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Track Listings
| 1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine |
| 2. Mr Brightside |
| 3. Smile Like You Mean It |
| 4. Somebody Told Me |
| 5. All These Things That I’ve Done |
| 6. Andy, You’re A Star |
| 7. On Top |
| 8. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll |
| 9. Believe Me Natalie |
| 10. Midnight Show |
| 11. Everything Will Be Alright |
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The Killers might hail from one of the USA's most quintessentially American cities (Las Vegas), but their debut album Hot Fuss displays an Anglophilic streak that is an ocean wide. Steeped in the back-catalogue of the Smiths and Pulp, with broad 80s synth sweeps cloaking each tale of fraught metrosexual romance, this band clearly rate the swoon over the swagger. Still, this is almost entirely an upbeat record, one made for the packed club than the smoky VIP room; in particular "On Top", "Somebody Told Me" and "Mr Brightside" are tremendous examples of breathless indie-pop that gallop along like a lovestuck heartbeat with frontman Brandon Flowers gasping for breath on the claustrophobic disco floor. This is, inarguably, what the Killers do best. Even when they deviate from form they’ve got a few neat ideas--see the gospel choir that echoes back Flowers' repeated exclamation "I've got soul/ But I'm not a soldier" on "All These Things I've Done", or the self-consciously epic "Indie Rock'n'Roll", delivered by the Killers with all the fireworks and gusto of a curtain-closing Broadway showtune. --Louis Pattison
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KILLERS - HOT FUSS CD 11 TRACKS (61431)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By B. Mackie
Format:Audio CD
These guys are the best band I have heard in 25 years. I'm 42 now and can honestly say this. Buy both CD's - Hot Fuss and Sam's Town. If anything, buy Hot Fuss for track 7 alone! Heard this song ("On Top") for the first time while watching their set at Glastonbury last week (June 23, 2007) and it made my hair curl!! Both CD's are filled with outstanding tracks. Buy both and crank up the volume and imagine your favourite bands of the 70's and 80's and you are there!! Brilliant - on CD and Live!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By fire_sprite
Format:Audio CD
I've got to start by saying that I rarely give anything 5 stars, if I could, I would give this album 6! It is just fantastic. If you haven't heard it, what the hell are you waiting for!? The stand out tracks for me were, Jenny was a friend of mine, Mr. Brightside, Somebody told me, Andy You're a star, Indie Rock and Roll and Everything Will be Alright. Usually when I listen to an album, there are 1 or 2 stand out tracks but in the case of Hot Fuss, I've chosen about half the album and there are still a couple more that I feel should be in there. In conclusion, a truely amazing album that has barely left my CD player since I bought it. Every single track is very, very good (I nearly put them all as stand out tracks but that would have been a bit pointless...)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Neil Butler
Format:Audio CD
This is a truly great album. Unlike so many modern day albums it's not just a case of a few singles surrounded by filler tracks. A truly superb debut album which gets better and better upon repeated listens.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
I am only writing this cos I am astonished it gets the same score as "Battleborn" on here
Come on guys!
This is a storming album. Read more
Come on guys!
This is a storming album. Read more
Published 13 days ago by A. P. Fergusson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality second hand album
In the process of replacing albums that have either walked out of my house on their own or not returned when lent out, or when they were returned they weren't in the best of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Roadrunner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay :s
Unfortunately when it arrived the case was damaged but seeing as the CD wasn't damaged, I decided not to send it back. (As replacement CD cases are easy to buy). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lorna
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome album!
The first album from a very successful band that I absolutely adore! If you haven't got t his, you need to buy it. Check out day and age, SAMs town, sawdust and battleborn. . Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jacqueline Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
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I chose this CD because of its reasonable price. The quality is as I would expect of a new CD, and everything arrived promptly
Published 3 months ago by Mr. P. P. Sayer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gift
This was a gift and she loved it :) after going to see then live she want to collect all the albums and were best to start than the first.
Published 4 months ago by elli andersen
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Killers best album to date
Finally own this album and it cost me what £1.50 with postage threw zoverstocks!
Awesome album, dont waste anytime and get it!
Awesome album, dont waste anytime and get it!
Published 10 months ago by Declan Lally
1.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Album, but was sent what seems to be a second hand copy
there are finger prints and dirty smudges all over the cd and the case is scratched up. not what I want from something I'm buy from new
Published 12 months ago by N. Carter
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some hits, some misses
IMHO they produce some good music in the studio, but Brandon Flowers' vocals fall apart in live performance. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Miketang
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant
It took abit for me to get into the Killers but as soon as I bought this cd I was hooked, there are so many excellent tracks on here that it is a must buy.
Published 21 months ago by Steve - Liverpool
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