Hot Fuss

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

Classics I’ve been told, I liked the vibes but I wasn’t locked in.

pretty enjoyable listen. lots of filler its seems but some of the somgs i hadnt heard before were great.

Heard them live a few years ago on InMusic in Zagreb. Maybe if I was a teenager, I would've stayed for Mr.Brightside as they closed the set, but luckily I was making out with my gf on our way back to the apartment.

Good classic album

Would be 4 if that last track didnt feel like owl city but boring and really cringe lyrics

This was such a solid debut album from The Killers with some of their best and most successful songs! I enjoyed this whole album from start to finish. It definitely took me back to the early 2000s. I would definitely jam out to this album again in the future!

It has Mr. Brightside on it. No more need of add antyhing

Bangers Galore !

So many feelings about this album, lovely to see you old friend

Such a nostalgic listen.

It’s decent

love this album, i’ve never listened to it all the way through but hits so hard and this is exactly what i want from this

As others have mentioned the first half of this album is banger after banger. Unfortunately the second half is not so good and runs out of steam a little. Shame really.

Solid

cmon now, an all time classic from front to back. Your coworkers will love it - and you will too.

the gay undertones of this mormon album. brandon flowers let’s get that eyeliner back on and sing about boys wrestling again! genuinely tho an album that changed my life. hit after hit from m’boys

All bangers no mash

Sexy

The beginning of the album has the best hits with Mr. Brightside", "Somebody Told Me", "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It". After these hits the album fizzles out and becomes background music!

This is such a weird album that shouldn't work an american band that was influenced by eurotrash electro bands. I played this album to death when it came out. and when I came out. Andy your a star has such a place in my heart. I burnt out of listening to this eventually but listening again I now know why I listened to it so much. its one great song after another. and what a well conceived album from start to finish sonically. It's a perfect album in its time and place. Everything that people don't like about the album is why it works. its just so off kilter but that's the point. of course its a five.

Zoe, was it your mum who recently told you something like “I’ve just started listening to this cool band The Killers! Have you heard of them?” I think that was your story anyway and I kept thinking of it listening to this because I feel like it sounds like ‘parent music’ even though it’s not actually of that generation, like some of it is actually very fun and cool, but a lot of it comes across as quite daggy or dorky now somehow. Like it’s a bit… try-hard? But also it’s pretty good? Like it’s both kind of outdated and also some of it slaps. Also really catapults me back to playing Rock Band (or maybe Guitar Hero or SingStar? I can’t remember which game it was actually on but it was definitely one of them) on the PlayStation 2 with my sisters and belting out ‘SOMEBODY TOLD ME’. Now that song still hits like a freight train! As does Mr Brightside obviously even though it’s been so memefied over the years. Some other parts made me think of Franz Ferdinand and Walk the Moon and other bands of that ilk. Mixed bag overall, but enjoyable! (3.5 stars)

What a feast for the ears. After enduring so much drab, bland and average music, how good to listen to something that's just so damn enjoyable. It's also a rare album where I love the slow songs as much as the bangers. Also maybe it's because I'm about to move house and feeling oddly emotional about being at a transitional point in life, but Change Your Mind and Andy, You're a Star really hit me as beautiful, even the lyrics probably don't hold all that much meaning.

#657. The second half kinda drags, but there is no denying the first half 4/5: fantastic

You can't argue with the sheer staying power of "Mr Brightside", but "Somebody Told Me" is a cracker too. It sits as a high 3 for me. I enjoyed the rest of the album but wouldn't go back.

Completely get all the Fuss over this album. Love it.

Enjoying this as an album means fighting against decades of radio overplay for a full half of these songs. It's not always easy to do. But ultimately they were hits for a reason: catchy pop rock, with clever, straightforward writing and a glitzy production that set it apart from its indie rock contemporaries. It's not my favorite Killers album but this one is very good. High 3.

Sometimes you come across an album where you feel like it could have had a significant impact on how your listening tastes developed had you heard it when you were younger. This is one of those albums for me: Pop rock perfection. While this is an undoubtedly lopsided album after the first five tracks, it feels a little unfair to expect an entire album of hit singles. Maintaining that quality across the whole album is simply unsustainable for an act like the Killers, but there’s still a lot of fun to be had in tunes like Indie Rock & Roll and Change Your Mind. I slept on this album for too long - it’s fucking great. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

this albummm this album is so nostalgic to me. not only are the vibes creepy dancy and otherwise immaculate but somebody told me reminds me of playing badminton in gym class when it would always come on the radio, all these things that i’ve done reminds me of the time i was at a house party back in the day and the guy i was madly in love with (older, drove a mustang, extremely cool) asked “hey do you like the killers” and put it on (i swooned), and mr brightside has been and always will be an absolute white girl anthem, and of course i can’t forget about the fact that they sparked my decade long obsession with mormonism and other nice religious groups (idk either bruh) i love u brandon flowers i love the killers yes. however this is actually not my favourite album of theirs (gasp) so it’s a 4.5 but ill round up because why not

Half the songs on this album have been staples of my life since 2004. Of course I like this for the nostalgia but it’s also just a good record. Murder mystery, a diss track to a childhood bully, gospel choirs, strong guitar riffs and THE white person party anthem of the past 20 years… you can’t really go wrong.

Classics! Love the guitar

Was cool to hear the big songs, cause I didn’t know they were from this artist or album Edit Apr 5 2026: 3 --> 2. I'm just not that fond of this album

Ok alternative band, leans towards the hard rock side of music.

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Good album - all tracks decent - Mr Brightside suffers from over exposure, but shouldn’t undermine what a great song it is

Super

7/10

Enjoyed the first half - found a new song (Jenny was a friend of mine) that I jammed out to. Liked this one!

Just on the strength of the three hits alone, this is a 4/5 for me. The album trails off after the first half, but I enjoyed most of the songs, all but two. A seminal albums for Millennials that continues to hold up.

Very good rock album

This album is one of my favourites of all time. Of course, everyone knows Mr. Brightside; but there are so many other songs on this record. The first half of the album is more surface-level, but the back half does not disappoint in any capacity. It is made up of more emotional sounding, rawer pieces. This album goes from sounding really happy and upbeat, to melancholy and sad. I really do think that it’s a wonderful album, and The Killers’ best work. 10/10

Actually quite good, I didn't give it a proper go when it first came out, but it's stood the test of time.

Absolute classic

Mm, I don't know, I feel like I should have enjoyed this album- it's that pop-indie vibe that should have been easy to listen to, but it was just fairly meh. I didn't grow up with this album to be fair, so maybe that's part of it.

