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Comment of the Day: Killers Lovers and Haters Burn Down the Highway Skyline

10/12/06, 11:38 am EST

KillersWe’re awarding Comment of the Day honors to three individuals this morning. That’s cuz your comments are kind of like Kate and Pete, they require each others’ existence in order to amuse us. In response to our charts roundup item yesterday (see “On the Charts: Evanescence Debuts at Number One, Killers Defy Weak Reviews,”) the following three posts were written:

Space Pen: the killers rock. sam’s town is hot shit. they’re the new u2. that’s right–i said u freaking 2. don’t hate

Kim: The Killers suck. What kind of moron would say that their own album is “one of the best albums of the last 20 years”?

Dr. Monkey: who’s the killers?

Our perspective on all of this falls somewhere between Space Pen and Kim, (they are neither U2 caliber nor embracers of suckage) but this moment is not about us. We feel this exchange accurately documents the major positions one can take about this band. And we all thank you for that, commentators.


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AC Vader | 10/12/2006, 12:02 pm EST

The Killers are a good band. They are one of the better current bands, which doesn’t say much. But they are way overrated. The U2 comparison is ridiculous. U2 has had several classic albums. The Killers have yet to make a classic album. Until they make a classic they are going to be just a good band.

truant | 10/12/2006, 12:07 pm EST

Elizabeth… cupcake… when are you gonna get it thru your dense noggin that no one cares about Pete Doherty (except you)… still struggling to get it wet?

Dude | 10/12/2006, 12:08 pm EST

Horseshit – Kind of like a radio station in Canada, have to throw in that one Helix song every hour to make a couple extra bucks. These three crap comments are just the RS way of giving Sams Town some more much needed publicy – Insert the sound of a toilet flushing here – That sounds better than Sams Town.

Anon | 10/12/2006, 12:08 pm EST

This is what happens when your first album is so good at being so vapid. They tried to turn it around but forgot to bring the danceable beats.

Michele | 10/12/2006, 12:10 pm EST

They’re a good band, granted, and they had one great album so far and (since I haven’t heard much of it myself) what seems like one not-so-great album. Hey, a band needs to take risks and do what they feel. Some of those risks will pay off, some won’t. That’s life, right? But Brandon, God bless him, should maybe take some movement classes so he doesn’t look so spastic onstage.

Ernesto | 10/12/2006, 12:15 pm EST

The Killers are the best rock band I’ve heard in the last 6 years, I really like the way they have this 80s sound yet they keep themselves modern I was hesitant they would mantain a high level of quality with their sophomore album but they kept on giving us the goods.Brandon’s voice is specially good considering that in rock music singers are not always gifted that way.

patrick | 10/12/2006, 12:16 pm EST

I thought the first album was a decent first outing, but I think they have gotten way to big for their own good– Brandon Shut up, and make music..You can’t get a big head after 1 album. Plus from the reviews this new disk is very mediocre at best!! The Killers have the potential of being a good band, but they need to pay more attention to writing good music, and quit with the pompous “best album in the last 20 years” comments. That just makes the media hate them more!! And don’t worry so much about the image Brandon!! Whats with the Mustache!! Write good music, sing it, other than that- SHUT UP!!

Dewy | 10/12/2006, 12:19 pm EST

They are a great band. This album like many great albums grows on you. By the way the first album was a classic. Anyway its all about personal taste. U2 bore me!

Oddjob | 10/12/2006, 12:22 pm EST

They are obviously influenced by U2 to some degree, among many other bands. They are not “the new U2″ though, just cause they had one really successful album? I mean come on.

People used to like to say Coldplay was “the new U2″. In reality Coldplay is going nowhere. They’re too caught up in THINKING they are the new U2 to make interesting music anymore. X&Y, or whatever it was called, just plain stunk.

And for the record, I think it’s a good thing to think your album is great. I consider my band’s album to be the best in the last FIFTY years (excluding Achtung Baby). And no one’s ever even heard of us.

