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Has a few hits, but the album overall is a dud. A lot of Pop Rock albums from the 2000s suffer from this, actually.
Ставлю авансом 2. То, насколько я не люблю такую музыку, не описать словами. Она была повсюду во времена, когда мне хотелось слышать что-то более мелодичное, разнообразное, но по радио и телевизору транслировался нескончаемый поток музыки от подобных групп. Она вроде и ладная, и местами мелодичная, но я на физическом уровне не принимаю подобный звук. Какая-то музыка для титров американского сериала про старшеклассников, ей богу. Бесит, слов нет.
2 good songs and a bunch of junk
no es algo que me pondria a escuchar la voz se me hace exagerada
Inneholder en av historiens mest irriterende sanger. Det blir NEJ
When I heard the first song I thought I had found one of my favorite albums... But then I had the impression of listening to the same song over and over. I got completely bored by the end of it. Also, are we going to talk about how problematic the lyrics of some songs are?
I think it must be impossible not to be aware of tracks 2-5 on this album, as ubiquitous as they were at the time and largely still are. Unfortunately that did little for me; I threw The Killers into the same pool as the rest of the indie landfill of the time. I’ll admit that they’re better than that and can write a catchy tune but although they may have crawled out of that pit in the subsequent years, i still find them a little on the vapid side. The album is also spectacularly front -loaded with the back side being very forgettable. I get why people like them, it’s just not for me.
If Mr. Brightside isn't on this album, does it make the 1001 list at all?
I try to keep an open mind and face my persona biases. As soon as I opened the link today and was faced with The Killers, I had an immediate ick. I’ve never liked any of their singles. All of which were overplayed in the clubs I hit up during my 20s. These tracks ended up in Guitar Hero. I was forced to play through them to level up. Despite confronting those biases, I’ve come to the conclusion that I still don’t like The Killers and I didn’t need to listen to this record before I died. 2/5 Please never play Mr Brightside within my earshot
Kind of the corniest guy ever. Somebody told me and mr brightside are acc good tho
Kills me to say this but I really did not enjoy the album.
barely ok album, but the ironic thing is that the most popular "mr. brightside" is my most hated one. other songs like "smile like you mean it", "somebody told me", "andy, you're a star" are good, others are a bit boring. also the singer's voice gets annoying really quick. 2
11/02/2026 *1. jenny was a friend of mine - liking all the electronic noises at the start. bassline is really nice. like the chorus. 2. mr. brightside - obviously know this one. going into it, it's overplayed and just alright. similar to how i feel about seven nation army. bit too emo/indie/very 2000s and it's now a bit dated and overplayed.... the kindof song that would play in a car advert. 3. smile like you mean it - all of these songs sound alright, but are just indie pop-rock in the worst way possible... good background music and the instruments are well played, but it's just lacking something. not mad on the lyrics either. 4. somebody told me - also know this one. it's alright. *5. all these things that i've done - quieter... more eerie... he's started singing again.... it's not bad, just bland. reminds me of that keane song in the m&s christmas advert years ago. not massive on the chanting bit, but the rest of it sounds nice. 6. andy, you're a star - remember listening to this one at some point as a kid, but cannot remember what it sounds like at all. alright. not much to say about this album. like the synths. 7. on top - what is this intro. all of these songs are melding into each other. lyrics are getting more obviously annoying. 8. change your mind - every indie band in the last ten years sounds like this song. not a fan. it's alright i guess. definitely listenable, but so bland. 9. believe me natalie - like the drums at the start. all the songs sound the same and it's not really my thing lol. 10. midnight show - lyrics are a bit weird.... *11. everything will be alright - liking the descending intro.... more spacey... still wouldn't consciously listen to this, but enjoying it more than any of the other songs (except maybe the first). four minutes in and it's going on a bit now. 12. glamorous indie rock & roll - not looking forward to this one from the title. i do not need indie rock and roll. bassline is nice. liking the guitar in the chorus more than the rest of the album. very glad this is over. 2000s indie pop-rock is not for me and the killers is no exception! sounded alright, but sooooooooo mind-numbingly bland that i wouldn't choose to listen to any of these songs again. no nostalgia for this. begging for a properly good album tomorrow.........
mr brightside is so wedding/karaoke coded for me. still the best song on the album
it was a decent palate cleanser, but i genuinely had to force myself through this. im just not a fan when rock music has those "because tonight will be the night that i will fall for you" vocals. 4/10, decent but will not listen again.
Synth, post punk, and new wave. I don't think I need to say anything more to justify the rating.
Rock, 2004 -> 2
Not a big fan
Good so far. I’ve realized I’ve heard some of these songs before🙃 ⭐️⭐️ /5
⭐⭐ Hitsen Mr.Brightside och Somebody told me är spår som jag kan uppskatta men annars känns det mest mhee. Produktionen stör jag mig på. Känns platt, kantigt och odynamisk. Det plus sången som är ganska "pikig" gör att soundet "obekvämt".
Meh.
Meh
i meeaaaan la primer parte es MUY BUENA pero la segunda…… mamita….
I was surprised by how many songs on here I’d heard previously without being aware. It’s good for what it is, but ultimately it’s all pretty bland and middle-of-the-road.
Ok
These are classics of the 2000s, good delivery, great guitars riffs, but so cheesy overall. The sound is so compressed it fails to stick with me.
A group of lads in Wrangler straight-cut jeans, brown leather shoes and white checked shirts, tucked in, with too many of the top buttons opened, jumping around the dancefloor of a soulless nightclub, sloshing their pints of cider and Heineken around the place. That's the image you get when you hear Mr. Brightside or Somebody Told Me. Absolute rubbish. It's mundane, over-produced swill that is presenting itself as some sort of artistic masterpiece. "Somebody told me you had a boyfriend / Who looked like a girlfriend / That I had in February of last year / It's not confidential, I've got potential / A rushing, rushing around." Move over Bob Dylan, give Brandon Flowers that Nobel Prize for literature. The songs on paper shouldn't elicit such intense feelings of hatred in me. If anything, they should mean very little to me, because the whole album, and the whole discography of The Killers is mundane, beige and uninteresting. But, there's just something about the sound that they create that causes me to grind my teeth to the point of causing dental damage. And posing as some sort of "high art" is the part that really makes my blood boil. And I haven't even gotten to the "profound" outro of All These Things that I've Done: "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier". As Bill Bailey pointed out, on the surface it sounds alright. But then you analyse it and realise it's meaningless rubbish. It's as profound as saying "I've got ham, but I'm not a hamster".
Not good
Now I've listened to this
First half decent but probably not something I will come back to.
This truly is premium white people music. This is what people listen to when they think they have an ounce of taste while in reality it is simply the most over said tired expression of postpunk in the 2000 this emo kid thought he had something to say the suburban hell that he had grown up and has overtaken his brain cell to think that he has something to add to the world, but in reality all he has to add his commercial hits with some seven of a meaning, and without those three peak moments in this album, the rest of it was a complete slog that I couldn’t wait for it to be over it was honestly incredibly boring outside of very few particular moments. I sound like I hated this, but the hits are so massive that it’s hard to ignore. It almost makes me more frustrated because so much of this album is completely mediocre and sounds exactly the same. They end up resting themselves multiple times over this album. This could’ve been an email.
