>>32169853
It wouldn't have occurred to me if not for the OP, but pic related. I remember after Hot Fuss and a fair degree of related success, Brandon Flowers got even more big-headed and started claiming that their upcoming album was the greatest rock album of all time. Statements like that admittedly do warrant being knocked down a peg, and music critics do not tolerate other people telling them whether or not something is good, so it got shit on. But fact is, Sam's Town is a better record than Hot Fuss, and Hot Fuss was a fucking amazing record.
Straight up, maybe it was just the right record at the right time for me personally, but Sam's Town is in my all time top ten. 'This River is Wild' will be on the party playlist at my wake.