Franz Ferdinand

HELL YEAH! I grew up with some of these tunes and I'm biased but fuck you I don't care, FOUR STARS!

This is a 4 that could be a 5 if I relisten to it enough honestly. I already liked Take Me Out and This Fire prior to this whole album listen, but there were even more bangers in store! The only thing is... I think it's missing some sort of zip. It's really solid, but it was never quite 'Holy FUCK this is amazing' music. Still really really good though.

I liked a lot of this. Some crisp sounding rock. But my brain goes back and forth on whether I really loved it. Jaqueline was a great start. Take Me Out is awesome but half the time it annoys me. Most of the time I think the dude’s voice works really well with this, and other times I find it annoying. Really surprised by how much I liked 40’ also. I’m giving it a 4 I guess. Like a 3.5 rounded up.

Great

8.5 Wall to wall indie bangers. Feel like an 13 again x

A refreshing sound, especially for the early 2000's.

Such an important album when it came out. Haven’t listened to it in years but really enjoyed the opportunity. Still awesome.

The fact Take Me Out has over a billion listens on Spotify goes to show you the impact this band had. I've probably listened to that song at least in the 1000s of times since it came out. That being said, I can't name a single other song of theirs off the top of my head. Listening to this album their dance post punk meets indie rock is on full display. There's a lot of interesting things happening here with the dance beats and pointed guitar riffs. Overall, this album has a lot that's worth revisiting and I could find myself coming back to it when I am in the mood for this genre.

Jacqueline 3.7 Tell Her Tonight 3.4 Take Me Out 4 The Dark of the Matinee 3.8 Auf Achse 3.6 Cheating on You 3.5 This Fire 3.5 Darts of Pleasure 3.3 Michael 3.4 Come on Home 3.2 40 3.5 Score: 3.536363636

a mid-aughties classic. could be a five if it also had Do You Want To on it.

full disclosure: i am a millennial who was around when this came out. still, i think this is a really solid britpop/indie album. the songs mostly hold up, and take me out is as grand as it ever was. in retrospect, FF kind of feels like the last time a band really innovated on this indie rock sound, before it was absolutely everywhere for about 5-10 more years. i wouldn't want to hear this album every day or anything but it's good at what it's trying to be. favorites: jacqueline, take me out, auf achse, darts of pleasure, michael, 40'

I wasn't convinced at first. But the more I replay it, the more I started to like it. It is an album that requires relisten a few times.

Unreal album! So good from start to finish.

Some classics on here. This defined a lot of the rock sound of the 2000s. Good stuff!

Yes, all the songs sound very similar to each other. Yes, they obviously nicked their ideas from earlier bands like Wire and Gang of Four. But that sort of thing is almost necessary for things to work: steal a bit, change a bit. And I found myself enjoying this more than I expected.

Gives me Arctic Monkeys / The Libertines vibes with The Beatles-esque harmonies. Classic Brit rock sound.

fun album. i loved it.

a nice surprise! i obviously knew the one big song off of this and still adore it from when i first saw it on VH1 when i was in middle school. the rest of the album was brand new to me and i enjoyed it! i think if you know 'take me out' you're not going to be surprised by the rest of the album, but it's really solid and catchy.

Love this album haven't listened to it in a while. Quite a few songs are already on other playlists.

One of the best debut albums of the mid 2000s.

Awesome blast from the past

Very energetic and angry. Lots of variety. I really liked the vocals and the production on this one. Might be a band I come back to.

Really enjoyed this album. Indi rock with a touch of punk, what’s not to like!

Really solidly consistent album with a few bangers in there, like Take Me Out and The Dark Of The Matinée

So good. This is dance music for people who aren't exactly dancers.

I haven’t listened to this album in a very long time and surprisingly it still sounded really fresh and like it could have been released this year. Very good, some brilliant songs on here and even the ones that don’t quite cut it are good.

I'm torn about how to rate this album. I've known Take Me Out for 2 decades now, but hearing the rest of the album I wasn't all that impressed. There's a lot of musicality in this album that clearly inspired other alt-rock artists of the 2000s, and they really took the ideas and ran with them. I do think it's important to recognize the trendsetters though, so I'll be a little generous with my rating.

Take Me Out is a jukebox gem that savvy bartenders know can sell rounds of shots in just one play. The rest of this is good but not great. Excellent band name.

It's always fun to get an album that I not only already own but also enjoy listening to, even if I haven't really listened to Franz Ferdinand for many many years (and I think they've somewhat recently disbanded too? No, I guess I've confused them with Panic at the Disco...). One of the things that struck me back when I first bought and listened to this album was how consistent they were on each track, somehow without sounding *too* similar from song to song. My favorites are probably their big hits "Take me out" (and what a great and hypnotic animated video!), "Dark of the matinee" (with a fun video as well) and "This fire", but I also enjoy the remainder too, with a particular nod to their opening track "Jacqueline" as well as "Darts of pleasure" and "Michael" (as much for the latter two track's creative videos as the songs themselves). Given how much energy they pack into their songs, I've always imagined they were a lot of fun live, but never quite managed to seek them out. But I'm sure I would have chanted "My name is Super-Fantastic!" with them.

After that boring ELP crap...this is gold! Not wankers. Thank you 1001 rock-gods, actual rock and not wankers.

Great album! Tight, powerful, guitar-driven songs. Only knock is that some of the riffs sound repetitive.

Really liked this, music to dance to. The singles are the stand out tracks.

Nunca defrauda ferdinand, no sé si podría escuchar todo el tiempo pero si lo dejaría de fondo

Excelente,encima empieza con mi nombre

Me gusto pero no me fascino, este tipo de recomendaciones me hace acordar que determinada banda me gustaba pero por una u otra cosa había dejado de escucharla

Franz Ferdinand siempre es re pegadiza pero simple o normie a la vez. No deja de ser un disco divertido para escuchar

This albums reminds me of being young, careless, and without real responsibilities. Take me out bring me back. It is still an instant classic!

Some real throwbacks in here. Fun.

This is exactly what I want to get from these sort of lists. A band/album I never would have listened to because I think “Take me Out” is real lame & I never want to hear it again in my life. Was bummed to see this album pop up at first…but every other song rips! Would’ve been listening to this so much sooner if Take Me Out didn’t suck so much. Maybe I’m just happy to get an actual band after a string of duds.

Probably closer to a 4.5, just good jams

Great debut album. Still sounds really sharp.

Oh this is a dang good album, but one I didn't truly appreciate in its time. Franz Ferdinand somehow made an alt rock album that sounds retro and modern all at the same time. It mixes together great. It of course has the big hit Take Me Out on it, but also The Dark of The Matinee, Michael, and Darts of Pleasure are great. I wish the spotlight had stayed on this band for longer, because they're worth a listen beyond their big hits.

