Hangin' Out In 100b

I can’t believe how long it’s been since I listened to this album. Although “Four Kicks” (off Aha Shake Heartbreak ) is really my favorite Kings Of Leon song, there’s not much that can compete with Youth & Young Manhood taken as a whole album. A little like Creedence Clearwater Revival but with thick layers of sleaze on top, Youth & Young Manhood tells stories about wayward daughters, whores, transvestites, murder and violence, seedy encounters, and shady preachers.

I remember being totally blown away when I first heard it. I took it and my old-school discman to the Tamboosh the very next day and made her listen to it on my headphones while we waited for our lunch to be served. A few months later, I actually got a pang of sadness when I saw it in on display in a record store – I knew it was insane, but for a split second I was actually disappointed that I couldn’t buy it again and hear it all fresh and new. Listening to it again this week for the first time in, I don’t know, maybe over a year, gave me a little taste of that first-listen thrill all over again.

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