The Killers - Pressure Machine (8.13.21) Album • Page 25

One of the most unfair bands to limit to ten favorites but

1. A Dustland Fairytale
2. Read Your Mind
3. Mr. Brightside
4. Caution
5. All The Pretty Faces
6. Change Your Mind
7. My Own Soul's Warning
8. Be Still
9. When You Were Young
10. The Way It Was

 

I threw it on because of this thread and it’s more enjoyable than I remember. I probably haven’t listened to it for over ten years. “Spaceman” is a standout.

 

We’re doing this now? Excluding Pressure Machine songs until the dust settles:

1. Read My Mind
2. All These Things That I’ve Done
3. Dying Breed
4. This Is Your Life
5. When You Were Young
6. Mr. Brightside
7. Be Still
8. This River Is Wild
9. Tranquilize
10. Human

(almosts: The Man, Spaceman, My Own Soul’s Warning, Some Kind of Love, Jenny Was a Friend of Mine)

 

Have you heard the B-sides from that album cycle? Some of them are brilliant, like Tidal Wave and a cover of Four Winds (whose lyricism was an early pointer of what Brandon would aspire to with Pressure Machine). As well as Forget About What I Said if you like the Hot Fuss style. IMO they plug the leaks of any filler you get from Day & Age.

 

I’ve fallen into the trap

Not in order

1. Jenny Was A Friend of Mine
2. All These Things That I’ve Done
3. Read My Mind
4. This River Is Wild
5. Why Do I Keep Counting?
6. Daddy’s Eyes
7. A Dustland Fairytale
8. Be Still
9. Just Another Girl
10. Caution

I could see West Hills and In The Car Outside sneaking in here

 

When those horns hit in the second chorus…*chef’s kiss*

 

The title track is such a lovely little thing. I love this album.

 

This album makes me think about Nomadland.

 

I always hear them when the dead of night comes calling

 

This is damn good.

 

the bones are their money

 

The laced-out guitar squeals that lead into that cacophony during “you forget how dark the canyon gets, it’s a real uneasy feeling” is so well done. A great example of how Rado and Everett soundscaped the hell out of this album in a way that the Killers have never tried before.

 

lol I was the exact same way, but then I kinda dug “Runaways” when they released it so I went out and bought Battle Born and absolutely loved it

 

Not really paid much attention to them since 'Sam's Town' but this is tremendous

 

Same, it also makes me really think a lot about the book Educated by Tara Westover. Definitely resonates with this album.

 

this river is wild
spaceman
shot at the night
all these things that i've done
battle born
for reasons unknown
sam's town
mr. brightside
smile like you mean it
a matter of time

 

"Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl" get overlooked a lot, but those songs are both so fucking good.

 

also i know i didn't put this on my list but "miss atomic bomb" is a vastly underrated killers single ok

 

Not sure if it’s been posted but Spotify has an abridged version of Pressure available.

 

Shot is one of my absolute favorite Killers songs.

 

Man the last minute of in the car outside is just perfect.

 

I can’t imagine listening to these songs without the intros. Weird to release alternate versions.

 

I mean, the songs weren't written, conceived, or recorded with the intros. The intros were a tacked-on afterthought--and kind of feel that way, IMO. They're interesting to hear a few times, but not something I want on repeat listens, and not something I personally needed to hammer home the themes of the record. I'm glad they gave fans the option to just have the songs.

 

Would be number eleven for me, love it.

 

Wouldn't even bother me if someone's list was all singles, they've nailed choosing the singles so well with this band