Posted by: Kirk in music, kingsofleon, gluestore on
Feb 02, 2010
With the noughties officially over it’s time for journalists of all shapes and persuasions to compile lists. You know the type of thing: best movies, best TV shows, best dressed celebrity pets etc. Rhaposdy.com recently weighed in with their list of the best 100 albums of the last ten years. Like any bestie list it’s purely subjective and will incite hand-wringing and righteous anger among music fans. I was sure the Kings Of Leon would rank highly but was curious which of their four albums would reign supreme. I began with the top ten selections and scanned downwards with an increasingly morbid fascination. I passed Norah Jones (16), Justin Timberlake (18) and still no Kings. Down I went, past the Dixie Chicks (45), countless forgettable hip hop acts, pop divas, Canadian Indie bands and – are you kidding me – Keith Urban (83)! Christine Aguilera’s Back To Basics closes the list at 100. The Kings don’t rate a single mention. I felt like blogging a snarky comment on the site but thankfully an army of music fans had beaten me to the post. Why the oversight Rhapsody? Is it the southern accents?
Hello and welcome to Buzz, Glue Store’s guide to the sweet things in life. No doubt you have urgent sartorial matters on your mind but let’s not rush this online relationship. Before you shoot off to admire One Teaspoon’s “Cowboys, Indians and Eskimos” inspired winter range or to squeeze your virtual toosh into Levi’s latest cigarette thin denim why not limber up with some flash points from the world of culture. Let’s start by acknowledging that the always well-dressed Kings of Leon (Tennessee brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared, and cousin Mathew)
are the hottest band in the universe right now. Can we agree on that?
