Franz Ferdinand

Great album, the songs are as tight as the guitar and bass lines.
I like how Franz Ferdinand show that they have a talent for interesting chord progressions and meldodies, which makes it an engaging listen from start to end.
Two or three songs are of lesser quality though, which keeps it from being a real classic.
Highlights: Dark of the Matinee, Darts of Pleasure
4/5 very good

Déjà écouté.

Sorti à la période où j'ai commencé à écouter sérieusement de la musique, le premier album de Franz Ferdinand sonne probablement un peu daté, mais c'est un concentré contagieux de rock dansant et festif qui fait plaisir. Et force est de constater que, même au-delà du tube Take Me Out, toutes ses mélodies me sont restées en tête...

Top : The Dark of the Matinee
Flop : Cheating on You

Franz Ferdinand brought the fun into what was left of the corpses of post-punk and revamped the genre - big time. And man, this is a fucking great record to dance to. One of the great and lasting debuts of the 2000s. It still hits as hard as it did back then. The lyrics have a smart sense of humor, and honestly, who doesn’t love Alex Kapranos’ voice? Not a perfect 5 for me, because Cheating on You, Come on Home and 40 feel a tad undercooked. But that’s really nitpicking.

2.5

It’s solid but not great- repetitive sound of the time, indie like Modest Mouse, vocals like the Killers and some of the hipster attitude of Arcade Fire. But that’s it, it just sounds like everything else.

If post punk sounds like Sparks get a 4- this can’t be up there with it…is my reasoning.

Bangers, bangers en ook een aantal iets mindere bangers. Take Me Out is de obvious highlight, wat een generational slam dunk is dat nummer.

I looove Franz, this is going to be an easy 5* for me.
Jacqueline had such a weird start for their typical sound, I was confused, until about a minute in. Their sound is so fun and distinctive.
Highlights: take me out, this fire, the dark of the matinee (that buildup to the chorus!)

This was fine. Take Me Out was absolutely everywhere when it came out and I've heard it countless times. I'm kind of surprised I hadn't heard a single other song on the album. These guys definitely found a formula and stuck to it though, so I honestly think I could have lived not hearing the rest.

I’d heard the band name Franz Ferdinand before and had fond memories of it. I couldn’t remember anything specific, though. I found the story behind the choice of the band name unusual and interesting, but I would have guessed there was a German or Austrian band behind it. The music wasn’t what I expected. I was expecting German avant-garde, along the lines of Einstürzende Neubauten or something similar. I really liked the music. It’s not as catchy and rousing as I’d hoped. But I’d like to explore the band a bit more. 4/5

Who hasn't heard "Take Me Out" at this point? I would venture a guess it's the most iconic rock track of the 2000s besides "Seven Nation Army." That track plus many others highlight this band's really huge strength- THE RIFFS. So many memorable ones all over this record. The production really accentuates them, too, which makes me really happy while listening. The vibes here are so infectious for a pretty perfectly paced 38 minutes.

Really good album, some banging songs on here. I do much prefer their second album though

I am getting mid and mid and all over mid recently

This is a tricky one. Loads of good, memorable tunes on here. Take Me Out is an all-time indie disco classic. It's a clear highlight of the album. Jacqueline and Darts of Pleasure also stand out. However, I can't say I truly love or like this album. Maybe it's too eager to please, maybe it's not as good as it thinks it is. Maybe if they'd only made this album and then disappeared I would love it. Should be 4 stars, I'll probably give it 3.

The archduke didnt die for this.

I only know Take Me Out. Alright song, nothing extraordinary. That's how I'd describe the whole album honestly. I don't hate it, but it doesn't have any songs that really stand out. Darts of pleasure is my favourite I suppose.

Also, it would have been funnier if the album were called Gavrilo Princip. That way you could say you're listening to Take Me Out Gavrilo Princip by Franz Ferdinand.

Great album with succinct songs, good melodies, atypical lyrics, and a cool album cover.

4.5/5.0: Excellent

very cool album. its got an infectious nature that makes it hard not to tap your foot along to.

The hits are awesome. The rest is very good as well. Not quite 5 stars, but still very good.

loved this in hs/college. still a lot of fun. 3.5

Ya it’s ok.

This has to be the third 2004 album from this week. The definitive 2000's British Rock record for me, I prefer this over Arctic Monkeys and others. A bit short but a ton of fun and straight to the point songs. The guitar playing and vocals especially I quite dig. Shame they never had an album quite as good as this afterwards.