Franz Ferdinand

made me very sleepy

für rock guet gmacht sowiit ich gsehne, die musig gfallt mer eifach nedeso wenn's ned queen isch xd

Similar to the Killer's, there isn't anything bad here but by the end I'm bored 2/5

So, Take Me Out is an all-time banger. Would probably make a list of best tracks of the 00s, though I'd have to think about it. I was happy to see the album listed for today: "Oh I love that song, but have never listened to the album. Wonder how the rest is" And, uh, Jacqueline is good too. Darts of pleasure has a memorable last 20 seconds. But the rest of this album leaves much to be desired. And as I understand, we're rating albums not the best song on each album. And I doubt I'd ever listen to the album again.

Another one that’s not for me. I thought the first bit of the first song was very theatrical and I loved the direction it was headed but then once all of the instrumentation came in it wasn’t what I had hoped.

Might me a solid Indy act, but I coulnd't bring myself to care about any of these songs. 2/5

2,5

I dismissed Franz Ferdinand after hearing "Take Me Out" when they debuted. I was not a fan of alt-rock's early 2000's period and deemed it too contrived to be of any interest. Now, as a more experienced listener, I can see Franz Ferdinand as a continuation of post-punk, though, seemingly, a post-punk meant for the dance floor? The songs are bouncy, and, if given the chance, would lend themselves well to a discotheque. Sadly, this does tend to leave the lyrics repetitive or lacking much depth. At times they sound extremely similar to alt-contemporaries, the Killers, sometimes the Hives (most of the album), and sometimes the Doors ("This Fire"). Franz Ferdinand come so close to touching brilliance a few times, but never quite get there, making for a disappointing listen, despite their willingness to experiment withe different sounds. Not for me, not essential, but a good snapshot of what was happening in alt-rock in 2004.

Felt like a shitt(ish) version of some good music. Like someone was doing their own versions of good music, but not very well… I think? Dont think I liked it much, but I kind of wanted to. Was like a group of lads going ‘shall we make music that will get us on the next fifa game?’ I think? Okay. Take Me Out just started, didnt realised this was on here. They actually did do the Fifa thing, and very well. Elite Snobs song for 18 year old Caesar to neck of with 3 different birds to. Bravo Franz. The rest get very ‘meh’ again. I also hate when an album is just the title of the artist. Was a 2.5, now solid 2.

boring apathetic shlock void of melody or any interesting moments. feels like listening to the hum of a refrigerator for an hour.

Mediocre. Uninterested

Va skeptiskt vid första låten, men sen tog introt slut och jag såg ut såhär: 😳 Tycker om deras gitarr riffs och hur sångarens röst låter. I andra halvan tappade jag tålamod och blev rastlös, störde mig lite på att dom sjunger samma mening om och om igen i några av låtarna. Blir ganska repetitivt

It’s an ok album

Other than Take Me Out, I didn't really enjoy any other song.

"Michael" is a good song, but otherwise I would like to never hear the rock band "Franz Ferdinand" ever again

Was familiar with the band in name only and not just because I'm an old Austrian scholar, but have never explicitly listened. And the description alone is probably something I shouldn't read before listening because going in I have a bad attitude about this - comparisons on Apple Music to Arctic Monkeys and Libertines are aggravating me in advance. Is that any way to live life? (Q: *being aggravated* or *listening to shitty music* ? hmmm...) Ok even just with track one I'll give them that they're immediately better than those 2 but I can't help but perhaps lazily lump them in with so many of these early 2000s-debut bands with the heavily distorted and processed vocals. It's not *as* bad here but it's hard to get around sometimes. Often. Wait I know this song Take Me Out - of course. It's all ok I guess. There's a little bit of song variety in ... the sameness. It's just all so goddamn forgettable - there's no soul at all in/with this band, with a lot (most?) of these early century landfill indie bands. Not R&B type soul, but this music just sounds so manufactured. Calculated. Hard to put my finger on it but also I don't really give a shit - oddly I don't hate it but also I'm not connecting with it at all. Idk - maybe I'm just ancient and don't like new rock music anymore? The ArchDuke was shot over a century ago now, and these bunions seem to hurt more every day... 5/10 2.5 stars. Probably a 3 since if someone plays it at a party I'll not cringe but I'm still giving it a 2 so I don't actively look this up again.

Besides the standout tracks I found this album to be pretty bland indie haze, repetitive and not grabbing my attention.

