Hot Fuss

vou concordar com o bonde que a primeira metade é recheada de clássicos e a segunda dá só preguicinha mas po, mr. brightside é pedrada max né pqp

tinha anos que não escutava esse, hein eu com 12 anos pirava mto. acho a primeira metade boa DEMAIS, a segunda nem tanto. mas eh bem decente, pô.

It was so good! first half is like a “greatest hits” sort of, lots of bangers to get white people excited. although some of the later songs did surprise me; I was a big fan of ‘Andy, you’re a star’

6.8/10

10/10

Bom

Really cool aesthetic to the sound. Liked it a lot. 4 stars

Already familiar with album. Starts off real strong with catchy songs, better than I remembered even. Halfway through I got bored and found things forgettable, thus reminding me why I was unimpressed with the album past the singles that came from it when it first came out.

This one is hard to rate because I loved it pre-mr brightside blow up and now I can't stand that song. I also dont really care for this sound anymore but still influential

It was a pleasant listen, a good album for a spectrum of ages I’d say. Wasn’t as genre defining as some of the albums I’ve listened to

arte, cineima, e musica 2. este album moldou minha infância e minha fase adulta. eu te amo the killers

Correcto, pero ya me pilla mayor y no lo he disfrutado en su época.

I don't really care for sob rock

Would have rated this a 6 if I could! The first half has the stronger hit singles, but the rest aren't anything to sneeze at either. Tracks to Track: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I've Done, Change Your Mind

Heard before. Forgotten how good it was. Noticed the similarities with we are scientists

Creo que podría haber sido mejor, de igual forma es una calificación temprana, necesitaba de más escuchas

When this came out, I liked the songs but never enough to buy the album. Listening to it now, it honestly sounds great. I liked it way more than I thought I would.

Great debut. Will listen to it again to see if my initial impression is correct.

More like hot piss. Music made for radio.

3.5

4.0

One of the best indie album from the heyday.

This brings me back to high school

The first half of the album is stellar. Favorite track: mr.brightside other picks: somebody told me, all things i’ve done, jenny was a friend of mine,

Its a noe from may dahling Nota: 2.5

Generally I'm more of a Strokes or Interpol guy, but the three song run of "Mr. Brightside" "Smile Like You Mean It" and "Somebody Told Me" is pretty unimpeachable. That being said, the rest of the album is solidly okay for me.

A certified classic full of bangers. One of the most important and well loved albums of the first quarter of this century

This really pleasantly surprised me! As a child I loved those opening 5 tracks up to All These Things I’ve Done. After those 5 I was expecting a bit of a drop off with some lower quality versions of the same type of song, as I hadn’t heard of many of them before. I was definitely wrong, the album kept delivering and throwing in different shades and flavours, whilst keeping a cohesive sound and identity; certainly enough to justify the rather dramatic ending of ‘Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll’ that could potentially be considered cheesy (though I personally wouldn’t say it is) if taken in isolation.

Favorite Songs: Jenny was a friend of mine, Mr. Brightside, Smile Like you mean it, all these things that I have done I have heard this album many times before and do really like the killers.

This album was on high rotation in my house when I had young children. We all loved it!

I have heard this album or version of this several times and from plenty of bands. Polished, goodish, somehow enjoyable and won't make a long lasting memories. Still I somehow like it debating with my self is this 2 or three star album.

new wave post punk killers shmillers... Feels like this is like 25th similar album during this 1001 -project. Not bad, but really not so good either.

It's the "Somebody told me" band! I've always found them vaguely annoying, and now I think I know why: they're sort of brit sounding, in a bit of Suede vein, but they're actually more dance music than anything else. They're teasing proper lad culture vibes, but then slap us in the face with Sophie Ellis-Bextoresque dance grooves, but they're too Gallagher in their riffing to pull that off either. Wha'n massif fokin' fiddle innit!

Think rating of this depends on how fresh and new it felt on first listen.I remember feeling it wasn't exactly original, very much wearing it’s predecessors front and centre, but a lot of airplay later it sits alongside said predecessors on classic rock radio today. Thought it was listenable anthemic rock in the 2000s, guess it is still that, listenable though it definitely front loaded and drops off becoming laboured towards the end, 3 Star

Really solid but a few lows that bring it down to a 4

Incredibly boring 🥱 In case you’re wondering how boring, I asked ChatGPT and here are the best answers: 1️⃣ This album is so boring it makes elevator music sound like a mosh pit. 2️⃣This album is so boring it should come in a box set with a complimentary pillow and blanket. 3️⃣This album is so boring I had to check my pulse after every other song just to make sure I wasn’t comatose yet. All true btw

No one needs to listen to his before he/she dies. I would have died happily without the killers.

I found 1 great song

This album is so good and so iconic! The run of the first 4 or 5 songs are TOP TIER! SO much fun. This album isn't anything fancy or ground breaking for me, but it surely is fun! I think this album is a 3.5 leaning 4. Liked Songs: "Jenny Was a Friend Of Mine" , "Mr. Brightside" , "Smile Like You Mean It" , "Somebody Told Me" , "All These Things That I've Done" , "Change Your Mind" , "Belive Me Natalie" , "Midnight Show" , "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll"

Good 3.75

One of the best first halves in music. Jesus what a fucking run. The 2nd half is almost as good but it doesn't really have a hit and there's a couple okay songs. But this is still a 5 star record because the highs are insanely high and I like the drumming

Eu gostei do disco, mas notei algo preocupante enquanto o ouvia: Eu senti vontade de ouvir outras bandas do mesmo período, como Interpol, Strokes, Arctic Monkeys… Isso não deve acontecer, eu acho. É equivalente a ficar com uma garota enquanto pensa na ex! Uma grande feiura. Os pontos positivos desse álbum são verdadeiramente ótimos. As canções antológicas te pegam e grudam na cabeça, é o tipo de faixa que você aprende cantando por estar completamente envolto em seus ritmos e refrões. A banda é bem boa nessas composições, e eu gostei especialmente do baixo. Nada aqui é datado. Gostei também dos temas explorados, e na experimentação instrumental, com alguns synths bem temperados e umas percussões inusitadas. Mas a realidade exposta é que The Killers não dá conta de sustentar um trabalho de 50 minutos. O disco se torna enjoativo em alguns momentos, causa fadiga, especialmente em sua segunda metade. Algumas das decisões feitas aqui também levantam sobrancelhas, como alguns acordes pretensiosos, passagens orquestrais desnecessárias, e cantos corais vergonhosos. Mas, ao todo, é um disco bom, que deixa uma forte impressão, e não me surpreende seu imenso sucesso comercial e crítico na época. Apreciei bastante boa parte de suas canções, e suponho que se eu tivesse crescido com este álbum em minha rotação prematura, eu teria um apreço grande por ele. Poderia ser bem pior, certamente, mas ainda assim eu coloco muitos outros discos dos anos 2000 acima dele. 4/5

So obviously I know this album, I know several songs on this album. But until yesterday I don’t know for a fact that I had ever sat through the whole thing. And I know now why I don’t remember most of it, the second half of the album is completely forgettable. You could argue that the A side is so strong that it makes the mediocre B side look worse. And I think that’s pretty agreeable. The second half isn’t bad it just isn’t memorable at all. But those first 4 songs are untouchably good. To be fair, the first half of this album is so good that it contains most of the biggest rock songs of the 2010s. Easily a great album that’s only slightly weighted down by the second half but not enough to turn it off.

The most disappointing thing about this album is that “The Fillers” joke has been made too many times already. Such a front loaded album that I think they must have known what they were doing. Also the mixing and production on this really annoys me. The vocals and drums sound awful to me.

I once accidentally saw the Killers live when they appeared unannounced for a ‘secret set’ on a smaller stage at Glastonbury They played the first 5 songs from this album. Everyone danced and sang along. Then they fucked off. I wish they did the same in the studio because the second half of this album is absolute shite.

