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Just average for me. Didn’t love or hate it.
I liked this for the most part. It wasn't astounding but pretty good.
The hits are the worst part of this. There is so much excellent material but the heavy hitters here are so embarrassingly generic. Solid. Worth digging deep into.
The hits hit, but the deep cuts don’t offer too much for me.
This album and the track 'Take Me Home' truly define the summer of 2004. With many indie artists emerging at the time, sifting through the singles of so many bands was exciting. While it's a fun listen, I’m not entirely convinced by the whole album. It’s enjoyable but perhaps best left where I found it in 2004.
Okay … except for that one song
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.
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
Very Hit and miss imo
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.
Not bad
THE MEMORIES. Loved this album back in the day. The b-sides are kind of garbage but the singles are fffire. Fav Track: Michael
It was pretty good. Not amazing but not terrible.
Good stuff
Like it. Some great songs on this album and would rate it 3.5/5
3.5
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⭐️
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.
Fine but nothing special besides the one banger.
Good stuff. Saw them live in Osheaga. They are much more than their hits.
and if you're lonely.. you know i'm here (im referencing the military propaganda)
Very much a moment in time but some great bangers. Set off a wave of copycats and changed the indie landscape.
It was okay.
It was OK. Nothing spectacular.
Fun
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
I really liked Take Me Out, but all other songs were just fine
a very solid early 00s pop rock album. doesn’t overstay its welcome and is pretty consistent throughout
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.
Not bad, not good.
Decent
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.
Not really a whole lot to say. This is the quintessential sound of the mid 2000s. Not bad, but not that interesting either.
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
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
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.
oof, Same ol'
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.
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.
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.
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
Not a memorable album. Sound is high quality. “Take Me Out” was fun, but also played in the radio a lot. Meh. Mid 3
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?)
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
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.
Decent album, but too niche for my taste.
Great for the straightforward best drive rock that it is. Madden start screen flashbacks
This was so great when it came out, and it’s still mostly good.
Very solid 3.5 stars!
carino
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.
Okay indie rock from the 2000 only one memorable song
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
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.
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
Take Me Out - classic. The rest is perfectly ok.
Would I listen to it again: I don't think so. Do I like it: It's OK
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.
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
Definitely vibey in a Strokes kind of way
Bops all around
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.
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.
"Take me out" is a pretty nice song. The rest doesn't really suit my taste.
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.
Thought I would like this more since I has heard take me out and this fire and liked them
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Felt p indifferent to this, 6/10
I’ve always thought that the rest of take me out doesn’t do the intro bit justice, but it’s still a good song. The rest of the album is fine. Really like the premise behind cheating on you, but the song unfortunately is forgettable. 5/10
Very catchy, very clean sound. Vibes of the late 70's early 80's post punk era. A little bit twee but still very enjoyable. A lot of the songs get you moving & bopping about which is fun. I do feel like they lean too much on the music of the past so need to be downgraded for that. 3+ stars. Best song 'Take Me Out'.
Definitely some catchy songs. FF is one of those bands that I bypassed when they were at the height of their popularity. Take Me Out is a jam, at the time we were inundated with bands that were similar to, but not exactly like, the Strokes. This hits a bit different than the Strokes, but not enough to convince me I needed to hear it!
‘80’s alt rock
A few catchy songs
I used to love playing "Take Me Out" on the old Wii "Guitar Hero" back in the day. So many great chord progressions.
kolejny angolski zespol, typowa muzyka z FIFY. Te 1001 albumow to jest 900 rockowych albumow z anglii i kilka innych zeby nikt sie nie przyczepil. Gosciu ktory robil ta liste jest odklejony.
Maybe I OD'd on this genre back in the day but this didn't really excite me today.
Fun album! Couple classics on here but nothing particularly earth shattering.
For reasons still unknown to me, Take Me Out did not play the first time through the album. The rest played in order. When I circled back to listened to it, it didn’t elevate my opinion. I’ve heard the song a hundred times and it’s no longer all that exciting. I like This Fire. Well, at least the first time. Upon re-listen, I find the lyrics annoyingly repetitive.
