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Pretty shocked this album made it on the list. The debut album from the killers held nothing back. The first half of this album is pretty amazing. Mr brightside I’d a great song and unfortunately has become so overplayed now. This album is pretty nostalgic as I listened to it many times since it released and still do from time to time. The songs are catchy, fun and a good mix of the new wave sound with the modern melodic punk of the 00s. They were one of my favorite bands and this album is why. 9.1/10
I thought to myself, "I don't know that I've actually listened to a Killers album before..." And then I hit play and realized that, while I may have never listened to a Killers album, I KNOW these songs. "Hot Fuss" managed to so thoroughly saturate American culture that I knew the hooks to easily half of the tracks, if not more. And, it turns out, all the other tracks all slapped. Shockingly good. Zero criticisms.
Amazing yes front loaded as fuck but amazing 5/5
Boy oh boy. Hot fucking Fuss. What a record. I will preface my review by saying my view of this album is certainly influenced by the set/setting of when I first heard it. In other words, there is most certainly a nostalgic factor to this album that drives the inevitable 5/5 I am giving this album. But, with that being said, this album holds up regardless of the fact that this was a staple of my youth. A CD that spent so much time in my dad's old stereo blaring Brandon's pipes at higher-than-necessary volumes to a 6th grade me playing Diablo 2 on the family PC continues to follow me into what will soon be 30 year-old Joey (still playing Diablo 2, however on the Switch this time). The Killers were at the top of their game when they made this album, and their fearless ambition and raw talent shine through in every note. In their debut album. Their DEBUT ALBUM. From the opening of "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" with an intro that always reminded me of a weird space helicopter landing to the final moments of the slow dance reminder that "Everything Will Be Alright" this album hits. And it hits hard. The wobbly 80s synths, the guitar riffs, the BASS riffs, Brandon's lyrics and the voice that delivers them (his performance on "Andy, You're a Star" is my highlight), the groovy drum beats. It's all a part of something big and lasting. Infectious melodies and harmonies that continue to inspire pretty much any of the alt-rock music I write. Hot Fuss is a work of pure artistry, an iconic collection of songs that will follow me to my grave. To me it's not just an album, it's a musical journey that takes me through a series of diverse soundscapes, each one more captivating than the last. A familiar sonic scent that instantly teleports me back to simpler times without fail. With its stunning production, insightful lyrics and unforgettable fucking BANGERS, it’s no wonder that this classic album still holds up as one of the greatest records of the 2000s. PS: If your streaming service (or physical copy!) doesn't have Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll on it, go check it out on Sawdust.
I've been a fan of the Killers since before I knew who they were and why they were singing about a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend from February of last year. Despite all that, I'd never listened to this whole album as such. It is quite an amazing debut album with a fine selection of deservèd hits.
I had never listened to this album and, if asked, I am not sure that I really even knew the name of the band from the couple of singles that I did know. I really enjoyed the album.
In 2004 I wandered into a Montréal CD store and bought this album after hearing Somebody Told Me playing in the store. It was love at first listen as The Killers became one of my favorite bands. Hot Fuss is an exceptional album. Great guitar, great synths, and that unique Brandon Flowers delivery of great lyrical stories create a whole lot of fun… so many great songs on this incredible debut!
Amazing debut album. Definitely nostalgic for the early 2000s.
Such a banger! I’d forgotten how great The Killers are. This was so good I listened twice through. I need to add this to my regular rotation.
An album I am pretty familiar with, and an interesting double header with Born In The USA. Mr. Brightside is a slick hit. All These Things That I've Done is another one. This whole album is one hit after another, so smooth and polished it's like an orb. Ponder the ORB!
This album is an absolute must-listen for music fans. It has two songs from the "Murder Trilogy" and there is not a bad track on this album. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" has a fantastic bass line and though 7 of the songs exceed 4 minutes, they never drag.
One of my favorite albums of all time
One of the best albums
About as good of a debut album as you can ask for
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. The Killers had such a great sound and were so tight on this album. There's a reason the first 5 tracks on this album are not just hits, but an iconic representation of the era. It's so good.
This list went ahead and assigned me this album like I haven't had it in heavy weekly rotation for 18 years running
Weaker 2nd half
ótimo
Cool Album!
Already <3 the killers
Full of bangers. First half of the album is just an instant classic.
All the hits at the start but I'm enjoying the variety of the second half. Believe Me Natalie is such a U2 homage, while Everything Will Be Alright is wistful and hopeful. Meanwhile the closing song is just hilarious.
Great album
🤘🏻🔥
One of my favorites of all time
Great, start to finish. Final track on Spotify isn't one I'd heard before though. Extended?
"I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier." Top album!
I had no idea that this album told a story at all. Does that make it a rock opera? Either way, this album is full of hits, but now that I know there is an on going character story behind the songs, this is one of my favorite albums.
21st November 2022 Listened at the end of the day while doing minimal work cos of the World Cup. England beat Iran. One of the albums from when I grew up, immediately makes me feel 15 again.
I love this album so much. It takes me back to a time where I worked in a small office and we played new albums and burned each other’s copies. A guy called Jon broadened our music tastes and we played Hot Fuss a lot. I can still sing along to almost every song…
amei !!!!
I love
Liked this a lot - though hard to follow up all of the really strong singles at the start of the album! Nothing felt like filler though.
Un cop passada l'eufòria new rock de The Strokes, White Stripes, Kings of Leon, BRMC etc de començaments de mil.leni, a meitat de la década va sorgir una nova generació de bandes de rock alternatiu que van refrescar de nou l'ambient, fent-nos oblidar l'erial que havia suposat la segona meitat dels '90. Franz Ferdinand i The Killers van ser els líders d'aquella nova empenta. El primer disc dels de Las Vegas és el millor dels que es van editar aquells anys, una ristra de singles imponents, amb una producció grandiosa que els feia encara més efectius. Un dels grans discos dels '00's
An absolute belter. This is one of the best albums of the 2000s, if not of all time. It's interesting to see what The Killers have become since, but this is them in their rawest, most indie incarnation. From the banging bassline in the opener, Jenny was a Friend of Mine, through the spectra of emotions of Mr. Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It and Somebody Told Me and beyond, this album soundtracked my early 20s and brings back memories of drunken house parties; the first throes of independence.
I fucking love this album, can’t give it a perfect score though since the first half is pretty clearly better than the second. So, 9/10
What a debut. 9/10
the best.
This is a properly great album to listen to. Sure, it wasn’t in innovative when released. Just Brit inspired indie rock and roll. But I like this kind of music and it’s a great example of the genre.
Tellement imprévisible le type
Good to hear again
De los mejores álbumes de la década siendo pieza clave en el resurgimiento del rock de los 2000, con sonidos pop-rock e indie rock, además de tener una de las mejores canciones del siglo 21, "Mr Brightside".
I had a very strong emotional response to this album. It's funny how music has the power to being back such a strong sense how you used to feel, not even just about the song but in general? When we had nostalgia albums in lockdown I kind of couldn't bear them, because they reminded me of like connection and my friends and family and I was lonely so I found that to be really painful. I enjoyed it this time though, which is good and means I'm in a better place! Also 'all these things that I've done' reminds me of bill baileys parody 'ive got ham but I'm not a hampster' 😅. I have absolutely no idea how I would feel about this album if I listened to it for the first time now, I can't seperate it, but as things are I enjoyed it. Got a bit bored of the smile like you mean it remixes but felt I had to listen to the end.
Bought this when it came out, still sounds fresh. Just misses a 5 as quality drops towards the end
This is a millennial-core album, and it still holds up. Top half is just banger after banger, bottom half is good but not great.
I was not unhappy listening to this in the car today but none of these is pulling me back in for more. 8 keepers in 12 (67%). 1 klunker (8%). 4 stars, I guess.
Very enjoyable throwback to 80s days of yore.
