Put together by email? Are they so big of a douchebaggy band that they can't even see at each other without looking down their nose?

I've asked before, I'll ask again: how can a band with a good name like that suck so much ass?

/deja vu?

FTA:

Flowers voiced his disappointment at not being the first artist to produce a record electronically. "I just read this article on that new [Brian] Eno and [David] Byrne record," he said. "They did exactly what we did. They emailed the whole thing, and then got together for two weeks and finished it. They beat us to the punch. We thought we were gonna be, you know, matadors."

Is there some sort of joke here that I'm not getting? Tons of electronic producers have done this already. Not just with email but using P2P and other methods of transferring data as well. I haven't seen them act so self-congratulatory about it either.

Welcome to 1985, you snotty nosed kids.

That throat clearing in the beginning of their radio hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is so spontaneous, so off-the-cuff, it's just so, so rock and roll!

"Yeah there's someone in the band clearing his throat on the recording, but we don't care, 'cuz we're f*cking rockers, man!"

Game over! Funniest headline of 2009 and it isn't even close!

Wouldn't FTP be a better method of transferring the large amounts of data required for an album?

+1 subby for the headline.

REO-Weedwagon: That throat clearing in the beginning of their radio hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is so spontaneous, so off-the-cuff, it's just so, so rock and roll!

"Yeah there's someone in the band clearing his throat on the recording, but we don't care, 'cuz we're f*cking rockers, man!"

I think you're pretty confused.

Did they really thought they would be the first to do this? Really?

FTFA "Flowers voiced his disappointment at not being the first artist to produce a record electronically. "I just read this article on that new [Brian] Eno and [David] Byrne record," he said. "They did exactly what we did. They emailed the whole thing, and then got together for two weeks and finished it. They beat us to the punch. We thought we were gonna be, you know, matadors."

Matadors? wtf? Ok guys here's an origional idea for you, become matadors and fight bulls during your concerts i really don't think anyone has done that yet and I'm pretty sure it would be more entertaining than just watching you play your, uhmm, music.

One of the best reviews (new window) I've ever read.

"I don't want to say The Killers are going in the wrong direction, but their third album made their second album sound like a cross between "Born in the USA" and "Nevermind" ... and I'm currently using the second album's CD as a coaster for ginger ale."

kth: One of the best reviews (new window) I've ever read.

Wth? That was a sports article that occasionally had a sentence about other things. Sure, that was funny, but I don't care what that author says, if I get a chance to nail Jack Bauer's daughter I'm taking it.

>BizarreMan: Wouldn't FTP be a better method of transferring the large amounts of data required for an album?

This is the way to transfer large media files. (pops)

I think the use of the term 'matadors' was a kind of inside joke. Translates to Killers. Get it?

Meh, The Special Goodness did this years ago too.

The Killers are not doing anything new. Yet, because they're an MTV band, this is news.

/The Killers suck

"Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

Alex Chilton: "Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

Lyrics like these make sure that next generation will grow up as dancers. Which is bad

Alex Chilton: "Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

Very true. I like the song. But that part (which is said over and over) is what keeps it from a great song.

Alex Chilton: "Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

I LOL'd.

/I'm in love with that song.
//no, not the Killers one.

There isn't a whole lot of modern music I can tolerate. The Killers falls into the 'shiat in a pile' grouping.

Alex Chilton

Actually, I thought it was "Are we human, or are we dancer?"

as in, no "s" on the end of dancer.
which, IMHO, makes it even more pretentious i want to vomit aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrhgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhghghghgpfpfpfpffgfgdfg.

that being said, it's damn catchy, and i had it in my head for days.

but i heard another one from the album on the radio, cbc radio, and i didn't like as much...

I'm not going to by the album.

I'm going to go ahead and be "that guy" here, but I actually like The Killers.

Sam's Town had a couple of really great tracks, (Why Do I Keep Counting? springs to mind.) and their lyrics are actually pretty interesting if you step out of your literal mind.

/Haven't heard the new album yet.
/I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier.

Lazakesau: I'm going to go ahead and be "that guy" here, but I actually like The Killers.

Sam's Town had a couple of really great tracks, (Why Do I Keep Counting? springs to mind.) and their lyrics are actually pretty interesting if you step out of your literal mind.

/Haven't heard the new album yet.
/I've got soul, but I'm not a soldier.

I am a fan of the Killers but their latest album just blows, stick with their previous releases.

spammuncher: >BizarreMan: Wouldn't FTP be a better method of transferring the large amounts of data required for an album?

This is the way to transfer large media files. (pops)

There's also this site:

http://soundcloud.com/ (new window)

It aims to be a sort of producers hang out where people can put up tracks for others' critique without having a bunch of people rip them off and advertise them on torrent sites as "dubs" which are simply shiatty MySpace rips stitched together in Sound Forge.

Eh, anyway, it's a very interesting site and for electronic music there's already a few notables on there.

And Postal Service, but that one's already been mentioned.

gardigga: 
I just got that CD 3 days ago. I guess nothing is obscure on Fark.

Alex Chilton: "Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

No, that band who put out the "I'VE GOT SOUL BUT I'M NOT A SOLDIER" song hold the title of worst lyrics ever.

