beards are shaven, clothing style changed and with a much more accesible sound they even end up in a packed and hot Ahoy in 2009.
The band is allready beyond the point of amazement of this succes, as it seemed in the popvenue in Rotterdam
"You are a weird audience" grumbled singer Caleb Followill soon. Let's turn this into a party, you need to fucking stand up". He would repeat his complain until the worldhit Sex on Fire. The song unites entire civilisations and is from the superb album Only by the night: A "blockbuster" that allowed the band to play in a packed Ahoy. Caleb realises this, as a mean of introduction to the song: "If you don't get up now, I'm walking off"
That comment was a bit too much. The gentlemans apparently didn't realise that the audience was enthousiastic
And rightly so: The band sounded very tight, remarkably straight forward and ready for even bigger venues. That the fans in Ahoy enjoyed it, Caleb only realised at the end.
"I need to apologise" he said with remorse. "Forgive me if I'm cranky sometimes, but I want the best. From you but from myself too. Deep down I know that you are the best fans in the world"
It was a little plaster on a wound that would become worse. After their second tophit, Use Somebody, there was no encore. It was bitter, a "whistle concert" followed.
The following text is my personal impression of the KOL concert in Cologne, I already posted in the Tour forum.
He did exactly the same in Cologne.
Before playing sex on fire he said something like: I don't think that everybody is having a good time. I don't know why you're paying so much money, if you don't wanna be here".
Before Use Somebody (the last song of the normal set). He said something like: "Ok guys thank you very much, we don't wanna take your time too long".
When they returned for the encore he was completely different. "I don't wanna act as I'm arrogant. We know that you're working hard for your money and we really appreciate that you're spending it for us. We love playing in Germany and we know that we didn't have the chance to play it enough in the past, so see you guys next year in Cologne".
I think he was being ironic.....or kicked in the ass by his manager before they came back...lol
The Cologne concert was good, but far away from being great. Most of the crowd was lame and Caleb wasn't in a good mood too. I know that it sucks to get no feedback as a band, but what are they expecting, when they rent 20.000 venues? That all people are die-hard Kings fans? And even if the crowd is lame, you can try to animate them rather than telling people that they suck. People in Cologne a very open-minded and they like to party, it was just the first Kings of Leon concert for many of them.
I'm not saying that the Kings cannot have a bad day, but this concert was strange.
Who went to Rotterdam/Cologne and had the same impression?
ROTTERDAM - The successtory of Kings of Leon is remarkable. Three brothers and one cousing from a preachers family start a "shaky" rockband Kings of Leon and in 2003 the foursome ends up on a dutch stage for the first time, still innocent and unwordly. After a couple of years in the middle of rockmusic everything changes in 2008. Beards are shaven, clothing style changed and with a much more accesible sound they even end up in a packed and hot Ahoy in 2009.
The band is allready beyond the point of amazement of this succes, as it seemed in the popvenue in Rotterdam
"You are a weird audience" grumbled singer Caleb Followill soon. Let's turn this into a party, you need to fucking stand up". He would repeat his complain until the worldhit Sex on Fire. The song unites entire civilisations and is from the superb album Only by the night: A "blockbuster" that allowed the band to play in a packed Ahoy. Caleb realises this, as a mean of introduction to the song: "If you don't get up now, I'm walking off"
That comment was a bit too much. The gentlemans apparently didn't realise that the audience was enthousiastic
And rightly so: The band sounded very tight, remarkably straight forward and ready for even bigger venues. That the fans in Ahoy enjoyed it, Caleb only realised at the end.
"I need to apologise" he said with remorse. "Forgive me if I'm cranky sometimes, but I want the best. From you but from myself too. Deep down I know that you are the best fans in the world"
It was a little plaster on a wound that would become worse. After their second tophit, Use Somebody, there was no encore. It was bitter, a "whistle concert" followed.
The following text is my personal impression of the KOL concert in Cologne, I already posted in the Tour forum.
He did exactly the same in Cologne.
Before playing sex on fire he said something like: I don't think that everybody is having a good time. I don't know why you're paying so much money, if you don't wanna be here".
Before Use Somebody (the last song of the normal set). He said something like: "Ok guys thank you very much, we don't wanna take your time too long".
When they returned for the encore he was completely different. "I don't wanna act as I'm arrogant. We know that you're working hard for your money and we really appreciate that you're spending it for us. We love playing in Germany and we know that we didn't have the chance to play it enough in the past, so see you guys next year in Cologne".
I think he was being ironic.....or kicked in the ass by his manager before they came back...lol
The Cologne concert was good, but far away from being great. Most of the crowd was lame and Caleb wasn't in a good mood too. I know that it sucks to get no feedback as a band, but what are they expecting, when they rent 20.000 venues? That all people are die-hard Kings fans? And even if the crowd is lame, you can try to animate them rather than telling people that they suck. People in Cologne a very open-minded and they like to party, it was just the first Kings of Leon concert for many of them.
I'm not saying that the Kings cannot have a bad day, but this concert was strange.
Who went to Rotterdam/Cologne and had the same impression?
He was completely different in Copenhagen.
stupid stupid people.