The Killers Saint Louis ,MO 7-21-2005

From  stltoday

Hello we are the Killers singer-keyboardist Brandon Flowers said Thursday night at the Pageant - not that these guys needed any introduction .After all, the Killers are one of rock's leading buzz bands. The group receives constant attention from MTV, has the singles ''Somebody Told Me'' and "Mr. Brightside" in radio rotation, and boasts a 2 million-selling CD, "Hot Fuss," that's creating a fuss all its own.
. But after these Killers ripped through its hourlong set, the crowd perhaps felt a little less than slain. The Las Vegas band was perfectly serviceable and nicely proficient, which are compliments. But the group failed to deliver enough to justify the Killers' standing as the "it" band of the day.

And as a result, the Killers' show wasn't the cool concert of the season it was supposed to be. (That honor still goes to Billy Corgan). > Part of the reason the Killers in concert didn't match the hype is the band's inherent '80s cheesiness. That kitsch appeal doesn't work as well in a live setting as it does in the band's videos and on the CD. These sons of Duran Duran - who actually played St. Louis Saturday at the Fox Theatre - too often sounded like a synth-obsessed band lost in its own time warp.