Once upon a time, I was watching MTV, bored at home, and a video changed my life… or almost. It was Mr. Brightside, from the Killers. Largely inspired from Baz Luhrman’s Moulin Rouge, it was an awesome video, for an absolutely amazing song and I just could not get enough of it. I was literally mesmerized by Brandon Flowers, not because he is hot (and of course he is) but his charisma and his odd way of moving /dancing just dazzled me. I remember recording on a video tape (yes yes, a tape, like in VCR tape…I am that old) and watching the video over and over. I also went to buy the CD on the same day, and since then, I have been systematically ordering each album of the Killers in order to have it the day it comes out, without bothering checking if I actually liked the album or not. I just knew I would.
I fell in love with the 4 Las Vegas guys who can write and play songs that actually give me goose bumps - for real. The four of them [Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr] are just perfect.So I am not going to write ten pages about why they are the most awesome band I have ever heard, they ARE, and we will just assume that you know that too.
I am a fan from the almost beginning and of course I am kinda proud of that. And this is where the fan ego is a really weird thing: when they were not that known and famous, I tended to despise people who did not know them or worse thought it was too alternative, like they said. I know I should not despise people just because they do not like the same music, and I am not proud of it, but I did. I do.
When I went to the concert two years ago, it was a small club, maybe a thousand people max. and I was on the third row, overexcited, bouncing, jumping, singing every single song loud and off-key, and eyes wide open to make sure that I enjoyed every second of it.
Now two years and two albums later, they are known by anybody, thanks to their more “pop” hit, human – which by the way, at least half of the people do not get and keep saying to Brandon that he made a grammar mistake. So now the killers are not underground or alternative or whatever you want, they are famous. And I am still unsatisfied. Let me tell you why.
They came in March to Munich and I had two tickets- bought them the day they were released. I waited for the concert like I always do when I go to a concert I am gonna love, by being really impatient, and obsessing over the album: for example hearing the Killers albums and only the Killers the whole five weeks before the concert (now Boyfriend thinks I am cute but crazy).
And then, it was time. The concert. I realize most people do not act like that, but what am I gonna do? I had my heart ready to explode in my chest and my legs weak when I got to the Zenith. Literally. Again, it has nothing to do with how gorgeous Brandon Flowers is, but for me it is the level of perfection they achieve in any of their songs. It makes me lose my words and talk like Ashton Kutcher in his worst movies: AWESOME. AWESOME. AWESOME.
I would have shot the pre-band if I could have, not because they were bad, but because they were not the Killers and therefore had nothing to do on the stage. And when finally after the pre-band, and changing the mics, and testing, and letting the public wait and wait, they came.
They are absolutely AWESOME on stage and I was again seriously overexcited, bouncing, jumping, singing every single song loud and off-key, and eyes wide open to make sure that I enjoyed every second of it. The only difference was that, this time, the location was bigger, they were more people,etc. So as a fan, I should have been happy of course but I was not.
First of all, because I liked it better when we were 800 rather than 6.000 and second because the room was full of people like the ones next to me, that is: a group of 5 Munich typical bimbos, with blond hair (and their pretty black roots), little pearls-earrings and flat ballerinas with orange faces, a common sickness in Munich, due to a strong belief that a five-centimetres-thick foundation looks good. They clearly tried to look “rock” for a rock concert so they accessorized like only Munich girls could: with a pale pink scarf that had skulls on it …wait for it… in GLITTERS. Yes, their idea of rock is a glittery skull on a pale pink scarf. So obviously, I irrationally hated them guts right away.
Please try to imagine me, blocked between two groups of this type, which in total knew maybe three songs of the Killers. I mean, come on, it just ruins it for everybody. Ok, maybe not everybody, but me at least.
So I came up with a little Improvement suggestion for the next concert: everyone who tries to come should give his/her favourite songs of each album, and if he/she can’t, then they don’t get in.
Mr. Brightside / Sam’s town / Romeo &Juliet/Dustland Fairy tale + Don’t shoot me santa.
I am a fan from the almost beginning and of course I am kinda proud of that. And this is where the fan ego is a really weird thing: when they were not that known and famous, I tended to despise people who did not know them or worse thought it was too alternative, like they said. I know I should not despise people just because they do not like the same music, and I am not proud of it, but I did. I do.
When I went to the concert two years ago, it was a small club, maybe a thousand people max. and I was on the third row, overexcited, bouncing, jumping, singing every single song loud and off-key, and eyes wide open to make sure that I enjoyed every second of it.
Now two years and two albums later, they are known by anybody, thanks to their more “pop” hit, human – which by the way, at least half of the people do not get and keep saying to Brandon that he made a grammar mistake. So now the killers are not underground or alternative or whatever you want, they are famous. And I am still unsatisfied. Let me tell you why.
They came in March to Munich and I had two tickets- bought them the day they were released. I waited for the concert like I always do when I go to a concert I am gonna love, by being really impatient, and obsessing over the album: for example hearing the Killers albums and only the Killers the whole five weeks before the concert (now Boyfriend thinks I am cute but crazy).
And then, it was time. The concert. I realize most people do not act like that, but what am I gonna do? I had my heart ready to explode in my chest and my legs weak when I got to the Zenith. Literally. Again, it has nothing to do with how gorgeous Brandon Flowers is, but for me it is the level of perfection they achieve in any of their songs. It makes me lose my words and talk like Ashton Kutcher in his worst movies: AWESOME. AWESOME. AWESOME.