Really struggled with this one. The songs are very ok but I couldn't help think that I'd rather be listening to anything else. This Fire and Take Me Out were my favourites.

Sounds like a lot of alt-rock bands from the early 2000s. Never cared much for it

Basic, straightforward. Not a lot going on with the lyrics. "Girl" is a much loved word in several of the songs. The album felt repetitive, and a little too punky and upbeat.

Rock, 2004 -> 2

Fairly boring to me. It wasn't bad, but there was nothing I heard that made me take notice - or want to re-listen.

I feel like this was a decent listening experience, and objectively I can understand why it’s good, but I just couldn’t connect with it meaningfully. My lower rating doesn’t really reflect a lack of quality I guess?

Too old and boring

singing voice(s) can be quite annoying. good songs: Jacqueline, Take me out, thats about it. 2/5

Oasis for art school dropouts

The Forever 21 of bands and albums. Not bad but not meant to last. By the time I reached the end of the album I had forgotten what the first half sounded like

I knew one song coming into this album, and it will probably be the only one I keep listening to. The album wasn't bad by any stretch but it was kind of repetitive. Most of the songs sounded very similarly, and it's one thing to have a style, it's another to only have one sound. I don't feel like this album made me appreciate music more than I dis before listening to it.

Habs im Hangout gesagt und sag es hier nochmal: "Take me out" n richtiger Banger, aber der Rest war weniger meins :/

Catchy, and honestly well written--great bass work, too. But I flat don't like this genre. The repetitive sound and obnoxious vocals don't do it for me, if I listen too long it will legit give me a headache. Far from the worst thing I've ever heard, but something I have no desire to return to. A beloved band, but what makes them special drives me in the other direction. (And that radio-filter vocal shit always sucks.) Favorite Song: Auf Achse

‘Take Me Out’ is a great single. Franz Ferdinand was another next big thing that didn’t emerge. And listening to this in retrospect it’s clear why. Like many songwriters FF has one great song. It has competent and even very good songs. But they don’t top ‘Take Me Out’. So they fade a bit from public consciousness. (They’re still around and doing well. But they’re not the superstars they were hyped to be. Maybe that’s how they want it too.) I suppose this gives us a sense of the rock scene in 2004. So I’ll give it 2.5. Rounded down because 3 felt too high. But boy Take Me Out is great.

Δεν θα ελεγα οτι εντυπωσιαστηκα ιδιαιτερα. Παντως η μουσικη ειναι καλη. Rating: C

Peppy instrumentals. Don’t enjoy the voice quality or ability. Too close to yelling over the instruments for me. Does nothing to recommend itself over every other garage band.

This is a surprising one for me. I enjoyed the singles but otherwise I'm disappointed. I thought I would enjoy it more considering it's been suggested to me but it just sounds too similar to other Indie-ish bands I've heard.

Kind of mental rock, not my cup of tea.

Generally unmemorable.

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.

Boring pop

Ok, don't love the style. 2.5

nah

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

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

Nah not a fan - I just don't get it

I remember when this came out and everyone loved it. It was a snooze fest 20 years on.

Never a massive fan of them but its not a terrible album. Its not the best either. Its listenable.

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

Aside from "Take Me Out" there isn't really anything to write home about here.

Thought I'd like it more

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

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'

Wanted to like this - I love Take Me Out. But most sounded like a drunken band at open night mic. Not into it.

this doesn't appeal to me

Fairly monotonous, no doubting take me out is a bop though

may be not anymore

Not for me

I can see the appeal and influence, but it was hard for me to jam all the way through.

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.

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.

meh

Я курочку люблю больше, чем индюшатину..

Take me outs a banger!

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.

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.

Meh

They were jammin

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.

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.

Ok

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)

Songs are ok

Doesn't do anything for me ... not my genre. That said, much more interesting than other punk/dance bands. 2/5

Many years on, I no longer feel angry about the bait and switch (in my opinion) of "Take Me Out". Nevertheless...

This was just ok for me. I remembered not liking them very much but I gave it another listen since I had not heard it in years. I can appreciate the musicians but the songs themselves are not for me really. Michael, please dance with him so he will quit singing.

Take Me Out is a great single, but there is no world where this album is worthy of more than a passing listen. Basically a modern rip of everything Adam Ant, Roxy Music and Talking Heads did much better in the 70s.