The fire got out of control and I burned down a city

An enjoyable listen.

Seen this band 2 or 3 times, solid album 4.5

Really good, really fun album.

Zeg altijd best snel dat de indie rock van de zeroes waanzinnig slecht is meegegroeid met mijn smaak. En bij veel bands (e.g., Two Door Cinema Club, Kasabian, Maximo Park) voelt dat echt zo. Mijn interesse in Franz Ferdinand was daardoor ook al een tijdje zoek, omdat het voelde als één van die bands, waarbij ik het jeugdige enthousiasme en simplisme destijds wat meer kon waarderen. Maar na het herzien van dit debuutalbum moet ik concluderen dat ik (opnieuw) verkocht ben. Deze dance-punk dag is er één van niveau. Het is catchy, het is funky, het heeft charisma, en vliegt voorbij als een trein. Het heeft één megahit, maar in de schaduw van 'Take Me Out' heeft het echt veel te bieden. Het voelt telkens wel een beetje als een collage van bekende rock-acts, waar de inspiratiebronnen Wire en Gang Of Four het meest in your face zijn. Maar het mixt die art punk met de luchtigheid en de songwriting van The Kinks, wat dan wel weer zorgt voor een nieuwe invalshoek. Misschien toch die andere bands van 'vroeger' nog maar eens proberen.. 8,5/10 Highlights: Take Me Out The Dark Of The Matinée Cheating On You Michael

Indie-kid Kohne hier. Wat een banger van een debuutplaat is dit dan. Misschien over de gehele plaat niet een 5-sterren niveau. Maar als je drie bangers weet te produceren van dit caliber, dan snap ik dat je mede verantwoordelijk bent voor de indie-rock-hype in de zeroes. FF is altijd overduidelijk Franz Ferdinand zonder elke keer hetzelfde te doen. De variatie tussen de nummers is best groot. Waardoor het soms slaagt, en soms niet, maar verrassend is het altijd. En toch maar even herbevestigd. Take Me Out is één van de beste platen uit de jaren 00. 8/10 Highlights Take Me Out Dark of the Matinee This Fire

Good stuff. Only heard the hits but this was a good collection of songs.

Fun and upbeat

Ta wapo

I never would have guessed that this would be on this list. I bought this when it came out in 04. I still remember hearing them for the first time on 97x(RIP). I hadn’t listened to it in probably 10 years, but still remembered every song.

Great energy, great riffs, I love this album. Shame they're only known for "Take Me Out".

++: Jacqueline, Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinée, Auf Achse, Cheating on You, This Fire, Darts of Pleasure, 40' +: Michael, Come on Home +-: Tell Her Tonight 8,8/10

Neo-new wave, and part of that early 2000s blast of post-post-punk. Kids got the thrill of hearing angular stripped back guitar rock for the first time; those still hanging around from the 1990s alt-rock, indie and college rock scenes got a bunch of fresh bands and albums (especially as most of the 1980s and 1990s school had broken up or faded into obscurity. It's also another one of those great debut albums that was universally acclaimed and seemed to be everywhere. The music? Everything is so damn catchy and memorable. Channelling lots of Talking Heads, Gang of 4, Television. Spiky, sharp, clever and yet accessible without ever being MOR. There's lots of great gear changes in the songs, almost all of which could have been singles - it's an album without any filler. Superfantastisch!

1001 ALBUMS YOU MUST HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE #7 Now before this, I had no idea what this "Franz Ferdinand" thing was, but whatever this is, I'm loving it. But this is Franz Ferdinand's debut album, and they are a British indie band, and when I first listened to this, it kept reminding me of The Dismemberment Plan's "Emergency & I", similar style overall. And it definitely has that same fun energy. Speaking of fun, "Franz Ferdinand" is a pretty fun album all things considered. I love the vocal performances, and the guitars we're amazing. The entire record is just a fun time. Each track is paced well, and unbelievably catchy, especially tracks like "Take Me Out" and "This Fire", and as I mentioned, the band is incredibly talented. Overall, good energy and vibes, it's a nice and fun time. I could put this on at any time and have a good experience. After this, I might have to check out the band's other stuff. Overall Rating: 90 / 100 Favorite Tracks: Tell Her Tonight, Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee, Cheating on You, Darts of Pleasure, Michael, 40'.

Very riffy not bad its a bit like AM I dig it

A fun album with no duff tracks - I haven’t listened in years so it was nice to revisit. It wears its post-punk/ new wave influences on its sleeve but that’s no bad thing. Good as it is, it probably wouldn’t be on my own list of 1001 essential albums, if I made one. Which I won’t.

Good music to stay up late committing genocide on things that bug you (spending a half hour killing ants at midnight)

Franz Ferdinand is known for their top hit, but they have a lot of other great stuff too

Not a bad song on the album! Great catchy grooves, highly danceable and up beat. Love it! “Jacqueline”, “tell her tonight”, “take me out”, “dark if the matinee”, and “this fire” were all bops.

It's xl102 week apparently. I only know Take Me Out. I have a vague memory of Lexa telling me that this album is really good. Let's find out. First two songs were alright, take me out remains an incredible song. I see why this album fits in with people who like the strokes after Matinée but I also am not sure that I liked that song, that bridge is ripped straight of a first impressions song in a good way but the chorus is annoying. I think I am into the dancey-rock based vibe that they are curating but I can't say I love it. 4 seems too high, 3 too low, going 4 but know it's really on the fence.

Tell her tonight has a fun vibe and kevin came in grooving I cant get over that disco beat on take me out. Actually on most song, fuck ya. Rock disco is whats up 40' going hard with that synth Overall that went pretty hard

This is a banger! I have loved this album since it came out and I think it’s a solid debut, certainly better than their second offering, which is similar but less good. The vibe reminds me a lot of The Strokes, it’s got that loose garage sound, and it’s pretty stompy for the most part, which I really enjoy. Some tracks are a bit pretentious, and it’s kind of front loaded, which lets it down a wee bit. I still really enjoy it, though, and it gets an airing in my house every so often.

Memory total, Voice is repetitive bit very famili

Great album, took me back.

Fun. Poppy. Better than the other fun, poppy rock that was coming out post-Strokes

New band for me. Another of the Rock Revival movement in the early 2000’s I completely missed. This album smokes.

Great album with a lot of highlights. Excellent riffs. One can hear that a lot of the album has been inspired by Talking Heads, but I dont think it steps on any toes. A joy. Best: Take Me Out Worst: Cheating On You

Might honestly be one of the best garage rock type albums out there. Every instrument sounds so raw but intentional. Can definitely hear that Arctic Monkeys took some inspo.

