Hot Fuss

Another album I own and therefore already have an opinion on. The album starts out great with a bombastic opener and contains multiple mega hits but doesn't quite keep the quality up enough to warrant an outright 5 stars. One I'll listen to again no doubt, had already been debating doing just that just the other day in fact...

Was interduces to this album from my dad, I do really enjoy this album. Mr. Brightside is so good, such a great stadium anthem song. All These Things That I've Done is definitely the second-best song on the album.

Some bangers, but the Album energy is like straight downhill (4/5) for iconic songs

I will now recount a real conversation between myself and my father. For context, we were at a tailgate, he was 5 or 6 beers deep, and was actively scrolling through his iPod Shuffle: Dad: "Where's my good playlist? I thought it was Bill's Volume 9 but I can't find it. Maybe it's Bill's Volume 12" Me: "You should probably rename your playlists. How do you know it's the good playlist anyways?" Dad: "It has Mr. Brightside on it." In case you were wondering, the date of this conversation was September 2022.

I had forgotten about Jenny, a subtle great song. Brightside & Somebody had so much radio play in 2004-05-06, I'm still kinda sick of it. Smile is another good track that was solid. On Top was another heckova track. Really, this album had a Baker's half-dozen original hit songs during the fading sunset of rock n roll originality & creativity. 4.5/5

Funkar absolut.

No doubt this is a great album, and I am BEYOND happy it is on here. But something within the wiki excerpt above got me thinking. Nothing in there indicates this is "the greatest album of all time". All signs point to this being on the list due to some grammy wins. It didn't even debut at #1 on Billboard. It just makes me wonder about how many awesome albums we are missing on this list that are much more acclaimed. Hip Hop albums that came out at #1 or even Pop and R&B albums. That's where I am starting to see the bias in this list. Of course, we have been calling out the bias for about two years now but I think this adds even more evidence to that argument. Other than that, this album is a classic. Mr Brightside is one of my favorite songs that always gets me to dance. Somebody Told Me is great too, and I always like getting to listen to the full album since I mostly just enjoyed those singles. Also very chill album cover.

Oh boy, here's a big one. I can't remember if we had Sam's Town on here yet? I would imagine that might be on this list too. This album has some serious classics, including the white boy national anthem "Mr. Brightside." Also, "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" is a fantastic song that I had never heard until pretty recently, Dea has it in her playlist and it's a banger. There are some songs on here where the vocal mix or perhaps just the amount of power Brandon Flowers is using to sing is pretty low, and then the album wraps up with that absolute belter, which makes me wish that vocal energy was present throughout. Still, a great album, and I'm very glad it made it to the list. Favorite tracks: Mr. Brightside, Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll, Somebody Told Me, Smile Like You Mean It, Andy You're a Star. Album art: I always liked this one, the soft hazy blue. Sometimes at quick glance I think I'm looking at candles, but I think it's highrise buildings, maybe in China or Japan based on the characters in neon. Die Rise easter egg? 4/5

A nostalgic trip. The pop anthems make me want to sing along to these songs that I don't understand, but still know pretty well. It's a bit meaningless in that way, but still enjoyable.

Mr Brightside and Everything Will Be Alright are total bangers but I kinda think the rest of the album is mid I’m mostly just petty because my mom is the BIGGEST Killers fan like I’m convinced the reason we lived in Henderson, Nevada was because that’s where Brandon Flowers is from I just, idk, her taste in music in garbage this album wasn’t bad but I just want to hate it out of spite 7/10

Got this. Takes me straight back to 2004.

This is a fun rock/pop album. It starts strong with "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", which is flollowed by the mega hit "Mr. Brightside" (which I never could warm up to). Another very good track would be "Andy, You're a Star", but not all of the tracks are equally strong, and the album loses a bit of steam in it's second half. No matter - this is still a record that deserves to be listened to again. 3.5/5

Iconic album of my College years. Some amazing tracks on this but not quite a 5 star album for me.

It's just a good album, great songs, great sound.

My eldest daughter’s first real record, I bought it for her seventh birthday. It remains in her top five all time

Niks mis mee, maar het greep me niet echt. 3.7

Couple of deep cuts that I would have never found. Glad this project made me listen to the whole album having only heard the singles. However the back half was fairly slow. The 6 minute song took a long time to build.

synths are wack but songs are hits

CD

Fun album from when I was a kid. Not every song is a 10/10, but it gels great and there's a lot of character in it.

Classic mid-00s sounds. Could be at home in a stadium or a medium-sized club. Would’ve loved to see these guys live in 2004. Sing along choruses.

Mr. Brightside is one of the best songs ever. Somebody Told Me goes pretty hard too. The rest of the album is just ok

A familiar classic

Le tube de cet album est constamment repris par des petits cons.

Les Killers se sont vraiment surpassés sur cet album, voici d'ailleurs ce qu'en pense ChatGPT: Hot Fuss est un album qui a marqué l'histoire du rock alternatif avec son mélange unique de sonorités pop, new wave et post-punk. Cet album est le fruit de la créativité des membres du groupe, qui ont su apporter leur touche personnelle à chaque chanson. Cependant, je suis sûr que même les chansons les plus captivantes de l'album ne pourront pas empêcher robgruyère de faire tomber ses spaghettis sur ses chaussures en plein milieu de la cantine, comme il l'a fait en classe de 4ème trip-hop. Cette anecdote en dit long sur la maladresse de robgruyère, qui semble être incapable de faire quoi que ce soit sans provoquer un désastre. Mais au moins, avec Hot Fuss, tu peux te consoler en écoutant de la musique de qualité, sans te soucier de ce que robgruyère pourrait faire de mal. Cet album est un véritable chef-d'œuvre, et il mérite d'être écouté encore et encore.

Catchy as hell and gave us Mr Brightside so it fully deserves to be on the list. It’s like Nee Order for the modern age. I think the b side loses its way a tiny bit but an excellent listen. High 4.

Deze lag al jaren op de digitale plank om 'eens' te luisteren. Want de bekende nummers zijn gewoon lekker. Goed dus dat de 1001 mij 'dwingt' het nu eens echt op te zetten. Het album begint met deze top-platen. Wat vooral opvalt dat de (stevige) instrumenten en zang samen echt een éénheid vormen. Zelfs de computer blend soms netjes in in het het geheel. Terwijl de losse instrumenten niet hun individuele waarde verliezen. Dan ook nog gewoon een lekker ritme en dan staat de eerste helft als een huis. De tweede helft van het album verlang ik vooral terug naar de eerdere platen. Ik word er niet warm of koud van. Het totaal is een dikke 4 sterren.

Rock alternativo y new wave. 2 megahits. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Bien, pero no es mi favorito de The Killers.

