Needles & Grooves

KOL 1-3 are really good, with diminishing returns. They definitely sold out with Sex On Fire, and I feel that hard turn into the mainstream tarnished the legacy of their earlier accomplishments.

They had a bit of an Imagine Dragons effect there for a bit. Just a very generic rock band that seemed to pop up everywhere you turned (commercials, televised performances, radio, etc). Seems they've been out of the limelight for a few years now which is always good for a reset. I agree though that their first 3 albums are solid, but nothing I'm gonna revisit to try and peel back additional layers.

They might just be the antithesis of, say, an Arcade Fire.

That person just needs to ignite their love life. Then the sex will be on fire and whatnot.

I actually liked the Mechanical Bull album

I was at a wedding where Use Somebody was the first dance. Didn't feel appropriate.

KoL just got a bit boring when they decided to become a stadium band. They were never hugely exciting before that, but they just turned into U2-lite beige-ness...

The only album I ever really listen to is "Aha Shake Heartbreak", which is really good.

My introduction to them was "Use Somebody " and that's one of my least favorite songs of all time so I had no reason to look into them lol

They’re one of those bands that completely existed in a blind spot for me. Like completely unfamiliar. I took a flyer when their box came up for like $15 in the old Deal Thread. It was super weird to see all these people with really strong feelings when I had no clue who they even were.

Their first 2 albums are exceptional. Beyond that....well....Their first 2 albums are exceptional.

I would say “Use Somebody” was about perfect.

They went from the “The Southern Strokes” to U2 wannabe’s lightening fast.

Yeah they started off making fun, more interesting sounding music than what they make now. It just sounds so bland now. But those first 3 albums are some great 2000s rock

Whenever someone tries to do a U2 they become shit. Including U2

Seriously though the first album was good and the second really good. They went rapidly downhill about three songs into their third.