I would have shot the pre-band if I could have, not because they were bad, but because they were not the Killers and therefore had nothing to do on the stage. And when finally after the pre-band, and changing the mics, and testing, and letting the public wait and wait, they came.
They are absolutely AWESOME on stage and I was again seriously overexcited, bouncing, jumping, singing every single song loud and off-key, and eyes wide open to make sure that I enjoyed every second of it. The only difference was that, this time, the location was bigger, they were more people,etc. So as a fan, I should have been happy of course but I was not.
First of all, because I liked it better when we were 800 rather than 6.000 and second because the room was full of people like the ones next to me, that is: a group of 5 Munich typical bimbos, with blond hair (and their pretty black roots), little pearls-earrings and flat ballerinas with orange faces, a common sickness in Munich, due to a strong belief that a five-centimetres-thick foundation looks good. They clearly tried to look “rock” for a rock concert so they accessorized like only Munich girls could: with a pale pink scarf that had skulls on it …wait for it… in GLITTERS. Yes, their idea of rock is a glittery skull on a pale pink scarf. So obviously, I irrationally hated them guts right away.
Please try to imagine me, blocked between two groups of this type, which in total knew maybe three songs of the Killers. I mean, come on, it just ruins it for everybody. Ok, maybe not everybody, but me at least.
So I came up with a little Improvement suggestion for the next concert: everyone who tries to come should give his/her favourite songs of each album, and if he/she can’t, then they don’t get in.
Mr. Brightside / Sam’s town / Romeo &Juliet/Dustland Fairy tale + Don’t shoot me santa.
Ahahah. I get in. I’ll let you know if they implement my brilliant and, I admit, kind of mean and intolerant idea.
I blocked out the Tussis and concentrated on the music and the band, and it was, well, awesome. I told you my vocabulary melted. They played only songs I loved (which is not too hard as I love every single song they play, wrote and probably listen to):
Human, This is your life, Somebody told me, For reasons unknown, I can’t stay, Joyride, Bling, Tranquilize, Spaceman, Smile like you mean it, Dustland fairy tale, Sams town (in acoustic!), Read my mind, All the things that I have done, Mr. Brightside, The world that we live in,etc …
And for the encores: Bones, Jenny was a friend of mine, When we were young (thank god, we thought they would not play it), etc…
The good bye music was of course Moonriver and it was perfection. I actually felt really sad when the concert ended because I had loved every thing about it. The band, the costumes, the songs chosen, the décor, etc. So I got home with a lot of pics, videos and a t-shirt that I will never take off. Ever.
I AM A VICTIM.
Official website: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/
Fan club: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/victims
I blocked out the Tussis and concentrated on the music and the band, and it was, well, awesome. I told you my vocabulary melted. They played only songs I loved (which is not too hard as I love every single song they play, wrote and probably listen to):
Human, This is your life, Somebody told me, For reasons unknown, I can’t stay, Joyride, Bling, Tranquilize, Spaceman, Smile like you mean it, Dustland fairy tale, Sams town (in acoustic!), Read my mind, All the things that I have done, Mr. Brightside, The world that we live in,etc …
And for the encores: Bones, Jenny was a friend of mine, When we were young (thank god, we thought they would not play it), etc…
The good bye music was of course Moonriver and it was perfection. I actually felt really sad when the concert ended because I had loved every thing about it. The band, the costumes, the songs chosen, the décor, etc. So I got home with a lot of pics, videos and a t-shirt that I will never take off. Ever.
I AM A VICTIM.
Official website: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/
Fan club: http://www.thekillersmusic.com/victims
2 comments:
i totally agree on everything you said.
i have been a killers fan for ages. i remember loathing people for not knowing the killers because i obviously adored them.i actually talked my friends into checking out their music and i felt so proud whenever i convinced someone of their awesomeness...anyways i admit behaving like a fan-girl sometimes as well..but who cares? i mean its the killers..i remember freaking out whenever some show played mr.brightside or any other song by the killers in the background. or my obsession with getting tickets asap whenever they announced new tourdates,and I'm still the same;-)
my friends make fun of me whenever we queue up for a concert...but anyways, i'm rambling on what i actually wanted to say was that i can relate to that..
and as for your suggestion: i second that. when i went to a killers concert last month there were all this girls dressed in glittery dresses and whatever and you could tell that they tried pretty hard to fit into the "I'm a hip rockstar chick" kind of category. anyways when the concert started (and this is the point that annoyed me the most!) they haven't heard of mr.brightside,jenny or bling before. one of them actually asked if they were new songs, coz they weren't on their latest album. okay, maybe i'm overreacting..but please..the killers are not just "Human"..and then there were those lovely people in front row who did not care about the music at all..they had earplugs in their ears and did not move at all...big faupax if you ask me, because how can you not move once brandon starts to rock the stage? sometimes its annoying that the killers have gone mainstream.even tho they deserve a huge fanbase..
i'm proud to be a huge killers fan, and that i have been one for almost 5 1/2 years now.and i was overwhelmed by their latest performances,can't stop listening to their cds and i had a huge smile on my face even weeks after the concert..and was so overwhelmed that i already bought new tickets to their show. ;-)
Hallo Franchie, ich wollte dich fragen, ob du auch zu Ben Harper gehst?
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