I have nothing against this album, but can’t say it did much for me.
It is the soundtrack to the PE department at a staff do. The production of the songs is a big issue for me - there is far too much going on and this means that when they want to change gear it doesn’t really go anywhere. The only song I actually like by the Killers (not on this album) is ‘When You Were Young’, which gets this right. I am not particularly bothered about lyrics but it does lose a star for the line ‘I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier’. I wouldn’t expect that tripe from a 10 year old trying to write something thoughtful.
I was always a little miffed that the killers blew up like they did. The songwriting isn’t particularly strong at any point in the album, and I include ‘mr brightside’ in it as, to me, the song is about absolutely nothing, yet has remained ubiquitous despite it. ‘I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier’ is the kind of lyric that might seem deep when you’re 15 but has zero depth to it as far as I can see. Flowers’ vocals also must have been tuned in post or comped to buggery as his singing (at least whenever I’ve heard them perform live) has been crap.
1001 albums to fall asleep to before you die aka pretty boring Listened 12/4/25
𝘏𝘰𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘴𝘴 delivers the breakout single 𝘔𝘳. 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, a track that deserves its status thanks to its driving momentum and instantly memorable hook. But beyond that highlight, the album leans heavily on familiar post-punk revival tropes — glossy synths, echoing guitars, and dramatic vocal delivery — without pushing the formula into particularly new territory. The songs are polished and catchy enough, yet they feel more like variations on sounds already established by earlier indie and new wave acts rather than something distinct or groundbreaking. The result is a record that has one undeniable anthem but struggles to stand out as a whole.
Had a few good tracks, though in general it is not something for me
Besides the hit songs, I really did not enjoy this album. “Mr. Brightside”, “Somebody Told Me”, and “All The Things That I’ve Done” are excellent songs. All the other songs made me feel like I was listening to an awful musical.
The first 4 songs are good, of which Mr. Brightside is amazing. Then it goes downhill.
Fort for mye
I once went to a country concert and I was pretty miserable the whole time. About halfway through, the band started playing Mr. Brightside and I was so annoyed that I left and ended up sneaking into a neighboring Danny Brown concert where I had the time of my life. I can at least appreciate The Killers for inspiring me to walk out of that first concert.
Yawn
Arctic Strokes Killer Monkeys.
Just about as basic as you can get. Very much lowest common denominator rock. 1.5/5.0: Bad
not for me
I remember thinking this record was dull when it came out and man, I wasn’t wrong. Outside of the singles is just warmed over pop music.
No question their best album and one of the best debut albums. I heard most of the album was recorded using sm57 mics. That being said, after the first 5 songs it starts to feel like filler. It’s their best album, but it’s not that great compared to other bands.
There are only a couple of noteworthy songs on here outside the Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me. Jenny and Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll are good, but the bassline seems like a rip off of The Smiths. 5/10
Loved this in high school.
Many many people have articulated my two rating thoughts and the reasons for it much better than I could. Couple bangers, but like someone said, saps the energy out of me.
Not sure what this is doing in a list of the greatest albums. It's pretty mediocre indie rock.
did not really enjoy the second half of the album, after all the nostalgia wore off.
First few songs were good. Then it was as if they fed The Strokes through a late-stage-capitalism-Karen filter (44/100)
Maso
Forgettable
La primera canción está muy bien. Las otras trece que vuelven a ser la misma ya cansa. No sé, creo que estoy mayor para estas cosas. Ni un descanso, ni un puente, ni un cambio de tonalidad sorprendente, ni un segundo de respiro a los oídos... Ni un solo de guitarra. Es una cosa muy pesada. Parece sonido de una fábrica.
Somebody Told Me
Mr. Brightside, the official white people anthem. The only reason I bump it to a 2.
Dok slušam ovaj album, beskućnik sa zvučnikom u Ubahnu, kojeg je vjerojatno ukrao, repa i to mi zvuči bolje od ovog. Mr. Brightside vraća u teenage dirtbag razdoblje, to moram priznati. 2/5, 3/10
Out of all the bands of this era there is something about The Killers that I just don’t like. I tried to listen again with an open mind but they don’t do anything for me. Maybe live would be better…
I don't really care for sob rock
More like hot piss. Music made for radio.
Its a noe from may dahling Nota: 2.5
I have heard this album or version of this several times and from plenty of bands. Polished, goodish, somehow enjoyable and won't make a long lasting memories. Still I somehow like it debating with my self is this 2 or three star album.
It's the "Somebody told me" band! I've always found them vaguely annoying, and now I think I know why: they're sort of brit sounding, in a bit of Suede vein, but they're actually more dance music than anything else. They're teasing proper lad culture vibes, but then slap us in the face with Sophie Ellis-Bextoresque dance grooves, but they're too Gallagher in their riffing to pull that off either. Wha'n massif fokin' fiddle innit!
Incredibly boring 🥱 In case you’re wondering how boring, I asked ChatGPT and here are the best answers: 1️⃣ This album is so boring it makes elevator music sound like a mosh pit. 2️⃣This album is so boring it should come in a box set with a complimentary pillow and blanket. 3️⃣This album is so boring I had to check my pulse after every other song just to make sure I wasn’t comatose yet. All true btw
The most disappointing thing about this album is that “The Fillers” joke has been made too many times already. Such a front loaded album that I think they must have known what they were doing. Also the mixing and production on this really annoys me. The vocals and drums sound awful to me.
I once accidentally saw the Killers live when they appeared unannounced for a ‘secret set’ on a smaller stage at Glastonbury They played the first 5 songs from this album. Everyone danced and sang along. Then they fucked off. I wish they did the same in the studio because the second half of this album is absolute shite.
I am a big fat hater of the Killers so went into this fully expecting to be irritated by it. Immediately annoyed by Mr Brightside but then Smile Like You Mean It came on so I couldn’t help myself and started singing along. When that ended I was quickly bombarded by the next two tracks which brought me back to being a preteen and I couldn’t figure out if I enjoyed that or not. However immediately after they were done, I was back to being a hater and thinking about how much Brendan Flowers vocals make me want to tear my hair out because all the songs sound the saaaaaaaaame. I did save Smile Like You Mean It, but man, the Killers is such a lame band.
Really tiring, but I can't deny how good Mr Brightside is
I was deep into jazz and my own CDs and MP3s during this era. I remember a single from this album on the radio and maybe on TV. I’m enjoying giving it a listen and reading the emotional cues of its time. “All These Things That I’ve Done” is a standout single I had forgotten about. I do feel the tone rarely varies. The album description mentions Duran Duran, but Duran Duran had variance in their music. This is more one-dimensional in the expression of the band’s capabilities.
Ouais, c’est une époque et à part les deux gros hit c’est un peu barbant
Musiikki juuri sellaista joka sopii jonkun EA sportsin nhl:n valikkomusaksi tai Smarketissa taustalle. Ei herätä mitään tunteita eli ei myöskään loukkaa ketään. Valitettavasti pisteitä tulee yhtä paljon kuin Napalm deathille, tosin eri syistä.