Sounds pretty food

2/5

I dunno, there's a few interesting riffs but they don't build into anything and the voice gets annoying after hearing it song after song. Blah blah 2 stars

Personal rating: 2.5/5

Not for me

Franz Ferdinand's self-titled album brings with it a reputation as one of the more respected works from the past two decades, but it has never managed to strike a chord with me. As I listened through the album, I sensed an expectation that the tracks are supposed to be super catchy—unfortunately, the songs fell short of being genuinely enjoyable or catchy to my ears. There's an evident ambition in their music to channel some of the quirkiness and cool factor of bands like Talking Heads, yet Franz Ferdinand doesn’t quite reach the heights of innovation that make Talking Heads a standout. Instead, the album often felt dominated by a repetitive beat in the background—a constant presence that started to grate on me rather than groove with me. It’s this element of their sound that I find more annoying than captivating, leaving the tracks feeling monotonous and underwhelming. While I can appreciate the band's place in modern rock history and understand the appeal they might hold for others, for me, the album doesn't deliver the sound I was hoping for. Favourite Tracks: Auf Achse

Can't believe it's 20 years old. Has some good stuff on it, but not going on my playlist.

It sounds like they can't decide whether they want to be The Killers or The Strokes, and the result is an album that is a pale imitation of either and nowhere near as good. None of the songs stand out, including the big hit, Take Me Out. It's interesting that this actually came out months before Killers Hot Fuss, because it sounds like a rip off version. Or maybe The Killers ripped off Franz Ferdinand. Or maybe this kind of sound just saturated early 2000s rock music after The Strokes and White Stripes led the "garage rock revival" and was ripped off by so many bands named "The <insert plural noun>". At least they didn't follow the band name formula, but I don't know how this band got this big when they sound so bland.

Sorprende que sea el primer disco. Mucha energía.

Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. This critically acclaimed album is a masterpiece of funky, punchy, cool, indie garage rock. It won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize - which is essentially the best album of the year in the UK. It has been certified gold in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, & Norway, and platinum in Australia, the US, & the UK (4x). I enjoyed the fun indie rock on this debut album. This young band did a great job on their first album and it deserves a listen.

A good song

meh

Didn't love it when it was released, still don't love it now.

Take me out is the only track I'd give another listen, and that would be for nostalgic purposes alone really. Not my fave...

Take me out is a banger

Like lots of similar bands generating this type of indie rock they will be great live but the music doesn’t transpose as good onto records. Not something I could sit and listen to. At best would be OK on a playlist for the gym or out running.

I've given this album a 2 star rating for the two songs I think make this album and likely their entire career.

The band sound as bored as I am. Jingly jangly guitars performed by mediocre musicians. There isn't an ounce of originality amongst them. 1 extra point because Take Me Out has rattled around in my brain for the day, annoyingly.

The guitars go brrr, but I don't connect with the lyrics at all.

Neither nor …

Sans souvenirs mais promis j'ai écouté

not terrible, a little boring though. quite predictable nothing hugely outstanding except for Take Me Out which was very good. I'm Cheating On You was also alright. Overall lyrics were very weak i thought. 2/5

The catchyness of Take Me Out doesn't make up for a bog standard album

Not my thing.

Meh

Now this was underwhelming. On the positive side, there weren’t many bad songs per se, but on the other hand, there wasn’t a single good song that I want to listen to again either. Bland hipster rock for people who don’t really like music.

Pretty good album, love the bass lines

It was OK

I owned this album! I listen to it quite a bit. This really an album I have to hear before I die? My memory says it’s barely average. I mean wasn’t Franz Ferdinand the millennial equivalent of Foreigner? Styx? Foghat? Are those albums on this list? If not, why is this? And if they are on the list, why? (Note: Reading the reviews I guess this is no longer on the list. It’s an extra) Before I re-listen to it let’s rate and see how close I am afterwards. My pre-rate is 2/5. Ok let’s go - Jacqueline - always thought this was a weird way to start this album, the spoken word thing. Good song. 3/5 Tell Her Tonight - yeah. It’s fine. Not bad 2/5 Take Me Out - THE SONG! The one I still remember cause they still play it on the radio. Pretty stellar song, and nice that it has that change-up at the beginning. That made it stand out. 4/5 The Dark of the Matinee - Eh. Once again fine. A big step down from THE SONG. 2/5 Aug Achse - utterly forgettable. 1/5 Cheating on You - man, this is the douchebag song. I remember liking this song. Once again fine. 2/5 This Fire - I remember this song at the same level as Take Me Out. But it’s not. Good though. 3/5 Darts of Pleasure - I mean it’s suppose to be a party rock album right? Pretty lightweight. That’s the problem. I mean that was always the problem with this band. 1/5 Michael - This song jumps out. I don’t remember it that way back then. 4/5 Come on Home - uh. 1/5 40’ - eh. 2/5 So, competently made. It’s not a bad listen. Enjoyable. It’s just not memorable. It’s one ear and out the other. I can mix this with other similar party rock songs and it would fit. It has to be surrounded by more solid songs. I imagine it plays well in a cocktail setting. I think FF was a critical darling because of the frustration over the dominance of nu-metal and pop punk, a kind of wasteland of commercial rock that needed to be swept aside. In the end hip hop just pretty much just took over around this time. It was the last ebb of rock music. Going out with a whimper. 2/5