I think I've heard everyone of these songs a million times
just good rock n roll, I like it
I think the killers are overrated I’m just going to start with that. But this option is solely due to the fact that Mr brightside is so overplayed, it can change as I really haven’t heard much beyond that song and humans which I love. I know some of the songs on this album but never listened all the way through. Really cool bass line and keys on Jenny. Good production all around, classic killers vocals. Right into brightside which is overplayed for sure, but definitely admittedly a good song when you don’t hear it all the time. Good writing, great guitar riff and drums. Really good song. It’s also much better through good headphones compared to blaring over bar or stadium speakers which speaks to the good production. Pretty weak guitar solo tho. Much better drums during that part. Smile is cool. Better guitar in this one. Good writing. Wanted more from the chorus. Better guitar solo but still not that impressive. Somebody told me fucking rocks. This is the one that should’ve exploded instead of brightside. I remember loving this song as a child, still hits. Awesome background track, awesome chorus. One of my top songs of the early 2000s. Cool slow opening to all these things. Really nice guitar on this one. Lackluster chorus on this one. The writing aside from the chorus is good. Love the middle part. Chorus is much better with the harmonies. Bad lyrics on Andy but much better guitar. Really cool sounds on this one. Not a horrible song, but the worst so far. Really cool production on on top. Much better writing too. Change your mind is fine. Generic killers I’d say. Nothing special abt this one. More of the same with believe me Natalie. Just what I’d call generic killers. It’s a pretty good song it’s just real similar to some other songs by them. Impressive writing/story telling. The horns are a nice piece of uniqueness but they aren’t exactly neccasary. Midnight show is good. This one is different. Faster, and more rocky. I like that. Still yet to be impressed by any of these guitar solos. Super basic. Everything will be alright is well produced but bs vocals. Way too much auto tune. Good piano. Not a great song. Indie rock and roll is much better. Good guitar finally on this one. Good writing again. This album started off so hot, but really fizzles towards the back end. It doesn’t get bad, just gets a bit repetitive. Overall the album beat my expectations. Would’ve pushed mid fours if the back half was as good as the front half. 3.8/5 stars.
A Las Vegas band that somehow sounded more British than most British bands — Brandon Flowers absorbed the Smiths, Duran Duran, and New Order so completely that Hot Fuss arrived in 2004 feeling like a transatlantic artifact from 1985. That's either a remarkable act of stylistic synthesis or an elaborate tribute act depending on your generosity, and the record is good enough that the question becomes academic fairly quickly. "Mr. Brightside" is the obvious landmark — one of the defining singles of the decade, the opening riff instantly recognizable, the melodrama completely committed, the chorus arriving with the force of something that was always going to be enormous. But the honest verdict is that it's not just Brightside. The record holds up consistently across its runtime in a way that the singles-carrying-the-rating pattern that has defined several fours in this project doesn't quite apply here — kind of good all around is the accurate assessment, which is a more meaningful achievement than it sounds. Flowers' theatrical sincerity is the record's defining quality — committing to the emotional stakes more fully than the Morrissey influence he's clearly absorbed ever quite allowed its originator to do. The synth-driven post-punk arrangements give everything a momentum that the 2000s rock landscape around it mostly couldn't match. A four that the whole record earns rather than just the hit. In a decade that has averaged 3.16 in this project, that's worth noting.
I've seen this band's name around quite a bit over the years but never took the time to really listen to them. I recognized a couple of the singles immediately "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" since they were all over the place when this album came out. I never disliked those tracks but they were definitely overplayed at the time. It was nice to hear them again now as they brought back some distant memories. I know Brett McKay from AOM is a huge fan and always recommending this band so only a matter of time before I checked them out. Would like to hear some more of their albums in the future.
Неплохо для миллениал-кора
не назвал бы себя фанатом группы от слова совсем, но вот так вышло, что почти все песни с альбома знаю и звучат они хорошо - 4ка крепкая
A classic by them. Lots of hits so I understand why this is on this playlist. Not the biggest fan of the killers so that’s the only reason I didn’t give this a 5, otherwise in the pop/poprock world, this is a 5 lol.
New discovery, actually liked it. I need to check out more of their stuff
It’s a decent album. With a couple of bangers.
Álbum muito bom, achei que não fosse gostar e acabou me surpreendendo muito.
ok mr. brightside but the rest are lwokey bangers
- I enjoy the vocals in this song a lot - Good use of synths and huge range of instruments are used. This is one of the albums best strength. Big dynamics and very colourful. - Base is catchy but heard it before too many times (dad plays this) - Songwriting is traditionally structured, repetitive, and chorus driven. However some progressive songwriting is used a little in the less hit songs - Very melodic and emotional, probably my favourite part. -Very underrated second half of the album 8/10
Full of classics
Top
2004. Debut studio album. Brandon Flowers (singer) felt depressed after hearing the Strokes' album Is This It. He thought their album was perfect so the band threw away everything they were working on except "Mr. Brightside" .
Väldigt framtungt
Beyond Mr. Brightside genuinely a pleasant album to listen to.
first half: so incredibly strong. Hits that deserve to be hits, even though they are oh so millenial. second half: less hard but still better than I expected lol surprising favorite: Andy, You're A Star
Vild første halvdel, taber lidt tempo sidst på pladen.
Amazingly, this album starts with a barrage of 4 absolutely killer (eh?) songs in a row. After that, the album does let up a little, with mostly good songs through the rest of the runtime. A really great album overall...one of those albums that let me know rock music was still alive in 2004, back when some of us who lived through the 90s music boom were unsure about that. 4.2/5.
Listened and ate
All Killer but half filler
Many of the songs bang bang, but not all bang.
80s new wave meets post punk. Bit weak in the middle but opens with such killer hooks that they redefined the radio landscape. Became so huge that people who grew up listening to Duran Duran and Depeche Mode decided they must decry them as being style over substance, unlike... Hang on...
8/10 The opening of the album is really good, the end not so much “glamorous indie rock and roll for me” is terrible like it’s a song made for 40 year olds who do ketamine is Wetherspoon toilets. I like the first couple songs a lot, they remind me of driving in the car with my mum around the coast, so I’m definitely bias with this album.
Really liked this debut album. Good solid rock with that pinky feel to it.
This is my wife's favorite album, by one of her favorite bands, that includes her favorite song "Mr. Brightside." She told me that "my Monday just got a whole lot better" because I got this album. I came into it knowing mainly the hits and that was about it. My feelings on this album? It has one of the better opening run of tracks I've heard in this experience. From the opening track through "All These Things That I've Done" is nothing but bangers. After that we get a mixed bag of quality compared to the opening run. It didn't hurt its overall rating but the inconsistency prevented it from getting a 5. 4/5
Pretty much the whole of the first side is like a 'greatest hits' album, which is quite astonishing for a debut album. Of course the rest of the album *has* to be an anticlimax, but the initial heights make this a 4.
Saw them play at the Electric Ballroom, by chance, a few months before this album came out. They were opening for Stellastarr and we were chatting away at the back when they started, and then were like, 'Wait, who the hell are these guys?' You knew straight away they were going to be huge. They were so good live. And honestly, I'm a fan. Yes, the album has a better first half. Yes, there's some snobbery around about their lack of indie credentials, and their secondary borrowing from The Strokes et al. Yes, Sam's Town is a better album. But they do that stadium-friendly anthemic rock so well, and with heart and soul and fun. 4.5*
tempted to go 5 stars just because of how damn good Mr Brightside is and how much of a banger it still is 20 years later
Bien, por momentos un poco repetitivo. 3/5.
3.5/5
Great album with many of their best songs on it.
Wow. Uh, I knew I liked a good number of these songs but I didn’t think I liked them this much. Honestly, I was debating a 5 for this album but decided that I would be more likely to put on individual songs from this album rather than the whole thing. Regardless, I was happy to see a little alternative music in this generator. Season: True Summer Favorite Song: All These Things That I've Done or Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll
First half is generational. Second half is just okay, with one really bad song.
I already knew the hits of this album which heavily will influence me. As an album, it's very cohesive which is something I always appreciate. To me there weren't any standouts besides the songs I already know. Would want to give 3.75 so rounding to 4
It's hard to rate this album on its own merits, because I really didn't like the follow up Sam's Town or any of the overblown bombastic nonsense the Killers have released since then. And you can hear the seeds of that here. The singles are bangers, of course, and the whole thing holds together well even if it is a little front-loaded. I'm in the mood to be generous to a great debut.