You could think that the main reason for this album to be here is “Take Me Out”, but FZ’s debut album boasts quite a few more sure hits. Unfortunately I have this nagging feeling that Franz Ferdinand never performs to capacity. As if a lid prevented especially the choruses from delivering the power that so obviously dwells just underneath the surface. The extreme compression of Alex Kapranos’ vocals, recognizable as it may be, doesn’t exactly help with the problem either. It’s a shame. I really wanted to like more than I end up doing.
Good album, but all the songs sound the same!
Take Me Out // The Dark of the Matinée // 40’
# 208 : Good Album, its OK, not what I expected, some good tracks, Great sound, though everything sounds a bit too similar. would not buy this but I'd listen to it again. Favourite track : Take Me out
Partly varied pieces, then again unimaginative and recurring rhythms, good pleasing vocals. I would describe the album as pleasing post-punk.
Franz Ferdinand ‘Michael you're dancing like a beautiful dance whore’ I was interested to listen to this again after not having listened to it since the heady days of 04-06. I did listen to it a lot back then but aside from the big singles I can’t remember much of it. I do like the template of chugging rhythm guitar and driving bass with catchy riffs, but it isn’t always successful, ranging from great (Take Me Out) to very good (Matinee, Darts of Pleasure, Michael) to the most of the rest, which is fine but ultimately a bit repetitive and somewhat forgettable. There are some little additions of texture, the piano/organ on Auf Achse and the melodica on 40’. I wish there was a little more of that throughout, just to add a little more interest and colour. Jacqueline - establishes the template, but on repeat listens one of the weaker tracks. Tell Her Tonight - Again one of the weaker tracks, I didn’t like this one much actually Take Me Out - This still stands up as a great great indie rock pop song and does tower above the rest of the album. The Dark of the Matinee - This has stood up well too, a good indie pop song. Aug Achse - I like the piano/organ here, it adds a slightly different texture which is nice, although I’m not as keen on the song in general Cheating on you - this is pretty forgettable and another of the weaker tracks. This Fire - Strays a bit close to Take Me Out for me Darts of Pleasure - Another strong track, despite the overly affected German at the end. Michael - I’ve always liked this one, it’s barely controlled frenzy works well with the lyric and in comparison to some of the studied weaker songs on the rest of the album. Come on Home & 40’ - some nice moments but they both passed me by, I struggled to distinguish them despite listening to the album 3 times in a row. Overall it’s fine indie pop music, there’s no stinkers, but aside from one great song and a few other good ones it does feel a bit samey and limited. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Take me out is an all timer, Jacqueline and a couple other songs were good but not my fave album ever
its like slightly worse artic monkeys
I think this was mostly fine, but the songs sounded a little too samey to me.
This was ok
This was mostly inoffensive and occasionally fun.
Hitit on tutut karaokebiisit! Muutenhan tää on aika tasapaksu. Ei huono mutta tasapaksu. 3/5
Tää oli kova juttu vielä 10 vuotta sitten, mutta nykyään tuntuu vähän lattealta. Take me out toki ihan bangeri edelleen. 3/5
Pop-rockia, ihan hyvin soitettuna. Ansaitseeko olla listalla, sitä en tiedä. 3/5
Distinctive sound, but only one good track
I like!
3.5.
More Indie/Alt/ Pop music. All these bands sound the same to me. These guys are ok I guess if you like this type of stuff.
Ravie d'avoir eu l'occasion de me replonger dans cet album qui me renvoie directement vers mes années de fac ! Un bon album rock aux sonorités modernes, avec des titres indémodables (la structure de Take me out me bluffera toujours). Sentiment malheureusement mitigé par une sensation de redondance à l'écoute d'autres titres...
Started strong, Take Me Out is legendary, the rest is okay.
I love Take Me Out and This Fire (though I do live the This fffire version more), but the rest I find rather lackluster. It feels quite repetitive and lacks the standout interesting vocals and musical choices (like the tempo change in Take Me Out for example) that make those two standouts so strong. They genuinely make the rest of the album feel weaker because they show you that they could be doing more interesting things each time than they are. At the very least, I think it was a mistake to have them so early instead of treating them like show stopping finales.
"Take Me Out" is the single and stand out track.
