i like the killers more and more i listen to them however i only liked a few songs off their latest album

Yeah, I think I like their compilation album Sawdust the best. They have talent, maybe they just aren't trying hard enough or something. They could be better then mainstream crap, I think.

i guess if you're going to have threads on two terrible bands, you might as well get them both under one thread.

while the kaisers have some redeeming characteristics - their first album wasn't bad - the killers are simply one of the worst bands ever to have been conceived.

I liked the Killers first two albums, Hot Fuss, an Sams' town. Neither were mindblowing, but they were mildly fun to listen to. Then sawdust, not a great album, some good ideas, they absolutely butchered shadowplay imo.

New album is ****tier than a morning **** after eight servings of curry the night before

I love The Killers very very much, they are so good and in my opinion, they just get better and better. This is how it is (take it from a huge fan that wore out each album);

Day & Age>Sawdust>Sam's Town>Hot Fuss

I rest my case.

I can put up with Hot Fuss I guess.

'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine' has a cool but simple bass line. Other than that, mostly pop songs...

I think they did a decent job with Shadowplay, they just had a tough act to follow. It's like I was saying, their not bad, they just shouldn't be comparing themselves to Joy Division.

They weren't trying to emulate the song.. Anton Corbijn directed 'Control' (biopic of Ian Curtis from Joy Divison). Corbjin also directed The Killers' All These Things I've Done music video, and is obviously a fan of The Killers so asked them to cover Corbjin's favourite Joy Division song for the film's soundtrack.
I love both version of Shadowplay. I like how The Killers cover of Shadowplay doesn't sound like your typical lazy soundtrack cover - it has a different feel to it and more energy. They also did a great job of Bright Eyes' 'Four Winds' - imo, their version sounds better than the original.

The Killers use a lot of nice modes in a lot of their songs that aren't contemp to some mainstream ways of writing a song; to me, there's pros and cons about all bands. The Killers have a lot of great instrumentation, and their synthesizers add a ... gospel? feel to many songs. They are very similar in sound though.

Oh, contrasting scales rock in their songs.

I love how this turned into 'The Killers', leaving out the other dudes.

To be completely honest i liked The Killers' first album Hot Fuss. I think Smile Like You Mean It is a great song, it brings back good memories. Everything they released after that is terrible.

Well, why the heck were they merged in the first place?

I feel that way, like they used to be really good. Then changed their music to become more famous/popular/commercial. :(

I'm with you on this, Hot Fuss was a great album, I loved Midnight Show and All these things i've done reminds me of a place that would drop soap bubbles whenever the "I got soul but i'm not a soldier" part came on. I listened to sam's town and didn't really like it too much haven't really listened to anything after that..

It wasn't
That's why the first post asks what do you think of THEM.

I can read--except for the words "Good" and "Charlotte", apparently--but these bands ought to have their own threads by now...

As big as the bands may be, this thread isn't really that popular, so it isn't really practical to make seperate ones :).

i think the killers are a great band for when you want to listen to something different. at first i kinda liked the Kaiser Chiefs then i bought their album and then i started hating them

I really enjoyed Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, and I actually still listen to both those albums on occasion. After hearing Sawdust I gave up on the bands new music. I like what Dwight said about them, because I definitely agree with his point that the way they use their synthesizers gives some of their songs a very gospel music feel. Good stuff, I loved them way way back in the day. Kaiser Chiefs, never heard a single song (that I know of).

Both of these bands are good. I have no idea why they are being merged here, but anyways... I like "Ruby" and "Never Miss A Beat" by Kaiser Chiefs. I find their music quite..."interesting".

The killers are one of my favorite bands. My favorite songs by them are:

Mr Brightside
Smile Like You Mean It
All These things That Ive Done
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
When You Were Young
Read My Mind
Spaceman
Dustland Fairytale
Runaways

And yes i went from first to most recent albums. They're currently my second favorite band (it fluctuates from 2 to 5.) My favorite is REM.

The Killers started really well but got gradually worse. Hot Fuss is great, Sam's Town is really good, Sawdust and Day & Age are both good, and Battle Born is meh.

On the bright side, Brandon's new single is pretty good.

I loved "Smile Like You Mean It". Haunting and beautiful simultaneously.