The Killers - Day and Age

Xavi6

Just had my first listen there and first impressions are not good at all.

The songs are for the most part bland and uninspiring, with some very questionable lyrics. I'm prepared to give it a bit more time to grow but I can't say I hold out too much hope for it.

Hot Fuss > Sam's Town > Day and Age

Batesy

The Killers can no longer be taken seriously IMO.
Whats with the stage costumes and as you say dodgy lyrics?

Anyone see them on Jools Holland a couple of weeks ago? Embarrasing.

artyeva

apparantly his jacket with the pheasant feathers was designed by the same person who designs kylie's catsuits......

ShawnRaven

The Killers getting worse? Ain't that a shocker?! It's no longer 2004, your novelty's worn off. You may now join Jason Donovan and Rick Astley on the scrap heap.

Thank you for calling!

artyeva

i'm on my fourth listening and apart from 'human' it's pure cat litter :mad:

corcaigh07

yep, 1st impressions are not good apart from Human.

Feelgood

Since I saw them live this year, I can safely say I will NEVER ever ever ever ever ever ever listen to them again. Worst live band in the history of music without a doubt.

Albums a load of cock too, amateur night big time.

DarkJager

Human is a ****ing awful song with some of the most non sensical lyrics ever written....

Feelgood

DarkJager wrote: »

Human is a ****ing awful song with some of the most non sensical lyrics ever written....

Too true...

It should be "Are we Human, or are we ****"

To which I would reply, "yes both"

artyeva

Feelgood wrote: »

Since I saw them live this year, I can safely say I will NEVER ever ever ever ever ever ever listen to them again. Worst live band in the history of music without a doubt.

Just interested - where did you see them why were they crap live?

Placid_Casual

artyeva wrote: »

i'm on my fourth listening and apart from 'human' it's pure cat litter :mad:

Wait, you're trying to tell us that Human is the BEST song on the album???

If that's the case, I can't even imagine how horrific an album it must be.

Feelgood

artyeva wrote: »

Why were they crap live?

The sound was unbelievably bad, usually at a gig if your either left or right of the stage its not as good as the centre. Even in the centre it was desperate!. All I could hear was was a hi-hat and some mumbled singing and the odd note on the guitar here and there.

Then to top it off, they only played for an hour and had a bloody 5-10 minute encore break in between!. Talk about taking the pi$$, never again.

They are renowned for how brutal there are live anyway, though I only heard that after I saw them.

eVeNtInE

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The Batman

I'm a huge killers fan and have to say I would think this album would be brilliant if I heard it and didn't know it was the killers!!

Losing touch,spaceman,joyride,a dustland fairytale, goodnight travel well to name a few stand out!!

This slating of the killers seems to be jumping on the bandwagon,just pike loving them was a few years ago!!! It is entirely undeserved when so many mediocre bands are loved by many!!

As for humans lyrics....dancer means are we bringing up a generation of dancers I.e. X factor yuppies!! Brandon got in from hunter s Thompson!

Emilioooooo

this is a great album, its different, which other bands cant do and b successful at lik the killers... this has been the main critism of the band, but they have shown that they can b both different and class, still the best in the world!!!!

ShaneU

Better than Sam's town overall.

Yes the lyrics are terrible, unless you're into UFO's and crap like that.

Xavi6

Emilioooooo wrote: »

this is a great album, its different, which other bands cant do and b successful at lik the killers... this has been the main critism of the band, but they have shown that they can b both different and class, still the best in the world!!!!

ShaneU wrote: »

Better than Sam's town overall.

Yes the lyrics are terrible, unless you're into UFO's and crap like that.

I'm in a state of shock.

ShaneU

Xavi6 wrote: »

I'm in a state of shock.

Read my mind was the only good song on Sam's town, When you were young was alright but the rest was tripe. This is more like the Killers of old, catchy pop songs is what they're best at.

