I-Kings of Leon iyiqembu le-rock eliseningizimu. Umculo weqembu usondelene kakhulu ne-indie rock kunanoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lomculo olwamukelekayo kubantu besikhathi esiseningizimu njengokuthi 3 Doors Down noma Saving Abel.
Mhlawumbe yingakho amakhosi aseLeon abe nempumelelo enkulu kwezohwebo eYurophu kunaseMelika. Noma kunjalo, ama-albhamu eqembu abangela ukuhlonishwa okufanele. Kusukela ngo-2008, i-Recording Academy ibiziqhenya ngabaculi bayo. Iqembu lithole ukuqokwa kweGrammy.
Umlando kanye nemvelaphi Yamakhosi KaLeon
Iqembu le-Kings of Leon liqukethe amalungu omndeni wakwaFollowville: izelamani ezintathu (umculi uCaleb, umshayi webhesi uJared, umshayi wezigubhu uNathan) kanye nomzala (umshayi wesiginci uMatthew).
Abazalwane abathathu bachitha isikhathi esiningi sobusha babo behamba eningizimu ye-United States noyise, u-Ivan (Leon) Followville. Wayengumshumayeli ojikelezayo esontweni likaMoya. Umama kaBetty Ann wafundisa amadodana akhe ngemva kokuphuma kwesikole.
UCaleb noJarede bazalelwa eNtabeni iJuliet (Tennessee). Futhi uNathan noMatthew bazalelwa e-Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Ngokukamagazini i-Rolling Stone, “Ngenkathi uLeon eshumayela emasontweni kulo lonke elase-Deep South, abafana babeya ezinkonzweni futhi badlale izigubhu ngezikhathi ezithile. Ngaleso sikhathi, babefundelwa emakhaya noma bafunde ezikoleni ezincane ezivamile.”
Ubaba washiya esontweni futhi wahlukanisa nomkakhe ngo-1997. Abafana babe sebethuthela eNashville. Bamukela umculo we-rock njengendlela yokuphila ababeyinqatshelwe ngaphambili.
Ukujwayelana no-Angelo Petraglia
Lapho bahlangana nomqambi wabo wezingoma u-Angelo Petraglia. Ngenxa yakhe, abazalwane bacija ikhono labo lokubhala izingoma. Baphinde bajwayelana neRolling Stones, The Clash kanye neThin Lizzy.
Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, uNathan noCaleb basayina neRCA Records. Ilebula iphushele ukuthi laba ababili bathole amalungu engeziwe ngaphambi kokuba baqale umsebenzi womculo.
Iqembu lasungulwa ngesikhathi umzala uMatthew nomfowabo omncane uJared bejoyina. Baziqamba ngokuthi "Amakhosi kaLeon" ngoNathani, uKalebi, uyise kaJarede nomkhulu, ababebizwa ngokuthi uLeon.
Engxoxweni, uCaleb uvumile "ukuthumba" umzala wakhe uMatthew edolobheni lakubo eMississippi ukuze ajoyine iqembu.
Bamtshela unina ukuthi uzohlala isonto lonke. Nakuba nalapho babazi ukuthi ngeke abuyele ekhaya. UNathan oshaya isigubhu wanezela: “Ngesikhathi sisayina neRCA, kwakuyimina noCaleb kuphela. Ilebuli isitshele ukuthi ifuna ukuhlanganisa iqembu liphelele, kodwa sathi sizohlanganisa elethu iqembu.”
Amakhosi kaLeon Youth and Young Manhood kanye no-Aha Shake Heartbreak (2003-2005)
Ukuqoshwa kokuqala kwe-Holy Roller Novocaine kukhishwe ngoFebhuwari 18, 2003. Khona-ke uJared wayeneminyaka engu-16 kuphela ubudala, futhi wayengakafundi ukudlala isiginci se-bass.
Ngokukhishwa kwe-Holy Roller Novocaine, iqembu lajabulela ukuthandwa okukhulu ngaphambi kokukhululwa kwe-Youth and Young Manhood. Ithole isilinganiso senkanyezi engu-4/5 kumagazini i-Rolling Stone.
