The Killers - Sawdust
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Artist: The KillersEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-11-13
Music Label: Island
Product features:
- KILLERS THE SAWDUST
- Tranquilize
- Shadowplay
- All The Pretty Faces
- Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf
- Sweet Talk
- Under The Gun
- Where The White Boys Dance
- Show You How
- Move Away
- Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
- Who Let You Go?
- The Ballad of Michael Valentine
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
- Daddy's Eyes
- Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version)
- Romeo and Juliet
- Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)
Free Music Notes for Sawdust
Free Music Review: Diamonds in the rough
Hit: 5 Stars
B-Side compilation albums can be scary. You initial thought has to be "well if these songs were that good, they would have made it on the proper albums". That has always been my thought process anyway, so I usually pass on b-side albums. However, being a huge Killers fan, I had to at least give "Sawdust" a chance.
The origins of the songs on "Sawdust" are all over. You have "Hot Fuss" bonus tracks: Under the Gun, Show You How, Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll, Who Let You Go?, and The Ballad of Michael Valentine. You've got some covers: Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits), Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (The Gambler himself Kenny Rogers) and Shawdowplay (Joy Division, heroes of the Killers). Then there is "Sam's Town" bonus tracks: All The Pretty Faces, Where the White Boys Dance, Move Away, and Daddy's Eyes. The Killers did add some new material: Tranquilize, Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf, and Sweet Talk. Last but not least you get alternate versions of Sam's Town(song) and Mr. Brightside.
Alot has been made of the motivation to release this album, considering that at the point of release The Killers had only 2 proper albums. I think this is actually a greater indicator of their work ethic than their greed. The Killers have said that they wanted their fans to have an easy way to acquire the bonus tracks of the first two albums without having to rebuy an album that a fan would have already owned. It could be a sales pitch, but I do appreciate it. I hate that bands almost punish the fans that buy the album first and then 6 months later they re-release the same album with 5 new songs on it.
With all of this being said, this album is really intending for fans of The Killers. If you are not a fan, I would not suggest you buy this album..... first. You should buy the other albums, became a fan, and then buy "Sawdust".
After listening to this album for almost 2 years now, I consider it a "proper" album. These songs are part of The Killers. If you consider yourself a fan then you should own this. I will caution you that this album will take several listens to really sink in. But if you give it a chance you will find some diamonds in the rough.
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Sawdust includes "All The Pretty Faces" (which was the b-side of "When You Were Young"); two movie soundtrack tunes, "Shadowplay" (a Joy Division cover from Control, Anton Corbijn's biopic of Ian Curtis) and "Move Away" (from Spiderman 3); as well as a cover of Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" (written by Mel Tillis)The collection will also contain songs which weren't completed for Hot Fuss and Sam's Town. The Killers recently went back into the studio to finish the tracks, including "Tranquilize" featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lou Reed.
With only two studio releases behind them, it might surprise some to hear that the Killers had enough material to release a b-sides and rarities CD only five years after forming, but this is definitely no all-filler/no-killer collection, instead containing a mittful of legitimately strong and worthwhile songs. There are four never-before-released Killer songs on Sawdust, including "Tranquilize," featuring rock legend Lou Reed on half of the vocals, a number that is filled with a Queen-affected operatic touch. The previously unreleased "Shadowplay"--a Joy Division cover--unfortunately pales compared to the original, while "Leave Your Bourbon at the Door" is easily the summit of the CD; a longtime live favorite, the song's despair and urgency is a must-have for any Killer fan. Also noteworthy is an outtake from the Hot Fuss sessions called "Under the Gun," a driving melody with a memorable chorus that feels like a Killers classic. Lesser-known tracks gathered together on this compilation include "Move Away"--first heard on the Spiderman 3 soundtrack--which is straight-up U2-circa-Vertigo era, but still exciting to listen to. Some previously released b-sides are cover tunes that provide musical whimsy, but not much more: the trad-country "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town," which was made famous by Kenny Rogers, while the impassioned "Romeo and Juliet" tune--written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame--is nearly mimicked by Flowers, and serves little more purpose than providing homage to a wonderfully written melody and tale. --Denise Sheppard
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