by Ben Cave "Professional Musician" Northern VA [yes, it's different here!] Reviewed on January 8th, 2005
There are a lot of mixed reviews that you'll find here. And all of the reviews are extremely one sided, they either love em, or they hate em. I thought I'd throw in my two cents and try and give a somewhat unbiased review.
In all honesty, this genre, or pop, pretty much any music "fad" is normally the last thing I'd ever think about buying when I go to a record store. And yes, I'll agree with a lot of these people that hate The Killers in the fact that they probably aren't the most talented musicians. No graduates from Julliard here. But the music is incredibly catchy, and you have to give them respect simply because they can come up with something that a lot of people like, and can relate to. It's not always about being a virtuoso.
I also noticed a lot of reviews mentioning how meaningless and lethargic they thought the lyrics were. Tell me when does everything have to make sense in order for you to like it, or find it acceptable? You go to a museum and you see an odd sculpture, you're not going to criticize it just because you can't interpret what the artist was going for are you?
With all that said, if you have enough curiosity about this band, this album, to read these reviews, then you should give it a listen. The Killers fall well out of the bounds of music that I'd listen to on a daily basis, but after hearing this album, my tastes have broadened, and I'm definitely looking forward to what they'll have in store for them in the future.
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