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This was a lot better than I thought it would be. The musicians are good and this pop rock music is unique. Having said all of this, I'm not really into it.
13.12.2009
Decent album with some pretty heavy hitter songs.
Just a three. Good start Maybe a four with a further listen.
Sounds like its time but actually pretty good, couple legendary tracks
Some good tracks but all the tracks are similar. It’s a few tracks too long. Great bass sound though.
Hated it and everyone that liked it when it came out. Not sure if it's in contrast to how terrible popular alternative rock has gotten recently or just musical taste changes but I've come around to slightly enjoying this. Very good instrumentation and obviously catchy.
I like The Killers. 3
Decent album
Pretty good pop/alt. The highlights are awesome, and the lowlights arent too bad.
Hresst og mest megnis ágætis indí.
I didn't think I knew her the Killers were, but several of the songs were familiar. I was prepared not to like it, for intangible reasons I can't really explain, but actually this is a pretty good album. Not sure it is superlative or groundbreaking, but good enough to be on this list, especially judging by some of my recent selections.
Very good album - great singles but I’m still recovering from this band being overplayed to death.
bread and butter rock album, get's on my nerves after one playthrough, but doesn't hurt before.
Killer side one. Should have spaced it out and not crawled up their own arseholes. Music for people I don’t like!
I kind of like Mr Brightside, Somebody Told Me
I’ve gotta say, just OK
Good 00s rock. Mr bright side is a classic and for good reason and I also enjoyed somebody told me. Either a 3 or a 4. I’ll see how generous I’m feeling on monday.
3/5
bowling alley music
Incredibly uncool but you cannot deny the staying power of Mr Brightside.
It was a good album with a few really catchy tunes!
Not bad, per se, but something about it is just off. Everything sounds really compressed, like a brick wall. Weird generic beats. Dream boy vocals.
Just sounds very commercially crafted for me, the vocals are about twice as loud as they need to be.
The album doesn't carry the strength through but there are some great fun songs on here. I was weirdly finding myself enjoying some of the minor drumming choices on songs. It's not that it felt masterful or really inventive or anything, it's just I felt it could've gotten away with being blander and no one would've noticed so hearing some minor unique moments was cool.
Good, nostalgic Christian Rock! I think we should all discount Mr Brightside from our thoughts when rating this album. Such a nausea inducing pile of shite that it doesn’t seem fair to score this album 0.0 just because it’s got one of the worst and most overplayed songs in history on it. That being said, there were a few tracks I had forgotten which I enjoyed. 3.0
Several catchy songs
Liked it more after several listens, though I've never been a fan of The Killers. I would give it 3.5 stars, I reserve four for albums I'm likely to regularly revisit and I don't see coming back to this very often.
Sounds like boy music. not really connecting with it, sound is def of the 00s like idk it's not bad.
High 3. Some smashing tracks here but much of the B side tracks let the album down.
The number of bands or artists defined by their biggest hit is probably hundreds. A one hit wonder type deal. And I guarantee you The Killers probably get grouped in with that category more often than not. Except I don’t really know if they can be considered a one hit wonder. Just by judging off of their Spotify, they have multiple songs with hundreds of millions, and even billions of streams. It’s just that they happened to struck insane gold with Mr. Brightside. Kind of insane that it was their first single ever. Still in the top 100 on the UK Singles Chart, even after 412 weeks, by the way. But past that, and maybe Somebody Told Me, everything else can pretty much be considered a deep cut. Honestly though, this record isn’t horrible. It feels very in line with what the post-punk revival sound was in the 2000s. With some punchy bass lines and flashy electronic elements. The most inconsistent part is really the singer. He just sounds off from song to song. Sometimes good, and other times not so much. Also the weird vocal effects they occasionally throw on top of his recording just drags it down further. There is just something about this album though. A part of me can’t break away from the youth pastor music vibe I get from this. Not trying to claim they are a Mormon band either. Because they technically aren’t. But it sure feels like they are. If Coldplay, Muse, and the church 5 minutes from my house had a baby, it might be this. There are definitely better albums in the genre. But I find some of the ideas they try commendable. Like the more melodic electronic led song Everything Will Be Alright. Otherwise, this album peaks in its first four songs, falters slightly from there on out, and manages to pick itself back up in a few places. Rating: 6/10
overrated
Un autre album victime du syndrome Rythme FM. Un sujet, suite à une exposition prolongée à la radio commerciale, commencera à percevoir tous les groupes de rock populaire des années 90-00 comme étant bas de gamme, même si celui-ci adorerait normalement la musique produite par le band. Shame on you, Ricky Dee.
1 full listen. Simple lyrics, poppy rock, energetic vocals/instrumentals. Great for superficial (intense if you're drunk or in an indie film) emotions and thrills. Peaks with the first five tracks, but tracks like Midnight Show are good too. Everything Will Be Alright is great switch of tempo in this context, and probably the note that the album should have ended on.
7/10
When this came out, it was all over indie rock radio, which is wild to think about now. Mr Brightside gets all the attention, but Jenny Was a Friend of Mine has that rad bass riff and Somebody Told Me is weird and dark. The first half is nearly a perfect mid-2000s rock album, the second half gets boring so as an album it's pretty whatever.
It's okay, but just not for me.
Slick, slick, slick. Too slick. This is alternative rock for normies. A little bit rockin' but with lyrics safe for sorority pledges and teenyboppers. It's totally cool to be as poppy as you want. I have nothing against it. But the super poppy "rock," especially alternative rock, does not do it for me. A delicious pile of plain white rice. The music is good as in well-performed and produced. Three stars.