DonkeyTron | 10/12/2006, 12:23 pm EST

They should have called this album “Career Suicide”

Evan | 10/12/2006, 12:25 pm EST

I agree with Truant. Pete Doherty is pretty much the worst thing to happen to humanity since Hitler.

matt kaiman | 10/12/2006, 12:27 pm EST

the U2 comparison is very solid. U2’s first album was a very good album showing what they may be able to accomplish. So was the killers. Their second album was neither here nor there but showed that U2 was more then just some 80’s dance rock band. Same here with the killers album and both albums were definetly flawed, yet both defeintly had their moments. It took u2 3 or 4 albums to create their first real classic. I feel that the killers will create the next great classic and the first classic album by a new artist in quite some time

Sandeep | 10/12/2006, 12:28 pm EST

The Killers are a good band. Why isn’t it enough to think of them that way? Why does every band you listen to or don’t listen to have to be the greatest thing in the universe or a steaming pile of shit? Just because you listen to them it doesn’t make them great. Your need to label them as great says more about your insecurities. Just because you don’t like them it doesn’t make them a shitty band. Music is about tastes. If they’re not your taste leave it at that. Needing to call a band you don’t particularily enjoy “Crappy” shows that you don’t really get what enjoying music is about.

girl friday | 10/12/2006, 12:31 pm EST

One thing a coupla’ you have skirted, but haven’t expanded upon, is the idea of longevity- which is one of the criterion when sizing up what it means to be a ‘good band’…
I don’t hear the U2 comparison…I mean I hear it, but not in their music. Their first album is pretty good, but it’s premature to be labelling them as anything other than a band that’s put out a dancable first album (and by many accounts) a lackluster second. All I’m sayin’ is given ‘em a chance- then decide what their contribution to the musical landscape has been…

jason | 10/12/2006, 12:34 pm EST

The joke is on all of us, y’all. Flowers is playing the part of big-headed rock star, he knows that is how to get attention in an increasingly callous and cynical culture. The fact that we’re all talking about his band right now proves that it is working. Think about it. He’s from Vegas. He knows that presentation is everything.

infrared | 10/12/2006, 12:36 pm EST

The Killers are trying to be “important” now and that’s a one-way ticket to Suckage City.

Sting, anyone?

Soleil | 10/12/2006, 12:36 pm EST

Hot Fuss! Was Hot Fussy! I mean yeah, the first album was a good one but i wouldn’t go as far as saying that it was classic. Yet I agree with post number ?, U2 evolved to one of the best bands in the past 2 decades, albeit they weren’t always, certainly not be the sound of their first album. I think the Killers had a better first outing.
However, i do think that Brandon knows that the more hate the media gives them the better it is for album sales…he’s just playing the celebrity game. I’ll piss you off, so you can talk about me and then go out and buy/see my shit. Coming in at number 2 i’d say it’s working.

Yeff | 10/12/2006, 12:38 pm EST

Ever since Flowers was bad-mouthing Thom Yorke The Killers have gone from one-album-wonders to flash-in-the-pan status. I mean theyre from Las Vegas for Christssakes.

“This is tactically dangerous. The T-1000 has the same files as I do, it knows what I know”

ben | 10/12/2006, 12:42 pm EST

her?

Oddjob | 10/12/2006, 12:46 pm EST

Honestly, I don’t know why everyone hates on the new album. Half the people on this board haven’t even listened to the thing, just read the reviews- and who wrote the review for this mag- Rob Sheffield, the ultimate hater, who drinks Zima and can’t write anything that isn’t dripping with hipster sarcasm. His whole review was based on how they were trying to be Bruce Springsteen, just because the single bares passing similarities to “Born to Run”. As far as I can tell the comparisons end there. If Sheffield has ever even listened to “Born To Run” I can only assume he wasn’t paying attention. Let’s all hate on Rob Sheffield!!!

Katy | 10/12/2006, 12:48 pm EST

Sam’s Town is rock & roll GENIUS!!! I can’t stop listening to it. it gives me chills and Brandon Flowers is the only man, besides another one, that can sing to get into our hearts.

i LOVE THE KILLERS!!

