Review: The Killers
The Killers 'Sawdust': Aidin Vaziri | Ever wanted to hear Lou Reed sound like a stuffed barn owl reciting fifth-grade poetry? Look no further than "Tranquilize," the opening track from the Killers' new odds-and-ends collection, in which the former Velvet Underground front man trades plodding verses with an agonizingly tense Brandon Flowers. Just how far out of its depth is the eyeliner-wearing Las Vegas quartet on "Sawdust"? Well, considering the band has been together for only about five years and released two mediocre albums, the disc isn't exactly spilling over with lost treasures. Instead, a couple of genuine collectibles ("Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf," "Under the Gun") are heavily padded with pointless covers (Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet"), soundtrack flotsam ("Spider-Man 3's" "Move Away") and a nine-minute dance remix of "Mr. Brightside." That's right: It's all filler, no killer.
posted by Aidin at Tuesday, December 04, 2007
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