Y'know, there's a crop of albums existing out there where you've just gotta feel bad for the songs on one side of the record. There are songs that just... Dang, don't get any respect 'coz their flipside just soaks up all the attention. Normally when I talk about this sort of thing, it's in regards to those progressive-leaning sort of albums where a side is taken up **entirely** by a single song. You've probably come across one before: Rush's '2112', Iron Butterfly's 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida', ELP's 'Tarkus', Pink Floyd's 'Meddle' (as an example where it's **not** a title track)... Heck, even if the side **does** happen to contain other songs, like Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' or Don McLean's 'American Pie' — it's **still** the side with **that song**, right? It can be hard for the other one to stand out. So imagine you're Side B on The Killer's 'Hot Fuzz', and you're looking over Side A and you are just **green** with envy. That side of the record has "Mr. Brightside" **and** "Smile Like You Mean It" **and** "Somebody Told Me" **and** (of 'Southland Tales' fame) "All These Things That I've Done". Heck, it even has "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" if you remember **that** being a single (it **does** have its own Wikipedia page). This is a stupidly front-stacked album, presenting the listener with hit after hit after hit after **hit**. Being Side B, how could you **not** end up feeling like you should be listed under "and six other songs!" in comparison? Like... Seriously, I don't mean to demean you any further, being Side B and all, but let's not mince words here. Side A is absolutely **incredible**. These are all amazing songs: anthemic and maximalist and... Ahhh, just so good. There's a reason why "Mr. Brightside" has stuck around as a song that gets white people turnt. And I really do love "All These Things That I've Done" — quite frankly, after "Mr. Brightside", it's my favorite tune on the album. When I get to that refrain of "I got soul but I'm not a soldier," I can't help but sing along. I can't think of another band from the early 2000's who's got an album with a run of hit tracks like this. This run is the band's claim to fame, if you ask me. But let's not forget Side B of the album. I mean, it **is** an **album**, after all; not an EP. These songs are important, too! And they're... Y'know... I mean, look: at the end of the day, on an album like this, all I ask of the songs on the flipside is that they don't bring the product as a whole down — at least not **too much**. Just prove to me that you have some merit standing there, even if you're completely in the shadows. And these songs **do** stand up; I wouldn't call any of them bad. The problem is simply just that they are not as big as the songs on Side A. And I don't mean in the sense that they're hits; I mean they just don't feel as big. Side A, to me, feels like an exercise on maximalism. These are huge songs that sound huge with huge choruses and everything. They're larger than dang life itself; they **demand** to be gawked at with a dumbstruck sense of awe. All that jazz! And they live up to that demand! Meanwhile, the songs on Side B feel a lot more restrained. They're not aiming for that same kind of bigness, and, y'know, fair enough. If everything on this album was big, well, everything would look about the same size. You **need** those smaller songs to catch a break on. Now if they just weren't all contained on Side B. Like, yeah, when I say this album is front-loaded it's both its greatest strength **and** its greatest weakness. Side A is exhilarating with its string of hits, but it just leaves Side B feeling so much lesser in comparison. If the tracklisting was shuffled up a bit and the Side B tracks were a bit more sprinkled throughout... Well, you could argue they'd just get lost as the valleys between these peaks, but at least they wouldn't feel **as** separated as they do. Even if you don't listen by record side, there is **such** a noticeable delineation between "the hit section" and "the other shit," and I feel like that could've been dealt with a bit better. I wanna be fairer to Side B. If you take it on its own, it's not bad stuff, I'll say it again. Heck, it's **good stuff**. I can see the argument based on Side A that The Killers are a singles band, but listening to Side B, I wouldn't entirely say so. I **do** enjoy these songs. But I can't just take Side B in isolation; I hafta judge it as one half of a whole. As one half... Again, it does what I want it to do: it doesn't bring Side A down too much. And it sort of feels like I'm being mean, but, hey, that's just how it is. If you wanna throw out a "some killer, some filler" joke, you can — me, I'm just gonna say that while Side A is hot, Side B... Is kinda fuzzy, I guess. It gets my approval either way.

The hype this album gets is well-deserved. Solid 5 Stars.

Of course it’s a 5. Hell, it could be a 10. I know how much acclaim this album has, even if I’ve never heard it in full before today. It’s impossible to have not heard “Mr. Brightside” at any point if you’re at least 20 years old, and if you’re really into Weird Al, it’s probably nigh impossible to have not at least heard the chorus of “Somebody Told Me”, though if you only know that snippet, you’re missing out. Those two tracks are the all-timer monster hits, and the rest of the album… surprisingly enough, a bit more varied than I would’ve thought. I’m really impressed by the slight blend of the garage rock style the early 2000s made famous with this sort of updated take on Talking Heads-era new wave / post-punk, especially in the synth work that makes a lot of this album pop. It’s easy to hear the two main hits & conclude that these guys were just another 2000s indie rock band with a garage lean that rode the wave, but that severely undermines just how damn good this all is. It is certainly one of those albums where the music speaks for itself, so I’m not sure I can add anything meaningfully new to the sea of opinions over the last 21 years that someone else hasn’t already written (or will soon write) some 1,000 words on, but I can try to add some quick, scattered opinions. “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” is obviously a perfect tonesetter & a great introduction to the band, but it does feel like it might set up expectations for more of a concept album, even if that thought is washed away immediately by “Mr. Brightside”. “All These Things That I’ve Done” is a little preachy, but I think it’s fine. Brandon Flowers’ vocals are great throughout this thing, even if I do wish he had a little more of an emotional lift on a few tracks – just ever so slightly monotone at points, you know? “Believe Me Natalie” is super fun, & it feels slightly ahead of pace for 2004, feeling like a slight foreshadowing of the synth-infused pop of the late 2000s. “Everything Will Be Alright” is just a little long for what it is, but I think the atmosphere works really well as a closing track. I think “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll” would fit perfectly between “Andy, You’re a Star” & “On Top” if it were naturally in the album. I do wish there was just a little more variety in the soundscape; it's a breezy 45 minutes for sure, but it does blend together just a little bit after the high of listening has worn down. That's not a bad thing to my ears, it's just a testament to how "in the moment" this album can make a listener feel. And yeah, I think that’s all I really need to get out into the world. It’s a stellar album, and if you somehow haven’t heard it, just do it; it’s one of the most satisfying debut records of the decade, an instant rock classic, and a great 45 minutes where if you let yourself just rock the fuck out, you’ll never have a bad time. The only way you can hate this is if you have some deep-seated regret about the early 2000s & this album acts as some painful reminder of it. I would’ve been 4 when this dropped, so unless I tripped & fell in a Walmart while Mr. Brightside was playing on the speakers & forgot, I have nothing to link a bad memory to. This shit rules, man. It’s an easy 5, if not a 10. Banger after banger after banger, simple as that.

Another one that lives in a particular time and space for me. Great memories around this album. For that alone, in my life, we’re going. 4.

Great standard bearer for 2000's US rock.

Brilliant first half. Second half is very forgettable. Why do so many songs involve people's names?

Somehow I never realized that the Killers were post-punk revival? Anyway, common wisdom on this one is right, it drops off *hard* after "All These Things I've Done" (a song I can't think of without thinking of the time I found myself in Notasulga and couldn't stop being like "We've got soul, we're Notasulga")

This triggered many advertising agency flashbacks. Songs from this album were mined by us agency creatives for dozens of video rips for client presentations and pitches. I remember being at the Cannes award festival and hearing "Mr. Brightside" played as the walk-up music for an agency that won over and over and over. It became a joke amongst the assembled crowd. It was brand new and most in the audience hadn't heard it yet. I remember that moment to this day. Also the song, "All these things that I've Done," is featured in one of my all-time favorite Nike commercials. Used to give me chills. I just googled it and it gave me chills again... even though it now features an imprisoned murderer and an athlete who had one of the most spectacular falls from grace in sports history (whom I worked with just after this commercial and right before his epic fail). All that to say, it's hard for me not to like this album. Even though some songs are not up to snuff. Hadn't heard in a minute and it took me back.

Fun. Not a huge Killers fan. Nothing groundbreaking or really grasping to me on this album

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Comienzo: Casi seguro que toda la gente de aqui tiene prejuicios acerca de The Killers. Si bien porque realmente no los ubican muy bien, o porque únicamente conocen la canción de Mr. Brightside la cual ha sido rayada hasta la saciedad, o si bien estan convencidos de que es una banda de pop o algo así. Hoy vengo a desmentir todo eso. A pesar de que a mi parecer, su mejor disco es Sam's Town de 2006, este álbum está prácticamente al mismo nivel. Es un pedazo de álbum debut que sin duda estuvo a la altura en su momento. Hay una anécdota muy graciosa en la cual en el año 2001, The Killers ya tenian listas una serie de canciones para lo que sería su primer disco. Sin embargo, un día el cantante y el guitarrista fueron a una tienda de discos y ojeando en la sección de novedades, encontraron el "Is This It" de The Strokes, el debut de la banda que acababa de salir. Lo compraron y lo escucharon en el coche... y se deprimieron asf. Habian dicho algo asi como que era de los mejores albums debuts de la época y pensaron que el material que ellos tenían hasta el momento no valía nada, y gracias a esto descartaron todas las canciones que tenian, salvo una: Mr. Brightside. Asi que se pusieron a componer más cosas. Este disco no es perfecto ni mucho menos, pero es un buen disco. Las canciones son muy interesantes y tienen una vibra muy distinta y a la vez cercana. No se como explicarlo. Canciones como "Somebody Told Me" son super enérgicas y canciones como "Andy You're A Star" son raritas. Mi favorita es "Change Your Mind" la cual es bonita y tal. Pero como producto final, opino que es un muy buen trabajo. Ellos junto a The Strokes fueron los encargados de este Indie Rock revival de los 2000s, asi que con esto creo que se han ganado un puesto en los anales de la música alternativa. A ver, si, son mucho más escuchables y pop de lo que otros grupos, pero solo a momentos. Luego tienen canciones que son bastante curiosas y bastante interesantes. El álbum mola, no creo que a nadie le incomode escucharlo y al fin y al cabo tiene momentos memorables. 4/5

Great polished pop record. A shame Mr Brightside was so overexposed as to make it unenjoyable now, but the rest of the album is very strong.

