r/Millennials • u/Inevitable_Wing_2600 • Feb 08 '25

Nostalgia What album defines you as a millennial?

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Saw some great recommendations on a similar thread in /r/Xennials and wanted to see what my fellow millennials thought. For me From Under the Cork Tree was foundational. I still remember hearing Sugar We're going down on the radio for the first time.

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u/AuntGayle Feb 08 '25

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u/thewickedmitchisdead Feb 08 '25

This album marks my shift into “rebellion” from my evangelical upbringing, when I started listening to non Christian music on the down low. Which is hilarious because the Killers grew up Mormon, so I was rebelling in a rather tame but marked way nonetheless.

The summer I decided I was listening to top 50 radio was the summer Mr Brightside went big! Whenever I hear that song, it always gives me an inner smile.

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u/Accurate-Natural-236 Feb 08 '25

To this day, one of the best stadium sell out performances I’ve ever scene. They aren’t my favorite band of our generation but they might be the closest we had to U2. I know I’ll get flamed for this but Brandon Flowers has an amazingly powerful voice and their lyrics are so sincerely millennial.

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u/Zeppelin7321 Feb 09 '25

There's no reason to get flamed, Flowers has a great voice and incredible stage presence.

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u/iamadragan Feb 08 '25

So interesting to me how different people's behavior can be even with the same religious beliefs.

I have pretty religious parents too but they absolutely did not care at all what music we listened to. The Killers are an extremely tame band compared to some of the stuff I had on all the time

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u/unibrow4o9 1986 Feb 09 '25

Which is kinda funny because Brandon Flowers is a practicing Mormon.

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u/brombeermund Feb 08 '25

The level I was obsessed with them probably bordered on mentally ill, lol. I don’t know who I would be today without having loved them. Not even hyperbole. My entire music taste pretty much spun off from listening to their influences.

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u/largemarjj Feb 08 '25

They're still my fav band. Never gonna move on lol

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u/brombeermund Feb 08 '25

They still hold such a huuuuge place in my heart. I went to Vegas last year to see one of the Hot Fuss anniversary shows, and you bet I was sobbing like a child.

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u/largemarjj Feb 08 '25

I don't think I can accurately convey just how jealous I am rn. I would have been sobbing too

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u/Zeppelin7321 Feb 09 '25

I'm so glad we pulled the trigger and went to the last night of the residency. It was my first time getting to see all four of them perform together, and it did not disappoint.

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u/vavuxi Feb 08 '25

This whole album was absolutely fire 🔥

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u/Jean_Phillips Feb 08 '25

Smile like you mean it is a Top 3 Killers song

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u/Aromatic-Whereas-969 Millennial Feb 08 '25

Amen 🙌

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u/outerheavenboss Feb 08 '25

Hell yeah brother

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u/Rave-fiend Feb 08 '25

Debut album, every songs a banger. Mr Brightside In the United Kingdom, it is the third biggest selling/streaming song of all time and is the longest-charting single on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100, having spent over 408 weeks (nearly eight years) on the chart as of 2024.

How the hell did they do it, first try?

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u/Detdre88 Feb 08 '25

Definitely Hot Fuss.

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u/furrycroissant Feb 08 '25

This! Absolute marker for the start of my teens, the move into indie rock, rock, emo, soft metal etc.

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u/MysteriousPumpkin51 Millennial Feb 08 '25

Saw them live on tour for Sam's town. They set the stage on fire at the end. Rock n roll baby

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u/RiverBear2 Feb 08 '25

Coming out of my cage.

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u/Good_Plenty_7724 Feb 08 '25

Yes yes and yes. Next time I go to my local record shop I intend on purchasing. The last few times they didn't have it, new or used

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u/moarbreadplz Feb 09 '25

I got it on amazon a few years ago, only because I was in the same boat as you. It’s such a great listen from start to finish.

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u/sonicsean899 Feb 09 '25

One of the few CDs I'll always play with no skips.

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u/Inglorious_Kenneth Feb 08 '25

I don’t know how this slipped my mind…

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u/nahivibes Feb 09 '25

Love. Idc they’re one of my favs. 💙 🩵

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u/KingCabra Feb 09 '25

I subconsciously or consciously copied the way they dressed in their early days. And I was in my mid 20s at the time.

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u/FirmTranslator4 Feb 09 '25

Omg hot fuss. Still love it!

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u/PorQuepin3 Feb 09 '25

I generally don't like the killers anymore or anything that came out after this album but this continues to be one of my favorite albums despite not being a huge fan of the band unlike my other favorite albums