Pretty good overall - kind of reminds me of a big blend of arctic monkeys, killers, and maybe two door cinema club a little? Either way, its solid and I could see myself coming back to this at some point as an entire album listen instead of just listening to Take Me Out.
I know the hit from this record. “Take me out”. I think I thought this modest mouse. And now that I have heard the hit. Every song after sounds like the hit. Really digging “this fire”. This album reminds me of the British new wave punk stuff in the 80s. Stripped back, more refined and juts rock and roll.
Definitely has a distinctive sound to the album. ‘Take me Out’ is definitively a great song.
A classic and simple indie album. Obviously take me out is the highlight but it is just a standard fun indie album. I don't think it is really special but I have listened to this album a long time now so clearly does the right thing. In the upper middle of the road just a nice 3/5. Stand Out Songs: Take Me Out The Dark of the Matinée This Fire
It was alright, don’t really remember much from it after listening to it
3 stars. meh
Synth offended Joseph
I remember the song Take Me Out but until now, didn't know who performed it. Franz Ferdinand is actually a group of Glasgow men, who named their band after the Archduke and a racehorse who shared the name. The band's strengths are in the guitars and drums, working together to play music you can stomp to. Lyrically, eh, no. Lines repeat endlessly, which I guess is fine for mindless dance music, but I'm unsatisfied.
I wasn't expecting much but this isn't bad. Some cool guitar work on several tracks.
Take Me Out was the only song on this album that I had heard before, and no wonder as none of the others match its quality or come anywhere close to doing so. If they had, this might have been a 4.
Maybe I need nostalgia but this didn’t do a lot for me. Liked some of the songs but I’ve already forgotten what it sounded like.
This album was my jam when I was 12/13 and then I found Wire... and Pere Ubu... still has some bangers and is still a solid album but doesn't quite have the bite of all the art punk bands they were influenced by... sorry Franz Ferdinand ur getting a 3...
Solid. At the time I felt just as I do now about it, some bangers but I get a bit bored by the end.
I only like one song in there, the rest were not super pleasant unfortunately
I remember listening to this album in college when it first came out and being fairly bored with the songs outside of the monster hit singles. This is still the case for me so many years later while doing my first re-listen for this project. Luckily this is a pretty short album at just under 39 minutes total, so I didn't get too cranky about it. Franz Ferdinand the band is at their best when they're cranking out slinky earworms like Take Me Out, This Fire, and The Dark of the Matinee. Are they an "album band," though? I don't think so; not on this debut anyway. I didn't find Franz Ferdinand the album particularly enjoyable as a whole, but I do enjoy the singles enough to give this 3 stars. Listening to FF the band takes me back to my favorite times in college during the early aughts, when life was simpler and my friends and I would listen to hipster indie while driving around to obtain a late-night Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch and Shamrock Shake for a midnight snack. Take me back... Interesting factoids from Wikipedia: n/a (This is the first album I have listened to on this journey that had a very boring Wiki page for the album. Nothing notable to include here) Standouts: Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee, This Fire
That's not my taste in musik. But ok
Guitar driven pop. Good album. Would be good driving album.
