Reviews (page 8 of 15)
Take me out
I mean Take Me Out alone gives you 3 stars. then the other 10 songs gives you 1 star. 4
Understandable how this album started their raise famedom
Never listened all the way through. Probably wouldn't have done were it not for 1001 Albums. Glad I did, it's full of bangers! Good trip down memory lane to my formative years.
4/5?
Pretty good. A little rock, a little alt, charismatic vocals. A few catchy tracks that get a little tiresome by the 15th listen
Sometime back in the mid-aughts, I bought this album, because I loved "Take Me Out," and I'd heard that the album as a whole was supposed to be incredible. I listened through it once, but it wasn't really my jam back then, so I've never revisited it until now. While this may not have been completely my jam back when I bought it, I really enjoyed listening to it today. Franz Ferdinand manages to create an incredibly unique sound on this album, with guitars that range from jangling to slamming with power, sometimes in the same song. The drumming is crisp and tight, the bass provides the perfect punch, and Alex Kapranos's vocals are smooth and rich. "Take Me Out" is still my favorite track on this album, but "In The Dark of The Matinee" and "Michael" are also fantastic. This is a great album, and I'm glad I got to give it another listen today.
Easy 4
Classic Franz Ferdinand. Take Me Out will always be a banger
Heerlijk nostalgisch album, indie rock uit de 00’s verdienen meer plekken op deze lijst
Solid
first reaction: hell yeahhhhhhh never listened to this album back to back, but DO love some of the songs on it already
Pretty great, dunno why I never listened before. Only really knew Take Me Out, but enjoyed the whole album. Didn't really listen to the lyrics, they could be amazing or stupid, but the sound of the album was great.
Great album, 8/10
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Jacqueline, Tell her tonight, Take me out, Michael
The celebration I had when I saw the cover pop up was insane; Take Me Out may be one of my favourite songs and for an album I have never listened to it was really good: enjoyed the rock elements and the bop it gave me when i was going through my revision. Overall I really enjoyed it.
A nice byproduct of the Strokes and the garage rock movement of the early 2000s. This one pleases my ears a lot more than Is This It does.
Bought this when it came out. Still slaps.
Feel-good-rock. Het ligt allemaal wel erg lekker in het gehoor. Zeker de hits trekken je mee. Het krijgt van mij met 3,5 ster zeker een voldoende. Maar of iedereen dit album moet horen? Het lijkt mij eerder thuishoren bij de 101 artiesten die je live moe(s)t meemaken.
Van 22 betalende bezoekers naar 22000 binnen een jaar: dat is wat Franz Ferdinand zo ongeveer voor elkaar kreeg. De festivalhit van de zomer scoren met Take Me Out. Ik heb het destijds dus veel moeten horen en het was erg leuk om te kijken en te luisteren. Lekker vrolijk. De afgelopen 15 jaar amper meer geluisterd en nu weer dit album voorgeschoteld gekregen. En hetzelfde gevoel bekruipt me eigenlijk meteen. Lekker vrolijk, meedansen op een festival, met een (lauw) pintje in de hand. Het is misschien muziek die ietwat dateert, maar het brengt me juist terug naar de tijd dat ik nog regelmatig naar festivals ging (toen dat nog enigszins betaalbaar was). Nostalgie op zijn best. Net niet goed genoeg voor 5 sterren, maar een zeer vrolijke 4 sterretjes.
wow. this album is better than i remember, it has pep, swing, energy, jangle, bounce, fun. it stands the test of time. franz ferdinand’s ubiquitous single and surrounding tracks create a whole that is enticing and delightful to the ear. way to go at being good brit rockers, yo.
4.5
I'm struggling to rank this album. I enjoy listening to this album. Clean production. The bass and drums are straight forward with some fun little flourishes. Not a big fan of his voice but it's accessible to sing along. Even though I like the style, I think it's too much of the same and somewhat tiresome after awhile. On the other hand, the sameness defines their sound which I admire. I'll lean to the high side and give it 4 stars.
This didn't quite click with me when it first came out. Glad I gave it another listen today as it's quite fun. It's a bit same-y and maybe a song or two too long, but overall, I enjoyed the energy and drama. And that singer totally makes (or breaks) the band. It's probably more like a 3.5 for me, but I'm feeling good today.
delish
These guys were better than I remembered them being. Solid album
This was a new sound when it came out. Enjoyable memories of Ginny at the time. Love the hits and a few more.
Excellent. 4/5 Outstanding Album. Standouts: This Fire, Michael, Darts of Treasure, Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee, Jacqueline, 40.
This is an example of great art rock. I throughly enjoyed every song on the album. My favorites were “Take Me Out” and “Michael”.
I've always felt a little "meh" about their hits, but I enjoyed this album overall
Weak 4. I think it's pretty listen-to-able. Tell Her Tonight just sounds like "Gonna have Nutella tonight" though
Pero cómooooo?!
A great album, but Arctic Monkeys takes the edge for me
I've always liked this band.
Wow this was much better than anticipated. I thought they were a one hit wonder.
