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This album is pretty solid. Nice sound and each track offers varying styles. Not my favorite type of music but I did listen to this entire album twice and don't regret it.
Generally unmemorable.
Good all around album for “one hit wonders”
when i was typing Franz Ferdinand into spotify Frank Zappa came up first and i was curious the difference in monthly listeners. Zappa has 950k and Franz has 9.8 million. i was kinda hoping this album was gonna suck and i was gonna shit on how many more listeners they have but this was actually a pretty cool record!! i liked it best when it got a little disco-y and when it didn’t sound too british. overall nowhere near zappa but still good
4/5. This was a very fun album with each song being pretty tight and accessible despite the heavier sound. Many tropes working against it but despite that, these are very danceable and excitable songs. I don't really have anything bad to say about this, but I don't think it reaches masterpiece status. But I can definitely listen to this front to back and enjoy most of them. Gotta love the Scots. Best Song: Take Me Out, This Fire, Auf Achse
It’s a good album but I don’t like the band.
Always saw this band as a one-hit wonder, riding the coat tails of the Strokes. The album actually has a lot more to offer than the hit “take me out”. At times it’s a happier Queens of the Stone age, and at others it is a poppy party album. The vibes remain fun and energetic which helps a lot. Not bad.
One rock banger. Entertaining but also bit boring. LoL. ToggiKlüb at Toggi
pretty funny actually chli dirty mit es paar hopfe torpedos ziemlich lustig - hans im toggi gloset mitem nedi & noah
easy listening experience while preparing for a fun trip, take me out? more like take me back to fifa 2005
An era from long ago
Very Hit and miss imo
I have very fond memories of this album but it has not aged well to my ears. In fact I think this one of the worst mixed mainstream albums I have ever heard. So much clipping and popping.
8.6
Boring pop
Franz Ferdinand was most definitely a fun one. It is one of those albums that takes a little bit of time for it to get going but when it does, it really does. I was just shocked seeing just how many of these songs were bangers and have some super catchy rhythms. It was mainly the singles that stuck out to me but many of the regular album tracks still had that fast, fun vibe that i liked about the singles. And there isn't one bad song, sure, the first two songs weren't amazing but they weren't bad, the rest were absolute bangers though and just show how great this album really is. Best Song: Take Me Out Worst Song: Jacqueline
gotta love some Franz!
Enjoyable early 00s indy rock. You couldn't go anywhere in 2004 without hearing "Take Me Out" playing somewhere on the radio. Refreshing and enjoyable. Also, it's nice that it was just under 40 minutes.
Well, Franz Ferdinand has a sound and they stick to it. This is a good album if you like that sound, but it's not overwhelmingly awesome or anything.
Yes
Always loved Take Me Out so was cool to hear more! Will definitely have to go back for a relisten but I liked it on the first one.
Not bad
Albumi #69, 05.10.2024 Skottibändi Franz Ferdinandin Ruotsissa äänitetty debyyttialbumi vuodelta 2004. Orkesteri vetää ihan tyylikästä punkista ammentavaa vaihtoehtoräimettä, jossa vahvasti etualalle miksatut bassot sekä yksinkertaisen melodiset kitarariffit toimittavat hienosti. Tämä teos kuuluu ehdottomasti meikäläisen levyhyllyyn.
(FIRST TIME LISTEN) jacqueline - 3.5/5 tell her tonight - 3/5 take me out - 5/5 the dark of the matinee - 4/5 auf achse - 4/5 cheating on you - 3/5 this fire - 4/5 darts of pleasure - 3/5 michael - 5/5 come on home - 3/5 40’ - 4/5
Ordentliches alternatives Album einer schottischen Band. Es werden Ska-, Wave-, Rock- und Punkelemente verarbeitet. Es macht das Album interessant und abwechslungsreich. Gute Songs sind “Take me out” und “Jacqueline”.
Probablemente uno de los LPs de indie pop/rock anglosajón con más éxito en Latinoamérica. El impacto que la banda tuvo en Chile, en específico, fue tremendo ya que Franz Ferdinand vino a participar del icónico Festival de Viña. Lleno de hits bailables, este trabajo mantuvo la carrera de los británicos, permitiéndoles hacer esfuerzos más interesantes como su colaboración con los legendarios Sparks, FFS. Escúchelo por favor.
saw them live in Paris and it happened to be one of the best days of my life. Never thought I'd get to hear the Take Me Out iconic transition live.
THE MEMORIES. Loved this album back in the day. The b-sides are kind of garbage but the singles are fffire. Fav Track: Michael
Ok, don't love the style. 2.5
not only is this up my alley, this is literally my alley, i live here
Pre-listening thoughts: I have vaguely heard of this band and have heard take me out on the radio. This seems like a weird pick but we’ll see Post/during listening thoughts: this is surprisingly really good. It’s pretty standard indie rock but I kinda rock with it idk. This is indie rock that prioritizes catchy melodies and hooks versus indie rock that prioritizes lyrics that get mumbled against instruments that are poorly mixed. And that’s why I like it. 8/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no but a solid listen Fav tracks: Jacqueline, Take Me Out, Auf Achse, This Fire, 40’ Least fav tracks: n/a
It was pretty good. Not amazing but not terrible.
I liked this. This indie style got done to death, but that was after this FF, so I’ll give them credit for making it popular.
‘Take me Out’ was a huge song but I didn’t know any others. The sound feels nostalgic but still sounds good. I appreciate when songs have some room to breathe rather than a wall of lyrics crammed together (this album does decently). Variety of styles between tracks. 3.5/5
Good stuff
Sick of some of the tracks having heard them too many times. But in the time and for what it is - good good album
Enjoyed this album for the most part when it came out. FF were a bit different from other bands around at the time and it's always good to see a local Glasgow band doing well. Album has some good songs and although not one I could listen to on repeat, it still sounds good over 20 years after it was released.
Pretentious art school rock but I can’t help myself - this album is an absolute banger.
Excellent album. Cohesive, energetic, fun to listen to. I’m sure I won’t listen to every song in the future, but Take me Out will definitely start hitting my rotation.
The lead singer reminds me of Jarvis Cocker, which makes me feel like Franz Ferdinand is alt-rock Pulp. Take Me Out is a great song, love the bassline. This is like a cross between punk and glam rock. This album was so good, I didn't realize I'd listened to the whole thing.