Pretty consistent and good album. Mr. Brightside is obviously the big hit, but I was surprised how many felt like songs I've heard around a lot. From my perspective, I haven't really listened to much of the Killers, but either their sound permeates well or I just haven't been paying as much attention

good mix of nicely put together rock songs, can understand the fuss with these guys mr bright side is played everywhere but it’s understandable, it’s a great track, great tracks get cult statuses for that reason, just because you’ve heard it a million times doesnt mean it loses the features that made it good somebody told me is my fave 👍

The Killers...yay... Okay they're not that bad just not my go to band really. The album kicks off with Jenny was a Friend of Mine, you've got everything the fits the killers process, slamming basslines, funky drumbeats, distorted guitar, cutting through you have almost synth sounding keys and the sharp harsh vocals of Brandon Flowers, overall a good opening track. Then you have the infamous Mr Brightside, right this track gets on my nerves because it's just okay, that's it, its not some fucking era defying anthem, it's just been blasted at 3am in every club in the UK. The drums are tight, the basslines are funky and it's a lyrically strong track, it's okay but nothing to call home about. To give this album one thing would be that it's consistent, tracks like Smile like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me and Andy, You're a Star, stick to the same formula, Key heavy with funky basslines, all in 4/4 time signature, there's nothing wrong with that but it's no plummeting the depths of human experience, it's The Killers. Overall a fun and consistent album but no one I would go back to anytime soon. 2.5/5 MTW I like this for a Friday ! The Killers make me feel all kinds of happy nostalgic vibes so I am genuinely really excited to listen to this again. As far as debut albums go, this is an absolutely fantastic one (Mr Brightside can fuck off though) (Although I did have a lil smile listening to it). The bass line in "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" is incredibly infectious. It can make the most uptight people run outside and start singing (Max). This is the most British album made by an American rock band I’ve ever heard. No wonder “Mr. Brightside” has stayed on the UK charts for so long! All jokes aside, Hot Fuss is a pretty enjoyable listen all things considered with a style to it that feels more influenced by Brit pop or British alternative rock more than anything else. In fact the sonic style of this record both vocally and musically feels like what you’d get if you wanted to make a modern Smiths record with synthesizers. The echoey, distant effect on the vocals feel incredibly reminiscent to the type of sound of the vocals off a track by The Smiths, and the guitar tones and riffs definitely have that similar swanky vibe to them (if that makes any sense). However, there are a few times where the use of synths and they style of production work to this album’s detriment. “On Top” uses a synth tone that sounds incredibly dated and is very irritating when listening to it crop up again and again throughout the song. Not to mention the vocal melody on the same track is incredibly obnoxious for the vast majority of the track, with the only part of the song that really gave me any reprieve was the bridge. However even that was butchered in when it crops up again during the outro of the song, so overall it made for an incredibly grating listening experience. Similar case with “Believe Me Natalie”, although to not nearly as irritable of an effect. That track suffers more from being a bit boring and repetitive with dates production value more so than incredibly tacky sonic choices. The album is a teenie tiny bit mindless, but in the perfect way, The Killers Hot Fuss doesn't require brain cells, or political snide, just a solid 8 pints and an embarrassing dad dance. - 3.8/5 HF xo

it got kinda boring pretty quickly

Catchy indie pop earworms.

Easy 5 stars. So many killer songs …. See what I did there??

Not sure how it's taken me 20 odd years to listen to this. I wanted the second half to be more like the first. Still holds up in the latter balf but keeps it from being a 5. Some belting choruses.

this came out when i was 13 and me and my best friend listened to it every time we met for just about two years. absolute core memories.

I've spent far too much of my life trying to figure out why people like this so much. I even went to see them at Leeds festival were they were boring and utterly blown away when the pixies came on after them. Don't get me wrong Mr brightside is amazing, somebody told me is a pretty solid track. After that however... There are like 2 others which show promise but the choruses are so ploddy. I used to think I hated his voice, or his delivery, maybe it's a bit of that, but it's also the choice of lower register in the choruses and the slowness of them. It loses all the momentum built up in the verses. I should say that they have some great bass and synth lines The second half of the album is largely forgettable and I couldn't tell you much about it. The last song however I know because I just don't believe him, if he really liked indie rock and roll he'd have put more passion into it. I appear to have been proven right by their future albums moving away from that genre. I find myself singing bits of them later which tries to trick into thinking they were good. While I'm over analysing this can someone explain. I've got soul but I'm not a soldier. Catchy word play and all, but is he suggesting that all soldiers have soul? That only soldiers have soul? Maybe I don't have soul.

The existence of Mr Brightside on this album meant it was unlikely to get more than one star from me. Objectively it's probably two stars, but this album and this band represent the absolute fucking cultural nadir of the Millennial generation and if I never have to hear a drunken crowd tunelessly shouting along to these songs again it will be too soon. With some exceptions, this is "music" for people who don't like music.

Home to the alternative National anthem and other various bangers

I spent a lot of time listening to this as a teenager so pretty much impossible to take an unbiased view. Huge sound, huge hooks. The Killers can be a little annoying but they reach some pop-rock perfection on this album. Best song: Midnight Show

Yes

I somehow completely missed the Killers phenomenon the first time around. I usually blame Maggie's birth and infancy for my ignorance of a lot of pop culture from roughly 2003 - 2006 but I also just don't think I was receptive to this genre 20 years ago. I'm a little more open to it now. I never would have guessed these guys were American, based on their sound and their popularity abroad. OK, I said I'm a little more open to it now, and I did like this album at first, but by track 7 it all started sounding the same to me. #ImOLD I think using the same voice effect on every single song is part of the problem for me. This was the first time I've ever read the lyrics to Mr. Brightside, and why TF is that such a big song at sporting events? I get that the music is catchy and peppy, but the subject matter seems bizarre for Michigan football fans to chant together at every game.

kind of hard to fully evaluate something so infamously frontloaded, but the frontloading is less about Song Quality (tho that is the end result) and more about actual eccentric and creative Ideas...theres a uniqueness and slightly unhinged vitality to those first five songs that make them feel like the product of creative mavericks. the rest of the tracks are Merely delivery vehicles for what is a pretty cool sound and palate all things considered...i still rly like the melody twists, the band's taste in synth textures and when to deploy them is extremely azzycore, really the whole production is warm and fuzzy and interesting, definitely a different direction for the pollination of post punk and arena rock that also produced u2. yet there is certainly little Rock Star Energy here, even in the sentimental guru bono-ish way...its mostly just cranked up ugly neurosis and feelings that dont make sense and strange moments that are hard to process, brandon flowers always sounds At The Mercy of the surrounding music and even his own words. funnily enough, its a little bit talking heads in that way. for what it is, i like it a lot, limitations and all. im not denying the all-timerness and personal emotional imprinting for mr brightside, what do you think i am, not white???

