the killers - are they killer?

Actually, chances are very good it *was* Brandon -- the guy looked pretty much exactly like the Brandon still up above from the "Mr. Brightside" video, and he himself vouched for the fact that he attended at least one of the Vegas concerts during the Pop Trash tour, so, um, yeah.

I was just using The Hives as an example because, to the best of my knowledge, it's the most recent example of radio ignoring the first single off the follow-up record. I could have said "My Favourite Game" by The Cardigans I guess..

This an several other mind stealing incidents this weekend have left me paranoid.

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Is anyone else watching SNL right now?

"Human" was bad enough, but WTF is this second song? Is it about mad scientists or alien abduction or something?

Also, I never realized it until now with these big Jim Steinman-type productions, but Brandon Flowers sounds a lot like Meatloaf.

i really like "human"

probably their worst lyrics ever but they can crank out epic 80s songs like this no problem

i like every single one of their singles a lot though

i thought they were pretty good. he is pretty entertaining. not as good as mark wahlberg talks to animals, though.

I like Mr. Brightside and When You Were Young just fine, but that's about it.

And generally, I'm not one to pay close attention to lyrics. But when they're so bad that I actually notice how bad they are, it's hard to ignore.

The Killers are awesomeeee, and I like "Human," too. Sad I missed SNL tonight.

But I watched Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, so it's ok.

i like every single one of their singles a lot though

^ That. Also B. Flowers is v v dreamy.

^ that

omg, i never really looked at him until this snl performance

REALLY!? How could you not? He's seriously beautiful.

#1 rock star crush in high school

he was cuter pre-bad facial hair but yeah

tru!

his face is a masterpiece! :)

Handsome dude with atrocious taste in jackets.

Hey - come to chatz! Surprisingly there are still a couple of us there.

Brandon Flowers is, I suppose, pretty handsome. I like a few of their singles a lot, When You Were Young and Read My Mind, also smile like you mean it.

This is one of those bands which I don't find bad but don't find very good either. A couple of memorable singles, a batch of annoying ones (what's the name of the one that sounds like a gay parade? I'm not a soldier? I seriously hate that one)... I find it hard to excuse their musical existence past 'hot fuss'.

I'm not a huge fan but have enjoyed scattered moments of their back catalogue - Jenny, All Things I've Done, Reasons Unknown.

Why I'm more interested in the new 'un though is the presence of Stuart Price, who is producing the new album and has been responsible for jaw droppingly good remixes of Mr Brightside and When You Were Young.

Human has possibly the worst lyrics ever in a Killers song but it also has all the hallmarks of a great Thin White Duke production.

Whether he can repeat that trick 10 times for an album remains to be scene but it at least means I'm more interested in the new one than I would be.

Human has possibly the worst lyrics ever in a Killers song but it also has all the hallmarks of a great Thin White Duke production.

And atrocious lyrics are hallmarks of the real Thin White Duke's songs too!

One of their singles has made my year-end singles list since 2005 (last year's Pet Shop Boys remix of "Read My Mind" may be my favorite), even though their albums are overblown. I haven't heard "Human" yet.

the lyrics don't bother me at all. and i think that performance was totally engaging.

Someone please to post pics of Brandon on SNL plz okthxbye

If he worked out a bit more and lost the bland roundness of his face, he'd be hawt.

Are we human or are we dancer? WHAT?

Tune's not terrible though.

is he supposed to be saying "denser"?

Danza.

I know! I was watching this, wondering if he just forgot the "s" the first time, but no. "Are we human, or are we dancer", singular, for the entire song. I've defended their horrible lyrics in the past, but uh, not this time. Wow. I liked the second song much better.

'Are we human or are we dancers' wouldn't be a vast improvement, seeing as you have to be human to be a dancer (unless there's some kind of monkey that dances).

I'd have thought Flowers would be sporting some pretentious facial hair by now, but overall the band has exactly the correct amount of hair to indicate they're ready for album #3. Love the Brian May look.