Hot Fuss by The Killers (00s)

Pros: They have a phat rhythm section, the 80's synth stuff is fun, and the lyrics are amusing sometimes.
Cons: "Everything Will Be Alright", and a few ouch-ful vocals or crass lyrics on other songs.

OK, so I'm going to try something a little different with this review. Since I know that it can get tedious for you, the reader, to read through a song-by-song analysis of an album that you've likely already heard a lot of hype and criticism about from ...

Pros: Some moments that truly show potential.
Cons: Drowns in monotony, several horrific moments, severely OVERHYPED

Ah, dance music and all of its wonders. Drawing people into the club scenes. Bringing two strangers together. Dance music is not something I'm particularly fond of, but sometimes it's perfectly fine to kill a few brain cells by drowning in its sugary ...

Pros: A handful of VERY entertaining songs...
Cons: A handful of VERY forgettable songs...

Nevada band The Killers is the most recent "the" band to find themselves on radio, MTV, and for that matter network television (The O.C. specifically). Much less "garage" than their contemporaries, they instead rely on the Brits for influence. Chipper ...

Pros: Energetic
Cons: Weird, few feelings

All too often, you see a single that rocks and an album that puts you to sleep. But sometimes, somehow you just know that's not the case. The Killers would be one such instance. From listening to the first single, "Somebody Told Me", ...

Pros: some killer catchy songs, creepy, Pulp-esque at times
Cons: a bit of filler, bad packaging, no lyrics in liner notes

When I first heard “Somebody Told Me,” I was certain that it was by a British band. With a melody that could make your great uncle dance and lyrics that border on brilliant, it is the best single I’ve heard in years. Somebody told me ...

Pros: Mr Brightside, Change Your Mind
Cons: wow, where to even begin?

The latest critical darlings of the music press hail from Las Vegas, though I'm sure they (they being the music press) would prefer you to believe that they really were from England, or hell, really, anywhere but Las Vegas. The Killers have ...

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When the 80s passed on, we all breathed a collective sigh of relief. Well, older people did, I was ten and really getting into Rick Astley. But that is neither here nor there. However… No one would have believed in the last years of ...

Pros: it will make you dance, accessible
Cons: second half is filler

The following is an entry to the contest to end all contests: mfunk75's challenging ten obstructions write-off. ***** The Killers, four lads from Las Vegas, broke onto the music ...

Pros: An amazingly ambitious album, a refreshing combination of dance and rock influences.
Cons: A couple of disappointing tracks.

‘Cooler than The Strokes and fitter than Franz Ferdinand’ Sneak ‘Ambition. Sex. Noise. No Fillers: These Killers.’ NME The Killers was one of those albums that I spontaneously wanted after hearing one song. In this case, it was about five seconds ...

Pros: A Handfull of really fun songs
Cons: 4 out of 11 does not a good album make

To be honest, this entire resurgence of bands with 'The' names is getting quite old already. While I can see what they are doing, I mean near enough every legendary rock act are 'the' something, the fact that there are so many emerging so close in time ...

Pros: I got soul…
Cons: But I’m not a soldier

Ever since The Killers released their debut single "Somebody Told Me" in mid-2004, they’ve been pretty hard to escape. "Somebody Told Me" flew up the charts, and the second single - "Mr. Brightside" soon followed. During this, The ...

Pros: a few good songs and moments that I enjoyed
Cons: many mediocre tracks, generic at times, annoying sound

From late September to November of 2004, I spent a good amount of my time working on a play at an all girls high school. I had a blast and made a lot of friends. I also got to learn a lot of what's going on in the world of now, since a lot of us guys (at ...

Pros: A handful of good songs, Ronnie Vannucci
Cons: Where to begin?

They're the coolest of the cool. They have wide-eyed little disciples trailing after them everywhere. They're rock historians, tracing everything from Robert Johnson to Beat Happening and beyond. They know everything and they know they know it. Don't ...

Pros: This puts the roll back into rock.
Cons: Apparently doesn't sound enough like everything else.

I rarely review albums with so many write-ups in existence; most of the time what needs to be said has already been done by someone else. This album is the exception. There’s a lot to this album and a cursory glance at this record as so much pop ...

Pros: Nice and Long. Awesome Songs. Good looking CD case. Uh...and a red CD.
Cons: Nada.

It seems that there has been a surge of good music lately. Hey, but that's just me. It's no surprise that The Killers' "Somebody Told Me" was one of them. I first saw "Somebody Told Me" on Launch. The video was above average, but what I really paid ...