The Killers / Brandon Flowers

Originally posted by ahn1991:Imagine Dragons are not actually as "new" as people tend to think. They've been around since 2008 and had a lot of material even before their first EP. I don't know why some people hate this band, to be honest. Maybe people hate bands that have their own original sound and don't pander to stereotypical genres.

Originally posted by NeonTiger64:[..]

I think a huge problem with the band is they aren't friendly enough with each other. While a lot of it could be chalked up to music press looking for a story, there was definitely some tension going on around the end of the Battle Born tour. The bassist and guitarist tire of the extensive live schedule and leave Brandon and the drummer out to do their solo projects, when both have said their rather put their efforts into the band's work. These aren't really 4 friends from their teenage years like with U2. Brandon and Dave met through local classifieds, and picked up their drummer and bassist on the local music scene so their relationship was always built on the band being first, I'm not sure how much they interact with each other outside of the music setting but I'm pretty sure I've read an interview years ago where one of them said not much.

An excerpt from another (translated so not perfect) german interview 3 years ago with the drummer:
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Now added with the bassist retiring from live shows, I'm not sure the future looks very bright for this band so enjoy it while you can.

P.S. they have started working on their Christmas song for this year already, confirmed to be their last

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

This is too sad to read (specially Ronnie's interview which I recall reading back in 2013 or 2014) but probably spot on. I think they don't have a specially strong relationship among them and that has finally gotten in the middle of their artistic production. Too bad, too bad

Originally posted by ChicagoDoug:I was able to see the Sam's Town Decennial on the second night. No mention of a new album, but I will say they really know how to treat their fans. Their VIP package gave us a limited edition LP (vinyl) of Sam's Town with real signatures from the entire band (they individually signed every one). They had Sam's Town inspired drinks (I liked the Uncle Johnny) and everything else in the hotel was themed from the blackjack tables and chips to the room keys. The movie theater was even playing favorite movies of the Killers (Pretty in Pink and Live from Royal Albert Hall). They played Killers music and videos non stop throughout the casino all weekend. They had an amazing intimate pre-party for 200 where they came out and did two songs before the show. This is a video I put together showing a bit from the pre-party and the actual show. [YouTube Video]

Originally posted by ChicagoDoug:I was able to see the Sam's Town Decennial on the second night. No mention of a new album, but I will say they really know how to treat their fans. Their VIP package gave us a limited edition LP (vinyl) of Sam's Town with real signatures from the entire band (they individually signed every one). They had Sam's Town inspired drinks (I liked the Uncle Johnny) and everything else in the hotel was themed from the blackjack tables and chips to the room keys. The movie theater was even playing favorite movies of the Killers (Pretty in Pink and Live from Royal Albert Hall). They played Killers music and videos non stop throughout the casino all weekend. They had an amazing intimate pre-party for 200 where they came out and did two songs before the show. This is a video I put together showing a bit from the pre-party and the actual show. [YouTube Video]

Originally posted by ChicagoDoug:I was able to see the Sam's Town Decennial on the second night. No mention of a new album, but I will say they really know how to treat their fans. Their VIP package gave us a limited edition LP (vinyl) of Sam's Town with real signatures from the entire band (they individually signed every one). They had Sam's Town inspired drinks (I liked the Uncle Johnny) and everything else in the hotel was themed from the blackjack tables and chips to the room keys. The movie theater was even playing favorite movies of the Killers (Pretty in Pink and Live from Royal Albert Hall). They played Killers music and videos non stop throughout the casino all weekend. They had an amazing intimate pre-party for 200 where they came out and did two songs before the show. This is a video I put together showing a bit from the pre-party and the actual show.