Battle Born
by The Killers

From RockyRaccoon TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/10/2013 01:56 | #80834 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

So there’s a problem with The Killers and this problem has existed, it seems, for quite a while. All of their songs are blending together. It seems like with each album, they’re not making any progress. “Hot Fuss" was an awesome album, I loved it and I remember when it came out. Their sound was different, they had a few singles that sounded really cool, Brandon Flowers had a unique voice and I thought “Wow, these guys are pretty good." Then “Sam’s Town" came out and the album itself was just mediocre. Had a few songs that were really good, but other than that, it was just ok. And then “Day & Age" came out and it was the same thing. Now “Battle Born" is out, and again, it’s the same thing. This album is essentially interchangeable with any of The Killers other albums. Now, all that being said, it isn’t necessarily a bad album. There are a couple songs that are pretty good, but otherwise the album is just ok. Not bad, just ok.

Battle Born is one of my favourite songs of all time, however the rest of this album is really poor to be honest.

1) Uninspired and slow, it's as if they just didn't want to make this album but felt they had to instead.

2) Overrrrrproduced and formulaic, so many of the songs sound so similar and just boring, but also the songs have no character like they did in hot fuss.

3) Poor choice of instruments, over use of synthesisers and not enough of a rough sound from guitars or drums.

I think that the general assessment of The Killers' "Battle Born" has been way too negative and unfair. I think we are in a time when there are very few bands in the classic rock genre who write good songs and release interesting albums. Of course, you can not deny that The Killers, since the group's first two albums, have lost some edge and thus become more mainstream, but the good songwriting is absolutely still there. A comparison with bands that could be put into the same category like Coldplay or The Foo Fighters, The Killers won't fall through in any way through. Or what about yawners like "Nickelback"?

I find it hard to point out really weak numbers; you might, though, find "A Matter of Time" or "Deadlines and Commitments" less interesting. On the other hand, it is very easy to find strong new songs that have both durable melodies and powerful vocals by Flowers; wrapped up in well tested rock arrangemets. At random I could bring out "Here With Me", "Fleah and Bone", "Miss Atomic Bomb", "Runaways," "From Here On Out" and "Battle Born".

I feel quite confident that this album will go down in history as one of their most successful.

I know I'm gonna get some hate for this but this is my favorite Killers album. I love the emotion in Flowers' voice. The lyrics are perfect. Its got and overall teenage love feel to it and it is a huge step up from Day & Age.

From cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/24/2012 20:18 | #53321 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

at some point you have to stop doing music if you don't have any inspiration. disappointing