Couple of good tracks
I didn't like this band when I was a teenager, now 20 years later I think it's not such a bad album, maybe I'll get back to it someday. 3,243
This was fine. I had no idea the "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" song was them.
bang
There are some great moments and Mr Brightside is definitely a great song. But I'm far from crazy about it and won't be listening again any time soon 3/5
Yeah im liking it so far. Honorary britpop. Maybe I just like it bc of the nostalgia but no like aside from the 1st song im having a pretty pleasant experience on top pretty generic unfortunately which is kinda souring the whole vibe of the album... change your mind a bit of an improvement. really hear the noughties vibes here overall maybe 3.75/5 ig
Fun album, lots of hits. 3.5 stars Favourite song: Jenny was a friend of mine
DEs gros bangers au début de l'album, mais la 2e moitié est vraiment moins intéressante. Ça a aussi moins bien vieilli globalement que ce que je m'attendais. Un album qui est plaisant, je comprends son inclusion, mais ce n'est pas un chef-d'oeuvre. 6.5/10
The
Back in the 90s, there was a cluster of bands that in my head were indistinguishable. Blur, Garbage, Oasis... This is not to say their music was indistinct, just that none of it caught my interest enough for me to delve further. The Killers, The Strokes, Arcade Fire...fell into that category for me in the 2000s. Arcade Fire broke from this for me when I listened to a full album based on one or two songs catching my interest. As for this album, still indistinct. Not bad, so I'm not panning the music. Just meh.
Some certified bangers and some sleepers!
Not my thing but the sound is consistent and there are a 1-2 songs that get you nodding your head and tapping your foot
To get wasted to this was a white boys wet dream upon release. Standouts include Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, Andy You're A Star, and Midnight Show.
This is a great representation of a very specific era in rock music and I still remember it so well. As such, it definitely has a place on the list. There are some total bangers here which to this day rule karaoke nights around the entire world. Still, the rest of the album does feel like a bit of an overpolished filler and the lyrics - if you dig into them - suck real bad. 3/5
This is half of a really good pop record: a 4 for the first half with some hits and a 2 to 3 for the second half that ran out of gas.
I really enjoyed the first half of this album. Lots of singles that I've heard (sometimes a lot) but sounded real good listening with a purpose the first time. But the second half of the album is pretty bad, and drags a lot. Might be a fun album to get on vinyl and only listen to side A.
Iconic sound with a lot of hits I didn’t realize was this group. Fun, party type of vibes throughout with some introspective lyrics on others. Solid record.
Better than the rest of their career. Even with massively overplayed "National anthem of basic fools rushing the dancefloor" Mr Brightside taken account for. This came along and gave an 80s pop shot in the arm to a scene obsessed with bland indie sleaze and boring Top Man 'the' bands (Libertines, Fratellis, Kooks, and so on blah). So, while I should hate it, I remember how refreshing it was at the time to hear something a bit different, and I have tried not to punish it for it's ubiquity in the 20 years since. It's really fun. Not high art, but great pop nonetheless.
Heard it many times before. Good album , some catchy songs, some terrible lyrics
I had higher expectations ....
Like it, not love it. I think I was a little too old, too Gen X, when this album came out to fully appreciate it. All the bangers we know and love - "Mr Brightside", "All These Things I've Done" - interspersed with much forgettable filler. Throw a couple of these songs into a Spotify playlist and enjoy once in a while, but the album as a whole? Not so much.
feels like high school
Actually surprised. It's quite a nice album. Good energy and vocals. Decent songwriting as well. But the want to be the strokes. They are not...
It was fairly good, but great
Meh
Brings me back to when I was a teen. Lots of catchy hits. These guys were on a big wave back then. It’s a good album but I can’t get into it fully. All These Things I’ve Done is a timeless song
a really solid album. catchy songs from front to back. i think people who are around my age (read: millennials) overrate 'mr. brightside' to a frustrating degree - it's a catchy, good song, but not as good as people tend to make it out to be. that being said, i still like it and the album as a whole. solid stuff
This is good quality pop. To me, it has the grit bands like Coldplay are lacking. Perhaps it's the vocals? The sound is globally not that clean; sure there are crystalline arpeggio but also its load of saturated guitars. The first half is pretty high enery, the second half is much more boring though.
The Killers could not have asked for a better Las Vegas-inspired debut. Hot Fuss electrifies with dance-tinged rock anthems and brooding synth-driven tracks. However, I did just listen to The White Album, and everything else kind of pales in comparison to the Beatles (I'm biased towards the Beatles). Three stars.
This album has some gems outside of the singles that I was unaware of, overall some really cool sounds and textures in this album that I previously wrote off. I still can't get over the vocals, they just don't do it for me.
Have never been a oilers fan but I have to admit there are a lot of hits on this album
3.6 A-Side tracks are as strong as it gets for 2000's rock music. The second half of the album are all B-sides and forgettable. All the things that I've done, should have been the album opener
This took me back. I was in the kitchen of the farmhouse I was the housekeeper for listening on their B&O system. I think this album has aged well.
Easy to listen to with some big hits. Would probably give it a 3.5 if it was an option.
Gave it a listen. Not horrible but it's not getting a further listen!
I can see the popularity, and it's not a bad album. I've heard a few of these hits on pop radio, and I was surprised that this album is 20 years old. It's worth a listen.