JD | 10/12/2006, 12:54 pm EST

These negative comments are obviously from struggling musicians. Sam’s Town is a very good album, clearly not trash.

holysmokes | 10/12/2006, 12:55 pm EST

The only great thing about Sams Town is that I won’t have to hear it everywhere I go – Now that’s the *Brightside*.

Zack Newman | 10/12/2006, 1:00 pm EST

THE KILLERS FUCKING SUCK. somebody told me? come on. the music was moronic and boring and sounded like some techno fecal matter, and the vocals and lyrics sounded worse than elephant farts. what the fuck do people hear in this kind of music? i gues if you are stupid enough to like it, you deserve to spend all your money listening to crap like the killers and mcr and panic at the disco and fallout boy and all of these other shitty bands that take up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much radio and magazine space. fuck these bands, fuck the people that listen to them, and fuck you.

theclosumtvomen | 10/12/2006, 1:10 pm EST

‘Hot Fuss’ is still better than ‘Sam’s Town. I think that what The killers have going for them is that they’re different. I have no clue where the U2 comparison came from cause it doesn’t hold. I do agree that Flowers is a big-headed snob but hey all rock stars are.

Dr. Monkey | 10/12/2006, 1:10 pm EST

what’d I win? Come on, give me a couple of cds or something, RS.

Dr. Monkey | 10/12/2006, 1:12 pm EST

Sorry about that. I just showed my mum this post, and she said it was greedy of me. She used to read RS when she was young, but had to give it up because she moved to Denmark.

batfink | 10/12/2006, 1:13 pm EST

Remember when some magazine called At The Drive-Inn “the new Nirvana”? Goin’ down again…

the speakers | 10/12/2006, 1:29 pm EST

They’re better than a lot of bands out there, and they can move music in a good direction. They do a good job of bringing the spirit of Vegas to the world…that sounds sappy, but it means we get originality instead of the run-of-the-mill Teddy Geiger shit we usually have to endure. Sorry Teddy, I’m from Rochester too, and anything coming from the Rochester scene will usually suck…like you.

Dorian Gray | 10/12/2006, 1:39 pm EST

The Killers suck. The U2 comparison is ridiculous, more like U2 ripoffs, and what the hell is this that Brandon Flowers has bad mouthed Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke? A theme is emerging, The Killers have no originality or creativity whatsoever, they just rip off modern bands who have well established themselves as rock legends. And not that I need to mention but the Killers songs are the most annoying, irritating songs in the world, and when you think of the most annoying songs, this shows how bad The Killers are. Nails on a chalk board. Word to the wise, find music that lasts more than 5 years and forget about the Killers and all these other bands that are just like them. Everyone will forget them 5 years from now.

rockandroll | 10/12/2006, 1:51 pm EST

The Comment of the Day commentary at least is fair enough to admit that– No, the Killers don’t suck (as someone so poeticly put it here)and No, they are not at all the new U2. There is no band that is the new U2 or the new Springsteen even– why would we want anyone to replace them when they are so fantastic. RS is also right, there are people who like the Killers, and those are people who actually have listend to their music, while there are others who just hate this band. Those are the people who haven’t really given the music a shot and they hate the lead singer for having a big trap (let’s face it, he does). His having expressed his new found affection for the Boss and U2 has allowed critics to put way too much focus on the Sprinsteen and U2 influence, causing critics to easily say the obvious, that it’s not Springsteen or U2– which makes perfect sense because it isn’t. Sam’s Town is completely different, and in this case it’s not a bad thing. Sam’s Town isn’t the greatest record– but it’s still good. Have any of you listend FM radio lately (what a sad state of affairs), it’s full of crap, there is a reason that so many people don’t listen to the radio any more– and easily this record could beat much of what’s played on the radio today. It’s a different record for the Killers in regards to sound but for people who love real rock music, for those of us who were not listening to Hot Fuss fanatically thinking it was the best rock record ever (because really, it wasn’t), this sound is not only different but better.

