LastEdgeOnEarth
The Fly
I like the Killers and all but I didn't realize the singer is an ornery, childish baby. "Waaa....move over old men!"
THE KILLERS - KILLERS 'ARE THE 'NEXT U2'
THE KILLERS - KILLERS 'ARE THE 'NEXT U2'
Killers are the NEXT U2???
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Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
Why can't mainstream bands be themselves anymore???
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
Well technically wouldn't they have to be the new Coldplay, since according to most, Coldplay is the new U2?
I wonder who U2 will be this time around
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I wonder who U2 will be this time around
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cruzila
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
i am a killers fan too, but it's articles and statements like that will prevent them getting larger than bands that are extremely successful and lasting.
gvox
Ghost of Love
Gee, think of how much more powerful the album release gets with other rockers claiming they are going to take U2 out...ever think of that? (so yeah, B put Flowers up to that lol)
elevated_u2_fan
Blue Crack Supplier
I wonder if they said stupid shit like this in the 1700's like Beethoven was going to be the next Mozart
vaz02
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
To be fair he is being respectful there unlike some other bands who always like to take a swipe at the bigger boys.
gvox
Ghost of Love
Maybe, I mean the Killers' second album sucked, too.
I see what you did there, and
. Just 
BoMac
Self-righteous bullshitter
Do you think that when U2 were the Killers' age, they weren't looking to knock whomever was at the top from their pedestal? I think that given their ambitious spirit, they probably did, only we didn't really know it because information mediums like the Internets weren't available back then.
VintagePunk
Blue Crack Distributor
Oh Brandon. Shut up, and just look pretty. 
Screwtape2
Blue Crack Addict
Exactly. Isn't it interesting that U2 made a very atmospheric and moody record right after the huge success of The Police's Synchronicity which had those same elements?
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Hasn't U2 actually made a pretty decent album or two? The only pretty good Killers album is Hot Fuss, and even that has some shit songs on it.
Then again, lack of quality songs never stopped Coldplay.
Then again, lack of quality songs never stopped Coldplay.
LastEdgeOnEarth
The Fly
I think the Killers will actually flame out sooner than most expect. I actually think Coldplay will long out last them. I really like some of their songs, and I personally play a mean "All These Things That I've Done", but they lack "something" to take it to the level of a U2 or a Rush.
phanan
Blue Crack Addict
This will be a fun thread, I can tell.
Dusty Bottoms
Acrobat
U2 still had this attitude when they were 40 with ATYCLB and reapplying for "best band in the world" crap. So you can't really blame other bands when they say they want to be the best.
thelaj
Refugee
This is one of the least eloquent quotes I've read:
"(We can replace U2 on the top) pedestal. They're getting old. You know there's going to be a couple of songs on (their) new record you're just going to love. But there's gotta be... I dunno. It feels like it's time."
Awful.
"(We can replace U2 on the top) pedestal. They're getting old. You know there's going to be a couple of songs on (their) new record you're just going to love. But there's gotta be... I dunno. It feels like it's time."
Awful.
Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
dal975
The Fly
Although I was not thrilled with Bono's tiresome, repetitive "reapplying" statement on the club tour, I tended to view it as more of an acknowledgement that they were returning to the rock/pop mainstream or re-embracing their stripped-down roots (fill in any cliche you want) following their mid-to-late 90's output which, for better or for worse, altered the way they were perceived by the masses out there. I didn't really take seriously its literal implication that they were aiming to take down the Stones, Bruce or whomever else. The Killers statement is a bit different in that they expressly identified U2. In any event, it seems pretty trivial.
bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
Oh Brandon. Shut up, and just look pretty.
Please?
God I hate it when they're about to put out a new album. Someone seriously needs to keep him away from any and all microphones.
EdgeIsTooSexy
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The Killers are one of the few bands I like from my generation. But theyve preety much lost most of their fan base already
Popmartijn
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Eloquent or not, I think it might also say a lot about that site (Contactmusic). It's basically a music tabloid. They cut up some interviews, construct some controversial soundbytes and hey! you have an 'article'. I'm wondering from which interview these quotes came from. And what the context is of the whole interview.
I mean, a quote like "(We can replace U2 on the top) pedestal." is just rubbish reporting. They use just 1 word of an interview and then create a sentence out of it.
sjakie
The Fly
They are a great band.. and if u2 newest album isnt great they are propably right too.
u2girlcj
War Child
I dunno...after all the good stuff I've heard Brandon Flowers say about Bono and U2, I'm inclined to believe this is a quote taken out of context.
I admit The Killers are #2 in my heart. A distant #2, but still #2. Because, really, who doesn't want a lead singer with a little ego? I mean...
...hello?
indeed
Funny how that line gets misunderstood.
Bono did say "we want to fight the music on the charts because I do think we're better" around War, and there's that line "I think there's something magical about our band, like Beatles or Stones or The Who" from a very young, pre-War Bono. Different than the macho stuff along the lines "yeah we'll take out ____ from the top" Flowers and Chrissy Martin use.
The difference ? U2 has delivered on their talk, all the "next U2" have yet to do so.
Funny how that line gets misunderstood.Bono did say "we want to fight the music on the charts because I do think we're better" around War, and there's that line "I think there's something magical about our band, like Beatles or Stones or The Who" from a very young, pre-War Bono. Different than the macho stuff along the lines "yeah we'll take out ____ from the top" Flowers and Chrissy Martin use.
The difference ? U2 has delivered on their talk, all the "next U2" have yet to do so.
GirlsAloudFan
Blue Crack Addict
Fuck The Killers.
MrPryck2U
ONE love, blood, life
There will never be a next U2.
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
Shouldn't they at least hire a better lyricist before applying for the job?
LMP
Blue Crack Supplier
Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois were in no way a factor either.
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