Being honest I was horrified when I first played the latest effort from my favourite band. At times it sounds so different from Hot Fuss and Sams Town , but that wasn't the problem. It was the instruments and production they had chosen. "Is that the saxophone from some long forgotten Sade track ... Read review
Music Sales Killers Day & Age: for piano, voice and guitar. Songs: A Crippling Blow, A ... more
Dustland Fairytale, Goodnight, Travel Well, Human, I Can't Stay, Joy Ride, Losing Touch, Neon Tiger, Spaceman, The World We Live In, This Is Your Life.
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Success came fast for The Killers, maybe too fast. The impossibly hooky Mr Brightside from ... more
their debut, coupled with faultless synth anthem Somebody Told Me, turned them into the most ubiquitous band in the world overnight and had them batting away Glastonbury headline offers before the Hot Fuss campaign was even over. Sam's Town followed all too quickly, trying to stylistically catch up with their status as stadium rock giants in waiting, but like their debut was really only carried by a couple of strong singles. Which would make this the perfect--or necessary--time to deliver the masterpiece the world expects. By shamelessly cherry-plundering the number 1 acts of the 80s not only have they managed to dramatically shunt the concept of filler from the record, but every track acts like it's performing last on Top Of The Pops circa 1987. Result. From the sparkling Pet Shop Boys obedience of Human to the massive Human League via Starship chorus of Spaceman, the Paul Simons Graceland as done by Talking Heads on This Is Your Life to the bang-on Cure desolation of Goodnight, Travel Well they barely put a foot wrong, though the saxophone n steel drum funk of Joy Ride does momentarily test the patience. Their mission to become the next U2 continues apace and infiltrates most nooks on Day & Age, see especially Brandons very best Bono on A Dustland Fairytale and This Is Your Life. Third time lucky--they really do come very close to that masterpiece. --James Berry
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The 3rd album release from Las Vegan rockers titled 'Day & Age'is sure to please. ... more
Described by frontman Brandon Flowers as acontinuation of the concept from thelast studiorelease'Sam's Town', it is packed full of hits the like the first singleHuman.
Being honest I was horrified when I first played the latest effort from my favourite band. At times it sounds so different from Hot Fuss and Sams Town , but that wasn't the problem. It was the instruments and production they had chosen. "Is that the saxophone from some long forgotten Sade track I can hear ? Yes it is" ... "Those drums sound like they came from Club Tropicana by Wham!" ... in other words , where Hot Fuss took it's ... .../ early Duran Duran ), they are using some sounds here that remind you of the worst from that decade. The production by Stuart Price ( Madonna - Confessions On a Dancefloor ) is very clever in places but too lightweight overall.
Still , I persevered as I love the band so much and there were a clutch of songs I loved right away. 'Human' is gorgeous. The best song the Pet Shop Boys never wrote , sung by a much better singer than Neil ... more
Being honest I was horrified when I first played the latest effort from my favourite band. At times it sounds so different from Hot Fuss and Sams Town , but that wasn't the problem. It was the instruments and production they had chosen. "Is that the saxophone from some long forgotten Sade track I can hear ? Yes it is" ... "Those drums sound like they came from Club Tropicana by Wham!" ... in other words , where Hot Fuss took it's influences from the best of 80's pop ( New Order / early Duran Duran ), they are using some sounds here that remind you of the worst from that decade. The production by Stuart Price ( Madonna - Confessions On a Dancefloor ) is very clever in places but too lightweight overall.
Still , I persevered as I love the band so much and there were a clutch of songs I loved right away. 'Human' is gorgeous. The best song the Pet Shop Boys never wrote , sung by a much better singer than Neil Tennant. 'Losing Touch' is classic Killers. 'Spaceman' is a fantastic rollercoaster of fun rock and should be a huge hit when released as a single. It took about eight listens and eventually I came to love every track except for the final one 'Goodnight , Travel Well' , which has well meaning lyrics but it's a case of "spot the tune" ( don't try too hard , there isn't one .. ). When you get over the change in style , the strength of the songwriting here really shines through. I suspect this album will get mixed reviews from many people as there are so many songs that grow on you and not so many that hit you right away. Give it a chance though and I suspect you'll end up loving it as much as I do , there are not many bands in the world as big as this one willing to take as many musical risks by changing styles so frequently. Against the odds , they've pulled it off again.
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Product details
Title
Day And Age (Limited Edition)
Performer
Killers (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
24/11/2008
Label / Distributor
Mercury / Universal Music
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
602517851207
Catalogue Number
1785120
Additional notes
Album Notes
The Killers' third collection of new material, 'Day & Age', is said by frontman Brandon Flowers to be 'a continuation', of the concept used for their second album, 'Sam's Town'. Produced by Stuart Price, who the band came across after he created the 'Thin White Duke' remix of 'Mr Brightside', 'Day & Age' is the band's first original release in two years. Upon receiving the album, MTV claimed that it had the best cover-art of any album ever. 'Day & Age' is preceded by the single, 'Human'.
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