Better than expected. Strokes meet Interool, meet Gang of Four.
Enjoyable enough. I certainly wouldn't mind listening to it again, and in the right mood I'd actually be happy to.
I enjoyed this way more than expected. My best friend loves this band so I was glad to check this out. Pretty good.
I was 15 when this came out and really into bands. Looking back I’m glad I connected with guitar music. I should’ve liked this album but I never connected with the Killers, it was just too pop and almost up there with Coldplay levels of ‘mainstream’. The singles were omnipresent and so overplayed it is impossible to hear them objectively. I quite liked some of the ones I hadn’t heard before but it was forgettable other than the singles.
It's definitely a time capsule to the early aughts, when it seemed like every rock band wanted to have this sound. The Killers, Jet, She Wants Revenge, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Strokes, and on and on and on. You don't hear much from any of them anymore, but this is a decent album. 3.5 stars
The first time I've really listened to the Killers. I guess it's fine? I like some songs that are famous bu totherwise... ehhh..
Soft 3 for me. Some albums are greater than the sum of their parts. This album is the opposite. The bangers BANG, everything else gets a bit annoying in the ears. It’s funny how Mr. Brightside isn’t even the best song in this album, it’s All These Things That I’ve Done. Still a karaoke banger though. I wonder how future generations will take to The Killers. Hopefully well. Now the REAL actually good Killers album is Pressure Machine. Earnest portraits of the struggles of inland America without being preachy or ideological
Do like some of their music...
Begint erg sterk, vond t daarna wat minder worden en wat repetitive. De teksten zijn ook vrij saai en cliche imo
Features one of the world's most annoying songs
I actually was just gonna listen to this album considering The Killers have a high possibility of performing at OSL. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - Bangs Mr. Brightside - How the actual fuck did I used to hate this song Smile Like You Mean It - No thank you! Somebody Told Me - Good; a little dated but fun. All These Things That I've Done - Holy banger. Despite the really awkward placement of this track on this album (like insanely awkward why does this come after somebody told me), this song is incredible. Andy, You're A Star - What a fucking 180 this is awful! The synths sound fucking terrible with the guitar. This guitar riff is ear-grating. On Top - What the fuck. What is this synth lead? Change Your Mind - Fine. Mid songs and then Everything Will Be Alright. God awful closer. Boring ass lyrics with a sluggish instrumental. This album is like that one drawing of the horse that is super detailed until halfway through where it just turns to shit. Or it's like that one quote, "They had us in the first half not gonna lie." Only because of 5 tracks this gets a 6/10.
Ziemlich Emo aber paar ganz nette Songs
Sinceramente, conozco The Killers desde chibolo pero nunca me había interesado escucharlos fr más allá de escuchar ocasionalmente e involuntariamente Mr. Brightside (gran canción btw). Gran debut e interesante album, aunque bajita la segunda mitad. Escucharlo ahora hace que piense que no se escapa de la ola de bandas indie-alt-postpunk que surgieron en los 2000, pero sin duda The Killers es muy iconic para esa época
Ha habido una gran exposición a the killers por parte de mi hermano y a pesar de que no me gustó tanto reconozco la importancia para el momento. Tmb xq me gusta The Man de ellos aunque no está en este álbum jeje
Con su debut, The Killers mostraron al mundo que su música iba a un paso por delante del garage rock que, a principios del milenio, cultivaban tantas y tan olvidadas bandas en los Estados Unidos. Su sonido se decanta hacia el art-rock, con ciertos rasgos épicos e indudables influencias de la antigua new wave (El primer Depeche Mode y Duran Duran de forma evidente, también The Cure). El tema más exitoso de este disco, "Mr. Brightside" (más de 2.000 millones de reproducciones en spotify en febrero del 2024), rezuma encanto juvenil. Pero me gustaría desctacar sobre todo el tema que más me gusta del álbum: su primer sencillo, "Somebody Told Me", un relato con tintes andróginos en el que dan rienda suelta al misterio y al romanticismo que impregnará una buena parte de su obra y que en 2004 sedujo masivamente a los aficionados a la música rock. También me gustan "Change Your Mind" y "Midnight Show".
Not great.... It definitely gets better as you get deeper into the album. I just find his voice whines a bit....
Pretty good. This was my 1st time listening
Iconic middle school music
Ok but Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me go hard
Classic album, but listening all the way through again realized how many songs I tune out or just skipped through back in the day. I think the first half is great and then ends up sounding very same-y.
Weer niet mijn smaak, maar klonk niet slecht
Een klassiek jaren 00 rock album. Met natuurlijk Mr. Brightside. Licht nostalgisch, verder niet heel fraai
Aardig bekende platen wel zeg. Niet helemaal mijn smaak maar als het op de radio zou komen, zou ik het wel ok vinden
I tried. I really did - but I just don't like it. Even Mr Brightside doesn't do it for me. I accept it must be a good album - everyone says so. But I don't ever need to hear it again.
Bit repetitive but a few amazing classics
Popular songs are nice, rest meh
Not a lot to say.. I've heard a few of these songs and think they are good tunes.
I liked this album quite a bit. This is another one where 3.5 stars would be perfect.
I'm not fussed about listening to this one
The bangers be bangin’ - Mr. Brightside is one of the best songs of the century. All These Things I’ve Done is a sing-along anthem. But the deeper cuts leave a lot to be desired. I’ve never realized how good the bass playing is on some of the tracks.
