Hot Fuss (Hörbuch) Testbericht

Hot Fuss wurde 2005 drei mal für einen Grammy nominiert. Unter anderem für das "Best Rock Album" und den "Best Rock Song".


----------- Trackliste

1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
[Flowers/Stoermer]
2. Mr. Brightside
[Flowers/Keuning]
3. Smile Like You Mean It
[Flowers/Stoermer]
4. Somebody Told Me
[Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci]
5. All These Things That I've Done
[Flowers]
6. Andy, You're A Star
[Flowers]
7. On Top
[Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci]
8. Change Your Mind
[Flowers/Keuning]
9. Believe Me Natalie
[Flowers]
10. Midnight Show
[Flowers/Stoermer]
11. Everything Will Be Alright
[Flowers]

Bonus Tracks:
12. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll
[Flowers/Keuning/Stoermer/Vannucci]
13. Somebody Told Me (Video)


----------- Aussehen

Das schlichte, hellblaue Coverfoto von Seth Goldfarb mit ebenso einfacher Schrift "the killers HOT FUSS" umschließt eine rote Cd, auf der, beim ersten Hinsehen, keine Schrift zu erkennen ist. Im Licht jedoch, sieht man den Bandnamen sowie den Titel des Albums. Das achtseitige Booklet enthält einige, nette Fotos der Band von Matt Hartman.


----------- Booklettext

The Killers are:
Brandon Flowers - vox, synthesizer
Dave Keuning - guitar
Mark Stoermer - bass
Ronnie Vannucci - drums

A&R: Robert Stevenson
A&R Administration: Tara Podolsky
Recording Administration: Tony Vanias
Marketing: Paul Resta
International Marketing: Matthew Tilley
Business Affairs: Heath "Boo Ya" Kudler
Management: Braden Merrick c/o Callister & Reynolds, Las Vegas, NV
Business Management: Davin Rawson c/o Zeisler, Zeisler & Rawson, San Rafael, CA
Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner at Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Art Direction: Louis Marino
Cover Photo: Seth Goldfarb/Photonica
Band Photography: Matt Hartman

[Trackliste]

All tracks The Killers Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced by Jeff Saltman and The Killers Except "Everything Will Be Alright" produced by Brandon Flowers
Recorded by Jeff Saltman
Recorded at The Hearse, Berkeley, CA and Cornerstone Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
except "Everything Will Be Alright" recorded by Corlene Byrd in Daves Apartment
Assistant Engineers - Dave Stedronsky, Mark Needham, Will Bierre and Dario Dendi
Tracks 1, 4-7, 9, 10 mixed by Alan Moulder
Mixed at Eden Studios and Townhouse Studio, London
Tracks 2, 3, 8, 12 mixed by Mark Needham
Mixed at Cornerstone Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Gospel Choir on "Andy, You're A Star" and "All These Things I've Done" courtesy of The Sweet Inspirations
"Somebody Told Me - Video" directed Brett Simon and produced by Cathy Pellow

Thanks to all of our families, friends and anyone who has helped us along the way.


----------- Die Band

Die Band aus Las Vegas wurde mit Hilfe einer Zeitungsanzeige gegründet. 2002 suchte Dave Keuning (guitar) jemanden zum musizieren, woraufhin sich Brandon Flowers meldete, der gerade seine alte Band 'Blush Response' verlassen hatte. Gemeinsam entschieden sie Mark Stoermer an den Bass zu setzen und Ronnie Vannucci ans Schlagzeug.


----------- Die Songs

Genre: Rock/Pop, Alternativ, Indie Rock

Die Songtexte, die ausnahmslos von den Bandmitgliedern geschrieben sind, stützen sich auf persönliche Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse. Sie wirken echt, emotional und regen zum nachdenken an.
Das Album ist vielseitig und bietet langsame sowie schnellere anspruchsvolle Songs, die zum immer wieder Hören einladen, weil man sie jedes mal anders interpretieren kann.


----------- Persönliche Meinung

Hot Fuss ist eines der wenigen Alben, die ich mir gekauft habe. Überzeugt hat mich die Band mit dem Song "Mr. Brightside", den ich, obwohl er so oft im Fernsehen und im Radio gespielt wird, immer noch gerne höre. Als ich mir das Album zugelegt hatte, habe ich wochenlang kaum etwas anderes gehört. Ich finde den Sound einzigartig und die Texte sehr tiefsinnig. Auch wenn ich nicht alles verstehe, was mit dieser extrem schönen Stimme gesungen wird, fühle ich mich mit den Texten oft verstanden. The Killers machen Musik in die ich mich hineinträumen kann. Ich kann das Album jedem empfehlen!


