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What a terrible thing to do. Goodnight, Travel Well is an incredible song and a beautiful way to end an album!

 

I used to haaaaate "Goodnight, Travel Well." It's grown on me over the years. "Joyride" is probably the only song on that album I really don't like.

 

Man. I really love "The World We Live In". Seems to be universally disliked.

 

I enjoy that one as well.

 

I gotta show some support for "The World We Live In" as well. Really like that song a lot. The two songs I really don't like at all - and never have - are "I Can't Stay" and "Goodnight, Travel Well". I appreciate what they were going for with "Goodnight" but I just have never been able to enjoy it at all. Listening back to the album now though, I have to admit "Joyride" really has not aged well. I don't remember disliking that song when the album came out, but its pretty rough to listen to now.

Also, "Neon Tiger" is and always has been my JAM. Stand-out favorite when the album came out and still is to this day.

 

I love Joyride, The World We Live In, and Goodnight, Travel Well. All of you are crazy. Neon Tiger is great too. Honestly, I wouldn't take any of the songs off of that album, but I would love to hear the other songs recorded. I think if you took away some of the songs you guys are talking about, you would lose the complete picture of Day and Age.

 

The lyrics to Goodnight are amazing.

And all that stands between the souls release ?
This temporary flesh and bone
We know that it's over now
I feel my faded mind begin to roam
Every time you fall
And every time you try
Every foolish dream
And every compromise
Every word you spoke
And everything you said
Everything you left me, rambles in my head
There's nothing I can say
There's nothing I can do now

 

It changes around quite often, but right now I have:

Losing Touch
Human
This Is Your Life
Forget About What I Said
Tidal Wave
A Crippling Blow
Joy Ride
A White Demon Love Song
A Dustland Fairytale
Goodnight, Travel Well

And that tracklist is really me going after that "Sam's Town from Mars" comment that was made leading up to the release. It follows the same ebbs and flows as that album, for the most part.

 

This is actually true - I just really wish I liked the song/melodies more! The only bit I recall enjoying is when the horns come in for the first time. Also, the "there's nothing I can DO now" seems to be the only bit of the album where Brandon goes pretty flat on a note.

 

I am someone who loves learning about and tracking down b-sides and bonus tracks for bands I like, plus I'm a pretty huge Killers fan, and I literally have never heard of "A White Demon Love Song". Had no idea that even existed. I thought I knew of all the b-sides / bonus tracks from those sessions... it sounds ----ing incredible.

 

Wasn't that a Twilight soundtrack song?

 

Right? It's probably a top ten song by them for me. And it just got tacked on to the end credits of one of the Twilight movies.

Another good relatively unknown one is "O Sad American Night" which I think is from the Day & Age sessions, but nobody really knows for sure. It didn't leak until 2013.

The Killers - O Sad American night

And now there's Peace of Mind, which is a Sam's Town-era demo that should be getting an official release this week. But for those who can't wait:

The Killers Peace of Mind.mp3 (4.34MB) - SendSpace.com

 

Here's all the songs they recorded during Day & Age. A couple of them became songs we know (Emerald City is Dustland; Vibration is Joy Ride).

 

That song breaks my fucking heart.

 

The "Peace of Mind" demo is set to be released on thee 10 Year Anniversary Edition of Sam's Town this month or the next.

Didn't even know it was out already.

That cover of "Hotel California" is pretty damn great.

The live acoustic version of "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine" is so pretty. Hadn't heard that one before either.

 

Yeah, it's packaged with that Sam's Town re-release that Bong Load is putting out on Friday. But I guess it will be out on streaming services, as well.

 

Wow, thank you Barresi - these songs are incredible! How could you sit on songs these good???

 

Where did you head it was coming out on Friday? I ordered a copy, but haven't heard an update in a little bit.

EDIT: Nevermind

The Killers to release ‘Sam’s Town’ vinyl reissue Oct. 7 for 10th anniversary

 

I know I'm a little late, but I just listened to Battle Born for the first time. Beautiful album. It's like the perfect combination of everything they've done in the past. I'm going to be listening to this a lot over the next few weeks. Next on my list is Brandon's solo records, but I'm going to take time to enjoy this release first.

 

You will very much enjoy Brandon's solo albums. Great stuff.

 

If they resonate with me only half as well as The Killers' albums do, then it will be a treat.

 

The Desired Effect is better than most of the Killers' releases!!!

 

Yeah, I'd put The Desired Effect above all Killer's albums except for Battle Born, but even then, I view them as pretty much equals.

 

Peace of Mind is out on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

 

The Desired Effect is good, but I don't think it's as good as Battle Born or Sam's Town. Wish the title track was actually on that album somewhere.