Brandon Flowers lists his top ten songs for BlackBook:
"I’m sorry this is so uncomfortable,” Brandon Flowers says apologetically during a long and, yes, rather painful silence. The 29-year-old musician is trying to round out a list of the 10 vocal performances that most influenced him, and in a group dominated by guys, he needs a woman. Shy and hesitant in person, Flowers is nothing like his onstage persona. Whereas that one—the superstar who fronts the Las Vegas–based arena rock band The Killers—sweats swagger and breathes bombast, this one fidgets in his chair inside New York’s Gramercy Park Hotel. This fall, Flowers will take the stage without his three bandmates when he tours Europe in support of Flamingo, his solo debut. If the first single, “Crossfire,” is any indication, the album (named after a road in Las Vegas) will stay true to the Killers’ synths and soaring vocals. But Flowers can’t help it. He’s never been one to conceal his roots and he isn’t about to start now...
Morrissey’s “Interesting Drug.”
It’s as Morrissey as Morrissey gets. He has his own inflections, his own quirks, and they all surface on this song. I was his busboy once at Spago Las Vegas in Caesars Palace, but I didn’t have the guts to say anything. Years later, the Killers were asked to open for him in L.A. and Chicago. The highlight of the whole thing was when he came to watch us rehearse before the first show. He’s had such an impact on my life, and it felt like everything had come full circle: he was just standing there, watching us."
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my two loves (Score:1)
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it was (Score:2, Interesting)
my first live Morrissey singing song
he wasted so much energy that he had problems with the singing good that Alain has a good voice
great opener, 20 years ago may 1, next year
It's one of his best singles, in a time when
singles did count and a charthit
It's on Bona Drag too, so for the remastered
upcoming release, it's on it.
Buy it at yer friendly local music store
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one of the worst (Score:0)
i remember he was hitting small dance clubs around southern california and my dj friend had him sign his latest single "interesting drug". I couldn't help but think: "what a shitty song to have to hold onto... too bad you didnt have 'playboys' handy"
oh well.
my opinion is just as valid as his slam against the chinks. (or even the fat ones: the chunks).
just kidding... don't delete me.
you'll be killing free speech.
Morrissey shot book by Linder (Score:2, Interesting)
Klein of EMIrecords, said he hadn't seen anything like this since the Beatles
shows in LA forum and NY Madison Square Garden sold out in minutes,at that time a record, faster than MJ ad Madonna
read it
Linder Sterling's book about the Kill Uncle Tour
a photo book, a must have too, for the once who were there at that time
nutcase dj clubs, go to another website and firts
come with facts before dissing someone.
out!
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