Not my thing

Mid

Decent album to put on while vacuuming.

'Take Me Out' was the only thing good on this album, and it was way overplayed on the radio. 2/5

Mid rock

medium good

Pretty dull soundscape. Similar songs with weak hooks. Ok but not for me.

Not my style

Bastante monótono

2/5. Was never a big swing, pop type of drummer so I never really liked Franz Ferdinand.

Just not my type

Come on man. "The greatest albums of all time"? I expect every Tool, Metallica, GnR, Zeppelin, and Stones album to be on here if this shit is on here. It's an alright album, like 6/10 but not the greatest anything.

I guess this album is supposed to be fun? But in an ironic and disaffected way? I don't know, I just felt kind of irritated.

Sounds like Muswell Hill times. Not a fan.

very early 2000s...not my favorite. sounds sort of unoriginal...and monotonous after a while. this could be due to 2023 context and because i listen to too much indie rock though. Also I disliked the lack of focus on melody really - it feels very bass driven and not in a good way, and I don't love that. and vocals are kind of reminiscent of Bowie but melodies are trash intro of "take me out" reminded me of joy division's "love will tear us apart" but like a less cool version best (both mid): the dark of the matinee / come on home (it's fine?) worst: :( auf achse / cheating on you / michael rating: 2/5. sorry :/ only 2 decent tracks

meh

Boring.

Alright nothing exciting kinda repetitive beat throughout the album. \"Take me out\"

Typical 80's hair rock. Eddie Van Halen was plaudited as the latest greatest thing with a guitar, but a bit too much of it for me. Wouldn't avoid them but wouldn't go out of my way to see or listen to them either. Half way again, 2.5.

mediocre metal

I can passively listen to it, but if I pay attention it's not that interesting.

I don’t know that I’ve ever listened to this album in full - just “Take Me Out”. I appreciate their impact on indie rock in the 00s, but overall this album isn’t doing it for me.

war ok bissi so falco vibezz

I remembered this as being a better Killers, which it is, but that doesn't make it anything better than mediocre.

Never been a fan of their music so was expecting to not enjoy this but it was a decent album.

Reminds me why Take Me Out was such a jam, and why we never heard anything else from this album

Was really wanting more from this. It wasn’t horrible but didn’t pull me in like Take Me Out did.

This is not really my genre, the music all sounded kind of samey to me. Not bad, just fine, just not my thing. I listened to it a couple of days ago and already forgot the entire thing.

Meh

I was honestly somewhat surprised to see that I didn’t totally hate this after years of aversion towards “Take Me Out”. I didn’t really love it either, the mix between Britpop and then-current NYC garage rock just isn’t my thing, although a good riff or hook did show up enough to catch my attention. Just a D for me

Classic Album by Franz Ferdinand, it's okay to listen to, but most tracks tend to become annoying to me.

very of its time, doesn't honestly sound great to me now. boring, humour is rather grating. 2/5

Wasn't bothered apart from the few songs I already knew

Take Me Out is great and a few other tracks has a little something going for them but this is mostly tame post-punk that was poised to become a footnote in dad rock history.

Other than Take me out i didnt really like this album

album was decent, but not amazing nice background music. decent vocals. lyrics ok. 2 or 3 stars.

These guys sound similar to other garage rock revival acts that were popping up in the 2000s. Think: The Strokes, White Stripes, etc.. Only this album was a bit worse. Lots of the songs sounded the same to me. That was one of the reasons I never really got into the garage rock revival thing…

A couple of okay songs. Nothing that’s really exciting.