Like it. Some great songs on this album and would rate it 3.5/5
My parents had this and You Could Have It So Much Better on cd. So, there is a nostalgia factor, but I still think it holds up and every song is great. 4/5*
V good album, liked 40' a lot
3.5
Woh I used to love this album. The first four songs hit pretty hard. Dark of the Matinee, good stuff.
Sleazy alternative rock. Guitars and drums are bouncing. Hedonistic dive bar bangers.
Fun and catchy. Did I really need to hear it before I died? Probably not, but I’m not mad about it. I enjoyed this era of music when riff-driven pop rock made a comeback. Some of these hooks are so catchy, but ultimately, the tracks start to sound a little same-y. The only one that really stands out is the hit Take Me Out, and that’s mostly because it was played to absolute death during its heyday (it has 17x more Spotify plays than the next highest track on the album). Aside: I have memories of my old Pandora stations getting seemingly fixated on a song and playing it ALL THE TIME. It always had the effect of making me kinda hate the song. Take Me Out was one of those tracks. So was Wild Horses, for whatever reason. Anyway, this album’s enjoyable enough for a low 4, but nowhere near interesting enough for anything higher. 4/5 Highlights: Take Me Out (god help me) Come On Home 40’
This album got regular play in my car in 2005 during my short commute. A pretty fun album that felt unique when it came out compared the more bluesy and/or Zepplinish rock revival that was going on at the time (Strokes, Jet, White Stripes, Wolfmother). It IS always better on holiday!
Take Me Out has one of the all-time best opening riffs and is a great song along with many others on the album. The drums also stood out as being really good. But will I actively seek this out again? Maybe? Which lands this at 3⭐️
Fun around album tracks a bit samey but singles like Micheal push this right up.
When I saw this album on here, I was hoping to find something new and exciting inside. However all I got was Take Me Out and the rest. It's a good album, and helped gild the emergence of so much similar music from Glasgow and the whole UK
Take Me Out and The Dark Of The Matinée are bangers, but the rest is pretty forgettable.
Erinnert mich an meine Jugend! Indie Rock, coole Texte und typische Beatwechsel. Old school.
Classic
Great album. 'Dark of the matinee' and 'Take me out' are stone cold classics.
Never heard of them before but their music was really pretty decent.
fire. fuck yeah
Fine but nothing special besides the one banger.
Big favourite of mine this one. Take me out is a ‘banger’
Some bangers. I’ll listen to one again
Good stuff. Saw them live in Osheaga. They are much more than their hits.
better than i remembered
and if you're lonely.. you know i'm here (im referencing the military propaganda)
nah
highlights: jacqueline, take me out, cheating on you, 40’ (oct 3 2024)
Very much a moment in time but some great bangers. Set off a wave of copycats and changed the indie landscape.
It was okay.
I think this is the first album this site has recommended to me that I actually liked.
It was OK. Nothing spectacular.
There's a distinctive sound here, but it still allows for a lot of variety within it. I've liked "Take Me Out" since the first time I heard it, and "The Dark of the Matinée" also stood out while I listened. The entire album is very strong, though.
I thought this was a German band during childhood edit: oh they actually sing lines in German, forgive me for making that mistake >:0 They're not escaping the 'derivative' accusations on this website, but Gang of Four updated with a modern sheen turns out to be all that I needed today. The 70s retroisms such as the spooky organ in "Come on Home" & a vocal performance not too removed from David Byrne don't take away from the fact that it's a 2000s classic; it's not really an anachronism when contemporaries LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes & Green Day were all plundering classic rock in some way or another. HL: "Take Me Out", "This Fire", "Michael", "Dark of the Matinee", "Darts of Pleasure"
Fun
Fun album, not too deep and kinda goofy at times but upbeat and enjoyable. Near peak early 00's Rock. I remember Take Me Out and This Fire from early Madden games.
Simultaneously instantly recognisable and utterly forgettable... didn't like it then, don't like it now.
3.5☆/5 09.08.2024
Exciting Album I need to spend some more time with it.
Uplifting
Sound of my early teenage years, possibly one of the first albums I "listened" to. Still holds up as a classic example of naughties British rock.
A big nostalgia hit as this album was part of the soundtrack of my twenties. A lot of that music I don't really listen to any more (The Rakes anybody?) but there's still a lot of good stuff on here, Michael, The Matinee, This Fire, Take Me Out, Jaqueline and Darts of Pleasure are all a cut above the usual landfill indie of the time.
Very much enjoyed. Great sound and variety. Fun band!
Oh 2004. What a time to be alive/8 years old. Listen. The NHL 2005 soundtrack reference alone is going to win this album points. Energy is good and fairly infectious. The repetition is a little unnecessary. I’ll never understand why people take bad ideas and repeat them endlessly. Although this riff is very fun. This first song is impressing me overall. High energy. Not bad. Oh no. More disco-y. This was my concern when I saw this album pop up. The David Bowie wannabe stuff. It’s fine. I don’t like this chorus. While we’ve heard a thousand bands like this in Chevrolet commercials at this point, it was new at this time. Still, a hyper-annoying chorus. Worrying that it may be a theme. Oh god. The menu comes rushing back. About to attempt to load a corrupted GameCube memory card save file. Nostalgia pushed below the surface, this song rips. The groove is palpable, the energy is ferocious. Despite the implications of the beginning of WWI, this song is simply fun. A step down in energy. Why do all these nerds try to be sexy? Don’t sing about stuff you don’t know. Almost a vaguely metallic riff on this one until the lull sets in. Arctic Monkeys lite here. Not the best but listenable. Stretching the song too far and along with it, my patience. Looking ahead at the lyrics like a child with a low attention span, I’m anticipating a dance song for virgins. Lyrics = annoying. Piano stabs = obnoxious. The bridge seems to rev up and get you excited for a thrilling breakdown, but it just falls back into the doldrums. This is a filler track. Achtung. This is standard rock fare. Not a travesty, but give me something exciting. The riff is good but there’s something missing. There’s an air of trying to be cool that I can’t get past, but it at least drives. Safely. Just below the speed limit. While really only one track has jumped at me, this is a listenable album overall. I can develop critiques for pretty much anything (and have).”This fire is outta control, gotta burn this city” is lame. Write a better lyric. Use a less laboured metaphor than the tired fire and burning with said fire. If nickelback has made liberal use of this metaphor, maybe it’s time to reconsider. (yes in the future but the point stands). No low voice either. Stop that. Thrilling start followed by a bad vocal. This is really the main issue with the album. The vocals are less than sufferable, and I have suffered. I have a rule about listening to music that was written with the express purpose of picking up women; don’t. He’s trying to be sensitive Jim Morrison here and it hurts. The estate may sue. Hell, I may get in on that (class) action. Picking up men now? Different for the time and more interesting. Less “simp-y”. The voice is less insufferable, so that’s good. The energy is higher here and the experience was better. When one has been taken out, eventually, they must come home. Lower key, but a fun guitar riff and vocal inflection. A little more variety in the singing here has made it more interesting. Softer moments help you appreciate the funk guitar sections that ring throughout the album. Good song. Near the end comes the variety, but more low singing which is not great. Also, drop the la la la. Not working for ya. Well I suppose they’ve enjoyed years of financial success whilst I write about their album (poorly) 20 years later, but still, it’s bad. Not a horrible song. Gorillaz Clint Eastwood stabs near the end???? Discordant outro makes me happy. I can appreciate this album for being pioneering, and for being interesting, but it’s just not really for me. It was enjoyable in parts, painful in others, but I suppose that’s the whole idea of this experiment. HIGHLIGHTS: Jacqueline, Take Me Out, Come on Home
1. jackeline - 1 2. tell her - 1 3. take me - 3.5 4. matinee - 2 5. auf - 2 6. cheating - 1 7. fire - 1 8. pleazure - 1 9. michael - 1 10. home - 1.5 11. 40 - 1
I really liked Take Me Out, but all other songs were just fine
a clear 5/5 for me, a staple of 2000’s rock. And I’m still blasting it as I write
Okay- so basically a one dimensional bar band. If you paid a $20 cover charge and heard the set you may not leave, but you certainly wouldn’t hang around for the second set. It all sounds the same
I’ve never listened to Franz Ferdinand before, aside from the intro to Cyberpunk Edgerunners it turns out. I’m a fan.
