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Universal acclaim- based on 373 Ratings
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Positive: 332 out of 373
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Mixed: 19 out of 373
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Negative: 22 out of 373
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OligamiSep 11, 2007If nothing else, they're a singles band.
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AndrewSMay 29, 2005A decent pop album but a little thin and will become boring after a few listens.
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MichaelCOct 11, 2006The Killers pulled off a solid debut. Hot Fuss could have been exceptional, if it weren't for the second half, which is almost unlistenable. The music flows well, and, out of all of the 80s New Wave revival jokes, err, sorry bands to release albums, The Killers are definitely the best.
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AndrewGJun 29, 2006The Killers have produced three of the best singles in recent times in Mr Brightside, All These Things that Ive Done and Somebody Told Me and there are two or three more tracks here that live up to that standard...but the album is perhaps weighed down by a lack of direction. Promising debut though
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SchmitJan 27, 2008Not especially interesting music, some catchy singles, but that's all.
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Feb 4, 2016Interesting use of synths to support the guitar leads and bass lines but production that at times does not do some the sound any justice. opens very strong with catchy grooves but the second half simply does not deliver. would of been perfect as an EP of 5 or 6 tracks
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Aug 8, 2017Although I believe there are a lot of standout tracks to come out of this album, including my personal favorite ''Somebody Told Me'', I have a feeling that the album contains two parts. Part A which is a masterpiece, and Part B that starts at ''On Top'' which is really subpar. I didn't dislike the entire album, only part of it.
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May 18, 2020Most of the songs are pretty one-dimensional, and Flowers’s voice gets old pretty quick.
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robertSep 12, 2004I like the drumming, and the bass lines. On some of the tracks. I think Jenny and Brightside are pretty decent songs. Thats about it for positive comments.
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ChelseaDMay 8, 2005
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BenSSep 23, 2005After two stunning singles in 'smile like you mean it' and 'mr brightside' in was frankly dissapointed with the album. 'Andy your a star' and 'smile like you mean it', were still great indie songs but soon began to grate while 'glamorous indie rock and roll' is frankly embarrasing. Patchy.
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Most of Hot Fuss slides by without creating much of a stir, but it's got too many memorable moments to be written off.
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BlenderThey're not the first--or even the fifteenth--recent band to draw on that era [of the 1980s], but they're among the most assured. [#27, p.138]
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What's most shocking about Hot Fuss, though, is how, after five sensational songs, the rest of the album completely implodes, as the other six tracks get weighed down by too much production, a lack of memorable hooks, and some inexplicable musical touches that may have sounded clever in the studio, but wind up sounding disastrous on the CD.