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Post by pancakes on Mar 14, 2020 0:25:48 GMT -5
This is good but doesn’t top “Run for Cover”.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Mar 14, 2020 0:49:10 GMT -5
There are about 15+ Killers songs that this song doesn't top, but you know what it does top? 95% of the Alt chart. ;)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2020 1:03:21 GMT -5
It's boring for the first minute or so. After that, it gets good. I am hoping it will grow on me.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 14, 2020 6:38:37 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
0 36 KILLERS Caution 419 0 419 2.578
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 15, 2020 5:16:42 GMT -5
Top 30 on Alternative:
0 27 KILLERS Caution 549 0 549 3.159
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Post by American Idiot on Mar 15, 2020 11:16:32 GMT -5
I'm also in the boat of "This is good, but not close to their best." The Killers in general have rarely disappointed me throughout their career. "Hot Fuss" and "Sams's Town" would like likely be in my Top 50 albums of all-time. However, I still really liked their later releases enough. Their last album was their weakest in my opinion and this is probably better than anything on it, so it gives me hope that this upcoming album has some good potential. It just doesn't compare to some of the gems they've put out in their career. It wouldn't make my Top 10 or maybe even 20 songs of all-time from The Killers, but it wouldn't be near the bottom either.
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Post by maine on Mar 15, 2020 12:46:18 GMT -5
This reminds me of a lot of "Tyson vs. Douglas" actually.
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Post by Adrian C. 🍓 on Mar 15, 2020 14:58:08 GMT -5
I love The Killers and I think this is the best song they've released in years!
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 16, 2020 10:59:40 GMT -5
Apparently, Lindsey Buckingham also contributed to this track.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 16, 2020 11:46:44 GMT -5
Love the chorus and the instrumental. The lyrics of the verses... notsomuch. I've never been able to figure it out, are Brandon's lyrics bad? Or is he just not a good enough singer to sell the imagery he's always trying to sell.
Either way, this is solid though.
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Post by deepston on Mar 16, 2020 11:55:42 GMT -5
Absolutely love this but it isn't able to top the many masterpieces in "Wonderful Wonderful".
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Post by macattack on Mar 16, 2020 15:10:10 GMT -5
Apparently, Lindsey Buckingham also contributed to this track. He contributed electric guitar to the song including the concluding solo.
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Post by altguy on Mar 16, 2020 16:43:16 GMT -5
So doing Bruce Springsteen karaoke now qualifies as “alt”? This band has jumped the shark
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Post by shanas on Mar 16, 2020 19:39:35 GMT -5
love the Petty Running Down a Dream guitars injected into it too
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Mar 16, 2020 22:57:27 GMT -5
love the Petty Running Down a Dream guitars injected into it too I get what you mean. It's not in the melody, but in the way style they are played. Good catch.
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Post by narp on Mar 17, 2020 0:10:58 GMT -5
Yup. This is the sound people listen to The Killers for, and I’m all for it. At some points it sounds like he may be pushing a bit but other than that I see nothing wrong with the vocals.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 17, 2020 6:07:58 GMT -5
Top 50 on AAA:
0 47 KILLERS Caution 89 0 89 0.363
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Post by macattack on Mar 17, 2020 10:25:33 GMT -5
So doing Bruce Springsteen karaoke now qualifies as “alt”? This band has jumped the shark The Killers have always done this. They have a pattern of alternating between new wave, Duran Duran-esque albums and roots rock Springsteen-inspired albums. We're getting an album of roots rock anthems this time, hopefully it's better than the last one.
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Mar 17, 2020 11:25:08 GMT -5
I feel like, if anything, this kinda splits the difference between those two styles. I will say that I certainly enjoy this more than most if not all of their previous "roots rock" efforts.
In general, this band has been hit-or-miss for me (with more misses than hits) after the first album. I did really like "Run For Cover" from the last era, as well as "Spaceman" from Day & Age and their cover of Joy Division's "Shadowplay". This is another one that I can add to that list.
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Post by macattack on Mar 17, 2020 17:45:07 GMT -5
A staggering 56 official adds on Alternative, ranging from stations as diverse from KTCL to KROQ to WBUZ to WEQX. That will almost certainly be the record in the 2020s for some time to come, and probably crushes almost every 2010s total too.
It's all but guaranteed this song will smash. The record label would be fools to not try to cross this song over to HAC and CHR/Pop.
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Post by shanas on Mar 17, 2020 19:19:47 GMT -5
A staggering 56 official adds on Alternative, ranging from stations as diverse from KTCL to KROQ to WBUZ to WEQX. That will almost certainly be the record in the 2020s for some time to come, and probably crushes almost every 2010s total too. It's all but guaranteed this song will smash. The record label would be fools to not try to cross this song over to HAC and CHR/Pop. spot on
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Post by narp on Mar 17, 2020 21:13:46 GMT -5
I would really fucking love for a song by The Killers to get top 40 on the Hot 100 in 2020.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2020 22:34:23 GMT -5
A staggering 56 official adds on Alternative, ranging from stations as diverse from KTCL to KROQ to WBUZ to WEQX. That will almost certainly be the record in the 2020s for some time to come, and probably crushes almost every 2010s total too. How many adds a popular song usually gets? (on average) I mean, I am not familiar with this bit of info as I usually post at the country forum.
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Post by macattack on Mar 18, 2020 2:56:11 GMT -5
A staggering 56 official adds on Alternative, ranging from stations as diverse from KTCL to KROQ to WBUZ to WEQX. That will almost certainly be the record in the 2020s for some time to come, and probably crushes almost every 2010s total too. How many adds a popular song usually gets? (on average) I mean, I am not familiar with this bit of info as I usually post at the country forum. I think there are roughly 80-90 stations on the Alt panel, so 56 of them taking song means about two thirds of the panel took the song in its first week. This usually does not happen with Alternative, which tends to operate on slow burns.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 18, 2020 5:23:48 GMT -5
Top 20 on Alternative:
0 19 KILLERS Caution 1013 0 1013 4.929
Top 40 on AAA:
0 37 KILLERS Caution 126 0 126 0.494
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 20, 2020 5:15:27 GMT -5
Top 30 on AAA:
106 27 KILLERS Caution 193 23 170 0.777
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 20, 2020 11:12:39 GMT -5
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Mar 21, 2020 0:54:14 GMT -5
three repeat plays later. I love Music videos. I also get the impression that the band, and or record label really have faith in the song ,and want to do all they can to give it promotion. and for unexplained reason the song just sounds all the more better to my ears.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Mar 21, 2020 5:15:52 GMT -5
Top 20 on AAA:
75 20 KILLERS Caution 228 36 192 0.823
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2020 18:04:07 GMT -5
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