a very solid early 00s pop rock album. doesn’t overstay its welcome and is pretty consistent throughout
Nah not a fan - I just don't get it
Bought this at the time, mostly on the strength of Take Me Out. Still comfortably the best track on the album but there are some hidden gems in the form of Tell Her Tonight and Michael. I never quite fell in love with it as an album and don't feel that Franz Ferdinand really lived up to the hype. Fizzled out very soon after their patchy sophomore effort. Enjoyed the trip down memory lane as this took me right back to my first year at uni but it's still in the 'good' not 'great' column for me.
One of my favourite rock songs of all time, Take Me Out, is apparently from this album. Amazing track, great memories. Rest of the record - pretty good, but not entirely convincing. Just a very solid album which I'll happily revisit again.
I remember when this came out and everyone loved it. It was a snooze fest 20 years on.
Not bad, not good.
Terrible. However the bread rolls were biblical. Awful service…
Decent
Never a massive fan of them but its not a terrible album. Its not the best either. Its listenable.
It was okay.
This album was inescapable for a few years. I hadn't heard the whole thing in a long time. It's still a decent album. Jacqueline and Take Me Out are great of course. One thing I love about this album is that it doesn't all sound the same. I mean it's recognizable as the same band obviously, but especially for a first album it's not like they found one sound and stuck to it. There's a lot of different things going on. A lot of it is sort of like indie rock/disco which is a weird mashup that somehow works. I love the bass on this album. A good disco bass is always super fun and mixing it in with an indie rock album is a win in my book. I'm not sure I would really call this a great album but it's fun. It has a good vibe, is fun to listen to. I'm a little torn on the rating - I'm not sure it's a 4/5 but I think I like it better than 3/5. So who knows. I guess I'll round down because when it was over, I wasn't really hoping for it to keep going. So 3/5 it is I suppose.
Didn't get a chance to hear this on Friday so listening now. I like the intro on this first track. It's definitely a catchy tune. The guitar in a few of these songs remind me of the Misfits intro song. Catchy little tune on Auf Achse.
first full album listen, only ever listened to this FFFire (not the album version, which is inferior sadly) and take me out due to cyberpunk anime and guitar hero great album, their sound is distinct in a nice way
Not really a whole lot to say. This is the quintessential sound of the mid 2000s. Not bad, but not that interesting either.
What a perfect album for GCSE results day! So British, so contemporary, so punkish, so artsy, SO GOOD. One of my favourite albums ever. 10/10.
Hood classic 🏴
I guess this is an okay album. Take me out was really big at some point. But is this album really influential and important??? Or just a filler in this list like most songs on it???
Essential early millennial listening that set the trend for tumblr pop in the years to come. The pop hits are hits for a reason, sometimes the performances and deliveries towards the end get a bit lethargic, and not in the cool way. Still, almost anything post-2000 is refreshing for this list
SO GOOD
Take Me Out, Matinee, Darts of Pleasure were decent. Probably wouldn't listen again.
Nothing here stands out from all the other indie stuff that was coming out around the same time.
Groupe inconnu. En fait non, j'avais déjà entendu 'This Fire (++)' dans Cyberpunk: Edgerunners sans en connaitre l'auteur. L'album commence bien avec Jacqueline (+) bien dynamique. Mais il ne tient pas la distance. Pas mal mais rien de remarquable. =>2/5
Pretty nice album to listen to, although the lyrics can sometimes be repetitive.
i guess it’s okay. the dude sounds a lot like the dude from the strokes. i guess if i’d heard this before i heard the strokes i’d say the guy from the strokes sounds like the guy from franz ferdinand
Had heard some of it already, great tunes and great vibes
Surprisingly complete album.
Take me out is a banger but the rest were kind of meh. Ended up liking it more after reading more about the album and some of the lyrics. Don't see myself coming back for a full listen through.
Aside from "Take Me Out" there isn't really anything to write home about here.
Estuvo re piola
Really liked this album. Surprised I haven't dug further into their discography despite knowing so many people who are fans of them. The Dark of the Matinee is a great track.