A good 2000er Pop album, but a little bit soft

One of my fave albums. So fun all the way through

More mid-aughts alt-rock that the 1001 list seems to really like. I tried to listen with an open mind, but I still don't get it. Mr. Brightside is this album's big song. It's OK, but I don't think I'll ever understand why it is so immensely popular. There is nothing terrible on this album, but nothing great either. Just meh.

Such a good album.

I remember this one fondly. I really liked Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, and it’s still a terrific opening track. Unlike the rest of the world I wasn’t too smitten with Brightside, but really dug Somebody Told Me. Outside of those tracks though, I can take it or leave it, album-wise.

Bittersweet alt-rock. Couple famous songs and the rest are close behind.

Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me were fun. I like The Killers sound, it's quite unique in a sea of modern rock music.

Locked in. What a blast to listen to. Is it perfect? No. Is it a 5-star joyride? Absolutely. One of my favorite albums from the early- to mid-2000's.

An album that had some massive hits. Probably not heard it in full for 20 years or more. The hits are great songs, but there is also a lot of filler

Good one

Funny pop album with some highlight but all in all good middle-class music.

The first two songs in this debut album are as great a start as any band or singer can dream off. Mr. Brightside literally became the unofficial national anthem of the UK and Jenny was a friend of Mine still has a very strong following and the bass riff can rival any. Unfortunately despite the entrance being grand the rest of the album slowly fizzles out with a few decent tracks scattered near the end and you get to remember that yep, this was definitely a debut album.

Heard it loads before but still great.

Going in I thought this would be a 5 for sure, but the second half of the album wasn’t worthy.

I generally dislike this band — Brandon has always struck me as a Springsteen wanna-be and it doesn’t work for him. Also I am super tired of Mr. Brightside (as is Jeff, who is generally a big fan of the group). However overall,some decent tracks here — forgot about the other hits here (Smile Like you Mean It, and Somebody Told Me), which are pretty good. 2.5 somewhat reluctantly rounded up.

Hot Fuss is like stepping into a neon-lit teenage dream where eyeliner is heavy, hearts are broken, and everyone’s either dancing or crying in a club bathroom. I still remember the first time I heard “Mr. Brightside” and thought, yeah, this is going to ruin karaoke nights for the next twenty years — and I wasn’t wrong. But it’s more than that one overplayed anthem. There’s a whole emotional soap opera running through this album, and I’m absolutely here for it. Songs like “All These Things That I've Done” hit with unexpected weight, while “Somebody Told Me” is pure chaotic energy in glittery boots. It’s theatrical, dramatic, and never takes itself too seriously, which is part of the charm. There’s something nostalgic about the whole record, like a high school memory you’d kind of forgotten until the first synth line smacks you in the face. Four stars because while not every track is a knockout, the ones that hit really know how to swing.

This CD is buried somewhere in the dashboard of my "champagne"/beige 20021 Honda Civic sedan because I managed to insert the CD between the stereo and the dashboard instead of in the slot where CDs go. Too bad, it's a more than decent album, except for the last song which might be the single worst thing I've ever heard; should have called it a day at 11 tracks.

One of the best indie albums of all time, hit fulled to fuck

Listened in the truck via YouTube music. I’ve listened to this album I don’t know how many times. Modern classic to say the least. This one had a bonus track called Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll at the end which was cool.

Some great anthems but also some sloppy and half baked ones.

CAUSE IM MR BRIIIIIGHTSIDE

such an amazing album, listened to the album multiple times now and had to change from 4 to 5!

Banger after banger AND every song is good. The vocals are a perfect pair for the instrumentals. Expectations were high, and it delivered; just a really fun album. Favourite Song: Mr. Brightside Honourable Mentions: On Top, All These Things That I've Done, Change Your Mind, Somebody Told Me

very good

None of the songs on this record did anything for me. There wasn’t a surge of pleasure at a catchy hook, a memorable lyric, or anything of the sort. Even “Mr. Brightside” went in on ear and out the other.

It's cool but maybe feels too generic for me. I prefer the sings where they sound more "punkish" like mr.brightside. But overall enjoyed it.

Brilliant album, great memories. 1 for Jamie definitely.

One of the greatest 1st halves of an album ever Just banger after banger after banger The 2nd half is not bad but nowhere near as good.

Vaya temazos en el disco súper míticos, no sabía que estaban todos en el mismo disco. Para tenerlo en consideración y recordarlo para el futuro, he recordado a Camerón Díaz cantando it was only a kiss!

3.5 Favourite Song: Mr Brightside Least Favourite Song: Everything Will Be Alright

Why the hell would you remove this from the list? For what? Django Django? Is that seriously better than this?

Mood

Why haven’t you played this for me before?!?!?👍🏻

Rock adolescente genérico The strokes só que ruim

BANGER

8/10

Enjoyed most of the album.

Another classic. Haven’t listened to this in a while

Mr Brightside is such an anthem it pretty much overshadows the rest of the album but it does get an extra star for that song!

Pretty generic indie pop of the 2000s. I like it in general, it’s fine, but feels of a piece with the Strokes or Bloc Party. Can’t really tell them all apart at this juncture; it’s giving fad.

Crazy good, crazy catchy, crazy Killers. I've listened to this and Sam's Town countless times and will probably never get bored of them. The way Flowers almost never truly hits a clean note on this is impressive. Catch the UK version so you get the superior 'Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll' instead of 'Change Your Mind'.

When “Mr. Brightside” is one of the first songs you write as a band, it should be smooth sailing from there. My Danish edition of the book told me to listen to the version with “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll” on it - lucky, as it’s easily the superior track. It would have almost made sense as a track on The Black Parade; killer track. Hot Fuss and Sam’s Town was quite the one-two combo, influencing the direction of rock in the 2000’s.

8.5 / 10 - Album full of classic british bangers, tunes that are still sung and known today

may be biased, love the killers albums filled with hits and iconic songs

Awesome catchy album, full of hits.

I didn't like this album because I've found it really boring and predictable. I listen to some post-punk revival albums from the early 00s but this was disappointing. It was not annoying or that bad, just simply boring and not interesting.

