Killers: "This River Is Wild"

I've stopped going to big stadium shows. My music -- indie rock, funk, blues rock, ska, and so forth -- is generally better on a smaller stage. But some bands are meant to be enjoyed by tens of thousands of people at once. Enter The Killers.

The Killers formed in Las Vegas in 2001. They released Hot Fuss in 2004, which went white-hot (6x platinum) and even got a Grammy nod for best rock album. Their second and third albums, Sam's Town (2006) and Day & Night (2008), were not...just really not as good. Or at least, they didn't develop the radio buzz that the first album enjoyed. (In truth, I probably owe them each a more dedicated listen-through.) They also released a compilation album, Sawdust, in 2007, and a live album/DVD in 2009.

This song is straight off Sam's Town by way of the DVD release. Again, not my favorite album, but with that lilt, Brandon Flowers can sell pretty much anything live.

I mean really, does this look like fun or what? Enjoy.

"This River Is Wild," performed by The Killers.
Original on The Killers' "Sam's Town" (2006).