• Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Sep 14, 2010
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 40
  2. Negative: 0 out of 40
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  1. Pat
    Sep 21, 2010
    7
    Not terrible. It's a bit like a B-sides album for the Killer's Day and Age. Killers A-side albums are fairly different sounding from each other. 'Playing with Fire' is a good high point of the Flamingo.
  2. MD_
    Sep 15, 2010
    8
    Eight is a charitable score, in truth. Eight is a step below greatness, and while Flowers' debut, Flamingo, is not a truly great album, it is a very good one for what it tries to accomplish. In relation to its peers' (and Flowers' own musical Alma Mater, The Killers') work, it is deserving of a low eight.

    It is a strong pop-oriented album that lacks the indie sensibilities that seemed to
    Eight is a charitable score, in truth. Eight is a step below greatness, and while Flowers' debut, Flamingo, is not a truly great album, it is a very good one for what it tries to accomplish. In relation to its peers' (and Flowers' own musical Alma Mater, The Killers') work, it is deserving of a low eight.

    It is a strong pop-oriented album that lacks the indie sensibilities that seemed to weaken Day & Age and perhaps the strongest effort the young Las Vegas resident has afforded us, solo or otherwise.
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  3. Oct 3, 2010
    10
    Brilliant album! All the songs are good. Where as most albums have a couple of songs that you just simply skip over this album doesn't. My favourite album at the moment and one of my favourite of all all time.
  4. Sep 15, 2010
    8
    As a big Killers fan i found this album underwhelming alot of the songs sound like Killers lite , there's not alot of experimentation or ambition on this record and overall the songs just aren't that strong , there are a couple of highlights in Only The Young and Playing With Fire but still both songs seem overproduced , the bonus tracks are a treat (especially 11 , 12 and 14) they are farAs a big Killers fan i found this album underwhelming alot of the songs sound like Killers lite , there's not alot of experimentation or ambition on this record and overall the songs just aren't that strong , there are a couple of highlights in Only The Young and Playing With Fire but still both songs seem overproduced , the bonus tracks are a treat (especially 11 , 12 and 14) they are far more interesting and better lyrically than the majority of songs on the main album.

    Flamingo is okay but not great
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  5. Sep 14, 2010
    9
    Quite an overwhelming listen. Great music with just the right production. Sounds a bit like U2, could be the influence of Daniel Lanois. The combination of producers and instruments has given the music much more variety and depth compared to Day and Age which was a little one dimensional thanks to the lone production from Stuart Price. It seems that there is an evolution of his pop toQuite an overwhelming listen. Great music with just the right production. Sounds a bit like U2, could be the influence of Daniel Lanois. The combination of producers and instruments has given the music much more variety and depth compared to Day and Age which was a little one dimensional thanks to the lone production from Stuart Price. It seems that there is an evolution of his pop to more country oriented sound. I love the CD and highly recommend it to the all the people who love great singalong melodies Expand
  6. Oct 4, 2010
    9
    Ignore the critics! Like all the music of The Killers, this album requires a second listen (or maybe even a 3rd) to truly appreciate it. Several songs contain the kind of brilliant hooks that the Killers are so adept at, which will keep you coming back for another listen. Despite being accused of writing cliché lyrics, Flowers manages to take a cliché, and, inIgnore the critics! Like all the music of The Killers, this album requires a second listen (or maybe even a 3rd) to truly appreciate it. Several songs contain the kind of brilliant hooks that the Killers are so adept at, which will keep you coming back for another listen. Despite being accused of writing cliché lyrics, Flowers manages to take a cliché, and, in true Vegas style, sing it with just the right tone and emphasis to make un-cliché it. There are some songs I don't care for as much as others, but the songs that stand out are good enough to make up for those that don't. Flowers shows once again that he is versatile, drawing inspiration from several genres. Again, like the albums of The Killers, Flamingo seems to be unclassifiable-by using a little bit of everything, Flowers has made a sound of his own. It isn't The Killers, although the there are echos of The Killers on every track. It is something unique that only Brandon Flowers, in his own unclassifiable way, can define. If you like The Killers, buy this album. You will be entranced by it's hooks, and compelled to, for just a moment, see the world as it must appear in the noonday sun on the Vegas strip. Expand
  7. Oct 9, 2010
    10
    Think it's great. A good traveling album in my opinion, something to take away when you're far from home. Love most of the intros on this record, it builds well, possibly 1 or 2 fillers here and there, but the rest is good. I'd recommend this to anyone who just wants to chill out to a relaxing record of songs.
  8. Mar 26, 2011
    8
    In essence, Flamingo grants you the almost same amount of joy and consistency you'd get with any killers album (if youâ
  9. Aug 30, 2012
    8
    The LP is varied and in an other, but also cool style than The Killers. Brandon Flowers experimentalizing with his first solo album and made a good one! Don't look at the critics - look at the user scores! It only has 3 really good songs, but the album itself is the great thing! It has two weak songs but it's just a interesting adventure to hear. Hopefully there'll be another solo album byThe LP is varied and in an other, but also cool style than The Killers. Brandon Flowers experimentalizing with his first solo album and made a good one! Don't look at the critics - look at the user scores! It only has 3 really good songs, but the album itself is the great thing! It has two weak songs but it's just a interesting adventure to hear. Hopefully there'll be another solo album by Mr. Flowers or an album by The Killers which is as good as this. Could've been better but is great, anyways. Expand
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. Flamingo finds Brandon Flowers exploring big topics (love, religion, the complicated charm of his Las Vegas hometown) over even bigger arrangements.
  2. Let's hope that Flowers isn't the next Morrissey, putting out one brilliant album for every three duds. At that rate, we only have to suffer two more Flamingos to see what Flowers is capable of producing as a solo artist.
  3. You have to take the good with the bad. It's probably the case that the good is better than you remember it and the bad is worse.