Of all the indie stuff coming out around this time, I found Franz Ferdinand to be the most oatmealy. Bloc Party, Kaiser chiefs, and The Killers for example, were all making more exciting and interesting indie at the time.

Ties on the head. A bit noisy

Eh

Just no.

From a deathly dull period in music when tired old men re-discovered Gang of Four, Wire and other post-punk luminaries, put on tight trousers and had wild success for no apparent reason. As you can probably tell, I do not like this and am perplexed by its popularity. Kapranos reminds me of a low-resolution Jarvis facsimile, a sinister middle-ager fronting a band 10 years older than their peers, who never gave up and got a real job. Not worth a 1* as it's all pretty harmless, acceptably short, but also quite rubbish.

There's nothing wrong with this album but it just isn't particularly good. Take Me Out and Come On Home were the only stand out songs. Really wanted to enjoy this more.

I used to like it, but it hasn’t aged well

Boring dance punk and annoying to boot

I know this is a catchy record for the most part but Franz Ferdinand's music just never really did anything for me. It all has a very predictable feel to me and I never really dug this genre of super angular, exacting, mathy guitar playing and drums. I don't know a better way to describe it but it all just feels very shallow to me. This came out when I was in high school and should have fit into the indie catalog I was into at the time but it just didn't and still doesn't do much for me. I was a big fan of the Strokes and am still blown away by their first album, which I feel like people group this in with but this album is just lacking something for me. Standout Tracks: Jacqueline, Take Me Out

too rowdy for me

great voice

O je. Ich fand es damals schon scheiße. Eine Aneinanderreihung tausendmal gehörter Rockklischees. Hat ein paar Momente. Daher etwas mehr als ein Stern.

No caso, o hit "Take Me Out" claramente consegue sintetizar o som da banda, indie festivo, quase um punk para dançar. Quase 40 minutos não se sustenta para garantir uma experiência maioral.

i don't have anything good or bad to say about this album. it sure is some songs that some guys made. Take Me Out is good of course, and the rest of it is there too. rating low because it's remarkable that even one person thought this was an album that you have to listen to before you die. it has the same ambience as being dead.

So back in like 2008-20010 I had a lot of crushes on indie girls with bangs who worshiped Steve Jobs. This is basically the soundtrack to that period of my life and I don't love it.

Few hits but a lot of the same lack of distinct sounding songs

This album has a similar tone throughout its runtime and aside from the notable "Take Me Out" it doesn't offer much staying power. While that may sound harsh, that shouldn't take away from the jangle rock and mainstream audience this was able to find.

the amount of punk within franz ferdinand's self-titled album took me by surprise! their punk is catchy, too--you just need to listen to "take me out" once to agree. musically, the drums absolutely stood out the most throughout the album. the lyrics were witty, creative, and created some good imagery. some of the album seemed to meld together and could be lackluster, which was surprising considering how much of a banger "take me out" is. 2.5

Hmm.

A very early 2000s alt. I wouldn’t yell at you if you put it on but I’d hope you’d change it eventually. 2.5

kinda bad

Take Me Out is just a hugely popular song, synonymous with the year I graduated high school, however, this band is in the wave of English bands all trying to be The Strokes…and I just don’t get it. Some decent songs, probably wouldn’t listen to it in my free time.

Take Me Out is great, but the rest seems to just be 10 more songs in the Style of Take Me Out but nowhere near as good. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Take Me Out Date listened: 07/12/22

Take Me Out is super catchy. The rest is...meh. I remember picking this album up back around the time it dropped based solely on Take Me Out and an absurdly low price. Needless to say it mostly collected dust on the shelf. Relistening serves a reminder why. 1 song wonder.

Not my cup of tea

Unremarkable.

Nostalgic but probably only a few songs that I actually semi-like

I mean the production is solid and take me out is on guitar hero but - big meh.

Honestly, surprisingly bland. I did enjoy it in the moment, but it faded from my mind shortly thereafter.

Take Me Out is great. Scottish Mercury Award winners. But doesn't this sound.... Tired? 4/5 when I originally heard it. 2/5 now.

Not crazy about this album. Songs all sound fairly similar. Seems like this style was a passing fad.

2.5. Good

Não gosto deste estilo de guitarra

Wasn’t the biggest fan of this album. A lot of the songs are very skipable and just didn’t really feel the style of it.

