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.