Kyle | 10/12/2006, 1:51 pm EST

All of this talk just inflates record sales, so The Killers should thank everyone for continuing to keep the album at the media forefront. As for them not having made a classic, and all the U2-comparisons, two things – one, by definition something is a classic when it is a time-tested staple, something that while maybe controversial initially, it has stood the test of time as a staple of its genre. How can anyone say Sam’s Town is or isn’t a classic yet? Or even Hot Fuss for that matter? People bashed Led Zeppelin in the early years and people heaped praise upon praise on The Strokes initially, and now look at both bands. This band isn’t the “next” U2 (though you can def. hear the influence of U2/Springsteen throughout ST) and the album cannot possibly be called a classic…yet. I think it’s a decent album worth listening to, good sound, good tunes. I you don’t like, don’t listen. One thing is certain at this point- all the “is it a classic or complete garbage?” talk is absolutely pointless. We won’t know until 10, 15, 20 years from now.

G-Spot | 10/12/2006, 1:54 pm EST

Ugh…he can bad mouth Radiohead. They’ve been releasing shite for the last 8 years. The Killers have hit the popularity point which they ceased to be cool. Call this the Creed point if you will.

flyboy | 10/12/2006, 2:02 pm EST

U2? Are you kidding me?

For me, Hot Fuss was solid, with the exception of a couple/fewtracks that plodded their way through something that some critics might call original aka art for arts sake. Maybe that was the U2 similarity (see Zooropa).

To me, Brandon is a refershing frontman. One part Simon Le Bon, another Gordie Downie (google Tragically Hip my US friends). Spastic fantastic. Throw in a bit of Weiland minus the habit.

Sam’s Town, like any 2nd album, has its haters long before anyone has listned to a damn note. Sure, it doesn’t have the reek of8 hit singles, but it is interesting. It simply has to grow on you. And maybe that’s the Radiohead reference.

These guys mean business. They have a real charisma, a live presence that has been sorely lacking.

I don’t think they mend being some people’s lightning rod. Or the press.

cheers.

Kash | 10/12/2006, 2:06 pm EST

Sam’s Town is a departure from a formula that works, and the departure…well it just doesn’t work. It’s perhaps a 3-star album.

Then again, RS Bashed Zeppelin throughout their tenure as a band.

chinedu | 10/12/2006, 2:08 pm EST

THE MARS VOLTA RULES!!!

Kurt Cobain's ghost! | 10/12/2006, 2:11 pm EST

From FHM, November issue:

You’ve boasted that Sam’s Town is “one of the best albums in the past 20 years.” People say you’re cocky.

I’m just being honest. It does make people want us to fail. But Sam’s Town is right up there with OK Computer, Achtung Baby and Nevermind.

http://www.fhmus.com/articles-2209. asp?cnl_id=3&stn_id=14&idx_id= 2209

Joe | 10/12/2006, 2:32 pm EST

Their new album as good as Nevermind and Achtung baby? God fame does go to some heads. Their songs are catchy but not groundbreaking. All in all I believe the person who uttered those words is fucking crazy as a shit house rat.

Oddjob | 10/12/2006, 2:37 pm EST

I don’t recall Flowers “badmouthing” Thom Yorke; he just said he has a gift for writing pop songs and he should start doing that again, which is true.

Aaron | 10/12/2006, 2:41 pm EST

I don’t know how much of a minority I’m in but I seriously can’t stand U2. So by comparison, the Killers sound pretty good.

Colton | 10/12/2006, 2:48 pm EST

I think Sam’s Town is a wee bit more epic than people are proclaiming. Look at the title track, for example, great lines and the ending and blending is incredible. Not to mention their first single is one of the best released singles with airplay of the year. I think if you can give it some more time, you’ll fall more and more in love with the Killers and Brandon Flowers ways.

Gluehead | 10/12/2006, 2:57 pm EST

Sam’s Town is good and in a few years it will be remembered that way. Pinkerton and Paul’s Boutique weren’t very good 2nd albums when they first came out, were they?