Xavi6

ShaneU wrote: »

Read my mind was the only good song on Sam's town, When you were young was alright but the rest was tripe. This is more like the Killers of old, catchy pop songs is what they're best at.

I can honestly say there is not one song off the new album that has gotten into my head. Not one of them is catchy in the slightest.

Sam's Town has some great songs. The titlle track, 'The River Is Wild', 'When You Were Young', 'Bones' and 'For Reasons Unknown' are good pop/rock songs, which is exactly what the Killers are. This new stuff is completely uninspiring.

ShaneU

I hate Bones with a passion, so incredibly cheesy. Joyride on the new album is very cheesy as well, could easily be a Barry Manilow number, ugh.

Bubs101

Sam's Town is an unreal album, this one is one I wish didn't exist. I like Human but I had to give up at Joyride in disgust. Where the **** are the guitars. Replaced by a bunch of keyboards. Sam's Town was such a massive leap in the right direction, Day and Age takes them miles backwards. Words cannot express my dissapointment

lordgoat

The Batman wrote: »

As for humans lyrics....dancer means are we bringing up a generation of dancers I.e. X factor yuppies!! Brandon got in from hunter s Thompson!

Brandon would surely fall into this category - no? And i'm sure HST is lov-ing the fact he's now immoralised in a killers song.

The Batman

lordgoat wrote: »

Brandon would surely fall into this category - no? And i'm sure HST is lov-ing the fact he's now immoralised in a killers song.

Brandon hardly falls into the same category as Simon Cowells wannabe's!! Brandon made it himself inspired by good music such as oasis and pet shop boys!! To put them in the same category is not based on their music so you have no argument.

11811

Emilioooooo wrote: »

this is a great album, its different, which other bands cant do and b successful at lik the killers... this has been the main critism of the band, but they have shown that they can b both different and class, still the best in the world!!!!

:eek:
Do you actually have ears?
other bands cant be different and successful? what are you on about
and more to the point, I'd hardly call the killers "different"
Brandons jacket yes, the band no.

The Killers to me have been a constant disappointment to me since Mr. Brightside - remember hearing this for the first time and going wow, the album was good, but hadnt anything equal to this, then there was Sams Town, which was meh, and now this....

Oh and dont start me on that "cover" of Shadowplay...:mad:

Carraigrock

Sorry to disagree with the general mood of this thread, but their new album is excellent.

Losing Touch
Spaceman
I Can't Stay (hope evryone will get to the stage of singing along with this)

Two of the best bonus tracks I've heard in a long time -
A Crippling Blow...in my head already
Forget about what I said - I can imagine everyone chanting this.

It needs a few listens.
Give it a chance.

xOxSinéadxOx

still have to listen to it, is it anyway like sam's town cos I'm not too keen on that album?

Realtine

Day and Age is a pop album, but unlike Hot Fuss it hasn't got that raw edge and it's too slick and perfect but not in a good way. The Killers still don't know themselves as to who or what they are yet! But their producer is all disco and remixes so what did people expect?

I still love them tho - 'I can't stay' is my favourite track so far and it's incredibly catchy but the steel drums just don't seem right! Dave Keuning must have had a lot of time off in the making of this record.

And will someone please tell Brandon for god's sake lose the feathers......!

ShawnRaven

Cuddleworthy wrote: »

Oh and dont start me on that "cover" of Shadowplay...:mad:

Please tell me i didn't read that. If it wasn't bad enough that The Killers aren't a bunch of Joy Division wannabes, and now this?

xbox36016

best yet from tham nice ring to it a mix of hot fuss and sam towns . best sons are space man nean tiger human joy ride but if thay whare so bad why do thay sell out evary whare thay go

Boo-yah

xbox36016 wrote: »

if thay whare so bad why do thay sell out evary whare thay go

Because most people like bad music

xbox36016

i whant to see than in the academy during the summer and thay whare something else that night got to see jack black that night :eek:

Xavi6

xbox36016 wrote: »

i whant to see than in the academy during the summer and thay whare something else that night got to see jack black that night :eek:

I hope you gave him a puck in the head

exiot

Wasnt a fan of Hot Fuss, Sam's Town was a great album though but this album is pure cack.

knightmare

Gave this a first listen last night, was really looking forward to it. Was a big fan up to this but man this is garbage of the highest order. Sounds like a Barry Manilow album -well joyride does anyway. The edge is gone from them & pure puke pop music left over.. Deleted from my Ipop already!