I assumed this wasn't gonna hold up, glad I was wrong. Even with Take Me Out being one of the most overplayed songs in modern history, this album was a great listen.
oof, Same ol'
Really good album! "Take me out" and "40'" clearly stands out. 5/5
Know it. Love it
I can't say that I've ever listened much to Frank Ferdinand, but I have heard some, and I wouldn't object to listening to more. I don't think I have a lot of clever stuff to say about this particularly other than it's quite enjoyable Standouts Take Me Out 4/5
2004 seems accurate
I had to restrain myself from just giving this a 5 star on sight. I figured it's been a while since I listened to it as a whole instead of just my favorites, so to be fair I needed to listen to it critically. There was ONE point where I thought I was going to have to dip my rating to a 4 star. On the front half of the album I am about 50/50 on if I am meh about a song or absolutely love it. The back half is stacked though. I think I could only justify rating this a 4 realistically is if maybe is if You Could Have It So Much Better was on the list as well as that one is maybe better than this to me. That said, still an album I absolutely love. Probably the only artist/band on this list I have seen live (twice no less!) unless you count having seen Ringo and the All-stars and unless I am forgetting someone. Therefore, I feel I can and should give it a 5 because anything of theirs is high on my list.
quality album, bunch of bangers with tons of energy, love this
Thought I'd like it more
Nice tempo and feeling through the whole album with faster beats good for dancing and power walking. I like the blend of conventional instruments with solid guitar riffs and simple drum beats with the more unusual added electrical parts in the back. The album has captured a reckless yet laid-back vibe, like cheap beer and loud music in a dimly lit bar. The lyrics are pretty simple yet straightforward and honest. It's definitely a good album and the vibe is right up my alley, but the sound can get repetitive and despite the lyrics being good they don't really speak to me. I'll definitely keep listening to a few of the songs, Take Me Out and 40' being my favorites, but the album as a whole didn't blow me away.
emm...garage pop
It’s hard to believe this dance punk indie rock sound is already nearly 20 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday and how fresh it sounded when it first came out. Now, listening to it feels a bit dated. Franz Ferdinand definitely had a cleaner, more polished sound, but they did a pretty good job at making an album that was fun to listen to from beginning to end. I used to play this album a lot in my car, so it was definitely a trip down memory lane.
This would have been right up my street when it came out and I never bonded with it. Fresh ears don't reveal much to make me change my opinion. Pop dressed as punk with a Roxy music vibe. A couple of good singles but nothing to make the heart soar.
Finally, a Scottish band that doesn't blow. All this generator has been full of when it comes to Scottish music is garbage. Franz Ferdinand, on the other hand, displays talent, and have an interesting sound. It's like a modern day Talking Heads. Like art rock mixed with indie. Take Me Out is a classic. This album transported me back to my university days. Solid album all around. Favourite songs: Take Me Out, Jacqueline, This Fire, Dark of the Matinee, Michael, 40', Cheating on You Least favourite songs: Tell Her Tonight 4/5
Franz Ferdinand's album sounds like a mash of White Stripes percussive music with the singing style of David Byrne in Talking Heads. It doesn't really appeal to me. Take Me Out is a solid single though. 3/5.
Take me out obviously the classic banger on here. Not entirely sure why this is on the list with so many other greats albums in the 00s.
I got so excited when I saw this album today. One of the only bands left on my "need to see" list. So many good songs and nostalgia from my childhood. This (album is) fire.
Amazing album. I wish I could give it 4.5 stars because I can’t decide between 4 & 5. The opening track started off soft and I was worried it wouldn’t be good, but then it started rocking. No real sleepers, and I’m a huge fan of the early 00s rock sound. But tracks started to all sound the same, and do I think it should be on a list of 1001 albums you MUST listen to before you die? I don’t know because I think a lot of other albums do this sound better
I didn't expect to be giving the teenage soundtrack a 5 but... fuck it. Tasty tasty songwriting. There is something very moreish about franz ferdinand. A song about cheating on someone has no business being so much fun. Props to the hi-hat, you were isntrumental (ha) to the vibe
Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut doesn’t reinvent the post-punk wheel, but it sure polishes it with a stylish Scottish sheen. Channeling the arty angularity of Talking Heads with sharper hooks and more pronounced melodies, the Glasgow quartet updates the sound with a UK New Wave edge and a touch of brogue. Their commitment to taut guitar riffs, clipped rhythms, and deadpan delivery is both their strength and limitation—after a while, the formula starts to feel a little too tightly wound. Still, there are standouts: “Take Me Out” is an undeniable dancefloor killer, “Tell Her Tonight” pops with harmony-driven charm, and “Auf Achse” provides a welcome shift with its moody piano-led verses. “Come on Home” closes the loop with its driving rhythm and knife-like guitar jabs, sealing the album as a stylish, if slightly repetitive, debut.
ok
Thought I would like this more but still pretty solid. 7.5/10
01) Jacqueline - 8,0 02) Tell Her Tonight - 8,0 03) Take Me Out - 10,0 04) The Dark Of The Matinee - 10,0 05) Auf Achse - 8,0 06) Cheating On You - 7,5 07) This Fire - 9,0 08) Darts Of Pleasure - 8,5 09) Michael - 10,0 10) Come On Home - 8,0 11) 40 - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,64 (86/100)
Not a memorable album. Sound is high quality. “Take Me Out” was fun, but also played in the radio a lot. Meh. Mid 3
Not terribly awful but not great either. I would be fine if some songs came up through the algorithm, probably wouldn't listen to the full album again as it was pretty forgettable.
Funny Recruitment Ad Song
I liked the Hit from this album, “Take Me Out” when I heard it 20 years ago. And then I forgot this band. My mistake.
Frat guys discover post punk and start a band. I remember when "Take Me Out" was everywhere on the radio. It was an ok song, but I never looked into the band closer than that. Turns out I didn't really need to, because you can pretty much sing the lyrics to "Take Me Out" over most of the other songs on the album. The music starts out cool but quickly gets repetitive (see above comment). The lyrics are stupid. It's just a very meh album. Toward the end of it I kept thinking how much better their contemporaries were, like The Killers. The next song that came on after FF ended was off of Hot Fuss. So, yeah. Listen to The Killers instead. 3/5 — not the worst, but very mid. I'm not sure why this deserves to be on an all-time must-listen list.
There are a couple Franz Ferdinand tracks I know and are catchy as hell, so I was curious to see what else they have to offer with a full record. This is definitely a solid record with a lot of the landmarks of mid-00s alt rock. Catchy, simple hooks that are easy to dance to and some you can headbang to as well. Perhaps not enough oomph to make me want to revisit the record as a whole, but a pleasant listen to anyone who's a fan of that era. Notable Tracks: - Tell Her Tonight - Take Me Out - Auf Achse - Michael - hell yeah 6/10
All the songs sound like songs you hear in a wedding scene in a modern comedy (not in a bad way. Am I making sense?)