Take me the fuck out
Pap pop
3.5
Had this album in high school. Take Me Out is head and shoulders above the rest of the album
Franz Ferdinand (Franz Ferdinand, 2004): 3/5 Summary: First, the pros. The tracks all sound fairly different to one another, and for the most part are good pop compositions. However, the album feels a little incongruous or lost, like they band can't decide which instruments they want to sound consistently good. Sometimes it's the guitar riff, sometimes it's the vocal - but no matter the focus, all other instruments tend to get "downgraded" as a result. It's strange, really. I've never heard another album that does this. It's not quite convincing, but I'll give credit where it's due: the music is still pretty darn good. Jacqueline: A pretty, acoustic ballad, before a jarring bassline leads into a punk-esque breakdown at 45-50 seconds in. Cool guitar riff, if a little simplistic. The vocals (and indeed all the instruments) sound slightly muffled, adding to the punky feel. Even though the vocalist seems pretty good at his craft, the actual melody and lyrics are so uncatchy that it's a mystery as to why this was chosen as the album's opening track. This track didn't do much for me. Tell Her Tonight: Hmm, looks like that muffled production has continued into the second song. I hope this doesn't become a theme, because it's pretty distracting. The chorus is pretty good here. Slightly rockier than the previous track. Take Me Out: Immediately, the vocal distortion works better than in the first two tracks. The relatively clear percussion and right-channel guitar helps with this. Cool tempo change leading to an entirely different sounding song just 60 seconds into the song. The multi-vocal thing is very messy sounding (single-track vocals would work much better). Chorus is pretty catchy; outro is similarly strong. Best track so far. The Dark Of The Matinee: The intro is decent, and the vocal distortion seems to finally be absent. First time the vocals sound good, and they work well through self-harmonising(?) in the chorus. A solid track. Auf Achse: Simple and effective bassline that easily steals the spotlight. An energetic, almost frenetic (at times) track that doesn't quite manage to be catchy, but is still really engaging. I'm not a big fan of the percussion, which would sound pretty darn nifty if it went all-out. Cheating On You: See - this drumming is already noticeably the standout instrument. Unfortunately, nothing else really interests me. The riff is played so confidently that it's easy to miss the fact that it's... pretty terrible. This Fire: this fire is out of control i'm gonna burn this city burn this city this fire is out of control i'm gonna burn this city burn this city this fire is out of control i'm gonna burn this city burn this city this fire is out of control i'm gonna burn this city burn this city (tl;dr: chorus, which is meant to be the best part, is very repetitive) Darts Of Pleasure: Thickly-textured. High energy, and a good, decisive ending. This is a good track. Michael: Something about the vocal really stands out here. Lots of passion and an almost Elvis-like timbre that jells well with the heavy indie-punk-rock backing. Great track - probably the strongest on the album. Come On Home: C'mon Franz Ferdinand, why'd you have to hold off on genuinely fun vocals until the final few tracks? Also, the first track to have a noticeably good chord progression. Me likey. 40': A jangly, country-sounding guitar riff steals the spotlight here, cutting its way into the post-chorus amidst smooth, slightly timid singing. I particularly enjoyed the sudden juxtaposition between the lighter and heavier textures.
Take me out - ansonsten ein solides Album.
I knew a few of the songs. After listening to the whole album, I think they make good, simple rock songs, and by that I mean that the songs are lyrically repetitive. I'm biased because I like to sing music, but the songs were still good at setting a tone.
Unfortunately for Franz, he had to follow Dark Side of the Moon. But to be honest, I'm not sure that would have adjusted my rating that much. Take Me Out is a great tune. Other than that a lot of generic pop sounds. It was OK as background music, but nothing stood out that made me want to revisit. But I do have the say, all the random Spotify play after this album has been great. Right down the middle for me. 2.5 Ill round up to 3 for Take Me Out and the great tunes that followed.
3 Take Me Out is a great song, but outside of that this is a pretty generic 2000s alternative rock record. In many ways this just feels like a natural continuation of the whole garage rock revival thing that The Strokes started and perhaps a precursor to where the Arctic Monkeys would later take it, but ultimately, it’s not quite as catchy or as interesting as either group’s spin on the genre. The only song I would say that I particularly enjoyed and that stood out to me besides the mega-hit was Michael, which has a really solid, catchy chorus to it - outside of that, everything felt like pretty standard, forgettable alternative fare from the era. I guess you could say the dude has a bit of a distinct voice, but even then it seemed to have the same kind of general quirky flair to it that a lot of indie male vocalists were experimenting with at this time. I can see how this could have been a big deal when it came out, but sitting here twenty years later, I just don’t feel that it’s an album that has or will stand the test of time (though compared to a lot of other stuff from this time period, it certainly could have aged a lot worse). Don’t have much else to say on this one besides that. It’s a fine album and far from the kind of thing I would avoid as an alternative rock fan myself, but I just don’t ever see myself opting for this album specifically over a lot of similar ones - will probably just keep it to Take Me Out appearing in the shuffle once in a while.
