Track Listing 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 'n' Roll 9. Believe Me Natalie 10. Midnight Show 11. Everything Will Be Alright
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Brandon, Jeff Saltzman, The Killers | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | ADA/Cinram Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes 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.
Editorial Reviews 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 le Rolling Stone
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