Didn't realise The Killers were adjacent to that early to mid 200s post-punk revival, I thought this was going to be fairly bland pop-rock so I'm very pleasantly surprised. I only knew Mr Brightside by name but I already know half of this album by osmosis Of course theres plenty of driving bass, that always appeals to me. The use of synths and keyboards brings a lot to this album, they really add another layer and help tie up songs like On Top. There's also the trumpets on Believe Me Natalie All These Things I've Done is a little Beatlesy too, they were definitely trying a few different styles rather than picking one and sticking to it My attention was maybe slipping a little bit on the last couple songs but overall this is very good Also didnt know they were American, thought they were English for the longest time Highlights: Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, All These Things That I've Done, Smile Like You Mean It

Slightly annoying but mostly just meh..

An album packed with Killer(s)-songs. Every time a fun listen. Easy five stars for me.

Really enjoyed this one.

Tunes.

Never actually listened to the full album, and didn’t realized that it basically contains all their jams.

I've got soul but I'm not a soldier.

Also hadn’t heard this in about a decade & surpassed my memory of it. Real good

Mr Brightside remains the GOAT song of the 21st century

Aaaah... nostalgia. 2 boring tracks, everything else is awesome

I love this album. Every single is great. I haven't listened much to some of the songs, but they're all good Killers songs. Mr. Brightside and Smile Like You Mean It are two of my all-time favorites.

Good album, no bad tracks, couple of bangers OBvS... Just doesn't quite stick to my soul

great record

I really have mixed feelings on this album. I've listened for years and thought I liked it OK but then I took it song by song: 1. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 5 2. Mr. Brightside 4 3. Smile Like You Mean It 2 4. Somebody Told Me 4 5. All These Things That I've Done 3 6. Andy, You're a Star 1 7. On Top 2 8. Change Your Mind 2 9. Believe Me Natalie 2 10. Midnight Show 2 11. Everything Will Be Alright 2 Very front-loaded for me. That, and I'm a basic bitch and only really like the singles and hits ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I really don't enjoy Brandon Flowers' voice or that they put him so high on the mix over the music. Ah well. 2.6/5 -> 3/5

Förstår att folk gillar det här, men kanske inte riktigt min kopp te alla dagar i veckan. Lite The Smiths möter Green Day.

The Killers were the best of the early 2000s pop bands. Mr. brightside is doing a lot of heavy lifting here but this album is solid.

Na

I shouldn't hate this, but I unfortunately do .. it's probably not their fault entirely, but one of my first flames really tried to push them on me and it was a right turn off...

CLassic

Absolute banger.

This was definitely a fire album. The hits are huge, and great. Comes out big, stays big, but eventually it sort of levels off.

A tale of two halves. The front half, incredible. Even the B-sides, awesome. Then the second half came on… and I wasn’t sure I was listening to the same album. It was awful, nothing memorable except the feeling of dread that I couldn’t skip the songs.

Christian music thinly disguised with a rock veneer…..nope I do like smile like you mean it so it won’t be a one star review Aside from the above it’s just a bland slab of boring mediocre rock

To jest mój gimnazjalny klasyk. Słuchałam tej płyty do upadłego. Łączy syntezatory, rock i emo w taki bardzo znośny miks. No i jest na niej hymn millenialsów. 8.5/10 równane w górę.

Oh this is 5 I don't need to listen (I did). Thought my mum was having a mid life crisis when she bought this on CD to play in the car. So nostalgic.

One of the best 5 track runs of any album ever. Falls off a little bit at the end bringing the overall down.

Boooooooring 4/10

I don’t love this band, but this album is full of very good synth-rock and some songs that have become pretty timeless radio staples.

Ik begin het steeds meer te begrijpen. Het is nog steeds niet helemaal voor mij, maar het is wel gewoon goeie rock en verdient ergens wel de titel van British Anthem

Album is phenomenal, hard to believe it was their debut. The only issue is that its singles have been played to death everywhere since its release.

The Killers have three songs. They are all on this album. They are the three songs I played on repeat when I bought this CD in 2004. The rest of the songs border between forgettable and bad. 6/10

Ok

Making fun of Brandon Flowers' lyrics ("I've got ham, but I'm not a hamster") is beating a dead horse by now, but the profound stupidity fills me with hope. AI could never write "Are we human / Or are we dancer?" or "I've got soul but I'm not a soldier". Humanity still has a chance.

Bangers on the front half. That first song feels like what 2000s rock could have become if not for imagine dragons. Really solid

This was better than I expected it to be, though still not great. Everyone's heard the singles a thousand times, and they're good for what they are: pop rock with a tiny bit of punk edge. It's when they lose that bit of edge that it starts to be worse. Prime example being the line "I got soul but I'm not a soldier", that's just awful. The following track, "Andy You're a Star" is also pretty bad mostly due to tempo and lack of chord changes in the verse. Basically after "All these things I've done" the songs all start to sound all the same and don't have a real catchy hook or interesting verses to do much. They're too similar to the *clap clap* HEY bands of the era without any of the annoying mustaches or ridiculous 17 person percussion setups. They definitely have a distinct sound, there's just not enough progression of it during the album. The playing is good and I like the tone all of the instruments have; you can distinguish all of them very well. But ultimately, if you like one of the non-singles you'll like all of them, and if you don't, you wont. Special mention for the last track, which sounds like that really bad Hoobastank song but about a indie rock instead of a relationship. Yeesh.

First 5 songs are... Killer. The rest pretty much a waste of time. Some absolute bangers for singles though and you can see why they went on to have the career they did, although I'm not sure they ever reached the heights on their debut (apart from maybe When you Were Young)...

Never really listened to 2000s indie rock. Thanks to this project I got to check out this album and it is very good. Nothing groundbreaking but this album is full of well composed and catchy songs. Mixing on the other hand - not so great.

Very nostalgic, this was a big deal when I was in high school. I recognised a lot of singers as ones you would hear often.

It's fun! The first half is easily better than the second, containing all the true hits and memorable cuts of the record, but the second half is not nearly as weak as I expected. I think, though, that the album would have been better if the hits were interspersed throughout the tracklist rather than held all at the beginning. Would feel like a far more balanced tracklist and would, in turn, give the deep cuts more room to breathe and become fan favorites. 7+/10

I absolutely love this album. It's nostalgic but still fresh, and nearly every track is a banger.

4.5

I used to turn this album off after track five but now that I actually had to hear it in full, it's not that bad. It's just that it's front loaded with great singles and then the rest are either plain good or forgettable. There's a difference between a good song and Mr. Brightside. Allow me to say that my past opinions have slightly let up. Andy, you're a star! (7/10, 3/5)

There are a couple of great songs here, but there are also a bunch of mediocre songs as well. Brandon Flowers appeal as a frontman and lyricist didn’t seem to age well.

