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Listen to The Killers ft. Lou Reed "Tranquilize"
"Was it love, or was it just easy?"
This is pretty epic. And pretty crunchy. I know many of you are hoping to hear new Killers material that marks a return to the sound of "Hot Fuss." But this new track is nothing like that.
It brings more of the swaggering, '70s inspired Americana that the group presented on "Sam's Town." The song has an angsty streak with Flowers' frantic vocals and a swirling guitar riff that leads up to a steady outro much in the vein of "Exitlude" on "Sam's Town." A children's choir is even featured to turn up the drama and make it a true event.
The vocal pairing of Flowers and Reed works very well, but the song itself still needs to grow on me. I'm holding out for the high-quality version that will be featured on "Sawdust," their upcoming collection of B-sides.
(For some reason, I am still looking for a teaming between David Bowie and the Killers. I think that would even be more exciting.)
October 12, 2007 in The Killers | Permalink
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Oh, I'm not so sure about this
song:( I want the Hot Fuss-era back! Btw, Shadowplay is much better... But I guess it will grow on me...
Posted by: Delta at Oct 12, 2007 1:48:55 PM
amazing song
Posted by: at Oct 12, 2007 5:04:41 PM
This is probably the most adventurous song they've done thus far. Don't judge it based on what you hear on the super-compressed crappy YouTube link (that's not a real video by the way, it's a fan vid). Give it a REAL listen, nice and loud, straight off the CD (not a crappy low-bit-rate mp3.) It's dense and menacing, fairly dark and queasy-sounding. The lyrics reflect the same mood, eventually dropping into a sad, resigned, vaguely uplifting coda (did you get the bit about Bushes and bombs? Good.) I think it's just another of example of The Killers refusing to sit still in a formula, and I think it's actually pretty grand if you give it a few listens and actually know what the lyrics are...give it a try.
Posted by: kelldicott at Oct 16, 2007 3:09:38 AM
Read my review in my blog if you like...I think this is as good as any Lennon/McCartney song ever written.
Posted by: Killer Doula at Oct 21, 2007 10:12:13 AM
strange!!!!!
but always the killers
Posted by: pietro at Nov 18, 2007 7:04:08 PM
strange!!!!!
but always the killers
Posted by: pietro at Nov 18, 2007 7:06:29 PM
Best song of the year. Easily.
Posted by: Gabriel at Dec 7, 2007 12:50:10 PM
