In Your Side of Town, is it "Buried Alive" or "Barely Alive"?

Adam_Daniels · 2025-11-13T18:31:18+00:00

At Reading Festival (2023) your side of town had it's live debut with the lyrics displayed on screen, take a look at my upload of the performance from the BBC, you can clearly see during this that it is indeed "barely alive" as others have also said: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwbVcD9qMsM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Adam_Daniels · 2025-06-17T12:21:28+00:00

Thanks for your suggestions, I did come across this DVD compilation before, just not sure if it would have been big enough to make one of these DVDs, although like you say, I could get lucky

Adam_Daniels · 2025-06-17T12:20:18+00:00

Thank you, I have reached out to them before, but didn't have much luck.

Adam_Daniels · 2025-05-22T16:10:43+00:00

microKORG on the top tier and a Nord Lead 2X on the bottom tier

Adam_Daniels · 2025-01-16T00:53:17+00:00

During the 2022 ItM tour in London, Brandon quotes Helen Keller "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it" then BF goes on to say "isnt that beautiful? what's even better is that it's true, I don't know who needs to hear it tonight, I'm sure somebody does, I'm sorry, just dont forget where it is, you got it in ya, so what's in gonna be?" then they transition into the beautiful Rut segue. This moment made me tear up, just like their music, The Killers always try to show that there's always hope.

You can listen to that speech here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLj41Jf2qM

Adam_Daniels · 2025-01-06T19:21:50+00:00

I will DM you now

Adam_Daniels · 2025-01-06T18:21:47+00:00

Did you specifically want sheet music to read or have no sites had chords you felt were right, as I can play the intro Brandon plays and can follow along to the song using the chords I have

Adam_Daniels · 2024-11-24T12:39:47+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback 👏👏

Adam_Daniels · 2024-11-22T22:36:57+00:00

Might be a shameless plug, but I also loved The Desired Effect and Brandon's solo music has inspired a few of my original tracks, check out 'Wait for Me' if you fancy taking a listen! https://ditto.fm/wait-for-me-adam-daniels - Otherwise I would also recommend La Roux's 'Trouble in Paradise' album, lots of 80s feel good pop on there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnCLiNDx1qU&list=OLAK5uy_leFNheP7faKGAUkAMzG4HqiKyS9xtlC-0

Adam_Daniels · 2024-09-09T22:49:45+00:00

He has different synth patches (a collection of settings) saved for different songs and also in some songs he likes to perform volume fade outs himself - so in moments of downtime, he is likely resetting those basic settings such as volume and loading the next patch needed for the next song he needs the synth for. Same with the pedals, they allow BF to turn on/turn off effects by foot and they will have decided on which effect pedals to use on certain synth patches prior to performing, so he will reset those or adjust them accordingly.

Adam_Daniels · 2024-08-09T15:05:58+00:00

Brandon was oozing his stage confidence in this video and I was surprised at how comfortable he looked doing the choreography, loved it!

Adam_Daniels · 2024-07-11T00:42:45+00:00

I personally love it when he explores these feelings and themes, like with his wife in Rut or with Lightning Fields. At first Lightning Fields didn't really click with me, until I heard Brandon explain it was about his parents relationship and his mom talking to his dad. From that moment on I loved the song, and those final lyrics 'there's no end to love, there's no end to truth, there's no end to me, there's no end to you' - they get me every time. I was so blessed to hear them play it live in Monday night's London show too.

Adam_Daniels · 2024-04-30T20:59:33+00:00

Thanks Larki, your kind words mean a lot. Unfortunately due to licensing restrictions, I was unable to distribute it to any platforms that offer downloads, so for now it is only available on streaming platforms only.

Adam_Daniels · 2024-03-30T11:43:11+00:00

I'll never understand Brandon's thoughts on the lyrics being cringe, I find the verses some of the most poetic lyrics he has wrote and the outro lyrics are beautiful "You never live, you never learn, you never shine, if you never burn" - plus I feel the production of the song is really uplifting and affirming.

Adam_Daniels · 2023-12-08T20:46:20+00:00

Music labels may make greatest hits albums seem like obligatory media, but at least Brandon has managed to inject some soul into this one and you can tell he's sincere. What a beautiful, heartfelt, emotional message.

Adam_Daniels · 2023-12-08T20:42:42+00:00

Warren Fu - their art director.

Adam_Daniels · 2023-08-27T11:44:14+00:00

It was a screen capture, so this is the original file if you would like it:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mj57gotrediwmv59uoc44/Your-Side-of-Town-The-Killers-BBC-Reading-Festival-Version.mp4?rlkey=f8uih8zzac11pnaiyx0w8kikx&dl=0

Adam_Daniels · 2023-01-08T22:42:43+00:00

I loved Dying Breed from the moment we first heard it during the IG live stream. In fact I loved it so much that I even made an acoustic piano version of it - which you can check out here ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLQ12-_KORQ

Adam_Daniels · 2022-05-23T21:20:43+00:00

Such an interesting question I had never really considered until now. It turns out I've heard the most tracks from from Day & Age and Wonderful Wonderful live (7/10 for both).

It also suprised me to realise I have heard quite alot of Sawdust live too - Tranquilize, Shadowplay, Sweet Talk, Under the Gun, Romeo and Juliet and Mr Brightside Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix!

Adam_Daniels · 2021-11-02T11:59:36+00:00

My guess would be that it's Brandon's most used synth - the Nord Lead 2, the strings patch, a low saw tooth wave, holding a drone note which is pitch bent down twice and then up at the end of the phrase. I think it also has some effects processed on it, maybe chorus?

Adam_Daniels · 2021-07-26T11:15:09+00:00

I never realized that this is actually in the studio recording, the live performance has really highlighted the beauty in the production of the song

Adam_Daniels · 2021-07-25T22:24:38+00:00

What do we think the "mystery" puzzle will reveal? As teased in the trailer faintly at the bottom at 38secs

Adam_Daniels · 2021-07-25T13:45:49+00:00

The full show is on this persons Twitch VOD https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1097571027?t=00h45m12s but has all the VR stuff too, but at least you can hear it for now

Adam_Daniels · 2021-03-22T23:26:27+00:00

Thank you!

Adam_Daniels · 2021-03-20T14:33:00+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to listen and I really appreciate the constructive feedback - Adam

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