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The Killers: Is all the fuss really worth it?Reviewed by Unknown from CT on 24 September 2005
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Brandon Flowers never thought that life would turn out as peachy as it had over the past couple of years when his previous group, Blush Response, dumped him in search of greener pastures. In the past two years The Killers have become a household name in the Indie music industry, have had two singles on the Billboard Top 30 and have had several screenings on MTV.
After Flowers was left by his colleagues, he placed several adverts in local newspapers in search of a talented guitar player. Response was plentiful, but none of the applicants managed to impress him until he met David Keuning. Keuning and Flowers played together until they met Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci. All four had the same aspirations and over the next three months they rehearsed together in a garage in blistering heat of 48 ºC. Occasionally they snuck into the local university’s luxurious music hall.
Flowers and Co. were born and bred in Las Vegas, Nevada. From an early age they had been exposed to all that the Sin City had to offer, be it good or malicious. These influences, ranging from brilliant Elvis impersonators and musical extravaganzas to smoky strip clubs and neurotic gamble addicts, moulded them to become the musicians they are today.
Their long awaited debut album was well timed and the hard labour definitely showed. Hot Fuss was released in June 2004, two years after the group had met. The record was brilliantly received by the critics and never failed to impress audiences.
The album itself is well constructed and consists of eleven nuggets of reel-you-in story telling genius. It kicks off with the catchy, all-too-funky Jenny was a Friend of Mine. The song has an unbelievably basic sound to it, but never fails to impress the listener, whether it be his/her first listen or his 20th. The record then continues with the first two singles released off it. Mr Brightside is undoubtedly the most pleasing song on the album. It is magically witty and catchy, while maintaining a fine standard of musical ingenuity. Somebody told me is your typical commercial hit, with perfect, appealing riffs and vocals for the chorus. It should not, however, be completely written off as it stil
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