Va ser el disc que ens va portar a tots els que ens hi vam enganxar a descobrir algunes de les influències de les quals tan s'enorgullien a les entrevistes: Wire, Gang of Four, Talking Heads... La manera que van tenir els escocesos d'unir-les en un so propi, amb un estil i imatge tan cuidat els va portar a tenir un éxit molt merescut i al disc a ser un dels clàssics intocables de la meravellosa meitat dels 00's
Have listened to this in the past and it's got a really crisp sound. When it first came out it was a cool breath of fresh air
En stark början på albumet, catchy låtar med bra tryck. Man förstår varför Take Me Out är deras mest spelade låt, en riktigt stabil rocklåt. Kan inte säga att det finns en enda svag låt, alla låtarna bra. Ingen som smäller av riktigt ordentligt, men ett otroligt bra snitt på albumet.
Rock on !
it's classy, dirty and powerful a rock classic from 2000
Jacqueline: 4/5. The kind of upbeat that motivates you. Tell Her Tonight: 3/5. Not bad but the high pitch sounds a bit whiny. Take Me Out: 5/5. No way, it's this band that sang this song?! The Dark of the Matinée: 4/5. I dig the opening and all the rest. Auf Achse: 5/5. Great build-up and strong narration. What's not to like! Cheating on You: 3/5. An unexpected drop in quality. This Fire: 4/5. Don't admit to crimes, especially not in songs! But this is fire. Darts of Pressure: 3/5. It's alright. Michael: 3/5. Did Michael come and dance with him? Come on Home: 3/5. Dynamic start but gets slow in the end. 40': 4/5. Kind of like a serenade, good stuff.
Very fun album and one I would have loved had it came out 2 years later when I first really got into indie rock. Probably the catchiest album we've had so far. Only real complaint is a couple of the tracks are a bit same-y.
Pretty catchy pop
Fun album with some really good songs that drags a bit at times.
Funky punky agit pop. A cut above the usual landfill indie that I feel I dismissed on its release. Solid album tracks beyond the singles. There is a genuine charm to this debut that I overlooked.
Art indie, mielenkiintoinen kuunteluhetki
Definitely a fun listen. Turns out they are more than just Take Me Out!
This was not included in the 2018 revision of the book anymore. I think it should be. It's better than a lot of other albums on the list. The late 60s/early 70s are overrepresented. Favorite song: 40 feet
Good album, I like the driving bass lines, it was an interesting mix of styles. Take me out was a big hit off this album.
Decent album. A lot of the songs sound similar to one another after a while. I really dig the angular nature of their guitar work while the vocals tend to soar a bit rounding out the sound.
Sleek, shiny and super catchy. Precision engineered, indie rock of the early aughts. Still sounds fresh but almost cliched at time, given how redolent it is of its time. "Take Me Out" is world-class hooky and "Come on Home" makes a nice (not-quite) bookend.
Bangers all the way through and super fun to revisit!
I only knew the song "Take Me Out" from this album, which is of course absolutely iconic and has a life all its own. But I was pleased to hear that the rest of the album carries the same spirit. "Take Me Out" is still the star of the show, but the energy and sound of the other tracks really are good on their own, and the album as a whole has a cohesive, enjoyable sound. This album is rife with sounds of post-punk goodness; while punk pop bands were keeping people occupied in the current state of affairs of 2004, Franz Ferdinand was paving the way with this freshman album, setting the stage for other bands that would become popular in the years to come. Not only did Franz Ferdinand take part in pioneering this sound, but they ALSO excelled at it on this album, and it's easy to see where they'd be a major influence for other post-punk acts to follow, such as Panic at the Disco. The sound, lyrics, and delivery is just so fresh, energetic, and fun here. Again, having really only had exposure to "Take Me Out" for all these years, I was expecting the rest of this album to fizzle out. I was glad to be proven wrong by an album that, in my opinion, had steady stamina from beginning to end and clearly knew what it was trying to achieve!
I really liked Take Me Out when I first heard it in the car on the way to (or back from?) school, but I was initially sceptical about the hype surrounding Franz Ferdinand for some reason (I think it's because I was always sceptical about hype...) Anyway, I got over it and lucky I did, because this is a great album that hasn't diminished with age. No duds on here, just a lean set of tunes in a distinctive style that's ominous but danceable at the same time.
Everything in music has been done before. To some extent, that an inescapable truism. Be it a general melody or just a riff, you've heard it somewhere else before. There was so much of this album that made me think of something else I had heard before in songs from different eras and genres. But there is more to music than notes on a page. The arrangement, emotion, and chemistry of a performance makes even a remake better. Franz Ferdinand's songs all sounded familiar yet different. What made them different also made them stand on their own as strong recordings that came together as an album that was more than just covers and samplings of other songs. I enjoyed listening to it. But would I give it a three or four star rating? If I was in the mood for listing to this type of music, would I go to familiar, tried and true albums that I know I enjoy listening to? Or would I spend my listening time playing this again? An album that carries no personal connect by a group I know nothing about? Would I add any of it to a playlist? After listening to it twice, I think I would choose to spin it up again or add it to a playlist. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - I enjoyed listening to it but wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
What a refreshing album. It's always fun to experiment and iterate on different genres, but there's always something special about sticking to a sound and absolutely nailing it. This is a classic 2000s rock record. All the foundations of the genre are evident and Franz Ferdinand delivers it so stunningly. Makes me long for the days when music like this ruled the airwaves - we are sorely lacking electric guitars now and that is a tragedy. It's not quite a five-star record since there are some tracks that don't match up to the highs, but this debut is an easy 4.5. Standout tracks are Jacqueline, 40', This Fire, and obviously Take Me Out.