----------- Lyrics

1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine

We took a walk that night, but it wasn't the same
We had a fight on the promenade out in the rain
She said she loved me, but she had somewhere to go
She couldn't scream while I held her close
I swore I'd never let her go
Tell me what you wanna know
Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on
There ain't no motive for this crime
Jenny was a friend of mine
So come on, oh come on, oh come on

I know my rights, I've been here all day and it's time
For me to go, so let me know if it's alright
I just can't take this, I swear I told you the truth
She couldn't scream while I held her close
I swore I'd never let her go

Tell me what you wanna know
Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on
And then you whisper in my ear
I know what you're doing here
So come on, oh come on, oh come on
There ain't no motive for this crime
Jenny was a friend of mine
Oh come on, oh come on, oh come on


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2. Mr. Brightside

Coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss

Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag

Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now

He takes off her dress now
Let me go
Cause I just can't look
It's killing me
And taking control

Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibi
whining's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
Cause I'm Mr. Brightside

(repeat)

I never...
I never...
I never...
I never...


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3. Smile Like You Mean It

Save some face, you know you've only got one
Change your ways while you're young
Boy, one day you'll be a man
Oh girl, he'll help you understand
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it

Looking back at sunsets on the Eastside
We lost track of the time
Dreams aren't what they used to be
Some things sat by so carelessly

Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it

And someone is calling my name
From the back of the restaurant
And someone is playing a game
In the house that I grew up in
And someone will drive her around
Down the same streets that I did
On the same streets that I did

Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it
Smile like you mean it

Oh no, oh no no no
Oh no, oh no no no


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4. Somebody Told Me

Breaking my back just to know your name
Seventeen tracks and I've had it with this game
I'm breaking my back just to know your name
But heaven ain't close in a place like this
Anything goes but don't blink you might miss
Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this
I said a heaven ain't close in a place like this
Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight
Never thought I'd let a rumour ruin in my moonlight

Well somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential
I've got potential

Ready? Let's roll on to something new
Taking its toll and I'm leaving without you
Cause heaven ain't close in a place like this
I said a heaven ain't close in a place like this
Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight
Never thought I'd let a rumour ruin my moonlight

Well somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential
I've got potential
A rushin', a rushin' around

Pace yourself from me
I said maybe baby please
But I just don't know now
well all i want to do is try

Well somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential
I've got potential
A rushin', a rushin' around

Well somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential
I've got potential
A rushin', a rushin' around

Somebody told me
You had a boyfriend
Who looks like a girlfriend
That I had in February of last year
It's not confidential
I've got potential
A rushin', a rushin' around
...


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5. All These Things I've Done

When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out, yeah

And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out, yeah 5. Absatz 3. Zeile, fehlte wieder ein "yeaqh"
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
... (10 mal)

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out
Yeah, You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

Over and out, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
If you can hold on
If you can hold on


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6. Andy You're A Star

On the field I remember you were incredible
Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah
On the field I remember you were incredible
Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah
On the match with the boys, you
think you're all alone
With the pain that you drain from love
In a car with a girl, promise me she's not your world
Cause Andy, you're a star

Leave your number on the locker and
I'll give you a call
Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah
Leave your legacy in gold on t
he plaques that line the hall
Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah

On the streets, such a sweet face jumping in town
In the staff when the verdict is in
In a car with a girl, promise me she's not your world
Cause Andy, you're a star
In nobody's eyes but mine
Andy, you're a star
In nobody's eyes but mine
Andy, you're a star
In nobody's eyes
In nobody's eyes but mine


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7. On Top

Remember Rio and get down
It's another DJ, it's another town
She's been trying to tell me to hold tight
But I've been waiting this whole night
But I've been down across the road or two
But now I've found the velvet sun
That shines on me and you

In the back, uh huh, I can't crack
We're on top
It's just a shimmy and a shake, uh huh
I can't fake, we're on top
We're on top

The day is breaking, we're still here
Your body's shaking, and it's clear
You really need it, so let go
And let me beat it, but you know

That I've been down across the road or two
But now I've found the velvet sun
That shines on me and you

In the back, uh huh, I can't crack
We're on top
It's just a shimmy and a shake, uh huh
I can't fake, we're on top
We're on top
We bring the bump to the grind, uh huh
I don't mind, we're on top
It's just a shimmy and a shake, uh huh
I can't fake, we're on top
We're on top

And we don't mean to satisfy tonight
So get your eyes off my bride tonight
Cause I don't need to satisfy tonight

It's like a cigarette in the mouth
Or a handshake in the doorway
I look at you and smile because I'm fine

And we don't mean to satisfy tonight
So get your eyes off my bride tonight
Cause I don't need to satisfy tonight

It's like a cigarette in the mouth
Or a handshake in the doorway
I look at you and smile because I'm fine


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8. Change Your Mind

Racey days
Help me through the hopeless haze
But my oh my
Tragic eyes
I can`t even recognize myself behind
So if the answer is no
Can I change your mind?

