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Kings Of Leon Can't Understand What Glasvegas Are Singing

But they like them...

November 10, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by Carsten Windhorst
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Kings of Leon star Jared Followill has revealed that he is a big fan of Glasvegas – but says he finds it hard to understand what the Scottish band are singing.

In an interview with the New York Times, Followill called the group, whose self-titled debut album topped the charts earlier this year, “incredible”.

"They look like a band you stumble into in Nashville; they're playing rockabilly music, not like run-of-the-mill rock stars," he said.

“It reminds me of music we listened to when we were growing up, oldies like Tommy James And The Shondells.

“[Their album] has a beautiful old sound, the way they use so much reverb on the vocals and guitars.”

He added: "I can't always understand what he's [singer, James Allan] saying but the music they put behind it makes it really relevant. Somehow it makes sense."

Glasvegas played a special show at London's Union Chapel over the weekend as part of the Mencap Little Noise Sessions.

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  • I've lost all respect for KOL if they think Glasvegas are actually good! What a joke band...and that goes for both!

    ~ by Bob 11/10/2008 Report

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  • I never had ant respect for KOL to begin with

    ~ by Murphy 11/10/2008 Report

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  • the album didn't top the chart anywhere did it? #2 in UK

    ~ by chockablock 11/11/2008 Report

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  • **** both of you they're great

    ~ by kevan 5/24/2009 Report

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