I don't know them but it's been a fun album. One song must have been popular because I heard it before. I don't usually go for this sound but this album is going in the rotation. It's good to drive to and I am listening to it again at work. Good stuff.

Forgot how good this album is. Really enjoyed the flashback.

It felt like FF stormed onto the scene with Take Me Out. It's such a banger and the rest of the album shouldn't be overlooked either. If you like Take Me Out then you will surely enjoy this album. Great debut for the Scottish lads

Considering how annoying I found 'Take me out' to be when it was on the radio I appreciated this album much more than I thought I would.

Pretty good!

A good album, I liked Tell Her Tonight, Take Me Out and 40'.

ja da geht was! ich kannte Franz Ferdinand weniger, erinnere mich aber an sie.

Banger, better than I remembered

I enjoyed reading online how the group decided upon their name. This was their debut album, and it’s really good for a debut. There’s a little bit of Talking Heads in there too. All the tracks are of the same genre, but they are different in style. Good listening.

Yay! Modernity! I associate Franz Ferdinand with my cousin Elaine and my friend Chyna, ergo I see them as a Scottish hipster band. I didn't like them much at the time, but with some distance, they've grown on me. I actually *have* listened to this entire album before, though I don't own it. Kind of like a less good, less-distinctive version of Interpol, although I do like a couple of the tracks. A real 3.5, but I'll round up for the nostalgia. Highlights: 'Jacqueline' (I also only work when I need the money (all the time)), 'Michael' (in many a LiveJournal fanmix) Lowlight: 'Take Me Out' (so repetitive and so overplayed - I never want to hear it again)

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8/10

Solid vibe

Surprised me

Some good stuff on here

Yuh, Bangers

Got pulled over doing 110 to Cheating on You

Pretty damn good

Ser du dette Halvor?

solid indie bangers (more like 3.5 but take me out is just THAT good)

Great album, post-punk meets indie music. Lots of great guitar riffs, real swagger to the songs, easy listen.

An assured debut from these Scottish alt-rockers. Take Me Out is the standout of course, but it's ably supported: This Fire, Michael, The Dark of the Matinee, and Tell Her Tonight are excellent too

I too often unfairly dismissed Franz Ferdinand as a one hit wonder due to the degree Take Me Out overshadows their entire discography, but the album as a whole does stand up on it's own and features a few other songs that can match it.

This is an album that's significant to me. It came out when my wife and I were first dating and we got to see them when they came through town. Additionally, I can still remember perfectly the first time I heard. Take me out, arguably a perfect song. Later when my wife wand I were dating, she put a b-side track by them onto the first mix CD she made me. Needless to say, I have some sentimental attachment to this band and I think this album is quite stellar. Tight playing and song writing.

Party rock! Dog bliver det lidt kedeligt på et helt album

Fav: Take Me Out

This is a chuggin, whinin, whaling guitar music with catchy, poppy, punk-adjacent-distorted vocals and crashing drum and all done so well. FF is a talented band that made great 2000s pop rock. Lyrics are really only there as another instrument in the orchestra, and it works. It feels like these guys might have been the last band where The Beatles dna was clearly visible. A 2000s five generations removed Beatles is still really good. The arrangement has a energy where you never it too much fast paced chugging or the softer sing-songy stuff. 38 minutes is perfect length. 8.2/10 #37/1001

Fair

I saw them perform some of these songs in 2009! Like this album quite a bit

With a classic record, like take me out, it can sometimes overshadow a project. But this project stands on its own as just a good damn project.

Loved their smooth transitions between tempos.

First listen: 3. Second listen: I liked it better: 4.

I've been on a bit of a Franz Ferdinand spree lately, so this was perfectly timed. I was familiar with some of these songs (all of which are great) so I was quite excited to get into it. That riff on Jacqueline immediately hooked me. Oh my god exactly what I was looking for. I adored the slightly...darker? atmosphere. Tell Her Tonight is an odd little song. It'll probably grow on me. Take Me Out & The Dark Of The Matinee are of course FANTASTIC, CATCHY, HEARTWARMING, and many other adjectives I'm sure apply. It's no wonder Take Me Out is their biggest hit...that switch up... I already knew I liked these songs so no surprises but I'll never complain about hearing good music. Auf Achse is rather more emotional than I expected.. This kind of threw me for a loop, that anger. This felt musically distinct from the previous songs in a way that i'm not talented enough to describe. Maybe it's that keyboard/piano or whatever it is. Overall, I did enjoy this one. I can definitely see myself feeling this song more as it grows on me. Cheating On You was very straightforward in both its lyrical content and that biting, straining eagerness carried in the riff. I really liked the fast, pummeling drums, reminding me of dnb or something at times. I have to admit...I've only fully listened to the new version of This Fire. Every time the intro of the original version started playing I immediately switched it off as I was disturbed by the stark contrast from what I'd grown used to. Anyway. God this felt so slow after hearing the other version; while listening I felt like an ipad kid being forced to read a book rather than dribble on tiktok all day. That's not to say I dislike it, will just take some getting used to. I like the raw sound and the echoing guitars, the delivery on some specific lyrics, and that erratic, explosive ending. Darts Of Pleasure had me immediately bobbing my head and moving and all that stuff. Absolutely excellent atmosphere here, I felt as though I knew this melody naturally despite never having heard it. THE BASS. OH MY. And then that silly little German ending felt very on brand. Michael is highly danceable and catchy. My first inclination was to cringe at the lyrics but honestly that quickly went away. Little bit intrigued at the homoerotic storyline. This song stood out to me a little less than others, but still solid. I couldn't really manage to form an opinion on Come On Home. A little unremarkable, but the ending was quite sweet. Liked the dark and groovy atmosphere on 40'. Maybe I had some bias since I knew I was approaching the end of the album, but something about this song feels quite final, a good closer. It could've been the laid back atmosphere and simple lyrics. Good grief this was a great album. Unfortunately I think the quality drops off at the end a little, but I would not let that detract from my overall enjoyment. By the final moments of this album I was left feeling quite satisfied; I think the length of this was quite perfect. The absolutely groovy bangers make it so worth it. Will be listening again, maybe the last few tracks will grow on me more.

Songs: Auf Achse, Take Me Out

Haven't listened to this one since college and it's still some very solid power pop.

