The Killers - Imploding the Mirage (August 21, 2020) Album • Page 25

I can't wait to run to this, but i'm a wuss and avoid running in the high heat of the summer so it'll have to wait a few weeks.

 

Yesterday I ran when it was like 88 degrees and high humidity and yeah, that was rough.

 

Reviews:

Consequence of Sound:
The Killers' Imploding the Mirage Goes All in on a Better Tomorrow: Review

The Guardian
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

The Line of Best Fit:
The Killers dazzle with a flash-bang on the soaring and triumphant Imploding The Mirage

NME:
The Killers – 'Imploding The Mirage': the NME review

Pitchfork
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage

Spin:
The Killers Double Down on Arena Rock With 'Imploding The Mirage'

The Telegraph:
The Killers, Imploding The Mirage, review: a man down, but rocking louder than ever

Variety:
The Killers' 'Imploding the Mirage': Album Review - Variety

 

You know the pain of western PA then, haha. Just add hills and you've got the perfect storm and the reasons why walking & biking get traded out for running during July & August.

 

Yeah, I had the hills too, haha.

 

I enjoy this line from the spin review a lot: Instead, they made more big songs for happy people. They are the mall, and Mirage is a new Cheesecake Factory.

 

Gotta run in the heat of the summer so fall weather will feel so much sweeter

 

I try not to complain about summer heat too much, because it’s still so much better than running in northern Michigan’s endless Lake Effect snow winter.

 

try living in the carolinas!

 

Track ranking

Fire in Bone
When the Dreams Run Dry
Dying Breed
Blowback
Caution
My Own Soul’s Warning
My God
Running Towards a Place
Lightning Fields
Imploding the Mirage

 

This. Slug it out during the summer and blaze in the fall. Then winter is all maintenance and improving aerobic.

Ran a virtual half last week in this humidity (Southern Ontario) region at 1:42 which was a personal best. Been cranking out miles a lot during covid due to working from home.

To whoever ran a 10k in 37 minutes... you are an absolute beast

 

when the dreams run dry is the best song on here

 

Surprised to see When the Dreams Run Dry so high up in everyone's rankings. Pretty easily my least favorite on the record right now. (it's not bad, just the most forgettable for me)

 

the "we're all gonna die" is my favorite part of the record

 

Any of those reviews well-written? I haven’t enjoyed one yet, wish more people who really like this band would put theirs out.

(cough @Craig Manning)

 

I like it but don't love it either. My God is definitely my stand out so far from the album.

 

Dying Breed
My Own Soul's Warning
Caution
Blowback
My God
Fire in Bone
When the Dreams Run Dry
Lightning Fields
Running Towards a Place
Imploding the Mirage

Imploding the Mirage isn't even bad! It just reminds me a bit of Battle Born and feels out of place on this record. Then again, I'm an outlier who thinks "Goodnight, Travel Well" is their best closing track.

 

Imploding the Mirage (song) actually reminds me of Brandon's solo stuff, specifically Was It Something I Said and the bridge of Still Want You, but a bit better and more theatrical than either. I feel I should be doing a Footloose-style dance while it's playing

 

it’s easily one of my favorites on the album.

blowback
my own soul’s warning
imploding the mirage
fire in bone
dying breed
caution
running towards a place
lightning fields
when the dream runs dry
my god

 

Surprised we haven’t seen a Rolling Stone review yet.

 

Yea the moment it started playing I thought of “Was it Something I said” but maybe with a bit of a Hall and Oates twist on it

 

Going to finish it up tonight! Been absolutely swamped with work this week or I would have gotten it done sooner.

 

I don't know if I could rank, but my favorite is still "Caution." Just an absolute monster of a song.

 

Depends on your definition of well-written, but I have found bits & pieces that I like in each one. i think the one I've liked the most of those that i've read so far is the line of best fit.

 

Very close to my ranking:

My Own Soul's Warning
Fire in Bone
Dying Breed
Blowback
Caution
When the Dreams Run Dry
My God
Running Towards a Place
Lighting Fields
Imploding the Mirage