I think the Killers are fine, but do not find them that special, know many better bands in this type of music
Besides the hits some good surprises
3.5 stars!
Okay album but I do have a question...Why was he wearing her dress?
3.5
Like it!
Lots of good memories from the 2000’s with this one. All These Things That I’ve Done is still a classic. Tons of energy throughout the whole album. However, most of the songs don’t age real well.
Neat pop music. A bit too synth-ey in places for me.
Oversaturated and a more than a bit pompous, but the first 5 tracks are all big, pop rock, wedding floor filling anthems. The rest is pretty crap.
Ok
Meh ...
It's like The Doors for kids.
This is what I thought the future sounded like in 2004
Denk eerder 3.5, echt een chill album. Love 'All These Things That I've Done', 'Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll' en natuurlijk 'Mr. Brightside'. Ook paar meh nummers, dus was daarom niet helemaal verkocht.
A couple of good songs.
College throwback! Fun hearing these songs again fresh after, jesus christ, 20 years. Feels very 90s now that I'm listening with fresh ears. Noticing the audio effects way more than I used to. Much quieter album overall than I remember. Decent, but wouldn't listen to it again for a long time.
Easy tunes, too mainstream for my taste.
I guess although I'm not enamored with this album, I certainly equate many of the songs to an era of my life. A mood of fun times, a sense of freedom I think. Good memories for sure.
Classic
If only they’d released the first five tracks as an EP. It would be the greatest EP of all time.
I don’t mind the killers’ hits from the album, but the other songs on here are unlistenable.
It’s ok. few decent songs. Lyrics and vocals bother me sometimes. Kinda feels like trying too hard. I’d rather listen to the Cure or Depeche Mode.
Being a millennial RULES please don’t look at the economy ahaha
I didn't love it, but it is a good album, I felt that most of the songs were good but they lacked feelings. My favorite song: "Somebody told me". Special mentions: " All these things that I've done", "Andy, you're a star", "Everything will be alright", and "Glamorous indies rock & roll"
3 Good songs, Mr. Brightside being a big one of course.
This is a tough one to rate. I know a lot of people absolutely adore this album. To me it doesn’t quite hit. I like it and have listened to it quite a few times, but nothing sticks hard enough for me to say I love it
Kann außer Mr. Brightside und Somebody told me leider nicht viel, ihre anderen Lieder sind mir da zu langsam und teils weinerlich
Well made pop music with strong production choices. Opening track is especially appealing. Overall not so much my thing though
Classic killers
The album is quite front-loaded I do like some of their songs a lot, a bit of a guilty pleasure. Some of the songs were a bit uninteresting The drums were pretty good for a pop rock album
This one was slightly overhyped. 80% of the songs here are just bland and not that fun to listen to. There still some good songs though. I wouldn’t want to sit through the whole album to get to those songs though.
Ganz gut, aber nicht meine Musik.
It’s got some good songs, it still sounds pretty good but probably tails off a bit too much to be outstanding
Pretty good album. Brendan Flowers is influenced by a lot of artists that I enjoy...Interpol, The Strokes and the same 80s bands that influenced the aforementioned (Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen). My favorite song is the album closer which out of left field brings a Portishead feel that borders on rip-off, but that's OK. Overall an enjoyable listen. 3.5 stars
I loved the first 5 songs then skipped 2 and now am here to look for the next one
not bad, but not really for me
OK new rock, not very exciting.
Hoy tocó escuchar primer disco de una banda de la que sólo he escuchado canciones aleatorias. Los primeros trabajos suelen ser los más jugados, los más crudos. Es como que los músicos necesitan darlo todo a la primera, porque saben que se les juega la posibilidad de ser tenidos en cuenta o no: si ése tren se les pasa, se les van los sueños. Es un buen disco, con canciones movidas, que adelanta lo que va a ser la banda y en la línea de otros proyectos de esa época como Franz Ferdinand.
ok finally an album i have at least heard of and it is not an obscure electronica band! Good album- The Killers are not my favorite but it is a solid debut.
It's an okay album, but not really my type of music.
also listened millions of times. would kinda hoping to get albums i ain't already heard millions of times
Many really good approaches, but not refined enough. With every song (except for "Mr. Brightside") I thought, "Wow, this is going to be good," and then even before the halfway point I was kind of bored. Hot Fuss features the absolute Indie-Rock classics "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me", and none of the other tracks overstay their welcome enough to become annoying, but for me the album still lacks this special something that would raise it above the average.
Decent power pop
Album has their two biggest hits but everything else on the disk is just okay.
OMG I'm so basic this is so nostalgic, of course I know The Killers but i've never listened to this whole album. Hit after hit after hit, I have no idea what these dudes are talking about the lyrics are a little indecipherable but I am having so much fun. "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" what does that mean?! Nonetheless, I am singing along. OK I do not enjoy the beep beep boop electronic element of songs like On Top Second half not as good, they really frontloaded all the hits and then included a bunch of fillers at the end "I take my twist with a shout" HAHA these lyrics are so silly
The title sums up the thematic qualities p well. Very reasonable background music. Smile like you mean it:)
Some cool songs, but generally kinda dirivative and boring.
Ah, the Mr. Brightside album. Its a nice enough pop-rock album, nothing to hate really, but apart from a handful of songs, nothing stands out, and even then, they arent too exciting. Its also kinda debatable from the "important albums" stand point. On spotify, first 5 songs have 100s of millions of listens, while the last 6 barely break 40 mil. Thats a well enough indicator that there isnt much going on in the second half of it, it just starts sounding quite samey. Significant 20/53, no Liked 9/53, yeah its alright Added 2/53, no, maybe Ill listen to it again at some point when I remember that Killers exist again.