Periaatteessa ihan hyvän kuuloista, mutta ei kuitenkaan tempaise millään tavalla mukaansa, pois lukien Somebody Told Me.
Tuli vanhoja muistoja mieleen. Olihan tää kovaa joskus. Joskus tää toimi, mut nyt ei kyl enää toiminut.
Ymmärrän kyllä miksi tämä on laitettu listalle levyistä joita pitäs kuunnella ennen kuin siirtyy ajasta ikuisuuteen. Levy nimittäin toimii ihan hyvänä ajankuvana, vaikka ei nyt varsinaisesti mitään uutta ja ihmeellistä esittele. Albumilla on tämän lisäksi muutama iso hitti, jotka raikaavat edelleen ratiossa ja erilaisissa tapahtumissa. Tykkään itsekin muutamasta rieskan biisistä, mutta yleisesti ottaen levy kuulostaa kamalalta. Noin näihin aikoihin keksittiin pop-musiikissa, että kaikki soittimet pitää tuutata täysillä narulle, jotta tsipaleet saadaan ”soimaan kunnolla” kaikista mahdollisista peltipurkkikajareista ja markan nappikuulokkeista. Tuotantotapa korostuu Hot Fussin kohdalla ja saa yrjöt kurkkuun itsellä, joten en tätä kyllä kauhean mielelläni kuuntele. Laulukin on uitettu jonkun häröfiltterin läpi, joten sekään ei pääse oikeuksiinsa. Ehkä tämä pitäisi käydä kuuntelemassa jonkun autostereon läpi eikä kuulokkeilla, niin psyyke kestäisi paremmin.
Never have I played this album in full, never will again. Listened while at work and only made my day worse Few songs to make white middle aged people act up on a dancefloor, other than that generic, underwhelming indie sounds with the poor choice of synth...
Promenades out in the rain...you're from Vegas mate. First 5 tracks better than Oasis' entire discography, rest of the album is utter crap
I get why Mr. Brightside fills dancefloors and gets everyone singing along, but its at best alright. The rest of the album is mediocre. Songs are well crafted, but dreary, uninteresting, and generic. It’s like someone took Interpol, stripped away everything interesting and shoved a synthesizer in.
Some decent singles. Album derivative and drags
1. Jenny - 1 2. Brightside - 2 3. Smile - 1 4. Told - 2.5 5. Things - 1 6. Andy - 1 7. Top - 1.5 8. Mind - 1 9. Natalie - 1 10. Midnight - 1 11. Alright - 1 12. Indie - 0
Loud sadboi music maybe I need to give it another shot
Ніколи не заслуховувався Кілерсами. На цьому альбомі є один generational хіт, один супер хіт та декілька дійсно класних композицій на стику пост-панку та якоїсь поп-американи. Половина цього альбому просто ок, відчувається як філери
хто не любить трек містер брайдсайт, в того нема серця. забавно, що цей альбом більше асоціюється в мене з початком 10х ніж 00х. мені було навколо 10 років, коли ця музика звучала всюди як гімн того покоління молодих дорослих, і все ж навіть мене занурює в ностальгію за своїм підлітством від цієї гітари, цього ритма та цього голоса. але окрім цього відчуття капсули часу, напевно, тут нічого особливо нема. та і я вже виросла.
2/5
Mr.Brightside album. Not really my jam but had a couple cool songs.
background music
Jenny Was A Friend - Very solid. Nothing apart from the bass really stood out to me, but still a very solid opener. 7/10 Mr. Brightside - It's Mr. Brightside. 10/10 Smile Like You Mean It - Could easily see this one being played in the background at a Khols or something like that. Sounds very safe. Good, but safe. 7/10 Somebody Told Me - Groovy. Packs a bit more of a punch. Would dance to it if heard at a party. 8/10 All These Things That I've Done - I got soul, but am not, in fact, a soldier. Could easily see this playing over a shot of the main character driving down a freeway towards an unknown but comfortable future as the credits roll. 7/10 Andy, You're A Star - Killers + slow = eh. 5/10 On Top - Think I heard this one a few weeks ago in an outlet mall. 6/10 Change Your Mind - Drums were pretty cool. 7/10 Believe Me, Natalie - Kinda unique-sounding with the horns and reggae-ish drums. 7/10 Midnight Show - Electric guitar gets the spotlight. Could see a college band playing this at a party. Would dance to if heard. A shining light amidst a sea of meh. 8/10 Everything Will Be Alright - Slow, generic, bleh. 3/10 Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll - Again, Killers + slow = eh. 5/10 Overall, 6/10. Without Mr. Brightside, 5/10. Not bad, just much more average than I was hoping. Was expecting this to be "Mr. Brightside, The Album" but instead got "Mr. Brightside and some songs you would hear in the background of a Khols". I'm personally not a big fan of the slower, more vibey stuff, which is a decent chunk of this album. Competent, but would probably listen to other rock albums before this one.
one killer track. the rest is compressed noise
I see the time and place, but best ever, no. The generator is not being kind.
Highlight: Smile Like You Mean It, Mr Brightside. In a nutshell: the Achtung Baby of the new millennium. Over twenty years on, Hot Fuss is still poppy and bombastic. Also, a let down. There is so much filler surrounding two (maybe three) tracks! Mr Brightside still resonates, as does Somebody Told Me (despite both being overplayed at sport matches worldwide. I can do without the latter). The Killers also remind me of early Muse and The Strokes for some reason. Overall: 4/10
Nicht meine Musik. Es blieb wenig bis überhaupt nichts hängen.
If you don't think the Killers are christian rock, you're not paying attention. This music is so vapid and skin deep. Just goes to show you what stays culturally relevant because unimpressive white dudes need a song to sing at karaoke.
In 2004 I was the world's biggest Opeth fan, so this band has escaped me entirely. They will continue to escape me, because other than the interesting bass line in the first song, it's boring me to tears. The vocalist has no range whatsoever and it was as if I was listening to the same song over and over again.
Duran Duran kinda sound
Heard them live a few years ago on InMusic in Zagreb. Maybe if I was a teenager, I would've stayed for Mr.Brightside as they closed the set, but luckily I was making out with my gf on our way back to the apartment.
Was cool to hear the big songs, cause I didn’t know they were from this artist or album Edit Apr 5 2026: 3 --> 2. I'm just not that fond of this album
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I've spent far too much of my life trying to figure out why people like this so much. I even went to see them at Leeds festival were they were boring and utterly blown away when the pixies came on after them. Don't get me wrong Mr brightside is amazing, somebody told me is a pretty solid track. After that however... There are like 2 others which show promise but the choruses are so ploddy. I used to think I hated his voice, or his delivery, maybe it's a bit of that, but it's also the choice of lower register in the choruses and the slowness of them. It loses all the momentum built up in the verses. I should say that they have some great bass and synth lines The second half of the album is largely forgettable and I couldn't tell you much about it. The last song however I know because I just don't believe him, if he really liked indie rock and roll he'd have put more passion into it. I appear to have been proven right by their future albums moving away from that genre. I find myself singing bits of them later which tries to trick into thinking they were good. While I'm over analysing this can someone explain. I've got soul but I'm not a soldier. Catchy word play and all, but is he suggesting that all soldiers have soul? That only soldiers have soul? Maybe I don't have soul.
