The thing is this: if you just fades out the first two works of the Killers, as if they had never occurred to this band came to the conclusion that an excellent pop band would produce the high quality songs skillfully juggle with 80s influences , the mainstream dominate, but never reveal their identity and do not sound interchangeable. And what pop band can say that in these years have of themselves? Seen from this perspective is also the solo work of BF as a continuation of "Day & Age" period. Great melodies that sound like the best case, as if U2 and Queen had fraternized in a pop band. BF has talent and plenty of it. One suspects that he short he stands in front of the great song or deliver the large plate, it seems - with the Killers or solo - to come up with each plate this goal one step closer. Crossfire, Only the young are really only a few inches away from pop evergreens. To summarize: for everyone who likes poppy and the Bryan Adams and Ronan Keating are cheesy, Flamigo is a must-have!
But I do not like Pop! And I can not just get hide the past! In fact, a little movie in my head plays with me after each listening to a recent Killers / Flowers song from who wants to transform this song into a Killers format from Hot Fuzz or Sam's Town- times. That's not even difficult, because the songwriting itself has not abated since early days, is in my opinion even gotten better. Man has chosen only for specific reasons (financial nature?) To someday grind all rough edges, rauszunehmen the Drive and to banish guitars in the 2nd and 3rd row. Flowers / Killers have therefore evolved, but in a direction that I personally like not (more). Nevertheless, we must recognize that there is a great talent at work.
