Day & Age - The Killers
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

  • Summary: The Las Vegas band returns with its its third studio album produced by Stuart Price.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 31
  2. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. Like Vegas itself, Day & Age sometimes leans toward sensory overload. But the pull of its showgirls-and-fool's-gold glory is undeniable.
  2. 80
    Even when the songs feel light, when the stylistic havoc and production is almost absurd, you have to admire the glorious gall. [Dec 2008]
  3. It’s difficult to be bowled over by the fact that The Killers have essentially crafted an enjoyable but fairly throwaway pop record.
  4. Getting mauled by that white tiger sounds a bit more exiting. [Year End 2008]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 59
  2. Negative: 6 out of 59
  1. NickS
    9
    A quite brilliant album, needs around half a dozen listens but then every track seems to come alive and will take over the next couple of months of your life, seriously!!!!! Well done once again to the guys from Vegas, keep up the excellent work. Expand
  2. A great album filled with emotion. It's definitely different. In fact, some of the songs are just plain odd but this album has variety and is filled with songs that you'll love to play over and over again. Expand
  3. 7
    The Killers, in my opinion, had their peak with album number 1, Hot Fuss. Then, a less amazing album number 2, Sam's Town. And now this; a worthwhile album, but fails to touch any of the brain cells that go "WOW! Now THAT'S a song!"
    Pick it up if you can, but don't have any insanely high expectations. We, as Killers fans, can only hope that they will rise again to produce another masterpiece such as Hot Fuss.
    7/10. Why? Some great songs, but it doesn't seem to reach any new levels. While great for a chilled, possibly background listen, it doesn't seem to have filled its full potential as a Killers album.
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  4. MaricicaC.
    4
    I am very disappointed. I ran to the store conquered by the glistening nonsense, yet deeply unescapable charm of "Human", hopng the best was yet to come in the rest of teh record and all I've got out from this album is just another good song (Sapceman) wasted in kinda pointless trials to sound either U2 or Franz Ferdinand, and ultimatively reaching a watered down version of Level 42. I am genuinely let down. I prefer even Sam's Town over this unheaded attempt to glossy stadium rock. Expand

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