See You at the Races | 10/12/2006, 3:04 pm EST

Gluehead: Paul’s Boutique wasn’t a successful album when it came out. But it got great reviews. Fair point on Pinkerton. But I’ve heard Pinkerton. This, sir, is no Pinkerton.

bojangles | 10/12/2006, 3:31 pm EST

The Killers are nothing better than average (still way better than dousche bag kings Panic at the douscheo). What should really be discussed is how underrated the Red Hot Chili Peppers are….bitches!!!

rogerblack | 10/12/2006, 3:33 pm EST

note to Brandon Flowers:
the auditions for HBO’s “Deadwood” are over now that the series has been cancelled.

Chuck | 10/12/2006, 3:43 pm EST

I’m somewhat indifferent to the Killers. I like their style and a couple of their songs but I’ve never been a huge fan. As far as Sam’s Town, I haven’t listened closely enough to get anything from it, but I don’t get the Springsteen comparissons at all. It sounds decent enough, by no means a classic, and nowhere NEAR Ok Compter. I dunno… I think they’re just another band that got famous and this is the backlash. Fame doens’t equal qualtity all the time.

Moody | 10/12/2006, 3:46 pm EST

I think The U2 Comparisons are fair. Not in the sense that they have made classic records like U2. But in the sense that their songs have this larger than life quality. I don’t think they have the depth in their songs and lyrics that U2 has. But they can rock a Stadium

Duke | 10/12/2006, 3:52 pm EST

The Killers are the biggest piece of shit. Their first album was horrible, their second one is ever shittier. I can’t believe people listen to this crap! Someone needs to punch that tool singer of theirs in the head. But you can compare them to U2 if you like because U2 is the most overrated band ever next to REM.

Anonymous | 10/12/2006, 4:07 pm EST

Couldn’t have said it better myself Duke.

CGEffect | 10/12/2006, 4:18 pm EST

The Killers are like U2 the way Scientology is like an actual religion. Yawn to the Killers. Next please.

songsinthekeyofjawn | 10/12/2006, 4:24 pm EST

the killers new album is a good album and i stress the word good. all in all the production sounds great and some of their ideas aren’t all that bad. hot fuss was a fantastic album and it is extremely hard to follow an opener like that and i don’t care what band it is. sam’s town was hated on by many right from the get go. whether it was because of the music or because of mr. flowers’ points of views on other artists. i feel that music should be talked about (good or bad) after listeners have had time to let the music sink in. no one should worry about how bad the album is if they never even listened to it and second of all if bad reviews are going to stem from mr. flowers’ comments then those comments should mean nothing. he and the rest of the killers have one job and that is to compose and play their music, if they want to rant about their likes and dislikes then that is their option. i don’t hate bands who play good music for their opinions, that’s their right to state their views even if it may be wrong in our minds. don’t hate on music because of musicians and their ideas outside the studio. don’t get me wrong there is a lot of garbage out their floating around the charts that should be ripped from mainstram radio and set on fire and i understand the hate towards it because it is shoved down our throats everyday, however true music lovers should remain open minded because there are good songs that do play on the radio today.

Ken Vail | 10/12/2006, 4:48 pm EST

wow…this gets some strong reactions. i bought the new KILLERS cd cause it was getting compared to bruce springsteen, and i thought that was interesting…it isn’t all that bad, though a few tracks are sort of cringe-inducing. i am gonna listen to it again in a few here…maybe i’ll like it more the second time! ken

HipsterScienceAlgebraEquations | 10/12/2006, 5:02 pm EST

Their on top, their on top…they brought the Sam to our Towms now now we are getting down….Their on top, their on top. Remeber Hot Fuss and Get down. like those other hipsters in those other towns. I’ve been trying to hold tight..but I’ve been listenining to Sams Town this whole night. Now I’ve been to a Sam Goodies or two but nothing gets me like these comments do. They bring the bump to the grime…stealing Bruce Springsteens lines…they might flop…but for now their on top. Hot Fuss gave them creed now Sams Town makes me dread the third al…bum…their on top but they might flop. Love the Killers they rock/stink.Kudos Brandon Flowers kudos.