Poppy and fun
This album really defines the early 2000's alternative rock sound for me
Hot Fuss is the debut album by American rock band the Killers. This new wave / post-punk / alternative rock album was a critical and commercial success at release. 7 million copies have been sold worldwide. This album is certified gold in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, & Singapore, and it's certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, the UK, & the US. The singles bolstering this album are all popular hits, including "Mr. Brightside". This album is one of the best alternative rock / new wave albums of the 2000's decade. It's an extremely popular album and for good reason, since it was produced so well. I loved the various feelings and themes the album has, and thought this was a great listen.
It's...fine I remember this album from when it came out. Like I said...it's fine
nice
I still don't understand the rabid appeal of these guys. Yeah, they had a couple of good songs, but that was it.
Ive listened to this album countless times. I know each song intimately well. It was a ground breaking album.
its the killers
closeted mormon music
This first half of this is an absolute juggernaut, but the second is just middling. All Killers, half fillers.
Don't know what all the hot fuss is about.
I wasn't super excited about this one at first, but pretty soon it was rocking track after rocking track, some familiar, some pleasingly new. It's not all Mr Brightside after all! A good little album.
The singles are great. The album tracks are just alright. Better than the arctic monkeys.
Pretty Solid 3.0
Enjoyable enough, really wasn’t a fan of the Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll track but the rest of the album was a solid listen. It’s one of those where you’ve heard several tracks in the past but you never knew who it was that had done them. I had that happen a few times listening through this.
Well this appears to be a week of surprises. I quite liked this. But in keeping with my usual perverse side, I found Mr Brightside to be the worst track on the album. Not sure if I'd buy it, but it's got to be worth a 3.
I love and hate this album. If this list was “The top Albums you that love the first half of despite the fact that the singer can’t sing a note”, then this would be in the conversation. The first 5 tracks are pure Indie Pop bangers. Songs you sing loudly to when drunk. And then it just collapses into a dreary whiny mess of a record. If anybody tries to defend the vocal ability of Mr Flowers, just play ‘Everything Will Be Alright’ then the prosecution can rest. He gets away with it for the first 5 tracks as the anthems are pumping and everybody is having a good time.
Back in 2004 I thought the Killers were really good, with a bright future ahead, another band seemily a part of the post punk charge, albeit through a glitzy Las Vegas lens. However if I could go back to 2004, without the hindsight of the rest of their back catalogue, i wouldn't feel beholden to give it a low score, due to the rubbish they have managed to throw out since. Anyway, it is a solid enough album with a bit of an edge to it. The opener is one of the best tracks non single tracks on it, then leads into the 4 singles, the strongest being 'Somebody Told Me', at that point I'm hooked. The rest of the album trundles on nicely, but doesn't reach the heights of the first 5 tracks, maybe with the exception of 'Midnight Show' which is a great tune. After all these years since I last gave it a spin, and discounting my bias against Brandon Flowers, I think it's a high 3/ low 4 as it is a good debut.
not really for me too upbeat
The soundtrack of the mid aughts - I had this CD and obviously Mr Brightside is still inescapable. Looking forward to seeing how it holds up. The jams are still the jams, Mr Brightside is a pop smash for a reason. All These Things That I Have Done was the pep band song for the hockey team at my university so the grandness always hits for me. A lot of fun synth jams but overall there are hits and misses. I'll relisten but this didn't knock my socks off today.
★: "Jenny was a friend of mine", "Mr. Brightside", "Somebody Told Me", "All these things that I've done"
Boring, but fine
Ok for mostly bland pop-rock. Mr Brightside has been overplayed over the years so kind of fed up hearing it.
Pretty cool but I'm not buyin' the t shirt
Brightside and Somebody Told Me are so good. A number of good supporting songs here too. Unfortunately peppered with some real duds, especially to end the album.
- mr. brightside & somebody told me -> banger 5/5 - rest -> okay-ish 1-2 / 5 - 3/5 as a whole
Basic
I've heard of them and listened to the occasional song before, but not an entire album.
I see why Mr. Brightside was the most popular song from this album
3.5: +Mr. Brightside +All these things I’ve done +Change Your Mind
Vocals are not for me, much sounds the same. If you like this style, you will enjoy this album.
outrageously mid. Mr brightside and somebody told me are good but so overplayed it ruins the experience. Plus the lead vocalist is whiny and tiring to listen to after 20 minutes. Mid mid mid mid
Ok
It's fine. I feel like there was a lot of competent, apolitical rock and roll being made around this time that didn't advance the form in any meaningful way. As a result, the genre calcified and hasn't really evolved since then.
Some classic hits here but also some meh.
Takes me back to gym class in 9th grade where I listened to this album on my friends zune. Yeah that’s the brick mp3 player … anyways most of the songs didn’t really age well. But who can deny the impact “all the things that I have done” had on teenage brains back then? Unfortunately we can probably blame the killers for bands like imagine dragons existing today and that crime is just unforgivable
Actually really good. lived it more than I expected. Mr brighside is obviously amazing but there were other really good ones as well
All the good songs were already well played and certified hits. The album as a whole was a bit of a disappointment
I knew more songs than I thought I did off this album. I legit listen too Smile Like You Mean It all the time, I think it's a banger. If Mr. Brightside wasn't so overplayed it would also be a standout song but I'd be perfectly happy if I never heard it again. Also "I got soul but I'm not a soldier" has always been corny to me. Overall though I do have a soft spot for early 00s post-punk inspired music.