I liked Hot Fuss a lot when I was younger, or at least a part of it, and still very much enjoy it today. In a way that Like A Prayer did not appeal to me, this is pop music that kisses my ears. So what’s the difference? I realize that’s a stupid question. Just working through my own thoughts. I would be curious if my larger familiarity with pop music in 2004, due to being alive, compared to Like A Prayer in 1989, when I was not alive, has a part to play. ‘Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine’ was goose bumps as Mr. Flowers sang the song’s title. Maybe it’s just coincidence that this was the opener, but this was the song I remember being my favorite. It all feels so honest as a story. Another member texted me that it feels like a very convincing show because it’s put on by an actual band and “not like theater kids”. I am in agreement. ‘Mr. Brightside’ is more than a frat basement banger. More than the song a live band plays in a bar. I remember ‘Mr. Brightside’ was exciting. Exposure to lyrics that are sexual in nature, making the music seem almost forbidden at 12 years old. A chorus meant for singing. No connection to the lyrical content other than the fact that it just sounded good. And it doesn’t stop. ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’ is the perfect backing to a coming of age story. ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ and ‘Change Your Mind’ both touch on love remembered in different ways. All these songs simply sounded great before, and again feel different in meaning having grown up a little. Having listened with more frequency years ago, I realize I would really only listen up to ‘Change Your Mind’, often skipping ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ and ‘On Top’. This time around, the entirety of Hot Fuss provided another change in experience where certain songs were genuinely new to my ears. I originally didn’t really understand why people liked ‘Andy’ before because I stupidly didn’t listen to the whole thing. Now it hits. Plus, I was missing out on a very nice exit with ‘Everything Will Be Alright’. Another song that feels like an authentic performance giving the song an assurance and honesty I can believe in. I still don’t love ‘Somebody Told Me’, but I’ll still boogie to it.

Some songs that I really did not like, but some blew me away. Mr. Bright side is a pop classic of course, but it works so well with their style. I really liked on top.

ahhh

Straight forward pop rock with a few classics like Mr. Brightside, somebody told me and all these things that I've done.

Pretty great

This reminds me of a very specific time of getting absolutely battered on white lightning with likeminded vagabonds and belting Jenny was a friend of mine at the top of our lungs. So this review is very bias, but it did bring a smile to my face. The actual album is fine it drops of hugely in the second half but (despite it being overplayed) I do quite like Mr Brightside and somebody told me.

I don't typically enjoy indie rock, but I quite like "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me," so I wasn't sure how this one was going shake out. I was pleased to find that I liked this album quite a bit, even, ironically, the track "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll." Got to this a little late in the day for a second listen, but I'll definitely revisit this soon.

I was surprised to see this one on the list. The Killers have never really struck me as critical darlings, and I don't even necessarily think Hot Fuss is their best work. But I guess if you're going to give it up to a '00s pop-rock album, there are much worse options. "Mr. Brightside" has joined the likes of "Sweet Caroline" and "Don't Stop Believin'" as an overplayed anthem, but other tracks, like "All These Things That I've Done" and "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" may be underrated, if anything. This album is a lot of fun, really, and as someone who was nine when it dropped, I can't NOT give it up.

I was never huge on that early 00s garage rock thing, but I've heard this one a few times and it's definitely a high point of the movement. A nice listen for once. 4/5.

I really enjoy this album and have a lot of good memories associated with it! I want to be an old guy in a bar belting these songs out with a crowd!

Debut album by The Killers, from Las Vegas USA. Their only album on the 1001 list. Singles: -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Brightside (#10 US & UK) Somebody Told Me (#3 US Alt & UK) All These Things That I've Done (#10 Us Alt, #18 UK) Smile Like You Mean It (#15 US Alt, #11 UK) Standouts: Mr. Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me, All The Things That I've Done, Andy You're a Star, Others: Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, Change Your Mind, Glamourous Indie Rock & Roll Rating: 4/5 (Outstanding)

The songs that are great, are so great. The rest feels like “songs done in the style of.”

At the time I think I thought I was too cool for The Killers but in retrospect this is an absolutely FIRE album. Just bangers from start to end and I have a ton of nostalgia for it.

Its clear that the Killers were heavily influenced by the Strokes and British alternative in general. I can also hear a bit of new wave and some britpop thrown in, but if I didn't know better, I would say that this band from Las Vegas was an early 2000s British alternative rock band. Overall, the album is catchy, features memorable songs, and has great melodies. However, I'm not hearing much that is groundbreaking. Having said that, it's impossible to escape the influence of this album and its songs, Mr. Brightside in particular, are modern classics.

Rock

Anthem for a UK generation (not mine unfortunately) appears on this excellent album.

Solid stuff

The title is appropriate. This is as frenetic as anything since the Sex Pistols, but with much more talent. The vocals are a bit monotone for my taste, but work well with the style of music.

This record has some of the biggest Pop-Rock songs ever released. Especially the first half is stacked with classics! Impressive debut record. Music it's not very special, just catchy songs with a solid band. I was more impressed by the story driven lyrics. Key Tracks: Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, Mr. Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I've Done, On Top, Change Your Mind, Midnight Show, Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll 7,5 out of 10

Good album

I always thought The Killers was alright. Never really been my favourite and at worst I think they're kinda overrated sometimes (Just can't do Mr. Brightside any more, just too overplayed.) There were a few on the second half of the album that I've not heard before, but I don't think I have any new favourites. Overall though it's a decent early 2000s rock album, and there's plenty of bangers here. Favourite: Somebody Told Me

I remember hearing the two big hits and thinking that this is the most British Band I’d ever heard, then finding out that they’re from Las Vegas, of all places. Anyway, it’s a great debut album. Bright Side and Somebody Told Me is as good as it gets for Radio Rockers. I also like Jenny Was A Friend of Mine and Andy You’re a Star. The LP fades a bit on side 2.

Don’t know if this is nostalgia driving but I will continue to bump this into the future

Solid album.

I actually never heard most of this album before as far as I can remember. I thought it was a pretty solid pop-rock album overall. The hits are all good songs even if Mr. Brightside is completely overplayed today. Some of it is definitely over the top and I think Sam’s Town is a better album (not sure if that’s on here or not) but I liked it. Would do a 3.5 if possible.

catchy dance-pop-indie-rock with a healthy dose of breakup nostalgia and the timeless Mr. Brightside

It's a difficult album to describe because it may be one of those "you had to be there" moments in order to fully "get" it, without trying to sound too pretentious. When "Somebody Told Me" dropped, the Killers were everywhere overnight. I wasn't a crazy big fan, but I do remember enjoying that song. I actually found this record around college, and it clicked, "Oh, this was what all the hype was about." It's not anything mind-blowing, but all of the songs on here are solid songs, and there's plenty of variety to keep one interested: from the sleezy "On Top" to somber cuts including "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" and the classic bar-closing "Mr. Brightside". Again, it's nothing crazy, but it's just a solid batch of songs, and it was a moment. So in my mind, it deserves to be here. Favorite tracks: "Mr. Brightside", "Smile Like You Mean It", "All These Things I've Done", "Read Your Mind"

4.0

Прослушано! Хороший альбом, можно переслушать при желании.

as a certified hater of mr. brightside, i was pleasantly surprised by how much i liked this album as a whole. not perfect, but quite good. very cohesive 2000s pop punk, which is about all you can ask for

Classic

Hit after hit. A great album but not one I feel the need to revisit.