Glassheart

It's an absolute horror!

Not even one good song.They've completely lost it.

Xavi6

What have 'official' reviews been like btw? No doubt it's been one massive circle jerk.

Glassheart

It's been quite positive.
You just can't trust those idiots...

cherryghost

I cant stand this..

why do people want bands who get more popular tend to give a more scathing attack on the newer albums?

its happened to kings of leon, razorlight, kaiser chiefs, and now the killers??

i think their debut album was the worst one, sams town was the best. this is in between stuff. above average, but nothing special.

Xavi6

cherryghost wrote: »

I cant stand this..

why do people want bands who get more popular tend to give a more scathing attack on the newer albums?

its happened to kings of leon, razorlight, kaiser chiefs, and now the killers??

i think their debut album was the worst one, sams town was the best. this is in between stuff. above average, but nothing special.

Because they try to go in 'new directions' and release absolute drivel rather than sticking to what they were good at and put them in the spotlight in the first place.

cherryghost

but the killers new album isnt going in a new direction!

the front man said himself that its a continuation of sams town, no new tricks. and i agree. just not done quite as well. but still better than average

Xavi6

cherryghost wrote: »

but the killers new album isnt going in a new direction!

the front man said himself that its a continuation of sams town, no new tricks. and i agree. just not done quite as well. but still better than average

It's still going in a direction that is getting further from Hot Fuss.

They started at the summit and are slowly making their way to the bottom by straying from the initial brilliance.

Boo-yah

Xavi6 wrote: »

Because they try to go in 'new directions' and release absolute drivel rather than sticking to what they were good at and put them in the spotlight in the first place.

While I'm no fan of The Killers, if they/other bands stuck to what they did good in the first place then they would release the same album over and over again. Most great artists re-invent themselves and produce new and interesting music (The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Radiohead etc.)

fluke

ShaneU wrote: »

Better than Sam's town overall.

Yes the lyrics are terrible, unless you're into UFO's and crap like that.

yeah if you don't want your music to have a bit of balls...:P

This is really underwhelming stuff. now i'm beginning to think that each album is just a calculated move to constantly "re-invent" themselves.

jaykay74

Only heard Human for the 1st time on the radio today. heard it twice. dear god it was rubbish. my ears hurt

gustavo

ShaneU wrote: »

Read my mind was the only good song on Sam's town, When you were young was alright but the rest was tripe. This is more like the Killers of old, catchy pop songs is what they're best at.

I enjoyed most of Sam's Town , Bling , This River is Wild , Sam's Town and For Reasons Unknown are also good songs imo

themont85

Heard it a few times now and im not impressed. Their sound is more gratting now rather than before where it was easy listening.

gustavo

I'm really liking Losing Touch and Spaceman so far

Sabre0001

Terrible album and I get to hear it 2-3 times a day in work (Music shop)...Maybe 1 or 2 "good" songs but it's a bad album!

xbox36016

why does evary one think its bad but is just so good

davylee

Emilioooooo wrote: »

this is a great album, its different, which other bands cant do and b successful at lik the killers... this has been the main critism of the band, but they have shown that they can b both different and class, still the best in the world!!!!

you have 102 - 104 keys on the keypad. So try get the "txt" form out of your head!!!!!!!!

ShawnRaven

davylee wrote: »

you have 102 - 104 keys on the keypad. So try get the "txt" form out of your head!!!!!!!!

Stealing my lines now?