U2start.com | The Killers / Brandon Flowers

It is a solo tour, but has solo one album (hahahhaha, sorry, I made a word game bacause "solo" means "only" in Spanish... I couldn't resist. Sorry

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He can NOT ignore his immediate past, The Killers have 3/4 succesfull albums out there, and they're the ones who have gave Brandon his fame and name. He wouldn't be anything without The Killers. Therefore (and without the album having been released yet, that's the worst part!!), he HAS to play at least 3 or 4 of the big Killers hits (Mr Brightside, When You Were Young, maybe Human and Spaceman from the last album... I'd say some rarities too but woulndn't be so sure about it). Let's see how the full set is and judge afterwards.

u2spear

15 years

All good point but maybe The Killers don't want him playing their best songs and stealing their thunder? If he does play too many Killers songs he might as well just leave and be his own man...

RattleandHum1988

15 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:It is a solo tour, but has solo one album (hahahhaha, sorry, I made a word game bacause "solo" means "only" in Spanish... I couldn't resist. Sorry )...

He can NOT ignore his immediate past, The Killers have 3/4 succesfull albums out there, and they're the ones who have gave Brandon his fame and name. He wouldn't be anything without The Killers. Therefore (and without the album having been released yet, that's the worst part!!), he HAS to play at least 3 or 4 of the big Killers hits (Mr Brightside, When You Were Young, maybe Human and Spaceman from the last album... I'd say some rarities too but woulndn't be so sure about it). Let's see how the full set is and judge afterwards.

I disagree and say that's why he shouldn't be doing a solo project at all, at least one that sounds like The Killers. Like you said, the band is what gave him fame, so I think he SHOULDN'T be using their songs. Like i've said before, I do'nt understand why he's doing a solo project that sounds A LOT like The Killers music. Look at Dallas Green, I understand his solo work, it sounds nothing like Alexisonfire, but Brandon, if he's going to continue with synth pop and stuff, why do solo at all? I think he should steer clear of the Killers stuff and do his own thing, that is unless The Killers aren't a band anymore

Alex

LikeASong

15 years

That's the problem, SINCE The Killers haven't officially split up (in fact, they have said in several ocassions that they are probably getting together again), he can't (or doesn't want) to break up with their style and image.
He lacks balls, but I already knew that

wangmaster

15 years

Originally posted by LikeASong:It is a solo tour, but has solo one album (hahahhaha, sorry, I made a word game bacause "solo" means "only" in Spanish... I couldn't resist. Sorry )...

He can NOT ignore his immediate past, The Killers have 3/4 succesfull albums out there, and they're the ones who have gave Brandon his fame and name. He wouldn't be anything without The Killers. Therefore (and without the album having been released yet, that's the worst part!!), he HAS to play at least 3 or 4 of the big Killers hits (Mr Brightside, When You Were Young, maybe Human and Spaceman from the last album... I'd say some rarities too but woulndn't be so sure about it). Let's see how the full set is and judge afterwards.

yeah i get what you mean, but at the end of the day, it's his show, and his songs - both killers and solo - so i suppose it's whatever he feels like doing. it's not a big budget, high profile tour like the day and age tour was, so he's pretty much got the freedom to do whatever he pleases.

LikeASong

15 years

Originally posted by SPIN
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Brandon Flowers Plays First Solo Show

He often sang with a hand over his heart, in a "Pledge of Allegiance" pose, looking as earnest and hopeful as a man asking for his sweetheart's hand in marriage.

Brandon Flowers is not one to camouflage his emotions—when the Killers frontman hits the stage, he holds little back, smiling wide, pistoning himself up and down, gesticulating as he sings.

Less than a month away from the release of his solo debut Flamingo, due out September 14, Flowers played a sold-out show on Sunday night at the Las Vegas Hilton's Shimmer Lounge, a cozy little showroom with a capacity of only a few hundred, adjacent to a small alcove whose walls are lined with framed black and white photos of Elvis Presley.

Flowers turned in an impassioned 10-song, 45-minute set, where the prevailing mood was of optimism and anticipation. "Be an advocate of joy," Flowers urged on "Swallow It," a climactic pop rocker with dramatic keyboard. "Find your little heart's desire and follow it."

Flowers seemed to be heeding his own advice on this night, debuting much of Flamingo, starting with "On The Floor," a spare, slow-simmering number that began with him singing over a soft keyboard riff before building into a gospel-like hymnal complete with stirring backing vocals from a pair of female singers.

A few of Flowers' songs would not sound out of place on a Killers record, namely first single "Crossfire," with its ringing, triumphant guitar lines, and the buoyant, big voiced "Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts," which came outfitted with a hands-in-the-air chorus that Flowers delivered while stomping the stage like he was trying to kick start a motorbike.

Elsewhere, Flowers branched out a bit. The dusky "Magdalena" was flecked with country western guitar flourishes, while "Was It Something I Said?" rode a bright, funky bass line.

"This next song is more on the romantic side of things," Flowers said by way of introducing the wistful, lovelorn "Hard Enough," which Flowers sings with Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis on the record.

There was a mix of the old with the new, including a stripped-down take on the Killers "Losing Touch" and a hot blooded cover of Kim Carnes' "Bettie Davis Eyes."

The show climaxed with "Playing With Fire," a bluesy torch song with touches of lap steel where Flowers ratchets his voice up to near falsetto heights.

As the song built momentum, Flowers became increasingly animated, climbing atop a stage monitor, fists clenched, punching the air. "I've got this burning belief in salvation and love," he sang, its flames rivaled by the fire in his belly.

Setlist:

"On the Floor"
"Crossfire"
"Magdalena"
"Bettie Davis Eyes"
"Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts"
"Was It Something I Said?"
"Hard Enough"
"Losing Touch"
"Swallow It"
"Playing With Fire"

http://www.spin.com/articles/brandon-flowers-plays-first-solo-show

LikeASong

15 years

By the way, some interesting stuff.

Two new tracks of the album have leaked, one in the form of a remix, and the other in the form of a beautiful acoustic thing. Check (and/or download) them out here:

Only The Young (Jeese Marco Cool Cat Remix)
On The Floor 2.0

And here, two of the new tracks, played the other day in Las Vegas. Image is pretty crappy but the sound is more than decent. Enjoy them:

RattleandHum1988

15 years

Both songs sound pretty awesome actually.

I still hope the Killers get back together really badly though, it'd be ashamed to see a great band like that finish their career after only 3 albums. (not counting Sawdust).