The Killers Offer Up A Rorschach Test Of Rock

September 30th, 2008 // 24 Comments



When you looked at the above image, who did you think it was?

A. Billy Squier:



B. Robert Plant:



C. Jay Reatard:


D. The old guy from the cover of Aqualung:


Choose wisely, as your answer will not only reveal the locus of your rock expertise, it may influence Brandon Flowers’ facial-hair decisions in the months leading up to the release of Day & Age.

Human [Amazon]


  1. AquaLung

    “D,” for obvious reasons.

  2. Anonymous

    Actually, I saw Iggy Pop. What does that make me?

  3. Anonymous

    Tommy. Any plans for a rock opera?

  4. Sniffle

    Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott

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  5. Anonymous

    My first guess was david hasselhoff

  6. dippinkind

    i was thinking ian hunter or eric stewart

  7. Mike P.

    Dimitri Coate of the Burning Brides.

  8. BillRocksCleveland

    Michael Bolton — cause The Killers celebrate his entire catalog.

  9. sicksteanein

    All I see is the number 26.

  10. Dead Air ummm Dead Air

    My Rorschach test says “Hurm….”

  11. Thierry

    Joe Elliott and Paul Stanley’s deeply disturbed lovechild?

  12. Barry White Stripes, Office LW

    Justin Hawkins?

  13. disinterested 3rd party

    I actually saw young Mel Gibson. Now I’m scared….

  14. AquaLung

    Does this mean each single they release for this album is going to feature a different douchey mug of each band member?

    Please say yes.

  15. cookiedough

    what horrendous album art. its actually an un-makeuped robert smith. with brown hair.

    anyway, its terrible looking.

  16. Chris Molanphy

    Johnny Depp circa Benny and Joon.

  17. scarletvirtue

    I thought it was some conglomeration of Michael Hutchence and Robert Plant.

  18. NeverEnough

    @Sniffle: Looks more like Rick Savage.

  19. Anonymous

    I saw…Kevin Shields.

  20. tigerpop

    @MtHeartAttack: Add the Lennon specs he’s been sporting lately and that’s totally him!

  21. Chris Molanphy

    @NeverEnough: Thank you! It was driving me crazy, I knew it looked like somebody specific from the ’80s but couldn’t put my finger on it. DINGDINGDING!

  22. mommymash

    @sicksteanein: ha! does that mean you’re officially not colorblind?

  23. mommymash

    so does anyone else find the ‘human’ single to be a gigantic yawnfest, or am i the only one?

  24. Kate Richardson

    I thought it was a really shitty chuck close picture.

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