How can people possibly compare this album to the first two when it's blatantly just a way for the record company to cash- in on the killers ? This was obviously meant to be a low key release for fans and shouldn't be seen as the Killers third album.

I cant belive the number of good reviews this album has got!! I mean seriously! who gave this 5 stars? In comparison to their first 2 albums its rubbish, the cover songs are rubbish, the different versions of previous songs are rubbish, the album is just rubbish!!! Even if its not being compared to the genious work of the first two albums I would still say on its own its rubbish! just plain rubbish! Biggest waste of my money! DO NOT WASTE YOURS!!!!!!!!

My first impression of this album was a bit of a scroll of rejects and almost made its.....but then i listened to it 3 or 4 times....and WOW..this is one of the best albums ive ever heard!! not many bands can do covers that are better than the originals (dire straights). they are cool fast paced as well as melodically slow and emotionally charged with impeccable balance. give this a chance and you will wonder how you would have felt whole if you hadnt embraced this golden disk of rainbow glide smooth ride dark side makes you feel alive with a 5 out of 5!!

BUY IT IF YOU LOVE THE THRILL OF THE KILL!!

YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED...WELL UNTIL THE CD ENDS...BUT JUST TURN ON TRACK ONE AND REPEAT THE FUN.

The Killers are amazing and all these songs show mr flowers' voice at its best! Amazing covers and sounds even better full blast and on wicked speakers!!

Like most die-hard Killers' fans, I had this album pre-ordered, with high expectations. After two simply magnificent, yet totally different albums being churned out within a few years, the pressure was on to produce another album of that calibre. If you were expecting an album with all the fantastic tunes of Hot Fuss, and more of the experimental style explored in Sam's Town, then I'm afraid this probably will disappoint.

It seems almost cowardly to release an album containing B-sides with only a few bits of new material, including the frankly dreadful single "Tranquilize", and a bad re-recording of "Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll." Flowers' voice clearly changed between the 2004 recording of Hot Fuss and Sam's Town (2005-6), and this album contains a mix of the two styles making the whole album jar with a lack of continuity.
For me, Sam's Town was a fantastic album, because the running order had a very clear ebb and flow, and it seemed almost wrong to play it on shuffle. Each track follows another leaving us with 44.14 minutes which sounds like one epic song. However, because Sawdust is a collection of rare tracks and B-sides, there is no sense of this, no sense of a change in style, which made Sam's Town so ground breaking as The Killers' maintained their popularity despite a big change in sound.

Sawdust is a mixed bag, with the bad mushed into the untidy mix with the good. The worst track on the album is definitely "Who Let You Go" which smacks of MCR attempts at "anthemic" indiepop; along with the travesty that is the Remix of "Mr Brightside" which mutilates and sucks all the energy out of one of the best indie-anthems of our time, and the album is all the worse for it. This can be forgiven however, in light of the sparkling gems we can find encrusted within. Best tracks being "Change Your Mind" which is just fantastically catchy, energetic and is an embodiment of why I love The Killers, and the slightly darker "All The Pretty Faces" which sounds as though it was taken straight out of Sam's Town.

In conclusion, it's a decent time filler: some of the tracks rise above mediocrity after a few listens, and the beautiful Abbey Road recordings make it worth the money. But really what it might make up for with the rarity of some of the tracks, it lacks severely in a sense of continuity as an album. I only hope that the next album can recreate the magic of the first two, and overshadow this disappointment.

Due to this being a collection of B sides and rare songs it was never going to be up there with the likes of Hot Fuss and Sams Town, but it is still a good album none the less.

I have listened to it about 8 times over the last week and have quickly 'got into' it. Excellent sings include Tranquilize, Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf, Where The White Boys Dance, The Ballad of Michael Valentine, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town and Sam's Town (Abbey Road Version).

Even worth listening to just to hear the wonderful cover version of Romeo and Juliet!

4 Stars....

ithe songs do grow on you and eventually you consider them as truely great songs well worth its price tag and thank you to my friend who opened my eyes to the wonderes of the killers

If, like me, you enjoy getting the rare stuff from your best bands, you will have got most of these songs already from the B-Sides of most of their singles.
However this collection also contains a few new tunes and remixes I had not yet heard, the great thing is on this collection is that you get to hear a lot of different new sounds from The Killers such as some of the deeper and heavier songs like "Under The Gun", whereas theres other songs which are more like dance, others are softer, so theres a real randomised collection here.
However if you are wanting some good Killers' stuff I would deffinately recommend going for Hot Fuss, if you have that get Sam's Town, but for exisiting killers' fans wanting something to listen to until their next album comes out I would recommend getting this.

A good solid album from The Killers. Personally as a fan of the band I don't feel as if there are any bad songs on the album although a fair amount are distinctly average.

If a fan it is worth buying just for the likes of Under the gun, the Abbey Road version of Sam's Town and Daddy's eyes.

If you are looking for The Killers best work buy Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, if you like what you hear I'm sure you'll enjoy this, otherwise stear clear.

This is a great album, the romeo and juliet cover is absolutely spot on.
PLease just buy the album and listen for yourself its awsome!!!!