Love love love

Feels over produced but good tracks

This is #day422 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I must've been around 18 when I first saw "Mr. Brightside" on TV and fell in love with it right away. It's safe to say this record, along with Sam's Town, the Sawdust compilation, and most of Day & Age, I guess, was an essential part of my youth and early music explorations, back when you were just starting to have access to the Internet (yeah, I remember those days) and the world was your oyster. Anyway, I felt a wave of nostalgia wash over me listening to this one. But otherwise, it's a great record on its own. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day423.

Love this album, aside from the obvious hits, a few other great songs in here.

Yep, it's the Killers best album A couple of songs I quite like on here, the rest aren't awful background music.

I got an album by the Smiths 2 days ago and I think I prefer that to this, but some classics on here.

didn't see it coming, but it's an easy five stars — such a pleasure

I mean… a classic.

I liked this album the music is upbeat. Mr. Brightside is a catchy tune. The energy ebbs and flows from sing to song.

I remember this album release. All good songs. Great listen

I am a big fat hater of the Killers so went into this fully expecting to be irritated by it. Immediately annoyed by Mr Brightside but then Smile Like You Mean It came on so I couldn’t help myself and started singing along. When that ended I was quickly bombarded by the next two tracks which brought me back to being a preteen and I couldn’t figure out if I enjoyed that or not. However immediately after they were done, I was back to being a hater and thinking about how much Brendan Flowers vocals make me want to tear my hair out because all the songs sound the saaaaaaaaame. I did save Smile Like You Mean It, but man, the Killers is such a lame band.

Yeah, we all know it. It's a huge album for my generation (oh god! Did I just say that out loud?!). Yep, the singer's not very likeable. And apparently they're massive bible bashers. Oh, and 'Mr Brightside' is a massive 'woo girl' anthem (is it still in the charts?). Still, it's a good album. But, is it good the whole way through? Tracks 1 - 5 are well known. Love them or hate them, they are important. I could take or leave 'Mr Brightside' (because I'm just a hipster like that). But the rest are decent, catchy and well produced songs. And, it might be a little cheesy, but I've always been a big fan of the closer 'Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll'. However, there's that group of songs inbetween. I have never owned this album, but feel like I've heard it many times, until this grey area. So, let's review: Andy, You're a Star - not bad! On Top - Still, alright! Change your mind - I like this little synth song, I really do Believe me Natalie - Yuck Midnight Show - Meh Everything Will Be Alright - It's alright... A little top heavy, but still an important album and worthy of it's ranking. 5 stars.

This album is like nerdy music kids rocking up to the 6th form school ball as if they own the place. They never really socialised with anyone else other than each other, and you always thought that even though they are good guys, they weren’t exactly fun to hang out with on weekends. But here they are, rocking the cleanest suit and tie combos in the room, knowing they look good and commanding the respect of others because of it. One of them is wearing sunglasses inside which is insane levels of skux that you simply didn’t think they had. You’ve never seen them exude such confidence, and you can’t help but admire them. You catch up with one of them at the after-ball and remember they are still the same old nerdy nice guys though. The drinks on offer are beer and white wine, and this dude just ordered a dirty martini.

Was surprised how much I enjoyed this. Catchy song writing. Only fault was the over reliance on electronic tones that didnt really add anything.

Meh. Some good moments, but mostly easily forgettable.

Had it.

Absolute banger of an album with a handful of timeless anthems. If I could give half stars I’d give it 4.5, so I’ll round up to 5.

One of my favorite albums. Great from the opening bass line on Jenny Was a Friend of Mine. Mr Brightside is the rock anthem of the century. I love every single song on this album. Favorites are All These Things That I’ve Done (a perfect rock song), Change Your Mind, and Jenny… It’s cool that all the songs sound so different but the album still feels like one piece of work. The various parts of the songs and the way they transition through those parts is really amazing. Great percussion. Brandon Flowers is maybe the best vocalist of the last 20 years. All around greatness. 5 stars.

Incredible album, filled to the brim with anthems, fantastic production that gives every song a depth/weight that was rare for indie rock in the early oughts. My only criticism is closing the album with the track they did, I feel like it's the weakest song on the album and should have been swapped with Everything is Alright. That said, still on my top 20 all time.

I didn’t appreciate these guys enough when they were biggest, and have come to really like them. The opener is a banger, great bass line driving the song. Always thought of the Killers of like a millennial take on U2 (but better?), or the Smiths (one of my favorites) but also maintain their own sound. Brandon Flowers has the front man charisma/aura. Good tunes, good mix of sounds, good singles. Knocking a star off because I hate “Mr Brightside” and have heard it too much, but would go 4.5 if i could. Great album

Love it

Fucken Mr. Brightside is a cuckolding song. What the fuck.

Solid bangers, second half is weaker. Nearly every millenial knows this stuff but besides its post-punk revival sound I can't quite put my finger on why it has resonated so much. Oh well, on to the next one.

One of the best debut albums ever. It's amazing to think that they came out of the gate with so many great songs. It's also held better than most of the big albums from 2004-2005 (other than being overplayed).

Not my thing but for the genre I thought it was good.

Oh, The Killers. When this album first came out, I hated “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me.” I can’t even remember why I hated them, but I was definitely not into this album. And then a few years later, “When You Were Young” was on one of the Guitar Hero games, and I fell in love these guys. After getting hooked on Sam’s Town, I gave Hot Fuss a shot, and I really loved it. I haven’t listened to all of Hot Fuss in quite a while though. I knew I was going to get to review it at some point, and I also tend to gravitate towards Sam’s Town when I want to listen to The Killers (that might wind up being my addition to the list when I’m done). I’m really pumped to fire this album up today! I’ll admit, I was worried that this album had possibly soured on me since the last time I listened to it. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case at all, because Hot Fuss absolutely rules. With the exception of “Everything Will Be Alright,” every song on this album is incredible. The guitars, the synths, the drumming, the bass, the vocals, the songwriting. Every aspect of this album is incredible, and each song offers something new and unique, and despite that, Hot Fuss is an incredibly cohesive album. This is everything I could want in an album, and I hate that I went so long without listening to it, because I didn’t want to spoil my review. Oh well, live and learn. Now I can listen to this all the damn time, and I intend to. And because I love this album so much, here’s my notes on each song: “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine” is a hell of an opening track. The intro is fantastic, and the bass and synths are incredible. The guitar on the chorus is fantastic, I just love that chord progression so much. “Mr. Brightside” is still an all-time jam, even 21 years later. The guitar and synth are just perfect. The lyrics are great too, and the little tweaks to how Brandon Flowers does his vocals throughout the song are incredible. This is just an amazing song in every way. Those lead-in guitar notes are perfect, and the drumming kicks so much ass. Just a masterpiece of a song. The outro is perfect too, and it makes me wish this song would never end. “Smile Like You Mean It” has more incredible synths. The bridge is wonderful too, with stellar guitar playing and awesome vocal effects. “Somebody Told Me” has more amazing guitars and synths. The lyrics and vocals are great too, and so is the bass. What I really love on this song though, is that double kick drum on the lead-in to the chorus. Inject that straight into my veins. As amazing as these first four songs are, “All These Things That I’ve Done” is probably my favorite Killers song. I love the drumming coming out of the intro into the first verse, because it always gets my blood flowing. This is easily my favorite Killers song to sing along to. The guitar playing is great, and so is the drumming. The song gets better and better as it goes along. Fantastic lyrics too. Man, this song makes me want to run through a brick wall. That choir section at the end is absolute perfection. “Andy You’re A Star” is good, but it’s at its best at the end of the song. I love those choral vocals making another appearance here too. The distortion on the guitar playing is great. The synths used for “On Top” are some of my favorite on the album; they go so well with the guitar playing. The lyrics and vocals are excellent too, and I just love the way the song flows. There’s another awesome bridge on this song too. That line ‘It’s like a cigarette in the mouth or a handshake in the doorway’ is so awesome. I love the way Brandon sings it. I love the bass and synths on “Change Your Mind.” It’s such a different vibe from the other songs, and I love how bright and fun it is. The lyrics and vocals are excellent too. The drumming and bass on “Believe Me Natalie” are amazing, and the synths are great too. I love that the synths are underneath everything and not in the driver’s seat for most of this one, but when they take over towards the end, it’s incredible. The bass and guitar on “Midnight Show” are fantastic. Another really unique song on this album. I love how the musical elements are used in such different ways throughout the album. “Everything Will Be Alright” is my least favorite song on the album. The vocal effects are a big turn-off, but the synths are still really strong. Hot Fuss is an amazing album, and I had a total blast listening to it today. This is easily one of my favorite albums of the aughts, and one of my favorite albums of all time. What a debut from The Killers.

Man I love the Killers.

Just a great early 2000's alternative rock album. It blows my mind that they still rock out to Mr. Brightside at bars 21 years later too.

