The video for “Tranquilize,” the agita-inducing collaboration between the Killers and Lou Reed, doesn’t even hew to the good kind of embarassing melodrama, or even the kind the band alienated half its fanbase with on Sam’s Town, trading chest-thumping Meatloaf/Springsteen pomp for bargain basement bleakness. Candelabras, poor lighting, and a children’s choir? And I still can’t quite figure out what this moany malarkey reminds me of. “Toy Soldiers”? “Silent Lucidity”? The lesser work of Peter Gabriel? There’s a bit of each in there, but none of them are quite right either. The comparison is right on the tip of my tongue and yet it eludes me. Maybe you can help.
Tranquilize (Video) – The Killers (WORLD PREMIERE) [YouTube]
I know I’m probably going to be ragged on for this, but it kind of reminds me of some weird-hybrid cross of the most melodramatic of Bowie with the most melodramatic of Aerosmith, all rolled up as an homage to Trent Reznor’s re-imagined The Wall tribute.
So, just kind of schizo, really.
This sounds like the soundtrack to the world’s angriest nap.
this sounds like 8 different songs, one after the other, each shittier and more misguided than the last. It’s such a shame too I really liked Hot Fuss.
plus in the middle there flowers does a spot-on isaac brock impression. It makes me wonder whether he even knows what his own voice sounds like any more.
WTF was that???
Can you guys hook me up w/ Reed’s and The Killers’ management so I can nquire about getting back the last 4 minutes of my life?
kthxbai
I want to pin Brandon Flowers down and rip his hipster mustache out with rusty pliers.
Why, Lou Reed? WHY?
there’s a bit of “welcome to the black parade” at the end, yes “toy soldiers” on the kids choir bit, but i’m mainly getting meatloaf c. BOOH 3, except with two blokes who can’t sing and more preposterous lyrics…
and not enough ROCKING OUT.
I’m getting kind of a Peter Murphy vibe off of it.
I was going to say angstiest Bowie meets Marc Webb at a showing of the sequel to Batman Begins on the Black Parade set and they break into Cure karaoke with Meatloaf in there somewhere.
I liked Hot Fuss too.
Boy that was awful. Is Lou Reed sober? Is that what happened?
I second the Peter Murphy vibe.
Bowie’s “Outside” mixed with sub-level Cleopatra bands, with Bob Ezrin on the boards, and “Welcome To My Nightmare” Alice Cooper resting in the corner.
actually, disregard that last comment. that sounds like it would be pretty awesome, to me at lease.
least!! no spelly good no mure.
What, again, was so bad about Sam’s Town? I actually liked it.
If you ask me, the problem was that The Killers blew up so huge on radio with Hot Fuss that everyone was expecting more “Mr. Brightside” on the follow-up than “All These Things That I’ve Done,” which is closer to what they got. Right? I mean, I could listen to “When You Were Young” and “Read My Mind” all day. Those are great tracks.
It seems no album in recent memory has divided the music listening public as Sam’s Town has. What’s up with that?
Meanwhile, yes, this partiular song does suck.
Oh my god i think my brain just imploded, yup there’s blood coming out of my ears
Exactly where can it be, i’d prefer to read much more about this particular post, thanks.
Super inforavmtie writing; keep it up.