First track starting off strong. Love that build, so satisfying. Love a good name song, especially when it’s got such a good beat. Underwhelmed by that second song, but that’s alright it’s a nice intermission and set up for the main guns: Classic take me out. Hits every time. God that tempo change and riff take me outttt. Not as in love with matinee. Hard to follow take me out I suppose. Too repetitive with no real payoff. Auf asch is doing something different, especially with that strange guitar riff going off and those bell like piano licks. Would listen again but it was interesting. Nothing too special about this fire Darts of pleasure has some funny rhyme moments, but mostly seem kinda lazy. Just feels like a horny song with a predictable beat. Micheal I like, seems like something I would get down to in a crowd. I like how it gets super saturated with sounds that cuts out, so t gives you space to breathe. Like the intro to come on home a lot. Yeah cool song, super catchy and has a snarky side to it, multiple head nods during my listen. Yup dig that. Last track was unremarkable to me. I dig the vibe a lot, it can be a little incoherent at times, but you can’t deny that they hit when they hit.

Take Me Out is an all-time for me. And. It has lots of other great tracks sprinkled throughout.

Relisitening to this album from my teens to now they now sound like saint motel to ne

Never heard of the band but I liked this, it was an enjoyable listen. 3.5/5 but I'll round up on this one.

Much like the strokes. Good stuff

Altough the mastering is a bit too "flat" for my tasting and completely missing a soundstage for some tracks, their debut album contains a couple of great (and even funny) rock songs.

Fantastic indie pop rock album. Great to listen to it again.

I really liked this album. Usually new albums to me can only get 3 stars but this is a solid 4 stars from me

Nunca les había entrado bien a los Franz Ferdinand y me gustó mucho el disco. Como que los discos de la época suelen sentirse menos geniales que en su momento, pero este creo que aguantó muy bien el paso de los años. Sí les escucharía más.

4.7

Classic.

Remember this from when it came out. Familiar with the big hits but there's no filter, all energetic catchy songs

Already familiar with this album but it is a while since I have listened to it. All songs are delivered with high energy and there is no let up. Clearly no time for ballads. Always enjoy hearing the big hits, 'Jacqueline', 'Take me out'.

-Good for lounging, or hanging around later at night like post bar vibes -I liked the vast majority of the album -has re-listenability for sure

Generally fun. Like being in high school again.

The bassline of Jacqueline sounds a bit like <Here come the warm jets> (by Brian Eno)! Take me out is just so outstanding, yet blended into the album smoothly. Love a natural centrepiece in an album!

i liked this album more than i thought i would. i really enjoyed Take Me Out back in the day, but I think it got so overplayed that I started to avoid it and then missed more Franz Ferdinand. this album, was really good in my opinion. i enjoyed it all the way through. i had the ability to actually read the lyrics while I listened, and thought they were interesting. after I finished it, i was feeling a four. today, i feel like its a high 3, low 4 but ill stick with my gut. definitely wanting to explore Franz Ferdinand a bit more after this listen.

Super fun. I was fully engaged throughout. I’m just shocked this was 2004. It seemed like this came out so much later because take me out followed me all through high school and college.

Really enjoyed it. Great sound and awesome hits. This is like Elvis Costello if he was good. Easy 4 stars.

Take Me Out has been in the rotation for years and I was happy to add a couple more from Franz Ferdinand. The early-2000s rock sound is definitely there but it holds up pretty well twenty years later. It’s on the shorter end of the runtime and I probably could have used a track or two more, but I won’t complain too much in that department. Will definitely come back to listen to this one again.

I really like Franz Ferdinand! I already had a couple songs from this album on my Alternative Party Playlist. Their sound is right up my alley. This is a very high 4, almost a 5 for me.

Ahh pure nostalgia here. This album was on regular rotation in my 6th year high school common room so I feel like it already has an edge over a lot of other albums on this list. Listening to it through, it's got some skippable tracks but it's still a decent record

-would definitely listen again -take me out is the song they use for military propaganda on tik tok and may I say…… its convincing -my style lowk -added to my library so i can go back later

Great! More great albums please.

Upbeat, chill

Pretty good. Like take me out

8/10

Great stuff

spaccano, non c’è niente da fare

Das selbstbetitelte Debütalbum der britischen Band Franz Ferdinand erschien 2004 und gehört dem Genre des Indie-Rock an. Die schottische Gruppe nahm das Album in verschiedenen Studios auf, darunter in Schweden und Schottland. Das Album enthält mehrere Stücke, die besondere Aufmerksamkeit erregten, darunter "Take Me Out", das mit seinem markanten Rhythmuswechsel zu einem der bekanntesten Lieder der Band wurde. Auch "The Dark of the Matinée" und "Michael" zeichnen sich durch eingängige Melodien und eine prägnante Instrumentierung aus. Musikalisch verbindet das Album Elemente aus Post-Punk und tanzbaren Rhythmen, was den Sound der Band prägte. Die klare Produktion und der dynamische Gesang tragen zur Wiedererkennbarkeit der Stücke bei. Insgesamt stellt das Album einen gelungenen Einstieg für die Band dar, der ihren Stil definierte und die Grundlage für ihren weiteren Erfolg legte.

Jaime: 3 Nuria: 4

Great album!

I had very low expectations from a "Franz Ferdinand" band (I thought it was one person at first) that had a "Franz Ferdinand" album, but the first couple of songs were actually really good and then the third one hit - "Take Me Out", which is very popular, so I ended up enjoying the album quite a lot. Looking at all of their songs from this album, they all seem to have more than a million listens, and the majority even have tens of millions. Quite happy with this one.

Topp næs plata. Nostalgía. En samt bara þétt stöff og góð beat.

Frábær hljómsveit og frumraun. Þétt og góð í heild með frábærum smellum. Besta hljómsveitarnafnið fyrir sagnfræðinörda.

I used to listen to this cd all the time on my rly subpar crosley combo player; some of the best of its alt-2000s indie ilk. holds up both as its own thing and as a capture of that scene. getting into a lot of the english/scottish indie bands they were influenced by opened this album wide up on this relisten too - I feel like so many bands of this era were an insult to the velvet underground or cars or undertones or josef k - but there is such a studied and genuine admiration for their predecessors. there’s a kind of modesty to this that I really appreciate!

First of these albums that I have actually heard before! Endlessly fun and exciting, danceable rhythms galore. For how short it is (about half and hour), the band manages to pack a lot of great stuff in here. And their playing is quite great too! Catchy basslines, riffs, drum patterns, and we can't forget Alex Kapranos super distinct voice. Whether he yells or sings softly he brings an incredible energy to each track. I could do without Tell Her Tonight though. The vocals are a bit... annoying, and it kinda feels less well thought out than the rest of the album. But regardless, excellent stuff.

Good indie rock. Bit insulting that the final song on a 38 minute album is called 40’.

A great, tight, muscular album that has aged very well. Hard to believe this is 20 years old.

Was only familiar with the hit single “Take Me Out”. Album started a little slow but grew progressively stronger and ultimately exceeded my expectations.

A banda que furou a bolha do Indie Music!