To the fuckknob RHCP fan... | 10/12/2006, 5:12 pm EST

The RHCP are not underrated you imbecile. This publication you are visiting gave the new album 4 fucking stars. Not to mention they are all over TV and the radio. At this point the band might even be overrated. Think before you speak butthole.

Jake the Tenor | 10/12/2006, 5:20 pm EST

It’s just a band. They’ve only released two albums. One was pretty good, the other wasn’t as good. That’s basically all there is to it. Okay… next topic?

Aaron D. | 10/12/2006, 5:37 pm EST

The Killers decided that they were imporant artists, and they needed to make grand statments at the expense of the music. While there are some good songs on the album, Sam’s Town is just a boring Springsteen retread with keyboards. It also doesn’t help that Brandon Flowers reaches for notes he can never hope to attain. Some of the best singers out there are those that learn to work within their given limitations….and not yelp.

It’s sad too, because Hot Fuss was great album.

Matthew | 10/12/2006, 5:51 pm EST

The Killers???? They went from sounding like homogenized Duran Duran, to a homogenized Boss. They’re not the first band whose aim was bigger than their ability. I thought Rolling Stone’s review was dead on(shockingly). They just don’t have anything to say. When you’re aspiring for rock greatness, that’s the worst indictment you can be given.

Nate | 10/12/2006, 6:10 pm EST

The Killers rode Hot Fuss for way too long, and after listening to Sam’s Town, I understand why. They are a good band that want to be great, but don’t have the musical chops to get there. I’m not a lover or a hater, just an indifferencer.

francis guilardi | 10/12/2006, 6:53 pm EST

hey everyone, the killers are the best man buffet in the world. i know because i have partaken in the great man fest and took a bite from the forbidden fruit of their loins. never go hungry when you eat such great meat from sin city.

Dude | 10/12/2006, 6:58 pm EST

Anyone who thinks Nevermind and Achtung Baby are better than Appetite For Destruction and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? needs a serious kick in the balls.

Why do the Killers get so much freaking attention when Oasis’ greatest hits album is yet to be discussed on this site? Only in 21st century America could a band as shitty as the Killers be embraced while a band with as many great melodies as Oasis be forgotten. And to anyone who responds criticizing Oasis: please go listen to their first 2 albums and then try and convince yourself they aren’t better than the Killers… it’ll be harder than convincing yourself To Kill A Mockingbird isn’t better than the Da Vinci Code.

AC Vader | 10/12/2006, 7:19 pm EST

People knew right away OK Computer, Nevermind and Achtung Baby were classics. My friends, neither Hot Fuss nor Sam’s Town are classics. Get with it.

mike a | 10/12/2006, 7:22 pm EST

My band is the best band in the last 20 years!

This is what happens when someone who has a good album then gets told he has a good album, thinks hes super awesome because it took them one time to do make a decent album then makes another one. This album is ok but too much too soon. The killers arent really as great as people say they are and no where near as good as they think they are. Maybe if he didnt alter his voice to sound like, she wants revenge, and the strokes they might be close to being great but as far as reality is concerned there just another band.

markymark | 10/12/2006, 7:33 pm EST

The Killers’ “Hot Fuss” was great, because those were a collection of songs they wrote before their heads grew bigger than they should have. The new album is o.k. but they need to reach in and grab some more of those songs they made before fame and popularity.

the dude | 10/12/2006, 7:48 pm EST

Wanna hear a secret about the Killers?

THEY SUCK

Graham | 10/12/2006, 8:10 pm EST

They’re okay, in my opinion. No better, no worse than any other average, hit-driven rock band that has ever released an album since Chuck Berry invented rock and roll.

Now, if it’s a insta-classic album you’re looking for, check out TV on the Radio’s “Return to Cookie Mountain.” Now that’s your new OK Computer.