I didn't like this album because I've found it really boring and predictable. I listen to some post-punk revival albums from the early 00s but this was disappointing. It was not annoying or that bad, just simply boring and not interesting.
Na
I shouldn't hate this, but I unfortunately do .. it's probably not their fault entirely, but one of my first flames really tried to push them on me and it was a right turn off...
Christian music thinly disguised with a rock veneer…..nope I do like smile like you mean it so it won’t be a one star review Aside from the above it’s just a bland slab of boring mediocre rock
Boooooooring 4/10
I've been tired of Mr. Brightside for about 7 years now. The Rest is really uninteresting. Reminds me of Red Hot Chili Peppers. 3/10
Meh.
This smells like the 2000s and puberty... in a bad way
I liked it for a while - but it got a little long and lost me in the second half.
Death to Indie Rock. Listen to Queen Bitch instead.
i find the killers to be music for people who want to like good music but don't know how or where to start, so they like the killers. sure there are 2 good songs here so i will give it a reluctant 2 but really i could not wait for this to end.
Good start, with the hit singles, but it definitely starts to drag a bit in the second half.
you say its got hits, i say its got shits
Probably not gonna play it by myself but its fine
Catchy, forgettable radio hits and some filler. Calculated music for calculated people. It’s like the shirt that looked cool on the rack at the mall but fell apart after the first wash.
I used to own this album, shortly after it came out. I liked how the leadoff track thrusts a bass riff and synth to the fore and I enjoyed the song "Smile Like You Mean It," which has a cool '80s new wave vibe. The rest never really grew on me, and I traded in my CD. The end.
I'd heard the two singles which are okay. The rest of this did nothing for me. Also The Killers is one of the possible names considered in the Mountain Goats song "The Best ever death metal band out of Denton" and I can't hear this band without thinking that the Mountain Goats are a much better band.
I still have no idea what "I've got sould but I'm not a soldier" is supposed to mean. Catchy, though. Aside from that track, though, not really sure why this album is on the list. It's fine. It's alright.
Always thought the band were massively overrated, and after tracks wondered if I was just hater. However, for me the quality of the album quickly dips after "All These Things We've Done" and rarely recovers aside from a few bright spots within otherwise bland tracks. 2.5 from me Clive.
Ok
I’m gonna preface this review with the fact that I do not care for The Killers. I’d go as far as to say that Mr Brightside is probably my most hated song, I’m so sick of hearing it. With that out of the way, I didn’t mind this album. I didn’t hate it like I thought it would and tbh, Somebody Told Me is a banger. I saw a review on here saying that the second half of the album is filler and it certainly felt that way.
nice to listen to this album beyond just the meme. that said, nothing especially stood out to me - good or bad. 2.5- incredibly mid
Every song is rather generic, no outstanding lyrics or riffs. It all sounds the same and I don't remember one song after listening to the entire album.
I did not enjoy this. It was completely forgettable. Not for me.
Couple of decent songs but otherwise aggressively meh
Over rated
The Killers' sound just doesn't appeal to me. The guitar is predominantly used to create a wash of sound that isn't very interesting (this is especially exaggerated on "On Top"). It is the equivalent of a pianist playing with the sustain pedal constantly, making any sounds that might be novel or unique when differentiated instead blend with each other to the point that everything sounds the same. A side effect of this is that oftentimes the songs feel like they aren't going anywhere at all. This alone isn't enough to condemn the album completely, but it also isn't worth trying to pick out individual lines from the bass because it's only present to meld with the over-blended tones of the guitar. The snyth adds an interesting element on occasion, but the Killers constantly return to this washed-out blend of dull harmonies. So then we're left with the drums and vocals. The drums are fine and hardly worth mentioning, though they really are the only thing keeping the songs moving forward and preventing complete stagnation. And the vocals. The vocals... feature an overused vocal effect that is most evident on "Everything Will Be Alright." Sure, it makes the sound of Hot Fuss almost immediately recognizable, but in my opinion, it also contributes significantly to the issues I note above. Because all of Brandon Flower's vocals are produced with this effect, it causes any expressive vocal choices that might otherwise stand out to sound too much alike. I will say "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" ever so slightly stood out from the other tracks, with its synth riff supported by bass interjections that made it a bit more interesting to listen to. Then of course there's "Mr. Brightside," which still suffers from many of the issues above but at least has a constant rhythm pushing us forward in the moving synth, upbeat tempo, and lyrics. But really it's hard to remember anything else from Hot Fuss because it all blends together.
Liked it more than I initially thought, also wasn't aware this was the album with Old Man
Boring, honestly. It put me to sleep I fear.
Went in fully expecting to love this and was sorely disappointed. As I suspected, this is one of the most ridiculously frontloaded albums I've ever heard, and the first five tracks aren't even that great barring Somebody Told Me (which deserves all the praise), and Mr. Brightside (although that has grown off of me through overplay). The rest? Totally forgettable new wave influenced pop rock with all the edges sanded off. Not terrible, but I don't really see myself listening to this again in the near future. If the book wanted to highlight the explosion of popularity that Post Punk Revival bands experienced, I feel like Interpol's Turn on The Bright Lights (even if I prefer its immediate followup Antics) would've been a far stronger entry. It might not have had quite the commercial exposure that Hot Fuss has had, but TOTBL has made up for it with sheer critical and fan legacy,
ts so mid 💔 mr brightside is here
The kind of album that makes you tired. It sucks all your energy and makes it difficult for you to think of the reason why. Does convey a kind of rebellious teen spirit that is somewhat enjoyable, but overall not my fave
Kei bal maar wel kut muziek
Never been crazy about the killers and listening to this in full for the first time did not really sway me. Still feel a little nostalgic for the sound though.
ah shit ezt hends mich verwütscht, ezt bini tod, hey nei mer mues ebe scho ufpasse wasmer macht, es chan so schnell gah und mer denkt immer eim selber chan ja nüt passiere aber denn wachtmer ah somene mentig morge uf, loset zerst mal nos böb günyadin album vom weekend wellmers natürlich wider nöd gschafft hett und den BAM! eimal killers id fressi ine unds lebe isch verbi generell hani scho eh chlini past mit dene gfährliche dudes... sind nämlich uf eusere version vo singstar gsi und ich han "human" und "spaceman" als chind hert abgfiiret - sind aber leider beidi nöd uf dem album druffe, was füren jammer drum muesi da au hert blibe und dene tödliche buebe nachträglich für mini prekäri situation da im afterlive no eis inewürge 2 PÜNKT IHR PENNERS, HAN SCHO FERIE UF BERLIN UND DEN HAAG BUECHET GHA DAS WUCHENEND UND EZT BINI TOD!!!!!
58/1001 - I should have realized this earlier but I now know this list isn't a "here are albums that influenced music list" or anything like that. To be fair, it is harder to determine which albums have more "staying power" the closer it gets to the present day and music today in the 20s is in a weird place societally. I don't like this album but I respect the musicianship and competency of the musicians.