Honestly, I was going to give this album a 3. But I thought to listen to it again and there's not much music that fit the vibe that Franz Ferdinand has. It's a really fun album, front to back obviously headlined with Take Me Out. The bass and drums obviously carry the "dance" vibes of each song, but it's the guitar work that I think really makes each song unique and give it its own "soul". To explain this further, I find that when the bass and drums are doing their own thing, I'll tap my foot and start vibing with it. But as soon as the guitar comes in filling in the gaps between beats, that's when my head starts to get into the rhythm as well and I'm fully engrossed into the song. This is a fun album. I'd happily put it on again.

If you took a scoop of the Talking Heads and a scoop of the Gorillaz and then a splash of MGMT and threw that all into a typical 2000s alternative blender, you’d get this record. Surprisingly, I didn’t mind the taste at all. It’s not something I’d drink every day but I enjoyed it enough to appreciate it. Favorites: Tell Her Tonight, Take Me Out, Come On Home

Repetitive? Yes. Great? Yes! Can't believe this came out 21 years ago. It's ALWAYS better on holiday

8/10 Where the Arctic Monkeys punked up their indie, FF art rocked it up Really good Best: Take Me Out

Gotta love some sleeze indie.

I was relieved to find this had held up - Franz Ferdinand were always a bit too smart and angular to get lumped in with the British 'indie landfill' of the 2000s.

Fun album, loved it in my teenage years. That tempo shif part of take me out still rocks

This was not really 100% my style, but I still liked it quite a bit. Four stars.

296/1001

A bonus point for having a track which suits Zucchini, otherwise it's teenage nostalgia.

Imagine it's a crisp day in Fall 2004. I'm 9 years old. I crack open the Madden 2005 case and put it in the PS2. "Take Me Out" comes blaring out of the TV speakers. Life is good. I've had some good nostalgia songs and albums on this journey, but I'm not sure there's a better nostalgia song than this one. It was in both Madden '05 and NHL '05 (plus Guitar Hero apparently) at the time when my video game playing was probably peaking. It has been played to death in the 20 years since then, and it also completely slaps today. The frantic opener, then the gradual slowing of the tempo, and then the drums just hitting and flipping the sound. So good. And according to the singer, it's basically just because it sounded better that way: "The verses sounded better played a little bit faster and the chorus sounded better played a little slower and we could never quite work it out... I had this idea that we’re going to take all of the verses, put them at the beginning of the song, and then we’re going to slow it down and play all the choruses, which is kind of the wrong way to do it." Despite knowing "Take Me Out" so well, I don't think I'd ever listened to anything else from this album before. I guess it's slightly before my time (though Hot Fuss came out in the same year and I know that one well; side note, 2004 was a pretty great year for indie rock). This isn't a perfect album, it has a few lulls and there isn't anything that approaches "Take Me Out". Still, I was generally impressed with the rest of the album. There's a few really solid tracks ("Jacqueline", "The Dark Of The Matinee", and "This Fire" are all great), and it does a really good job of keeping up the energy throughout. 11 songs at 39 minutes total keeps things tight and punchy. I figured this was Franz Ferdinand's debut album, but what I didn't know was that they were fairly old for a debut breakthrough. The lead singer was 32 when this came out. The band is Scottish and I guess he had been in a few bands and a staple of the Glasgow music scene since the '90s, but he didn't form this band until like 2002 and then they broke through with this debut in 2004. They also literally just picked the name because they liked how it sounded, people like alliteration. I thought this comment from the drummer was funny too: "I like the idea that, if we become popular, maybe the words Franz Ferdinand will make people think of the band instead of the historical figure." I'm not sure if they quite succeeded there, but honestly they probably came closer than they would ever have imagined. At the very least they're immortalized in this list I guess. Favorite song: Take Me Out Other: Jacqueline, The Dark Of The Matinee, Auf Achse, The Fire, Darts Of Pleasure, Come On Home, 40' 2/23/25

Solid debut. Each song stands apart from the others just enough to hold my interest for the entire album. Not your average Britpop band.

Enjoyable alt-rock sound

4/5

this shit fire, instantly hooked

Honestly - never really took the time to listen to Franz Ferdinand. Or at least in depth. That was a rock solid record - i get it. Really good driving rock, nice melodies, not too overproduced. Deserves another listen to give it my full notes and maybe a deeper dive into the catalog...eyes....

This was fun!! I vibed for sure

I missed out on this in 04 but really enjoy it now.

Fun!

I liked it. Reminds me of guitar hero but was good.

would get on vinyl

Good rock, nice songs.

Take Me Out won my heart from the first listen. Franz Ferdinand was the sound of the early 00’s and I liked it. Slightly aggressive guitars, interesting compositions, odd lyrics. Felt like a return to rock was coming, but it wasn’t.

Take Me Out is an absolute classic

awesome

Fun indie/alt garagey rock with pop-memorable melodies and a danceable post-punk feel. Solid rhythm section - nice balance of melodic and rhythmic bass while the drummer holds a pocket with nice hi-hat work. Guitar work similarly provides a nice balance of simple but memorable melodies and rhythmic punctuation. The singer’s voice fits right in and everyone plays their role - there’s no competition for attention or space and it’s easy to take it all in. The album is energetic and a good time, plain and simple. It’s got very broad appeal while being true to itself and not sounding compromised.

A great pop rock album that still sounds great today.

A childhood classic for me with a few fillers. Time signature change in “Take me Out” is always great to hear.

It's really good, take me out is obviously a classic, but dark of the matinee feels underrated to me as well. Honestly there's not really a song here I don't like. It just feels like there are albums that do this sort of thing better. Still a really worthy 4.

Excellent!

Das Album ist sehr unterhaltsam, teilweise zwar etwas repetitiv, aber trotzdem relativ interessant und vielfältig. Es macht seine Sache als Album gut, es macht Spass, ich würde es nochmals anhören. Jacqueline: Mit dem ruhigen Anfang erwartet man gar nicht, dass der Song so abgeht. Sehr angenehme Überraschung. Die Gitarre gefällt mir gut. Tell Her Tonight: Gefällt mir etwas weniger als der erste Song, ist weniger variabel und die Stimmen schreien mehr als dass sie singen. Take Me Out: Ist irgendwie etwas an mir vorbeigegangen, ganz nett aber haut mich nicht vom Hocker. The Dark of the Matinée: Mir gefallen die rockige Singstimme und die Mehrstimmigkeit, die sich gut mit dem schönen Kontrast zu rockigem Schlagzeug, Gitarre und Bass mischen. Der Rhythmuswechsel gegen Ende (ich glaube ein langsamerer 6/8 statt 4/4 im Anfangstempo) gefällt mir gut, ein ähnlicher Überraschungseffekt wie im ersten Song. Auf Achse: Auch wieder ganz cool, aber nicht spektakulär. Woher kommt der deutsche Titel? Cheating On You: Etwas lärmig. This Fire: Die Harmonien in der Gitarre am Anfang sind vielversprechend, allerdings stellt sich der Song als lärmig und unwandelbar heraus. Darts of Pleasure: noch cool. Michael: Die Akkorde sind teilweise recht dissonant, das gefällt mir. Sobald die Singstimme dazukommt, meint man, es wird tonal, aber auch der Refrain birgt dann spannende Harmonien. Come on Home: ups, nicht zugehört. 40‘: Der Rhythmus ist sehr tanzbar, beim Lalala will man mitsingen.