Some great songs, good rock and roll. Some not so memorable.
The instrumentation is awesome, but the lyrics are fairly cringe for most of it. Best track: Everything Will Be Alright
The Killers exploded onto everyone's radar a mere two years after forming, with the song Mr. Brightside being an instant radio hit. They had successfully modernized the sound of 80's post-punk/new wave songwriting, giving it cool new coat of paint. They understood that rock's sound for the new millennium was basically The Strokes, but they could fine-tune it to make the sound their own. A strong demo led to a couple of record deals and the eventual recording of Hot Fuss. Many of the tracks here are actually from the demo, which is a testament of the demo's quality. As for the album itself, I have mixed feelings. The first six songs fantastic feats of early 2000's rock, planting the Killers' flag boldly in the music landscape. After the sixth track Andy You're A Star, it begins to sadly fall off. Hot Fuss is a definitive front-loaded album. No need to flip over to side B, or you'd be wasting your time!
I remember liking several of these songs when they came out but they've been overplayed at this point. Not a very exciting album.
Why do people love Mr. Brightside? It was an alright song before I heard it 100 times and now I actively skip it. Rest of the album is good, particularly enjoyed Everything Will Be Alright.
A couple of great songs, a couple of not very good songs.
Unusual for a band to have so many hits on their first album. Catchy and fun and full of nostalgia for me.
Heard it too many times
gosh, this album's release in 2004 doesn't seem right! the killers created such modern rock but also something that wouldn't be out of place released in 1982 or 2023. as someone who enjoys the killers a regular amount and doesn't seek them out, i found the second half of the album to be refreshing. the killers made such a smash with the first album, but telling a fellow millennial that the killers have better music than "mr. brightside" might get me beat up. the second half was completely new to me and maybe didn't have the same energy as the first side, which has so much punch, but i didn't mind because more of the killers' talent was revealed on side b. since i don't seek out the killers' music (as mentioned before), i didn't notice their punk or new wave aspects before, but i was struck how well they combine several genres. color me impressed!
Mr brightside Somebody told me All these things that ive done 1st half great second half meh. 3.5 Scratch that. 3
Went in not thinking I’d really like this album. Definitely not my type but I always forget how many good tunes this piece has. Bright side and somebody told me are always instant classics, but there are some hidden (to me) gems in here. Early 2000s grunge just hits a little different when you’re a struggling college student. Got some uplifting songs and some songs I’ll play when I’m in my feels. Favorites: All the things I’ve done On top Glamorous rock and roll
Classic, not my style tho
probably great for its time, especially if a lad. 2.5
Some definite bangers, would not listen to the whole album again of my own volition
This had some decent songs on it
Some of these songs are in a regular playlist of mine. It was decent, but the known hits were definitely the best parts of it. 3.5/5
They have great hooks, but that's pretty much it. I don't understand why "Mr. Brightside" was such a big hit. Plus, the lyrics are just weird at points, not something I expect from a US band.
I didn't think it was a bad album, but just not my thing. Still give it a 3 because I think it sounds good
Boring
Nice
Some great tracks, some stinkers. Don't know why, but the "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier" always miffed me. Feel like they tried going too big in parts. Walk before you try running. The last track epitomises this. Don't fully get the hype tbh. 2.5*
I don't mind The Killers, but to be honest wouldn't say I'm a fan. Album has one or two good radio hits. Second half of the album fell flat in comparison to the first.
First half of this is just laced with the good stuff; hits that are lame as hell but still hold up. Overplay aside, there are some certified gems here. Second half lets this all down a bit, with kind of boring or forgettable or just kind of shit tracks. The Killers are such an interesting band. I think they have gone through waves of being considered cool, to lame, to cool again. This album is pretty imperfect but I think will only grow in its popularity among music purists as time goes on. It's simple, and it wears its influences of Floyd, Springsteen, and Queen right there for you. I can't explain why my favourite part of the whole album is that stupid goddamn 'I got soul but I'm not a soldier' chant... It's so stupid! But it's also amazing! It makes no sense! But it's got me singing along! A strong three stars. Fave track: All These Things That I've Done
# 58 : Some good catchy tunes, but no real substance. Easy listening. Mr Brightside
The hits are decent for popular music but the rest is invariably dull or repetitive by comparison. Their image was somewhat interesting, a Las Vegas Mormon wearing eyeliner with a faux English flare to his singing.
No favorites
The two big hits aside, I liked the first track and Change Your Mind.
Pretty fun indie rock 00s
Very much a tale of two albums. The first half incredibly good. The second half incredibly forgettable
Several great radio hits on this one that bring me back to mid 2000s.
Energetic, interesting, but kind of annoying. Something for a workout or a night out, but not something I would throw on regularly.
Solid early 00's pop rock. It has in energy what it lacks in sophistication.
This album is front loaded with a bunch of amazing Killers song (and ones that I often listen to!) but for some reason it doesn't impress me as much together as an album. It starts off so strong but the second half is honestly a snoozefest.