Indie Rock der melodiös geworden ist. Klasse.
Super solid and enjoyable album. The first half is a 5 but the second half has no stand outs and kind of blends together for me.
Iconic single, distinct sound of its era.
I was born in the late 90s so I’m genetically predisposed to like this album
4.0/5 - catchy, cool. Fav Track: No particular preference for songs, but prefer the first main section of album up to the last 4 songs. (First part is a 4.2/5, from last 4 probably more like a 3.5/5)
Its great specially the first half
Well-crafted rock, I believe that in high school I would have loved it. The synths are superb
Crazy how successful the first half of this album was. I feel like that’s hard in modern times for artists to put out so many hits from one album? Anyway, the second half was much better than I expected it to be. I didn’t hate it. Probably would give it a 5 if I wasn’t so “sick” of all the singles.
Picture yourself blowing through red lights, running away from home, and you've got this high-speed, energetic album.
This released in the summer after my freshman year of college. I owned it and listened to it frequently. When I started playing this album for this project, I thought it was an automatic 5/5. And for the first five tracks, it absolutely is. But that's where it begins to fall off. It's not that the rest of the album is bad, it is just far weaker than that initial stretch.
First time listener to this album - though clearly aware of the many singles. Had a suspicion I’d not be cool and would like this. I was right. It’s not indie rock and roll but it’s a 4 from me. Will probably never listen again though.
Feel like I’ve heard the first half of the album dozens of times, only knew the final track form the back half. What does that say? Gets a four because of the number of bangers and the fact it contains the British National Anthem.
Just so much fun, felt like I was at a karaoke night. I can't believe how many hits came out of their DEBUT album, it's incredible. And the vocals are simply perfect.
Definitely a high point of 2000s indie rock. I liked the various synths sprinkled throughout complimenting the guitars. 8.5/10.
8/10
Loses steam in the back half… but damn, multiple iconic bangers throughout the front. A nostalgic blast and still packs its punch.
God damn that bass on the opening track had me excited to hear the rest of this as I had heard the singles here hundreds of times but never the full project. Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me (that synth is excellent) are both absolutely timeless songs that will never lose their appeal for me. Both are just some of the catchiest rock songs of the early 2000's with every band member locked in. Throughout the record I noticed how much I really like the drums, always keep the perfect tempo and are mixed to the perfect volume. Bass as well as that's usually not the first instrument I pick up on, but here is prominent and sounds amazing. Stronger first half, but as a whole everything here works together for a great record.
Amazing album, it would be hard not to know “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” as they are so prominent even in sports and music culture. The album overall is very well made, but it’s very repetitive and songs sound all the same with the effects and sounds. I very quickly noticed that at some points there is a lot going on in the songs all at once. For example with “Smile Like You Mean It” there’s a specific part where it sounds like a barrage of synths just overlapping each other. Low point for me personally would be “Andy, You’re a Star” as until the ending, the song is very repetitive and a little boring. Mr. Brightside is the high point, on an album where the high is high and the lows are lower. I’ve came to the final verdict that if they would just GET RID OF THESE PAINFUL SYNTHS/ELECTRONIC JUMBLES this album would be a lot more fun to listen to. As a debut album nevertheless, I respect the music and would definitely say this is an album you must listen to at least once to experience it.
whole bunch of bangers
Seth - 3/5 Logan - 4/5
A very good album, really.
I remember being so taken by this album when it came out. It was Duran Duran for the 00s. Radio friendly somewhat dark pop rock. I was positive Somebody Told Me would be the breakout hit, but here we are and Mr Brightside has viral status all these years later. Even the weaker songs on this album are at least enjoyable if not entirely catchy.
Dude turns to Siouxsie midway one song
1) все инди (?) альбомы нулевых звучат одинаково и поняла я только на отдалении сейчас, 2) очень много бопов (включая ай гот соул - это они!?), 3) придушенный фальшивый вокал местами поддостал но в принципе не так как у франца ф (где к концу сильно альбом надоел)
Fyrri hlutinn mjög sterkur
Svoooo nálægt fimmunni. Þessi filler-lög voru ekki alveg nógu grípandi.
Hits!
Really have a lot of nostalgia for this, thought me bright side would be the only good track but I was pleasantly surprised
I was pleasantly surprised with this album. I've never had anything against The Killers and I've enjoyed most of their big singles, but this album rocks. It's probably closer to a 4.5, but I'm not sure if I'd put it at a 5. It very well could be though.
Lots of good stuff on this album, but it definitely teeters off as it gets towards the end
Fun album with at least 5 great tracks.
This comes close to 5 territory, but a few of the songs don’t quite get there. Still, this album has a lot going for it.
It's hard to rate this one objectively because this album is: - closing down Bimbos and Clever Dunnes and the Roanoke - stealing drags off cigarettes, pitchers of Pabst, and never bothering to shower after a night at the bars - deeply side-parting my hair even tho it's curly and can't really approximate that uber hipster look - low cut Joes jeans with an iPod jammed in the back pocket - racing to Crystal on NYE after work with this album blasting, possibly feeling like I was finally leading the kind of cool life I'd only seen on TV growing up But even without the nostalgia, it's not hard to argue that no one nailed hipster pop rock as much as these guys. & how is the *whole* album (except maybe 'Believe Me Natalie') so darn catchy?
besides mr brightside, this album has quite a few bangers up its sleeve Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: yes 4.1
The hits on this album make up for the weaker few songs. Still a solid album, but with Mr. brightside that's not hard.
Incredible debut, banger after banger, it's so easy to get into and there's always a track you relate to at any given moment. So good.
"Eso que ves no es el cielo es una pantalla led." Esto es periodismo gonzo sirviendo las vísceras de mi corazón a lo Anthony Bourdain para digerir MI cena favorita: Hot Fuss de The Killers, el gran refrito de lo que quedó del post-punk revival. Esta es una resurrección calculada. Yo soy una mujer que basa su personalidad en la de un padre divorciado. Así que Hot Fuss apareció para resolverme la escena. Esa semana supuestamente estaba la reunión donde leyeron el acta de defunción del punk. Mucha gente de camisa y corbata dando por muerto a un género, dejando a los resacosos del grunge sin invitación al funeral, acá hay algo raro. Pero estoy muy cansada para ponerme a pelear. Esta modernidad líquida me está matando. Otra vez estoy desarmada en la cama por otro amor que admire como dios y terminó siendo un caballero modernista. Como fascinarse por las luces de neon para después se apague y deje con el frío tubo fluorescente. Lo último que supe es que el punk nos dejó de herencia un vertedero indie y que el tiempo no nos vuelve extraños sino más bien conocidos más puntuales. Estoy celosa del tiempo que mata géneros sin previo aviso y deja que me cruce con caballeros que saben que Mr. Brightside es MI canción para momentos especiales. Al final somos víctimas de Baudelaire y los paraísos artificiales que nos tocaron. Eso que ves no es el cielo es una pantalla led. Eso que tiene guitarras es un disco que piensa como sintetizadores. Ese que ahora actúa como un extraño en realidad sabe más puntualmente cosas sobre vos. La cuestión es si seguir cambiando los plafones por neón o dejar de comer refrito esperando al día de que el cielo se quede sin señal. Mientras tanto el simulacro ofrece a The Strokes frente al tele sin control parental. Interpol en las esquinas vendiendo estampitas de Joy Division. Nadie se preocupaba de Franz Ferdinand que lo entretuvieron con el dance-punk. Brandon Flowers quería ser Oasis. El problema era el accidente de nacimiento en Las Vegas. En ese desierto solo llegaban mixtapes de New Order, Duran Duran y The Smiths. Se pasó quemando el tiempo sacando la mejor imitación de la voz de Morrissey pero terminó aprovechando que sonaba más a Springsteen y no lo confundan con Interpol. Los que soñamos con un cielo estrellado y un amor vivo a veces nos tenemos que conformar con turistas fugaces y construir nuestros hoteles de neón. En esta resurrección moderna hay que calcular bien la exageración del entretenimiento porque en cada chiste se puede filtrar la realidad atemporal. Jeff Saltzman y Mark Needham entendieron el truco. Las guitarras tenían que dejar aire como Interpol. Los bajos caminar como New Order. Los coros tenían que brillar como el new wave. Y Brandon Flowers tenía que actuar cada canción como si Bruce Springsteen hubiera nacido en un casino. Porqué Hot Fuss envejece como los mejores chistes de la gente con la que saliste en tu grupo de amigas. No porque sigan siendo graciosos. Sino porque siguen diciendo exactamente quiénes éramos pero dándole un remate distinto. Arctic Monkeys hereda la ambición. The 1975 roba los sintetizadores. Bleachers convierte el drama en nostalgia. Two Door Cinema Club acelera el remate. Imagine Dragons descubre que si le pone más epica la gente compra más. M38 hace que el chiste suene artificial. En este casino nada es lo que parece “Somebody Told Me” nunca confirma quien beso a quien. “Mr. Brightside” sonó como un recuerdo celoso que me cambia toda la música para que la letra nunca cambie. “Smile Like You Mean It” te obliga a que la pases bien entre tanto boquinche mientras ves como desperdicias tu tiempo. “All These Things That I´ve Done” se convierte en un mantra que nadie termina de entender, ni quieren intentar explicar. Pero Andy, You re a Star que tiene que seguir cumpliendo en la realidad. En este paraíso artificial sentate frente a un refrito es lo único que te hace real. Tenes un alma, no sos un soldado, ese amor que le dejaste que el tiempo se encargará no se vuelve ajeno sino un cómplice más preciso. Porque las cosas que contamos sobreviven esperando que algún día le expliquen algo al otro cuando los dos no terminamos de entender si eso que se ve es el cielo o una pantalla led.