Great album

suficientemente copado

Er zijn 2 albums van The Killers die ik te pruimen vind en dit is er eentje van!

Gaaf album!

Nice

I’ve never been the biggest fan of The Killers. The weird kid in school (every school has one) was really into them, and also really into me. That made them a band that I never really looked into. I suppose it’s about time I gave them a chance! Songs I already knew: Mr Brightside, Smile Like You Mean It, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I’ve Done Favourites: Somebody Told Me, Smile Like You Mean It A few tracks into this album, I was having a really good time and was willing to admit being wrong to dismiss The Killers. Mr Brightside still gets lots of radio play - maybe even more now than when the album was released. To me, this is more power pop than indie rock, but that’s all subjective. The keyboards were more remarkable than an other instrumentation, hence me remarking on them. The second half of the album was much less interesting, and Everything Will Be Alright was quite annoying. Overall, the first half of the album was quite fantastic, and the second half was mostly good with the one rubbish song. I’d recommend listening to the first 6 songs then pretending that the rest don’t exist.

This album aged pretty well. It's definitely not my favorite from the Killers, but all the tracks are catchy and do a good job of transporting me to a different place. I definitely remember all the kids singing Somebody Told Me during recess and that song was stuck in my head for weeks.

7/10. There were the two songs I knew, and everything else was just okay.

First thoughts: Boom 5* Out and out thumper of a record. This is what I expected to find every 3 days. First 5 tracks as good as any album On relistening it’s probably more of a four. The lyrics in many parts seem pretty vacuous. After those 5 tracks the 2nd halve fades off rapidly.

je m'étais préparée à mettre 2 ou 3 mais en fait c'était un bop

Hot Fuss indeed! There's a lot to like here, even if one is a little sheepish and abashed in admitting to like it. It feels a bit dated, it feels a little ripped off the Strokes and Franz F, it feels a little too glitzy-night-clubby rock for one's taste, but it's infectious and stylish so .... in fact, what it mostly is is "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll," a title which shows these lads knew their own product.

Pas pire! Leurs meilleurs chansons sont sur l'album, les autres sont pas à la hauteur mais ça s'écoute bien quand même.

This album was more interesting than I thought it would be. I was not very enamored of popular music in the early 2000s, so I never listened to a lot of bands like the Killers and the Strokes. While I don't think this is a band I'm going to be returning to often, it's cool to hear how postpunk influenced the generation that grew up listening to it. This all sounds a bit dated now, but it was also certainly different from what came before it 4/5

Great album...many hits

the second best killers album kinda forgot how much it drops off near the end

I don't want to, but I like it. You do too -- don't worry I won't tell.

I knew and enjoyed two of these songs already, but I was pleasantly surprised how much I dug most of the other songs, especially Andy You're a Star. The last four songs are a little weak, though, preventing this from getting a higher rating. It's more of a 3.5, but I'll round up to 4, just cause.

What a ride! I absolutely loved the new wave/post-punk vibe of the opening track (that is the strongest there but can be heard through the other tracks), we are thrown into some intensity right away. This is one of the most British-souding American bands, by the way! The first half is very strong and of course, the hits are not just catchy but extremely infectious - those alone, make the album... I don't know if I would revisit most of the non-singles like I do their hits, but as a whole it captures a very specific time and is sure to be a nostalgic trip for anyone. Though, I have to say I didn't love the lyrics all the time. Rating probably closer to 3.5-3.7

Ah, finally an entire Killers Album. My first! It's really quite good. Lots of fabulous tunes. All Those Things That I've Done, Glamourous Rock and Roll are fab, and then a bunch of stuff on endless repeat on mainstream radio stations. Genuinely good stuff.

Really enjoyed it This would have been my jam if I listened to it when it came out. Favourite song: Somebody told me (and I loved the Mylo mix too) 3.5 stars

What a banger!

Ah it's a corker of an album! I have unending nostalgia and emotional ties with it. From parties with school friends and fun memories, to listening to the album on CD with my brother in those younger years of the sibling golden age. It's such a snapshot of the indie sound of the time and I think the album also involves a lot of skill. Just seeing the album cover makes me feel all the feels. Not a perfect album but hard to judge objectively.

Oh my how do I know what to give this. Obviously an absolute feature of my mid teens and listened to it on repeat. Listening to it cold now I'm not sure I would care that much but perhaps I have to give it higher based on how much it loved it before. Although slightly killed that around that time I heard Desert Island Discs with David Cameron and he picked "All these things that I've done".... Ironic

This one's always good

Definitely one of the best collections of love songs and stories about life. Most of the songs on the album outshine the commercially popular Mr. Brightside.

great album

Great album!

Yeah, The Killers. Never really grabbed me, these guys. Some good tunes but not really sure why I never gravitated towards them more. Still, this album is pretty solid. Stand out tracks: Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, All These Things That I've Done.

Wow, who knew this album is more than just Mr. bright side

ALBUM RATING: 3.5 ALBUM GRADE: B- TRACK RATINGS: 1. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - 4.0 2. Mr. Brightside - 3.5 3. Smile Like You Mean It - 3.5 4. Somebody Told Me - 4.0 5. All These Things That I’ve Done - 3.0 6. Andy, You’re a Star - 3.5 7. On Top - 3.5 8. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll - 3.0 9. Believe Me, Natalie - 3.5 10. Midnight Show - 4.0 11. Everything Will Be Alright - 3.5

Great album! Super energetic, clear lightly crunchy bass tone, retro 80s sound while not sounding dated. Vocals are an unusual but very listenable style. Good hooks. Will listen to more Killers in the future. Nice guitar tones that rock without being overly distorted.

Great album, filled with anthems that are quality live

Reminds me of university - very nostalgic

Good album, nice memories of listening to it when younger.

I haven't listened to this album for a long time. Brings back a lot of memories. Really enjoyed listening to it again.

Good sound

Millennial anthem here. Absolute bangers. Overall though I’ve heard better.

Really solid album front to back, with a run of constant great songs - and then some absolute bangers sprinkled in on top.