Izingoma ezine kweziyisihlanu kamuva zakhululwa ku-Youth and Young Manhood. Kodwa-ke, izinguqulo ze-Wasted Time ne-California Waiting zihlukile. Eyokuqala yayine-riff eqinile nesitayela sephimbo esihlukile kunengoma Yentsha Nensizwa. Eyokugcina yaqoshwa ngokuphuthuma ukuqeda yonke into ngokushesha okukhulu.
I-albhamu encane ibiqukethe i-B-side Wicker Chair ngenkathi iculo lika-Andrea likhishwa ngaphambi kokuthi likhishwe. Izingoma ezikhishwe njenge-EP zibhalwe no-Angelo Petraglia okhiqize izingoma ezingashadile.
I-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo yeqembu
I-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo yeqembu ethi Youth and Young Manhood yakhululwa e-UK ngoJulayi 2003. Futhi nase-USA ngo-August wonyaka ofanayo.
I-albhamu iqoshwe phakathi kwe-Sound City Studios (Los Angeles) ne-Shangri-La Studios (Malibu) no-Ethan Jones (indodana yomdidiyeli uGlyn Jones). Ithole isaziso esibucayi ezweni kodwa yaba ngundabamlonyeni e-UK nase-Ireland. Umagazini we-NME umemezele ukuthi "enye yama-albhamu ahamba phambili eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule".
Ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu, i-Kings of Leon yavakashela amaqembu e-rock i-The Strokes ne-U2.
I-albhamu yesibili ka-Aha Shake ethi Heartbreak yakhululwa e-UK ngo-Okthoba 2004. Futhi e-United States ngoFebhuwari 2005. Isekelwe edwaleni legalaji eliseningizimu ye-albhamu yokuqala. Ukuhlanganiswa kwandise izethameli zeqembu zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe. I-albhamu iphinde yakhiqizwa u-Angelo Petraglia no-Ethan Jones.
I-Bucket, I-Four Kicks ne-King of Rodeo zikhishwe njengezingashadile. I-Bucket ifike kwabangama-20 abahamba phambili e-UK. UTaper Jean Girl naye wasetshenziswa efilimini ethi Disturbia (2007) kanye nefilimu iCloverfield (2008).
Ibhendi yathola imiklomelo ku-Elvis Costello. Uphinde wahlangana noBob Dylan noPearl Jam ngo-2005 nango-2006.
Amakhosi kaLeon: Ngenxa Yezikhathi (2006-2007)
NgoMashi 2006, iKings of Leon yabuyela estudiyo nabakhiqizi u-Angelo Petraglia no-Ethan Johns. Baqhubeka nokusebenza nge-albhamu yesithathu. Umshayi wesiginci uMatthew utshele i-NME, "Ndoda, sihlezi eculweni lezingoma njengamanje futhi singathanda ukuthi umhlaba uzizwe."
Icwecwe lesithathu laleli qembu elithi Because of the Times likhuluma ngengqungquthela yabefundisi begama elifanayo. Kwenzeka eSontweni LikaMoya Lase-Alexandria (eLouisiana), abazalwane ababevame ukulivakashela.
I-albhamu ibonise inguquko evela emsebenzini wangaphambilini we-Kings of Leon. Inomsindo ogqame kakhudlwana futhi ocace kakhudlwana.
I-albhamu ikhishwe ngo-2 Ephreli 2007 e-UK. Ngemva kosuku, ingoma eyodwa ethi On Call yakhululwa e-United States, eyaduma e-UK nase-Ireland.
Iqale kunombolo 1 e-UK nase-Ireland. Futhi ungene kumashadi aseYurophu ngenombolo 25. Cishe amakhophi angu-70 athengiswe ngeviki lokuqala lokukhishwa. I-NME ithe i-albhamu "yenza i-Kings of Leon elinye lamaqembu aseMelika aziwa kakhulu esikhathini sethu".
U-Dave Hood (Artrocker) unikeze i-albhamu inkanyezi eyodwa kweziyisihlanu, wathola ukuthi: "Ukuhlolwa kwe-Kings of Leon, funda futhi ulahleke kancane."
Yize bekunedumela elixubile, i-albhamu iholele ekutheni kuqhamuke izingoma ezingashadile e-Europe, okubalwa kuzo iCharmer neFans. Kanye neKnocked Up and My Party.