One of those albums which I played a lot when it first came out but which I don’t think I have listened to as a whole for over 20 years. It’s a bit dominated by its hits (especially *that* one) but overall it’s held up pretty well.
First five songs are amazing. Falls off after that.
I think I could find this album irritating in the right mood, and I think I would probably dislike Brandon Flowers on a personal level but I love his voice here. The line between good music and bad music (internally, for me, in my opinion, etc) is so interesting. Lot of little elements that if they were slightly different I'd be looking at a two instead of a four here. We've had other bands that sound similar that I rated low for the same things The Killers are doing here but it mostly works on Hot Fuss. 243 albums into this, plenty of others I've listened to on my own time, and I'm not sure I'm any closer to any kind of big understanding. Oddly satisfying.
More and more I find I need to be in the mood for this record. I've listened to it many times, and sometimes it's exactly the vibe I'm looking for... others it's good but I know that I not in the mood for it. But overall it's excellent songwriting for what they're trying to do. It has catchy hooks, good riffs, interesting themes, and overall great production. It covers a variety of topics, each of which are done well. So it's a great album, but I find it's one that I kind of have to be in the mood for. But even when I'm not, I can't deny that it's still a great record.
Definitely a nighttime album. Listened at 9 PM while biking around suburban Minnesota in 80 degree weather, probably the exact environment the band imagined people playing this album in. First five songs are instant classics. Love the horn sounds in Believe Me Natalie.
Holy hell. The mega hits are so fucking fatiguing in hindsight here. Also why do we all have bad core memories to Mr. Blindside. Nah but these dudes really nailed the formula for college rock man. Despite how annoyingly overplayed a lot of this shit is, they just had that IT factor to get everyone to bump this shit. I’m quite surprised with how enjoyable some of the deep cuts are. It’s nothing spectacular, the writing is pretty mid, it’s just fun 2000’s indie pop rock. On the other hand, it feels like they are the modern ACDC. Just spamming the same basic ass formula that worked on a couple singles over every single song. Seriously why does half this album just feel like one long song? I haven’t dug deep enough into the killers to know if they were one album wonders, but it honestly wouldn’t surprise me. Fav song: glamourus indie rock & roll Update: Apparently Brandon Flowers cosplays as Bruce Springsteen now. Jesus.
Instantly iconic. There is a reason these songs are played at every function. This feels like a true movie soundtrack it’s just great rock music. Yeah it’s of its time now but back during the early 2000s this more commercial sound was still dirty and a bit more chewable than some of the other Brit music of the era. The band is all so tight songs like Midnight snow really feel like a full spectrum of that the killers can be. The speed and the slower somber moments. This whole record just knows exactly what it wants to be and it’s damn good at it. Compared to the contemporaries of the time this actually does quite well to stand out it doesn’t want to sound like anything it becomes its own thing! Glamorous indie rock and roll is a true critique but also may potentially mark the end of a era . Where Indie went from fringe to mainstream and realistically has stayed since to have the foresight of what the scene would be like in the 2020’s. This album set the groundwork for so many indie classics and I love it for that
Nocturno. Cada canción parece ocurrir a las 3am cuando la ciudad sigue encendida. Romantiza el momento en el que la euforia comienza a a ser disipada con el amanecer.
I mean, 4 songs in, this is a generational album. Maybe defined kings of leons whole career but it’s better and more anthemy. It’s very hard to make interesting good anthem rock but this is it. Mr brightside is obviously one of the best songs ever. Somebody told me also. It’s like more new wavey strokes. Still good throughout but the beginning of the album is for sure better. Underrated rhythms across the whole album I never really noticed the at with the killers. Overall the album slows down from the beginning but still just high level of quality. The production can be a bit much at times but that’s nitpicky I really like the melody’s. Chantable and good. This is a 4
343/1001 The Killers - Hot Fuss Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ One of those pivotal albums that turned me into a music fan. Yes, I played it to death and Mr Brightside still gets a hell of a lot of airtime and yes, it's very top heavy, but I still love this.
Nostalgia bomb from the early 2000s. The first half is full of hits. 4/5
One of the most important albums in my life - the first side of it soundtracked my early teenage years, they were the first concert (after a dozen or so) where I got right up close and I discovered that there's more to music than classic rock and Metallica! Such a tight album, amazing bass. Evocative.
Mr Brightside is such a classic + HM to Andy you're a star
week second half keeps this from hitting a 5
This album holds up extremely well. I wore this CD out in 2004 and kind of wish it had stayed in my rotation.
The Mr. Brightside-Smile Like You Mean It-Somebody Told Me run is one of the better 3 song runs of the 2000s.
Awesome album!
I hot fussing hate how much I enjoy this
A banger of it's oeuvre 3.5
It's weird to remember that "The Killers vs. Franz Ferdinand" ever felt like a relevant comparison, and even though I was Team FF, this is the album that gave us the "Don't Stop Believin'" of the 2000s, so it's hard to argue with that
Nothing particularly original going on, but this is a solid 3.5 album all day long. Just some amazingly catchy tunes.
peak. i feel like an american woman who has just broken up with her boyfriend and has gone to a remote village house in England during the holidays and can't sleep due to jet lag so decides to listen to some bangers
Hyvää modernia rokkia, jossa kosketinsoittimet on keskeisessä osassa. Parhaat biisit oli levyn alussa, mutta kokonaisuus on kuitenkin melko tasainen.
Jenny was a friend of mine - 4 Mr. brightside - 5 Smells like you mean it - 4 Somebody told me - 5 All these things that i've done - 5 Andy, you're a star - 3 On top - 3 Change your mind - 3 Believe me natalie - 3 Midnight show - 4 Everything will be alright - 2 Glamorous indie rock & roll - 3
Knew so many of these songs, even if I didn't recognize the titles.
The first half of this album is incredibly strong. It is packed with that early 2000s alternative rock sound, mixed with the new wave revival style that helped make The Killers stand out so much at the time. These are big, catchy, dramatic songs that feel made to be blasted in the car and sung way louder than your vocal range can responsibly handle. The hooks are sharp, the energy is high, and there’s a reason so many tracks from this album still feel instantly recognizable. The second half isn’t bad by any means. There are still some good rhythms, melodies, and ideas in there, but it does feel like the album loses a little steam after such a stacked opening run. It’s not that the later songs are weak exactly, but they don’t quite reach the same level as the first half. There are also a few lyrical choices from Brandon Flowers that get a little strange near the end (let's learn to take "no" for an answer please). So overall, Hot Fuss is definitely a front-loaded album, but when the front half is this good, that still counts for a lot. It’s nostalgic, stylish, catchy, and packed with songs that still have a ton of life in them.