Day 1 - Franz Ferdinand (2004) I genuinely don't know what's to expect from Franz Ferdinand's eponym. The album, however, is noted to have won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize whilst selling over 3.6 million worldwide, so I'm looking forward to give it a spin :> ── ࣪˖ ࣪ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ── Listening to "Jacqueline," my first impression of Franz Ferdinand is that it is a bit dry and monotonous. It doesn't grab at me and sounds similar to any other 2000s Indies act, let's say The Strokes, but watered down... "Tell Her Tonight" is a bit more upbeat and an overall funky song (♪ I have to tell her, you tell her tonight! ♫) - it doesn't cut it for me though and nor does "Take Me Out." I can't really decipher the vocalist's on "The Dark Of The Matinée" but it's got a good beat. And unlike its predecessors, the song is upbeat and full of life, with a groovy bass riff. Now we're talking! "Auf Achse" seems to be a more mellow, and superior, sequel to "Tell Her Tonight." It starts off with a rather cynical stream of verses ( ♪ You see her, you can't have her. You hear her, you can't hold her ♫) before suddenly exploding into an indulgent frenzy (♪ She's not so special so look what you've done ♫). I've a feeling that Radiohead fans may enjoy this song. And, oh God, "Cheating On You" heads back to the dry and repetitive formula... this time the band brings in a hint of garage rock. "Cheating On You" sounds suspiciously similar to Nirvana, if they were 2000s and nobody cared for their music. Neither "This Fire" nor "Darts Of Pleasure" are particularly remarkable, nor deserve their individual entry. "Michael" is just too much for me; ♪ Michael, you're the boy with all the leather hips, sticky hair, sticky hips, stubble on my sticky lips ♫. It's a bit sickening, really, and sounds like royalty-free rock music, although most tracks on Franz Ferdinand do. "Come On Home" is surprisingly good - the synths and distortions really add depth to the song. It's a bit similar to "Auf Achse," except more angsty, dark-tinged and heavier. If I were to pick a favourite on the album, "Come On Home" would be it :> The closer, 40', similar to most of the album, is a bit unremarkable. Overall, although they're a few bangers in the album, Franz Ferdinand's setlist are spinoffs of similar bands in the indie rock scene. They're not horrible but you won't miss much skipping the album.
Never a fan cause I was WAY too cool listening to Phish and the Dead but as a mature adult whi is a fan of new wave fro.the 80s I see a good bit of value here.
Straight Brit-Pop.
An above average album, but nothing great. Take Me Out is obviously a hit and there weren't any bad songs on the album really. However, I can't help but feel like I'm at a friend's band's show at a local bar with some of these songs. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
Very familiar with this one. It's fun, but it's just about nostalgia for me. Nothing in here pushing me forward. Just a simple recall for the melancholic party boys era.
Fun and enjoyable rock album.
some more classic indie rock garage rock revival from the early 00's.
Never could get completely into this album growing up, still rings true. Not bad though just not my taste.
Better than I expected.
It’s catchy…
Kind of boring but some good tunes. Can hear a lot of what indie rock sounds like today. Way ahead of its time
OK
I go back and forth on this kind of art rock from 2000s. 3.5 on this one.
Fun album. Recognized like 3 songs.
Likable music. Had never heard of Franz Ferdinand, which blew my grandson away.
Some good songs
Fun, peppy album, but I probably won't bother going back. Bass player is the best part.
i vibe with some of the songs a lot, but i don't enjoy the general feeling of the album.
Good, solid album. I liked it, didn’t love it.
Not quite my taste
The stand out single is obviously a bop but there are a decent number of really strong tracks as well as that. Not the best indie album of the mid 2000s by any stretch but very solid.
Stompy Indie Disco!
Known this album for a long time and over time my opinion has not changed much. The 2 hits from this album, Take Me Out and This Fire are still my favorite tracks and the album can't escape the mundane.
Good but not great; indicatives of uninspired rock music during the aughts.
Pretty good, chill rock. But a bit similar from song to song, wish it was a bit spicier/harder?
⭐️⭐️⭐️ punk sound, some really fun songs - vibes of Blondie, The Killers, and The Beatles. Spotify brought up The Black Keys - so definitely indie punk rock.
6/10
Amazing Franz Ferdinand recorded this album before his death. The audio quality is astounding for something so old!
