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| Neek'd: The Killers
get down with my bad self | 1 | | The Killers Hot Fuss
4.2/5
The mix of glossy production and darker songwriting held up far better than the rest of their discography, as even some of the filler tracks from this hold up among the hits. Still, there's a definite middle slump from "On Top" to "Believe Me Natalie" that can make it difficult to resist the skip-button. Regardless of some low points, this is a rock-solid work of neon-drenched alt-rock for the masses, with some of the best-aged hits from their era.
S: “All These Things That I’ve Done”
A: “Jenny Was a Friend” “Mr. Brightside” “Midnight Show”
B: “Smile Like You Mean It” “Somebody Told Me” Andy, You’re a Star” “Everything Will Be Alright”
C: “On Top” “Change Your Mind” “Believe Me, Natalie”
D:
F: | 2 | | The Killers Sam's Town
3.8/5
It's easy to see why this is some fans' favorite, as Flowers operates at his most bombastic and ostentatious here. The bigger the better is certainly a good motto for the Killers, but some tracks (especially "My List") nearly drown in their wild river of cheese. The songs here are at their best when anchored by a helping of muscle ("Uncle Johnny") or unhinged mania ("Bones"), and the record overall takes major influence from Springsteen and The Beatles, to mixed effect. While this is one of their least consistent offerings, it features their crowning achievement "When You Were Young," which is the main reason why this ended up at #2.
S: “When You Were Young”
A:
B: “Sam’s Town” “Ready My Mind” “Uncle Johnny” “Bones” “Bling (Confessions of a King)”
C: “For Reasons Unknown” “The River Is Wild” “Exitlude”
D: “My List”
F: | 3 | | The Killers Sawdust
3.7/5
An underappreciated collection of relics from their first two records, this album rapid-fires an opening trio of tracks among their absolute best work. Past this, there should be a few gems for fans of every side of the Killers (the surging rockers "Move Away" and "Daddy's Eyes" pique my interest especially). It holds together better together than one would expect, but its length counters the charm of its eclectism, turning it into more of an impressive curiosity than a working album. Stick with your favorites, and probably never give the rest a listen again as nice as it can be.
S:
A: “Tranqulize” “Shadowplay” “All the Pretty Faces” “Move Away”
B: “Sweet Talk” “Under the Gun” “Daddy’s Eyes” “Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town” “Show You How”
C: “Where the White Boys Dance” “Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll” “Sam’s Town (Live)” “Romeo and Juliet” “Mr. Brightside (Jacques lu Cont Remix)”
D: “Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf” “Who Let You Go?” “The Ballad of Michael Valentine”
F: | 4 | | The Killers Day & Age
3.6/5
This one often gets the short end of the stick compared to the rest of their discog, which is mostly deserved thanks to some unflattering singles and a sagging second-act. I simply can't ignore the confidence at display from these bookends ("Losing Touch" is a blast to the face from all sides of The Killers' discography, switching genres at breakneck speed that you can't help get lost in the fun, and "Goodnight, Travel Well" is just the best closer they've ever put to tape), which do enough heavy-lifting for me to be positive about this one overall. Thanks to a plethora of alternately fun and tepid dance-rock, this is another choice-cuts offering, but one that I can't say I'm ashamed to have bought in high-school.
S:
A: “Goodnight, Travel Well”
B: “Losing Touch” “I Can’t Stay” “The World We Live In” “Joy Ride”
C: “Human” “Spaceman” “A Dustland Fairy Tale” “This Is Your Life”
D: “Neon Tiger”
F: | 5 | | The Killers Imploding the Mirage
3.4/5
I can't say I was totally won over by The Killers' latest output. On one had it was much more consistent and energetic than their prior offerings, but at the same time it lacked a serious standout track or two, mostly settling for being a poppier version of The War on Drugs. Which, to be fair, largely worked better than you'd expect. This is a fine album, but in order to really make ripples, they're gonna have to make a strong point for why audiences should listen to The Killers these days. They came close before, but on this one they seem more lost on that right path.
S:
A:
B: “My Own Soul’s Warning” “Blowback “ My God”
C: “Caution” “Lightning Fields” “Fire in Bone” “Running Towards a Place”
D: “Dying Breed” “When the Dreams Run Dry” “Imploding the Mirage”
F: | 6 | | The Killers Wonderful Wonderful
3.2/5
When I said they came close to giving audiences a strong case for relevancy, I meant this record. While it's flawed yes, tracks like "The Man" proved competent at fused their Springsteen sensibilities with enough of a dance-pop edge to give them a chance on the airwaves. And, to be honest, for all of its whack songwriting choices and cringe-worthy lyrics ("You see what I mean?/I'm USDA-certified lean"), they were pushing their sound into new directions after the uninspired running in place of before. I'm not calling it a success, but I did find it more enjoyable than most. Also, that opener is the best track from their late-era.
S:
A: “Wonderful, Wonderful”
B: “The Man”
C: “Rut” “Run for Cover” “Tyson v Douglas” “The Calling”
D: “Life to Come” “Some Kind of Love”
F: “Out of My Mind” “Have All the Songs Been Written?” | 7 | | The Killers Battle Born
3.0/5
Again, I'll play Devil's Advocate here. This is their weakest album, sure. There's some downright embarrassing tracks here (I'm looking at you t/t). But, even as their least consistent effort, it still has a few rock-solid tracks that I can enjoy without a hint of shame. I don't know what I can say to change anyone's mind that totally cast this one aside, but it's a hard album to defend, but all I can say is that there's a huge divide in quality between the start and end of this album. If they were all as strong as that opener, this would've been among their best. But alas, this was the Killers at their most content and least inspired.