Spewing four massively successful singles, and 'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine,' Hot Fuss is Hot Mess at the same time that it's cultural touchstone. Primarily 'Brightside,' tho really the overall texture of the record, is etched in our subconscious whether we like it or not. I don't like it, since Brandon Flowers has got me missing Robert Smith, his voice even more gratingly loud and uninteresting. The lyrics are nowhere in particular, and misspend the potential of the best song: 'I got soul, but I'm not a soldier.' Pop music doesn't have to mean anything, but it shouldn't propose empty signifiers. So for this one, it never started out w/ a kiss, but it sure did end w/ an upset stomach. Really, it should always be on the back burner.
People seem to like it but for me it’s just alright
I like Mr. Brightside but the rest of the album is a little doo doo
Ab und zu blitzen ein paar gute Momente auf, die an New Wave oder Post Punk erinnern, die aber zu oft von mittelmäßigem Radiopop-Rock übertönt werden. Unterm Strich ist es für mich eines dieser eher nervigen „Indie-Rock“-Alben der frühen bis mittleren 2000er Jahre, die im Radio rauf und runter gespielt wurden. Favorit: Everything will be alright ist eine schöne Schunkel-Ballade für Regentage oder Oktoberfest.
1 or 2 good song, everything other is monotone and boring.
They had me on like two songs, but it’s just not for me.
Of course a band with the most boring name will make the most boring rock music possible
This seems like a completely manufactured band, but I guess they aren't. The second song was on a Madden soundtrack back in the day, I believe. It was my least favorite song on that soundtrack. I don't like these vocals. The band is good at their instruments. I don't know, everything on this album gives me the urge to run to the nearest restroom and release feces all over the place. And for that, I'll give it a #2. On Top was my favorite, but not the vocals.
not my style ….. opsie
Overrated. The popular songs were ok. Catchy. But not exciting. The rest was forgettable 2/5
If I had to choose only one word it rate it with it'd be overrated - quite a common theme on this website tbh How Mr Brightside is as popular as it is baffles me. It's mediocre AT A PUSH, and I blame every karaoke bar, radio station and shitty house party for decimating it even further Most of the "hits" on this album are a similar case, but the opening track and Somebody Told Me are admittedly pretty decent The rest - the filler, I guess - is just forgettable. I appreciate Everything Will Be Alright for being different, but it was still not anything special
Everything kinda ran together for me. Shoutout to Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, and Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll for being my faves on this album.
bro is really just naming different people the whole time 2.5 maybe the most mediocre album i've ever heard
The singles from The Killers debut were an inescapable part of the musical landscape during my final years in high school. I didn’t really like the album then, and that hasn’t changed 20 years later. While the hooks on the singles are catchy, having lived through the release of this album it’s hard to say whether that’s an objective quality or one based on those songs’ ubiquity during that period of my life. If I had to pick a song that I liked, “Smile Like You Mean It” is the best song on the album, tho I def won’t listen to it again voluntarily. I was pleasantly surprised by the soul-infused rock on the second half of “All These Things That I’ve Done”, and I appreciate the stylistic and production choices on “Everything Will Be Alright”, but like all of The Killers music it is cancelled out by Brandon Flowers mediocre songwriting and a voice that, while technically sound, lacks anything of interest for me, and feels vacant of any effective emotional character. And that delay chorus effect that defined his vocals performances on this album is a bold choice, its used to excess on nearly every track rendering it exhausting. As a big fan of the long arcs of dance punk and post punk, the influence those genres have on their sound is obvious, but their execution falls flat when compared to other bands around this time that successfully build on those same aesthetics — the most striking of which were debut records by The Strokes, The Rapture, Frank Ferdinand, and LCD Soundsytem to name a few, all of which I still love to this day.
Yeah I'd cheat on this dude if I had to hear his douchey mid 2000's VH1 vocals daily Kinda baffled at how polarizing this one is in the global ratings, it's kinda hard to have that strong of an opinion on it
Definitively mid radio rock. Next function I’m at where they play Mr Brightside im shooting the place up.
The killers? More like kill yourself. Liked 2 songs on here and thats it and yes they were Mr Brightside and Somebody told me. The latter always made me laugh because I've always thought it was about someone finding out there mate is dating a MtF. 2/5
visions of working at target in the summer/autmn/winter of 2004 and cameron diaz’s bad dancing in the holiday… i was gonna give it a 1 but i didnt realize that back burner tune was on this album, for some reason thought it was on their next one.. that songs good. bumps it up a star…
Good fun to listen to. But pretty unoriginal.
Phew, thought I was going to have to give this one a high score - nostalgia’s a powerful force, and this record clearly channels it for a great many people. Fortunately, with the exception of the front-loaded singles, the rest of the album is a pretty weak new wave throwback. Like the bastard child of Duran Duran and Roxy Music, but with lifeless production and totally perfunctory lyrics from one of the most nauseating frontmen tin contemporary music. The aforementioned singles have wedged themselves in every indie disco playlist for the rest of eternity. But The Killers’ debut ain’t much to write home about, and it just gets worse for their discography from here on in. I will say this, the artwork is 10/10 - an absolutely stunning shot which deserves considerable recognition and brings back some good memories. Better than the music it prefaces…
Not a fan of the little I knew of The Killers but listened anyway. Didn’t hate it but wouldn’t revisit.
Fairly boring aside from the hits. I expected a little more but I can also tell why they were so hype - and why they've fallen off from the early 00's success.
Boring sorry Can appreciate the classics tho
13/12/24 The only reason I don't want to give this 1 star is because this is not to the same ilk as Raekwon. As poor as the lyrics and the songs are, at least it's semi listenable.
Indie rock con influenze new wave. Alcuni pezzi simpatici.
Geen fan van the Killers. Mr. Brightside ben ik zo beu gehoord en Somebody Told Me is gewoon slecht. Sorry 00s fans, maar den deze krijgt een 1.5, omdat ik Mr. Brightside wel nog altijd meezing als ik zat ben.
I expected to like this more but I did not.
First listen. Meh. Felt like one maybe two long songs.
It’s like if The Cure had no soul (contrary to the singer’s claims).
Nothing really to this besides Mr. Bright side and Somebody told me, maybe On Top. Smile and Things are ok. A lot of songs are just ok, Brightside is the only real banger.
Heard it before. Thought it was meh then, same now. Mr Brightside and Smile Like You Mean it
Oh, man. I really liked The Killers when I was a preteen but the band doesn't stick with me as a seventeen-year-old :/ Their music is really generic, and they lost relevance a long time ago, to be honest. Vocals are kinda annoying too. They're rock for the non-rock people, along with Nickelback, Imagine Dragon, and whatever-the-hell people my age listen to these days.
Mid The instrumental is good 👍😊
A lot of hits on this but I still don't love it.
Альт рок. Довольно скучный альбом: однообразные рифы, мелодии. Зашла только одна песня Mr. Brightside. Желания переслушивать нет
Didn't dig it. Coldplay imitating The Strokes. Synth and gospel choir were not good additions. Listenable but barely.
Some songs are just good. I hate the style though, and Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is a dogshit song. Will I listen to again: 5%
Irriterande
This album is so aggressively bland. Realistically it's probably a 3, but owing to the critical acclaim that it simply doesn't deserve I'm punishing it.