Banging debut album, half a dozen top drawer tracks

Two bangers, a bunch of pretty ok songs, and a few songs I didn’t like. Doubting between 3 or 4 stars, but don’t think I’ll play the whole album again. So 3.

clasic

I mean, we start off hot with “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”. I didn’t believe the murder theory when I was younger but it makes more sense now… God the keyboard is just so juicy and perfect and amazing. No matter what time of day I listen to this, it just makes me feel like I am listening to this in the dark either alone in my closet or like while driving really fast down the highway. I do not know how they maintain that energy throughout this entire album. It does lull a liltle bit around tracks 8 & 9 but those are just their naturally slower songs. Then we have “Mr. Brightside” an obvious classic. We love. “Smile Like You Mean It” a mf banger. “Somebody Told Me” a mf banger. “All These Things That I’ve Done” I mean when do you see a slew of FIVE SONGS LIKE THIS that just rock so hard. ‘Time, truth, and hearts” It is SOOO OF THE TIMES. 2005 baby. The best times. I freaking forgot about “Andy, You’re A Star” make that SIX SONGS IN A ROW. I’m pretty sure that “On Top” I forgot how much momentum this album really has until tracks 8 & 9. 8 & 9 are not necessarily slower or bad by any means. We’ll discuss when we get there. “On Top” another high energy really great keyboard post-punk song. “Change Your Mind” (Track 8) I forgot this song is a banger too. So not sure why I’m being negative about it. “Believe Me Natalie” is great too. “Midnight Show” did he murder her? Idk man. I think this album is more Indie sleaze than true crime but maybe that’s just what I want to believe. “Everything WILL Be Alright” is right. “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll” was a very pivotal song/moment for me. 10/10. No notes.

This is one of those mid-oughts records that I missed mostly because I had given up on rock for a long time after the late 90s junk that dominated the radio. I've definitely heard a few of these songs, and the whole album comes together pretty well. definitely a sound of that era, which I mostly didn't love. I'm giving this a three, but it's a high three. 3/5

Sleeper album. So many bangers it was an awesome nostalgia listen. Only song overdone is mr brightside

Helt frem til Scissors Sisters kom for en drøy uke siden, trodde jeg de og the Killers var britiske. At begge disse greiene er med i 1001 album må nesten skyldes amerikansk imperialisme; hvordan ellers kan man forklare at to gjennomsyrede mediocre band fra starten av 2000-tallet som egentlig bare lager britisk pastiche regnes blant 1001 album man må høre før man dør? Dette har man uansett hørt fra før av hvis man var levende på 2000-tallet, og det var mid da også. The Killers er en av grunnene til at jeg i mange år trodde alt rock var kjipt. (Alt rock er om mulig et enda dårligere sjangernavn enn indie fordi det treffer altfor bredt, men det er en annen sak.) Og The Killers hørtes jo ut som noe som var kult for en tenåring: killers, for fan. Men musikken er så jævlig lite killer. More like The Fillers, fordi 99% av låtene deres er forglemmelig skvip. Mr. Brightside regnes idag som en slags anthem for vår generasjon (betyr det at vi er gen cucked?), og det er greit. Det er en hit. Den fungerer. Gjør den meg emosjonell? Ikke litt engang, fordi the Killers er et fake band som kun eksisterer på overflaten av allerede eksisterende kulturelle uttrykk. Flere av låtene fra starten ligger kanskje nærmere amerikanske pop-emo acts som Jimmy Eat World enn det jeg først hadde antatt, men for hver ting de gjør som er OK, tar de et valg som beviser at bandet mangler distingvert smak (hooken i Smile Like You Mean It, synthen i Somebody Told Me). Halvveis igjennom er jeg helt knekt. The Killers har brukt opp de få triksene de hadde i ermet, og On Top høres ut som et prakteksemplar på hvorfor the Killers suger lut. Det er sjeleløs, pseudo-emosjonell gitarbasert pop for folk som ikke vet at det finnes alternativer. Change Your Mind ligger et eller annet sted mellom the Smiths og New Order. Og bro wtf er den synthen? The Fillers er et drittband. Change my mind.

På sitt beste er denne plata en riktig så god postpunk/new wave-pastisj. På sitt verste er den full av fillers. Hitsa fra plata er helt konge, og egentlig alt man trenger. Men takk for nostalgitrippen

Nå begynner jeg å bli lei dårlige album som nærmer seg timen. Det er ikke så mye å si om dette albumet. Bare kjedelig dårlig poprock

endlessly listenable, danceable, and important to 00s indie. where would we even be right now without mr. brightside, i shudder to think....the uk might not even exist at all.......

i get the hype! i get the interest! this was so fun!

i think the killers remain really germain to their sound whilst also having a diverse variety of moods and tones, really so many songs for so many feelings. the album still feels really complete tho. JEALOUSYYYYYY TURNING SPACE INTO THE SEAAAAA

Nice!

This came out during my high school years. Everyone around me was obsessed but I didn’t get it back then. After a few listens, I can see it. I enjoy the vocal styling, especially on “Everything Will be Alright”. This feels like an emo security blanket. Hopeful melancholy.

In the words of an indie rock redditor: “Boomers have Sweet Caroline, Gen X has Don't Stop Believing, and Millennials have Mr. Brightside.” This album is front loaded with hits. While Brightside proved to be most enduring, it was fun to revisit the others, especially All These Things That I’ve Done. Loses its steam toward the very end, especially the last song, but overall highly listenable. Plays a bit dated now but can’t deny the defining sound of the early aughts. 4.5 rounded up.

Had never listened beyond the hits on this record—pretty solid rock and roll, if a little bit same-y.

This album teleports you 20 years into the past. Very of the time. Last few songs are very skippable, but a fun listen because of nostalgia.

a star for every hit on the album, lots of filler to be found otherwise. the other tracks aren't bad, they're just a touch forgettable. little did they know that this record would infect weddings for centuries to come...

Big throwback to the Pandora days. Pretty varied album actually. The highs are really high. The filler on the back half of the album I definitely could have died without having listened to.

OK

No notes 10/10

Contains a whole bunch of absolute bangers. Nothing super special though.

Really tiring, but I can't deny how good Mr Brightside is

Great, fun album. Got a little monotonous toward the end, otherwise it would have gotten 4 stars.

Honestly a bit disappointed in this one, thought I’d like it more. Love the hits but most of the other tracks are passable, that’s it.

not bad

eh dio can no i killers non li riesco ad ascoltare, un ascolto del disco mi basta per esser certa della mia oramai decennale certezza: non li sopporto.

Debole e prevedibile

I was originally going to give this a 4 before I did a re-listen. I always forget that this album is is nothing but absolute bangers the whole way through.

That run of songs that opens the album is a series of classics, but the B-Side falls so flat in comparison that it didn’t even feel like the same band. Still, those good tracks were good, and dominated the airwaves upon release for a reason.

Love this album. I had this on repeat during my college days and it still holds up 20 years later. The synth-y production helped open me up to bands beyond my typical punk and emo picks.

I was deep into jazz and my own CDs and MP3s during this era. I remember a single from this album on the radio and maybe on TV. I’m enjoying giving it a listen and reading the emotional cues of its time. “All These Things That I’ve Done” is a standout single I had forgotten about. I do feel the tone rarely varies. The album description mentions Duran Duran, but Duran Duran had variance in their music. This is more one-dimensional in the expression of the band’s capabilities.

Je dirais plus un 3.5 que 3

Plus catchy que j'ose l'avouer. Par moment un peu cringe, par moment plutôt cool. Pour du "slop rock", il y a pire. Les paroles sont très tristes/nostalgiques par contre (moins un fan), mais c'est une préférence personnelle. Un produit de son temps.

Ouais, c’est une époque et à part les deux gros hit c’est un peu barbant

Un peu comme un album de Oasis, la majorité de l'album a rien d'extraordinaire mais il y a 2-3 tracks qui sont juste légendaires. Un peu moins qu'Oasis selon moi quand même, mais bon.

jenny war ein fründin ja das goht jo voll id fresse. haha hää de synth am schluss checki nuuuull. aber s macht sache mit nostalgie irgendwie? bass mega cool. mr brightside isch halt ein vode fucking songs. glaub de song funktioniert au well sich de text ide strophe zum teil wiederholt. und halt wells e rieeese wand isch. d hihats schletzed eim is gsicht d gitarre verschmelzed und er schreit de song fast. schono hits zf dem album hobbla. all these things that ive done tönt au wie eine woni chhönt kenne. somebody told me vorher au. find immerno de bass am coolste fast. es verlürt sich mit de ziit scho. krass dases es debüt isch. sound isch mega eige. aber ich finds chli zu la la la zum teil. es isch scho sehr sehr guet aber. aso sie chömed mitere wand a sound und höred nöd demit uuf. glamorous indie rock n roll isch mitem autotune au seehr cool.

uhhh freu mi no easy, kenn nur mr. brightside und au das ehrlich gseit nödso guet jenny isch jz nüt insane speziells aber git gueti stimmig DAAAMN ich han gwüsst, dass mr. brightside beliebt isch aber das isch ja ganz krass es isch au seehr en coole song es bizli erinnerets mich ah my chemical romance, eifach weniger theatralisch hahaha eifach zwei mal genau de glich text smile like you mean it ischmer jz chli zu apathisch aber easy OMG stimmt somebody told me isch ja au vo ihne de synthi isch schono lustig de vocal effect fangt aber ah chli nerve andy you're a star het na es cools riff und de uufbau zum schluss lohnt sich mega! s ganze entspannt sich wie hindergrundgsang super ouh und de stereo isch na fun, ischmer erst jz ufgfalle FUNNY SYNTHI hahaha iwie hanis gfühl "ufem papier" müsst mier on top nöd megaa gfalle aber ich gnüsses huere die "befreiende" refrains hets mega druff, macht das iwie sinn? hahahah au glamorous indie rocknroll müsstmer iwie nödso gfalle, iwie würdis suscht chli lame finde aber es slappt eifach?? und au wieder mega mcr für mich de switch bi natalie isch suuper hä scho wieder ischs ufeme 5er-kurs oder bin ich übermüetig DRIIIVE FASTER BBBOOOYY everything will ne alright isch na cool als closer, als lied ischs eifach ok 4 oder 5 fuck hahahah weisses nanig jaa you know the drill NOMAL ich lieb amdy you're a star

It was quite good it’s like a good mix of strokes and rock. First half of album was best.

