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8.0
16137
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Flowers, a nice Mormon boy, has always been a fish out of water in the context of rock'n'roll's amoral hedonism, and he's at his best when he allows this to inform his songwriting
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8.0
16190
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
If you’re a Killers fan, you’ll definitely find something to like here
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7.0
16151
7.0 |
musicOMH
It's clear from Flamingo that Flowers accounts for the lion's share of talent in The Killers, and if they ever go on definite hiatus, their fans can look forward to more consistently good material
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7.0
18651
7.0 |
FasterLouder
If it were not for the fact that this album bears Flowers name instead of The Killers, you would think that this album is merely a fourth release from the band
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6.9
16906
6.9 |
Beats Per Minute
Flamingo sound surprisingly modest
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6.0
16479
6.0 |
State
Flowers shows glimpses of what he’s capable of constructing as a solo artist
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6.0
16618
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
The disc’s ’80s-inspired synth-pop beats and Springsteenish heartland rock won’t surprise anyone who’s heard Sam’s Town
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6.0
17880
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Flamingo is actually better than you'd have any right to expect
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6.0
15827
6.0 |
The Scotsman
The songs are all Flowers' work, so there's clearly some shared DNA with the Killers, but Flamingo is distinct from the band's braying indie rock anthems
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6.0
15866
6.0 |
Q
Almost as good as The Killers, but not quite. Print edition only
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6.0
16065
6.0 |
Mojo
Sticks doggedly to the blueprint of his band's grandiose Americana. Print edition only
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6.0
16097
6.0 |
The Independent
There's no sense, as one hopes with solo projects, that we're privy to some hitherto repressed musical urges
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6.0
16099
6.0 |
The Guardian
Sporadically likable, if not exactly lovable
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6.0
16117
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An occasionally interesting, sometimes unintentionally hilarious mess of a concept album that’s about as tasteful as the city that inspired it
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5.0
16135
5.0 |
The Observer
He can still give good chorus, but that's not enough to disguise the pervasive air of conservative self-importance
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5.0
15833
5.0 |
Spin
Minimized guitar bluster emphasizes his ample vocal assets, but Flowers wilts when the sunny tempos subside
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5.0
15926
5.0 |
BBC
Although much of this sounds like fairly standard Killers fare, there’s nothing that can quite match Mr Brightside or Read My Mind. Some arrangements are unimaginative, and there’s a slight feeling of blandness about the whole
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5.0
16000
5.0 |
The Digital Fix
There seems to be a lack of Killer-esque pure oomph in Flamingo, cancelling out the otherwise perfected purity of his vocals and leaving it feeling, dare I say it, a bit limp in places
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5.0
16051
5.0 |
NME
A soft-rock drivetime radio album. Print edition only
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5.0
16326
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
While good in parts, Flamingo is really dragged down by the songs which have grand adornments which are out of proportion with their artistic merit
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4.0
16218
4.0 |
Culture Deluxe
You can’t help but wonder how the rest of the band usually have an effect if Flowers alone sounds little different
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4.0
16154
4.0 |
The Quietus
Flamingo is an album horribly hamstrung by its ill-placed predilection for being A Very Important Thing Indeed, whereas what it actually is is a disinteresting folly
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4.0
16165
4.0 |
The Fly
An undeniably catchy listen but utterly baffling in its inability to connect or convey feeling
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4.0
15872
4.0 |
Uncut
A gloopy mix of mid-80s soft rock and air-punching choruses. Print edition only
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4.0
15903
4.0 |
The Irish Times
A glitzy spectacle on the outside, but mostly hollow at its heart
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2.0
16632
2.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Now that he’s burned through more cliche lyrics and uninspired piano lines than I previously thought possible for one album, maybe he’ll be rejuvenated with fresh ideas for the next Killers record
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2.0
17200
2.0 |
PopMatters
Lyrical hokeyness pervades Flamingo, turning timeless themes into connect-the-cliché
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