Track Listing

1. Sam's Town - Flood, The Killers, Alan Moulder, Andy Savours, Mark Gray, Neeraj Khajanchi, Max Dingel, Louis XIV
2. Enterlude
3. When You Were Young - Flood, The Killers, Alan Moulder, Flood and Alan Moulder, Mark Gray, Neeraj Khajanchi, Max Dingel, Andy Savours
4. Bling (Confession Of A King)
5. For Reasons Unknown
6. Read My Mind
7. Uncle Jonny
8. Bones
9. My List - The Killers, Flood, Alan Moulder, Andy Savours, Mark Gray, Neeraj Khajanchi, Max Dingel, Louis XIV
10. This River Is Wild
11. Why Do I Keep Counting? - Flood, The Killers, Alan Moulder, Andy Savours, Mark Gray, Neeraj Khajanchi, Max Dingel, Corlene Byrd
12. Exitlude
13. Where The White Boys Dance - Flood, The Killers, Alan Moulder, Mark Gray, Neeraj Khajanchi, Andy Savours

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #641 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 47 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Sam's Town is a tremendous departure for the Killers. Whereas their first album, Hot Fuss, was the work of Anglophiles trying to sound like their musical heroes, particularly Pulp and the Smiths, their second album has set its sights much higher. The Killers are clearly not content with their indie-rock status; from the explosive introduction of the title track, Sam's Town sounds huge. But, thanks to the earnest vocals of frontman Brandon Flowers, and lyrics still rooted very much in the real world, Sam's Town still manages to sound completely heartfelt and honest. In that respect, the Killers show themselves as potential heirs to U2, with an album packed with soaring guitars and driving basslines. First single, "When You Were Young", is a fist-pumping anthem that has all the catchy bombast of Bruce Springsteen's 1980's commercial heydey. Best of all though is "Bones", a song whose crooning chorus and bright horn breaks could only have come from the Killers' hometown of Las Vegas. Hot Fuss may have launched the Killers onto the global stage, but Sam's Town looks set to launch them into orbit. --Ted Kord

CD Description
'Sam's Town' is the epic second album from Las Vegas indie superstars The Killers. Whilst debut album 'Hot Fuss' was clearly influenced by English acts such as New Order and DuranDuran, this time around the influence of artists such as Bruce Springsteen and U2 are evident, making this an album full of charged and epic anthems that are sure to set pulse racing. Includes the single 'When You Were Young'.

Customer Reviews

The killers second album
This is a very good second offering from the killers. It has some very catchy pop rock moments especially "when you were young" which i cannot get out of my head. This album contains excellent guitar and drum work and the vocals are very strong. "Sams town" is not just about the single as there are several other very good songs including "Sams Town", "Bones" and "Uncle johnny." However having said that i do not believe it to be as good as the other killers album "Hot Fuss". It simply does not contain as many 5 star catchy songs like "Mr Brightside" or "somebody told me". In short, this would be a very good album for a killers fan who already owns the other album and loves it but if you are new to the band i would suggest you should start with "Hot Fuss" and then decide to get this album based on whether you like the other album or not.

a sound for a new year.
'Sam's town' is certainly an interesting album and the one that I personally love and admire. The sound achieved on this record is grandiose in terms of style, but they lose none of the accessibility that gave the killers worldwide acclaim. The obvious brilliance of 'when you were young' should not be underestimated because of its popularity; the melodies of the vocals blend seemlessly with the power of the guitar solos (the guitar work is, as a whole, superb on this album)to create a song that somehow relates to everyone. The rest of the songs on the album are certainly more introspective than on hot fuss, uncle johnny being a prime example, but I see this as a positive factor for a band that have obviously wished to explore new territories with their songwriting.

In short, approach this album with an open mind and you will love it.

give it a go
Yes its totally different from HotFuss...Took a few plays but well worth it.A great follow up album go and buy....