Some hits, need to finish the end but a lot of good songs and is very consistent in the killers sond

Ovaj album je toliko frontloaded kako bi ameri rekli ali jebiga ima gomiletinu hitova

I liked it. Very similar sound to Fran Ferdinand. Good work out tunes.

A solid collection of pop rock bangers

Loved it. Lots of hits. Great sound

Really enjoyed that although distracted. Some great tracks that were recognisable and some less familiar but all in all a great listen.

Stone cold classic.

Fantastic singles, don't totally care for the whole album

Solid album

Su primera mitad es muy, muy buena, incluso con la sobreexpuesta Mr. Brightside

Yes, a modern classic (nearly 20 years old!). The best styles of 1980s Duran Duran, Simple Minds, U2, New Order… Rousing and anthemic. Not sure they ever did better than this album.

Such an amazing debut album. Brash, in your face, catchy, a bit retro, some clever lyrics, what's not to like? You have to get at least 7 tracks in before getting to a tune that's not a guaranteed hit. 4 stars.

very good, particularly enjoyed the song I've got soul...

I love this album 4

Familiar album. Some absolute floorfillers her with good associated memories.

First 4-5 songs were bangers but the rest were boring af

Have heard this one before (who hasn't?). Kind of feels like both an album that came out in 2005 AND 2015...

Ratio: 83.30 % Quality album, a few songs that I had not heard before. Good variety, bass and drum combination consistently great. Very unique sound. Would definitely recommend a listen to anybody. Favs: On Top / Brightside / Somebody Told Me / Midnight Show Dislikes: Everything will be alright / Andy, You're A Star

Many bangers

Pretty catchy, emo songs. Strokes esque. Still hits close to 20 years later

J’aime beaucoup cet album. Le suivant est franchement mauvais. Sur celui-ci, le drum est super créatif et divertissant. C’était en fait très rafraicchissant quand c’est sorti.

Gros classique des années 2000. Je n'ai pas connu cet album à sa sortie, mais je dois reconnaître aujourd'hui que c'est un solide premier album pour ce groupe. Le côté A est excellent du début à la fin. La face B est moins mémorable, mais ça s'écoute bien. J'aime la place laissée à la basse pour les mélodies comme dans Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine. Tout le monde parle de Mr. Brightside, mais pour moi Somebody Told Me est bien plus mémorable et réussie. Si tu ne bouges pas ton derrière en entendant cette pièce, ton âme est morte.

The Killers are cool. I always talk about how cool they are, but - honestly - I'm not sure I ever really listened to anything other than what's on the radio. So - I was happy to discover that the album lived up to the expectation I had set. It's kinda punky, kinda indie, and just weird enough to keep me interested. Definitely a unique sound. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll was a standout track for me.

Supremely polished.

At the time I thought the Killers might have been a flash in the pan. A bit like The Bravery were..... but the band and this album have stood the test of time. I've often wondered whether the people that enthusiastically site "Mr Brightside" as their personal anthem actually know what the song is about...... I presume they don't....

A massive, instantly catchy and enjoyable album. Side 1 is banger after banger. The drop off on side 2 isn't as extreme as I remember. The nonsense lyrics sound as if they should mean something so long as you just go with it and don't think about them ("I've got soul but I'm not a soldier"). Nothing more than entertainment, but very entertaining. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Mr Brightside Date listened: 23/06/22

I have a soft spot for this album, listened to it a lot in college. What it is trying to do it does very well, indie rock anthem bangers. Mr. Brightside is still basically the national anthem in the UK. Still a lot of pretty good tracks on the album, although they are all pretty saccharine. The Killers peaked with this album and went down ever since.

Of course very familiar with this album. I very much enjoy it - would give it 4 stars

Decent album, but it didn’t catch ahold of me as it did others.

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Pas mon goût désolé

Not a bad album

6/10

okay

This album starts pretty well, with a trio of good songs that have very much entered the popular song cannon (to an extent for good reason, though I would like to catapult Mr Brightside into the sun, so much has it been overplayed). The rest of the album is less interesting though, and I can’t help but feel a bit empty from it. Other reviewers have made the comparison to The Killers’ home city of Las Vegas, and I think there’s a point there. It’s made to have mass appeal, but I’m left feeling as if I’ve encountered something a bit fake because of that.

A decent new wave/post-punk influenced album with a big emphasis on catchy ‘anthemic’ pop-rock tunes. It has three significant problems that took my score down, however: I’m not the biggest fan of Brandon Flowers’ voice, I could happily go the rest of my life without ever hearing ‘Mr Brightside’ again, and it’s pretty frontloaded with the stronger songs (‘All These Things That I've Done’ probably being my favourite of the lot) with the result that the back half is comparatively weak. A nice listen overall, but it didn’t leave much of a lasting impact on me. Decent 3 stars.

Hot Fuss might be the best 90s album of 2004. I’d have to check. It’s totally ok. I’ve never been a big fan of The Killers but this is definitely not a bad album. It’s good. Middle of the road.

Mr Brightside I know is a classic, but funnily I’d never heard this until 3 years ago, when the killers headlined on the Saturday at Latitude, and I was going through some songs😂 My daughter couldn’t believe it….a couple of other decent songs this one, but I’m not into them, sorry

First 4 are great Falls off in the middle Picks back up in the end Mr brightside wow 6/10

mehh por ahi...

generous 3. radio bait, offensively boring sometimes. indie rock track made my skin crawl lol. millenial-core

Front loaded with classics, then forgettable filler

I mostly missed this one except for "Somebody Told Me" and "Mr. Brightside". I really like "Somebody Told Me" but I really hate "Mr. Brightside". Every time it comes on I'm disappointed that it isn't the perennially delightful "Mr. Blue Sky". It's fine, I guess. Overall, it's not something I'd put on for myself. If someone else wants it I wouldn't be offended (except for "Mr. Brightside". Bro, limerence: look it up).

73/100 incredibly frontloaded album, and the last song was trash

Honestly mid other than the 1st track

Solid, upbeat rocker.

The first half is… … …killer.

pretty good for a debut

The chorus on "Somebody Told Me" may be the best chorus of the entire decade. The rest of the song doesn't match how much I love that chorus. This is a good rock album but by the end it all started to sound the same.

First album. Have listened to Mr. Brightside a lot! Delving deep into the thick of it!

The hold that this album has over the UK needs to be studied. I was never that into them, listening again now I can't argue that it kicks off with a lot of very memorable (but maybe not excellent tracks). The second half is real bad, almost lowered the score.

It’s pretty good. Very top heavy but i can see why it’s influential

O álbum é legal no geral e tem algumas músicas que são bem legais. O interessante é que esse disco é da época da minha adolescência e naquele tempo eu definitivamente não gostava, mas ouvindo agora achei até legal. Celest x Versekeys Ultra-Sense Planet.

