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Ahead of the Lions by Living Things
Ahead of the Lions is an album by Living Things, released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bom Bom Bom”, on 16 lists with a best position of #38.
Ahead of the Lions, from St. Louis punks Living Things, came out on Jive on October 4, 2005, and it was made about as close to home as a record can get: in the Berlin Family Basement in their hometown in February 2005, with Steve Albini recording and the band producing alongside Lij Shaw. Some of the songs reach all the way back to the members' childhoods.
The Berlin brothers keep it raw and bristling. The guitars snarl, the drums hit like someone kicking a furnace, and Lillian Berlin hollers over the top like a street-corner agitator with a bullhorn. "Bom Bom Bom" was the first single, a stomping, chant-along rabble-rouser that found a second life soundtracking a Cingular commercial for an iTunes-ready phone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ahead of the Lions on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bom Bom Bom | 16 | #38 | – | 2005–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.