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  1. yeah you don't know what you're gonna get before you buy a ticket; but (don't quote me on this though) i'm pretty sure you can sell your ticket back to them if you want to cancel; there's always a few tickets that come out in April or so if i remember correctly and i think they're comprised of cancelled orders.

    as i said, could be wrong though. but yeah it's always a bitchin' weekend whoever's headlining!
  2. I know there is a limited bunch of returned tickets a few weeks/months after the general sale, but I thought that cancelled orders came from justified reasons (like illness, death, job issues, etc), not from people who said "Oh, sorry, I don't like the lineup" haha... I will have to inform myself pretty well before doing anything I guess. Still a looonnnggg way to go anyway.
  3. From Rolling Stone:

    The Killers are teaming up with director Werner Herzog for a live concert webcast in September. True to form, Herzog has big plans for the show.

    "He has ideas for someone crowd-surfing with a camera on," says Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, speaking by phone from London. "He's gonna put cameras on Ronnie [Vannucci, Jr.] while he's playing drums."

    The concert is the 11th installment of the American Express Unstaged series, pairing pop stars with celebrated directors for concerts streamed live on VEVOand YouTube. In previous webcasts, David Lynch worked with Duran Duran; Hamish Hamilton collaborated with Usher; and Gary Oldman, the actor who wrote and directed the 1997 film Nil by Mouth, teamed with Jack White.

    The Killers concert happens at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx on September 18th at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Click here for a live stream. That day also marks the U.S. release of the band's new album, Battle Born.

    Stoermer says the band chose Herzog for his unique ideas, and the filmmaker seems to be taking his work seriously. When he met with the musicians in their home city of Las Vegas a couple weeks ago, Herzog told them he'd watch previous installments in the series to see what other directors had done.

    "He wanted to not make any mistakes that any of the other directors may have made," Stoermer says. "He definitely wanted to make the best version of this live AMEX performance of any director so far."

    Though the webcast probably won't be quite as ambitious as some of Herzog's previous work – for his 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, he had his crew pull a steamship over a giant hill in the Amazon – it will be global in scope. Starting September 5th, viewers around the world can submit photos of themselves holding signs saying where they live. Some submissions will appear on stage during the stream.

    There will be other surprises, too. "I think there's gonna be an animal involved," Stoermer says. "I'm sure it will be all done the right way."
  4. The 4 of them now have their own Battle Born clips. I think they've messed this upload up, so I guess it will be shut. Anyway,



    The piano-solo version of Runaways is pretty amazing, let's hope it surfaces in full sometime
  5. The piano version was pretty good
  8. NME: Battle Born, track by track


    (obviously some spoilers here, read only if you want)


    ‘Flesh & Bone’
    ‘Battle Born’ starts with futuristic beeps and synths. First thought: will this be a dystopian nightmare? “I’ve gone through life white-knuckling the moments that left me behind”says Brandon Flowers, in typically strident vocal form. It’s a self-help anthem with a chorus that bursts with typical melodic energy in the ‘Human’ vein, before a solid bridge.

    ‘Runaways’
    The second track is a little like Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin” AND ‘American Pie’ to start off but then we launch into a classic Killers chorus. It’s about family but there’s a dark undertone as Flowers warns he’s apt to “slip”. “Let’s take a chance baby, we can’t lose”. We’ll soon find out.

    ‘The Way It Was’
    Here we have the album’s first ballad. It’s a piano-based, 80s boomer about the travails of love in the 21st century world. “Don’t want your picture on my cellphone”, croons Flowers looking back nostalgically to the summer and better days. He is in quite the contemplative mood so far.

    ‘Matter Of Time Revised’
    Again we have the 80s, power ballad theme. Has our Brandon been plundering his Bonnie Tyler records? “You’re looking for a way out - I can feel it - show me where it hurts maybe I can cure it”, says Doctor Strangelove. Backing vocals play a central part and props to the tambourine for a delightful supporting role.

    ‘Deadlines And Commitments’
    Did The Killers ever write soap opera theme tunes? Because I swear ‘Deadlines and Commitments’ sounds like the opening to Sunset Beach. The lyrics are basically a reaffirmation that Brandon is a good bloke and we can go over to his house if things get hard. Swell.

    ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’
    Brandon wants tenderness and a touch from ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’. They are making out to the radio. I doubt it’s Rinse FM. The riff from ‘Mr Brightside’ turns up at one point, suggesting brighter days.

    ‘Rising Tide’
    Definitely the best track on the album so far. It’s all diminished tones, a big bowl of synths and a beat you could definitely dance to after a few shandies. It’s even got some “Hallelujahs” which is never a bad thing.

    ‘Heart Of A Girl’
    Another soft ballad. It has some pleasing harmonies and pizzicato synths. “Daddy, daddy, daddy, for all of my life, I’ve been trying to find my place in the world.” Again with the introspection.

    ‘From Here On Out’
    This one could be the sing-a-long track of the album but I’m afraid it’s a rather boring 80s pastiche again.

    ‘Be Still’
    The one thing I will say for Brandon Flowers is that he does have a charming voice and a good range. ‘Be Still’, another ballad, showcases this.

    ‘Battle Born’
    Album closer ‘Battle Born’ finishes the album as it began: earnest, emotive and rousing. It has a lovely verse and I’m quite tempted to learn the lyrics and sing it in front of my mirror with a hairbrush for a microphone. I think I’ll just get out my old Bonnie Tyler records.



    Anxious
  9. Some movie soundtrack, new song:
  10. I saw the movie and liked it then, but it's pretty mediocre when listened at home... It has a 50s feeling with that backing vocals that I like, though. Reminds me of Arctic Monkey's version of Baby, I'm Yours (which I adore) in a way. The bridge (1:25-1:55) is the only part that sounds Killers-ish!
  11. Sounds like there's a ton of ballads on this album! I'm not sure why the guy thinks the 80's motifs are a bad thing (maybe I'm getting the wrong impression), the way I see it, the more 80's synth pop the better!
  12. In Verona... Where else?

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