The Killers. Sam's Town (2006)

Sam's Town is the second studio album by Las Vegas rock band The Killers, released on October 2, 2006 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States.

The album is said to be influenced by the works of U2, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, among others. Sam's Town received mixed reviews, with some praising The Killers' new direction and others criticising it.

In the October 2006 issue of Giant magazine, Flowers was quoted as saying that Sam's Town would be "one of the best albums in the past twenty years" and in Entertainment Weekly he remarked that it would be "the album that keeps rock & roll afloat." In an interview with Chicago radio station Q101, Brandon Flowers called "Read My Mind" the best song that the band had ever written.

The album takes its name from Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, a hotel-casino in Las Vegas, the hometown of the band. The bikini-clad woman on the cover of Sam's Town is model and singer Felice LaZae. The album's co-producer Flood is dressed as a Native American in
the CD booklet. The artwork inside the album booklet is taken from a downtown-Las Vegas mural painted by Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, a local painter.

Track Listing

All tracks written by Brandon Flowers, except where noted.

1. "Sam's Town" – 4:06
2. "Enterlude" – 0:49
3. "When You Were Young" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci Jr.) – 3:40
4. "Bling (Confession of a King)" (Flowers, Mark Stoermer) – 4:08
5. "For Reasons Unknown" – 3:32
6. "Read My Mind" (Flowers, Dave Keuning, Stoermer) – 4:06
7. "Uncle Jonny" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer) – 4:25
8. "Bones" (Flowers, Stoermer, Vannucci) – 3:47
9. "My List" – 4:08
10. "This River Is Wild" (Flowers, Stoermer) – 4:38
11. "Why Do I Keep Counting?" – 4:24
12. "Exitlude" – 2:29

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The Killers. Hot Fuss (2004)

Hot Fuss is the debut album by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers, first released in 2004. The album reached #1 in both the UK and Australia, and was certified 3x Platinum in Canada (300,000 units) by the CRIA on October 17, 2005. Singles from the album include, in order released, "Somebody Told Me", "Mr. Brightside", "All These Things That I've Done", and "Smile Like You Mean It". Towards the end of 2005, The Killers also released the album on 7" vinyl in a boxset of 11 discs. On side A of each of the discs is the album track, and on the B-side are non-album tracks. The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Hot Fuss has sold more than 5,000,000 copies worldwide.

Track Listing

1. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" – 4:04
2. "Mr. Brightside" – 3:42
3. "Smile Like You Mean It" – 3:54
4. "Somebody Told Me" – 3:17
5. "All These Things That I've Done" – 5:01
6. "Andy, You're a Star" – 3:14
7. "On Top" – 4:18
8. "Change Your Mind" – 3:10
9. "Believe Me Natalie" – 5:06
10. "Midnight Show" – 4:02
11. "Everything Will Be Alright" – 5:45
12. "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" * – 4:15
13. "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" * – 3:50
14. "Under the Gun" * – 2:33

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