Excellent album. I guess I should've dug into FF earlier. I knew "Take Me Out," but honestly didn't even know who the artist was. This is peak indie rock, and the album is so clean and crisp with great tracks and energy. It doesn't feel 20 years old. ****
This was cool. Everyone knows their big hit single, but I had never listened to the album itself. Easy to listen to.
Great to have a rock band from this time frame that isn't pretentious hipster junk. This actually has style
This opens so strongly but unfortunately dies down a bit after the stellar Dark of the Matinee. The closing track is really good as well, but everything else in between is just a bit forgettable, which is a bit of a shame after those first four great tracks
This is a good enough album. I'd listened to the singles off of it since I was young, and while the rest of the album didn't match up to the singles they at least tried. 2.5/5 -> 3/5
This album is just incredibly boring. Every song sounds the same to me.
I remember this coming out back in the day, my taste then was much heavier music so I don't think I listened to anything but the singles. It has the feel of The Stokes, The Libertines that era of indie. I can't say I dislike or like this album it's more of a shrug of the shoulders it's alright. Stand out tracks are just what I know. Also it's not so much that they have a sound it's more that every track sounds very similar on this album. - Take me out - The dark of the matinee - Darts of pleasure - 40'
Different than I remember. Tight at 38 mins. I agree with other review that all the tracks are different but all sound Franz Ferdinand.
Wanted to like this - I love Take Me Out. But most sounded like a drunken band at open night mic. Not into it.
I'm always hear a lot of "they rip off Gang of Four, Wire, Talking Heads, Television.." ect but I hear them do their own thing. In my ears, they sound like they've been influenced by this scene but securely find their own place in it. These guys have gone on to do a lot, including an excellent collab album with Sparks. I'm glad to dedicate a whole album listening session to a group I only cherry picked songs from back in the day. Really enjoying their angular sense of melody and thinking a deeper dive into their catalogue is on the horizon!
Inte riktigt min favoritrock. Men det är för det mesta rätt bra! Landar nog på en fyra ändå.
Garagesound är normalt inte min kopp te, men det här är en riktigt tight och jämn skiva med nästan uteslutande bra låtar, så den landar i en mycket stabil fyra.
this doesn't appeal to me
Surprisingly good. Reminds me of a cross between The Cars and Elvis Costello. Take Me Out is great, and some other nice songs as well.
Not just a great album, but a great WWI trivia question.
Loved this album when it came out and it still holds up 20 years later (20 years!?) Franz has that early-2000's Strokes/Interpol sound and it works. All the tracks are worth listening to.
Still as good as ever. So many memories!
Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut is a sharp, swaggering burst of post-punk revival energy that still sounds remarkably fresh. With taut guitar riffs, infectious hooks, and a danceable edge, the album delivers on its promise to make guitar rock fun again. The band’s art school sensibilities mix smoothly with a raw, rhythmic urgency, giving the whole record a confident and stylish vibe. "Take Me Out" is the obvious standout, a perfectly structured anthem that shifts gears mid-song and never loses momentum. It is bold, catchy, and brilliantly executed, the kind of track that defines an era. While not every song hits that same high, the album keeps a strong pace throughout, full of clever lyrics and tight arrangements. It is not flawless, but as debut albums go, this one made a massive statement and backed it up. Favorite Song: "Take Me Out"
Heard it before it’s fun, their only good album.
Fairly monotonous, no doubting take me out is a bop though
Decent album, but too niche for my taste.
Really good.. liked it a lot
Just right up my alley. Good stuff.
Great for the straightforward best drive rock that it is. Madden start screen flashbacks
What a record! At first I thought it would be like some typical 00‘ indie but it turned out to be a really good record. Changed my mind!
How the fuck is this considered an album you have to hear before you die? Genuine bottom of the barrel indie landfill. The epitome of one hit wonder, god this sucks so hard (Take Me Out aside)
This was so great when it came out, and it’s still mostly good.
Very solid 3.5 stars!
i like this album!! i’ve listened to two of the songs before (take me out and this fire) and they’re good. a lot of it is really simple but catchy and fun
may be not anymore
Fun album. Lots of energy. Take Me Out is an all time banger. First half is stronger. Yeah I like this one.
I liked this: fun sound, peppy guitar. I wonder if they’re any good live.
This album is alright. 3.5 but I’ll round up because it’s better than Madonna.
Hearing this again for the first time in over 10 years makes me so glad
Brilliant
Really enjoyed!
Not for me
Heck yeah. Im gonna remember this and keep in the regular rotation. Good stuff here.
I can see the appeal and influence, but it was hard for me to jam all the way through.
Not something i've heard before but quiet catchy
Not my cup.
Two stars for Take Me Out. The rest sounded like knock off Strokes.
Songs from an American Eagle dressing room. Never been a fan of this style of indie (throw the Strokes in this bucket too). Strikes me as an odd inclusion on the list.
Glad to see this album made the list, as it is a real gem. It holds a special place for me as well as this album and 'N.E.R.D - In Search Of...' were the first digital albums I ever got. A friend had downloaded them from internet sometime around the mid 2000's and shared it. Must have listened to this a hundred times since then. Even though I am biased, I still think this is holds up to be one of the best albums out there. It's quite an uncommon thing to encounter, but I don't think there is a single bad song on this album. A few of my favorite ones are 'Jacqueline', 'Take me out', and 'Darts Of Pleasure', but the other songs are good as well, and listening through the whole album is a treat. They have an interesting sound and some unconventional melodies that I can only describe as slightly corny somehow, but at the same time extremely catchy and cool, which is a strange feeling. They manage to deliver some proper energy on most songs. For example, the buildup on the start of 'Jacqueline' until the first chorus just grabs you completely. I think the two guitars are just very good a playing complementary melodies that takes it a notch up. There are some sick basslines in a few tracks as well. Easy 5 for me, kickass album.
Man this took me back to when I i listened to this album as a teenager on an Ipod. Being 18 going to indie where they played "Franz Ferdinand", "Arctic Monkeys" and "The Strokes". Franz Ferdinand holds a special place in my heart so I might not be neutral but this album really holds up. "Take me out" single handedly changes rock in the 00s and is such a cool song. "Dark of the Matine" is also great. All the songs are quite different, avoiding the samey feel of many other albums. They still manage to keep it feeling like an album though. I really like the guitar driven rock which flirts with glam and sometimes even 60s rock. I think some other contemporary rock albums from the same era might be better but honestly with the hits and me being a big fan I'm going to give it a 5. All songs are good and I was happy coming back to this album. It has been quite a while.