:D Oh its been a while!!!! Lez go!!!! Will I realise this is just peak 00s blokey pop? Probably! Gonna enjoy at least half of it though. How does one possibly listen to Mr brightside like I've never heard it before. Bassline. Makes the whole thing what it is actually. There's got to be a million acoustic versions floating around and I bet they're shite to a one. Does. Does it make the whole album. Whole band? He's doing like driving rhythm jumping up and down and sliding occasionally and i think it might be defining their entire sound. Somebody told me is some banger aye. Okay Emily you don't actually know anything about the bass calm down. It's all these things I've done time. Hm. It's not as Big as I remember. Like its decent but would it have been better with like full orchestration. Actually having typed that i suspect it would have been very annoying. Perfect as it is then. Right think we're out of the Big Ones and i can think about the album now. The impeccable homoeroticism of Andy You're A Star hasn't aged a day. Change Your Mind has aged many many days. Used to be one of my favourites I fear it's deeply boring now. Forgot how much I did listen to this admittedly like 6 years after it came out. The hmv 2 for 10 effect. Expected to have forgotten some of the back half but no Midnight Show is like fundamental. Possibly the same song as somebody told me. But better? Maybe better? Its a bookend. A reprise. Its good when two songs sound the same. Takes either balls or incredible self delusion to close your debut album with a song called Glamourous Indie Rock N Roll and pretty much pull it off. Like its a bit cringe. Maybe the key to enjoying The Killers Hot Fuss in 2025 is to be a bit cringe and 100% unironic. Yeah it's easy now to say this is blokey pop annoying coworker pub songs but i need you to forget about what we did to mr brightside and remember how boring indie was in the Blair years and that this album was and remains a nuke actually maybe.

It reminds me a bit of the slim Homer Simpson meme. The album starts with a few really delicious rock/post-punk titles with a scrumptious bass in the mix, but falls off a bit when you progress through the album – and you notice it when looking the stream counts. Still, there are barely any bad songs on here and it definitely expanded my horizon towards the post punk genre!

Never heard of the band, the album, or any of the tracks, but I liked it and will listen again. Reminded me a little of Muse.

I fukin love this album (Mr Brightside was My fav song in 2021)

Mr Brightside and a few new original sounds... but its so inspirational listening to it directly feels a bit derivative now

Such a classic, I'm one of those 90s kid white boy Killer stans and I'll never need an excuse to listen to this album. Despite their popularity I find them exquisitely unique, it's an itch only the Killers can scratch.

Мощная альтернатива с синтами, но немного не мой вайб

I've been tired of Mr. Brightside for about 7 years now. The Rest is really uninteresting. Reminds me of Red Hot Chili Peppers. 3/10

now i see what all the hot fuss was about

Meh.

We have so many examples of people who have become financially very successful even in the face of their woo woo beliefs-- and who then used that commercial success to springboard into highly influential and insane public policy making positions that f**k America. So I can't knowingly support a person or a band with the potential to morph into some bullshit like that. So yeah, because of their stupid woo woo beliefs and religion, I'm a hard no on the technically excellent band, The Killers. Come correct or kick rocks.

Wholesome rock for unsuspecting converts. "Smile like a peanut"

The Killers’ 2004 debut album “Hot Fuss” opens with five hits that are some of the most-known rock songs of the 21st century. “Mr. Brightside” is the peak, and the most memeable and iconic, but the others are just as memorable. “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” wasn’t even a single, and yet is still fairly permeated in the culture. Those five tracks are the most known, but the rest of the album is just as strong. “Believe Me Natalie” is probably my favorite of the rest, but they are all terrific. The Killers crafted a sound that somehow merged 80s synthy post-punk and new wave with something more modern. It all adds up to make the Killers’ debut one of the biggest of the last 20 years, and it is ridiculous that the album has been removed from the 1001 book.

Extra star for Bethany

I think they would have done better to spread the first five songs, which are the strongest, throughout the album. Regardless, this is a fun album that I hadn’t heard other than the hits.

I was in high school when this came out and I was not into it. This kind of pop rock was not something I was drawn to. I thought it was way too mainstream and uninteresting. However, I am at my core a poptimist who wants to enjoy things. I like fun! This is fun. “Somebody Told Me” is an outright banger.

This smells like the 2000s and puberty... in a bad way

Not bad, 2 big radio hits - otherwise pretty generic 2000s “indie” rock

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Me ha gustado bastante el album y creo que las canciones estan bien, no digo que me encante y que algunas las escuché diariamente pero alguna qur otra vez no estaría mal.

One generation past punk, these guys had lots of great songs and groups to listen to and draw from. Too bad they listened to crap and ended up being scavengers feeding on the scraps of a rotting thirty year old corpse.

There I was, twelve years old, no clue what came before. No Interpol, no Strokes, no Libertines on my radar. Just Hot Fuss in my headphones, and the world cracked open like a crisp can of pop on a too-hot afternoon in 2004. It was loud. It was shiny. It was dramatic in all the right ways. I didn’t care about scene cred or who did it first. I just knew I liked it. Now, years later; I’ve eaten at better restaurants, I’ve heard more 'important' records. But I’ll say this, Hot Fuss has aged better than most of its cooler, leather-jacket-wearing peers. Some things built for the mainstream actually last. And this one? It’s still got it. Just so we're clear here, I’m talking about the first half. The second half is straight-to-VHS. Leftover sausage roll after a birthday party. You chew through it because it’s there, but you’re not going back for seconds. Still, for a moment, it felt like something new. And for a twelve-year-old kid, that was enough.

I listened to this on repeat on my first family holiday and never since… nostalgia plays a big part in this rating. I can’t remember it being this dour though.

Noise pop, esa frescura propia e inigualable

Top 10.

I’m in.

I liked it for a while - but it got a little long and lost me in the second half.

Pretty great album. I knew the two hits but that was it. Not sure I'd choose to go back to this again but I enjoyed it.

good album some filler here and there but not too bad

This is one of my favorite albums period. Great to listen again. The only thing I have a gripe about is in the streaming era, they added Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll as the last track, after Everything Will Be Alright. EWBA is the perfect ending to this album and what I still consider the correct ending, just like my original CD album had. Call me old, it’s just a better ending.

Sorry Matt 6.85/10

Death to Indie Rock. Listen to Queen Bitch instead.

Rating: 8.5/10 Incredible first half and good second half.

The first half of this album is banger after banger

Loved this when it dropped.

имба.

Frontloaded AF but a good time overall.

I've hated The Killers since I first heard them. Vapid.

Ugh... At first I just found this to be pretty forgettable pop-rock. Not truly offensive, but very by-the-numbers and safe. Got to about the third track before I started to find it super irritating. A barrage of stolen pop-hooks with no substance. Completely insipid. This sucks.