That throat clearing in the beginning of their radio hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet is so spontaneous, so off-the-cuff, it's just so, so rock and roll! was done better on Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"

thegod082: Alex Chilton: "Are we human or are we dancers?" has got to be one of the worst rock lyrics in ages. I mean, even Gavin Rossdale must shake his head and think to himself "that makes no sense" when he hears that.

No, that band who put out the "I'VE GOT SOUL BUT I'M NOT A SOLDIER" song hold the title of worst lyrics ever.

seriously?

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Someone to love,
Somebody new.
Someone to love,
Someone like you.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Yeah, love me do.
Whoa, oh, love me do.

REOWeedwagon and thegod082....I think you're a little confused.

LewDux: Beatle's lyrics

My God the Beatles were brillant!

/hint of sarcasm there indeed

fernandez: Alex Chilton: seriously?

Nikorasu552: REOWeedwagon and thegod082....I think you're a little confused.

You both have let me down.

Doing it before it was cool.

The Killers are awful.

Step 1: Get hammered and throw non-sensical random first-thing-in-your-head phrases down as lyrics, and sprinkle with some contrived high-school-goth-kid cliche crap for good measure
Step 2: Convince idiot fans that said nonsense actually has some deep meaning
Step 3: Take it a step further by speaking like a pretentious asshole at every opportunity using similar tactics described in step 1.
Step 4: Profit

Their first album had some decent tracks if you ignored the silly lyrics, but I swear these guys are the new Creed in terms of suck.

Nickelback probably looks down on them.

Gnarls Barkley's first album was put together this way as well

I like them. I don't expect every song to be farkin' Wordsworth or Shakespeare - have some humour, ferchrissakes.

If you stop being a hipster douchebag, it's obvious Sam's Town was a vast improvement on the hit and miss debut.

danduran: I like them. I don't expect every song to be farkin' Wordsworth or Shakespeare - have some humour, ferchrissakes.

If you stop being a hipster douchebag, it's obvious Sam's Town was a vast improvement on the hit and miss debut.

agreed.

I actually dig the new album. I really like Hot Fuss though and appreciate that they did it on their own first before it was picked up and remastered by the label. I haven't really had a chance to process all of Day and Age yet, but "Spaceman" "Joy Ride" and "World We Live In" are good tracks. I look for Spaceman to be a single for sure.

---
oh..and the "are we dancer" line was a reference or nod to Hunter S. Thompson, for anyone that cares. Maybe a little more obscure than "Bat Country"

SeismicJizzer: I am a fan of the Killers but their latest album just blows

Oh this.

Human was ok, I really liked Space Man, and tracks 1 and 7 (can't remember the name), thing is I really hate how into his own voice Flowers' is. CD was ok for cheep.

TheQuest35: Human was ok, I really liked Space Man, and tracks 1 and 7 (can't remember the name), thing is I really hate how into his own voice Flowers' is. CD was ok for cheep.

"Losing Touch", and "I Can't Stay", respectively. Good songs, the both of 'em. And "Spaceman" is, in my opinion, the best song they've ever made.

mug_costanza: TheQuest35: Human was ok, I really liked Space Man, and tracks 1 and 7 (can't remember the name), thing is I really hate how into his own voice Flowers' is. CD was ok for cheep.

"Losing Touch", and "I Can't Stay", respectively. Good songs, the both of 'em. And "Spaceman" is, in my opinion, the best song they've ever made.

Spaceman has how many different choruses, three? Four? Pretty impressive.

gardigga: And Postal Service, but that one's already been mentioned.

Ugly Casanova FTW!!1!

building songs / albums via the net. What a novel and revolutionary idea!

Exile Collection 1 (new window)
Exile Collection 2 (new window)
Exile Collection 3 (new window)

/shameless plug
//I have tracks on the first 2
///one of which was also a collab with several other people that I've yet to meet.

If I'm not mistaken, Peeping Tom's album was put together this way as well. I liked the Killers' first album, but these guys are idiots if they think they're original.

thegod082: fernandez: Alex Chilton: seriously?

Nikorasu552: REOWeedwagon and thegod082....I think you're a little confused.

You both have let me down.

*checks sarcasm detector*

Oh, the damn thing wasn't plugged in

They thought they'd be the first to do this? Brandon Flowers doesn't have an original bone in his body.

Kilowatts and Vanek made this whole album over the internet without ever meeting.

And it is EXCELLENT!

/Hating music isn't cool.

danduran: mug_costanza: TheQuest35: Human was ok, I really liked Space Man, and tracks 1 and 7 (can't remember the name), thing is I really hate how into his own voice Flowers' is. CD was ok for cheep.

"Losing Touch", and "I Can't Stay", respectively. Good songs, the both of 'em. And "Spaceman" is, in my opinion, the best song they've ever made.

Spaceman has how many different choruses, three? Four? Pretty impressive.

No love for Dustland Fairytale or This is Your Life? Still gotta give the album a few more listens but those were the one's that stood out to me...

The Killers suck. Seriously, in a contest between them and a band that I really really like, they would lose. Therefore they suck. Go listen to [name of album by band I like] instead, because it is much better and therefore all other albums by all other bands are total crap.

They aren't revolutionary or particularly profound, but they aren't too cliche or overly moronic and their lyrics don't make any less sense than any other popular band. Plus, their shiat is catchy. I don't get where all the hate comes from. Also, Day and Age is good, probably second to Hot Fuss, but all 3 albums were entirely listenable. Get over yourselves.