Kuphela Ngobusuku (2008-2009)
Ngo-2008, leli qembu laqopha i-albhamu yalo yesine, ethi Kuphela Ngobusuku. Ngokushesha yangena eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK enombolweni 1 futhi yahlala lapho elinye isonto.
Kuphela By The Night efakwe kumaseshini amasonto amabili njengenhlanganisela yase-UK No. 1 ngo-2009. E-United States, i-albhamu yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kunombolo 5 kumashadi e-Billboard. Umagazini we-Q oqanjwe Kuphela Ngobusuku "I-albhamu Yonyaka" ngo-2008.
Ukusabela ku-albhamu kuxutshwe e-United States. I-Spin, Rolling Stone kanye ne-All Music Guide zilinganisele i-albhamu kahle kakhulu. Ngenkathi i-Pitchfork Media inikeze i-albhamu ukulingana okubonakalayo kwenkanyezi engu-2.
I-Sex on Fire bekungeyokuqala ekhishwe ukulanda e-UK ngomhlaka-8 Septhemba. Leli culo libe ngeliphumelela kakhulu emlandweni. Kusukela ethathe isikhundla sokuqala e-UK nase-Ireland. Bekuyingoma yokuqala ukushaya inombolo 1 eshadini le-Billboard Hot Modern Rock.
Eyesibili engashadile, ethi Use Somebody (2008), yazuza impumelelo yeshadi lomhlaba wonke. Ifinyelele kunombolo 2 ku-UK Singles Chart. Iphinde yafinyelela ezikhundleni eziphezulu zeshadi eziyi-10 e-Australia, e-Ireland, eNew York nase-United States.
Ngenxa yengoma ethi Sex on Fire, iqembu lithole indondo yeGrammy emcimbini wama-51 (Staples Center, eLos Angeles) ngo-2009. Abaculi bawine indondo ye-Best International Group kanye ne-Best International Album kuma-Brit Awards ngo-2009. Baphinde bacula ingoma ethi Use Somebody live.
Ibhendi yacula ngoMashi 14, 2009 e-Sound Relief ngekhonsathi yokuhlomula ngenxa yomlilo wequbula. Ingoma ethi Crawl evela ku-albhamu ikhishwe njengedawunilodi yamahhala kuwebhusayithi yeqembu. Kuphela By The Night eyagunyazwa iplatinamu e-US yi-RIAA ngokuthengiswa kwamakhophi ayisigidi esi-1 ngaphansi konyaka ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo.
Amaphrojekthi wesikhathi esizayo (2009-2011)
Ibhendi imemezele ukukhishwa kwe-DVD ebukhoma ngoNovemba 10, 2009 kanye ne-albhamu ye-remix. I-DVD yaqoshwa e-O2 Arena yaseLondon ngoJulayi 2009.
Ngo-Okthoba 17, 2009, ngobusuku bombukiso wokugcina wohambo lwaseMelika eNashville, Tennessee, uNathan Fallill wabhala ekhasini lakhe lomuntu siqu le-Twitter: “Manje isikhathi sokuqala ukwakha isahluko somculo esilandelayo ku-The Kings of Leon. Siyabonga futhi kuwo wonke umuntu!"
I-albhamu yesithupha yeqembu i-Mechanical Bull ikhishwe ngoSepthemba 24, 2013. Ingoma yokuqala ye-albhamu, iSupersoaker, ikhishwe ngoJulayi 17, 2013.
Ngo-Okthoba 14, 2016, ibhendi yakhipha i-albhamu yabo yesi-7, iWalls, ngamarekhodi eRCA. Ifinyelele kunombolo 1 ku-Billboard 200. Eyokuqala ekhishwe ku-albhamu ethi Waste a Moment.
Manje iqembu libhala izingoma ezimangalisayo, lihlela izinkambo futhi lijabulisa abalandeli balo nakakhulu.
Kings of Leon ngo-2021
Ekuqaleni kukaMashi 2021, kwethulwa i-albhamu entsha yesitudiyo Lapho Uzibona. Lesi isitudiyo se-8 se-LP esikhiqizwe ngu-Markus Dravs.
Abaculi bakwazile ukwabelana nabo ngokuthi leli yirekhodi lomuntu siqu kunawo wonke isikhathi sokuba khona kweqembu. Futhi abalandeli baphinde baqaphela ukuthi izinsimbi eziningi zakudala zizwakala kumathrekhi.
