Hot Fuss (studio album) by The Killers

Definitely an album of two halves. First half absolutely outstanding with hooks that just reel you in. Some being quite dreamy that just mould into you, but with all being massively catchy. It's a shame the back half dips off otherwise this would be an album of legendary status.

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The early tacks are timeless and the real reason why I am hoLding on to the CD.
The rest is a mixture of good and not so good but it not so bad as to take away the overall enjoyment of hearing it again.

Otro álbum clásico de los 2000s con canciones que todos hemos escuchado y que se han convertido en himnos como “Mr. Brightside” y “Somebody Told Me”. En una interesante mezcla entre el Post-Punk Revival (muy popular durante esa década) y el Pop-Rock.

Brandon Flowers tiene una interpretación super carismática y su voz es un punto muy destacable dentro de este álbum, además, las canciones tienen melodías pegadizas, con coros rimbombantes y el uso de sintetizadores recuerda mucho al Pop Rock de los 80s.

En general, diría que “Hot Fuss” es un debut muy sólido, pero que no está exento de algunas carencias; y es que, aunque las canciones que están en la primera mitad del álbum son excelentes, se siente un bajón de calidad en comparación con las que están en la segunda mitad, problema que se hace más evidente durante “Believe Me Natalie” y “Midnight Show” probablemente las dos pistas más débiles del álbum. Asimismo, creo que por momentos se siente un poco sobre producido, debido a que, por ejemplo: en 2 canciones geniales como “Smile Like You Mean It” y “On Top” los sintetizadores están de sobra y terminan saturando y sobrecargando de arreglos las canciones, afectando un poco la experiencia.

En conclusión, creo que, pese a sus problemas, Hot Fuss sigue siendo un álbum que vale la pena darle una oportunidad.

This album is extremely front heavy and the second side does not live up to the expectations created by the first 5 songs. All of these first 5 songs are a creation of pure energy and are irresistibly infectious. The choruses are brilliant and you leave this album with at least one of those 5 songs in your head for the rest of the day. However, after this we have a significant drop off and I do think every other track is filler and could really be cut from the album. I think it is because the melodies aren't as strong on these final tracks and so the group get a little exposed for being a bit simple and repetitive. Songs like Believe Me Natalie and Midnight Show are just bland for me and I keep checking the run time to see how long is left by the time these songs come on. Overall, if they could maintain that energy and quality of those first 5 tracks then this album would justify itself for being amongst the greatest.

Agree with many of the other comments on here. Half of the album is fantastic, the other half is very meh. My favourites are On Top, Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine, Mr Brightside (overplayed but still not old to me) and Smile Like You Mean It. Andy You're A Star, Believe Me Natalie and Everything Will Be Alright are very forgettable and the rest of the tracks are good. Still rate this very highly though, but it would be a lot higher if a few of those filler tracks were better.

From VictorVale 07/16/2021 19:33

Conseguiu ser popular e bem criticado.

From LebowskiRams 04/03/2021 19:54

I agree that it would be difficult for any artist to follow the excellent first 5-6 tracks. Each one is lightning in a bottle.

There's some good stuff on Side B, but the gap in quality with Side A is still glaring

Fantastic singles, but the rest of the album can't keep up.

I can agree with the comments about unevenness to a degree. The first 5 tracks are certainly all-time classics, but because they're so good, any song would fall short for almost any band.

However, Andy, You're a Star, Believe Me, Natalie, and Change Your Mind are all good tracks as well. Maybe they lose luster in the context of the album, but still good songs! But the other second half songs are certainly a step down.

85/100