The first half of this album slaps, the second half less so.

nice stuff - just not my cup of tea

Very cool. More hits on it than I remembered. No bad songs really.

I know most of the songs on this album but I've never fully listened to it before (3). The hits are massive, the rest is not bad!

Can't believe this is so old

Moro moro :D The killers on sellanen bändi jolta lisätään yks tai kaks biisiä soittolistaan täytteeksi. Kädenläpöistä rokkia milleniaaleille. Musiikki on kuitenki ihan hyvää.

Kyl tälle on oma aikansa ja paikkansa. Moni biiseistä kulunut radiosoitossa paljon, mutta kuvastaa hyvin 2000 luvun alun meininkejä.

Ihan hyvää perus poprockkia Killerssiltä. Ei huonoa, muttei erityisen hyvääkään. Pari tunnettua hittiä jo aiemmin kuullut, mutta muuten levy aiemmin tuntematon.

Tykkään todella paljon The Killersin biiseistä, mutta kokonainen albumi kerralla alkaa tuntumaan liian raskaalta. Jotenki laulu liian leukoja länkyttävää huutamista liian monessa kappaleessa. Helppo kolmonen silti, koska yksittäil sillon tällön ripoteltuna nautin.

Musiikki juuri sellaista joka sopii jonkun EA sportsin nhl:n valikkomusaksi tai Smarketissa taustalle. Ei herätä mitään tunteita eli ei myöskään loukkaa ketään. Valitettavasti pisteitä tulee yhtä paljon kuin Napalm deathille, tosin eri syistä.

Periaatteessa ihan hyvän kuuloista, mutta ei kuitenkaan tempaise millään tavalla mukaansa, pois lukien Somebody Told Me.

Tuli vanhoja muistoja mieleen. Olihan tää kovaa joskus. Joskus tää toimi, mut nyt ei kyl enää toiminut.

Ymmärrän kyllä miksi tämä on laitettu listalle levyistä joita pitäs kuunnella ennen kuin siirtyy ajasta ikuisuuteen. Levy nimittäin toimii ihan hyvänä ajankuvana, vaikka ei nyt varsinaisesti mitään uutta ja ihmeellistä esittele. Albumilla on tämän lisäksi muutama iso hitti, jotka raikaavat edelleen ratiossa ja erilaisissa tapahtumissa. Tykkään itsekin muutamasta rieskan biisistä, mutta yleisesti ottaen levy kuulostaa kamalalta. Noin näihin aikoihin keksittiin pop-musiikissa, että kaikki soittimet pitää tuutata täysillä narulle, jotta tsipaleet saadaan ”soimaan kunnolla” kaikista mahdollisista peltipurkkikajareista ja markan nappikuulokkeista. Tuotantotapa korostuu Hot Fussin kohdalla ja saa yrjöt kurkkuun itsellä, joten en tätä kyllä kauhean mielelläni kuuntele. Laulukin on uitettu jonkun häröfiltterin läpi, joten sekään ei pääse oikeuksiinsa. Ehkä tämä pitäisi käydä kuuntelemassa jonkun autostereon läpi eikä kuulokkeilla, niin psyyke kestäisi paremmin.

Levyn isot hitit on tulleet väkisinkin tutuksi, ja ovat aina menneet kategoriaan "ihan hyvältähän tämä kuulostaa, mutta en jaksa omatoimisesti tutustua paremmin", joten tätä kautta sai hyvän syyn kuunnella koko lätyn. Omaan korvaan oikein toimivaa, joskaan ei mitään tajuntaaräjäyttävää. Saatan antaa tälle joskus toisen tai kolmannenkin kuuntelun.

Hittibiisit ovat menevää tavaraa, mutta osa biiseistä on vähän sellaista "meh" -kamaa.

Hyvää ja melankolista settiä. Hittiraita jää melkein levyn heikoimmaksi.

Ai että, muistoja. The killers iskee edelleen enkä ollu pitkään aikaan kuunnellu koko levyä.

Noniin. Tämä ei silloin ilmestyessään herättänyt sen kummempia tunteita. Tietysti Mr. Brightside oli (ja on) ihan ykköskorin bängeri, mutta muuten en ihan hirveästi tästä levystä innostunut. No sitten 2015 ilmestyi Brandon Flowersin soololevy Desired Effect, josta itseeni iski välittömästi parikin biisiä todella lujaa. Sen innoittamana palasin sitten Killersiinkin, ja erityisesti tämä levy olikin +10 vuotta ilmestymisensä jälkeen muuttunut ihan hemmetin raikkaaksi ja hyväksi. Nyt viimeisen kymmenen vuoden aikana olen kuunnellut tämän levyn lukemattomia kertoja, mutta siltikään ei harmita että se tuli tässä haasteessa vastaan, vaan oikein mielelläni kuuntelin sen jälleen kerran uudestaan. Tässä on jo mainitun Mr. Brightsiden lisäksi itselle todella rakkaiksi muodostuneita biisejä useampikin. Jenny was a friend of mine, Smile like you mean it, All these things that I've done, Andy you're a star, Change your mind sekä Glamorous indie rock'n'roll. Sitten kun fillereinä on vielä Somebody told me'n, On topin ja Midnight show'n kaltaisia biisejä, niin onhan tämä ihan kirkkaasti viiden tähden levy. Brandon Flowersin ääni jakaa mielipiteitä, itse suorastaan jopa rakastan sitä. Siihen kun lyö pinnassa olevat tiukat bassottelut, hienot synat ja hurjat toisiaan seuraavat rumpufillit, niin puhutaan kokonaisuudessaan itselleni jopa ihan kaikkien aikojen top 5 suosikkibändeistä.

Have found the Killers to be one of the most overrated bands of the past 20+ years. This one didn't hit for me when it came out (despite owning it) but I felt it was slightly better on this much later listen. Not sure if it is quite a "classic" but solid none-the-less. 3/5

mid diría yo con algunos toques buenos, na me gusta

Excellent album

SEEEEE 8.5/10

Mr Brightside! This is kinda closer to my type of music, but still a lot of skips for me.

"I'm so much older than I can take." This came out when I was a senior in high school. I’m learning that I have a strong inclination towards nostalgia. I don’t think I would have regarded it so highly even then, but grandiose sentimentality ages well.

Man, this album is great. Just banger after banger. What a debut!

Some really good tracks here. When this landed it was everywhere and kind of annoyed me. Now that we're past the hype I can say, it's not bad.

Good album

I think this would be sick live

Never have I played this album in full, never will again. Listened while at work and only made my day worse Few songs to make white middle aged people act up on a dancefloor, other than that generic, underwhelming indie sounds with the poor choice of synth...

Promenades out in the rain...you're from Vegas mate. First 5 tracks better than Oasis' entire discography, rest of the album is utter crap

I get why Mr. Brightside fills dancefloors and gets everyone singing along, but its at best alright. The rest of the album is mediocre. Songs are well crafted, but dreary, uninteresting, and generic. It’s like someone took Interpol, stripped away everything interesting and shoved a synthesizer in.

Bob Dylan is now a distant memory. Maybe Mr Brightside is the friends we made along the way.

Listening to the second half of this album is like walking through mud.

My favourite Mormon indie rock band really cooked... with the first half of this album. It pretty much falls off a cliff after the 5th song. You might not like it, but the bangers cannot be denied. 4/5

I suspect people who are not yet dead inside would rate this higher. (I think It is who and not whom, but I’m not sure. There would be no way for me to figure this out. I SAID THERE ISN'T ANY WAY!!!)

Eventually I got round to listening to this album. It is okay but in no way memorable.

