Papa Pervo will be very disappointed with me not 10/10ing it (he absolutely loves the Killers) but itâs the definition of a 6 isnât it? Itâs fine, itâs ok, itâs not much more than that
Just realised itâs one of those albums where I can hear a song and think âthis is a well written and constructed song - I hate it.â
Itâs ok. 6/10. Mr Brightside is a big 0 though, canât fucking stand it.
Bought the album at the time after hearing Jenny⌠which seemed to be a pretty decent Smiths ripoff to me. But the rest of the album did absolutely nothing for me, and I soon got bored with Jenny as well.
I am so fucking bored with Mr Brightside. Itâs not that itâs a bad song as such (but hardly a great one either), but I have just heard it so many bloody times. A lot of people seem to have personal connections to the song, but I think elevates it, but because I donât I canât stand it.
Umm⌠2 maybe?
Wall-to-wall bangers on the opening half of Hot Fuss. Indie disco paradise.
Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is also one of the most ridiculous songs ever recorded.
8/10 because there is some forgettable pap towards the end but my word the BANGERS
Iâve got a soft spot for The Killers. Everything Will Be Alright is a snooze and Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll so shit I almost find it charming. Theyâre the only real stinkers though, I like Natalie and Midnight Show of the back stretch and everything else is great fun, stuffed with hits. Thereâs a sleazy, sinister aspect that creeps in at times thatâs quite interesting. Iâve not listened to it in years but did loads when it came out.
Iâm a rubbish detective because I noted the clues of what was coming next in the Rounds thread and was expecting Anthrax.
everything they did after this album is absolutely terrible but this album still stands up relatively well imo, surprisingly.
i remember being very excited about them in 2004, especially as it was shortly before they really took off. i did get a bit fed up with them once they became inescapable though
Yeah can fully understand that if you donât have that connection then Mr Brightside would be massively annoying with how overplayed it is. Think a lot of people who maybe never heard it fresh just default to âitâs rubbishâ because itâs too popular but itâs such a hit of energy.
The American version of it is better as it drops Glamorous Indie in favour of Change Your Mind.
Theyâre bonkers for not having included Under The Gun on it though. Its their best song imo.
Reckon itâs probably an 8, and a decent chunk of that is probably down to nostalgia. Itâs got some crackers but patchy and filler in hindsight. And if youâre listening to the UK version Glamorous Indie is a turd, somehow made worse by a major label band espousing their love of indie in a tongue in cheek way? Rank!
Samâs Town is the better album
Samâs town has some really good tunes on it listening back to it after the initial disappointment but yeah anything post that just didnât do anything for me
Oh and I met them in Dublin when they toured this album.
Brandon Flowers and Ronnie - Very friendly and upbeat.
The other two lads - grumpy bawbags.
Samâs Town is their Pinkerton
Different but as good if not better.
And then nothing was released by them after that.
Yeah fully agree Change Your Mind and Under The Gun are both great and donât understand how they went for Glamorous.
Iâm really coming across as a really big Killers fan here haha Iâm really not! Just have such a great memory of Hot Fuss
i was never interested in them going Springsteen whatsoever so i always hated it
Their version of âWhy Donât You Find Out For Yourselfâ from the Hot Fuss b-sides was great too.
maybe thatâs why theyâve fucked off
Oh I thought the guitarist had, didnât know the bass player had too.
Real bad attitude with the fans tbh.
Brandon and Ronnie were great lads tbf
The Mr Brightside (Jacques Lu Contâs Remix) is such a good summer tune as wellâŚhave i gone too far?
bass player stopped touring with them ages ago now but i think he still plays in the studio
guitarist followed suit a while later but i donât think he bothered contributing to the last album either