Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602498757369
Label: Vertigo
Manufacturer: Vertigo
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Vertigo
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Running Time: 47 minutes
Studio: Vertigo

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Disc 1:

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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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
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




Rating: - Brilliant Debut
Heavily influenced by 80's British music, Hot Fuss is a storming debut album by The Killers. Some people say it's an album of two halves but I'm not one of them. Yes the first half of the album is incredibly strong as it contains the four singles and the superb opener Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, but the second half is not exactly poor in comparison. On Top and Midnight Show could well have been singles themselves and the fact that they weren't just shows the strength in depth The Killers have. Andy, ... Read More

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Rating: - Not very original
I bought this album because I really like the track 'Mr Brightside' which is excellent and easily the best thing on the album. Some of the others are ok but I couldn't listen to this from start to finish as it would annoy me intensely. The reason I'm not that fond of it is because I often struggle to see a lot in mainstream pop music generally - it all seems to have either been done before or just doesn't mean anything to me I'm afraid! I appreciate that the band have been immensely successful and I ... Read More

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Rating: - not bad
Very derivative of 80's pop (duran duran, cure, smiths, etc). Little originality but sometimes that's not a bad thing. Lack the musicality and serious musicianship of, say, a Muse. In ten years time no one will remember them, but this album is ok when you are feeling a bit nostalgic for your youth (if you're 30 or 40)and dont necessarily want to pull out the more embarressing oldies from your collection.

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Rating: - A killer album .
A cracking album with stand out tracks that many people will be familiar with from their airplay on the radio . The other tracks grow on you with repeated plays . Turn up the volume and enjoy .

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Rating: - The Killers deliver!
When I first heard the Killers ("Someone Told Me") I feared they were going to be a one hit band. How suprised was I when I first heard "Hot Fuss". Man this was cool, finally another good band from the US (since the Strokes), a breath of fresh air in my UK Indie dominated collection.

Their second album even surprised me more, they were able to top Hot Fuss (that's my opinion). Even their new collection of B-sides "Sawdust" is really decent.

The only critic is that, after listening ... Read More

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