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Although they are Las Vegas, Nevada natives, the Killers have more in common with the retro-New Wave sounds of New York City than with the casino crooners most often associated with Sin City. On HOT FUSS, the shaggy-haired quartet matches 1960s garage attitude and Strokes-like vocal swagger with a danceable, bass guitar-driven sound that pays lavish tribute to '80s pop heroes Duran Duran and Simple Minds. With "On Top," the combo adds the soaring, delay-laden guitars of U2 and the Fixx, while "Somebody Told Me" features a bouncy disco beat that recalls the Pet Shop Boys. Not content to be pegged as a retro-revival act, however, the Killers imbue each song on this fierce debut with a healthy dose of new-millennium rock snarl.
Live Recording
The Killers (00s): Brandon Flowers (vocals, synthesizer); Dave Kuening (guitar); Mark Stoermer (bass instrument); Ronnie Vannucci (drums).
Recording information: The Hearse, Berkeley, California (2004); Cornerstone Studios, Los Angeles, California (2004).Rolling Stone (p.124) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "[T]his Las Vegas band has actual pop songs in spades....This album is all Killers, no filler."
Rolling Stone (p.146) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[O]ne of the year's surprise left-field hits..."
Spin (p.66) - Ranked #16 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "HOT FUSS is like doing a semester abroad without ever having to leave your suburb."
Q (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] moments of exhilarating brilliance..."
Uncut (p.78) - Ranked #59 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004" - "The Killers sort the wheat from the chaff of '80s motifs..."
CMJ (p.4) - "[A] raucous mix of electro synth-mangling and Strokes-like effortless cool that could prove just as effective on this side of the pond." Hot Fuss Music | List Price | $13.99 (You save $1.60) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Heavy Metal | | Label | Island | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  783  | | CD Universe Part number | 6738158 | | Catalog number | 000246802 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 15, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Jeff Saltzman; The Killers |
Hot Fuss Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews I love the killers!! they rock da world!!
These guys rock the world!! I love the lyrics to their songs!! I listen to theur cd every night. Their favorites of the favorites!! #1!
Submitted by Jessica (Potomac MD)
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Brilliant.
This album it 100% Pure brilliance. If you don't like it then you're probably not ready to come out of your corner and try something new. It's so beautiful I want to cry. I think that anyone who is a fan of David Bowie is automatically a fan of the Killers, and if you like Bowie and you don't like the killers... well then you're a liar, and you never liked Bowie in the first place. Brilliant, Brilliant BRILLIANT!
Submitted by Kim (Cleveland, OH)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Killers are Pretty good
I like about 8 of their songs on both the cd's out.
Better than a lot of these groups today.
Submitted by jeff_snooch (Hill AFB, UT)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Brilliant
i never liked these guys to start off with but they have really grown on me , out the 11 tracks atleast 6 or 7 are fairly decent! defo worth buying
Submitted by adam (Glasgow , Scotland)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Good CD.
Too good.Not better than Gorillaz,but awesome.Keep it going,dudes!
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