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New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
John Aizlewood's rating
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Description: The hairy garage-rockers play tracks from their latest album, Because Of The Times.
On call: Kings of Leon have taken a step in the right direction
Their homeland spurns their take on southern rock but Tennessee’s three Followill brothers and their cousin are becoming British stars. They headlined Friday night at Glastonbury, last night they filled Brixton Academy to discomfort and before Christmas, they will play two arena dates.
Last year’s Wembley show suggested their great leap forwards had come too quickly and for all their musicality and moments of genuine wonder they still have work to do. The sound was awful; their subtlety mostly lost and the few words Caleb Followill muttered between songs were as incomprehensible as King Of The Hill’s Boomhauer. Moreover, for all that each song was greeted by the beery audience as a long-lost brother, the Kings’ inability to connect to the adoration meant this was more a recital than a show.
At times they were as Seventies as the lava lamp backdrop that flickered occasionally behind them and, during Crawl it was as if Lynyrd Skynyrd had been reincarnated. Elsewhere there were nods to Neil Young, The Grateful Dead and Tom Petty and if you listened hard enough, you’d hear echoes of Matlock’s Gomez.
Indeed, for ones so immersed in heaviness, Kings Of Leon were surprisingly understated and light on their feet. Their best song, Fans, retained most of its beguiling delicacy, Pistol Of Fire was almost funky and California Waiting rejoiced in its punky majesty. If only the Followills knew what to do with their gifts...
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Honestly . . . . .the best band EVER to see live they were awesome every song sung PERFECTLY and with more passion than any other band ever !!! Even U2 and I am there biggest fan EVER !!
- Phil Allen, Leamington Spa
John....did you actually go to the gig or read the set list and then write the review?
The didn't play Pistols Of Fire, and if you thought they looked tired and didn't connect with the audience, I think you may need to get a new job.
I'm not there biggest fan, but they rocked, and Crawl was actually amazing....I'm converted to the Kings based on this gig!
- Ed, London UK
John - they didn't play Pistol of Fire - it was cut from the set while they were on stage.
You saying that a song that wasn't played was 'almost funky' indicates to me that you weren't really paying attention (or perhaps even there!) but given that I wholeheartedly disagree with your review this does not surprise me!
- Fleur Neale, London, UK
