Kings of Leon "Come Around Sundown"

This can be one of those bands accused of selling out, but I think of it as the guys moving on to a larger kingdom; especially after the two super-hits off their last record. I didn't really become a fan until their third record, which just blew me away because it was much better than I thought, and then I listened to the first two records and saw the change, but the change was more in influence and scope of the sound. The last record was still them but with bigger ambitions in mind; maybe being kings of modern mainstream rock. Let's just say if this was "The End" of this record it can be said that it was one that "I can't believe I didn't pay attention." The next song is"'Radioactive!" It mutated their sound into something between a more rocking, yet still pop-oriented to some extent; just listen to that riff and the percussion. A flame that once burned inside the protagonist's heart, still burns and yearns for his love; who seems to want to leave him. The pain has had him question whether that fire will escape his heart and run ablaze outside his mortal shell as he becomes a "Pyro." The song's title is misleading, it's not intense in sound, but in feeling. Maybe the song is about "Mary" which is a real good old-fashioned rock song with some added atmosphere; almost like what U2 did when they made Rattle and Hum that took inspiration of music before their journey began.  The sixth track is a nice balance between a slow timed beat, and a riff that is slightly quicker that hangs out with piano and touches of bass; overall another song that should be a hit, and give them name "The Immortals." You can always move, but you cannot remove your roots, and in this song the boys move "Back Down South" as Followill alters his voice ever so slightly to sound a little more twangy; it matches the good old-fashioned country sound in what sounds like it was recorded at a family gathering. The next song has a quicker tempo, and sounds like it has punky percussion and a nice groove; this would make a phenomenal single and an interesting situation hearing it on the radio knowing who it is as you listen to it by the "Beach Side." I hear the sex on fire, but if you have "No Money" I guess you cannot experience it! That wouldn't be a total loss, it's overrated anyway. "Pony Up" is another one of those real nice rockers that returns the band to their earlier records, which can be ridden in celebration of this girl's "Birthday" which will be followed by something I'm not sure of, but I hope it's fun because this song is. An ode to "Mi Amigo" sounds like a great idea, but the person that is referred to in this song has no idea who I am, so they are not really mine, and from the lyrics I'm not sure if that person is his friend either. If only that ever-so-special person can realize that their current mate is an a--, and the right person is standing right beside them, not waiting in the "Pickup Truck." The record is basically finished, so that means it is time for a "Celebration." No, this was a GOOD experience listening to this record, I'm just saying. Every record they have at least one song that stands out, not because it is better than anything else on the record, but because it's different, and this is it; the vocal distortion has me wonder if the title to this one should have been called radioactive. The bonus tracks include a "remix" of  the album's first single, and a remix of one of my favorites from the last record; come a little closer and I will tell you what song it is.Sometimes remixes just ruin the song, but this remix does the original justice. Some of my favorites: The End, Mary, The Face, The Immortals, Back Down South, Beach Side, Pony Up, Birthday, Celebration, and Closer (Presets Remix).