En mi adolescencia tuve un celular Nokia que tenía unos 12mb de memoria, lo cual me posobilitaba cargar hasta 4 canciones como mucho (a veces solo una, dependiendo del tamaño del archivo). No tenía otros medios de reproducción multimedia y nisiquiera tenía internet, por lo que conseguía las canciones a través de un amigo que me las pasaba por infrarrojo (no tenía bluetooth siquiera). Más o menos una vez por semana me pasaba un par de canciones que yo escuchaba una y otra vez hasta el cansancio. Solo escuchaba a los Red Hot Chili Peppers en esa época, me fanaticé con ellos. Una vez mi amigo me pasó un tema sin nombre que no sonaba a los Chili Peppers, pero el insistía de que eran ellos, que el cantante tenía un efecto en la voz y por eso sonaba distinto. Yo no me lo terminaba de creer, pero no tenía medios para refutarlo con certeza. El punto es me gusta la energía oscura del tema, y me emocionaba mucho el final que sonaba con la orquesta de cuerdas. Obviamente, para cargar música nueva al celular tenía que eliminar la anterior, por lo que eventualmente esta canción sin nombre fue eliminada, y solo quedó el recuerdo de la música en mi memoria. Pasaron los años, y como me ha pasado con varias otras músicas desconocidas que se impregnaban en mi mente, sentía la necesidad por develar el misterio de la canción sin nombre. Ya con internet me dispuse a escuchar todo el repertorio disponible de RHCP (incluso B-sides o demos descartados), pero nada. Claramente se iba confirmando que no era una canción de ellos. Pero esto no me daba muchas opciones y desistí en la búsqueda. Hace no tantos años volví a recordar la canción y volví a tener la necesidad de revelar su origen. Tuve la lucidez para recordar una palabra de la letra (cabe destacar que en esos momentos de la adolescencia no entendía nada de inglés, así que no comprendía las letras y por ende no les prestaba tanta atención)... "Midnight... " Gritaba el estribillo. Hay un tema de RHCP que se llama "Midnight" pero no era ese. "Midnight... Qué?" Pensé hasta llegar a "Midnight Show" que no solo resultó ser parte de la letra, sino el nombre del tema en sí, de The Killers. Encontrar el tema y escucharlo en su momento sabiendo finalmente de quién era y cómo se llamaba me trajo mucha satisfación y tranquilidad. No conocía a The Killers, pero escuchar el tema me llevó a escuchar el álbum "Hot Fuzz" que hoy se me propuso escuchar nuevamente acá. Simplemente quería compartir(me) esta historia, porque me trae mucha nostalgia. Del álbum pienso que es muy sólido, aunque no me encanta todo lo que hacen, los primeros temas tienen una energía muy intensa, ruidosa, pero luego empiezan a cambiar de atmósferas y a trabajar más matices. La duración del álbum es adecuada, el sonido es interesante, suena como saturado, pero al mismo tiempo todo está claro. Parece una especie de Keane más agresivo. A todo esto considero que el tema "Midnight Show" sigue siendo el que más me gusta, y el que más impregnado quedó en mi memoria.

I’m already a big killers fan, but this album is so good! Probably a real score of 4.5/5 but still great

Like them or hate them, The Killers are one of the biggest rock bands in the last 20 years.

Tolles Rock-Album, geht gut ab. 5/5

Modern classic

“All please rise for the National Anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ‘Mr. Brightside’.”

Haha Mormon album

Best Song: All These Things That I've Done. I've always liked the "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier" repetition, cheesy as it may be. Worst Song: Everything Will Be Alright. I bet this seemed like a better idea on paper than it turned out to be in practice. The excessive repetition with different intonations comes off as more inane than inspirational. Overall: Certainly there are some songs on here that were so massively played as to be unavoidable, which makes it difficult to listen with anything approaching new ears. Nevertheless, the big songs have a pleasant sing-along quality, and the B-sides are good enough to not annoy. Pretty good pop-rock, overall.

Probably not essential, but this is another albums that is just etched into the molecular structure of my body.

mr. brightside literally takes me over like it's a psychological pathogen and the only symptom is having an awesome time

I liked it a lot, quite a few hits I recognized, may come back and listen again

Please stand for our national anthem….COMIN OUT OF MY CAGE AND IVE BEEN DOING JUST FINE

COMIN OUTTA MY CAGE AND IVE BEEN DOIN JUST FINE

“Mr. Brightside” has been consistently on the charts for over 20 years. That is incredible! However, outside of the 3 big ones on this record, I thought it lacked. “All These Things that I’ve Done” is still one of my favorite 00s rock songs. The non-single tracks are just kinda there. Would listen again, but got the gist. This is another instance where I would recommend a different album (Sam’s Town).

I really didn’t like the Killers until “Sam’s Town” came out, but once I caught on and bought this album I knew I had been wrong to dismiss them. They are an incredible and original pop rock act, with (mostly) good songwriting to boot (not to mention Brandon Flowers grew up Mormon and never uses swear words in his writing). This album is hit after hit… but completely front loaded. Once you get past song 6 or 7 it slips into filler territory. But the first half is perfect. “Sam’s Town” on the other hand, only has one bad song. Anyway, in conclusion, “All The Things That I’ve Done” is the best song on here, hands down.

look they have three absolutely perfect songs on here and most bands on this list don't even have one

Expected to dislike this! it was alright!

I just never could get into this band. First half is pretty good.

I’d give this a 4.5. Just shy of a 5

This album was massive when it was released, and I played the heck out of it. I believe that as time goes on and the band is less oversaturated in the popular culture, appreciation for this album will grow. Best track: Mr. Brightside 4⭐️

Not sure if it's the voice distortion or the general mood, but I've never been able to tolerate the band. But I have to admit that they have some hits, and overall is an OK album. 6/10

When you're able to mainline major festivals 20 years after the release of the only album that mattered for you, it's safe to say you have a good album on your hands. And therein lies the trouble with The Killers. I wouldn't say I'm a fan of this band based on the fact that I could only tell you one song of theirs that's NOT on this album, but Hot Fuss is just too good to not pay attention to.

Hot Fuss opens with five era-defining tracks that scream instant classic, then spends its back half talking me out of a 5-star review.

never listened to a full killers album before and it's incredibly cheesy teenager stuff that didn't age well. three stars instead of two only because of somebody told me, it's a fun song

Outstanding. debut Jenny was a friend of mine Mr. brightside Somebody told me

This album came out when I was in 8th grade and I remember almost every girl in my grade had a copy. Front loaded, but the back half isn’t bad and the front half is borderline incredible.

A home run of a debut album. Unbelievable five song run to start. The back half is a little weaker and keeps it from being a five. Still maintain that Sam's Town is the best Killers album.

я всегда думал это группа одного хита, а оказалось целый альбом сочный. и что самое главное не звучит как базовая индюшатина.

Some decent singles. Album derivative and drags

This is music for a "Now That's What I Call Music" CD that you'd find at the checkout counter at CVS.

obviously bright side is overrated but overall i didn’t mind the album, cliched for the time period but also had a sense of nostalgia and familiarity that i liked

1. Jenny - 1 2. Brightside - 2 3. Smile - 1 4. Told - 2.5 5. Things - 1 6. Andy - 1 7. Top - 1.5 8. Mind - 1 9. Natalie - 1 10. Midnight - 1 11. Alright - 1 12. Indie - 0

absolutely fucking loved this album when I was 13. It's still decent in some places even if Mr Brightside has been stolen by white people for a wedding anthem.

As far as debut albums go, this is one of the best. The singles from this album aline warrant 5 stars. As a whole I do prefer ‘Sam’s Town’ as I think it flows better as a complete record. But that takes nothing away from this brilliant album.

Ahh, memories.

Super fun. Not the Strokes, but pretty awesome nevertheless.

A millennial classic.

The soundtrack to my uni days. Mr Brightside will never die.

Good classic album, Mr Brightside is the quintessential white people party song. Sad they could never duplicate it

Killer drums. Buttery smooth lyrics. Give me this album, on an open highway, in the outskirts of the city, at any dark hour of the night. 5 outta 5.

Holy smokes, gonna go ahead and say that the A-side of this album, while packed with super recognizable songs, might be the best A-side in 2000s Alternative. Will be curious to confirm that as well go on, but it was fabulous. Back side of the album has some good tunes but wasn't as strong. Cannot give this a 5 when you hold it next to true 5s, but it is a super strong 4

I’ve never listened to the full album before and only knew the singles. But man, was this a good listen!

This is so 2018 Austin

Loud sadboi music maybe I need to give it another shot

A favorite of mine, when i went to school. Mr brightside was just such a big song back then. When you went out this song always came up during the night and everybody went nuts. Very interesting to listen to the entire album again now about two decades later. It brought up a lot of great memories and still holds up. As many debut records, it seems to release a lot of build up energy all at once. While being fairly straight-forward in their indie rock sound, i do enjoy that the killers make their music feel huge, like you can only play it in the vastness of the nevada desert blasting it out full volume. Love how they created rock anthems in this way. The record is unbalanced tho. The back half contains a few songs that are filler and should have gone to a b-side. The only reason for me to take away a star from an lp that begins with a five song stretch not many albums can rival. Jenny was a friend of mine, mr brightside, smile like you mean it, somebody told me, all these things that ive done. Wow, what an insane sequence of indie bangers.

Brilliant album

The last cd I bought in the cd era. Vocals get a smidge grating here and there but it's still a banger deluxe. 4.5

The first half of this album is simply amazing. The second half is kind of forgettable, though, bringing it down to four stars.

Ніколи не заслуховувався Кілерсами. На цьому альбомі є один generational хіт, один супер хіт та декілька дійсно класних композицій на стику пост-панку та якоїсь поп-американи. Половина цього альбому просто ок, відчувається як філери

Ніколи не був я фанатом кіллерс, ба більше - мене завжди бісила пісня somebody told you і кліп на неї, який кожен день по тисячу разів крутили по ентер мьюзік колись. Але треба визнати що mr brightside це один з головних хітів тієї декади, який все ще ефектно звучить коли його хором співає натовп на концертах.

