A Saturday Night Live episode aired on October 5th featuring the Vice Presidential debate with Anne Hathaway hosting. I have been a partial fan of the Killers for a while, struggling to dechiper their lyrics and comparing them against the members' dubius profiles on the almighty Wikipedia. The musicians are skillful, but doubtlessly bored. This rides dangerously close to pop music, which is unusual for me, but then again it was a year ago when I first investigated them. I saw Weird Al, my other favorite artist, at Commion Ground last year and heard the song "Polkarama!". The chorus of "Somebody Told Me," the Killers' breakout single, is polkafied in that gloious pop medley.
Anyway, vocalist Brandon Flowers put on an erratic and robotic appearence during the first song, "Human." He looked rather frightened. Bassist Mark Stoermer showed promise in 2004's Hot Fuss by busting out the slap line on the first track, but the popular "When You Were Young" on the sophomore release Sam's Town (featured on Guitar Hero II) had a dismally boring bass line. When you have musicians that are this good, why wouldn't they want to actually utilize their skill? The non-band member in the back sang most of the background vocals and rhythm guitar, but wasn't allowed a space in the photo. Brandon Flowers was looking kind of skinny in his feather-shouldered jacket, and his performance was jittery and spastic. He didn't shift into performance mode until the end of the second song, "Spaceman", cracking a few smiles. The drummer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., was very impassioned. He played an old-school kit and reminded me of Stanley Clarke. After many hours of pouring over their music and imaginative, cryptic lyrics, I've developed a fondness for his strange voice. It's got personality.
Let the flak rain in..
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