электронщина. не люблю альтернативу не много её слушал сравнивать почти не с чем. моментами было норм. звучат как саундтреки из подросткового малобюджетного фильма. 2/5.
Mid 2000s stadium rock. This is likely to be a chore. And it is. It never occurred to me before exactly how much Brandon Flowers desperately wanted to be Bono. Sure Mr Brightside is a track for the ages, but seriously dude, she's moved on, you should too.
Not really my kind of stuff I like Human by them and some of the songs here are alright, but it's not my cup of tea The mixing is very flat and compressed with a tiny soundstage and dynamics are limited. Sounds a little bit claustrophobic
A few bangers but nothing special. For me at least.
Didn't hit as well as it used to when I was younger. Lot of same same vibes to songs
I wanted to like this album, but I kept getting distracted and didn't listen to it properly. Some great bass lines going on but I kinda missed the rest as it didn't capture my attention. Stars because I like Somebody Told Me :)
Maybe ok? Kinda? I feel too old to appreciate this. I got my grumpy grandfather frump on for all but two of these tracks. And yes those are the best two tracks that everyone else raves on about. 2 stars, unlikely to revisit, not that enamored, but not hating things either.
This is the culmination of the scourge that is Britpop. Any redeeming qualities that may have been there in the beginning, anything that was maybe kinda good... that's not here.
basic and repetitive **
Still alive, and wondering what the fuss, hot or cold, is about. *yawn*
meh
forgettable
I was kinndof excited for this. Haven't had a rock band in a while. Although, I was a tad disappointed. The hits hits but the others are drastically inferior. Brandon Flowers sings like Marilyn Manson a lot. Almost like he's at the dentist and saying "ahhhhhhh" while the dentist looks in your mouth. Flowers definitely has more melody in his voice than Manson but that ahhhhhhh vocal thing is tiresome. Monotone at most times. I don't know. A bit let down. I feel like if I were to listen to this record as gain, I'd skip the filler and listen to the hits.
Has some bangers, but it's mostly forgettable.
Pretty boring stuff to be honest, but I must say, bass sounds amazing!
Albumi #10, 06.08.2024 Killersin debyyttialbumia ei ole aiemmin tullut kuunneltua. "Somebody Told Me" rallatus on kulunut totaalisen loppuun Radio Rockin vuodesta toiseen jatkuvalla tehosoitolla, mutta muut kappaleet olivat itselleni kohtalaisen tuntemattomia. Levystä jäi kokonaisuutena melko valju kuva. Omaan makuun musiikki oli liian kliiniseksi ja siistiksi tuotettua. Jäin kaipaamaan sävellyksiin omaleimaisuutta ja soundeihin enemmän rosoa. Melko hajuton ja mauton teos.
meh
Now is probably a good time to confess to the class that I don't like Mr. Brightside
I didn’t listen to it, but my opinion of them is poisoned by hearing goddamn Mr. Brightside thousands of times, most of them unwanted.
The sound of the mainstream in some of my formative years. Giving this 2 stars as it was less objectionable than I expected and Mr Brightside was better than I realised, but the bar was very low for both.
I remember when this came out. It was a big deal and I thought that was funny. I didn't care for it then and I don't particularly care for it now. Monotonous vocals and dumb lyrics. To be fair, I kind of like what they were trying to do, but as an album, it doesn't land for me.
Not impressed. So many people (well somebody) told me how great they are. so many people are wrong. One good track, some average stuff, and the padding. A Two just because I like Somebody Told Me!
I hate The Killers. Always have, always will. Heard it all before done better, and less irritatingly. Somebody Told Me is epitome of this. I've got soul but I'm not a soldier isn't terrible.
_sigh_ The big hits from this assaulted my teenage years, so I need to work hard to overcome my preconceived opinions "All These Things That I've Done" is the one hit I really like. I couldn't get into the latter half of this.
Jaha. Då var den skivan hörd.
Den här moderna poprocken är verkligen inte min kopp te. Rätt sunkig. Somebody told me har man ju hört förut, det är urtypen för en generisk tråklåt.
Niet Engels, maar Mr Brightside is een fucking banger. Benieuwd of dit een nieuwe editie word van 'Bangin singles, jammer dat het album zo kut is' En helaaaaas, waar Mr Brightside en Somebody told me lekkerre nummers zijn, is de rest echt de meest vergeetachtige generieke pop-rock muziek die ik ooit heb gehoord... De tweede helft is dramatisch en het laatste nummer Glamorous Rock & roll is gewoon echt frustrerend. Ga iemand anders vervelen met deze muziek, ggelukkig hebben we de singles nog... FAVO: Mr Brightside, Somebody told me
Fav tracks: Mr. Brightside, All These Things That I’ve Done Fun fact: fans of The killers are called Victims Don’t love this. Their hits are hits but I guess they’re hits for a reason. Everything else kind of blends together - whiny vocals and clanging drums. King Nun reminds me of The Killers but I like their songs better, more inventive, musically interesting, and earworming. I’ll give it another shot not in Sasha’s car’s backseat speakers but not promising tbh.
The Killers bash you over the head with those first five radio friendly / sports montage friendly / ads for airlines and cars friendly tracks and then repeat the trick with diminishing returns to the end of the album. For a group I've not consciously sought out before, I seemed to know an awful lot of their music. This is the one with the meaningless 'I got soul but I'm not a soldier' line.
Nah
Never understand the Hot Fuss for this album and I still don't. I wanted to like this because I love 80s production techniques, don't I hear any good 80s influences in this. If I want an American doing a fake British accent with vaguely post punk/new wave backing it, then I'll throw on Ministry's With Sympathy, which truly is a banger. If you actually want an 80s throwback turn down the guitars in the mix and amp up those synths. For a great example from that decade check out Chrome's BUSINESS CASUAL. The band is tight, but the vocalist sucks. Brandon Flowers shout/talk style is grating. Abstract lyrics that don't really seem to illuminate a narrative or emotion. I'm told these songs on the front half of the record were popular, but honestly, I've never heard any of these songs before. After hearing the whole album, nothing stuck with me. Like seriously, I don't hear any earworms hooks on this album, must less outright hits. I crave some vocal melody or instrumental hook that I cannot help but hum on the way out of my house and there was nothing that stuck with me. I don't hear any energy or stadium anthems. And yet, they claim they are indie rock, but are anything but. In the middling. This album just keeps revealing to me how the naughties (00's) were the worst decade of popular music over the past 75 years by a wide margin.
Lots of love on here for this one. It’s very highly rated. Personally though, apart from about 3 tracks (‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Somebody Told Me’ and ‘On Top’), I find ‘Hot Fuss’ to be a pretty average affair.
God, what a slog. In my list of lead singers whose voice I find supremely irritating, Brandon Flowers is now solidly in second place, just behind Billy Corgan.
If the whole album was danceable like “Somebody Told Me”, this might be decent, but it’s just mostly bad and forgettable.
It's been a while since I've listened to this album. I'm not a huge fan of The Killers, but will be some nostalgic fun to revisit it. This album was not as good as I remember... outside of the hits there's a lot of forgettable songs on here. 2/5
Lame ass excuse for "rock". Who likes this milquetoast crap? Literally every song sounds the same. Same tempo, key, etc.
