THE KILL (BURY ME) (2007 POP VOCAL) - 30 SECONDS TO MARS
Who you calling a teen actor? It took time, but Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars has not only gained rock credibility, it is now setting records for the longest-charting single ever at modern rock, spending 50 weeks in the top 40. Smelling the fair fragrance of mainstream success, that song has a new vocal designed to seduce top 40. No denying the potency of “The Kill (Bury Me),” which, by comparison, makes pop/rock statesmen Nickelback sound like an ad for Xanax. Leto is an authoritative vocalist, and the song kicks rock ass — no one would ever accuse it of being a deliberate pop crossover — but a palpable melody and addictive chorus create a contender to make the grade with top 40 minions. Billboard