HS Nostalgia, fun and upbeat
Behind the drunken singalong big hits, some interesting homages to synthy 80s New Romantic posturing, albeit with a bit too much guitar for my liking. Also Brandon Flowers was hot. Reminds me of jumping up and down at misshapes on a Thursday night in the early 2000s. For the same vibe but better, prefer Ezra Furman, the Strokes or Franz Ferdinand
Starts strong. Some of it is good. Some of it is average or below. 72/100
It's alright. They sound very European for an American band. They remind me of Pulp and Editors at times. The songs are good enough to justify their popularity. Nothing annoying about any of them. Easy to listen to. A lot of the songs go in one ear and out the other. Favorite song: Somebody Told Me.
It’s Indie-Pop‘n‘Roll for me. Harmless but very well produced 2.6
Just not my style / couldn’t wait for it to be over. 2.5/5
It's not a good album but I can't say anything that bad about it. A few good songs a few boring songs. Mr Brightside hasn't survived being massively overplayed.
Ok
Feels like the big singles from Hot Fuss are quite a lot different from the rest of the (underwhelming) album, but they do some heavy lifting on their own tbf.
It was alright. Cant say much more about it.
This was decent. I liked it more than I expected to. The singles are still terrible, but maybe that's just because of oversaturation. Who knows. 2.75/5
Solid album, front heavy
Debut album released in 2004. You can’t ignore the heavy hitting singles on this album that justifies its popularity. The album does drift off beyond those tracks.
I never really got into The Killers despite one of my friends really being into them at their peak. This record doesn't move me much. They're just more of that early aughts nicked from the past vibe. It's hard to see what the fuss is about.
actually ok
Good album. Probably the only album by The Killers that I really like. I would give it 4 stars, but it kinda fades and is probably just too long.
The Killers are rock music for people that don't necessarily love rock music. And that's fine, but I've never been the type to fall hard for this album. It's not horrible, but I'll take hearing a single every now and then over trying to trudge through an entire Killers album.
Full of bops but overplayed :/
This album is an amazing example of someone blasting out of the gates on their first record and never really capturing it again. First 5 songs are very strong, some of the album tracks are interesting, 'Everything Will Be Alright' is a stand out. Between a very high 2 and a low 3, scrapes a 3
Mr Brightside is a hit. Somebody told me is alright. Rest of the album was pretty forgettable. No wonder I only knew the singles.
Interessante. Bellissima 'Somebody told me'
73 of 1001 The Killers - Hot Fuss Rating : 3/5 Favorite Track : Somebody Told Me Went to read up a bit more on this and find that it has been removed form later editions of this album list. That is disappointing. I really enjoyed this. Went in expecting some heavy punk stuff that could be hit or miss but was surprised. This is one I'll go back to. Good tunes.
AJ: First 5 songs are great. Do not need the rest. At all. Jenny opener is top notch. Cat: I never really cared for the two songs I knew were the Killers (somebody told me and me bright side). I do really like all the things I’ve done and didn’t know it was them! They have a cool sound. Very 80s. They’re alright
Pretty standard
Not bad, bit overrated
Loved the dancier stuff like the singles, but their slow songs weren’t for me.
Yeah The Killers is never really my thing but growing up this brings a lot of memories.
It's very close to being a 4. The first 4 tracks of the album are all amazing, then the middle is fine but nothing amazing and then it picks back up at the end. With the exception of Everything Will Be Alright that one I don't really care about.
I never really bought into The Killers. They seemed way too polished and manufactured, and sounded just like every other garage/dance type bands coming out in the 2000s it was hard to tell them apart from everyone else. Listening to this now, it is slightly better than I remember, but most of my initial criticisms still hold. I get that this was like, the longest charting album ever in the UK or something, but popularity doesn't mean it's good art. I mean, I'd rather listen to this than plenty of other things, but that's a pretty low bar.
Mr. Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me, On Top and Believe Me, Natalie. I’ve heard some of these before and some are good and a lot of them are bleh. Generic pop rock from the early 2000’s which technically isn’t a bad thing because it’s mostly catchy.
smile like you mean it is a 5, jenny was a friend of mine was good. it's front loaded. it falls off and becomes energetic wilco after the first few songs.
Contains nearly the most iconic song of the 2000s, this makes a pretty good album to support that.
Solid alt rock record. A little too bubbly for my taste but still good. It feels a little safe which is not something I am personally looking for in alt rock. I think my favorite tracks were "Mr. Brightside", "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Believe Me Natalie" and "Somebody Told Me". It is a pretty listenable album but I feel like a lot of the tracks are just a little neutral and don't stand out. I would give it a 7/10.
Mr who
Lots of angst on this one. The hits on here are “killer” bum bum tsss.
feels very weird listening to mr brightside while not in a provincial town pub in saturday night mode, you know where they turn some lights off , play the music louder and clear some tables for a 'dancefloor'. this album has done a full roller coaster of going form being eagerly anticipated cool album to the wedding DJ classic shunned by anyone with an ounce of musical taste. obviously i count myself in that category as my musical taste is superior to anyone else alive so these days i wouldn't choose to listen to this album but being made to i realise how steeped in nostalgia those first 5 tracks are for me as they take me back to my heyday when you couldn't move for indie clubs and in said indie clubs you would probably hear all of the first 5 tracks each night. although i will have listened to the album back in the day i have absolutely no recollection of the second half. it must have been one of those that got turned off as soon as it hit the shit half. who would have guessed hot fuss would be the album to make me waffle on like this? maybe its because its friday afternoon and i'm winding down for the weekend.
First 5 songs are big, then it completely nose dives into oblivion. I think they had about 3 more songs in the rest of the 20 career. I genuinely can't believe they're still considered MASSIVE. Just an 00s indie band, no better than Maximo Park or The View.
