Reviews (page 15 of 15)
An album that delivered one of the biggest hit singles of the 2000s (the me out) and still managed to live up to expectations. Michael and The Dark of the Matinee were also big singles and great tracks but I had forgotten the strength in depth of the whole album. The brilliant opener Jacqueline, Auf Achse, This fire and the final track 40’ the album rarely misses a beat from start to finish. A great pop rock album that still sounds great today.
Musicalmente tiene momentos muy chulos, con una rotundidad muy interesante. Líricamente, es flojo en el 70% del disco. Es disfrutable, aun así. Un 6 sólido
A throwback thatbwas only ok in retrospect. Some bangers but overall samey.
Good fun - some great guitar and well put together songs but no depth and leaves me with no desire to revisit despite having fun listening
Muy bueno, me falla el final
Generally bored and not engaged with it, at this time.
Another album that didn't withstand the test of time. I awesome song, another good one, but the rest - meh.
3.5/5 interesting album, i'll have to relisten
Great sound, though everything sounds a bit too similar. Not my favorite, but I could listen to this all day.
Take me out ju!!! Rätt nice. Gillade inte första alls tho... tror det blir 3. Liksom det är ok men lite för stökigt...
Noire cigarrette vibes. So gud
Probably a 2.5 from me really. Was alright to listen to though, quite upbeat.
Nothing special.
It's OK. *Pushes glasses up nose* A bit too derivative of Television in places.
I was originally going to put 4 stars, but realised I'd heard it a few too many times.
Really enjoyed listening to this ***
Actually not as interesting as I thought it would be. Average.
I liked it
The best example of an Album with a name that is also the band name and also has alliteration. Other examples include ‘the good, the bad and the Queen’. Weezer had An album called Weezer and Greenday had an album called greenday but despite these being repetitions they are not alliteration in my humble opinion. Therefore Franz Ferdinand is the champion!
Some good memories but not aged too well
Oh, so _that’s_ Franz F.
In 2004 when they released this no one else was doing this sort of crisp sharp art rock. So unlike a lot of the Indie landfill released around the time this record still feels like a breath of Fresh air. "Take me out" thrills whilst "Michael" makes you smile, and throughout its impossible not to move your feet. 4/5
"Oh, but for chips and for freedom, I could die" (Jacqueline) "Michael, you're the boy with all the leather hips Sticky hair, sticky hips, stubble on my sticky lips" (MIchael)
amazing. great throwback. i love these guys
Apart from a couple of standout tracks, it didn't grab my attention.
Kolejny nieznany pick, no i kontynuacja striku wyspiarskiego, bo szkociki sie trafizly, chociaz franz niezle farbowany byl, bo gdyby nie wikipedia i moze nazwa bandy, bo jaki hamerykanczyk znalby kogos takiego jak franciszek ferdynand z habsburgow, no ale muzyka tutaj grana wychodzi poza granice brytyjskosci i amerykanskosci, bo dochodza tu jeszcze influencje niemieckie, nie tylko jesli chodzi o nazwe bandy, wokalista, rytmowo gitarkujacy, klikajacy klawisze McCarthy mial podobno epizod niemiecki w swym dziecinstwie i nawet szprecha po tamtemu, co zaowocowalo tytulowo njemieckim, no i moze nazwa, ale to prawdopodobnie od jakiegos konia pokazowego bardziej, co do granego gatunku to jest to wszeroko pojety rock alternatywny, w podgatunku indyjskim, ale w wydaniu bardzo przystepnym dla sluchajacego, traki maja systematyczna budowe, gitarki graja zeby cieszyc ucho, wszystko brzmi dobrze, ale tak jakbys gdzies juz to slyszal i jadl z czyms, moje pierwsze skojarzenie padlo na strokesow i paprykarzy czilijskich, albo tez artyczne malpy, najgorzej oceniac takie albumy, bo nie wiesz czy oceniasz album czy to do czego jest on podobny, linie basowe ograne, ale nadal przyjemne, wokal ktory nie posiada jakis charakterystycznych manier, lirycznie jest dosc roznie, bo od piosenek ktore sa jedynie refrenem wykrzykiwanym na gitarkach przez 3 minuty, do mini opowiesci jak na pierwszym traku jest spory przekroj przyswajalnosci kontentu, w tym miksie czegos co juz sie slyszalo znajdzie sie kilka trakow, ktore naprawde wpadaja w ucho i definiuja album jako keczowaty popowaty rock, wiec leca na plejke oczywiscie, otwierajacy jacqueline, potem take me out, no i this fire
Great debut has a song named after me
Muy repetitivo el álbum la verdad.
Muy bueno
Entretenido. Muy guitarrero. Buenas melodías
Take Me Out is a personally formative rock and roll tune. Funk roots and grooves sort of blend the first 4 tracks in my mind. Cool theramin into Auf Achse, which is a great track. Michael hits the right vibes. 40' is a great closer.
It is a refreshing album. Good to listen to after something more experimental or hard to understand. In short, it is a simple album, but here, simplicity it's a good thing.