Listens: 2 Enjoyed: meh 2 stars feels harsh but 3 was way too high. Couldnt round it up to 3 considering some of the album's I've rated 3 so far. It wasn't even a particularly bad album it just wasn't very good either

A band that demands to be heard, but ultimately has nothing to say.

Leuk maar must listen? Nee

irriterende at lytte til i længere perioder

Modern rocknroll drumer rocks the most

Próximo septiembre, concierto de Franz, ojalá me invite Pris, me gusta el álbum pero no es lo lejor

Not really for me, too indie. Musically really tight just not for me.

well yes, i guess live it can be some fun.

This was never really a band that I got into when they were popular, and I think now that I understand why. I find them boring and every song sounds the same to me. Like, I'm 4 songs in and I just want to give up because its so dull Also they have a terrible name. It's like the Dead Kennedys, except it's not funny. Same 2/5

take me out is a great song thats a banger. the rest all kinda sound the same to me and i was really bored.

I always found this style, like the Strokes, very irritating. Something about the guitar riffs and the vocals are not pleasant.

Alveg hressandi, en ekkert surprise. Take me out alveg augljóslega singullinn sem heldur henni uppi.

This was quite alright, but as many others have mentioned, Take me out is a good single, but apart from that much of the album sounds very samey. I won't be inspired to seek this out anytime soon.

Nice melodies but irritating lyrics maybe ill like it more after a second listen

Owned this, kinda liked it when it came out, but really not that good in retrospect. Pretentious

Ca fait un peu bouillie

I'd forgotten how big FF were back in 2004. Take Me Out was bloody everywhere. This is probably why I made an effort to avoid the album at the time. With retrospect it's not bad, but certainly not worthy of the hype. So much of the content was lifted from elsewhere. The bass is strong and benefits from some decent production. The whole indie / dance crossover thing is about 15 years too late. I didn't find much else to hold my attention other than Take Me Out, which is something of a banger.

I tried, I really did, but I cannot like this album no matter what I do

take me out absoluter banger den rest kann man in die tonne treten

Luke-warm electronica album

Can only think of Guitar Hero for ps2 when I hear this band.

A pity... The year end album was not to my tastes. Glad that's over much like 2021

very generic 2000s rock imo that I couldn't distinguish. 04 chel nostalgia

repetitive and a little rocky for me. the recognizable tracks are bangers but for the most part it all sounds the same. take me out obviously goes.

Sarà il genere ma faccio veramente fatica a finirli questi album. Anche questo non mi ha lasciato niente

This is an entirely new one for me, I remember they had some radio hits but not much else… interested to hear this in its entirety. Will update once I’ve listened. Ok, so this had a few fun moments but overall, I was just hoping the end would hurry up and get there so I could leave my listening space for a snack. I don't know if it is bad but it definitely wasn't for me. I'm actually going to keep it on my saved albums list and give it another listen at another time - perhaps I was just in a pissy mood.

Didn't like it then, dont like it now.

Just sounds like every other band from that era.

First Listen. Never heard his music before. Seems good. Need to hear more. 2/5

Didn’t get the hype at the time, and still don’t. Painful

Pretty much different variations of the same song over and over again. Mixing is very flat. Got bored.

POV, it’s 2004 and the guy who sold you bad blow puts this album on during the transaction thinking “this album is it”

Was ok

The album was alright, no song really appealed to me enough to want to add any to my library. I could see the appeal to other people though! I definitely have heard worse albums during this challenge. 2/5 stars.

Couldn’t stand it at the time of its release…can’t stand it now…

Obviously have heard "Take Me Out" but never the whole album, looking forward to it! Update After Listening: solid album but beyond the hit single none of the songs really stood out to me. Middle of the road, a little bland. A lot of the songs don't really go anywhere. Feel like I've heard better versions of what they were going for from Interpol, Arctic Monkeys, Fratelis, etc. But not a bad record.

Aside from the hit it’s a forgettable rock album

Really wanted to love this but it left me indifferent instead. Yes, It’s a smart and fun record which is very much the point, but there’s nothing really essential or groundbreaking here other than ‘Take Me Out’. YMMV but it's a no for me.

strokes but not as good

Fair

Actually not as interesting as I thought it would be. Average.

Oh, so _that’s_ Franz F.

Apart from a couple of standout tracks, it didn't grab my attention.

It was fine, just not really my thing.

Songs start to blend together after a while, very power chord heavy and fast strumming. Highlights: -Take Me Out -Come on Home -40'

Never liked it at the time and still the same. Lot of fuss over nothing

very poppy, not for me.