This is a great album for the right time and moment. Four stars
Great hauntingly sad but also fun album, really unique sound. Got to love mr brightside
The singles do a lot of heavy lifting on this album. They're good, fun, poppy rock. The rest of the songs are decent enough, but there's nothing that stands out.
Några låtar är jag beredd att dö för trots det en ojämn platta. 3,5
Tre eller fyra kanske?
För mig otroligt nostalgiskt vilket gör det svårt att bedöma, men blev väldigt glad över att lyssna på det här albumet. Var förvånad över att jag typ fortfarande kunde alla texter även om jag inte lyssnat på det på säkert 10-12 år. Blir en levnadsglad fyra även om det är lite löktöntigt på sina håll!
2004 var jag som djupast i subkulturträsket och under några månader lyssnade jag enbart på black och dödsmetal. Jag var ganska snart tvungen att erkänna för mig själv att jag föredrar melodidriven musik, men jag missade i alla fall det här indietåget när det gick. Det innebär att nostalgifaktorn för mig är begränsad, utöver ”Mr brightside”, ”somebody told me” och ”all these things that I’ve done”. En ren och i stora stycken nostalgifri lyssning ger vid handen att det här är en nästan fläckfri pop n roll-skiva. Hittig som ett helvete.
Fascinerad över personer som kan sjunga falskt och ändå få det att låta bra! Där är han stark alltså. Annars då? Håller det fortfarande? Svar - ja. Stor mängd hits! Vissa kanske är lite keffare än vad jag kommer ihåg från när man va junior men de e bra.
So many good songs 4
I'll be honest I didn't finish this one cuz it was late and I was getting a headache (unrelated to the album) but its got some bangers rest was alright though not necessarily my cup of tea
Forgotten how good this was. Plenty of energy throughout and each track has something slightly different about it. A proper ablum.
An extremely strong debut album. I liked this quite a lot. The Killers are also one of my fav bands. Mr. BRIGHTSIDE was one of the songs I heard the most during my time in the U.K.
Perfecto para mood de jueves ;)
Very good overall.
Buen rock
It’s always interesting rating an album you think you know but on a relisten discover there’s quite a bit more to it than you realised. Starting with the hits, Mr Brightside through to All These Things I Have Done is a supreme set of hits that don’t sound that bad at all 20 years on. They are catchy but with quality guitar and drums too, if not groundbreaking. Definite anthems of the 2000s and for a debut album it’s impressive. The album does suffer from being so front loaded though. There are some decent songs in the second half, but also some duds that sound a bit confused with the mixture of electronic and instrumental sounds. Equal parts strong nostalgia and a set of songs I will keep returning to, and songs that do very little for me!
Connaissais déjà, y'a de très bons titres (Mr.Brightside) et d'autres moins bien...
During the summer before eighth grade, I got involved in my first social media site, the now defunct Quizilla. You could make quizzes, write stories, collaboratively create "choose your own adventure" stories, and engage in other writing-based activities. I started writing a serialized detective story called "Detective Faineant" and amassed a dedicated fanbase of one person. Her screen name was ILoveVampires123, and we struck up a correspondence on the website's chat feature. I don't remember that much about her, except for the following facts: she lived in Florida, her real name started with an M, she loved vampires (presumably), and her favorite song was "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers. She asked me to be her boyfriend, but I turned her down—I didn't want my first girlfriend to be over the computer. I kind of had a crush on her, but I think really, I just liked her adoration. From time to time, I wonder about her—where is she now? Does she still write? Love vampires? Enjoy "Mr. Brightside"? I think I can comfortably say the answer to the last question is yes. Hot Fuss is a solid, fun rock album that I've never listened to, aside from the iconic aforementioned "Mr. Brightside," which is practically the millennial "Don't Stop Believing." And I've heard "Somebody Told Me," though it's never grabbed me in quite the same way. The album is sleekly produced. Packed with catchy melodies, memorable riffs, glittering synths. It lags a bit in the second half, but overall, it's a great album of the mid-2000s, and contains one of the most important songs for my generation. And it will forever be associated with my almost first online girlfriend. The review goes out to you, ILoveVampires123. I hope you're doing well.
oh i’ve heard this. there are like three amazing songs on this thing that work as closers and the one they chose sucks ass. the rest of the album is sick though.
the radio hit songs were annoying as they have been so overplayed, but the deeper cuts were better than I thought they would be. solid 3.5-4
I really dig the vibes, feels like summer and I listened to it a few times over. There were some songs I didn’t like as much, mainly Andy, You’re A Star and Everything Will Be Alright; I really liked All These Things That I’ve Done.
Such a great album! Loved it when it first came out. Great live act too!
Loved this album when it was first released, and obviously continues to make its imprint on the general public
The first half of the album is probably stronger, but it’s a really good record from start to finish. Just ignore how overplayed the songs were and try to just take them for what they are. There’s some great tracks, particularly “Glorious Indie Rock and Roll” and “Jenny was a Friend of Mine”. The massive success of the record does take away any cool factor, but it’s still great.
5 star album if you remove Mr Brightside.
An album that has aged as well as anything from this century. Didn't do much for me at the time, but a definite classic that will continue to gain lovers of it for decades.
The first half is just one banger after another, but the second half of the album is just a bunch of lackluster, mediocre tracks
son míticos, muy buenas canciones
Enjoyable. A few bangers but not my favorite through-and-through
way better than i remembered, the big songs are still bangers and the rest of the album is surprisingly strong
A blast of nostalgia. I used to love The Killers back in the mid-late noughties and it still stands up as a very good album. The first 6/7 tracks are so so good, and I'm even including 'that' one. Mr Brightside has completely lost any meaning due to being the most overplayed song of all time, but if I take myself back to 14 year old me, it's a banger. All These Things That I've Done is still one of my favourites by The Killers, there's a couple of tracks near the end that are just 'ok' but the album closer Indie Rock and Roll is fantastic. It's not quite Sam's Town, but still a brilliant record.
The first 8 tracks: no skips, just about perfect. Then it randomly takes a nosedive for the last few. As a millennial, this album is massively important in my life - it was a big deal with just about everyone. And I listened to it so much. The Killers just always has this thing where they include some absolute shit songs alongside really good ones on their albums. Every album they’ve made. The good songs, though, are just excellent. Love these corny motherfuckers for the most part. Must-listen #350
Ok, band, ki sm ga aktivno sovražila & un njihov butast komad (k je mogoč kle gor? Ne, "Human" je z naslednjega albuma. Vsaj to.). Hmmm, prvi, "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine", mi je dejansko kul? "Mr. Brightside". Fak, spomnim se, ko je to izšlo, pa sm video na MTV gledala. But, never quite liked it. "Smile Like You Mean It" se ne morm odločit, a mi je kul, al kva? A se kremžim, ker mi muska ne sede; a se kremžim, ker mi sede & se sovražim zarad tega? We will never know... Uu, tega se tud spomnim ("Somebody Told Me"). "Andy, You're a Star" mi je annoyingly všeč (v protiutež, prejšnji mi je bil fakin eyerolling ("All These Things That I've Done")). Tazadn mi pa ne potegne tok for some reason ("Everything Will Be Alright"). Khm. Mja. Annoying predvsem my teenage self, I quite liked it.
Omg all these things I’ve done
A lot of hits
Front loaded powerhouse singles. The second half overall felt a bit weak however. Despite my preconceptions on this album and its compositions within the album it felt coherent despite the incessant radio play it has received. I flinched when this came on my next album but I did overall enjoy this album. A solid 4/5.
