MP3 of the Week
Every once in a while a record comes along that takes me back, time machine style, to a time that's come and gone.
So it is with The Killer's record, Hot Fuss.
This record takes me back to the late 80s when the Gotham Gal and I were married without kids and living in the east village. We loved The Cure and listened to them all the time.
The Killers sounds so much like The Cure, particularly before they began their Disntegration.
The songs that have gotten the most airplay on this record are the Grammy nominated Somebody Told Me and Mr. Brightside, which is quickly moving to the top of the iTunes Top 10.
Stuck right between them on the record is my favorite track, Smile Like You Mean It. If you heard this song on the radio, you'd think it was The Cure.
So, Smile Like You Mean It is my MP3 of the Week.
I hope you like it.
Killers are definitely a takeoff of the 80s Manchester scene. Certainly a Cure influence there, but if you watch their videos, the lead singer is definitely a Morrissey man.
I even read an article about the band going on a self-led Smiths landmark tour when they visited Manchester.
Not a bad thing, considering that The Smiths are the best band of the 80s. Which leads me to wonder, can we ever expect a Smiths album in the Top 50?
Posted by: Shant | February 15, 2005 at 07:50 AM
Not that it means anything, but it's cool that a band called The Killers sound a lot like a band called The Cure.
Posted by: Julia | February 15, 2005 at 04:26 PM
Well personally I prefer Killers to The Cure, my friend bought me The Cure Greatest Hits for my birthday and I really wasn't impressed...But I can see where you're coming from. Being a girl, of course I'd prefer the Killers because *smiles* the singer is much fitter..and obviously younger...
Posted by: Jian | April 19, 2005 at 08:50 AM
of course the cure are older than the killers, other albums such as the top or head on the door, and the song 'if only we could sleep tonight' in kiss me kiss me kiss me sounds like the effect used in the killers song 'everything will be alright' especially with brandon flowers voice sounding like robert smiths.
Posted by: jennifer | July 06, 2005 at 05:51 AM
robert smith is a great artist.
the cure is a legendary band.
no matter about the looks.
Posted by: jennifer | July 06, 2005 at 05:57 AM