Langweiliger Rock
Overplayed, overrated, some good songs, otherwise nah
Was ok, I think I'm desensitized to mr brightside at this point
Almost got me up to three stars with Somebody Told Me, but the rest is droney and feels empty.
Alles wat ik goed vind aan the strokes mis ik hier toch altijd wel een beetje. Ben wel echt geen fan, vooral niet van de zanger en die domme 2000's synth stukjes Mr. Brightside is natuurlijk wel een certified hood classic
Goeie white people rock, alleen dit is wat te veel white rock voor mij, mr brightside vind ik ook ene kut nummer, maar goed he,
The Killers scored a massive hit with this debut album, but for some reason it doesn’t seem to stick with me. I’ve only just listened to it, but I doubt that I could hum the chorus to Mr Brightside if I tried. Musically it’s somewhere between Coldplay and Zooroopa era U2, with an oddly nasal sounding vocal effect applied to lead singer Brandon Flowers on all of the songs. Ok I guess, but I probably wouldn’t listen to it again.
I was totally going to skip listening to this because I assumed I'd hate it. But then I heard track 2, "Mr. Brightside", and realized that the scene in the movie The Holiday has made me like at least that song, so I gave it a go...And then I got to that other very overplayed hit, "Somebody Told Me" and remembered I REALLY hate that song, and then I recognized/disliked the next one...Me and pop simply have a very fragile relationship.
noioso per i miei gusti.
They’re okay. Not my favorite lead vocal tone.
I get why this is on the list but, as a millenial, I am so so so bored of this sound. Mr bright side is absolutely the song of my generation but... It's overplayed for my life time
Has a few bangers, but also a bunch of shite. Would not listen to the album front-to-back really.
All these things that I've done continues to be an underappreciated banger. The rest of the album is fine, but I don't feel the need to go back and listen.
Hot Fuss I’ve never really liked the Killers, so I’ve never listened to this album before. Not that I necessarily think they are bad, there’s just something I can’t quite put my finger on that I don’t really like. I tried to put that aside and listen with an open mind. Clearly they can write some very catchy pop songs, they definitely have a knack for hooks and choruses. Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me are great examples of this. And I have always actually liked All These Things That I’ve Done. I also like the little bass hook on Jenny was a Friend of Mine. There’s some nice bass playing throughout too. Outside of those big catchy songs though I did find it a bit dull, with a fair amount of filler. There’s a lack of dynamism and excitement and it often falls back into generic guitar pop, with some bad lyrics and not great vocals. I’m also not a fan of the sound and production which doesn’t help. Apart from the bass tone and its place in the mix it feels very very flat. I was hoping I’d get more out of it and it would grow on me on the 2nd and 3rd listens, but I kind of felt the same as the first listen, although I think I appreciated some of the keyboards/synths more the 2nd time around. Maybe it’s me and just don’t get it but I don’t think this is all that good. A couple of catchy big tunes and not a great deal else. I feel like perhaps there’s an artifice and insincerity to it that turns me off. It’s not an affected cool that you might tar The Strokes with, perhaps it’s a smugness or a kind of indie showbiz-ness. Perhaps 2 is a bit harsh considering I gave Iron Maiden 3, but I feel this is more hollow even if it’s more listenable on the surface. ⭐⭐️
good for background filler
The Killer's weren't killin' it for me. I forgot that I was familiar with this band before remembering Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me. I'm not that delighted to hear those songs again. Not terribly surprised this one was dropped off the main list. If I had to choose a standout it would be Jenny Was A Friend of Mine.
Best songs: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I’ve Done
Okay, pretty basic rock pop from the zeros, the second last song is good tho
Read one of the top reviews and he said that he didnt like the album when it came out and he still doesnt like it "18 years later". "Wow, it must be an older album then, I wonder when it came out? 97 maybe..." For the first time in my life I felt a sudden feeling of nausea from the rapid passing of time. 2004. Two thousand and four. The album is 19 years old and it came out 2004 The album itself wasnt that much my thing but I really like Somebody Told Me
Irriterande
https://youtu.be/JCAt9WcCFbM?si=hg94MFJ3u_Sqeerz
This album was new to me, and I played through it three times. I am left underwhelmed by this identikit 'new wave' type album that never really distinguishes itself. The songs are all very similar, and on the whole none are particularly engaging (to me, at least). Inoffensive.
Front heavy with hits. I find it all a bit meh and superficial. Maybe I've heard Mr Brightside too many times. I don't think it will go down in history as a classic.
Not really my thing but I can see why it's popular. I like a lot of their contemporaries but this just doesn't do it for me. As a debut album, it's definitely a strong piece. I just find this style of rock/alternative kind of grating.
Meh
Stupid inoffensive music for the masses. Reading the Brandon Flowers is LDS makes everything make sense. Vanilla rock for a vanilla fan base.
Partly heard before Saved 3/11 Top track: Mr. Brightside
I just can’t get by the singles on this tripe. It’s worse than U2 how they get stuck in your heads
This album has some really catchy songs, which is its best attribute. It has a sort of overthetop wall of production value that doesn't stop whacking you over the head. I needed less of something (less of the vocals, please) and the band just kept coming back to bring me more. Maybe I missed the moment for this one, or maybe I wouldn't have liked it in 2004 either.
Repetitive, noisy and presumptuous
already listened but let's listen again the first 4 songs are the only good ones and then it just DIPS from there. i do not enjoy the rest, they're... mid at best. just preference obviously and, even though those 4 songs are songs i ENJOY, they are obviously outweighed by songs which i don't 5.25555555555555555555555555/10??? (some other songs were kinda somewhat good? but idk they just weren't it overall)
I did not like. Heavy
Mid
Hot Fuss is a bit of a puzzle for me. I'm not entirely sure why it earned its spot on the list. While there are a small handful of decent songs, (one of which has been slightly spoilt by my Rob's adapted lyrics – "I got toast but I'm not a toaster, I got ham but I'm not a hamster!") my overall sentiment is lukewarm. In comparison to other indie releases in 2003, like Youth and Young Manhood, Elephant, Fever to Tell, and Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, Hot Fuss does not stand out that much. It falls somewhere in the middle – not awful, but perhaps lacking the distinctiveness that makes other albums from that time more memorable. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 2.5 (Rob has caused the half marks for All These Things That I've Done) STAND OUT TRACK- Change Your Mind
Overall the album was underwhelming. I’ve heard that “Mr. Brightside” is one of my generation’s favorite songs, but I don’t have a connection with it. I did like that the bass was turned up in the mix though. 2/5 Won’t listen again
I remember people listening to this band and album by people who hadn't much knowledge of rock music in general. It was exhausting how many people thought this was somewhat of a pinnacle of good music when it is just the similar stuff that has happened before. Some catchy chorus (if that) and power chords. And if they didn't know what else to do they'd use the keyboards. But I don't want to just shit on it. A song like All the things I've done is great and all in all it can be seen as a solid release. My problem is the participation in this list. No, you don't really miss anything - not even as a negative example - when you don't listen to Hot Fuss.