I always think very highly of this album, but after listening to it for the first time in a few years I’m not so keen on the second half

Never really been a big fan but there are some decent songs on the album, despite being a little cringey

Álbum bem decente. Me surpreendeu positivamente

2 absolute bangers on this album, and 10 good songs. That doesn’t make a 1000 best albums list for me. That means this band should have at least two spots in a lengthy best songs list. 3 stars

The Killers are alright in my book. Mr. Brightside will be played in bars, stadiums, and cover shows for the rest of our lives and that ain't a bad thing. Couple other big hits on this album are nice to enjoy again after not hearing them in a few years. Many of the popular rock revival acts of our youth have faded into relative-obscurity but the Killers have done a good job hanging on without becoming cringe or the openers for the Jonas Brothers (I'm looking at you, All-American Rejects). Kudos to them

Knew the hits but never listened to the full thing. There's some later Killers stuff that I like, most of it produced by Jonathan Rado, but I think Flowers is a talented frontman. Not really something I'd go out of my way to listen to again but catchy and worth sitting down with.

hmmm det har ju på ett sätt format mig men kommer jag lyssna igen?? inte just nu

Honestly it was fine..!! Enjoyed it quite a lot!

Dunno what to think about this. There's definitely some bangers on here, but I'm also sick of hearing them on the radio

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Would I listen again: yes It was cool, obviously a couple songs I already knew. Wasn’t obsessed with it though

I liked it enough to buy the album at the time, the singles are still good and have their place as popular karaoke options, but it ms near the bottom in my list of songs to return to

This was an interesting time for the genre as to me The Killers were for sure part of a fairly significant sweeping change where Rock blended with electronic sounds and there were many bands like this with their own take on it.  Personally, I preferred the more mellow of the time Cold Play and the complete opposite side of the spectrum with the Libertines.  I saw the more chaotic Libertines live but can't see that I would ever have chosen to see glam of The Killers.  I think this is where this review is taking me just a long long list of bands that I prefer that not only were of the time but had a reason to exist in this same electro or indie rock band space.  Artic monkeys, bloc party, Stokes, etc etc. I think in conclusion this is just so much part of my noughties experience and one defined by taste rather than quality.  I do like The Killers in that they exist in this space I occupy, but they just didn't hit the big time in my world.    Controversially I have come to dislike Mr. Brightside (played to death beyond its merit).  I think it summarises my ultimate view of them.  Great sound but with an overly polished veneer which makes the whole thing a little too "bright" and has the consequence of making it seem a little too dressed up and perfect, so its soul is degraded a tad.

3.5

Tempted to give it a 4 because it plays well and because it represents well that era. I agree with GJS on this album The nicest discovery is Everything will be alright

A very good album to listen to once a year. Any more than that would be overplaying some already overplayed songs. 3.5

pas exactement mon style perso mais j’ai bien aimé certaines musiques même si je pourrais pas écouter ça tout le temps

First half is great but the latter half is just not memorable.

gli avrei dato anche 4 perché ci sono grandi pezzi però in effetti non tutti mi convincono

I didn't realize I knew so many songs by The Killers. This album was ok. A little boring sometimes. I always felt like Brandon Flowers has a little bit of this flatness to his voice that I'm not super into. Maybe it's because he stays on the same note a lot of the time? I'm not sure. I do like Mr. Brightside though, I think that's the highlight of the album. I always thought Somebody Told Me was weird lol.

I saw The Killers live once and had a good time. The ultimate posers I suppose. Most of this album missed but I was down with a couple tracks.

first half is great because of the nostalgia. second to last song started strong, has some Portishead vibes in the instrumental that I enjoyed. but the vocals destroyed that vibe. last song is horrific im sorry

It's actually hard to believe this is their debut studio album, as the album starts off with hit after hit. Having said that, the first five songs start out really strong and then the album really drops off in quality for me personally after that. While I like The Killers and I will always listen to their hits, they've never been a band that I felt like becoming a big fan of or delving deeper into their catalogue. I also don't see the big appeal of Brandon Flowers like some people do. In fact, we saw them live once because several friends told us how good their shows were, and I thought Flowers was just mediocre as a front man and the rest of the band seemed bored. But, I will always crank up "Mr. Brightside" and sing along with it, so just for that the album was worth listening to.

mr brightside and somebody told me were aight, the rest all sounded the same

White boys of the world unite

'Mr. Brightside' is probably in the top 10 best songs of the last 30 years My personal favorite is 'somebody told me' 'glamorous indie rock&roll' is an hilarious way to end an indie rock album Not perfect but a great album altogether, they are quite underrated

I missed the Killers on their rise, really, other than the hits. Don't understand why, I was the right demographic - maybe just in the wrong part of the country/world. This was good! Don't know that I'll go back to it, but good!

Good album. The singles are obvious standouts, but the rest isn’t too shabby either.

Generally I like the Killers, simple catchy rock. This was good, but not great. Really like "Somebody Told Me".

A fun party album with an intimate feel. Late night drunk connection vibes. A lot of tunes for the ages here “Mr brightside” “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier”. Those will be around for a while.

Vocals not favorite but fit in very well with rest of music, Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told me will never get old, everything will be alright is kinda weird but I like it, good but not my favorite

Not my favourite except for the classic songs everyone knows

The Killers have written more bangers than I thought. Previously, I'd attributed some of these songs to a nebulous indie band that was just a blur of all the different bands of this era, and I think The Killers are a kind of victim of this era in guitar-led music where there was very little originality. Without a comprehensive review it's really hard to say who is the originator and who are the imitations, but undeniably there are some great songs here. 'Glamourous Indie Rock & Roll' is a really strange closing number though.

Equal parts really good and utter cringe.

It was fine.

I am a notorious Killers hater, or rather, un-enjoyer. The first time I gave them a try many many years ago, it was this album and I didn't think it was that special, with one or two songs as an exception. Sadly, this time around wasn't any different, I was mostly bored. Also Mr. Brightside has been so overplayed that I've grown to actively dislike it, which is a bummer since objectively not a bad tune. I'm so weird about music idk man.

A good album full of overplayed songs. It’s seriously a shame, I would rate this higher in a vacuum

Lots of bangers in here, but sorta gets drowned out by the end. Good album, good time

disappointing

I listened to this when it came out but that was so damn long ago that I barely remember anything that wasn't a hit. Half of it was hits, though, which helps. The bass is the protagonist throughout. Mr. Brightside is still great, Somebody Told Me is still better. Jenny is great. ATTTID is kinda lame. A couple songs are pretty much nothing. The production and the synthpoppiness of it all evoke their native Vegas beautifully; whether that's because you know they're from there or because it's innate is hard to detangle. The writing and especially the delivery come off British even through that. Still think it's funny and valid that they threw out the original album because the Strokes' debut was just that much better. They couldn't reach those heights regardless, but this came as close as they could.

