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The New Killers Song

jaguar
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The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 03:30 PM UTC #
Yuck!!!

I'm listening to it now over the radio. :(

Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!

Thank God it's short.
kevhender
Joined: March 06, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 03:33 PM UTC #
You can't be right… this is going to be the best album of the last 20 years, remember?
kcjones119
Joined: May 04, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 03:34 PM UTC #
Yeah, Stereogum had a snippet of it the other day. I caught these awful lyrics:
Can we climb this mountain?
I don't know
Higher now than ever befoooore
I know we can make it if we take it slow.
Let's take it easy
Easy now
Watch it go.
We're burnin down the highway skyline
on the back of a hurricane
that started turnin when you were young.
When you were youuuuuuung.
sonickteam2
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 03:42 PM UTC #
are you sure thats their new song?
ggw
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 03:49 PM UTC #
The 40 second snippet can be found here.
vansmack
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 04:11 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!
Cool, just like their first album. Can't wait!
jaguar
Joined: October 28, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 3869
Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 04:20 PM UTC #
No, it's worse!
Much worse.

At least the first album was catchy. This really has all the sounds of a throw-away.
Fico
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 04:22 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!
Cool, just like their first album. Can't wait!
Smackie what do you think the odds are we kick off the OC's season 4 with some new Killers…yeah! :)
distance
Joined: January 07, 2003 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1282
Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 04:33 PM UTC #
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!
Cool, just like their first album. Can't wait!
my thoughts exactly.
the killers are and were absolutely terrible and a waste of existance.
HoyaSaxa03
Joined: March 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 7053
Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 07:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Fico:
[fico's link]
holy shit is that bad!!
kcjones119
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 07:08 PM UTC #
The lyrics just really reminded me of Freelove Freeway from the UK Office.
alex
Joined: October 07, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 950
Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 07:37 PM UTC #
Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!
Cool, just like their first album. Can't wait!
my thoughts exactly.
the killers are and were absolutely terrible and a waste of existance.
Yeah, seriously…when have the Killers been anything BUT the above listed gripes?
jaguar
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Posts: 3869
Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 08:42 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Alex:
Originally posted by distance:
Originally posted by vansmack:
Originally posted by Jaguar:
Sounds like some song from out of the 80s that took its basis from the popular synth sounds of the times but then was completely remixed and homogenized to fit into the major lable hit formula mold to infect our radios with sickly mold spores. Pathetic!!!
Cool, just like their first album. Can't wait!
my thoughts exactly.
the killers are and were absolutely terrible and a waste of existance.
Yeah, seriously…when have the Killers been anything BUT the above listed gripes?
Oh, please! I'm sure Mr. Google Gone Wild could find all of yas shitting over yourselves trying to track down tickets to their sold out show! :roll:
kurosawa-b/w
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 11:19 PM UTC #
My main thought was how weak his voice sounded.
jaguar
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Re: The New Killers Song July 13, 2006 at 11:33 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kurosawa-b/w:
My main thought was how weak his voice sounded.
Yeah, the whole thing sounded weak I thought. It was like that on the radio too. I kept wondering if we were hearing some watered down unmastered pre-release. I heard it on HFS so I'm not too sure they would chance airing something all that questionable unless they got an okay from the label. But those labels are slooowly understanding the power of the leaks, so you never know.
alex
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Re: The New Killers Song July 14, 2006 at 01:04 AM UTC #
I saw them opening for Stellastarr* and Ambulance LTD once…actually twice, since I went to Alley Katz and The Black Cat for that tour. We left laughing at how bad they were.

I still can't believe they got big enough to sell out Merriweather.
callat703
Joined: May 25, 2005 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The New Killers Song July 14, 2006 at 02:56 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Alex:
I saw them opening for Stellastarr* and Ambulance LTD once…actually twice, since I went to Alley Katz and The Black Cat for that tour. We left laughing at how bad they were.

I still can't believe they got big enough to sell out Merriweather.
Ha! I was at that Alley Katz show. Didn't see the Killers though; had no idea who they were.
callat703
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Re: The New Killers Song July 14, 2006 at 02:59 PM UTC #
What's so amusing about this song to me is that its exactly what he said it was going to be: new wave-ish Bruce Springsteen.

I think I hate it.

I will say that the first five tracks on "Hot Fuss" were pretty awesome.
Guiny
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Re: The New Killers Song July 14, 2006 at 03:14 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Alex:
I saw them opening for Stellastarr* and Ambulance LTD once…actually twice, since I went to Alley Katz and The Black Cat for that tour. We left laughing at how bad they were.

I still can't believe they got big enough to sell out Merriweather.
Can Stellastarr or Ambulance LTD sell out Merriweather?
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