It Was the Best of Times It Was the Best of Times It Was the Best of Times is the third live album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1999. The album title makes use of the opening line from "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. "It Was the Best of Times" was recorded in September 1997 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK during the "It's About Time" tour (set up in support of the "Some Things Never Change" studio album). The band includes vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart performing songs originally sung by Roger Hodgson. Supertramp are also augmented by
Because of the Times Top 50 Albums of 2007. "NME" said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times" and "Entertainment Weekly" called "Because of the Times" "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date." Another reviewer described "Because of the Times" as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural." However, some critics found the album inferior to the band's previous efforts. Dave Hood of Artrocker gave the