I never really listened to this back in the day other than the radio hits and/or Guitar Hero tracks -- Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me. But there's some other good stuff on here like Smile Like You Mean It, Everything Will Be Alright, and All These Things That I've Done.

i find the killers to be music for people who want to like good music but don't know how or where to start, so they like the killers. sure there are 2 good songs here so i will give it a reluctant 2 but really i could not wait for this to end.

Solid Indie-Rock album that sounded a bit like The Teardrop Explodes having a party with The Automatic. I liked it.

Some great songs, just falls short of a perfect album

In judging an album, it's not just how good are the best songs, but how much filler is in between. The first half of the album is hit after hit and the second half held up ok too Tops track: Somebody Told Me

First half had the hits, then fades after that

This album is fantastic. My only possible criticism would be that they front-loaded the singles but even still, no skips on this one.

Still sounds great. Wears its influences on its sleeve and sounds fantastic.

Yeah nah. Not for me. Not flat out terrible but

Their first and best album. Contains the ubiquitous Mr. Brightside (last time I looked 410 weeks on UK chart). Clever sequencing by front loading the album with all the singles to get you hooked in, you can almost forgive Everything Will Be Alright by the end.

mr brightside somebody told me

Pure indie showcase Some really underrated guitar work

Their debut album. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine is such a cool yet dark opening track. The tune belies the dark lyrics. The next four tracks are all 2000s anthems. Mr Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me and All These Things That I've Done. Half an album of bangers! The final track, Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll is also a great track. Such a punchy and dancy album. Brilliant!

liro

I really only like Mr. Bright side. But it wasn’t bad!

point6.

A lot of fun but the backside of the album is forgettable. The front half could be mistaken for a "killers greatest hits" album. I mean... Holy shit that's a lot of bangers for one lp.

This came out in my first year of university. Nonsense lyrics aside this album (and The Black Parade) was omni-present in the most formative years of my life. Five stars all day.

White boy tried being sad! Pop but woe is me mentality! Rock wannabe but that vocal filter though!

Good album. Lots of singles!

Some good songs

An old friend who's stood the test of time

Pretty good album, of course Mr Brightside is the best one

Two noticeable bangers on here, but the last songs were getting quite annoying

Good start, with the hit singles, but it definitely starts to drag a bit in the second half.

Temas que he escuchado siempre y como soy tan mala para localizar artista y tema, no sabía que eran de ellos...album 100% rock indie Le doy un 6/10 de la escala wow

Really strong first half that becomes hook-less fluff after that. Combine that with some uninteresting, occasionally self-indulgent lyrics, and you have a recipe for an album that ends up being pretty tough to sit through. I do have to respect that aforementioned first half though, some phenomenal tracks there.

Album fits together pretty well. The singles are proper bangers.

I've always liked The Killers, but listen to this album was slightly disappointing. I had a bit of a "so what" feeling. Yes, there are good great songs but in the end it's plain rock that sounds OK but does not fascinate me. Nothing ground-breaking about this. So even though I like (not love) it I'm not sure this is a "must hear" album and it doesn't quite reach the level of creativity or uniqueness to deserve a 4 or a 5 for me. But I'd happily listen to this or even go to a gig, I think they're very good in a live setting.

★★★¼

Turns out I know every song on this album, I guess because of the radio and the last long at every club. Nostalgic for it! Don't necessarily like it that much but nostalgic

7/10… indie rock

you say its got hits, i say its got shits

6.5/10 Strong first half with the upbeat and “killer” production. The second half is much more underwhelming Favorite Tracks: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me

I liked it, very dinamic and rebelious.

Boring

The hits are definitely catchy. The rest is mediocre 2000s pop music. Not unlistenable. 3/5 #82

Probably one of my favorite debut albums of all time, Hot Fuss is an absolute banger of a way to kick off a career in music. Legend has it that this album was set to release in 2001, until Brandon Flowers heard "Is This It" and scrapped the album, saying they needed to do better, and they sure did. Obviously, little needs to be said about "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" that hasn't been said before, but there's a reason why those songs have come to define what it means to be Caucasian. They're certified suburban classics. That said, if this album were a baseball lineup, the half-of-famers aren't the only ones scoring runs on this album. "All These Things I've Done", "Smile Like You Mean It", and "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" would still be the best songs on most of their contemporary artists' albums, and the back half of the album is entirely comprised of solid to better-than-average songs. While not every song is the most memorable, there aren't really any tracks that I ever feel a strong desire to skip, and an album entirely comprised of unskippable songs is worthy of some of the highest praise a record can receive. 9.4/10

This band saved my life

They were the future. Then they weren’t. The singles were terrific. But I suppose it was not to be the seismic shift it promised. Nonetheless terrific songs. 3.5 stars.

I'm old enough to remember the 1980s when indie/alternative music was a genuinely alternative industry to mainstream music with independent radio, labels, venues and stores, not just a genre label to create commercial radio playlists. And this album is where "indie" ended up after a decade... the singles are anthemic and the album overall doesn't suck, but I'm not enthused. 2.5 stars.

Banger after banger

I liked it! My teenage baby punk-rock-emo self got a kick out of it

Sehr nah an dem, was ich eh höre

Iconic electro-pop/rock. Singles are the headliners but album stands on its own. Fades a little near the end.

I listened to this album a lot when it came out and it was one of my favourites,but hadn't listened to it in years. Really enjoyed it, will definltey be back on a playlist or two now - except "Everything Will Be Alright". That's a hard skip from me.

Some familiar good hits. Starts off good, but then gets kinda filler. Classic.

There’s not a bad track on Hot Fuss, plain and simple. But those first five tracks? Hard to deny their greatness. “Mr. Brightside,” “Smile Like You Mean It,” “Somebody Told Me” it’s just one banger after another. I bought this album when it was released, and honestly, it still holds up incredibly well. Whether it's nostalgia or something more, there's a fun energy that’s hard to beat. It captured lightning in a bottle, and I’d put it up there with the best debut albums of the 2000s.

First half of the album is brilliant, it then disappoints after. Nevertheless, four stars.

One of the best debut albums ever. Hard to separate this from and review more objectively because of how much these songs colored my teenage years. Lots of nostalgia, but also alt rock that goes supernova popular but is still good and enjoyable even if they weren't bringing much new to the table from a creativity standpoint. Standouts are the first five airwave-permeating tracks ("Jenny Was a Friend of Mine", "Mr. Brightside", "Smile Like You Mean It", "Somebody Told Me", and "All These Things That I've Done"), but "Change Your Mind" a personal favorite as well.