Good album

Thought these guys were a one-hit-wonder, but most of the tracks on the album hold up to Take Me Out.

Just listened to this for the first time a couple of weeks ago, but happy to hear it again.

One of my favorite albums from my teenage years. Still makes you want to throw everything in the air and just dance. Really really love Franz Ferdinand!

I remember being obsessed with this album in the mid-00s as a touchstone of indie rock. It still holds up twenty years later as an exemplar of that sound.

Thank you Guitar Hero for introducing me to FF. I liked this album then and I like this album now.

this always has been a very fun album. i found the musical motifs somewhat inconsistent, which never stopped me from loving it a lot

I have always liked this album. It had some great singles off of it, but the whole album is sharp. The crispness of the playing is fantastic.

Sooo many tasty grooves. Nearly every song draws you in with an infectious guitar hook (~ think Interpol, the Strokes, Kaiser Chiefs). Really regretting missing them in concert last year!!

Hadn't heard the rest of the album, but it's pretty decent 4/5

Brought me back! Some good jams

Definitely holds up

I like their sound

Solid Standout songs: Jacqueline The Dark of the Matinee Darts of Pleasure

Que todos los temas te hagan mover la patita ya lo hace bueno

No bad.

This is old fashioned, but in the right way to please my ears.

What came first, the archduke or the band? Well, contrary to popular belief, it was in fact the band. As such, this is a truly timeless album with a handful of nostalgic bangers. I had a nice time listening to this, and could understand why it would all kick off if they were assassinated. Franz Ferdinand walked, so Franz Ferdinand could run, so Rio Ferdinand could offer dim commentary on football matches.

Good fun and a decent album all round. Not sure this was worth fighting a World War over though.. then again one thing I've learnt having dived?.. dove?.. having belly flopped into this list, is that I know fuck all about music. Despite some of the music on the album occasionally feeling like rejected FIFA 04 tracks, as a whole this was a solid, enjoyable indie rock experience.

Franz Ferdinand is a British group that made a version of alt-rock that could be called dance punk. They made funky, danceable songs, that became a very successful version of brit-pop for the aughts. Their self-titled debut album won the Mercury Prize, and met with near-universal critical acclaim. The album includes "Take Me Out," the band's breakout single, as well as "The Dark Side of the Matinee," and "Michael." These bass-driven, upbeat danceable tracks are great examples of the band's catchy pop songs.

Classic of it's genre. Brings back happy memories of sticky floors and pints of snakebite.

Brilliant. Their best. Know it well and remember buying it back in 2004! Maybe a bit underrated these days. They should have put the single version of This Fire on here instead though.

TAKE ME OUT! Tudududududuu. Die succesformule is op een aantal nummers toegepast op het begin, vond die niet zo spannend. Afgezien van ‘Michael’ die wmb misplaatst is op dit album, en misschien uberhaupt op een alvum, vordert het album tot meer uniekere nummers met vette

A great flash-in-the-pan album.

This is an exceptionally good indie rock/garage rock revival album from the early 00s with tight, punchy, funky, very punctual and danceable rock songs and with a huge hit which was an anthem of those years. There are many albums from the era that sound so dated nowadays - not this album, which sounds fresh even today. It's a 4.5 album now, but I might round it up to 5 later.

Pretty solid garage rock.

The sound of this album was so exciting when it came out and spawned many new indie bands that made it cool to dance at rock shows again.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Another album that's been on the radar since I was a kid. Franz Ferdinand was also on Rockband which was my favorite childhood game. So it seeped into my conciousness early in life. I never paid the rest of the album any attention, but it is definitely early 2000's indie/alt rock jams for sure. Particularly liked 40' and This Fire the most. Keep any of this sound in the pipeline and I'm a happy lad.

does this indie rock come with like, disco beats? i guess that falls in line with whatever "dance-punk" is its pretty cool

Some good singles that have cemented themselves into pop culture

The singer / vibe is like talking heads but with a lot less substance

Really Solid record with some great deeper cuts. I think the majority of the world really only knows this band for Take Me Out and a slightly smaller subset for This Fire, but those are just two out of a handful of highlights within their style. Standouts for me apart from the other two were Auf Achse, Cheating on You, and Come On Home

An album that is much more than just Take Me Out. They got bangers. Very much holds up today. I like the intro to Jaqueline and the synths in Come On Home. Highlights are those two, Take Me Out, The Dark Of The Matinee, and This Fire.

Really fun album. Listened to it a few time. The Dark of the Matinee was my favorite. Worth listening to again along with other Franz Ferdinand albums.

Reminds me of a mix of the Strokes and Hives. Take Me Out is, of course, a classic. But I enjoyed the intro song Jaqueline. Lots of good beats and bass underlying the melody. This is a quick listen album at 38 minutes.

There is a lot of Brit indie rock on this list. I’d rank Franz on the higher side of the genre.

Smells like stale beer and the mid naughts. Take Me Out is one of the great drunken earworm songs.

Mega throwback. I swear I remember listening to some of these songs when I was younger. They seem familiar. I really like this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I think this is one of those times when knowing the what influences are makes an album better. I first heard of Franz Ferdinand and this album when it came out and of course back then I didn't know much music outside of what was popular at the time, so I thought they were ok, but just another band of this type. Now knowing its influences makes me enjoy the record a lot more. The way they take late-70's/early-80's post-punk and dance-punk flip them on their heads to make what was previously a very fringe rock genre into something catchy and very accessible. Another notable influence is glam rock-era Sparks, which makes a lot more sense after listen to both artists' collaborative album FFS from 2015. Overall, while not wholly original, it's notably well exectued. Key tracks: Take Me Out The Dark of the Matinée Auf Achse This Fire Michael

This album is carried by 'Take Me Out' but in a way that overshadows the other bangers on it. 40', Michael, and The Dark of the Matinee are just a few that i think deserve way more recognition. Also, I'm sad that I never got the chance to see FF as they were up and coming in small venues as unfortunately, I was 4 when this album came out

Right up my alley, having only heard Take Me Out, the rest of the album had me head nodding during work. Solid album, didn't know this was after the strokes breakout. I'm kind of visualizing this as the scottish's response to the arctic monkeys.