A good album full of overplayed songs. It’s seriously a shame, I would rate this higher in a vacuum

I know and like Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, and All These Things That I've Done already. I don't listen to the radio so didn't get as sick of the singles as some folks seem to have. Solid debut album but some problematic lyrics. Probably won't seek it out as a whole, but I could listen if it's on and I did heart some tracks.

I must say I went into this album knowing only 'Mr. Brightside' (of course!) and 'Somebody Told Me'. I expected similar sound, nonsensical lyrics, and that euphoric feeling of wanting to jump and sing along. The first 2 expectations are surely met but the joy I experience while listening to 'Mr. Brightside' cannot be replicated. Other songs lack that 'it' factor to me and I find them to be just okay. Individual songs are pretty inoffensive to me but once I had to listen to the full album (and I did a few times before writing my review), it became very fatiguing. It's continuously flashy, leaves no space to breath, and doesn't have the emotional payoff of 'Mr. Brightside'. I think this album would benefit from better storytelling and more clever writing... for me it's pretty meaningless for the most part. I assume the lyrics in this project are only means to create a catchy banger and the goal was to write an interesting hook and add nicely sounding gibberish around it but for me it contributes to the fatigue I feel after spending more time with this album - there's really nothing to hold onto when you get tired from numerous iterations of the same song that never match the lead single's appeal.

Det er godt nok bare hit på hit på start af denne plade. Jeg var dog ikke så meget til The Killers da jeg var knægt, og er det desværre stadig ikke. Jeg fanges ikke af lyden, og Mr. Brightside er ikke særligt god udover et par lytninger om året :-(

Et par bangers i starten af albummet, men udover det er lyden bare ikke mig. Det bliver lidt 00'er-tåkrummende på en måde jeg har svært ved at sætte ord på.

Når man lægger så hårdt ud, så er det lidt svært at holde den kørende hele albummet. Og det synes jeg ikke, at vores Killer-mormoner formår her. Der er også noget med mixet og især vokalen. Den effekt og det volumen-leje, de har valgt, er fuldstændig vanvittigt - og ikke på den gode måde. Det tager *intet* fra Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, Somebody Told Me og Mr. Brightside, der for evigt vil være ultra-bangers Der er dog også nogle stinkers her på, og ja, sidste halvdel er nok i virkeligheden 1 stjerne under første halvdel. 3.2

Har lidt en svaghed for start-nuller-rock, og synes der er nogle rigtig fine numre her. Men det er ikke specielt banebrydende og bliver måske også lidt ensformigt. Plus andre har gjort det samme både før og mindst lige så godt. Alt i alt godt underholdt, men så måske heller ikke meget mere.

leuk maar weer beetje basic rock

This album came out mid-June 2004, and in late June 2004 I went on a trip with two friends and one of their little sisters and I put this album on. She said something to the effect of turn this off and also why do I always listen to weird music nobody likes. This is one of history's great airballs and I wonder if she ever reflects on it now that she's a strategist for the DNC. Personally, I haven't listened to it all the way through in probably 20 years, and while all the hits get played plenty on millennial wedding dancefloors, the latter half is rightfully forgotten. Everything tries so hard to be anthemic, and while it hits up front (which is probably a 5) it misses on the back (probably a 2). Ultimately, it's not a superlative album but they made a pop post punk some synth dance thing that highlighted a sound and (save for maybe Interpol, who were not as dancey and fun and are decidedly not played on millennial wedding dancefloors) were probably the apogee of it.

3.5/5 would listen again and has some classic bangers

Although consistently amazing, it pushed out some mainstream good hits that get stuck in your head.

pretty good bass tone and playing, lead vocals are decent, and it's fairly catchy, at least to start. writing doesn't do much interesting and the texture ends up being pretty similar across the set.

Last two songs legit dropped it from a 4 for me .....

werner herzog likes it so i must be missing something big here

Has some great songs from my childhood - major nostalgia

an incredibly top-heavy record. the first batch of songs is just classic banger after classic banger. things really take a nose dive at the halfway point and the back half gets SLEEPY.

22. 킬러스 - 핫 퍼스(2004) 총 12곡 수록, 49분. 흠 괜찮네요... 뭐랄까 조금 더 킥이 있으면 좋겠지만 좋네... 글래머러스인디락앤롤이 참 맘에 듬 한줄평: 사실 나 잔잔한 노래가 좋을지도 취향: ★★★★☆ 재방문: ★★★☆☆

Front half is loaded with some of the most iconic pop rock of the 2000s. Back half feels like it borders on self-plagiarism for the first half. I still prefer it to other albums I’ve sat through as of late, but I get why it got pulled from the later editions.

Less great songs than I remember as a kid tbh, but also a few that I quite like that don't seem to be liked by many people's. Overall still a very good debut album and I think probably their best

Higher than some of my other 3s but I just don't feel the magic. Some solid hits/bangers, but a lot of the rest of the album is similar vibe but not exciting filler.

interessting but not that much width in style.

its okay, a few hits on the album, pretty nostalgic. However not something I can see myself playing on repeat, or going back to often for that matter. Works for movie soundtracks!

Well produced - I thought I knew one song, turns out I know 3. Well produced, reasonable hooks on the singles. I might listen again, but am ok if I never hear Mr Brightside again.

its aight, its got mr. brightside

I have to be honest, the only song by the killers I've listened to up until this moment is Mr. Brightside (or at least only one i was aware of). Very nostalgic of a time and place I didn't live in. Not an american, the Killers just didn't make it into my listening go-to music. The album came out in 2004 and i was like, 7 years old in Italy. Spent a lot of time on tumblr form 2010-2018 and the Killers were everywhere there, but yeah, definitely not in my circles. Glad I got to participate, after too long of a time, in the listening of this album. It feels like listening to like, toned down Muse. It's not really my go-to genre and I tend to go elsewhere for early 2000s nostalgia. I'm a basic bitch and I lean towards a good LCD Soundystem re-listen. I don't think I'll ever put this album on after this first entire listen, but it was not too bad in the end. 3 just because it’s my first review, my ratings will settle with time lol

Ξεκίνησε δυνατά και είχε κάποια hits όπως Mr. Brightside και Somebody told me αλλά το υπόλοιπο άλμπουμ έπεσε σε δημιουργηκότητα δυστηχώς Smile Like You Mean It

some classic tracks on this album.

I don’t like this type of music I’m not a fan. But there’s no doubt there’s some huge hits on this album and they know how to write music. It’s very well done very well produced. I’m just not a fan of this type of music.