Pearl Jam fan | 10/12/2006, 11:20 pm EST

The Killers are not the “second coming” but are a welcome sound to otherwise redundant crap out lately. Listen to the cd a few more times – it took me a bit but it’s a very good cd. In spite of the RS scathing pan, this cd will sell and in time will be respected for what it’s worth – a very good listen.

Jack Bauer | 10/13/2006, 12:42 am EST

So what if The Killers rip off other bands?Every band/artist is a rip off of something. The difference is that it’s cool to hate The Killers. They’re alright but not spectacular. What’s with the moron comparing The Killers to Panic!At The Disco, MCR and Fallout Boy?The Killers are not an emo band. They are just a simple rock band.

finn slevin | 10/13/2006, 12:51 am EST

oh dear rolling stone staff, by mentioning new york times, do you mean to tell us that you’re equating yourselves with them? i’d want to take you seriously as i did before but when an issue featuring jack nicholson on the cover is followed by an issue featuring fergie(!), you’d made that a daunting task. the magazine really used to be a significant read, i won’t deny that, you defined the pop culture of our times, but now it’s just no better than celebrity gossip blogs.

now as for “sam’s town,” i loved the album — despite your venomous attempt of a review. i can’t say i love it more than “hot fuss,” time can only tell. the killers selling as much copies as they did just proves that no one gives a damn at what you music critics think anymore and soon you’d find yourselves obsolete. better switch into writing ala-perez hilton if you guys are hoping to pay the bills. trust me, it’s not too late yet.

Mike S | 10/13/2006, 1:50 am EST

Every one was saying thing when Jack White changed up for Get Behind Me Satan. (I’m not saying Flowers is a Jack White, not even close) No look Jack is back to doing a great job in The Raconteurs, and just wait for the next Stripes album. It’s going to K-I-L-L

Fredo | 10/13/2006, 7:45 am EST

Sam’s town is a typical second album after HOT FUSS. It sucks.
But “when you were young” is f*** great

mike t | 10/13/2006, 8:27 am EST

I just read that Brandon is now turning his hate towards Green Day and their American Idiot song/Bullet In A Bible dvd. Congradulations Brandon, you are an American Idiot!

rockandroll | 10/13/2006, 8:52 am EST

I don’t think he was bringing hate towards Green Day more than stating that he wished that people had a better view of America and American’s. Ultimately, I think we all wish for that. As for what he thinks of Green Day or anyone else, why do you all care so much what Brandon Flowers or what anyone else thinks– who cares. If you like it then that’s what counts– if you hate it, that’s cool too. By the way…Green Day rocks!

Matt | 10/13/2006, 10:34 am EST

I don’t mind the Killers, but the lead singer (Flowers) needs to shut up already…people can only take so much of a loud mouth before they grow sick and tired of the guy complaining and start hating his fucking guts ala the Coldplay dude. It’s great that they compare themselves to U2 b/c THEY ARE THE MOST OVERRATED BAND/ARTIST out their now. Their shit all sounds the same and except for some attempts at trying things ala that Zoo fiasco they basically stick to the same formula. Not saying their bad, but they aren’t The Stones, Zepplin, or Fleetwood Mac to name a few. Yes, I said Fleetwood Mac…for all you haters listen to the TUSK album or 2003’s SAY YOU WILL, Lindsey Buckingham has balls that Bono and Flowers wished they had, oh and he has talent.

Oddjob | 10/13/2006, 10:58 am EST

What Flowers was saying (and once again, he’s right) is that is one thing to criticize your own country’s faults, but it’s borderline treasonous to go to Europe and lead a bunch of foreigners in a big chorus of “don’t want to be an American Idiot”

Kind of like how John Lennon always talked smack about the Beatles, but god help anyone else who had a bad word to say!!!

SATAN | 10/13/2006, 12:10 pm EST

U2 RULEZ, KILLERS DROOL!

