moodyg

I love the Killers and love Sam's Town....it's a good record by a good band. Period.

I like the Killers very much. I too, liked this record upon playing ita few times. Hot Fuss was the same way. I didn't like that record at all until it was pounded in my head by a friend, and even to this day, I only like a few songs from that record. Sam's Town is different. The songs really do stick with you. I don't hear the Boss' influence all over this record. More U2 as the review mentioned. I do agree though more with the statement that on this record, the Killers still sound like the Killers-- and maybe that is their biggest fault. There are many people who never liked them in the first place. All that being said, I think this is a solid effort, and the record is more artistically cohesive then the previous one. I'd give it about a 7 or 8 -- so in short I agree with this review more than many others that I've read. And point well taken, only the Killers can prove if they are meant to stick around longer than most of their peers (I think they have the talent to). But, I'm prone to agree that their place in the history of rock and roll is theirs to earn or lose.