The Killers Options

[Pokey]

What do people here think of the killers? I was a bit so/so on the first album, there were a few good tracks like "All these things that I've done" but there was a lot of trash, that "Somebody told me" song where he demonstrates how bad his vocals can be.

But I heard some of the new album "Sam's Town" and really like it .. it's nothing ground breaking but it's much more consistant than that first. It's like mixing Sparks, Jeff Buckley, Queen and I dunno ... the Killers, all together. Some songs are very Sparks like, and whilst obviously comparing Brandon Flower's voice to JB is like comparing a bicycle to the space program, there is just something about it, he's definetly improved .. catchy tunes on the album like "Uncle Johnny" which has a simple yet addictive guitar riff through it and the title track "Sam's Town" .. either way, what do you guys think of them?

[jonesy]

Was looking forward to Sams Town. 'When you were young' had me hooked,it's one of the best songs of the year. The rest however,is dribble! I bought it so I could listen to it on the 25squillion kilometer drive back up here,it dissapointed,it didnt make it past day 2.
Quite possibly I'll never listen to it again.
I bought the new Muse one also after my mate has tried to convince me for months to get it.So I did. It's fractionally better than Sams town,but still not good. Won't make it into the long term listening category.
I bought Evanesance....the songs are unoriginal,but I love her voice stupidly!!! Especially 'lithium'.
I also bought Korn greatest hits,haha.I never got into them when I was younger,but I actually liked it for a bit of random anger...

[Senghe]

Was looking forward to Sams Town. 'When you were young' had me hooked,it's one of the best songs of the year.

Couldn't you have just cut the middleman out and listened to Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen? That's where it was ripped from.