It's okay
3/5 It's alright, with hits like "Take Me Out" and "This Fire", its not doubt a classic thrash rock album, but I'd rather personally listen to The Kooks, Interpol, or Bloc Party. Its still a decent album but not something I'd listen to regularly.
Solidan ko Bogdan
Better than I thought.
Meh. But love the stand out hit "Take Me Out".
I think it's held up pretty well for being 20 years old. I wasn't a huge fan at the time but this sounded pretty good
Take Me Out is still an excellent track. Rest, perfectly fine.
I remember a lot of fuss about this band and can still picture all the billboards for this album on my first trip to NYC. Despite that, I’d never listened. I only recognized one song, and the rest of the album was decent, though not particularly exciting.
Pretty good album.
Good so far 3
Solid album, and Take Me Out is an all time banger
Very solid and fun. Some post punk influence. Torn between three and four.
I see why, but you know...it's not my bag.
Good album. ‘Take Me Out’ is a classic of the early 2000’s, and the rest is nice indie rock.
Not a bad album. Some songs were fun and new and others were not my favourite.
Only listened to 3 songs, wasn’t crazy about it but it wasn’t horrible.
Ok!
I say this a lot on these reviews, but I'll say it again. This is OK. It's not amazing, and it's not bad. It's very OK. This came out when I was buying a lot of music and reading a lot of music magazines, and so I listened to this at the time - and it was OK then, too. Like so many other albums here I wouldn't be upset to listen to it again, and I'm also unlikely to seek it out for another listen. It's OK.
Well performed and executed, but ultimately faceless.
Some very good dance punk/indie, the members of the band are competent at their job, and the song writing at most songs is very good, my only gripe is that a lot of it sounds derivative of other bands from that time and the eighties
danceable
Yks klassikkobiisikin siel. Ihan jees
This is some well-seasoned rock. Franz Ferdinand have a magical ability to structure their songs in a way that's genuinely interesting - these aren't just 3-chord throwaways.
Re-listen. This is one of the 3s that is sort of close to a 4, but I just don’t love any of the songs (even Take Me Out). Most of the songs are enjoyable though, which is pretty rare for me.
It's ok
Better than I remembered but I dislike the vocals quite a lot.
Starts strong(ish, Tell Her Tonight is pretty bad), but fizzles out towards the end. Still very enjoyable for its high highs.
didnt like it as much as I hoped
god, ikke vildt sådan memorable for mig
"this fire"is a banger, on top of that, a solid album.
I enjoyed this. I would listen again.
solid. could i write poetry to this? y
I remembered this album being a 5, but as I listened yesterday I realized that I don't like it as much as I thought I did. It was the right album at the right time, but that time has passed.
Did not find much signifigamce
Noiosetto dopo un po
Besides "Take Me Out", I don't think I recognized the other songs. Subsequently, they didn't stand out too much either. Does not bode well for the band. Songs started to blur together, couldn't really pick out any of them that really stood out. Just felt like any standard early 2000's band to me.
gostosinho
Michael, Take Me Out and Come on Home stand out from the rest of the album, which feels a little samey. This is a good album for background music at a party or for noise while cleaning, exercising, etc. Not something I would sit and just listen to. I didn’t dislike anything but wasn’t that impressed overall
Kinda forgettable, thought I Recognized one song but not sure
Good single but the rest grated on my nerves.
Very listenable but just a wee bit dull
Took me back to the uni days. Was a nice reminder and they mostly hold up.
Take Me Out is like one of the best songs of the 2000s and I love This Fire too...but none of the album tracks here even come close to the singles.
Top tracks - Jacqueline - take me out - this fire - come on home - -
Bra musik... dåliga lyrics
It’s fine.
Some bangers but somehow lost its pop after the naughties
#1, #3, #8
Album #2 glad to have a short album after 75 minutes of bob dylan yesterday. i feel like on a different day i'd like this more, take me out burned its way into my brain when i was little and the album's gayer than i expected, but i'm just not feeling it today, you know? so i'm waffling between 3 and 4 stars. i wish there was a 3.5 rating. i just don't get why this album's HERE. take me out is a great single and the album's not BAD, but was it historically important? people keep talking about "is this it" so this isn't the only post-punk album on the list. maybe if i was there in 2004 it'd be clearer. if i was a teen girl i'd probably give this a 5, the lyrics feel like pop punk even if the instruments don't quite. it'd also be a great soundtrack. someone else said all the songs are pretty similar (i know i shouldn't have looked up someone else's reviews before finishing my own but sue me). i agree and it's a change from blonde on blonde where even if some of them SOUNDED similar, the themes were different enough to make them distinct. here, if you listen to take me out, michael and dark of the matinee you might want the rest, but do you NEED the rest?
