Day & Age [PA] by The Killers (US)

Pros: Well-crafted hooks and melodies, solid rhythm section, shameless nostalgic fun.
Cons: Pretentious and goofy as all hell.

The Killers have managed a monumental achievement with their newest album, Day & Age. That achievement isn't the kind of thing a critic would normally rave about, such as a lyrical masterpiece or a tour de force of musical talent, or ...

Pros: It's a hell of a lot better than Sam's Town.
Cons: A whole lot of mediocre.

The Killers is one of the very few mainstream rock bands to come out of the new millennium that actually has style. Unlike many of the pop-punk, two-bit bands climbing the charts these days, The Killers have already proven to be a very talented act with ...

Pros: The cover art is pretty. Musicwise, Spaceman is as good as it gets.
Cons: Oh where to even begin.

It must be nice having more money than sense.Really. Imagine being able to put out whatever nonsense you knocked out in a lazy five minutes with the backing of a multi-million record company, and everyone telling you what a startling return to ...

Pros: Umm... Lower all of your standards and this album can be fun?
Cons: Existential musings from a moron, shameless bastardizing of genres, and more!

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Pros: Human and This is your life are decent enough and play to the band's strengths.
Cons: The rest of the record doesn't play to the band's strengths and thus fails miserably.

When the Killers started out with Hot Fuss (2004) they were the thing. Few college kids could afford to not have Mr. Brightside on their ipods, and even fewer parties went down without Somebody Told Me being played about a dozen ...

Pros: When the energy is high, it's catchy, danceable and fun.
Cons: When The Killers think they're U2, it's a disaster. Lyrics won't win any awards.

Day & Age shows The Killers trying to be U2 and turn the everyday into the epic but ultimately ends up telling the listener that the band is at their best when they resort to danceable synthesizer-heavy pop. This album is far from ...

Pros: Daring combination of eclecticism and attitude, sleeve
Cons: Overambitious

In days of frantic recombination, an eclectic band like THE KILLERS fits well. Facing declining market gains, recording companies love even more bands like THE KILLERS, whose eclecticism is kept coherent by a strong image.2008's Day & Age is ...

Pros: The first three tracks are good.
Cons: The rest of the album is useless and it gets worse as it plays.

I received this cd as a birthday gift after hearing the Killers perform "Humam" on Saturday Night Live and enjoying that track.  The cd begins with a very good upbeat reack entitled "Losing Touch".  To me this is the peak of the album ...