Julian wears sunglasses, Brandon wears mascara. Sounds about right.
Fans of the Killers do not like me.
I once wrote a take down post of The Killers on my old website. This morning, I posted a tweet which said “The Killers’ drummer has a new solo record. It was produced by Joe Chicarelli… The Killers, once again copy The Strokes.”
Multiple solo records from a very popular band with 10 letters in its name and Chicarelli? Seems obvious, doesn’t it?
In response, this was posted on The Killers’ fan community: “”Do The Strokes have Joe on an exclusive contract???? I think not… producers can work with multiple artists without it being a “copy” of any kind. A bit of envy there I think. The Killers are now just as big as The Strokes and in my opinion have way more potential over the long run. Just sayin’….. I have nothing against The Strokes and I do like their music.”
Apparently they’re bashing me on their H2E-type site. Here’s my response to fans of The Killers…
Yes, it’s true; I have a superiority complex. I firmly believe The Strokes are the best band in the world and The Killers, to a certain extent, copied The Strokes’ model for their success. Hot Fuss sounds a lot like The Strokes, The Killers’ name is extremely similar to The Strokes’, etc.
The tweet about Ronny’s solo album was a joke and Killers fans should take it as such. Obviously The Strokes don’t have an exclusive deal with Chicarelli. Hell, they dumped Chicarelli and produced the record themselves because it sounded like garbage.
But any chance I get to bash The Killers I’m going to do it. Why you ask? Because The Strokes are superior and here is the evidence:
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LOL this post is so random.
also, Brandon Flowers can never do an interview where he doesnt mention the strokes. But to his credit, its always a positive remark.
LOL! I love the Killers, so I have nothing bad to say about them. I think these two bands share a lot more fans than people realize and I love that Brandon is always complimenting the Strokes.
*Ronnie
I have seen countless interviews where Brandon makes no reference whatsoever to the Strokes, and if you believe they are copying them then you must feel awfully threatened by the Killers. Just because a few of the members, as musicians, wanted to explore musically? Do you really think these are the only two bands who have done this? Wow. Take a better look through music history.
All that being said, while I am no fan of the Strokes myself, I can appreciate why so many people enjoy them and I’m sure some members of the Killers do just as I’d be willing to bet certain members of the Strokes enjoy the Killers.
I don’t understand why people have the need to be ‘above’ others when it comes to musical preference, we all have different tastes and I, for one, think that is a wonderful thing. It would be such a boring world if everyone liked the same bands or artists and music would have no means of progressing.
Brandon Flowers loves the strokes. He’s always talking good about them.
lol. Great post. The Killers are awful.
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Im a Strokes fan too but I do believe The Killers are better and will last longer over time than the Strokes. The Strokes seem to be having lots of trouble lately. I just wish Killers fans and Strokes fans would get along. I believe there are many fans the like both bands. I really wish that you wouldn’t bash the killers. The Killers have done nothing to the strokes to deserve this treatment.
Eric, I’ve been a big fan of the strokes for 9 years. I even got a twitter account just to follow The Strokes News. I do not like The Killers, but man why do you feel ‘superior’ just because you like a band?
what’s next? Bashing some teenager idol?
Some people just like to fight…. Spread the love folks
do u really have to spread your own opinion though seriously bit inappropriate no?… so a killers fan disagreed with something u said they didnt say anything mean or out of order so u make a whole post dedicated to why the strokes are better than the killers. julian once turned down an mtv performance because the idea was the strokes would play on the same stage as the hives in a sort of ‘battle of the bands’ in doing so he pissed off a lot of people and probably lost some people a lot of money but he did it because it was a bullshit idea and he felt that the strokes and the hives were doing completely different things. and comparing 2 different bands on a couple of silly comparisons like ‘their names both have 10 letters’. seriously?…
i dont see how in any way hot fuss sounds anything like the strokes in any possible way though and im a much bigger strokes fan, otherwise i wouldnt be on this site. so im not biased towards the killers at all
sorry how do the killers and the strokes sound similar?…
they used the same producer BIG WOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
dude, post shit like this on a personal blog. ronnie making a solo album has nothing to do with the strokes. its especially not strokes news.
The Killers are as big as The Strokes? Honey, The Killers are way bigger than the strokes. I can’t even think of three Strokes songs. What are you even ON? If i walked into Julian in the street i’d not even recognise him. You’re in a little bubble where you imagine that your band is King. Step back. Look around. You’re so, so wrong.
to be fair the strokes and the killers have similar fame in the states i think but the killers are huuuuuuuuge in the uk
BUT WHY COMPARE THE TWO THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT LETS ALL AGREE TO DISAGREEEEEEEEE
why not take it as a compliment that the killers were inspired by the strokes although i dont hear it musically particularly they are fans and thats nice
I miss Albert ‘s solos
I’ve never heard people say Hot Fuss was Is This It Part 2