Some bangers, unlikely to revisit. Beatles meets Muse. 3/5
Good songs but I've heard this type of music before.
There is a lot of good stuff going on here, but it gets a little repetitive. Most of the songs sound too similar, but at least they are good. 3.5/5 Might listen again
Good, v 2000's
I didn’t realize I knew take me out. Big fan.
Really good beyond the hits. Not your standard 2000s alternative rock album, does a good job of changing the pace and almost including more ballad type songs. 3.5 stars
Puh, leider mittlerweile eher nervig für mich…ist wohl sehr Stimmungsabhängig. Tatsächlich aber trotzdem 3 Nostalgiepunkte!
I lost this album after listening to it a lot as a teenager. It sounds too much like pop-music for me to embrace it fully. But I have to admit that almost every song is super catchy.
Great toe tapping rock at the start flags for me at the end. Some amazing singles though.
I didn't hate it and it didn't drag too much, but it wasn't anything special. Very middle of the road, like something that would sound good with a small crowd in an after hours club maybe. Going to give it 3 stars.
Good indie album! Great to see these guys in a festival slot. This album is a good starting point and probably some of their strongest material! 7,5 out of 10
Fun throwback! Consistant theme running through the whole album
sweet
Didn’t have much time for FF at all when this first came out. Unfairly put them in the same bracket as other dross that was in those ‘indie landfill’ circles, but as time went on I realised how these are more special than their peers. Still wouldn’t say I’m a fan, even after revisiting this now, but it’s certainly not poor by any standards. Some interesting guitar riffs which sets it apart, and you can tell they are more substance over style, unlike some of their peers. It does sound very mid-00s, but from memory these were one of the bands that kickstarted that. I hated most of that scene, but I won’t hold it against these. Especially given the singer is a Sunderland fan. Wont ever top the work they did with Sparks as FFS. Hell of a record that. Highlights: Tell Her Tonight, Aug Achse, This Fire
As the kids say these days, this was a very "mid" album. There are some interesting guitar riffs and the highlight tracks are great but there isn't much substance to the album. Luckily with it's 38min runtime it doesn't stick around for too long. Highlights: Jacqueline Take Me Out The Dark of the Matinée
I remember when this was released, I definitely didn't think much of it at the time and it wasn't popular with my mates. It's better than that, however still doesn't quite do it for me. Some great riffs though. I think it's the singer that I'm not sold by. Take me out was played to death. Dark of the matinee too, but is the much better track imo. I don't think I'd be bothered by not hearing any of it again tbh but it isn't bad
Conocía de antes Take me out y Dark of the Matinée y me gustan bastante. Pero en general cansa muy rápido el álbum, el resto de canciones pasaron sin pena ni gloria.
It was good. Nothing much stood out
Rating System Notes: 1 star - Didn't enjoy listening at all. 2 stars - Fine to listen to but didn't really enjoy it. 3 stars - I enjoyed this album while it was on but wouldn't actively seek it out to listen again. 4 stars - I really enjoyed this album and would be happy to listen to it again. 5 stars - a classic album, one I will listen to a lot in future.
Hmm, nem rossz, de hallottam már jobb indie/alter albumot. 3,5
I wanted to love this album as much as I love the track Take Me Out, and while it wasn't a bad listen, it just blended into the background for me.
I’ve never been all that impressed with Franz Ferdinand. There are interesting points on the album, but the whole thing feels relatively small; as if there’s not much going on. It’s fun, yet repetitive. The vocals get old and the instrumentation doesn’t change up enough to distinguish the songs from themselves. Oh well. 3/5
Enjoyable, a bit like early arctic monkeys with less personality
Solid britpop album. A bit monotonous though and nothing too special. Opening tracks are pretty good but got bored around halfway through
3.4 I remember liking the album more when it came out. Pretty solid, could definitely use a remaster
Loved “Jacqueline” and “Take Me Out”. “Come on Home” and “40’” were good. Instrumentals were great, but album as a whole was meh.
