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  1. this is the right place for them, residencies just where they live......they aren't the post u2 ,Coldplay too...........there isn't yet a band like our 4 guys
  2. Originally posted by jmushouse:Don't know if anyone here saw this or not, apparently they had two 10 year anniversary shows for Sams Town at the Sams Town Casino in Las Vegas - played through the whole album both nights with some of the usual hits played as an encore. Awesome stuff, Sams Town is by far my favorite album by them

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    Hell yeah! I knew they had played the album in fulll plus another half show of other songs but I hadn't seen the stage setup. Starting with a confetti storm and a fully electric Sam's Town (even if it's slowed down and half-arsed like this) just can't go wrong Sam's Town has grown to be my favourite album too, less indie/synth oriented than Hot Fuss and obviously without all the senseless lyrics that have come after 2007... Fantastic album, and deserved anniversary celebration
  3. I really like Flamingo.
  4. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
    Hell yeah! I knew they had played the album in fulll plus another half show of other songs but I hadn't seen the stage setup. Starting with a confetti storm and a fully electric Sam's Town (even if it's slowed down and half-arsed like this) just can't go wrong Sam's Town has grown to be my favourite album too, less indie/synth oriented than Hot Fuss and obviously without all the senseless lyrics that have come after 2007... Fantastic album, and deserved anniversary celebration
    Yup.

    I will say Battle Born reined in those weird lyrics a bit, which was a good turn.

    Here's to hoping the next album is great.
  5. ...if there is a next album.
  6. It makes me frustrated that we actually have to ask this question. The band is clearly very talented. Brandon himself is a natural performer and he knows how to work a stage of any size. Why are The Killers not the big musical presence their fans expect them to be? This isn't to say The Killers should be pursuing relevance as their sole purpose, but I think this band could use just a tad more discipline.

    Obviously, one of the great appeals of The Killers is the fact they, as individuals and as a group, embody the free-spirited/independent nature of people who live in that region of America and I wouldn't want them to lose that aspect. But sometimes you have to wonder where they would be.
  7. Originally posted by ahn1991:[..]
    It makes me frustrated that we actually have to ask this question. The band is clearly very talented. Brandon himself is a natural performer and he knows how to work a stage of any size. Why are The Killers not the big musical presence their fans expect them to be? This isn't to say The Killers should be pursuing relevance as their sole purpose, but I think this band could use just a tad more discipline.

    Obviously, one of the great appeals of The Killers is the fact they, as individuals and as a group, embody the free-spirited/independent nature of people who live in that region of America and I wouldn't want them to lose that aspect. But sometimes you have to wonder where they would be.
    You hit the nail on the head in a big way. It's like they've purposely squandered their potential.
  8. I tend to compare The Killers to fellow Las Vegas natives Imagine Dragons mainly because the two groups have very similar coming-up narratives, but The Killers have not really capitalized on their momentum while Imagine Dragons absolutely capitalized on every single opportunity that has come their way. Biggest offense from The Killers. After the massive success of Live From The Royal Albert Hall, why did they not release a concert film for their Battle Born Tour? The tour was considered widely successful and they would certainly make tons of money by having a deliverable product coming out of the tour, but they choose not to do so.
  9. Amen to you both (excepto the Imagine Dragons comparison which I find almost offensive ). It's sad they have gone this far from being a disciplined band with a normal album-tour-album-tour schedule; of course this is their modus operandi and we have to respect that, but I wish they were more of a band and less of a group of friends that sometimes get together and play a few hits.
  10. As offensive as you might find the comparison, you have to respect the fact Imagine Dragons have made the correct decisions as a band to improve their status and influence whereas The Killers have not. I compare the two because they've both reached the critical mass for them to make waves globally and Imagine Dragons have made the jump while The Killers have not.

    Back to The Killers, I think whether they decide to release a Christmas song this year will be a telling sign of the overall well-being of the band.
  11. Originally posted by ahn1991:As offensive as you might find the comparison, you have to respect the fact Imagine Dragons have made the correct decisions as a band to improve their status and influence whereas The Killers have not. I compare the two because they've both reached the critical mass for them to make waves globally and Imagine Dragons have made the jump while The Killers have not.

    Back to The Killers, I think whether they decide to release a Christmas song this year will be a telling sign of the overall well-being of the band.
    Except Imagine Dragons are completely new, they're about in the same stage The Killers were when you could still argue that The Killers were capitalizing on their moment too.

    Don't forget Hot Fuss came out 12 years ago now (jeez). 12 years after U2's first album release they were starting up ZooTV. Times and trends change, but still. The Killers could've kept getting bigger and bigger to me.

    I think they were a bit too risky with Sam's Town (despite that it's a masterpiece, I don't think it was a massive critical success, everyone wanted a bit more Hot Fuss before they went experimental), Day and Age took forever and they stopped being radio friendly, and Battle Born was too little too late and still didn't really have the big hits.

    It could honestly be that they peaked early, but I don't believe that.

    Also, I too find comparing them to Imagine Dragons offensive God I hate that band.

  12. I think a huge problem with the band is they aren't friendly enough with each other. While a lot of it could be chalked up to music press looking for a story, there was definitely some tension going on around the end of the Battle Born tour. The bassist and guitarist tire of the extensive live schedule and leave Brandon and the drummer out to do their solo projects, when both have said their rather put their efforts into the band's work. These aren't really 4 friends from their teenage years like with U2. Brandon and Dave met through local classifieds, and picked up their drummer and bassist on the local music scene so their relationship was always built on the band being first, I'm not sure how much they interact with each other outside of the music setting but I'm pretty sure I've read an interview years ago where one of them said not much.

    An excerpt from another (translated so not perfect) german interview 3 years ago with the drummer:
    Will you give your bandmates Christmas gifts?
    Ronnie Vannucci Jr.: If they are nice then I might. But not all of them were. Two of them were far from nice!

    Who do you mean?
    Ronnie Vannucci Jr.: There are two guys in this band who boil over faster than anybody else and have had enough of touring. I however, love playing live. It is something I need. But it's no fun touring with people who don't enjoy it. Therefore I am very pleased to be taking a break from people who don't want to go on tour. And that's the nicest thing I can say about this.



    Now added with the bassist retiring from live shows, I'm not sure the future looks very bright for this band so enjoy it while you can.

    P.S. they have started working on their Christmas song for this year already, confirmed to be their last