This was a lot better than I was expecting. I liked the first song and “Believe Me Natalie”. Don’t really like the vocals though.
I don’t hate The Killers, I just hate “Mr. Brightside”
There’s definitely more to this album than Mr.Brightside and Somebody Told Me. It was better than I was expecting and pretty good, but I didn’t hear anything new or wildly creative.
Amazing how many of these songs i knew almost by heart
Between 3 and 4
Couple bangers lol
There's always room in one's musical diet for records like this ... edgy, stylish, glittery and not afraid a pop hook or silly lyric in the service of cool. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll," indeed!
Loved this album
A lot of well-known, decent songs. Just so overplayed in the naughties!
Outside of the classics the rest of the album feels a bit lackluster tbh
Me. brightside is the only song I still genuinely enjoy, besides that it really bored me, maybe I’m not an dramatic teen anymore or maybe I just grew out of it…
The killes is probably the best American college rock band.
banal
I liked this album when it came out with its retro-80’s sound. It has gotten a lot of undeserved hatred recently.
Vuosi 2004 musiikkina. Toimii. Mutta aika stadion
To me this is more nostalgia than quality. A decent enough pop album, but nothing extraordinary.
Good, probably heard all the songs before but not the full album, good but felt overly familiar
Probably a solid 3.5 stars. I definitely liked this more back in the day, and I’ll be curious as to how well the albums of the noughts fare. Not well, I presume.
I like this. Lots of hits.
Comme tous les gens de mon âge, j’ai beaucoup entendu Somebody Told Me, mais le groupe ne m’a jamais captivée. Cette écoute a confirmé que je n’accroche tout simplement pas, je ne saurais expliquer pourquoi
This album triggered my tinnitus so badly after two songs that for the first time in 425 albums, I tapped out. I know I'm not missing much. The Killers emerged in the early 00's bland reawakening of pop rock along with Modest Mouse and Franz Ferdinand. Had it not been for the arena popular Mr Brightside, The Killers would be a budget bin selection like the other two. But, it is and Hot Fuss is still deemed a 'Must Listen' and whether it truly is or not for this list, when it comes to Tinnitus sufferers, it is not. So if you dear listener come across this review, please check your volume and protect your ears, unless you want to not listen to music that you do and do not enjoy. 3/5.
Some great songs but many forgettable ones. Every song sounds kind of the same. 3.5/5
No way this is a must listen album. The singles will be played for many years and that is all that is worth listening to.
3 or 4 great great songs but the rest is filler. Could have been an amazing album but it’s better than average.
I noticed that I liked the less popular songs on the album.
Sonido muy sólido en general, con algunos clásicos y otros buenos temas. Volvería a repasarlo
Going in with a neutral mind. I promise. First song sounds insane recording wise for some reason to me, but then it just goes into hit after hit and totally didn’t even realize all these were from one record. Pleasant surprise to listen all the way through :-)
Listed as p916 in my edition of the book but! p916 has K.I.A by Mila! 2004. 3 stars. Oddly soulless pop-rock. Plenty of cracking tunes, and I feel I should like it more than I do, but Brandon Flowers voice puts me off. "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier". Yeah, and I've got ham, but I'm not a hamster.
I straight up HATED this album when it came out, but after not hearing it for almost 20 years(??? I'm old), it's not too bad. I think I mostly hated the cringe-y lyrics? Those are still pretty cringe-y, but I've learned to embrace cringe over the years, so it's less of a deal breaker now. Anyway, it was overplayed as hell for what it is, but it's not bad. The first 4 songs are damn good, the rest is alright. Solid 3.5 (rounded down as per protocol).
Some solid singles
I don't really see what sets this album apart from the myriad of other '80s-influenced pop-punk albums that came along in the early 00s. Yes, there are hooks and singles that make you sit up and take notice temporarily but for the most part, it's just formulaic drivel for the masses. When a pop-punk-dance album just drones unnoticed in the background, it's time to move on.
Ik vroeg om iets stevigers na Dusty Springfield en dit is precies stevig genoeg. Lollige festivalpopmuziek, een aantal nummers komen bekend voor, wat jaren 80-tonen, het klinkt allemaal prima.
Wait a second, this is actually pretty good. I thought The Killers were a sort of Imagine Dragons-ish band, but this is just some solid 00s rock. It's nothing mindblowing and "Mr Brightside" is still the best song here, but I still enjoyed this.
3.7 - These guys churned out a handful of hits and it’s impressive to hear those back to back on here. Respectable hard rock - energetic and crowd-pleasing. Last two tracks are a little trippier than the rest and worth a listen.
Pretty nice album! Had some bangers on there for sure, like Mr. Brightside obviously (gotta love that single-note melody), but sadly there wasn't enough variation or innovation for me to give it anything above three stars, but I still enjoyed it.
Didn't really work for me - seemed like a pastiche of Interpol and other groups
Good but repetitive
Someone gave me this CD thinking I would like it. I listened to it a bit and, though some of the tunes appealed to me, the album was never a favorite and now it just seems tired.
First five tunes are HUGE! Make no mistake they are incendiary bangers! Not a stinker among them! Album dips for tracks 6, definitely 7 and 8 is forgettable to be honest. Doesn’t really pick back up till the finale of ‘Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll’. Flowers knows his way around a tune, the band are sharp and there is a genuine reason why The Killers built such a following! However, this album is half killer, half filler so only the three star average here.