хто не любить трек містер брайдсайт, в того нема серця. забавно, що цей альбом більше асоціюється в мене з початком 10х ніж 00х. мені було навколо 10 років, коли ця музика звучала всюди як гімн того покоління молодих дорослих, і все ж навіть мене занурює в ностальгію за своїм підлітством від цієї гітари, цього ритма та цього голоса. але окрім цього відчуття капсули часу, напевно, тут нічого особливо нема. та і я вже виросла.

Powerful melodical rock. Really good! Like it.

2/5

I don't like Killers. Generic forgettable.

Back in 2006 I already loved Somebody Told Me on the then brand-new SingStar Rocks! for the PlayStation 2. My singing skills have pretty much stayed the same over the years – who could’ve seen that coming? The rest of the album is just as enjoyable, especially the first half which is packed with hits. A truly defining record that stands out because even in 2025 it still sounds fresh – not like something stuck in the past

Mr.Brightside album. Not really my jam but had a couple cool songs.

It was merely okay

Fun when you realize certain hits all come from the same albums. Enjoyed this more than I thought I would

background music

Always a favorite

🗯 Still a stone cold killet album, even if ‘Mr Brightside’ has hit self-parody status from sheer overexposure. I actually met and chatted with the band in a café in Hollywood just as this album was breaking. At the time, I’d only heard ‘Somebody Told Me’ (still a banger) — which I was regularly spinning in my DJ sets — so it was a kick to meet them before the rocket really launched. The singles here remain undeniable: Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I’ve Done, Smile Like You Mean It, and yes, Mr Brightside — the sort of debut run most bands would sell their souls for. I never fully indulged The Killers beyond this debut — the blatant Springsteen mimicry of their second album put me off — but I’ve always dipped back into the singles when they’ve tickled my fancy. Hot Fuss, though, remains a sharp reminder of when they sounded lean, neon-lit, and ready to take on the world. When dancing to guitars reigned again for a bit — what a glorious time!! Verdict: Essential (a modern classic for catching lightning in a bottle) For fans of: Interpol, certain Bowie cues, Franz Ferdinand, Brandon Flowers’ eyeliner

i like

Forgot what a great album this was start to finish. Could be the college nostalgia but it really is great to listen to and is basically one hit after another.

This has the same problem going on as Interpol's "Turn on the bright lights" as in, if the first 5-6 songs were an EP it would be up there with the best ever. Unfortunately the rest just isn't on the same (very high) level. Still a great record though

Jenny Was A Friend - Very solid. Nothing apart from the bass really stood out to me, but still a very solid opener. 7/10 Mr. Brightside - It's Mr. Brightside. 10/10 Smile Like You Mean It - Could easily see this one being played in the background at a Khols or something like that. Sounds very safe. Good, but safe. 7/10 Somebody Told Me - Groovy. Packs a bit more of a punch. Would dance to it if heard at a party. 8/10 All These Things That I've Done - I got soul, but am not, in fact, a soldier. Could easily see this playing over a shot of the main character driving down a freeway towards an unknown but comfortable future as the credits roll. 7/10 Andy, You're A Star - Killers + slow = eh. 5/10 On Top - Think I heard this one a few weeks ago in an outlet mall. 6/10 Change Your Mind - Drums were pretty cool. 7/10 Believe Me, Natalie - Kinda unique-sounding with the horns and reggae-ish drums. 7/10 Midnight Show - Electric guitar gets the spotlight. Could see a college band playing this at a party. Would dance to if heard. A shining light amidst a sea of meh. 8/10 Everything Will Be Alright - Slow, generic, bleh. 3/10 Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll - Again, Killers + slow = eh. 5/10 Overall, 6/10. Without Mr. Brightside, 5/10. Not bad, just much more average than I was hoping. Was expecting this to be "Mr. Brightside, The Album" but instead got "Mr. Brightside and some songs you would hear in the background of a Khols". I'm personally not a big fan of the slower, more vibey stuff, which is a decent chunk of this album. Competent, but would probably listen to other rock albums before this one.

An amazing indie rock record. Crazy high for a debut

Z plusem

Oh hell yeah! This is high school all over again in the best way.

divertido

82/100 one thing i think is weird is that i prefer the streaming version over the physical version which is very very rare for me but overall, this is an incredible album, mr. brightside and somebody told me are uk classics and have slated the killers into british music history, and music history in general. on top of that, the two closers to the album, depending on which versions you go to, everything will be alright and glamorous indie rock & roll (not the record version that's abysmal) are both also 10/10's and show peak the killers for me. they went 12/12 on this album and there are only two songs i would say i have issues with and that's the record version of glamorous indie rock & roll because it truly is just a demo lmaooo but not the good kind that shows potential it just makes me distrust the streaming version despite the fact i've listened to it countless times and know it's insane quality. the only other song i'd have an issue with is change your mind, it doesn't feel like a hot fuss song necessarily, it sounds like midnight show had a baby during an affair with blur and they just tagged onto the hot fuss family, if you get what i mean. but other than that, this is a nearly perfect album to me, one that i'd heard previous to this project and can 1000% say that it deserves a spot on this list and is one that really will be hard to top for me. maybe it'll take a year on this project to pull one out that tops it lol

Tons of bangers on this one

Brings me back to the good ol' days... My third year of life

one killer track. the rest is compressed noise

I know they are let's say heavily borrowing from 80s post-punk and new wave, and I know that the music-cognoscenti like to diss them for being all flash and no bang, but I have never listened to the Killers before, aside from hearing that single "Mr. Brightside" a bunch, and there are some fun post-punk-pop songs here, especially in the first half. Hooks, synths, big drums, moods. Not great, but pretty good on a bike ride to the dentist in the summer.

I see the time and place, but best ever, no. The generator is not being kind.

This listen clarified for me that The Killers were never really an indie / alt band (despite the title of the last song!). They’re a mainstream pop rock band, and they know what they’re doing when it comes to crafting big pop rock songs. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense that “Mr. Brightside” became a studio anthem.

My millennial senses are tingling.

Highlight: Smile Like You Mean It, Mr Brightside. In a nutshell: the Achtung Baby of the new millennium. Over twenty years on, Hot Fuss is still poppy and bombastic. Also, a let down. There is so much filler surrounding two (maybe three) tracks! Mr Brightside still resonates, as does Somebody Told Me (despite both being overplayed at sport matches worldwide. I can do without the latter). The Killers also remind me of early Muse and The Strokes for some reason. Overall: 4/10

Really love this album

Highly influential to me and probably one of the first records where I branched away from my dad's music collection and taste. One of those albums where each song has been my favourite at some point (also weird hearing Change Your Mind on this album as the UK version didn't have it).

First half is excellent with killer (pun intended) tracks. Second half is less interesting. I liked this album when it first released and I still think it's good. Typical British indie rock which is surprising as they're from Las Vegas.

I don’t get the appeal of this at all. I’ve never understood why Mr. Brightside is so widely loved. Before this project, I would’ve said I didn’t have any strong feelings about the Killers, but after having to listen to an entire album I just really dislike them. It sounds like bland corporate rock. Knowing they’re both from Las Vegas really cements that these guys are the precursor to Imagine Dragons

Lo mejor del disco es Mr Brightside, bueno para escucharlo eventualmente

All these things that I've done, great song. Bangers from the new millennium, holds up pretty good.

This was a staple during High School for me, it's nostalgic and full of anthems. The later half of the album does slightly fall off imo. Highlights: Mr. Brightside, Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, Somebody Told Me

A great album, but I have always felt like the last three songs were added as afterthoughts to flesh out the album Fav songs: Jenny is a friend of mine, Smile like you mean it, All these things that I’ve done

I wanted to listen to this one for a quite long time, but kept forgetting about it, lol. It's finally time to give it a listen! So, I found it quite similar to Interpol's "Turn on the bright lights", mostly vocals. Probably because they share the same post-punk revival genre. But "Hot fuss" is a bit more pop-sounding and it perfectly suits the album's vibes. Finally something that I did truly enjoy.

An Indie Rock classic. A great mix of heartfelt lyrics and solid music.

mr brightside rightfully iconic but the rest of the album is also extremely good (and it’s probably not just nostalgia talking). i have glamourous indie rock and roll stuck in my head now

First CD I ever owned. What a debut!! This thing is packed with bangers from beginning to end (except indie rock n roll is just ok IMO).

Ok but I don't like new waveor pop punk or whatever this isn't

Really enjoyed this album, some songs just remind me of songs that I would hear in a classic tony hawk game to songs that you would hear in a new indie game. Fantastic album

I liked this album, there’s of course one of the anthems of us white people “Mr. Brightside” and look I make fun of this song all the time but I can’t resist it’s catchiness. It’s great, and I of course liked “Somebody Told Me” and I really liked “Smile Like You Mean It”, and “Change Your Mind” and the closer, but really there was only one track (the penultimate track) that I didn’t like. This was good

Nicht meine Musik. Es blieb wenig bis überhaupt nichts hängen.

3.5

The top half of this album is truly so good with so many iconic bangers but overall the whole thing is fine. Wild this was their debut though

PEAK!!!!!!!!!!