Surprisingly good throughout. Very talking heads on a couple of tracks, especially 2

Fantastic 00s album with smash hits. I love the easygoing style and how this is album is just good in many ways.

Loved the vibes- twilight grundge cool girl

3.5

Enjoyable enough top to bottom with a couple of great tunes.

Scottish Strokes

Yeah this is an indie classic

Surprisingly compelling. Although 'Take Me Out' is the fun standout, a lot of the songs are pretty fun in their own way, with the latter half of the album actually picking up. The words are quite witty and don't take themselves seriously. Very fun.

Definitely a fan of this and pretty easy listening

Turns out these guys are more than just Take Me Out. Would easily give this another listen.

It's fun, and there're a few great songs. They somehow managed to make every song feels unique while still have a certain sound of there own, which is good. Fav tracks: Take Me Out, Darts Of Pleasure, Come On Home, 40' 3.75/5 rounded up.

take me out still the highlight. this is the perfect early 2000s indie rock album

4.25

Rockig, gut hörbar, interessante Texte 4/5

Amazing album - right down my alley. But I also really like Television, Queens of the Stoneage, The Black Keys, The Strokes, so it shouldn’t surprise me

Lively spiky indie fun. Enjoyed alot first time around. Slightly repetitive and runs out of steam.

# Album Name: Franz Ferdinand # Artist: Franz Ferdinand # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: I remember franz ferdinand from back in the day. There was a real resurgence of the indie scene in the noughties. At the time, i only ever heard the singles. And they did actually make an impact at the time. But i didnt realise how many singles actually came from the one album. FF have a particular style but there was a lot of variation on this album. Even though it was a great listen, theres just something not quite there pushing it to a 5. Top album though. Really enjoyed it. It took me back to the days. # Top Tunes: Plenty of great songs on this album. # Would I listen to it again? Fuck Yeah

molto bello! conoscevo "take me out", non mi ricordo se la mette il papà in macchina o se l'ho sentita su insta. Stile pure mi piace. "this fire" mi piace molto! Il mood è molto bello e allegro. Veramente bell'album, sono sorpresa!

• 4/5 • Height of UK indie from the first few years of the century • Great singles with Jaqueline and Take Me Out and strength across the rest of the tracks • I can hear the UK post punk/early New Wave influence of The Jam, etc.

Knew it before but haven’t listen to it for ages. Still very good surprisingly!

First album I ever bought with my own money!! Brings back the mems.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's a very unique kind of punk that's somehow still danceable or at least has that kind of quality that pulls you along. The lyrics are also pretty fancy for punk - I had to look up what "matinée" means Standouts Jacqueline Take Me Out The Dark Of The Matinée 4/5

This album has some Arctic Monkeys vibes. The opening song Jacqueline is a good song. It also has Take Me Out which is a great song. The Dark Of The Matinee, Auf Achse, Darts Of Pleasure are also great songs. Overall quite good.

I really like this and I saw them live back in the day but there’s something that stops me giving this a 5 and I’m not quite sure what it is

É um bom britrock. Gostosinho de ouvir, e embora já estivesse viciado em This Fire(por conta de Cyberpunk Edgerunners) tem outras músicas no álbum. Mas por enquanto só viciei nos singles: Take Me Out e The Dark Of The Matinée

One of the best albums to come from the 2000s UK indie explosion

Excellent album with some iconic songs.

+ good ol' rock

Upbeat and pretty good. Some cringey.

2000s British poppy rock. Catchy at times even though this kind of stuff is usually my thing.

Nostalgia: 4 Qualify: 3? I'm going to let Nostalgia have the win.

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Hui, schöne Klassiker, Tell her Tonight war auf FIFA 2005, das hatte ich oft gespielt auf GameCube. Take me out: ***** This Fire haut richtig rein beim Intro von Cyberpunk Edgerunner Ich heiße Superfantastisch Ich trinke Schampus mit Lachsfisch Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Take me Out

I’ve never quite understood the trajectory of Franz Ferdinand’s popularity. When this album and its follow-up came out, they were absolutely massive, seemingly omnipresent on music channels. Then, even though the quality of their output never wavered, they seemed to slip under the radar. Their later work, including their collaboration with Sparks, deserves just as much attention as this debut. But this—this is great. It’s catchy, lyrically sharp, with those words delivered beautifully in Alex Kapranos’ signature sardonic style. Everybody knows the iconic guitar breakdown in Take Me Out, but for me, the gorgeous keyboard melody in Auf Achse steals the show. There’s a slight dip in quality in the final third of the album, which is why I’m saying 4 rather than 5, but this remains a wonderful debut. Standout Track: Auf Achse Score: 4/5

Sparky

I refuse to believe this came out 20 years ago, still sounds fresh. Great album.

I have never listen to any Franz Ferdinand beyond this album, and don't desire to, which is mainly odd because I enjoy this album so much.

While I never got tired of Franz Ferdinand's monster hit (which is still a lot of fun to karaoke), the album has a lot of sleeper hits that never got as much airplay (Jacqueline, Dark of the Matinee, and Michael). So I tend to think of them as less of a one hit wonder and more of a one album wonder - but it's a super solid album.

i love this. and it sounds similar to arctic monkeys, one of my favourite band.

This album is all about the drums, bass and nostalgia and I was here for it.

Fantastic album, taking me right back to working in the Dutch equivalent to HMV called Free Record Shop. I can still remember opening up and closing down the shop, the smells permeating from the next door ice cream shop and the people buying terrible music. Best job ever.

Nice easy light rock

It's a pretty good rock album, with a few good hits

Parts of thus album are just f'n great but about half of it is jusr merely good and solid... I'll split the difference and go (8.2) ★★★★

Cool 00s angular dance punk. "Jacqueline", "Take Me Out", "This Fire", and "Auf Achse" are all super cool. 4.5 stars

cool

Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand is back in town

I thought this would have aged badly, but the album starts off crisp. The guitars are recorded in a really clean way - it reminds me more of The Strokes than I ever previously considered. Tell Her Tonight at times sounds like a Beatles song, but with some very strange vocal affectations that give it some extra character. Take Me Out is of course a very good song, perhaps the song that defines Indie rock from this era. It holds up. And Matinée was low key always my favourite FF song, also holds up pretty well. The verse about talking to Terry Wogan on BBC2 just tickles me in the right places. The middle of the album loses some steam, but I like This Fire - I remember this song from an old FIFA game or Burnout maybe? Darts of Pleasure and Michael are also certainly more than filler. The subject matter of the latter feels starkly more progressive than most bands of a similar ilk and era would ever write about. The last two tracks are a bit of a damp fizzle out for me, but overall I'm impressed at the depth and wit of this album and how well its aged. Fave Tracks: Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinée, This Fire, Michael 4/5

Great representation of the music of the time

Pretty good album, but mostly held up by a couple of hits.