This quixotic coming of age tale has touched nearly everyone, though the depths of its story varies. Some will only know the modern generation's Don't Stop Believing in Mr. Brightside. Many will know the incredibly strong and marketable front half of the album with all of its' stylistic quirks and complications, but the full picture is not revealed without the B-side. Growing up isn't all hope, nor is it all heartbreak. Life incorporates belief, grief, gentle understanding, acceptance, and most of all experience into who we are as individuals. It's hard to find an album that captures all of that and the uncertain emotions behind it all quite like this one does. An essential listen for the new music revolution

a little bit one note

i've only heard the tracks that went mainstream off of here Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - 4/5 Mr. Brightside - 5/5 Smile Like You Mean It - 5/5 Somebody Told Me - 5/5 All These Things That I've Done - 4/5 Andy, You're A Star - 2/5 On Top - 4/5 Change Your Mind - 3/5 Believe Me Natalie - 4/5 Midnight Show - 3/5 Everything Will Be Alright - 2/5 Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll - 2/5 Average score: 3.6/5 (rounding down) my only exposure to this album prior to today was track 2-5 (Mr. Brightside - All These Things That I've Done). they're all great in my opinion, especially Smile Like You Mean It. it could be just the nostalgia talking, but i feel like that's kinda the appeal of a group like The Killers as for the songs i hadn't heard yet, it was a mixed bag. there were some noteworthy ones, such as On Top and Believe Me Natalie. i didn't care for Andy You're A Star or Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll, mostly due to the corny lyrics. Everything Will Be Alright had potential, but fell short in terms of lyrics as well i'm not sure the album as a whole is something i'd consider essential to listen to, but the popular tracks are definitely worth listening to at least once. it's difficult to rate this album on such a rigid scale (really wish they'd at least let you do half-star ratings here), but i think 3 stars is about as high as i'm willing to rate this one

8.5/10

Dang, really frontloaded with hits, huh? Despite the repetition, All These Things That I've Done is probably my favorite Killers song. Jenny Was A Friend of Mine and Midnight Show were also both pretty good.

One of the best freshman albums to be released

Started well but lost momentum

Full of hits and such a great opener. Loved it!

A couple of brilliant tracks that everyone knows. But the rest is nothing special

Second half kinda blows but the first half is perfection

I will not be including the bonus track “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll” for this review. The Killers are a band I’m certainly familiar with through various singles, a few of their more recent albums starting with Wonderful Wonderful, and seeing them live twice. They’re one of the more well-known post-punk revival groups to come out of the early 2000s. Funny enough, for being a group out of Las Vegas, they managed to get super popular in the UK. I would not be surprised if their popularity overseas factored into Robert Dimery and company’s decision to include them on this list at one point. With that all said, how does their debut Hot Fuss hold up? Let’s start by addressing the obvious critique this album usually gets - it’s front-loaded. The first half is defined by the run of singles from the swaggering baseline of “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” through the gospel choir complement in “All These Things That I’ve Done”. It’s in these opening tracks that the band established their early identity - Dave Keuning’s bright-toned and percussive guitar play, Mark Stoermer’s melodic bass work, Ronald Vannucci Jr.’s fluid rhythm behind the drum kit. All these elements coalesce behind Brandon Flowers’s echo-coaxed tenor vocals and synthesizer flair, as he sang with reverence for the melodrama he penned out. The one exception was the album’s centerpiece “All These Things That I’ve Done”, which saw Brandon struggle with his faith and come to accept that he’s not perfect in the practice of belief, and won’t try to push his religion onto someone else. I’ve talked a big deal about just the front half, but that’s not to say there weren’t any good songs in the back half. The gears change with the brooding “Andy, You’re a Star”, where Brandon reminisced about a former high school jockey he used to flirt with as the crunchy guitar riffs stomp in time with the slowed down rhythm. “On Top” is a haunting new wave track with the commanding synth melody about a one-night stand and the adrenaline of such a passionate moment. Both “Change Your Mind” and “Midnight Show” are uptempo bops that continue in the relationship drama, with the latter chronicling the murder that preludes the interrogation on “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine”. There are intriguing tracks to be found towards the end here. Really, there’s only two tracks I didn’t quite gel with. Unfortunately, one of those tracks happens to be the closer, “Everything Will Be Alright”, which tries again for the big-swinging anthemic message that “All These Things That I’ve Done” accomplished earlier, but can’t because the pace has been slowed down to a grind as there isn’t much punch in the instrumentation while Brandon’s echo-effected vocals become warbly. Also in this tier is “Believe Me Natalie” which shares a similarly irritating vocal delivery as Brandon tries to convince this girl to come out on the dance floor, though at least Ronald switches up the percussion to focus more on the tom-toms in the verses. Overall, this is still a solid debut from The Killers. The group would end up changing around their sound to incorporate more heartland rock that they were inspired by. Nevertheless, they broke into the scene with a style that took elements from decades prior and created a fresh take for the time.

Several bangers, but I'm not sure they have anything to really say artistically.

Before this, I thought I didn’t like Mr. Brightside. Turns out I don’t like The Killers.

This is my first listen to this album (or any of their albums) , never got into the Killer's past hearing them on the radio. That is so many hits at the top of the album. Probably should be four stars based on just the first five tracks (back half is forgettable), but doubt I'll ever put this album on again, and I think wanting to listen to an album again will be a requirement to get 4 or 5 stars.

The first half of this album is amazing. The second half is okay.

Amazing, as expected 👏

Sick drumming

Yeah not bad, I reckon it’s slightly better than a 3 star album but not by much. Plenty of triple M killers songs on here

lifechanging

I already had two songs liked from this album - Mr. Brightside and All These Things That I've Done. The Killers are such a facet of my childhood, the nostalgia that Somebody Told Me unlocks is wild, as well as all the lead singles from this album. It's a nice feeling. I've never really listened to The Killers, though. Not sure why, it's good music. I enjoy that there's a good mix of instruments as well as synth and electronic elements. Compare the last two tracks I listed, for instance. Really different compositions. One distinctive thing about The Killers for me is the vocals always sound hollow and muffled, like you’re listening through a wall. I don’t hate it, it’s a very cool decision even, just very characteristic to me. It also makes it feel very "cinematic", like every song should come with an emotional heavily colour-graded supercut with lots of fog and strobe lights. Good music. Most: Everything Will Be Alright, Somebody Told Me close behind Least: Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll Rating: 3.5, but I’ll round up for this one

Killers are very overrated. Some decent songs on the front half. Everything will be alright is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. One of the best debut records ever? Get out of here Rating: 3.0

Re-listening to this album, I can tell it’s not a 5-star album, but I still love it. The opening of the album and follow-up of those songs is just simply amazing. Banger after banger. The other half of the album can’t keep up with that. It sounds kind of monotonous and there’s nothing particularly unique about it, but it’s just enjoyable to me anyway. I’ve listened to most of this songs live, and they are 100% better than they might sound on the record, specially All These Things I’ve Done. Anyway, I still love this album and I think it’s a GREAT debut album. It’s fun and vibey!