Perfect indie-rock album. Did not realize earlier that it is a perfect indie album, full of energy. This is the best debut album from an indie band, and this is a hard statement because usually the first record is the (only) good one for indie band. Bravo!
Good album. When listening through I was reminded of how much Franz Ferdinand I actually knew. Hits: Take me out Do you think his parents named him Franz Ferninand? If so were his parents German and Austrian? Or is he Franz from Ferdinand, Indiana?
The one song holds up but the rest seems kind of weirdly formulaic and kind of whiny. Adios F Ferd! Maybe Ill catch you on the radio or on some throwback list at a bar.
carino
7/10
I was thinking I hadn’t ever really listened to this band but take me out is the song that would play on the menu screen of John Madden 2004 for the GameCube. I played the shit out of that game and I’ve heard that song 1 million times. I liked this record more than I thought I would too.
meh
Okay indie rock from the 2000 only one memorable song
4 stars. I like this album
Youthful, can imagine it playing in a dorm in the early 2000s, can imagine every song on a ps2 fifa menu. The authenticity is so apparent, the band is being cheeky without seeming to try too hard. Makes me want a beer with the boys, some fifa in the backround, the pub and night in front of us. That’s the first half of the album. second half: Marching band vibes, great back up vocals that are mixed perfect, blending in perfectly with the preaching lead vocals. slight stagnation in albums middle, too much marching band rhythm, could change with a hit. The lyrics, although not my favourite style, have to be admired for their rawness, almost as though they’ve been extracted from journal entries. I do wish some of the light was taken from the lyrics trying to be too prophetic and put into melodys and music. an album with potential but i found it couldn’t recover from it middle lull, still solid.
Some bangers. Some fillers
Better than I remember
Very solid. 4.3
High energy indie rock with a sardonic flavor. Enjoyed the doubled vocals and the snappy lyrics, as well as the driving instruments. Lots of iconic 2000’s riffs in here!
Very movie scene driven.
Solid dance-punk record. I honestly did not care for Take Me Out when it came out. Listening to it now though, it's a solid fun song. I had never listened to this album before. It's fun and very dancey and I've been really into post-punk and dance-punk recently so this came at a perfect time.
I don't know why this music was so popular in the early 2000s. I kind of The Arctic Monkeys, The Hives, Kaiser Chiefs, and Franz Ferdinand in the same bucket. Its like British guitar led post-punk indie dance rock. There's nothing really wrong with it, but it's interesting to me that none of this music really lasted longer than the early 2000s. ....maybe because it all kind of sounds the same? There are certainly unique and interesting elements: cool guitar effects with kind of low-fi solos and leads, and typically pretty groovy bass lines. However, it never really totally does it for me. Perhaps there was just too much of it that it all kind of drowned it self out? Or maybe it's that their American counterparts were just better? It's hard for me to pin down the legacy of this style of indie rock, but I would wager that it an effect on bands like The Strokes and The Killers. And those bands seem to do this style of music differently. They most certainly elevated the genre.
Okay, 6.5/10
i didn’t love this but i didn’t hate it.
Knew this on release. It pretty good
Я курочку люблю больше, чем индюшатину..
excelente disco pra pista. pra indie dançar desengonçado, ams feliz
Makes me happy WWI happened Jacqueline - 4.8/5 Tell Her Tonight - 5/5 Take Me Out - 5/5 The Dark Of The Matinée - 4.9/5 Auf Achse - 4.3/5 Cheating On You - 4.5/5 This Fire - 5/5 Darts Of Pleasure - 4.8/5 Michael - 4.7/5 Come On Home - 5/5 40' - 4.8/5 Total - 4.8/5
Take Me Out The Dark of the Matinée This Fire Darts of Pleasure Michael
It did not start well and was considering dropping it, but it actually grows on you the more you listen to it. Stand out songs are obviously Take Me Out and This Fire
Really annoying britpop
Not for me. The vocals make me want to commit sudoku.
Take Me Out - classic. The rest is perfectly ok.
Dang. Every song hits. Not many albums can do that but this one definitely did.
Would I listen to it again: I don't think so. Do I like it: It's OK
Take me outs a banger!
They have their own sound. Some of the songs on the album have too much of the same sound, but the album has some good music overall.
nice
I like them. Compared to a few we've reviewed, this album doesn't feel revolutionary, and in that same frame of reference, they are very much one sound on this album. That being said, I would most likely listen to them out of the ones we've covered. Also, they put on a fun live show.
Take Me Out was ubiquitous - even i heard it with some frequency - and liked it. But not enough to ever check out the rest of the album. So now - 20 years on - this 39 minutes of early aughts post punk reprise sounds pretty damn good. I actually like the back half better. The first 5 songs - previously noted banger aside - drift together a bit. The latter songs have the same elements just mixed up a little better. Certainly worth a listen.
There are a few pretty good songs at the top of this one but it wears out it's welcome for me after a bit.
A big album during my university days. It's no exaggeration when I say that at one point a housemate of mine would wake up and hit play on this CD, every day, for about two months. I wasn't particularly taken by it then, nor am I finding a lot of juice now. The big tracks 'Take Me Out', 'The Dark of the Matinee' became such a part of the fabric of being young in the UK at the time as to be virtually inescapable. Twenty years on, they're okay. And that's what is so remarkable - that such a modest album had such a stranglehold on the zeitgeist. This thin-sounding indie, with hints here and there of dance and post-punk, is slightly exhausting listen, not due to its difficulty but its lack of any distinguishing feature. One of the tougher drives I ever made was a west-east bisection of Kansas - tough, because for hours I barely had to nudge the wheel, and the scenery was unending fields of industrially farmed crops. Don't underestimate the wearying potential of overwhelming blah. Did the guitarist try to do some East Bay Ray thing? Because he failed.
Track after track has the same choppy guitar thing that makes them so recognisable. So ... a bit samey for me .3 Lucky 3
I like it ok, but just average for me
Okay... but I totally remember when Take Me Out came out and it being played at the middle school dance lol. I'm sure I've heard other songs but I've never sat down to listen to a full album before. I loved this. Will definitely be listening again.
Definitely vibey in a Strokes kind of way
Another pending that I resisted and that I'm loving! 5 stars already!
Meh
They were jammin
Take Me Out is brilliant! I like this album.
Favourite tracks: Jacqueline; Michael; take me out; tell her tonight; dark of the matinée; come on home
2004 banger bringing me right back to 14 year old me cycling to school with a disk man.