It's okay, and I get why it was popular at the time, but I find a lot of it pretty uninteresting, and very, very repetitive. I was fully expecting to enjoy this a lot more than I did. They say a line. And then they say it again. And then they say it again. And then they say it again. And then they say it again. And again, and again, and again. And then - is that something different coming in?.. Nope. Same line again. And again, and again... Something about a matinée. Matinée, matinée, can't stop saying matinée. Singalong songs for people who struggle to remember lyrics. I suppose they deserve at least a little recognition for their ability to take about 3 min of actual unique musical content, stretch it into a 40 min album, and somehow make it a hit.

doesnt really hold a candle to what the arctic monkeys or the killers or the strokes did in the 2000s. i dont know why this is even on this list.

I don't like this music and think it sucks. Didn't listen but I've heard it before. Thumbs down.

This album is just a bunch of uninteresting background music for me. While listening I felt mostly bored and indifferent. It sounds exactly like something that was made to play in football game menus or Nike adverts — fine for a few seconds, but the longer you listen, the more it becomes a chore. The songs have that typical post-punk dance-rock energy, but nothing really sticks. The riffs are repetitive, the hooks are weak, and the lyrics feel like they were written just to fill space rather than actually say anything meaningful. I tried to pay attention to them but quickly gave up. I’ve never understood the massive hype around this band. To me they’re pretty rubbish — style over substance, all pose and very little real personality or quality. This debut especially feels massively overrated. One listen was more than enough. Hard skip.

Barf.

Generic pop music of its day. Nothing too objectionable but nothing exciting either. A couple of these tracks might still get me on the dance floor if I'd had a few beers but otherwise would go almost unnoticed. . The last few tracks almost wore me down but I persevered and listened to the end. Was quite glad when it was over though. Perhaps listening to it early on a dreary wet Monday morning didn't do it justice? Not that I will be listening to it again anyway.

Joyless arch rubbish masquerading as trendy. Stupid name stupid band

Obviously this one has some classics but it's not really scratching an itch. After a while it all sort of sounds the same.

1 star for the 1 good song

Big ass

This album caused WW1

No me gustó, todas las canciones tenían el mismo ritmo y en todas la letra era siempre repetitiva.

No me gusto.

Not very memorable.

I hate this album lol

I hate Take Me Out with a passion usually reserved for headbutting Nazis. A song which came to typify and herald the death rattle of Rock music as a commercial force. This album is that song, repeated several more times. It's so painfully exempt of ideas, so brutally barren of talent that of course it would soar to the top of the charts and plague the airwaves for months and years. You know a guitar based song is not worth hearing when it gleefully shares the ten song radio playlist with the latest boy band, girl band, bland mummy's favourite, quirky one bit wonder, and Simon Cowell special. It's every bit as throwaway as the worst of manufactured business oriented pop. Which is not to say any of those examples can't be good. There are plenty of great songs among those shitty sub-genres of music. But they're rare. What's even more rare is anything worth hearing on this album. From the same beat and tone in every song, the lack of depth and emotion in the vocals, the staccato tippy happy guitars, and holy fuck the terrible fashion, everything about this album and this band is the antithesis of music.

ok

eeehhh... There is one decent tune for me on here... I'm seriously questioning, and have been for a while now, some of the LPs chosen for this list.

For me? Boring. They’re not really doing…much of anything, really! Literally not a single song grabbed my attention. Lyrics are pretty bland too. I respect that some people love this album and band, but I would never go out of my way to listen to this again. It’s not bad, just really really boring. I turned this off early because I was bored. 1 ⭐️

eyou he empezado con uno de the smiths, the queen is dead, pero bueno, a ver si logro hacer esto cada día (lo dudo).

cum out of urethra

gnee (biblioteca bocconi)

Not my sound honestly. Liked only one song.

FF(S). Does anyone really give the slightest shit about these in 2025 beyond "Take Me Out"? The streaming numbers paint a picture, but even that track can be attributed as fairly dated, throwaway "lads out on a bender" guff. An album that can't have too many complaints about being removed from newer editions of the book. Soulless shite.