S:
A:
B: “Flesh and Bone” “The Way It Was” “A Matter of Time”
C: “Runaways” “Miss Atomic Bomb” “The Rising Tide” “From Here on Out”
D: “Here With Me” “Deadlines and Commitments” “Be Still”
F: “ Heart of a Girl” “Battle Born” | 8 | | The Killers Hot Fuzz
Neek's Killers Top 10
1. "When You Were Young" (ST)
2. "All These Things That I've Done" (HF)
3. "Mr. Brightside" (HF)
4. "Goodnight, Travel Well" (D&A)
5. "Midnight Show" (HF)
6. "Shadowplay" (Sd)
7. "Jenny Was a Friend" (HF)
8. "Wonderful, Wonderful" (WW)
9. "All the Pretty Faces" (Sd)
10. "Tranqulize" (Sd) | |
neekafat
09.13.20 | new format to maximize the bad takes (: | budgie
09.13.20 | best thread ever 11/10 feature now so good omg best omg | Uzumaki
09.13.20 | You know, for as big as they were back in my formative years, I never really got into The Killers. I remember owning Battle Born though, that was a fairly decent album from what I remember. | sixdegrees
09.13.20 | surprised the order isnt reversed | neekafat
09.13.20 | lmao no, that's the strokes list you're thinking of six | JohnnyoftheWell
09.13.20 | This Is Your Life and Spaceman are 2/3 of the best Day and Age songs smh
Also confirm/deny you called the Shadowplay cover better than the og? | porcupinetheater
09.13.20 | All These Things That I've Done is their good song, agreed | neekafat
09.13.20 | added a top ten cuz why not
@Johnny I did call it that yes, will not confirm if I still hold that opinion because I'd have to re-listen to the og lmao | JohnnyoftheWell
09.13.20 | you should probably relisten to the og | neekafat
09.13.20 | ugh fine | neekafat
09.13.20 | yeah big confirm on that | Lord(e)Po)))ts
09.13.20 | Oh great | neekafat
09.13.20 | The Joy Division one doesn't have a part where he goes WOOAAAAAAW into a dual guitar solo, so much fun | neekafat
09.13.20 | "solo" is a strong word tho lmao | BlushfulHippocrene
09.13.20 | Damn dude, I love Change Your Mind. | BlushfulHippocrene
09.13.20 | Also, have you heard the Hot Fuss version of Indie Rock n Roll, it is SO GOOD. | SmashIsTheWay94
09.13.20 | Don't remember that much of Day and Age or Battle Born, but I think Wonderful Wonderful is easily their worst
Hot Fuss at 1 is the most important thing though so gj | neekafat
09.13.20 | @Blush It's a good song but still my weakest link :/
And ooooooh no I don't think I have! Will check (: | neekafat
09.13.20 | Thanks smash haha, I think D&A held up better than expected still | Minushuman24
09.13.20 | On top was robbed | Rowan5215
09.13.20 | Sawdust is my favourite release by them tbh
Bourbon on the Shelf is a banger too tf | Rowan5215
09.13.20 | Spaceman is like the sole A-tier song on Day & Age lol | neekafat
09.13.20 | Spaceman is a bop but it fell off of me pretty hard
A "C" here is basically a 7/10 for me I just wanted people to think I was meaner than I am ): | Rowan5215
09.13.20 | fair enough lol, I relistened to Goodnight Travel Well and that's actually a nice tune
Human is straight garbage tho | Dettlaff
09.13.20 | Smile Like You Mean It is S tier | alamo
09.13.20 | Good Night, | Slex
09.13.20 | Everything you put in B tier for Sam's Town is S tier, For Reasons Unknown is A tier | Dettlaff
09.13.20 | Yea Read My Mind is easily top 5 Killers songs | Slex
09.13.20 | Definitely one of my favorites | neekafat
09.13.20 | Read My Mind has been growing like crazy I should've put it on there actually, will edit | Dettlaff
09.13.20 | Add Bling and you'd have my 3 picks for S tier | alamo
09.13.20 | YOU SIT THERE IN YOUR
HEARTACHE
WAITING ON SOME BEAUTIFUL BOY TO
TO SAVE YOU FROM YOUR OLD WAYS | neekafat
09.13.20 | bling is a bop but its so much lmao | budgie
09.13.20 | i rate this thread
a zero out of 100 | JesperL
09.13.20 | neon tiger is genuinely one of my fav killers songs lol | neekafat
09.13.20 | I don't know if I can respect that but I'll try my best (: | JohnnyoftheWell
09.13.20 | yeah, Neon Tiger at D-tier is weird | Colton
09.13.20 | Smh, Sputnik tier lists were supposed to be my thing how could you do this | SymbolicInTime
09.13.20 | Ugh, Believe Me Natalie in the bottom tier of Hot Fuss kills me. Top 5 Killers tune imo
Looks like I need to check Sawdust | JWT155
09.13.20 | Dustland Fairytail is a banger. Read my Mind and Bones are great as well. | neekafat
09.13.20 | I only added the song tier thing so that I could maximize the amount of people pissed at my opinions | Painless
09.14.20 | Believe Me Natalie is very good and should be higher.
Always cool to see other people going through a Killers phase same time as me | ShadowRemains
09.14.20 | smile like you mean it as B tier = big nope | neekafat
09.14.20 | B tier is an 8/10 that song rules |
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