Aaron D. | 10/13/2006, 12:13 pm EST

So, essentially Green Day isn’t allowed to play “American Idiot,” one of their biggest hits ever, to foreign audiences? That’s the most retarded thing I’ve ever heard.

With Sam’s Town, the Killers have shot themselves in the foot artistically. There’s nothing wrong with being influenced by other artists, but shamelessly copying them is another. Springsteen wannabe songs + keyboards does not equal “one of the best albums in the past 20 years.” Some of the songs on Sam’s Town are pretty good, it’s just too bad they’re the minority.

rockandroll | 10/13/2006, 12:54 pm EST

It’s nice to know that there is a place on the web for people to come vent when they are so very angry. I hadn’t done so before so just started reading through past posts. The comments here are actually so venomous– such hate for a person and a band that you don’t even know in real-time. Since I’m not angry or hateful I’ll leave you all to it…and I guess I’ll avoid reading RS any time again in the near future.

Mandela | 10/13/2006, 3:45 pm EST

okay, the killers debut:classic, but like many classic albums still having plenty of weak spots. honestly the bravery’s debut was over all stronger, even if lacking as compelling singles. Sam’s town was a misguided try at respectability from an already respected group. Even as far as let down follow ups go it felt deflated. I honeslty listened to this, and then suddenly dusted out the long since retired X&Y and ultimately realized that while far below expectations, it was at least enjoyable and still boasting very strong moments. It is hopefully going to be their Unforgettable Fire, and not there Be Here Now. But Sam’s Town is a mostly tiresome effort that burns out fast. But When You Were Young at least shows that when they want to they can provide a melody. The problem here was inspiration. Were they really inspired by Bruce Springsteen and loss? No. They were inspired by a desire to matter, and the product of that desire has resulted in this exhausting effort, most likely because the very thing of trying to be more than you are, and stretching out to fill more space is, well tiring. Dear Killers, take a month off after your tour. go to some local shows. Pull out some of your favorite vinyl records. Get inspired deeply. Drop me a record.

Mandela | 10/13/2006, 3:47 pm EST

Oh, and that’s classic in the same way that Breakfest in a America is a classic.

Rock and Roll Report | 10/13/2006, 4:08 pm EST

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matt thorpe | 10/13/2006, 4:10 pm EST

U2 make extremely dull pop songs for old people who think they are hip. killers are a good band but i do notice a slight u2 tone in some of the new tracks. Bono give up. the only fans i know who like u2 dont have a clue about music.

matt thorpe | 10/13/2006, 4:16 pm EST

and while im on one. red hot chilli peppers are hugely overated. samely dull music. Atleast the Killers are trying something new with this one.

SATAN | 10/13/2006, 4:43 pm EST

MATT THORPE SMOKES MONKEY POLE AND BLOWS GOATS!!! I HAVE PROOF!!!

matt thorpe | 10/13/2006, 4:51 pm EST

its true!! you know me

Hernandez | 10/13/2006, 5:54 pm EST

Sam’s Town is nothing but a big let down. Guess there are only Three good songs in this album, and one of them is 44seconds lenght. And that’s a comment from someone who really enjoyed Hot Fuss

SATAN | 10/13/2006, 6:20 pm EST

MATT U KNOW I LOVE U BUT DAMN U2 PUTS IT OUT THERE LIKE NO ONE CAN ROCK SOLID FOR 25 YEARS AND STILL LAYING IT DOWN

HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT RHCP THO THEIR CAREER RESUSCITATION IS OWED TO RICK RUBIN ALONE AND THEY ARE OVERRATED

smith | 10/13/2006, 6:43 pm EST

” green day offened me” -brandon flowers

brandon flowers is the american idiot

http://www.nme.com/ne ws/the-killers/24702

matt thorpe | 10/13/2006, 6:47 pm EST

i love you also Satan. U2 truly are the devils music.

SATAN | 10/13/2006, 7:23 pm EST

WONDER NO LONGER WHAT THOSE MEETINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE BETWEEN BONO AND I WERE ABOUT MATT (WINK)

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