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Nee Lewman said:
9/24/24
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The Killers - Hot Fuss



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Hot Fuss by The Killers released in 2004. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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It was a big album for me in my 20s. It still holds up but I will say the album lost a bit of luster after I became better acquainted with David Bowie’s discography. I think the Killers should have to pay royalties to The Bowie estate for “Mr. Bright Eyes”.
 
"All of These Things That I've Done" is a perfect song. There, I said it. From the tentative, Bowie-esque build up, the primitive, yet totally infectious guitar line, the way Brandon Flowers accentuates the consonants in "direction to perfection" before the gloroius chorus kicks in to the nonsensical lyrics of the break ("I've got soul but I'm not a soldier"), this song rules! I turn up the volume to eleven every time it comes on the radio and just let it rip!

The rest of the album is also ok.

Bonus: Here's Bill Bailey hilariously sending up the nonsensical qualities of the lyrics:
 
Joe Mac said:
I remember really liking the first half of this record and thinking the second half was a bit boring. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine and Somebody Told Me were always my two fav songs off it. I prefer their second album. Everything after that is a bit meh.
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I agree that Sam's Town is a good album, but their latest album Pressure Machine is also shockingly good IMO. It was actually in my top 5 albums of 2021!
 
Joe Mac said:
I remember really liking the first half of this record and thinking the second half was a bit boring. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine and Somebody Told Me were always my two fav songs off it.
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This is my exact feelings on it including two favorite songs (Jenny is my absolute favorite song by them), whenever I come back to this album I stop halfway through. That being said the first half is crazy great
 
Whiteout75 said:
"All of These Things That I've Done" is a perfect song. There, I said it. From the tentative, Bowie-esque build up, the primitive, yet totally infectious guitar line, the way Brandon Flowers accentuates the consonants in "direction to perfection" before the gloroius chorus kicks in to the nonsensical lyrics of the break ("I've got soul but I'm not a soldier"), this song rules! I turn up the volume to eleven every time it comes on the radio and just let it rip!

The rest of the album is also ok.

Bonus: Here's Bill Bailey hilariously sending up the nonsensical qualities of the lyrics:
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fun fact, this song was written about former host of MTV's 120 Minutes, Matt Pinfield and the work he does with veterans
 
Whiteout75 said:
"All of These Things That I've Done" is a perfect song. There, I said it. From the tentative, Bowie-esque build up, the primitive, yet totally infectious guitar line, the way Brandon Flowers accentuates the consonants in "direction to perfection" before the gloroius chorus kicks in to the nonsensical lyrics of the break ("I've got soul but I'm not a soldier"), this song rules! I turn up the volume to eleven every time it comes on the radio and just let it rip!

The rest of the album is also ok.

Bonus: Here's Bill Bailey hilariously sending up the nonsensical qualities of the lyrics:
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This is pretty much the only song by The Killers I've ever purposefully listened to.
 
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