De fick en hit med Take me out. Den var väl kul i en vecka. Resten känns som sämre variation av Take me out. Samma typ av gitarriff och trumkomp återupprepas gång på gång. Väldigt svårt att motstå frestelsen att hoppa till nästa låt. Trist. Tack vare att det finns så mycket annat som är sämre så hade de kunnat fått en två. Men så klämmer de in några riktiga bottennapp på slutet så som Michael

They want to Panic at the disco, the Beatles but chat shit like the streets. It's a mess of specials needs kids given instruments and told to go wild n

This album arrived with a huge bang, heralded as part of that post-punk revival alongside bands like **The Strokes**, **Interpol**, and **Bloc Party**. But now it is just one of those albums you regularly find clogging up charity shops across the country. At the time I think I even felt it had merit, mainly on the basis of “Take Me Out” with all its self-assured swagger. Revisiting it now I'm left with the feeling that it is a pedestrian and souless affair. It feels horribly calculated and driven purely by aesthetics. It's a hollow, charmless album with no emotional depth.and a complete lack of sonic diversity. I question it's relevance and right to be on this list. At best it's a reflection of a moment in time, but that doesn't make it essential or a timeless classic.

hate it

Falls in the bad euro dance category of the 00's. Garbage

This was the second suggestion in my 1001 albums playlist. I have heard Franz Ferdinand before, but hearing this album almost made me quit the entire project. It is probably one of the worst albums I have ever heard the song titled. Michael is particularly disgusting. Not from its content, but from its form and silly lyric I am a bitter person having listened to this album.

For every five there’s a one

I hated this it reminds me of the killers

Auf Asche is solid. Every millennial band vocalist sounds like this though. Sucks

no

no thank you

Guy trails up and down with his voice pitch way too much every sentence

Franz Cafcca

Pants. 3/10

BOOOOO

Absurd to me this album is among the rest for this project. Just because a bunch of people bought it because of one hit single doesn't make it good or worth sitting through. Their musical style is done better by any number of bands, and most of these songs are grating.

70's music released in the 00's. Leave the 70's music in the 70's. Please.

Take Me Out among my all time most hated radio singles and there are songs on here that are even worse. This Fire, truly awful. I see a lot of reviews trying to connect a legacy from Gang of Four. I even see a mention of Television. It takes a lot of contortion to see post punk in this shitty 00s dance rock. I think it shows how desperate this era of mainstream rock was for something a millionth as cool as punk. This band sucked then, thinking about them sucks now. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Neat

shit

Another one of these. I've been pretty bummed out by the selection of 2000s albums so far, and among my least favourite trends to come from the noughties was the popularisation of indie music. I admit that it's partly because I like belonging in a smaller pool of music listeners, but also because it brought a whole ton of wank bands that are indie in name but not in spirit. This album is the kind of music you'd bring up when talking with a work colleague. It carries an air of respect with it's cool, suave sound and flashy German name, but peek underneath the exterior and there's absolutely nothing going on. On a positive, I think Take Me Out is pretty good. I have a bad habit of thinking that the first 50 seconds of the song and the remaining ~3 minutes of music are two separate tracks, which is a contrast that I enjoy.

fuck off

Turd

Never liked them. Was over exposed to this stuff on the radio growing up

Can't say I was/am a big fan of the band, and after a listen to this album (was it their 1st?) my opinion has not changed. Take Me Out has had so much air play over the years it's almost become a white noise to me.

Franz Ferdinand is everything I love from music - indie with discordant guitars. Yet I absolutely hate it. Trite lyrics, unnecessary tempo changes and the worst kind of root note oompah bass that makes me think the player never learned an instrument in his life. I struggled through every awful, unlistenable song of this.

Simultaneously instantly recognisable and utterly forgettable... didn't like it then, don't like it now.

Terrible. However the bread rolls were biblical. Awful service…

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)

Not my cup.

Really annoying britpop

Not for me. The vocals make me want to commit sudoku.

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

meh

I tend to not care for Irish Indie rock. Definitely not morning coffee music. 1

Alternative rock band. Some good music.

Stress inducing music

i hate this i hate this i hate hate hate this i hate this i hate this i hate this i hate it

British Strokes... yuck

Not enjoyable, annoying vocals, musicianship is unremarkable

Did not like

It was blah. Reminded me of The Killers (I think the band had something with Kill in it). Liked the least of the three albums I’ve heard so far.

One good song.

Never been a fan

Do not like. Sounds amateur. Not sure why on list .

Exuberant, punchy record packed with chart-friendly numbers. And if that isn't enough to put you off then you deserve to listen to it on repeat until you rip out your own toenails. A poor, derivative imitation of illustrious forbears.

I hate this