Not bad, probably won’t listen to this album ever again though. Every song just seems like a different rendition of the hit song on the album.
Decent listen, not my cup of tea and the rest of the album doesnt match the energy of Take me out
Fairly good background which brings back some memories.
Good album. Take me out is a 8/10. Rest of the album sounds too much like that song without being better.
Some great songs on that album
Take Me Out really is a pretty damn good song. It’s not as dynamic or interesting as Arctic Monkey’s debut. Not as good as The Stroke or White Stripes imo. The disco beats get a little old on this one. Still really good but probably going to be a 3 for me.
Take Me Out was the only song I knew of theirs, and it's great. The rest of the album is OK.
Nostalgia 🥰
Fun listen
It was just alright for me.
3.5
Bom.
Was alright. I randomly heard Tell Her Tonight a day before listening to the album, and it kinda became my fave song from the album. Never knew what to associate with that name, now I know. + Tell Her Tonight + The Dark of the Matinée
Yeah, it's okay
The kind of album you still have your old CD somewhere because everyone bought it and it's fun to come back to it sometimes even if it's not a masterpiece. Feelgood stuff.
This album is fun and pretty consistent with one big highlight: Take me Out is a great song. But its mostly par for the course wake of The Strokes 00s indie-rock.
Kuulen riittävästi tehokkaita kitarakulkuja ja jopa jonkin verran toimivia laulumelodioita ollakseni positiivisesti yllättynyt. Bändin esteettinen ilme on simplistinen mutta asianmukainen, eikä sen soitantoa ole runneltu odotettua pahemmalla jytätuotannolla.
I enjoyed this album. I recognized the song Take me Out as a jam that I could sing along with. The musicians are talented and the singing is pretty good.
so far the vocals seem like theyre gonna get annoying second track is pretty good although i feel like so far none of these tracks have any real staying power and are quite forgetable after 10 seconds i have some small problems with it, mainly it just not being anything interesting to my ears even though i can recognize its good if theres any positive thing i can say about this album is that none of the songs over stay their welcome so im never overly tired of one song almost finished with it and wow its shocking how not memorable any of these songs are i like the closing track
Okay, not my favorite.
Ett album fullt av certified bangers! Som The Hives fast mer indie. Dansvänligt ungdomliga riffs. Rätt så simpelt album. Ingen låt som tar ut svängarna särskilt mycket, det gör bara vad som behövs. 'Take Me Out' behöver självklart ingen närmare förklaring. Var lite rädd att FF skulle visa sig vara one hit wonders, men så är verkligen inte fallet. Låtar som 'Jacqueline' och 'Come On Home' är på samma nivå, om inte ännu bättre. För, om man bortser från beat switchet (säger man så? tempoväxlingen?) i 'Take Me Out' så är den väl inte såååå jävla bra..? Solitt album nästan utan skips, men krävs ändå mer edge för att nå ännu högre betyg. Bästa låt: Come On Home
These guys are from Glasgow. Kinda cool but I bet anyone who listens to these guys are pretentious af.
Pretty good but a bit hit and miss for me. My top 3: Take Me Out, This Fire, Darts of Pleasure
good album.
First album in this project! Riffs are good all over, if not a little samey towards the end. Never been a fan of the britpop style, wish Julian Casablancas was singing instead. The front half of the album is a lot better than the back half which makes it feel like a drag to finish. Rating - 5.8 Favs - Take Me Out - Cheating On You - The Dark Of The Matinée
Not my fav other than their single.
This was pleasant enough to listen to but not really my style, I don’t feel any urge to relisten to it again.
A trip down nostalgia lane, 'Take Me Out' is and always will be an absolute banger of a tune, the rest is decent enough, but I wouldn't call it essential listening.
ok but pretty tedious listening to every song back to back
I like it, I don’t love it.
Thought about giving an extra star because of the Terry Wogan namedrop, but it probably doesn't deserve *that* high praise.