| Product Summary | | Label: ISLAND | | UPC: 00602517026759 | | Release Date: 10/3/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 202891921 | | Item#: M36HCE | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24831 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
(C) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
| On the 2006 follow-up to their wildly successful debut, Hot Fuss, the Killers' continue their torrid affair with1980s New Wave, but manage to incorporate the sounds of that era, particularly heavy use of synthesizers, more seamlessly into the mix. This is due, at least in part, to the presence of veteran producers Flood and Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, U2), who help to make the tracks on Sam's Town both brighter and edgier than earlier Killers tunes. While the Las Vegas-based act's Britpop-influenced songs are still marked by Brandon Flower's emotive vocals and bold synth lines, Dave Keuning's guitar riffs are amped up on much of the record, as exemplified by the urgent single "When We Were Young," which easily stands as one of the quartet's finest tunes. Other highlights of this brooding album are the dramatic "Bones" and the yearning title track, songs that prove that the Killers may have unforeseen substance lurking under their carefully rendered style.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Adrina Hanson, Maryam Haddad, Tristan Moyer (strings); Tommy Marth (saxophone); Corlene Byrd, Louis XIV (background vocals). | | Additional personnel: Neeraj Khajanchi (trombone); Corlene Byrd, Tommy Marth, Adrina Hanson, Maryam Haddad, Tristan Moyer, Louis XIV. | | Audio Mixers: Flood; Alan Moulder; Andy Savours. | | Recording information: Criterion Studios, London, England; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV. | | Photographer: Anton Corbijn. | | On the 2006 follow-up to their wildly successful debut, HOT FUSS, the Killers' continue their torrid affair with1980s New Wave, but manage to incorporate the sounds of that era, particularly heavy use of synthesizers, more seamlessly into the mix. This is due, at least in part, to the presence of veteran producers Flood and Alan Moulder (Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, U2), who help to make the tracks on SAM'S TOWN both brighter and edgier than earlier Killers tunes. While the Las Vegas-based act's Britpop-influenced songs are still marked by Brandon Flower's emotive vocals and bold synth lines, Dave Keuning's guitar riffs are amped up on much of the record, as exemplified by the urgent single "When We Were Young," which easily stands as one of the quartet's finest tunes. Other highlights of this brooding album are the dramatic "Bones" and the yearning title track, songs that prove that the Killers may have unforeseen substance lurking under their carefully rendered style. |
Producer: Flood; Alan Moulder; Flood; Alan Moulder |
Engineer: Flood; Alan Moulder; Max Dingel; Mark Gray |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | CD Review: The Killers' Sam's Town Cinema Blend CD Reviews Published on: 10/6/2006 | | New look, same old sound! That's about the only description I can muster for the Killers' new album Sam's Town. They are definitely talented musicians who can spew MTV-ified angst and ache, but as Sam's Town illustrates, the only growth within the band is Brandon Flowers' facial hair. ...read the full review |
| The Killers - Sam's Town - CD Review By: Andy Peterson - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 11/20/2008 7:04 PM | | Even though the protagonists were from Vegas, not Vauxhall, Hot Fuss was undeniably a reverent indexing of the best of late-twentieth-century British pop music from Oasis to Duran Duran via Queen, New Order and Soft Cell. Such unfettered nostalgia struck a chord with a global audience and from the carefully-honed press hysteria that accompanied debut single "Mr Brightside" (e.g. The Sunday Times wrongly proclaiming it the "Teenage Kicks" of the noughties) to their effortless performance at Live 8, a perfectly-executed PR blitz helped the Las Vegas quartet’s careers eclipse the sort of dreams that their hometown sells to desperate strangers. Returning three years later sporting facial hair, wedding rings, and wardrobes realised from spaghetti western backlots, reinvention was clearly agenda item #1....read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/03/2006 | | Original Release Date : 2006 | | Catalog ID : 0007221 | | Label : Island | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602517026759 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Spin (p.93)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Everything is constructed to epic dimensions, almost according to physical laws of acceleration and propulsion....There's no denying the brute efficiency of the hooks."Q (p.126)
- Ranked #5 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "[A] valentine to the mythic Americana of prime Springsteen." Mojo (Publisher)
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- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] resume their successful formula -- loud guitars, '80s pop hooks, glitterdust synths -- but these 12 songs come with extra muscle and star-spangled lyricism..." Mojo (p.104) 4 of 10
4 stars out of 5
"[They] resume their successful formula -- loud guitars, '80s pop hooks, glitterdust synths -- but these 12 songs come with extra muscle and star-spangled lyricism..."
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| | Bio | | Though a batch of 1980s-New Wave-inspired bands started making noise in the early 2000s, it wasn't until the Killers' 2004 debut album Hot Fussthat the style really broke through to the mainstream. Heavily indebted to the likes of the Smiths, Psychedelic Furs, et al, the Las Vegas, NV quartet brought a contemporary sense of urgency to their retro-loving dance-rock sound and taught a new generation of kids that it doesn't have to be disco to be dance music.
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  4.5 | | Performance |  5 | | Composition |  4 | | Overall Satisfaction | 4.5 |
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5 of 5 Hmmm... Friday, April 27, 2007
Jay from Costa Mesa, CA
Great CD. Great band. Bad live show. I can't believe I fell for it TWICE. I saw them a few years back and they were bad. With Sam's Town, my GF wanted to see them again, so I gave them another chance, but they still suck live. They are the worst live band in the history of rock and roll. Period. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Another Awesome CD Wednesday, April 04, 2007
A Listener from KCMO
I love this CD!! Another Great CD. Was this review helpful?
4 of 5 Great for Fans Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Dean M from Holland, MI
After being very impressed with the Killers debut album, i was looking forward to their next recording. They stay true to their unique style, however it lacks the magic the first one had. Sophomore albums tend to not capture the essence that the first one did in general and this is no exception. If you enjoyed the first one however, you are bound to enjoy this one. After listening to it a few times i really started to enjoy many of the songs. Sam's Town, Uncle Johnny, Bones, For Reasons Unknown, and Read My Mind all stick out as good songs, which is more than enough reason to buy this album. If you are just getting into the Killers, buy Hot Fuss. If you have Hot Fuss and are looking for more Killers goodness, buy Sam's Town. Was this review helpful?
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