In England you can use a solid rendition of Mr. Brightside as currency in most pubs
so many bangers and classics omg
I’ve heard this album about 1,000 times, as I got caught up in The Killers in the 2000s. They were one of those cool bands, and seeing as metal and hard rock had kind of lost their way, I got into cool rock, like the Killers, the Kings of Leon, the White Stripes, and the Black Keys. I really did love those bands. Because I was cool, you know. The band plays has an updated new wave and post-punk sound. Brandon Flowers, the lead singer, also plays keyboards, which gives their music that new wave sound. Flowers was a founding member and wrote or co-wrote all the songs on Hot Fuss. This album, their debut, was a monster, selling over 7 million albums, with 2 million in the United Kingdom alone. That’s huge. The album and singles got Grammy nominations, and the Killers went on to become huge and then, kind of, not so huge, over the course of about four years and three albums. Hot Fuss was their debut, and probably their best album thus far. Track 1 is Jenny Was a Friend of Mine and it's part of the Killers’ “Murder Trilogy” with the songs Midnight Snow and Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf. Weirdly, Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf is a B-side that wasn’t released on an album until the obligatory B-sides and rarities album, Sawdust. The song starts with a familiar new wave groove, with those disco hi-hats going like a Blondie song. The keyboards remind me of The Cars. Flowers' voice isn’t that great, really, but he sings with passion. And by a familiar new wave groove, every “cool” band had songs like that. The guitars are there just to beef up the rock a bit. I think the song would be really good without guitars and more synths. Blondie was really the band that stood out to me as a kid, I’m talking, I was 5-6 years old. They perfectly meshed punk, new wave, and disco, though I guess Blondie drummer Clem Burke would credit Kraftwerk more than disco. The disco part is the poppiest part of those three music styles, which led to their success. Especially the disco high-hats in Heart of Glass. I was enamored with Deborah Harry as a kid. And, at 5-6 years old, I didn’t even know what it meant to be enamored with a woman. Plus, at that age, I don’t know where I’d have even seen her. Mom and Dad weren’t into music, at least not the way I would later become. But I had seen her somewhere, and she was burned into my brainpan for life. Track 2 is Mr. Brightside and I’d say this is their legacy. When people start singing it at sporting events, you’ve got an all-timer on your hands. The opening guitar riff is iconic at this point. Flowers' vocals are frantic on this track. More staccato high hats, not necessarily disco style though. And that chorus is just incredibly fun to sing. Cause, I’m Mr. Brightside. The song, of course, is about Flowers getting the feeling his girl was cheating on him. He went to a bar and found her making out with a dude. It’s hard to find love in Vegas. It was the first single off the album, and the Killers were off and running. Weirdly, the song was never a number one hit in the U.S., but charted in the top ten on several charts, including #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Track 3 is Smile Like You Mean It and this has a bit of a goth rock vibe to it. I really like this song, even more than Mr. Brightside. The splashy high-hat is there. I love the heavier guitar parts, but it’s not a metal song. The guitar just sounds a little tougher in parts. The keyboard riff during the chorus really sets it off. They released this as the fourth and last single. I really do love this song. It didn’t really perform well on the charts over here. It was #55 on the Billboard Modern Rock tracks for 2005. Track 4 is Somebody Told Me and talk about a great chorus to sing-along to. Listen for the disco high-hat. “Well, 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.” It’s another song with a great new wave groove. The guitars are the MVP of this song. They really shine during the verses with noise that sounds great. This was the second single off the album, and like the first two, it never hit number one on any U.S. charts, though it was 16 on the Billboard Modern Rock tracks for 2004. Track 5 is All These Things That I’ve Done and it was not a single. This starts like it’s going to be a big anthemic arena rock song. It’s just Flowers and an organ, then the band comes in, and guess what? It is a big anthemic arena rock song. Flowers has an effect on his voice, I think, for the whole album, but you can really hear it here. It gives his voice a bit of an echo. Flowers sure does know how to write a catchy chorus. I can see the crowd singing along to this, though it isn’t exactly a big, boisterous song. The guitar riff at the end is really cool. It’s kind of sad sounding, but tinged with hope….or something. Then we get the chant, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier.” That’s what the crowd will be yelling back to the band at concerts. Great song. Track 6 is Andy, You’re a Star and it starts out with a big guitar riff. It also has more synth sounds from the Cars. Hmmm, it seems the song is a classic jocks vs. geeks scenario. Andy is the big high school jock, winning sports, winning girls, but now, after high school, his star has faded. Flowers, the geek, has inherited the earth, and he’s sarcastically saying, “Andy, you’re still a star in my world.” That’s hilarious, a musical revenge of the nerd. Track 7 is On Top, and while it’s not this huge single off the album, it’s a solid song. Apparently, it was one of the first songs written by the band. The drums really stand out on this track. The synths also really help push the song forward. Track 8 is Change Your Mind and it has a nice little new wave ditty played on a synth throughout the song. It brightens up what otherwise sounds, musically, like a sad song. The lyrics are quite sad, as the song seems to be about unrequited love. I think Flowers is a really good lyricist. I think maybe he puts a bit of pressure on himself to be a Bruce Springsteen or a Dylan-type rock poet. But, he’s really good at painting a picture. Track 9 is Believe Me Natalie, and it sounds very much like a U2 song, though U2 rarely uses synths like the Killers use here. The guitar plays a big Edge-like riff. Flowers again writes a sad song, as it’s about a dancer who is diagnosed with HIV in the last days of disco. There’s a heartbreaking line in there about Natalie’s mom asking her to stay with her, as it’s been a long time since they spent time together, and they know she will be gone soon. Horns come in near the end of the song as it builds to the final crescendo. I really love this song. I know when I get that feeling like I’m going to burst with emotion, it’s a good song. Track 10 is Midnight Show, and this song rocks. They’ve got some Nile Rodgers-style guitar in there. Flowers is singing his arse off on this track. This song is the second song in the “murder trilogy.” Jenny Was a Friend of Mine was the first song. The song is about the final date between Flowers and Jenny as he ends up killing her over questions of infidelity. “The crashing tide can hide a guilty girl, With jealous hearts that start with gloss and curls I took my baby's breath beneath the chandelier Of stars and atmosphere And watched her disappear Into the midnight show.” The subject matter is dark, but the song is, as the kids in the streets say, a banger. Great disco high-hat going on in the chorus. Track 11 is Everything Will Be Alright and this one starts out very old school. It sounds like it could be a George Michael song from the 80s. I love this song. Flowers said he wrote it for his wife when she was going through a tough time, but it also sounds like a breakup song. It’s definitely not a buoy your spirits type of groove. Forget what I said about George Michael. This is easily a Cars song, sung by Ric Ocasek, type of song. I forgot how good this album was. It’s a homerun for sure, especially as a debut album. I don’t think they ever released another album as good as this one, though. I did really enjoy Sam’s Town, even if it was a bit too ambitious. I’m not sure I’d say this is an album you must hear before you die. Those are rare. However, I think if you’re a fan of 80s music, like the Cars, U2, other new wave and post punk bands, then you’ll dig this album.
This is one of the many albums on this list that makes me with the rating system used half stars. The first half of the album had me thinking 'oh yeah, this is an obvious 4' but then then the second half feels like they’d already used up all of the magic.
Well yes! Certified hood classic. Excited to hear this one. I've of course heard the popular songs and I've loved them. I really like this. Very solid alt rock. Very positive representation of 2000s music. Very easy and enjoyable listening. Having a great time with this. Not much more to say just a great album, good variance, great auditory experience. This is glamorous indie rock and roll. Amazing track to go out with actually. Favourite: Somebody Told Me/On Top/Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll Least favourite: Everything Will Be Alright
El único tema que encontré, y que no significa que me molestó, es que sentí que el álbum está dividido en 2 géneros musicales distintos, y que estos, van cambiando canción por medio. Aunque esto en un inicio no es malo, se siente desorganizado y da la sensación de que el origen del álbum fueron puros singles parecidos entre sí que se pusieron juntos. Dejando esto de lado, las canciones en sí son buenas, y me gustó que las intros de muchas canciones son memorables.