There are some really great tracks on this. Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee especially.

Listened to this with the most crushing hangover of my life, while walking to an underwhelming 1-1 draw between United and Chelsea. Despite all this, it still holds up 20 years on, in a way that one suspects much of the rest of the early 00s guitar deluge wouldn't.

Just as great as I remember it in 2004, if not better

I remeber hearing this album in its entirety (or close to it) when it first came out. I recall really enjoying it. On a fresh listen, I still am really enjoying it. Franz Ferdinand have such a unique sound and style- garage rock meets indie meets pop, which a spooky sort of vibe that permeates the album. The hits are definitely hits, while the other songs on the album are still compelling. I think this album does an effective job of presenting a concept and sticking to it. Overall- hovering between a 3.5 and 4, but personally I think it gets the 4 star

Such a solid album

Don't remember listening to the album before but very good. Darts of pleasure a great debut single

😎

Jaq was really good def going on a playlist very much my vibe 10/10 Tell her tonight had nothing special to remember or anything but not bad 8/10 Take me out is amazing a classic that's already on some of my playlists def one of the better on the album as well 9.5/10 Matinee had a very different flow that I adore with the semi quick lyrics very fun to listen to and good lyrics 9.5/10 Auf achse had a really cool piano synth whatever thing that went ooooeeeooooeeeeooo which was cool but aside from that it was way to repetitive and nothing else special 7.5/10 Cheating on you was a really solid song nothing bad but once again sounded very similar to others which no defining feature 8/10 This fire was amazing the perfect bles of repetitive chorus without feeling like it was the same verse over and over also just amazing lyrics to sing and listen to 9.5/10 40' had a cool start and was a very different vibe from most of the others on the album in its beat and lyrical flow (also I thought it was 40⁰ until I heard them say it)

love

I love this album.

One all timer surrounded by a decent album tbf, rotation

Peak personal nostalgia. The indie rock-dance hybrid has helped it age better than its contemporaries.

- Ewig nicht gehört!! - Mega geiles Album, mega geile Band - Hab Franz Ferdinand früher echt richtig viel gehört. Mein Lieblingsalbum bleibt nach wie vor Tonight, aber das Self-Titled ist auch ein Brett (v.a. für ein Debütalbum) - Macht einfach Laune und ich finde man hört auch immer raus, dass die Live bestimmt total Spaß machen, will die auch nach wie vor gerne mal irgendwo sehen - Insgesamt ist FF irgendwie eine coole Mischung aus Britpop und The Clash - Richtig cool, den Jungs mal wieder zu begegnen, werde die jetzt wieder öfter hören!! Rating: 4,25/5

- mega Album, habe bis auf Take Me Out noch kein Lied davon gehört - wusste nicht, dass Take Me Out DAS Take Me Out und von denen ist - toller Sound - eingängige Klänge, Sounds - tolle Basslines, die immer mal herausstehen

indi rock pop

Better than I remembered. Kind of like a poppy, disco infused Talking Heads album. Solid stuff 4/5

Rating: 9/10 Overall amazing, especially the first half. Just a very fun album, absolutely infectious and full of energy throughout. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them besides Cheating On You and Michael. Worst song: Michael.

I was in a 90's alternative cover band about 20 years ago. Take Me Out was one of my favorite songs to play. I never listened to the full album until now cuz who listens to albums? Good stuff! It grooves and rocks.

Love the energy! Their music is pretty infectious. Take Me Out has been a fave tune of mine for a long time and I was vaguely familiar with a couple others, but the album as a whole was new to me. They really rock it out from start to finish.

This album starts shaky, but once you hit Take Me Out it’s banger after banger.

This is better than I remember as a silly one hit band, but I still think other bands were better at this type of hipster rock. The faint comes to mind. I'd be really interested if this band is remembered in 25 years. Still pleasantly surprised

A fun little trip down memory lane, feels very mid naughties indie/alt rock and I'm here for it! Apart from their hits I haven't listened to much Franz Ferdinand. Pretty enjoyable for the most part - there's a few tracks I'll come back for, but a few I'd skip. Makes me wonder why I didn't get into them more when they came out - what was I even doing in 2004?

Good all around album for “one hit wonders”

when i was typing Franz Ferdinand into spotify Frank Zappa came up first and i was curious the difference in monthly listeners. Zappa has 950k and Franz has 9.8 million. i was kinda hoping this album was gonna suck and i was gonna shit on how many more listeners they have but this was actually a pretty cool record!! i liked it best when it got a little disco-y and when it didn’t sound too british. overall nowhere near zappa but still good

4/5. This was a very fun album with each song being pretty tight and accessible despite the heavier sound. Many tropes working against it but despite that, these are very danceable and excitable songs. I don't really have anything bad to say about this, but I don't think it reaches masterpiece status. But I can definitely listen to this front to back and enjoy most of them. Gotta love the Scots. Best Song: Take Me Out, This Fire, Auf Achse

8.6

Franz Ferdinand was most definitely a fun one. It is one of those albums that takes a little bit of time for it to get going but when it does, it really does. I was just shocked seeing just how many of these songs were bangers and have some super catchy rhythms. It was mainly the singles that stuck out to me but many of the regular album tracks still had that fast, fun vibe that i liked about the singles. And there isn't one bad song, sure, the first two songs weren't amazing but they weren't bad, the rest were absolute bangers though and just show how great this album really is. Best Song: Take Me Out Worst Song: Jacqueline

gotta love some Franz!

Always loved Take Me Out so was cool to hear more! Will definitely have to go back for a relisten but I liked it on the first one.

Albumi #69, 05.10.2024 Skottibändi Franz Ferdinandin Ruotsissa äänitetty debyyttialbumi vuodelta 2004. Orkesteri vetää ihan tyylikästä punkista ammentavaa vaihtoehtoräimettä, jossa vahvasti etualalle miksatut bassot sekä yksinkertaisen melodiset kitarariffit toimittavat hienosti. Tämä teos kuuluu ehdottomasti meikäläisen levyhyllyyn.

(FIRST TIME LISTEN) jacqueline - 3.5/5 tell her tonight - 3/5 take me out - 5/5 the dark of the matinee - 4/5 auf achse - 4/5 cheating on you - 3/5 this fire - 4/5 darts of pleasure - 3/5 michael - 5/5 come on home - 3/5 40’ - 4/5

Ordentliches alternatives Album einer schottischen Band. Es werden Ska-, Wave-, Rock- und Punkelemente verarbeitet. Es macht das Album interessant und abwechslungsreich. Gute Songs sind “Take me out” und “Jacqueline”.