The Killers Imploding the Mirage
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Sowing
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August 25th 2020


43940 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah this is a huge turnaround for them. No song is a career highlight, but every song is good.

SymbolicInTime
August 25th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

BUT THEN I THOUGHT I COULD FLY

AND WHEN I HIT THE GROUND

IT MADE A MESSED UP SOUND



Gosh dang, that song is quickly making a case to be my favorite Killers tune

notagenius
August 25th 2020


1258 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

it was stunning. favorite tracks so far: Imploding the mirage, Blowback, My God

rufinthefury
August 25th 2020


3952 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

22 seconds in on Blowback right after the words "theres a whisper in her heartbeat" it uses that same Sophie stock sound thats on GTFU by Injury Reserve and it throws me off hard



overall this is nice so far



Also, am I crazy or have I heard the chorus for Dying Breed before?

Eons
August 25th 2020


3769 Comments


i hope its good they were basically bruce springsteen 2.0 for a long time which i thought was lame (though i like bruce springsteen for the most part)

SymbolicInTime
August 26th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Now that I've actually heard all of their stuff and have a fresh take on their first two records, I'm gonna throw this out there



ITM > ST > HF >>> WW >> D&A > BB

rufinthefury
August 26th 2020


3952 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Overall this sounded good but this also sounds like plagiarism on almost every song

SymbolicInTime
August 26th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I've never really enjoyed Springsteen much in the past, just based on random popular songs I've heard here and tbere. Maybe I should go through some of his stuff

Sowing
Moderator
August 26th 2020


43940 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like the idea of Springsteen more than I like Springsteen lol

Project
August 26th 2020


5809 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"ITM > ST > HF >>> WW >> D&A > BB"



this ranking is wild, godspeed you boy

SymbolicInTime
August 26th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Top 3 are generally top 3 and bottom 3 are generally bottom 3, aren't they? Or do some hold D&A in much higher regard than the other two

Sowing
Moderator
August 26th 2020


43940 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Day & Age has some fans but it's generally viewed as a let down. This and D&A are the only debatable/swappable middle pieces although this is a bit better IMO

Eons
August 26th 2020


3769 Comments


Symbolic if youre serious check out some of his albums that are acclaimed but not that commercial you may be surprised. Stuff like Nebraska.

Project
August 26th 2020


5809 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

mostly putting Hot Fuss anywhere below first seems very strange to me, it's by far the pinnacle of this band's career

Eons
August 26th 2020


3769 Comments


i'm biased toward that album but its only due to the time it came out and where i was in life (high school/college time)

SymbolicInTime
August 26th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@Sowing ahh, fair enough



@eons 100% serious, thanks for the recs



@Project oh okay I hear ya, yeah, aside from one track, the last 7 on HF do nothing for me. But I also have no nostalgic connection to any of those songs outside Mr. Brightside and Somebody Told Me

Sowing
Moderator
August 26th 2020


43940 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"mostly putting Hot Fuss anywhere below first seems very strange to me, it's by far the pinnacle of this band's career"

I actually prefer Sam's Town, but yeah HF is amazing regardless and no lower than #2.

SymbolicInTime
August 26th 2020


7380 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Ftr, I could see Sam's Town growing on me more. The highs on there are just sublime, on top of being fairly consistent. Could definitely see that and this jumping back and forth in my rank

qwenta
August 26th 2020


783 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

This is so poor... It's hard to imagine that after HF and ST they haven't released another good album.



I'm relistening to HF and almost any song is better than this,

GarthAlgar
August 26th 2020


990 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Day & Age was the last time I enjoyed anything from this band.



Sam's Town was a mixed bag, but they went full Heartland Rock Springsteen-inspired after D&A. Sucks to see they still have an identity crisis.



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