I've heard a lot of these songs too many times, but it's been awhile since I heard the entire album. I remember liking it more, honestly. The song that I haven't heard forever that stood out again was All These Things That I've Done. 3/5

Never heard a lot of this stuff, Mr. Brightside was really great and had me hopeful for the rest of the album but most of it was just okay at best. That shit they did in All These Things That I’ve Done was unacceptable though and probably deducted a point from my score just for that one song.

Pop rock with club sheen. It's very formulaic, engineered for commercial success and radio play, which costs the album its soul. It's "good music", but there's no meaning to it. Nothing controversial, no bite, just a pleasant hologram. My Rating: 3/5

That was alright. Great songs mixed with fillers but fun to listen to.

Okay but not my kind of music

Like the debut Franz Ferdinand album, this record really defines an era of mainstream success for indie rock. Unfortunately, the ensuing over saturation also meant an inevitable backlash and I'm sure there are a bunch of 1 & 2 star reviews of this record based solely on how annoyed people are to have to hear these songs again. I guess it is pretty wild that, twenty-plus years later, "Mr. Brightside" still shows up on singles charts. This record just won't go away. Does it all hold up? Of course not - if I had this on vinyl I'd probably never play Side 2. But the 2024 Indie boom was one of the major musical stories of the aughts, and you can't discuss it without the first half of this record. Suck it up, nerds!

first half was really good second half not as good still enjoyable listen fuzzy and buzzy :3

7/10

listening is easy

It’s pretty mediocre songs but with good moments throughout. I expected more with the reputation it has, but I wasn’t too impressed with it. Just alright.

Eh

Really strong start and of course Mr. Brightside is a classic but most of these songs are misses Fav tracks: Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, Mr. Brightside

Alright, that was pretty good.

no le había dado una oportunidad a the killers, me gustó y entendí porque su éxito.

mr brigthside es la mejor cancion de infidellidad que existe. Me gusto el album.

somebody told me saves this the rest is cheeks

A pretty wild debut record - 23 yr old Brandon Flowers writes 3 massive singles including one (two? three??) of the most identifiable rock songs from the 2000s. Plus 5 grammy noms - today people would be like "industry plant" Pretty heavily front loaded though. Things get pretty dull after All These Things That I Have Done (also my fav track, I remember watching the music video a lot). Maybe it's just a familiarity bias but the other 8 or 9 songs on the record are easily forgotten except for Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll which is actually very sick hahaha. The album (even the good songs) is kind of harsh and fatiguing to listen to all at once.

really haven’t listened to this since being a kid and playing it on my walkman as a kid. it’s actually really good hahah. I can’t bring myself to give it a 4 but this is a strong 3. so many hits on here. insane bass tone to start off the record lmao. big cure vibes on the first track. honestly the bass is so forward in the mix the whole record. looking at a picture of this guy yeah he’s like “my part is sick bring it fwd please” lol okay sorry to be a sith and deal in absolutes but Mr Brightside might be one of the best pop songs of the 21st century so far. top 30. smile like you mean it literally brought me back to limewire days so hard. holy i rinsed the f out of this track. the vocoder part is so sick like what an insane production decision. so much hard pan on this record. it’s cool i guess?? you can pick out all the instruments in the mix so well. not sure if that’s the product of great mixing or if i’d rather everything gel more. is this live off the floor? there’s a refreshing amount of flubs/tempo wavering. it might even be like on purpose in a big way. SEE: glamorous indie rock & roll intro. it’s almost so pronounced that it’s a push-pull idea that is above my pay grade. what a hilarious song btw. favs: mr brightside, believe me natalie, smile like you mean it, all these things

Absolutely a solid indie rock record, and Mr Brightside is enough to make this legendary in the indie rock canon. Some really well written songs. It doesn’t really pique my interest beyond that and nostalgia at this point, but that’s true of most indie rock. A fantastic product of its time, but not something I’ll listen to all the way through again.

i knew it already, not my fav but it’s okay

I can't say that it was bad, because I enjoyed some songs, not all of them but some. It's not groundbreaking but it's pretty catchy and fun overall. Also Mr Brightside is and will forever be a classic. Amazing song.

My rating 3.2 beyond the hits Mr Brightside and Somebody Told me not much stood out. Exceptions were All These Things and maybe Andy your a Star. Rest fine but pretty standard alt pop.

I've got Soul but im not a soldier" is the dumbest line in music history. "I've got mail but im not a mailman" "I've got ham but im not a hamster." that said, the singles are iconic.

solid

Quintessential teenage coming of age movie soundtrack

3.33. Not bad for a debut

beetje monotoon maar wel cool !

3.5

pretty good! falls off near the end though

The singles on this albums really are bangers. Rest of the album is decent. Glamorous indie rock & roll was a highlight.

Besides the hits that got played to death in the 2000/2010’s, there’s not much that really stands out, and towards the back half of the album it’s starting to overstay its welcome.

Podes morirte sin escuchar el albúm pero no Mr Birghtside, así que ok

Reminds me of my childhood as this album was absolutely huge in the UK. Easy listening, my favourite track was 'All These Things That I've Done'.

Pretty alright, gotta admit my fav was prob the most popular song on the album, Mr. Brightside. Idk if that's bias because I've heard it before but yeah.

melodramatic mormons must've felt awesome to listen to this on an iPod in 2005

Kinda off putting how half the songs are about getting cucked

Omnipresent

The Killers brand of “cool” just hasn’t aged well. This album was inescapable in the mid-2000s, but the wardrobe, guyliner, and Flowers’ flat delivery don’t hit as hard today. Still love the Anton Corbijn video for “All These Things That I’ve Done,” though. I thought the second half of this album was better than the first.

Overall Rating - 3.42/5 (6.83/10). Very mid-2000s. Good tunes, well done.

3.5

Hot Fuss 1. I like the concept of the song-it’s someone who is being interrogated about a murder but I don’t really like it as a song that much. 2. Lowkey a banger. I don’t think I has ever heard the full song but it was pretty good. 3. I feel like with these sorts of song where there is a very heavy emphasis on the vocals the lyrics have to actually be good and these are not. Bu hao 4. I really like the way he sings this. The vocal delivery is pleasing to me. Lowkey these songs are so emo high school though. 5. I like the rhymes and the rhythm slayed. 6. It wasn’t bad it was pretty okay so I liked it. 7. Bu hao I don’t like 8. It started off really strong but it kind of lost me. I liked it though because I think it’s good enough to grow on me 9. I like this song it’s pretty good 10. I think with a lot of these it’s the lyrics that are influencing. I don’t like how he talks about looking up a skirt. Yuck 11. Super duper slay I loved this song actually might be my fav 12. A bit repetitive but not bad but I don’t like it still

complessivamente ho avuto piacere ad ascoltarlo, forse alcune canzoni un po’ simili tra loro e noiose ma c’è qualche bel pezzone

I liked it. I'm not big into Rock in general but trying to expand my music taste, and this was mostly a pleasant listen. A bit overloaded in my opinion with some filler tracks. Of course, since this album was very big in the 00s, I knew some of the tracks already. Standout tracks for me were "All These Things That I've Done", "On Top", and "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll".