Some okay tunes, a bit (a lot) immature lyrically. "Angular" guitars and pushing the bass up in the mix on top of a disco-style drum groove does not make this anything like post-punk, as I've heard this band described. I'm thinking more Roxy Music than Gang of Four, too slick to truly be a garage band. The best songs are the most popular and those verge on being mere earworms. Hints at heaviness. I vaguely recall reading something recently about listening to bands who aren't very good but have a great record collection. I think FF qualifies. Not a COMPLETE waste of time, but I have pretty limited time.
Vrolijke, energieke muziek uit de voor mij toch wel hoogtijdagen van de indierock. Het tijdperk van Franz Ferdinand en Kaiser Chiefs (ik kan ze tot de dag van vandaag niet uit elkaar houden), Arctic Monkeys (ja lieve kinderen: toen maakten die nog hele vette muziek i.p.v. slaapverwekkende zooi), The Kooks, The Libertines en nog vele andere bands waar ik toch wel graag naar mocht/mag luisteren. Het is bijna niet voor te stellen, maar in die tijd kon je nog naar 3FM luisteren en leuke nieuwe bands ontdekken. Dit album is of lijkt een heel klein beetje gedateerd, maar misschien is dat omdat Franz Ferdinand op dit album een enorm typische sound heeft die ik heel sterk associeer met die tijd. Ik ben in deze lijst wel blij met dit album, al is 'ie er onlangs officieel uitgegooid voor de printed versie. Een 4 van mij.
I feel this is when indie rock peaked!
Bops all around
Love me some Franz Ferdinand. These guys are expertly adept at switching up the rhythm. The grooves are consistently infectious and could be easily drawn out for much longer. Instead, they change things up often and at the perfect time to keep the energy rolling and never letting up. Absolutely killer debut album with bangers from start to finish.
Such a solid album with one of the greatest songs ever. Michael is fire, also, 4.5
Now, there is a couple of huge tunes on this, but they’ve been played to exhaustion! The album itself is full of spiky, disco tinged indie pop and it’s pretty good! Doesn’t break any walls or anything but is very much an acceptable album.
A night at the matinee is my fav. This album also has some nostalgia factor for me.
Really good, kept my toe tapping the entire time. Do not remember liking this nearly as much as I am.
ok, I guess. bit weird to hear some random silly German lines at the end of one of the tracks. and ok, I'd heard "Take Me Out" before (possibly from Rocksmith?) but nothing terribly stand-out.
One of the songs I was already super familiar with because it’s on our in store music at work. Not an album I’ll probably search for, but it’s not bad.
Oof - no thank you. How did this album make the 1001 list?? Production, songs and lyrics were all annoying.
Meh, wasn’t a big fan then and don’t really see the appeal now either. I don’t think this album should be in the list
"Take me out" is a pretty nice song. The rest doesn't really suit my taste.
Ok
Fun and catchy indie rock from the early 2000s. Some music snobs will lump Franz Ferdinand into the unfortunate 'landfill indie' label, claiming that the era was flooded with bland rock band all trying to sound like The Strokes. The criticism isn't completely wrong but there were still plenty of greats who cut above the noise. Songs like 'The Dark of the Matinee' and 'Darts of Pleasure', definitely kept this album securely above the landfill.
So, what, did a couple crates of original, sealed copies of Gang of Four’s “Entertainment!” turn up in a warehouse in England in like 2001 or 2002 and the government, unsure of what to do with them, decided to disperse them through random cities and hand them out to the disaffected youth on the dole? It’s one of few plausible explanations for why there are so many bands on this list that have such a clear debt to Gang of Four and sound almost exactly like each other. I get that this was the shit when you were a kid or in college, but really, truly, it’s nothing special. Franz Ferdinand are just one band in a long list of British bands from the aughts chasing the same sound. The authors of this list seem to feel similarly: this record (along with several others of the same ilk) has been removed from subsequent versions of the book. Its rating here, well above legitimately influential and classic records like Sonic Youth’s “Daydream Nation” or Television’s “Marquee Moon” or the aforementioned “Entertainment!” by Gang Of Four, is puzzling and probably indicative of pretty strong nostalgia bias on this site. …Sorry for the rant, these early 2000’s British indie selections seem to bring out the worst in me.
Pretty solid for a debut album. On one or two songs I swear I vocally hear Thomas Dolby for a couple of seconds but I could be off. The sound is solid, they mesh everything well. I understand why they got popular. Some decent energy. This Fire is a fun song. Fairly crisp overall. Not a ton of depth but well put together. Hard album to review.
It's fine but I seem to find music from this era missing body or a warmth to the sound. Really struggling with this one. I don't really care for the posh affectation used on most of the vocals. I'm confused.
I remember this album from 2004. The radio wore out a couple of the tracks but many of the others are the real gems IMO. I like it more today than then.
This is a great album that I haven't listened to in a long time. A couple tracks (most notably Take Me Out) got a good bit of radio play during my college days, but the rest of this album is really solid too.
Great debut album. Darts Of Pleasure leads the way, all songs are good. I like the sound (3.8*s)
I really liked the top hits from this album when it came out but I don't know if I listened to the full album very often (or at all). It sounds good today but I guess it's not that memorable. I don't know if I'd really put it on necessarily, the indie rock genre is so oversaturated. But I will say, when you hear one of these songs you instantly know it's Franz Ferd. Their simple formula works and it sorta made me miss that time when a band like this could even be popular on the radio. Points for the time warp and for the manifesto-vibe.
Great debut album. All songs are good. Particulary like Dark of the Matinee. Reminds me of much I love going to the Frida for a day showing of some obscure flick. Take Me Out got overplayed when the album dropped but it's still a good one. Is the album a must hear before you die? Probably not but I recommend it for to an indie fan...3.7.
Very solid album that I've always dug. I remember being very into Franz when this first released. Years later this albums hold up and is still very strong. All songs good, many very good, some of them great. Franz has a ton of fun and has a great sound. The more I listen to them the more I get into them. 4.1 stars
Thought I would like this more since I has heard take me out and this fire and liked them
Good solid indie album, probably usually only worth 3 but quite nostalgic.
This is of my era but never got into then. There's a good single or two on here but nothing that really hits for me.
What a smashing debut album. Basically, their first three albums are outstanding and fairly untouchable.
The question comes now as to whether I rate based on whether I think the album is good or whether I liked it. I think it's good, I don't love the music.