So it's indie rock and roll for me. With dance inspired beats and a few synth lines. Already know 6 or 7 tracks from this album. Of which 3 I would consider bangers. Honestly, the songwriting is incredible for a band this early in their career. And the synth is used carefully and sparingly mainly for texture and to evoke nostalgia. 4 tracks in and still not a new track for me! All These Things That I've Done sounds a bit more funky/soul Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll is also very well written, with key changes and little style changes throughout. Best track (new to me?) - Change Your Mind, Midnight Show 3 or 4 stars - torn because the good tracks are iconic, the less good are just fine. Give it a 4 for the huge impact the good songs have had
The first time I heard these guys was at a festival and I thought they were cool. Then they started being played on the radio and I thought their songs were still cool. It's a couple of decades later I'm listening to the album in its entirety for the first time and think the album's cool.
I've never listened to the entire album before, but was familiar with a few songs: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, and All These Things That I've Done. Great album, regardless of its "overplayed" status.
CAUSE IM MR BRIGHTSIDEEEEE tbh i dont think i had ever listened to this full album, no real standouts other than the songs i already knew (which are the ones everyone knows lol). mr brightside and somebody told me on their own are such bangers tho, so, those combined with nostalgia are driving my rating here
Good
I am surprised with how much I enjoyed this album. I always liked "Mr. Brightside" but I didn't expect the majority of the record to be on par with it. This is one of those albums that's such a strong 9/10, but I don't know if it should be 5 stars here on the site or not. Just know I fucking loved this thing, no matter what arbitrary score it receives from me. Bangers throughout, from start to end.
mr brightside kennen wij jaja good album!!!!!!
My memory of this was that it was really front loaded and then the back half was terrible. I think in reality the last few songs are better than I thought, but I could basically go without hearing all of the singles ever again. Smile Like You Mean It is still good mind. It balances out as not a bad time, so they can have a 4 and be happy.
I previously felt this was band was overrated but it turns out I can spend a lot of time with this album.
Twenty years later this remains the best The Killers album. It's also half an all time great album and half filler, with the second half weaker than the first. But what a first half! You have "All The Things That I Have Done," "Somebody Told Me," and the absolute cultural juggernaut that is "Mr. Brightside" in there. I wouldn't listen to all twelve tracks again necessarily, though I wouldn't complain if I did, but you could distill the best 5 or 6 tracks here into an absolutely killer EP (no pun intended.)
2 or 3 great songs. Rest okay
First half of album is 5 but the last half is barely a 3. 4.
Me ha gustado, sobre todo las letras.
Even tho it’s super popular, Mr. Brightside is one of my all time favorite songs. Overall I enjoyed the album a lot.
Great album for my first of this project! I don’t have much in the way of technical knowledge when it comes to music, so I’ll probably more express my own thoughts and experiences. This album came out in 2004, but took me back to 2010; in retrospect a very “rock n roll” time in my life. I was a radio Dj, modelling, dancing burlesque, dating the lead singer of a band, and doing my PhD. Tracks from this album were on my iPod shuffle. I enjoyed the feeling of nostalgia these tracks elicited. Mr Brightside stands out, and was the right choice for them to release as a single, but my absolute favourite musically has to be All These Things That I’ve Done - it has three different musical themes it transitions across, a gospel choir, and just brings vibes. I also enjoyed On Top, which I don’t think I’ve heard before. Smile Like You Mean It and Somebody Told Me are overrated, not my favourites. It was nice to be reminded of Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll, which I used to listen to regularly but had forgotten about and haven’t heard in years. The lead singer (Brandon Flowers) sounds British, but I believe he’s American Mormon. Anyway, his voice sounds amazing. I read that this album is a combo of the new wave and post-punk genres, and that Brandon Flowers was inspired by The Strokes ‘Is This It?’ album (another classic). Glad this was my first introduction to this project.
Brenden Flowers’ voice is just so phenomenal. It has this edge to it that lends itself to “Glamorous Indie Rock n Roll.” Somebody Told Me is a masterpiece I’d put above even Mr. Brightside.
I've already listened to this, I think I gave it like a 3.5????? I enjoy a couple songs a lot, but some of them fall flat
drunken singalongs
A pretty great album that just goes on a few songs too long. They were electric back in the day.
Actually the last best shot Mormons had at being culturally relevant in the 21st century. Still a great album, but not enough to make Mormonism cool.
Great banger songs
Plenty of bangers, but the album drags on in the back half.
bangers
I was surprised when I heard this released in 2004, as Hot Fuss has a very polished rock sound. Many great and well known songs in this one, although the second half of the album is noticeably weaker than the first. It is admittedly hard to listen to this one with fresh ears as many of their better songs I am very familiar with, but being as objective as possible this is a very good album, even if I have outgrown the Killers.
Terrific album, a couple of mediocre songs balancing out a string of massive hits
Really really good
Some bangers on here, very easy listen without being boring.
Ojalá nunca ser una persona tan triste como los que le han puesto a esto menos de un 3
There are a couple of standing out tracks on this album
Classic
I sighed when I got this as my first album for this random generator. I had my teen / early 20s pretentious bias at a time when I was trying to find my own music. Listening to it now I can admit the bangers that this album had in the front half. Second half isn't much more than an OK.
Great album from my youth, interesting how different it gets on the back end. Cool stuff from a band that went on to keep making hits
I thought this album was only going to be 2 hits but I’m surprised by how cohesive it is. Most of the songs are really good actually, but I feel like some songs could’ve been cut to make it tighter. Do I think this album has had a large impact on music itself, I don’t think so but it’s still quite a fun listen
Characteristic sound, good album, will not necessarilly reheae except for individual songs.
Very good! I like them.
A good album filled with many good songs.
A classic from my iPod Nano days (pre 10 years old). Nice to revisit as a grown man. There are so many BOPS on this record. The Killers' formula of overly dramatic camp pop space rock works a charm for me. A band I'd love to see live and it still bothers me that they're not British. A couple of filler songs bring this down to a 4 but enjoyed a trip down memory lane.
Pretty crazy for a debut, man. It's hard to tell with albums like this, when the songs are so oversaturated and overplayed, how good the music really is -- but in this case, I honestly think they put together a great set. They nail that indie rock sound, and even though it's ever so close to that cringy millennial sound, I think they pull it off. Pulling some grit into a modern-era sound. Solid! Fave tracks: - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - Mr. Brightside - Somebody Told Me - All These Things That I've Done - On Top - Believe Me Natalie - Midnight Show
4/5
Classic
One of my favourite albums, although the first five songs are better than the others
Good album, some absolute classics here. They really packed a fair amount of hits into here, I enjoyed this.
Wow this is pretty fire. Totally belongs in the category with other indie rock hit albums like Is This It and AM.
Fabulous. A toe-tapping bop.
Yes. 3.9
#8 Yes I have an emotional attachment to Mr Brightside, shouldn't we all? Track mentions; Mr Brightside Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine Somebody Told Me Believe Me Natalie Midnight Show
I recognized (and liked) a few of these, and the rest were solid. Not a genre that I usually chase down, but it's good stuff and I approve.
Glamorous Indie rock and roll is all I want. It's a really great album, albeit with a few duds scattered in there. So many great hits. However, immediately after this album finished, a track from Sam's town played and reminded me as to why I prefer that album. Hot Fuss is great nonetheless. Favourites: Somebody Told Me All These Things That I've Done Change Your Mind Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
This is such a great album. For sure in my top 30
I like the killers and expected big things from the deep cuts from this album since the hits are so big. Alas, it is really front loaded. The opening is still absolutely brilliant, the bass and drums on jenny are so good. The second half of the album really drags it down to 4 stars.
First half of this album is straight anthemic arena rock. The second half of the album falls off a bit, but I do like the closing “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll”.
Jenny was a friend of mine- 4.5/10 Mr. Brightside- 7/10 (have it in my playlist) Smile like you mean it- 4/10 Somebody told me- 5/10 (i like it) All these things that I've done- 6/10 (i liked it after the 2 minute mark) Andy, youre a star- 7/10 On top- 8/10 (added to playlist) Change your mind- 4/10 Believe me Natalie- 3.5/10 Midnight show- 4/10 Everything will be alright- 7/10 (so sad, i love it + added to playlist) Glamorous indie rock & roll- 5/10
The sound of my mid-20s... Strong debut - their later output wasn't as good.
Ya lo había escuchado, y me parece que tiene buenas canciones al inicio, pero decae para el final, que no tiene tantos buenos temas. Aparte, este disco tiene el inmortal Mr Brightside, por lo que ya está inmortalizado.