Out again, a siren screams at half past ten
And you won`t let go
While I ignore that we both felt like this
Before it starts to show
So if I had a chance
Would you let me know?

Why aren`t you shaking?
Step back in time
Graciously taking
Oh, you`re too kind
And if the answer is no
Can I change your mind?

We`re all the same
And love is blind
The sun is gone
Before it shines

And I said if the answer is no
Can I change your mind?


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9. Believe Me Nathalie

Believe me, Natalie
Listen Natalie
This is your last chance to find
A go-go dance to disco now
Please believe me, Natalie
Listen Natalie
This is your last chance to find
A go-go dance to disco now

Forget what they said in Soho
Leave the oh-no's out
And believe me, Natalie
Listen Natalie
This is your last chance

There is an old cliché
Under your Monet, baby
Remember the arch of roses
Right above your couch
Forget what they said in Soho
Leave the oh-no's out
Yes, there is an old cliché
Under your Monet, baby

You left the station now to the floor
With speculation, what was it for?
In that old hallway
Moses, why don't you say
You've been away for a long time

Believe me, Natalie
This is your last chance
To find a go-go
Forget what they said in Soho
And walk away
If my dreams for us can't get you through
Just one more day
It's alright by me

God help me somehow
There's no time for survival left
The time is now...
Cause this might be your last chance
To disco, oh-oh


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10. Midnight Show

I know what you want
I'm Gonna take you to a midnight show tonight
If you can keep a secret
I got a blanket in the back seat on my mind
And a little place that sits beneath the sky
She turned her face to speak
But no-one heard her cry
drive faster, boy
drive faster, boy

I know there's a hope
There's too many people trying to help me cope
You got a real short skirt
I wanna look up, look up, look up, yeah yeah

We were just in time
Let me take a little more off your mind
There's something in my head
Somewhere in the back sayin
We were just a good thing
We were such a good thing

Make it go away without a word
But promise me you'll stay
And fix these things I've heard

Oh make it go away! oh wa oh wa oh
I drive faster, boy

well crashing tide can't hide a guilty girl
With jealous hearts that start with gloss and curls
I took my baby's breath beneath the chandelier
Of stars and atmosphere
And watch her disappear
Into the midnight show...

Oh faster, faster, faster...
oh faster, faster, faster...
Oh no no no no no...
Oh no no no no no...
If you keep a secret
Well baby I can... you can keep a secret
If you keep a secret... can keep a secret
If you can keep a secret...
Well baby I can... you can keep a secret


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11. Everything Will Be Alright

I believe in you and me
I'm coming to find you
If it takes me all night
Wrong until you make it
And I won't forget you
At least I'll try
And run, and run tonight
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright

I was out shopping for a doll
To say the least, I thought I've seen them all
But then you took me by surprise
I'm dreaming about those dreamy eyes
I never knew, I never knew
So take your suitcase, cause I don't mind
And baby doll, I meant it every time
You don't need to compromise
I'm dreaming about those dreamy eyes
I never knew, I never knew
But it's alright...

Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright
Everything will be alright


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12. Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll

Glamorous
Indie rock'n'roll is what I want
It's in my soul, it's what I need
Indie rock'n'roll, it's time
Two of us
Flipping through a thrift store magazine
She plays the drums, I'm on tambourine
Bet your, your bottom dollar on me

It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
It's all I need
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me

In a clutch
I'm talking every word for all the boys
Electric girls with worn down toys
Make it up, break it up, what do you care
Oh what do you care?

I take my twist with a shout
A coffee shop with a cause, then I'll freak you out
No sex, no drugs, no life, no love
When it comes to today

Stay if you wanna love me, stay
Oh don't be shy, let's cause a scene
Like lovers do on silver screens
Let's make it yeah, we'll cause a scene

It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me
It's all I need
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me

In a clutch
I'm talking every word for all the boys
It's all I need
Makin' up, breakin' up, what do you care?
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me

Two of us
Flipping through a thrift store magazine
It's all I need
Makin' up, breakin' up, what do you care?
It's Indie rock'n'roll for me


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