Energy is really good, but lyrics are completely meaningless and most of tracks are quite bland. Except "Take Me Out" and a few others (I thought I love this band, but I only love a few tracks)
Great debut
This album is a classic, everytime I listen to it I thoroughly enjoy it.
Banging album, start to finish, boosted by nostalgia for my early 20s. Favorite track is probably 40'.
This definitely was a definitive album of the 2000s. I feel like Franz Ferdinand, along with The Stokes before them and the Arctic Monkeys, were a real driving force of the garage rock revival that determined a lot of the musical trends of the decade. I did get a bit sick of some of the singles at the time, but only due to them being overplayed. Revisiting this album now, I can appreciate it for what it was, and I forgot how many great songs are on here! Take Me Out, Matinée, This Fire, and Michael were all brilliant singles, and the rest of the album holds up well too. Fair play to them for including a big of homoeroticism in there as well - that was fairly unusual in 2004. The only negative I have about this album is that it has a sort of detached coldness/aloofness that puts me off a bit. Apart from that though, it's great! Just not something I click with that much on an emotional level.
I feel this era of music is one of the weakest, and this album does nothing but back that up. Should be right in my wheelhouse yet I find it surprisingly lacking. 3/5
I saw Franz Ferdinand live in Paris, 2005, and met the band afterwards. The bassist’s parents took a photo of me with their son, so I’m in their family photo album somewhere!
It's fine. I enjoyed it because I was able to reminisce about memories.
3.5/5
There comes a point where eventually you stumble into someone you know, maybe not well nor personally, but you're kind of acquaintances all the same. You know each other on a first name basis but you're not pals who hang around. Well, this is my storey about such a person. The Time: Spring 2001. The Place: Glasgow... I was a fairly recent dropout from college, I was unemployed and as part of my burden on society, the jobcentre offered me a place at a little college 3 days a week to learn how to build PCs and assorted IT related menial tasks because I told them I was a web designer (go figure). Now for those 3 days over a few months we had different people come in and show us the ropes, like Pico (real name unknown) taught us how to built networks, how to crimp cables and put the appropriate connector on them and wire it all up properly; Ken taught us how to put things together in a PC chassis while regaling us of far fetched stories of how a crunchy keyboard really meant you had a bajillion spider eggs in your keyboard instead of, say, toast crumbs; and finally Alex, he was a cool younger guy who didn't try to bullshit us, he took everything Pico and Ken taught us and tied it all together, he also had a million music recommendations because he ran open mic night at a music pub in Glasgow. One of his recommendations was Carboot Soul bu Nightmares On Wax and to this day it remains a favourite of mine for comfy lofi beats, but I digress. After a few months I got a job not doing PC builds and left the course to become a functional member of society and within a few years I had up and moved to America to follow my dream. So now we're in 2004, and firstly, THIS WAS NOT 20 YEARS AGO, how dare you, and secondly we're invited to go see a fun little show run by local alt radio station 99X at The Masquerade in Atlanta. Killer lineup, literally because it was The Killer co-headlining with one Franz Ferdinand. The Delays, The Whigs and Scissor Sisters were also on the bill so eat that people. Glorious night, went down in Masquerade lore, floor almost collapsed but you could have put me straight through the floor when Franz Ferdinand came on and the singer introduces himself. Its fucking Alex Huntley from Anniesland College. So I give him a knowing nod and he ignored me and that's how we've remained to this day...
Honestly, this record has one massive hit, and otherwise, it's not terribly memorable. Not bad -- if it was bad, it would be memorable LOL but nothing special.
Take me out is a banger that’s a given and the overall vibe is pretty solid
Take Me Out is a classic, rest is meh
It was a good listen.
I always want Franz Ferdinand to be better than they are. When in reality, this album sounds like the Strokes had a baby with The Killers and this is what came out. This album is very much landfill indie. It’s not bad by any stretch, but it’s not anything special either.
очень приставучий и танцевальный альбом, с удовольствием послушала пару дней. и потом резко надоел)
Liked it!
This was a cool time music. It feels like it's the last gasp of the punk moving having a significant impact on indie and rock music before it would get much more electronic heavy. I was a big fan of this band growing up but I don't know if I ever listened to much beyond Take me Out off this album. It checks a lot of boxes for what I really liked about this decade in rock but I don't know if I would call it exemplary for time and the lyrics leave a lot to be desired. I think you could do better in this decade than this.
Songs are ok
Not bad at all but kinda boring
Some cool vibes in here and I like some of the heavy bass beats. A couple popular songs on here that I recognize that are good. Overall not really my jam and Im not interested in hearing more.
This is a good enough, Modest Mouse-adjacent, album. Not sure what it does to belong in the book though.
Doesn't do anything for me ... not my genre. That said, much more interesting than other punk/dance bands. 2/5
So I recall being into this album when it came out. First few tracks I’m thinking, fuck yea this still hits but after Take Me Out, this album became the listening variant of eating too many skittles, my ears puked a bit. Don’t get me wrong, they’re good at the jangle pop rock, they have some solid tracks but I they don’t change things up enough over the course of an album for me to digest a full 40 minutes of it. I happened to listen to The Strokes-Room on Fire just yesterday which I feel is the epitome of jangle rock so it’s clear to me that Franz Ferdinand are simply in a much lesser league than that. 3 stars
This album is so much better than the hit! I loved the beats and tempos of the songs.
Good early 2000's rock. Solid album
I remember hating ‘Take Me Out’ when it first came out for how annoying and overplayed it was, so there was no way I was giving this album/band a chance back then. A few years later, ‘Tonight’ came out and I absolutely loved it - I’d got over my pretentious teenage snobbery of hating anything popular by then. Listening to this album now, it feels like it’s missing something that ‘Tonight’ has for me. All the songs are good, but not really great. I’ll give it a few more listens to see if anything clicks. Highlights: This Fire, The Dark of the Matinée, Michael.
Good not great!
I couldn’t get into this album (aside from “Take Me Out”) back in the day, and the same holds true today. It’s catchy and fun, but you get everything you’re going to get from these songs on the first listen.
Quite enjoyed this one! Favorite songs were Tell Her Tonight & The Dark of the Matinee. Enjoy the sound of the singers voice and overall sound of the band.
Kind of your standard indie rock album. I enjoyed listening to most of it. High points for me were Take Me Out, Matinée and This Fire.
Many years on, I no longer feel angry about the bait and switch (in my opinion) of "Take Me Out". Nevertheless...