LINDO MARAVILHOSO NEM PRECISAVA OUVIR DE NOVO
Tainted love song
This such a solid album front to back.
I liked most of the songs but none of them were really able to compete with “take me out”
More than just one song. Enjoyable and influential.
Jacqueline mola
Haven't heard this fully before, take me home was a classic, the rest is alright
Really liked this album
didn't give a shit about FF then, don't give a shit now. This is what gave our era of music a bad name "landfill indy"
personalità!
ihan jees, tuttuja hittejä mutta muutenkin toimii
So, this, along with a few albums from the Killers and The Strokes comprised pretty much all of what i listened to for a solid 6mos back in like 2008, lol. this album is a great listen to, with some great instrumentals, and good composition.
Very cool album, can't be listed to all the time however.
no thanks
a staple of my middle school/high school years
Bleh
It was fine, just not really my thing.
Interesting euro rock stuff
Great album start to finish. Early 2000s pop-rock with a hint of garage. Fun
take.me.out
It's fine
Songs start to blend together after a while, very power chord heavy and fast strumming. Highlights: -Take Me Out -Come on Home -40'
Every song on it rulz
Aardig
Never liked it at the time and still the same. Lot of fuss over nothing
No.
Pretty good - Take me Out is classic, the others are OK
Familiarity: 0/10 Notes: This album is a bop. Dance all day. Dance all night Real Rating: 7/10
Kind of middle of the road indie alt rock. I really liked the big Kinks vibe on the Dark Of the Matinee and also appreciated the self awareness but no other real standouts
First half really good, shirt snappy rock tunes. Tails off towards the end bit overall enjoyed i
Good stuff
Good driving music!
already know this is one of my favorite albums. didn't need to listen cause it's top on my itunes, but i listened anyways
very poppy, not for me.
NIce
Super fun... reminded me of college
Great album with enjoyable hooks and gritty guitar work. Several fantastic songs with Take me out being a stand out along with 40' and in the matinee
Solid Album.
I was never that much of a fan of Franz Ferdinand at the time, the hits sounds a bit cheesy to me and not in a good way but I did enjoy this overall
Great album, takes me back to my teen years
Would play this on repeat on first ever iPod on car journeys. What great memories
really solid indie rock that I never thought to listen to before outside take me out
Take me out!
This was fucking great. I’ve only kinda heard the singles before.
Average pop music. Nothing stands out, but is easy to listen to.
This album wasn't my favorite, but I would listen to it again. That probably puts it in the 3 star category, so here you go!
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.
3.5! Brings me back to middle school and high school. Take me out is a classic.
Take Me Out
got some fun electric lines in this one. and ofc the classic Take Me Out.
Chill and decent to work to
Very rocky, kinda reminded me of Queen
Tight and enjoyable
Decent post-punk revival album, it's ight, there is the iconic "Take Me Out" but there's a lot of mid songs on it
Nostalgia! Take me out was huge
It’s a good one but I still don’t see the full Monochrome Set influence
Always love a good Franz Ferdinand album. I also got to find some new gems in the album along with the usual tunes I love listening to!
3.5 stars.
Nice rock.
ya it rocks!! I Zimbra is really cool and energizing, and it sounds a lot like their other album i like but maybe a little more mainstream? idk would need to listen to the other one again but this kinda whips
Pretty Decent, fun and Poppy
Un 7,8
Of course I love you.
Really fun, really smart. Best track: Take Me Out
I dig it but they’re didn’t age that well in my opinion. Also, never would have guessed these guys were Scottish
Take you out
good
I'm at odds here. This is one of the first albums I remember owning, and Franz Ferdinand is one of the first bands I remember really liking. That being said, I'm trying to figure out whether I didn't like this album as much is due to changing musical tastes, or just the fact that I burned out a lot of these songs a long time ago. Still have an appreciation for a few, maybe I like their newer albums more? Weird. Favorite tracks: "Jacqueline", "The Dark of the Matinee", "Michael"
I didn't listen to the album today, but I have heard it before. Good stuff
Franz Ferdinand drags post-punk kicking and screaming into the more receptive new millennium and gets it to loosen itself up after decades of shriveling into dust in the farthest corners of the rock world. While still lumped amongst their fellow contemporaries making waves in the rejuvenated indie sphere, Franz Ferdinand does its best to differentiate, remaining in tune with who they are yet staying ahead of the curve with the music. At least they won't set off wars with their heads blown off. Favorites: Jacqueline, Tell Her Tonight, Take Me Out, Auf Achse, This Fire, Michael, 40'.
1st time listening. Recognized a few songs. Couple meh's in the mid. But definitely liked it. will listen to it again.
I don't like this music and think it sucks. Didn't listen but I've heard it before. Thumbs down.
Had a flatmate who listened to this album a bit back in the mid 00s, didn't think much then. Was too much of this rock getting around at the time. These days it sounds like a fuckin masterpiece compared to half the shit that's come out since. 3/5.
4
Infectiously catchy throughout, can't really find a fault with it, but it isn't quite a true classic.