Probably not gonna play it by myself but its fine

Best album of Killers in my humble opinion. Song "On top" is the one I always listen to first. One of my favourite albums of all indie music❤️❤️❤️

7.5/10 Didn't quite like this as much as I thought it would, given I already knew it front to back. Maybe it's the production which can be quite ugly at times. Not sure. Either way, the first half has too many bangers to give 3 stars. Shame the best Killers song is the first song on the first album and then it all went downward from there. Highlights: Jenny Was a Friend of Mine Mr. Brightside Smile Like You Mean It Change Your Mind Somebody Told Me

Groupe inconnu. Bon rock nerveux (sur les premiers morceaux, mais la fin est un peu plus molle), avec une basse bien en avant. Une bonne découverte, même si l'ensemble n'est pas très original (pas de morceau qui sort du lot). Il ne rejoindra pas forcement ma collection, mais il m'a donné envie de découvrir d'autres albums du groupe. =>3/5

First half of this is a banger, as in you know all the hits and have sang along to them eyes to the sky in k2 but then the reality hits that they front loaded it because the rest is Meh. Good but won't listen to it again mainly because I'll hear them when you're in any bar at some point. Mid 4

This album has aged majorly, but most songs still hold up. Songs like somebody told me or midnight show have aged like milk, while Mr bright side and smile like you mean it have aged like wine. This album is a mixed basket, but it’s mostly solid.

So incredibly good.

A batch of good songs and catchy singalong hooks with an early 2000s indie rock sound and some post-punk revival tendencies. The first half of the album is pretty consistently solid, but the back half of the album doesn’t add much for me (other than the closer, which has one of those big singalong hooks). I can’t quite place it but there just seems to be something lacking for me here - some type of energy, edge, intensity, fun, character (though they do show this in Mr. brightside, their best known song and probably Best song)…I just don’t find it quite as satisfying as I expect it to be.

1st half is all bagels no skips. Love this album.

Nikad mi neće biti jasno zašto ljudi vole ovaj više nego Sam's Town, ludnica koliko ima fillera pri kraju albuma.

Good stuff. Ahead and behind their time. A true Indy poppy album. Front to back was a good listen. Wish they would’ve stuck around a bit longer. Will have to give the other albums a spin.

Mr. Brightside is a millennial anthem, if not THE millennial anthem. This album is nostalgic more than anything, and is somehow vintage. It is both emblematic of a moment in time and a classic you can listen to 1000 times over.

Amazing album, but arguably the weakest of their first 3 releases. Reminds me of the album arc of Pearl Jam. Their first 3 albums are all amazing in a debatable order of great to greatest. After that, every album is just mediocre to good. Each album could have a great tune here or there but nowhere near the front-to-back greatness that all of the first 3 contain.

It would have been a 5 star a few years ago but registering has taken it down a star. It’s a lot of atmosphere but actually not very inventive. I still love it though. It was uni days for me.

It's indie rock'n'roll for me, it's all I need

I thought I'd like it a lot more. I'm not even sure I should give it a 3

It's decent. It's inoffensive. I just wasn't wowed by it. A couple of standout tracks, but Franz Ferdinand did this early aughts sound better and more interestingly.

Fantastic album.

(Overplayed nature of mr brightside aside) great from start to finish and it is no wonder they never got bigger hits than these because it’s hard to beat. Some bigger festival anthems interspersed with some variation

Some really good songs, but yet some mediocre alt 2000s music as well 3.5

Loved them the first time I heard them and loaded them on my iPod. (Old guy!!)

such a solid album. I love the killers!! this album has been such a staple for me for so long. the instrumentation in everything will be alright is one of my favourite parts of the album. singles are obviously great too but often get to a point of hearing them tooo much.

Part of the soundtrack of my university days - for good or ill. It's a long old album and probably could be a couple of tracks shorter and more focused, but the singles still stand up IMO

Gustatzen zait talde hau (baina gustokoetarikoen bat ez da) eta diska hau (bere lehen diska) ez zait asko gustatzen, gerokoak kaleratu zitueneak hobeak dira niretzako.

This album has been an all time favourite for as long as I can remember. It's incredibly consistent and still diverse, and even the huge singles like Mr Brightside manage to bland in seamlessly, which is something many album have a hard time doing with the most iconic tracks. Never have I ever listened to an album that is so anthemic and yet so intimate, and I don't think that any other band but The Killers could pull that off.

Firer half of the album is especially good! Enjoyed this listen.

Catchy, forgettable radio hits and some filler. Calculated music for calculated people. It’s like the shirt that looked cool on the rack at the mall but fell apart after the first wash.

Some super bangers on here. Only a couple songs I didn't save. It's a whole experience to listen front to back.

Had a mate in uni who wrote a whole stage musical for this album - never went anywhere but good for him

I liked it more than I expected to. It just has that energy that keeps going. Highlights: Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine Somebody Told Me Change Your Mind

My parents used to listen to this album, very nostalgic. Good music and I like other albums of the killers too.

One of my favorite albums

Tricky one. The first half is as good as indie rock gets. It's undeniable. The second half is very forgettable. If the songs were spread evenly, would it improve the ranking? Impossible to know.

The Killers are like a brightly, expertly papered wall with no hooks to hang anything on it.

I used to own this album, shortly after it came out. I liked how the leadoff track thrusts a bass riff and synth to the fore and I enjoyed the song "Smile Like You Mean It," which has a cool '80s new wave vibe. The rest never really grew on me, and I traded in my CD. The end.

Oh these tunes are nice and slightly generic and I do love it when artists sing songs to specific names (Andy, Natalie etc) but this album does not send me to the moon or anywhere even close.

I'd heard the two singles which are okay. The rest of this did nothing for me. Also The Killers is one of the possible names considered in the Mountain Goats song "The Best ever death metal band out of Denton" and I can't hear this band without thinking that the Mountain Goats are a much better band.

I still have no idea what "I've got sould but I'm not a soldier" is supposed to mean. Catchy, though. Aside from that track, though, not really sure why this album is on the list. It's fine. It's alright.

Mr brightside innit

A really good album with lots of great songs, my favorite being Mr Brightside. Definitely one to listen to again and again!

A classic. Really a 4* but gets five for the memories / nostalgia (sixth form common room)