Hot Fuss

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One of the best albums of the 21st century
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Styles Blend
When I first heard a Killers song on the radio I thought it was okay, then I saw them on SNL and found them interesting. Eventually I went and purchased this CD and I am very happy I did. Maybe they are not breaking new ground here, and their influences can be heard, but it still works. They are combination of The Cure, Depeche Mode and even U-2 (as you can hear on Midnight Show ) with a bit more of a rock leaning than some of the 80s bands such as The Cure, with songs that are very well done. The first time I listened to the CD I was able to listen to it all and it kept me listening to the entire record with solid songs. If you like pop/rock/synth blends you will like the.

I FIRST LISTENED TO THE KILLERS,THIS IS THE $#*!
I was amazed of their songs.Brandon Flowers remineded me of John Lennon and Paul McCartney,how he sang.I hope their new album will be a sucsess!!.

The Killers force '80s rock and '00s rock into bed. The resulting child is plagued with birth defects...
The Killers really suck, you know that? My reaction to most of this album is "These guys are irritating." And since I'm not really seeing any redeeming facets to Brandon Flowers' obnoxious voice or the group's style-over-substance sound, I can't go "These guys are irritating, but they can really play their instruments" or "These guys are irritating, but they've got a unique sound" or whatever. It's just "These guys are irritating." Here's what Hot Fuss is in a nutshell: an '80s pop album for a new generation. If I liked '80s pop, then I'd probably love this album as much as the rest of the world does. But I hate '80s pop with a screaming, searing, blinding passion. So I'm not exactly privy to the idea of the dancey, stylish synthesizer blips that show up all over the record and sap all of the enjoyment out of many songs (the big hit "Smile Like You Mean It," "On Top," "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine," "Andy, You're a Star"). There's clearly a market for it, since back in '04 when this came out, the Killers were the darlings of both the American and the British music press. But their routine is getting old. They can't really write lyrics, either. I know this is a common criticism, but listen to how lame this stuff is! From "Somebody Told Me" (terrible song, by the way) - "Somebody told me/that you had a boyfriend/that looked like a girlfriend I had/February of last year/It's not confidential/And I've got potential." Or from the hit "All These Things I've Done," which I think actually mixes '80s synths and '00s alternative rock quite well, has a catchy refrain, and is by far the best song on this album, "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier." How about the "Last chance to find a go-go dancer, disco now" and the "There is an old cliché under your Monet, baby" thing on "Believe Me, Natalie" or the "Hey, shut up!"'s of "Andy, You're a Star?" The most annoying part of these is not the lyrics themselves, but Brandon Flowers' delivery. I've already mentioned he annoys me, but I don't think I've properly expressed how much I want to kick him in the crotch every time he opens his mouth. See, he sings these lyrics as if he is the epitome of style, grace, and wit. And all of the idiotic synthesizers, which he is solely responsible for, sound so bad that it makes me happy whenever I hear a simple guitar-based track, even if said song is mediocre ("Change Your Mind," the non-synthy parts of "Midnight Show"). I don't mind the sound of the synthesizer itself - Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bernie Worrell, and Pete Townshend are all geniuses in my opinion, and they heavily use synthesizers - but whereas they try to make honestly good, heartfelt music with them, the Killers use them as a crutch, trying to see what weird sounds they can coax out of them to cover for the fact that they don't have any talent in the important departments of songwriting and instrumental aptitude. "Everything Will Be All Right" especially suffers from this. I guess the huge single "Mr. Brightside" is kind of catchy the first time around, but lyrically speaking it's a carbon copy of David Bowie's "Queen Bitch." Not only to they have the same theme, about a guy's misadventures with a hooker, but they also have virtually the same lyrics - the "She's getting in a cab" and "It could have been me" parts are suspiciously similar. David Bowie is much more talented than any of the Killers put together, too. That doesn't help the latter group's case. So "All These Things I've Done" is good, "Mr. Brightside" and "Change Your Mind" are decent, and I at least like parts of "Midnight Show." Still... God, these guys are irritating.

This CD freakin rocks
I love this CD. Buy this CD (you probably already have). I was living under a rock in 2004 and totally missed the best album of the decade thus far. I cannot say enough about the Killers debut album, it is AMAZING.