The Killers - Pressure Machine (8.13.21) Album • Page 57

I've been reading the Warren Zanes book on Springsteen's Nebraska and revisiting Pressure Machine a lot alongside that one. It's so impressive to me how The Killers made something that had a similar intention but its own feel. Real artistry.

 

I think I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable calling Pressure Machine their best album. It's not necessarily the one I reach for most, but I think they really accomplished something special there.

 

the last 2 songs on it are their 2 best songs, the hill I’ll die on

 

Imploding is my favorite

 

Imploding
Sam's Town
Hot Fuss
Pressure Machine
Day and Age
Battle Born
Wonderful Wonderful

 

This is probably mine as well.

 

Pressure Machine is 1 and Day & Age and Wonderful Wonderful are 6 and 7. The other four shift around a bit for me.

 

Hot Fuss
Pressure Machine
Sam's Town
the other ones
Day & Age

 

Wonderful Wonderful does have one of my favourite singles though - Run for Cover !

 

Sam
Pressure
Imploding
Fuss
all the others honestly i don't care about them much

 

Battle Born is the one I listen to the least (and is probably at the bottom of my ranking), but I still hopelessly look for a copy to complete my collection every time I'm at the record store.

 

Sam’s Town
Hot Fuss
Pressure Machine (probably my real #2 but you know nostalgia)
Imploding the Mirage
Sawdust
Day & Age
Battle Born
Wonderful Wonderful

 

wonderful wonderful is an album I forgot that existed until I saw the rankings in here lol

 

killers are a funny band because right now all you need disco wise are the first two and the most recent two lol

 

Sawdust is better than everything Day & Age through Imploding the Mirage imho

 

well, yeah haha

 

Battle Born rules, my favorite killers album

 

I struggle to rank Pressure Machine because it’s so far outside the norm of what I expect from a Killers record. I LOVE IT. But it’s not what I think of when I consider the band.

Elite, untouchable:
Pressure Machine
Sam’s Town

Truly great:
Hot Fuss
Imploding the Mirage

Very good:
Day & Age
Sawdust
Battle Born

Throwing it at a corpse like Shawn of the Dead:
Wonderful, Wonderful (except for Rut)

 

you know what I agree with this wow look at us

 

If we're including Sawdust, drop it at the bottom of my list. I think most of those songs were cut for a reason, and I do not like the re-recordings of "Indie Rock and Roll" and "Under the Gun."

 

Justice for "Tranquilize," just an insane way to open of a B-sides record. That "Shadowplay" cover goes crazy too. Lots of bangers on Sawdust

 

tranquilize might be my favorite song of theirs. great tune.

 

also leave the bourbon on the shelf

 

First five tracks on Sawdust are excellent.

 

Shout out Daddy’s Eyes