Like a B+ on a neutral listen. Pretty vanilla and mainstream sound for supposed indie rock. No one likes it more than Brandon Flowers

I’ll try my best to judge this by its merits alone and not that they released one of my favorite albums of the current decade. Still, their very first album rocks. So many bangers - 0 skips - 5 stars.

One of the best albums of the 2000's by one of the best bands of the past 20 years.

Listening to this album was like meeting an old friend. One that I'm familiar with but for some reason, haven't kept up with. This album falters a bit at the end, but starts off super strong and is overall fantastic! 'Mr. Brightside' is an easy to point to banger, but I grew up with 'Somebody Told Me' as my anthem. It's a hard tossup between both for a fave.

Quite an enjoyable ride, but its half hits half misses. Can't call myself a "Mr. Brightside Lover" but my white heritage requires it of me. 4/5 for me, it has too many oddities to make it a 5/5, but the hits on this album HIT.

Solid bass mastering. Has one of the biggest pubstomper hits.

Enjoyed the vibe, some parts not aged well but overall an interesting listen.

If you don't think the Killers are christian rock, you're not paying attention. This music is so vapid and skin deep. Just goes to show you what stays culturally relevant because unimpressive white dudes need a song to sing at karaoke.

3.5

Har svårt för det lite mer moderna soundet. Ganska trist och platt. Men det har ändå nåt. Väldigt jämntjockt hela tiden och den bara maler på. Det har jag svårt för. Lite för mycket Kent-vibbar för min smak! Tröttnar rejält mot slutet. Svag, svag tvåa!

Blah. Nothing much to say about this one. Couple of good hits and a decent listen, but nothing special to me about this album. Definition of average.

Growing on me

I’ve never liked the Killers but this is a solid album.

I saw The Killers live when they were touring to support this album. They played it in its entirety plus maybe one more song. It was probably the shortest show I've ever seen but was great nonetheless.

It suffers slightly from being front-loaded with the singles (okay, technically Jenny wasn't, but ykwim), but this is just some really good foundational 00s indie right here, I am being nostalgia bombed *hard* (also like. Said singles are really really good)

The hits make up a lot of this one, but the rest is good too. The fact that it tacked on Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll on the end, which is perilously close to being a novelty song, prevents it getting the full 5 stars.

Me gusta a pesar de no ser mi estilo habitual, es un álbum interesante.

The first 7 songs, or so, are incredible, with Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me basically turning into anthems. The rest of the album is mostly throwaway songs, though, which brings down the album as a whole.

eu amei, eu era viciada em maneskin e eu nunca tinha ouvido a versão original de somebody told me um arraso

teraz si uvedomujem ze vobec neviem ratovat albumy. Kazdopadne tento album som si uzil cely boli tam trochu slabsie momenty no na zaklade mojich predoslich hodnoteni davam 5. Overall dost dobre taky strong 8 / light 9 asi. ale treba to brat s rezervou lebo neviem co robim

such a classic! full of hits and cool sonngs

I see the videos of people singing Mr. Brightside or The Killers in concert with the crowd singing the anthems and feel I totally missed the boat. These anthems feel like songs you had to listen to while with friends, getting drunk, when you were a teenager. For whatever reason this just wasn’t what we listened to in those days and I don’t think I can retrospectively get into it. When I listen now I only think “I don’t get it”. Respect it but a blind spot for me. Disco beat always works. Does he have a fake British accent?

For what it’s worth, I think ‘Mr brightside’ is as close to a rock anthem as we American millennials ever got, even though it didn’t feel huge at the time. One of those songs you didn’t realize you knew all the words to until it’s 11pm at a wedding and you’re belting it out with everyone else. The rest of this album is very solid too, even if it has a few goofy moments (I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier. Ok. Cool. What?) within otherwise good songs. I don’t know - I would never consider myself a killers fan but on this listen I hear a lot of good stuff. I may be grading on a curve with the sad state of rock in the 21st century but I’m feeling generous.

Was pretty amped when I saw this, so I went “sit-down & headphone” for this one. Major bias alert 😂 This album dropped when I was going full stream buying 99 cents singles on iTunes. The four hits on this have been weaving in and out of my memories for the last 20 years. Truly a coming of age album for me. And oddly enough, I dig some of this more than what I used to. Jenny was a friend of mine, Change your mind were great additions on top of the mega hits. All around, great tunes, real emotion, longstanding value. 5/5

I never appreciated the Killers when they came out (in 2004 I think I was too deep into thinking the only cool music was hip hop, which I don't regret bc the crunk era of rap was so dumb and good). But listening now, I'm pretty into this! Mr. Brightside is firmly on my list of wedding songs that I am always fucking pumped about. The rest of this album is fun too! Jenny Was a Friend of Mine was fun, I had forgotten about Somebody Told Me. I dig the 80s-style synth on Smile Like You Mean It. Is this GREAT music? No. Is it fun? Hell yeah.

Mr Brightside seems to get more airplay every year, and I’m totally okay with it. All These Things That I’ve Done though is the best song on this album, and one of the best pop rock songs of all time. There are some other great tracks on here that hold up, especially the front half, but the back half kind of drags. Sam’s Town was a nice follow up album, still enjoy that one - have always wanted to see these guys live.

Lively and fun—I love Mr. Brightside.

mr brightside ME ENCANTA me gusta que sea así rockero con la batería y la guitarra algunas canciones son súper de película melancólica hay algunas canciones que me sobran pero en si el álbum es top top

In 2004 I was the world's biggest Opeth fan, so this band has escaped me entirely. They will continue to escape me, because other than the interesting bass line in the first song, it's boring me to tears. The vocalist has no range whatsoever and it was as if I was listening to the same song over and over again.

Duran Duran kinda sound

awesome first 4 tracks. i can hear the new wave influence but also very 2000s rock. so nostalgic, perfect for listening at sunset while you drive to see someone you love.

Weakens a bit at the end but the first half of this album at least is one good bop after another. Great debut!

eh.

Arctic monkeys vibes

1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - 10 Brilliant vocals and an amazing sound with the bass, guitar, and drums. Really strong opening track. Absolute belter of a chorus too. 2. Mr. Brightside - 11 An all time great. The verses are exquisite but the chorus is an absolute masterpiece of song writing. The percussions on the drums as so much to the sound of the track as does an absolutely incredible bass track. Just perfection in a song. 3. Smile Like You Mean It - 10 Another great track with amazing lyrics in the verses. The guitar waning undertone is a brilliant touch. Bass again pins the track down with an amazing sound that it guides through. Guitar solo in the center of the track is solid. Bridge is very good as well but the outro is particularly fantastic. 4. Somebody Told Me - 10 Verses are really solid but the chorus' flow is exquisite and a real break from the opening three tracks on the album. Sound of the instruments is brilliant with the drums building and fading where needed superbly. Great track. 5. All These Things That I've Done - 11 Brilliant opening with a superb introduction by the drums. The guitar buildup is absolutely legendary. The flow of the verses are amazing and the way choruses are insanely good. The middle drop down into the building bridge is absolutely historic. Best track on the album. 6. Andy, You're A Star - 9 Solid sound. Much more repetitive track than anything previously but the guitars are in rhythm perfectly with the lyrics. Chorus is really solid. 7. On Top - 6 It's a good sound but lyrically it's a bit stale. 8. Change Your Mind - 8 Decent track. The guitar leads in very well before the bass is given the spotlight ahead of the drums inclusion. Great bass track leads the whole song and the lyrics are brilliantly flowing from line to line. Solid stuff. 9. Believe Me Natalie - 5 Middle part of the track is very confusing. Flow of the vocals is the weakest it's been on the album so far. Opening two minutes is very very good but it's too many tone changes in the track it just becomes hard to follow. 10. Midnight Show - 9 Good song. Some of the lyrics in it are magnificently written about the art of deception relationships can take on. Overall it's very enjoyable. 11. Everything Will Be Alright - 4 Way too repetitive a track. Musically it's very good and the guitar solo in the outro is enjoyable. Lyrically it's just very dull. 12. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll - 5 Instrumentally this song is a lot more fun than the last track but lyrically it's just way too repetitive. Song would have been better had it been two minutes instead of four and a quarter. Average Rating: 8.91 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 4.45 Rounded Down: 4 Stars

Another one that belongs back in the 2000's

The album starts of with catchy beats. Mr Brightside has always been a great song in my opinion and one many people have on their playlists. The issue with this album is that it stays the same throughout with little to no change in style. The lyrics also get quite difficult to listen to. 3.5 stars

Not a lot of albums have a solid 5-track run of really great radio hits. Hot Fuss comes in hot and doesn't let up. It's just that the rest of the album is made up of 5 very forgettable and 2 moderately interesting songs. The sound of this band was so fresh at the time -- a sort of garage band edge surrounded by synths -- that it was almost a you-had-to-be-there kinda of musical moment if this record isn't connecting with you. Listening back it sweeps me to a particular time and place and it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Energetic new rock in the style of the Strokes, etc. Catchy, clever, engaging.

Too many bangers front loaded that the rest feels worse by comparison

First half is great then it drops off

An interesting mix of generic indie rock stuff and some interesting experimentation Mr Brightside somehow never gets old which should really happen

so fucking peak

Another banger. Album holds up and has lots of great songs. It's phenomenal and I really enjoyed.