SONG: "Spaceman"ARTIST: The Killers
RATING: OOOO
RATING: OOOO
hazim and the new asymptotes
hey. hazim here...again. The Killers have released their third studio album led by confusing single "Human". Many say it's a continuation of the brilliant and ambitious Sam's Town. Many also agree that it's really really bad. Brandon Flowers doesn't seem so confident in his music videos (check the music video for "Human" and the band seem lost with no artistic direction). They are, no doubt, talented. No other band could come up with the brilliance that is "Mr.Brightside" and even Hot Fuss was totally sparkling. More sparkling than their disco glitter ball rock concept album, Day & Age.
But Human is ridiculous. For me, at least, it's like an old man waking up from a coma. The lyrics? Meh. "Are we human or are we dancers?". Yes, that's very thought provoking...
That's the problem. Las Vegas cheesiness creeps into the cracks of most of their new set, but where this provided interesting muses last time. This time, they're affecting the nauseating way too literal lyrics.
But despite that, there ARE bright moments. Bright promising moments that live up to Flowers' Kanye sized boasting. Take "Spaceman" a ditty about alien abduction. There's no desperate attempt to sound smart or epic. There's no wrestling clumsy lyrics for credibility. There's just Flowers and the other dudes in his band showcasing what Day & Age could have been without the pompousness. Perfect piece of catchy new wave pop heaven. The rest of Day & Age can just rot in the desert outside the city of Las Vegas that this potentially Bono-fide awesome band came from. Hazim. Out.
hey. hazim here...again. The Killers have released their third studio album led by confusing single "Human". Many say it's a continuation of the brilliant and ambitious Sam's Town. Many also agree that it's really really bad. Brandon Flowers doesn't seem so confident in his music videos (check the music video for "Human" and the band seem lost with no artistic direction). They are, no doubt, talented. No other band could come up with the brilliance that is "Mr.Brightside" and even Hot Fuss was totally sparkling. More sparkling than their disco glitter ball rock concept album, Day & Age.
But Human is ridiculous. For me, at least, it's like an old man waking up from a coma. The lyrics? Meh. "Are we human or are we dancers?". Yes, that's very thought provoking...
That's the problem. Las Vegas cheesiness creeps into the cracks of most of their new set, but where this provided interesting muses last time. This time, they're affecting the nauseating way too literal lyrics.
But despite that, there ARE bright moments. Bright promising moments that live up to Flowers' Kanye sized boasting. Take "Spaceman" a ditty about alien abduction. There's no desperate attempt to sound smart or epic. There's no wrestling clumsy lyrics for credibility. There's just Flowers and the other dudes in his band showcasing what Day & Age could have been without the pompousness. Perfect piece of catchy new wave pop heaven. The rest of Day & Age can just rot in the desert outside the city of Las Vegas that this potentially Bono-fide awesome band came from. Hazim. Out.
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