ANYONE who still has reservations about the merits of The Killers should listen/watch Live From The Royal Albert Hall.

This DVD/CD release proves pretty conclusively that they’re a good band and great showmen. It also reminds you of just how many hits they’ve had.

Featuring an expansive set list of 17 songs, the concert was one to cherish for fans, as well as a good greatest hits compilation for those who didn’t get to see the real deal live.

In live form, The Killers are every bit as epic and accomplished as they are on record form – the transition from studio to live environment is seamless.

Frontman Brandon Flowers is a charismatic frontman, while the band are musically tight and expansive depending on the needs of the song.

Crowd-pleasers such as Mr Brightside, Human and Smile Like You Mean It sit comfortably alongside album tracks and the odd cover, such as Joy Division’s Shadowplay and fan favourite Sweet Talk (from the 2007 collection of rareities, Sawdust).

The Killers chose to film at the Royal Albert Hall after falling in love with the venue when they played an exclusive launch show for their million-selling (UK) third album, Day & Age last November.

As a result, the brilliant acoustics enhance the overall sound of these recordings, whether watching or listening.. reliving the moment or catching up. What’s more, it lasts for an epic 80 minutes!

Highlights include the crowd-rousing opener Human, delivered with the expected gusto, the Joy Division cover version, Somebody Told Me, an acoustic version of Sam’s Town, the rapturously received clap-along that is Mr Brightside and the epic All These Things That I’ve Done.

On the DVD, Killers fans will also love the behind-the-scenes documentary, which is worth watching, and bonus festival footage from Oxegen, V and Hyde Park that also serves as a reminder of just how busy and in-demand these Las Vegas boys are.

You can’t help but feel that this is the first of many live CD/DVD releases from a career that promises to run and run.

Download picks: Human, Somebody Told Me, Mr BrightsideAll These Things That I’ve Done, Shadowplay, When You Were Young, Smile Like You Mean It

Track listing:
Disc: 1 (DVD)

1. Enterlude
2. Human
3. This Is Your Life
4. Somebody Told Me
5. For Reasons Unknown
6. The World We Live In
7. Joy Ride
8. I Can’t Stay
9. Bling (Confession Of A King)
10. Shadowplay
11. Smile Like You Mean It
12. Losing Touch
13. Spaceman
14. A Dustland Fairytale
15. Sam’s Town
16. Read My Mind
17. Mr. Brightside
18. All These Things I’ve Done
19. Sweet Talk
20. This River Is Wild
21. Bones
22. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
23. When You Were Young
24. Exitlude
25. Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
26. Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
27. Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
28. Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
29. Behind-The-Scenes Documentary
30. Tranquilize – Oxegen Festival
31. Human – Hyde Park
32. Mr. Brightside – Hyde Park
33. Smile Like You Mean It – V Festival
34. When You Were Young – V Festival

Disc: 2 (CD)

1. Human
2. This Is Your Life
3. Somebody Told Me
4. The World We Live In
5. I Can’t Stay
6. Bling (Confession Of A King)
7. Shadowplay
8. Smile Like You Mean It
9. Losing Touch
10. Spaceman
11. A Dustland Fairytale
12. Sam’s Town (Acoustic)
13. Read My Mind
14. Mr. Brightside
15. All These Things That I’ve Done
16. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
17. When You Were Young

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