Description: Direct Hits: 2003-2013 by The Killers [CD] Track Listing: 1 Mr. Brightside2 Somebody Told Me3 Smile Like You Mean It4 All These Things That I've Done5 When you Were Young6 Read My Mind7 For Reasons Unknown8 Human9 Spaceman10 A Dustland Fairytale11 Runaways12 Miss Atomic Bomb13 The Way It Was14 Shot At The Night15 Just Another GirlAlmost ten years after "Mr. Brightside" helped turn the Killers into new millennial rock sensations, the time has come for a hits collection. Calling the compilation Direct Hits -- a punning title that feels timeless but has rarely been used before, a nifty encapsulation of the group's style and attributes -- the Killers cannily use the singles-centric conceit to showcase the band at their overblown best, emphasizing their arena-sized neo-new wave just slightly over their Springsteenisms. Both are on display on the two new songs -- "Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl," songs that sound as if U2, Springsteen, and the Cars created a supergroup in 1988 -- but the main benefit of Direct Hits, especially for those listeners who have always doubted the skills of the Killers, is how the operatic ambitions of Sam's Town feel not so extravagant when bookended by selections from Day & Age and Battle Born. All three of the albums -- which are represented by three cuts a piece -- sound strong here but what really has lasted are those singles from 2004's Hot Fuss, especially the initial breakthroughs "Mr. Brightside" and "All These Things That I've Done," which now seem to capture a particular moment in time and yet also transcend it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
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Artist: The Killers
Record Label: Island
Release Title: Direct Hits: 2003-2013
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Custom Bundle: No
Edition: Best Of
Type: Album
Format: CD
Language: English
Release Year: 2013
Style: Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
Features: Compilation, Sealed
Genre: Alternative Rock