Surprisingly really cool and couple songs i love eg jenny was a friend of mine mr brightside etc
What is solid first album by a Vegas local band nonetheless some of these songs, man they have some childhood memories to them I mean growing up you got to scream, Mr. Brightside somebody told me all the things I’ve done God I always remember hearing these songs on the drive to school nostalgia is weighing this album very well you know what I think if I need a smile throw on hot fuzz
A new found love for the killers!! THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS!! This album was awesome!!
One long song in twelve parts, but it's a very good song!
white people get fucking turnt! i am the white people in question! The first half of the album might be among the strongest A-sides EVER. I thoroughly enjoyed Hot Fuss and you best believe im a happy little cracker the moment mr brightside goes on in the club Fav Song: jenny was a friend of mine Least Fav: everything will be alright
Sophie - It was genuinely such a pleasure to listen to this album the whole way through again. It makes me feel like a teenager just discovering music again. I honestly forgot how much I enjoy this album, my only skip would be Everything Will Be Alright. Such a solid album though. 4/5
Big fan of this album when released and big fan of it now. Contains some generational classics as well as some very decent album ‘fillers’.
Tre gode singler og et oar andre interessante indslag. Det er ikke meget sammenlignet med hvad der ellers kom ud af Amerikansk guitarmusik i starten af 00erne. The Killers lyd er lidt som deres hjemby, Las Vegas, for meget falsk bling og for lidt ægte bund. Flot på overfladen og hul inden i. Det kan med lidt god vilje, og udelukkende fordi der er nogle bangers på albummet, knibes op på fire meget små stjerner.
Never gave this album a chance just had listened to Mr. Brightside. I have to say this is way more than I expected for an album with one song becoming mega-viral. Everything you want in a 2000s alt rock album.
idk why there were remixes but honestly some of the best music ive heard
4/5 gotta do it
Listening to this made me realize how many songs off this album I listen to regularly and how much I actually love The Killers. Fuck yeah.
Best song - somebody told me
Me pareció interesante la mezcla de electrónica, rock… no es un disco que me desagrade, pero solo salvaría algunas canciones
Amazing side one. One of the best sides ever. The side two is mediocre.
Nice to listen to some music from when I was a child
Timeless
Spaccato, change your mind la migliore dell’album ma è difficile fare un’effettiva classifica: un capolavoro di album
It was 2004, I was working a dead-end job in a supermarket and the three K’s were on rotation on the CD player in my car. Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian and The Killers. I must admit, at the time, Kasabian got played the most, but this was a very close second. This album opens brilliantly with Jenny Was a Friend of Mine. Obviously Mr Brightside gets played to fuck everywhere, but it is still a good tune when you’ve not heard it for a while. But for me, the real standout track on this record is Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll. There’s just something about Brandon Flowers vocals on this track that draws me in. It’s nice to revisit this album again after not having listened to it fully for a long time. I think it’s a close race for which one I prefer, this or Sam’s Town. It brings back memories of driving home in late spring with the windows down after working a late shift. I’m going with four stars as a lot of the tracks are very good rock songs, but it’s probably more for the nostalgia. Standout track - Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll
A solid 4. The hits are good. The rest is fine. Oddly not too much to write home about but still good The whole way through. An important album
This is a louche, lounge lizard of an album.
Ganz nett. Brightside und sombody told me bangers
Personalmente, lo disfrute bastante. No es lo mejor que he escuchado, pero ciertamente no es un mal album, es MUY de los 2000, parece el sountrack de una pelicula, no es un sonido nuevo, tampoco innovador, pero es MUY bueno y no tiene canción mala.
Absolute essential indie rock. This album definitely shows the pop side of the genre more, however the more rock oriented songs are the better tracks. While Sam's town is a million miles better, Hot Fuss still has some great music that engrains itself as timeless 2000's indie forever.
8/10 Favorite: Mr. Brightside
Loved what I knew, liked what I didn’t. Best is All These Things That I’ve Done
I didn't expect to enjoy this album as much as I am. Mr. Brightside is now stuck in my head, of course. This album has all the hits that were overplayed on the radio, but I have to say they are fun. Yeah I like this album.
This album has stayed with me since college. Every song is good, if not great.
The grin I grinned when I realized this was my album today is probably illegal. Starting off so strong with Jenny Was a Friend of Mine. It’s a slower start to the album, but it sets such a president for the rest of it. The best is yet to come. I don’t think I could ever say anything bad about Mr. Brightside. I know it’s the typical white person bar song, but it is for a reason. It’s a classic. Smile Like You Mean It is probably one of my favourite tracks on the album. It’s upbeat, but the lyrics have such a sadness to them. Somebody told me is just a track that is ment to be danced to. All These Things that I’ve Done — such a beautiful track. Again, that element of misery but also hope. Andy You’re a Star is also a very good track, I don’t think it reaches the heights of some of the others, but I still like it. On Top has some really great moments. Change Your Mind and Believe me Natalie both carried on the album nicely. The horns and strings at the end of the latter were so good. Midnight show was the first track I ever heard off this album apart from the obvious two. It has such an element of nostalgia for me. Glamorous indie rock and roll ends it very well. 4.5/5 ⭐️ 81/1089
I only knew the obvious mainstream songs from this album, which (for a reason) are BANGERS so i was already looking forward to this. I was then pleasantly surprised by the rest of this album, the electronic sounds and the calmer beats aswell. Who’s Jennie, Andy and Natalie tho? And why is the end of “Change your mind” not in a series-intro?
Every big hit is on this, Mr Brightside is a classic for a reason. 3.9/5
This is the only Killers album I own. Safe to assume then, I like it.
As far as post-2000 alt rock goes, it really doesn't get better than this. Favorite track: Mr. Brightside
Knowing this is probably The Killers' best now unsettles me since this was kind of a let down (apart from the hits). The synth riffs/solos are annoying and the reason this was almost a 3-star instead of 4.
impressive amount of hits for a debut album
i will scream from the rooftops for every that the killers are more than just Mr brightside
Wo ist solche Musik und die Kultur dazu hin?
Muy buenos riffs
Believe me Natalie, że ten album powinien mieć 3,5, pzdr
Very nice rock n roll revival
Ridiculously iconic for a first album
The first six tracks are just brilliant. Loses some momentum after that but still a low 4
Great album from a time long past (the early 2000s). Fun, catchy, mostly full of bangers that still hold up until this day.
Ahhhh fab! Loved every second what a great album Here’s my top 3 1)somebody told me 2) mr brightside 3) jenny was a friend of mine
Maybe a bit overrated, but still a good and fun listen.
I remember reading the Yahoo reviews when this was first released and one said “I didn’t know Duran Duran were still around.” Anyway, I really like this album, first half definitely better than the second half, almost where the second half has more filler? Seems their other albums that followed never captured the magic this first one had.
The album is a very enjoyable alternative rock record that uses its influences in a modern and energetic way. I especially liked the processing on the vocals which makes them stand out and stay very recognizable throughout the tracks. It is a great listen with iconic songs and a solid production that keeps the energy high until the very end.
I liked it more than I thought I would
Definitely some nostalgia tilting the scales here but this is a great album. Pure uncut early 2000s bangers. The first half is flawless. The second half loses steam just a bit, bumping it down to 4 stars.
This was a great first album for a band. This alternative rock with a pop/synth emphasis. Good riffs from the both the keyboard and guitars. Brandon Flowers has a good theatrical voice. Reminded of Muse at times.
High 3? Impressive for a first record but some of the more popular tracks drive me nuts
I listened to this album when it was released, but I didn't get obsessed with the Killers like a lot of people seemed to be at the time. These songs are bangers, though, it's hard to deny.
Back in the day I wasn't especially a Killers fan, but listening now I still knew 7 out of 12 songs from radio play or the zeitgeist. I'm nostalgic for the time when a rock album could get that huge.
I was familiar with the band's name. However, I associated it more with a band from the 70s. I really enjoyed the album. I'd like to listen to it again. 4/5
4/5. Great first half that's strong enough to carry an okay second.
4/5