2 big bangers The rest was good, I didn’t hate it

Arranca bien, termina medio arroz con pollo

All the best songs by the Killers are here, from the over-played to the underrated.

I like some songs, but not the whole album.

I didn't hear The Killers immediately when this came out — I heard a cover of "Mr. Brightside" first — but once I did discover them, I've enjoyed them. "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" are definitely classics of the era. As catchy as they can be, the lyrics are sometimes cringe. "I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier"?

I enjoyed this but not enough. Probably a 3.5.

Somebody told me, that they had an album, that's more than one single, and this is true. Lots of good, lot of plodding, a fine album.

Standouts Jenny Was a Friend of Mine Somebody Told Me All These Things That I Have Done Andy You're a Star Midnight Show

I started listening to this album by listening to the songs which i had already liked from this album which was a surprising amount. I thought it would just be two, "mr brightside" and "somebody told me", but it was actually a lot. the first one i listened to was "all the things ive done" and i was like I KNOW THIS BUT I DONT KNOW IT and then it came to the "ive got soul but im not a soldier" part and i was like OHHHHHH OKAY. i really like the synth-like thing in "smile like you mean it". okay i know that this album is supposed to be like basic pop rock stuff, but i can't help but be a fan. it is also called white people music sometimes but i am white, so, GUILTY! i do think that i like the version of "somebody told me" by maneskin better than this one. it's more gritty which i think fits the song better. the way "change your mind" starts when you're wearing headphones is JUST IN THE LEFT EAR. i don't really like it when the only sound im hearing is just one of my ears. it's just three seconds that it's like that though, im being dramatic.

I would say for a whole - it's kind of a mid-album... There are more background-sounding songs than standouts for me. The first half of the album is quite good, but then the rest sort of falls flat. I personally think this would have been better as a debut EP than an album. There are some strong starting songs. Nothing I would really be excited to listen to again... I just wasn't pulled in. It would help if all the songs didn't sound pretty much the same. They are all too similar in vibe, timbre and instrumentation. A change in that could have made songs stand out more and seem exciting. Songs that stood out slightly more: Mr. Brightside Somebody Told Me On Top

Felt like a listened to one of the bands that probably inspired TØP in terms of vocals and some sounds, liked Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, Smile Like You Mean It, All These Things I've Done, Andy, You're A Star, On Top and Everything Will Be Alright

good, but unfortunately i can't see myself listening to this outside of this instance. i'm not in middle school anymore

3.3/5 early 2000 radio rock

A quite generic rock album with some great tunes. I'll be happy when I stumble on it at random but I don't think I'll ever actively search for it. Favorite Songs: Mr. Brightside ; Somebody told me

Loved the music. I couldn't decide whether I liked the vocals. Sometimes his singing annoyed me other times it worked. My 2nd least favorite is Somebody Told Me, mainly because of the vocals. Everything Will Be Alright is my least favorite. The other 10 songs I enjoyed.

Classic early 2000's indie, some real bangers but not my favorite kind of indie. Good production, good sound, fantastic festival music.

My memory of this album is better than the reality of it. It has the big hit songs that are fun, but the rest of the songs don't match up. It feels like they're throwing everything they have at every song, but the results aren't all that great. I was initially leaning with a 4, but it outstayed it's welcome and I'm landing on a 3.

The prototypical early-2000s alternative rock album

The most popular album by the Killers is also the slightest one. Brandon's songwriting really comes into its own later on "Sam's Town", and he has continued to grow to this day, as witnessed in the spectacular "Pressure Machine."

The singles in the first half are all great pop rock songs. Strange that they are all in the first half and the second half drops off for me.

The Killers first album could have been more killer less filler had they settled on a shorter tracklist and moved the running order around a bit. My memory of this album was very warm, given how flawless the many era defining singles are, but the second half is chock full of b-sides. They have a tendency to stretch out and make the most of every idea - which is great when things are working, but when they’re not it gets a bit wearing. Regardless, its a fact that the first four tracks are some of the very best songs to come out of the indie era.

Yep Hot Fuss remains a high 3 for me. The opening 5/6 tracks are electric but sadly only 2 of the final 5/6 tracks land for me (Natalie and Glamorous) - but in many ways this is still a special album for me and is very nostalgic

It was fine. The famous singles are the best.

some nice synths in the early half, but otherwise an ordinary indie rock album that isn't too memorable; of course there's mr brightside and all the things i've done, but everything else kind of blended together.

Very cool and 200s

I thought I would really struggle with this, but I guess they must’ve got progressively worse over the years. I still didn’t exactly “enjoy” it, but it’s very passable alternative pop. Some of it suffers from overexposure but with a more analytical ear listening today the big hits were less irritating than when hearing them with 30 drunk wedding guests singing along at the top of their voices. Side 2 (zero hits?) wasn’t the shitshow that might have been expected. In summary, with a hint of energy and a few rough edges still showing, they get a pass from me. I still don’t want it in my house, but if this is the only Killers album in the book, they will have escaped my wrath.

Nephi UT shit. Anyway it's fine. They have a sound and executed it. Some pretty good songs. Never got the hype on Mr. Brightside, but it's certainly not bad.

mr brightside temon. no me genero demasiado, pero rock punk me gusta

A wildly inconsistent album, but the highs are very good indeed despite being overplayed to death, and form summer playlist staples. You could probably lose most of the back end of Hot Fuss, and "Smile Like You Mean It" and "All These Things I've Done" are just a bit shite innit? But the album does radiate a sense of nostalgia for less complicated, more carefree times. Despite being an American band, The Killers have always had a bit of a British "lad culture" whiff about them to engender appeal over on these shores. It's not ostensibly British, but compatible enough through its "cheekiness" and slightly mopey lyrical expressions. It was all downhill from here though, judging from the limited Killers material that I've been exposed to otherwise.

3/5 Divertido e com múltiplas faixas interessantes. Se algumas tivessem sido cortadas, seria um trabalho muito mais coeso.

Pretty decent albiet derivative sounding. Some questionable lyrics?

Besser als in meiner Erinnerung

This is making me think of Muse. Something about the vocals. Favorite cut is Somebody Told Me. I wouldn't put them on my favorites list, but this was pretty good.

6/10

it's fine when you do math homework