Killer's Cover of Shadowplay

Heard it on a YouTube Video of the band performing in an award ceremony. And, I must say, I love the song!

I love the cover too:) Ok the original is the best but the cover isn't that bad.

:barf:

That cover is a bunch of garbage. Flowers is worse than Bernard at his dreadfully drunkest.

Bunch of arse...

Snorri xxx

Snorrimon wrote: Bunch of arse...

Is it really that good?

(dedicated arse man)

Why do some people hate the cover? I mean, it's very different from what JD did. Although I have to be frank, Brandon Flowers' singing is way better than present day Barney. I told you that I'll keep an open mind about the cover.

Pants

[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Why do some people hate the cover? I mean, it's very different from what JD did. Although I have to be frank, Brandon Flowers' singing is way better than present day Barney. I told you that I'll keep an open mind about the cover.

Flowers better than present-day Bernard? No. No. No. I can't stress it enough.

Hate it! Hate The Killers anyway

I hate it but I like The Killers :)

I wish Spandau Ballet could have reformed and covered this song instead. I mean, there's not much to tell between the vocals of Tony Hadley and Brandon Flowers - both of them have annoying foghorn voices. Why can't the Killers just go away and do a Queen cover instead?

Flame me all you like, ye of little imagination, but this Killers version takes a well-known riff and gives it an extra dimension, and adds something to the song. I do wish he'd managed to get the words right, I always hate that when a vocalist feels the need to change the words to a recorded cover (yes you Moby you cock), but the version is great as far as I am concerned (and I didn't want to like it!!).

Seconded - I'm not a Killers fan, but it's a great track. I was expecting it to be garbage, but it's well produced and adds a lot of dimension to the skeletal instrumentaion of the original.

So how many of the naysayers have actually heard the record then?

Uncle Liam wrote: So how many of the naysayers have actually heard the record then?

I have. I've pooped more satisfying stuff.

I've heard it. And again, :barf:.

Burt Reynolds wrote:

Uncle Liam wrote: So how many of the naysayers have actually heard the record then?

I have. I've pooped more satisfying stuff.

Ditto. I was giving the Killers the benefit of the doubt (partly because I actually like their first album) until I actually heard it. Total crap.

Burt Reynolds wrote:

Uncle Liam wrote: So how many of the naysayers have actually heard the record then?

I have. I've pooped more satisfying stuff.

This discussion is useless. It's obvious that almost all JD and NO hate this cover.

:)

Hazey Jane wrote: This discussion is useless. It's obvious that almost all JD and NO hate this cover.

:)

Still waiting for Ian's opinion, mind......

I love it!

It is currently number 2 in a local rock station's countdown here in Manila.

Indeed*!*

I like it. It wasn't one of my favourite Joy Division songs to begin with so I didn't have the highest of expectations. With that, I was surprised how much I enjoyed The Killers cover.

I think some people here though may have hated it before they heard it, if you know what I mean.

Jackson Withrow wrote: I think some people here though may have hated it before they heard it, if you know what I mean.

I do. That's my problem with most JD/NO fans.

It's alright.... but not great. Don't like his voice much.

Fred wrote: I hate it but I like The Killers :)

I love the cover but I don't like The Killers:D

I don't think that i like it ... I prefer the origimal Joy Division version.

Its rubbish and how dare they put it on the their album together with that Dire Straits crap?

Jet Stream wrote: Its rubbish and how dare they put it on the their album together with that Dire Straits crap?

Yes, how dare they put a cover song that they did on a b sides and covers album. What a complete disgrace that is. The biggest crime in the history of the business.

crap shite unchi merde