I hadn't heard of the Killers before, so it was a good discovery I like 21st century rock bands that take up the codes of several genres, such as post-punk and new wave But I didn't like the pop side of the voice so much.
Not my kinda rock.
Was kinda meh about it. Mr brightside and somebody told me are bangers tho
Hat etwas Schlageriges?
I never understood the hype. Takes me back to uni days where you were likely to hear most of this album played at every single bar or club that you went to on a night out. It's not bad, I just didn't need to hear it multiple times a day, every day for a year. 1 star deducted for how sick I am of it, even after 19 years.
A couple of tracks that became hits through commercials, as was the norm for mid-00’s indie rock. But the songs never really appealed to me then, and I didn’t care for this album now. It’s completely alright music but nothing I want to revisit.
it medium. Mr Brightside is p okay. the rest is p medium.
I will never get the fuss over Mr Brightside - I can never remember how it actually goes.
This album soundtracked a large part of my college experience, you couldn’t go to a party in the late 00s without hearing Mr. Brightside, and All These Things That I’ve Done was the perennial late night closer with its chanty fade-out. Say what you will about the quality of those and the other two singles, this album basically cribs from a range of new wave, post-punk, and Britpop bands. You can hear Adam Ant, the Cure, the Smiths, Pulp, Blur, plastered all over this thing. Sometimes it works, but most times it’s a feeble tribute disguising a band trying to make some cheesy dance tunes. When you wear your influences so blatantly on your sleeves I wonder how many could wear you as an influence in turn.
Apart from the singles that the whole world knows, it's a pretty ho-hum album.
It was a 2 and then a 3 and then very much back to a 2 again
Hei täs on se biisi, somebody told me you had a boyfriend who looks like a girlfriend. Mut eihän tää nyt suoranaisesti mitään Shakespearea ole. Muutamia ihan hyviä riffejä, mut aika geneeristä.
Nice to put an artist name to some singles I've heard many times but not a fan of the music.
There are a couple of hits on this album, but most of it is "meh".
Really amusing how i went from kinda liking this in my teens as a hipster girl to flat out not enjoying this at all.
meh. dated. lyrics are pretty whiny, but good production value and music. Change your mind is good.
SO - Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me
Pirma albumo dalis dar visai gerai klausosi, antra nu tikrai nemaža katorga buvo kad damušti. 2.5/5, jei balais vertinti. Gal net labiau 2/5, nes tiiikrai be keletos hitų tai n i e k o įdomaus.
wow,not goof
Meh
I enjoy the Killers. Mr. Brightside is one of my favorite songs, and Somebody Told me was core to my high school memories. I even discovered a new song I liked. I didn’t recognize most of the album though, and didn’t save many songs.
meh
Average
Listened to an uncompressed stream of this on $300 monitor headphones and it still sounds like it's coming out of $10 earbuds. Atrocious mix.
Mr. Brightside is my favorite part of this album, but after that none of the songs really clicked with me. 2/5
felt like one long song. surprisingly unmelodic and aimless. Mr Brightside lives on but at what cost.
Good start, 3rd song wasn't my type, then Somebody told me sounds great but the rest of the album wasn't great at all, On top maybe wasn't so bad... I don't want to listen this album anymore
Front heavy with hits. I find it all a bit meh and superficial. Maybe I've heard Mr Brightside too many times. I don't think it will go down in history as a classic.
Classic American rock music, which is another way of saying it's rather over the top, and probably in order to cover up for the abundant superficiality.
2/5. Although the first two songs are absolute bangers, it definitely falls way off after that. Somebody Told Me is also good but not amazing. If this was an EP, it would be awesome.
Too heavy and a bit much for me. It’s really how I imagine old rock from an early 2000 disneychanel movie. 2.0
Mwah
I hope you’re happy, you made me listen to “Mr. Brightside” all the way through. Because I’m not happy. D
Esta lá o hit "Somebody Told Me" suficiente para entender o indie com alguma animação.
-Never got into these guys back in the day, they weren't heavy enough for my tastes at the time. Track One ================================================ -Has a neat bassline, it's kinda catchy Track Two ================================================ -Always hated this song -wtf this song has 1.75 BILLION plays on spotify??? Track Three ================================================ -during verse, the guitar in the background sorta sounds Modest Mousey Track Four ================================================ -intro's actually kinda cool -chorus reminds me i never liked this song -grudgingly admit the verse isn't bad -really not into the chorus though Track Five ================================================ -i think i'm good on this album but i'll give this song a chance -this one's not bad, the timbre of the vocals isn't annoying like the two big hits i recognized (though i actually recognize this one too, i just didn't hate it when i was younger) -instrumentals are actually pretty chill -maybe i'll give the rest of the album a chance: good job Track 5, you saved the day Track Six ================================================ -i like the tone on the guitar during the intro/verse -i feel neutral/indifferent about the actual song Track Nine ================================================ -not crazy about this album Track Twelve ================================================ -okay, we made it. gonna go listen to lofi girl
Very, very close to a 3, then that last song hit. Wtf guys.
Mr. Brightside is great, the rest of the album is serviceable.
Trying hard to be cool is fine if you achieve it but this album misses. The production is great and the instrumental performances are good but everything else is mediocre or worse. The lyrics are bad and the vocal performance is Simon-LeBon-tweaked-to-sound-good-on-early-millennium-pop-radio. The corny moments happen too frequently to ignore. Any band committing these sins can be absolved by creating terrific songs but they just aren't here.
Ok album, but hits destroyed by overexposure. Cannot listen to Mr Brightside without hearing it in my head screeched out at a karaoke machine by a hen night.
Meh, I found this album to be rather bland.
Hot Fuss? More like Cold Complacency. I can't give Mr. Brightside anything over a 2, it'd be a slap in the face to music everywhere. I will say though, it was pretty good.
I was genuinely excited for this album because it has some bangers, but I found myself disappointed with the full album as the remaining tracks seemed mediocre to me.
Indie-musiikkiin sisään rakennettu sentimentaalisuus on asia, joka yksinkertaisesti hiertää - ei sanoitusten, vaan äänimaailman ja tekstuurin tasolla. OK, tämä bändi ainakin esittää osaavansa nauraa itselleen. Mitä sitten? Korviini välittyvä empiirinen data ei muutu siitä mihinkään.
In all truth, this is a quite strong album, it has some great tunes, good attitude, and it was quite trascendental. A couple of songs are tunes for the ages, with that everything will be alright song being quite outstanding. This should be a 4 stars album but I will never forget the band for riding this one to exhaustion, publishing their worst work to date again and again across the last 2 decades, I hate the fact that this has become the band for people who truly don’t like music, god I hate them sho much. My god I hate their presence in pop culture god I hate that flowers dude
I kind of liked one song, and thought there was some interesting basslines here and there, but otherwise found the album rather intolerable
2.5
Just insolent noise.
Too rowdy for me.
There are a couple of hits I recognize but I can’t get really get into this one.
Unappealing Indie Stadium Rock.
Not as good as I remember, even with nostalgia glasses
Its got a few tunes on it. But its oddly bady produced and a bit of a dirge to my ears
Not that bad, but very average. White Lies are much better at the same thing imho
Never really got into The Killers and a close listen hasn't changed this