The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)

Reason for Listening:
I was listening to KROQ and they had just given away tickets to The Killers. This prompted me to listen to this album.

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Released 20040607.
11 songs. 45:39. Hot Fuss (2004)
11+1 songs. 45:39+04:14. Hot Fuss (Various) (2004)
11+1+2 songs. 45:39+04:14+06:22. Hot Fuss (Japan) (2004)
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Notes:
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First listen.
I skimmed my blog post for their performance at Firefly 2015. Honestly, I would not have remembered seeing them if it weren't for the post
Listened to the first two tracks.
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Start back at the beginning.
Wow. This album is stacked. Tracks 2 through 5 occupy the first, eight, second, and fifth spots on the top ten most popular tracks by The Killers on Spotify. [These four tracks were also singles from the album]

3: "Mr. Brightside";
2: "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine"; "Smile Like You Mean It"; "Somebody Told Me"; "All These Things That I've Done";
1: "Andy, You're A Star"; "On Top"; "Everything Will Be Alright";
0: "Change Your Mind"; "Belive Me Natalie"; "Midnight Show"; "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll";


Summary:
Overall, this album has some top tracks from The Killers, but the album starts strong and loses the momentum towards the second half. Furthermore, by now, the popularity of the first few tracks leaves much to be desired of the tracks that follow and that follow-up is just not there.

Overall Rating: 4.0/5
Favorite Song: "Mr. Brightside"

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Billboard 200
Peak Date: 20050507 | Peak Position: 7 | Weeks on Chart: 98 | Debut Date: 20040703