Track Listing

1. Tranquilize
2. Shadowplay
3. All The Pretty Faces
4. Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
5. Sweet Talk
6. Under The Gun
7. Where The White Boys Dance
8. Show You How
9. Move Away
10. Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
11. Who Let You Go?
12. The Ballad of Michael Valentine
13. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
14. Daddy's Eyes
15. Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version)
16. Romeo and Juliet
17. Change Your Mind (UK Bonus Track)
18. Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #727 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 75 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Inspired by '90s b-side collections such as Oasis’ "The Masterplan" and Nirvana’s "Incesticide", trendy Las Vegas rockers The Killers have gone and cooked up their own rarities and b-sides collection: Sawdust. That the band have only released two albums to date should have been warning enough that they couldn’t possibly have enough solid material to fill such an album, though evidently not. The band certainly give the concept their best shot, gathering together some stimulating outtakes from 2004’s Hot Fuss and 2006’s Sam’s Town, a slew of b-sides and several unreleased songs. Of the latter, the opener "Tranquilize," which features rock icon Lou Reed on vocals, their tantalizing cover of Joy Division’s "Shadowplay" (recorded for Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis); and potent live fave "Leave Your Bourbon at the Door", are all major highlights. Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke remix of "Mr. Brightside", the Abbey Road version of "Sam's Town" and Hot Fuss offcut "Under the Gun" also hit the spot, but the rest of the album falls flat, with a collection of largely forgettable tracks. And what’s with the covers, guys? Was it really necessary to record versions of songs by the likes of Kenny Rogers ("Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town") and-–gasp!–-Dire Straits ("Romeo and Juliet")? A half-decent collection then, that would have doubtless benefited from a one or two-album delay. --Danny McKenna

CD Description
Collection of B-sides and rarities from the Las Vegas indierock quartet The Killers. A compilation of tracks from soundtracks and single releases, as well as previously unreleased material from the 'Sam's Town' and 'Hot Fuss' sessions, this is an album that will please all those Killers completists out there. Includes the Joy Division cover 'Shadowplay'.

Customer Reviews

Just as good as you would expect!
A lot of people have said how this album is just as good as hot fuss and sams town, and to a large extent I wouldnt argue. The fact that this is simply a collection of oddities thrown together with the odd new song (which are all excellent by the way) just shows the strength in depth of these guys material. It simply goes to prove that this lot are undoubtedly the biggest thing in rock since the turn of the century, well thats my opinion anyway. But hey, you might disagree. I tell you what though, when the Arctic Monkeys and Razorlight etc hear this collection of "B-Sides" and "leftovers", they might, and should, be more than a little concerned.... Bring on the REAL new album next year is what I say!

Glamourous Indie Rock N Roll
Ah, The good old fashioned B-Sides album. The B-side itself is now an almost outdated concept. I can remember the days when you would have to take that 7" single and flip it over to hear another song. Then it became a bonus tracks on the 12". Then different tracks on the 7", 12", box set 10" with badge and poster.

Nowadays all these songs exist to be dripfed to the masses : on the singles, compilation albums, exclusive compilations, and the inevitable Deluxe Collectors Edition reissue in a decades time. There's almost too much stuff out there now. In the past, the b-sides album - "Hatful of Hollow", "Barbed Wire Kisses", "Sci Fi Lullabies" was an event of magnificent proportions : an opportunity to reset the material that never quite fit in a new context of its own. Or a cheap and easy cash-in, dependent upon your point of view.

The fact that some bands even bother with b-sides is worthy in itself. One day these bands won't be recording, won't exist, and all that will be left is what is left behind : recordings and memories. Every new song could be a brilliant thing that means something to somebody : "You Know I'm Right".

Albeit, anyone who thinks "Tony The Pony" by Morrissey, or "As You Said" by Joy Division were the pinnacle of their artistic achievement is a cloth eared goth. Still, if Led Zep and Pink Floyd had done b-sides, then they'd be rolling in box sets.

So, the B-sides album is a dying breed. Replaced by the iTunes play list and the Digital MP3 Blog. So, to their credit, The Killers - who seem to have become quietly huge - have decided to eschew the usual career pat with "Sawdust", an oddities compendium of b-sides, covers, unreleased stuff, and the odd new song. In some way to defeat the preconception that the b-side is a lesser song, "Sawdust" toploads itself with new single - the efficient Lou Reed duet of "Tranquilize" - and a cover of Joy Divisions "Shadowplay" that makes the original sound like it could've been a traumatised Westlife : the deeply oppressive desperation is superceded by a swooping chorus. (Some fan discussion has rubbished the original : so lets make one thing clear, You Can't Cover Joy Division And Make It Sound Better Than The Original)

Overall, what "Sawdust" does do is prove that The Killers don't write B-Sides : they just write songs. Let us not forget "How Soon Is Now?" started life as the b-side to "William, It Was Really Nothing". And whilst there is nothing on "Sawdust" that can match the majesty of The Smiths, what the album does have is a collection of songs that sound like a Killers album with the obvious singles stripped out. Almost every song here is as good as any Killers album track. And there's no obvious quality gap caused by frantic last minute studio noodling to make an extra track for a single here. Everything on here sounds as well-crafted and thoughtful as the rest of their output.


That said, The Killers do occasionally grate. Brandon Flowers histrionic vocals occasionally sound like someone whose always straining for the stars. With the lack of light and shade, it's a case of slight bombast overkill which causes a uniformity of song. There`s also a lack of stylistic difference. No drunken bar room brawl boogie or experimental dated techno excursions here excepting a bonus remix by Jacques Lecont. Just, as the song suggest, "Glamourous Indie Rock N Roll", which is probably the single highpoint of the set.

"Sawdust" is a worthy Killers album, that sounds like a new Killers album, even if it patently isn't. At a weighty 17 songs, it's fine value for money and a efficient bookend to the current era of the band. If you liked "Sam's Town", get this.

Brilliant collection
This is an excellent B side collection from one of the best bands in the world , apart from Indie rock and roll and Mr Brighside the rest are all new track with over 60 minutes great Indie Rock.

The track vary from slow ( too slow sometimes) to fast and electric

There are several B side collection form good bands ( Oasis , Radiohead ) but few as good as this one.

If you like Sam's town and Hot fuss you will like this album.