Decent album. Couple of bops
Not to my taste but I recognize it as influential
mt my style but sounds good
Enjoyable album. Lots of catchy hooks. Good for doing dishes.
Pretty class, takes me back to TRSMT. Full of bangers
Now this is a blast from the past. This was one of the first albums I ever listened to and I'm happy to report that it stills rocks. I've heard these songs more times than the amount of oppressed minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Especially the big hits like "Take Me Out", "Jacqueline", "This Fire" and "The Dark of the Matinée". Great album to listen to on a trip to Sarajevo.
Just a good, upbeat rock album.
Huge nostalgia. Prime indie rock for me
This is super high grade Indie. Intelligent catchy quirky tunes. There's a lot of these bands popped up at the time but this is a standout moment.
Fully-formed from the outset.
6/11, 55%
Great modern indie/pop rock. Wish there was more modern music coming out like this
Post punk? Neo-garage? Just plain good rock. The angular guitar and strong hooks work for me. It is a bit inconsistent, but the highs are pretty awesome.
Good, solid album.
One of the stronger showings of this mid-2000's garage rock sound. Very fun, dancey, and vibeable, but it doesn't quite reach as high as some of its contemporaries like The Strokes or The White Stripes.
I'm here for Franz. I love the attitude, energy, and intelligence of this self-titled album so much. Sure, it strays into silly areas at times but always with a tongue-in-cheek self-awareness that gives the listener the impression that Franz is giving them a cheeky wink as he does so. And he always brings it back around before it becomes annoying. It's also really hard to argue against tracks like "Take Me Out", "The Dark Of The Matinee", and "This Fire" - they're just so good. Is it a perfect album? No, not really. It's rough and, at times, that roughness is unpleasant. Some of the lyrics are... immature. In content and execution. But it's not enough to sink the album. It's barely enough to keep it from full marks. A very strong 4-star offering, for sure.
Always liked this. Still do, it's great.
Bloody great
Nice change from all the 70s albums. Big fan of indie rock so this album slapped even though some songs are forgettable
me re gustó actually!!! 8.5 /10
Great Album.
One of the defining albums of the 200's indie movement. Franz Ferdinand immediately set themselves apart with razor sharp out fits, razor sharp cheekbones and razor sharp disco beats which immediately set them apart from the hundreds of "landfill indie" bands around at the time. The standout is of course take me out which is so much fun it has the power to stop you in your tracks to make you listen. But the rest of the album is packed with great tunes, dark of the matinee and auf achse are some favourites.
come and dance with me MICHAAAEEELL
Love the vibe, change of pace. Very instrumental heavy with the vocals taking a backseat at certain times. The lead singer has a very iconic voice on the song Take Me Out, the smash hit that put this group on the map, a song I've been listening to for a while now. Other highlights include: The Dark of the Matinee, This Fire, Michael, and Come On Home, as well as the title track Jacqueline. Overall 8-8.5/10 In my opinion
Solid early 00's alt rock album. "Take Me Out" major hit but the rest of the album keeps the vocals-driven feel throughout.
4 Fun
Good niche rock
Now this is more my type of music. Still not 100% my taste, but I did really enjoy this one. All of the songs were distinct from each other while not being incohesive and the melodies were really catchy. I think this might be my favorite album from this project so far. I think that if I listen to this several more times, I might even add all of these songs to my playlist.
Good stuff. I am a sucker for this kinda indie rock so of course I'll like it. Although it's great it doesn't soar as some of the other indie rock albums I love. Still a great listen. 4.5/5
iconic
Enjoyable alt rock album with a sound typical of the early 2000s. Great runtime and overall catchy and entertaining songs
Classic of that era, shame they couldn't follow it up
Finally one I have actually listened to before, it's been a while. I do enjoy this album though.
There’s no question that the legions of unspeakably dull, Primark clad, middle-class art school indie bands this album spawned would be good enough reason on its own to absolutely pan Franz Ferdinand’s debut effort. It happens so often however that the progenitor of a musical movement or style actually has relatively little to do with the imitators which follow. I was so pleasantly surprised by how well these songs hold up now that the Topshop indie movement has finally been buried. The heavy debt owed to the likes of Josef K and Orange Juice for their blend of post-punk hooks and dancey rhythms is immediately apparent. But , for better or for worse, this album belongs very much to its own time. Tracks like “Michael” still pack a punch, and the songwriting on numbers like “Dark of the Matinee” and “Take Me Out” have deservedly cemented their status as floor-fillers in any genre of the 2000s. I want to hate this record. But I can’t. It’s just really great.
I mean, just a classic of 2000s rock revival. Not quite as good as You Could Have It So Much Better, but still a classic.
No, there had never been an Archduke Metallica. It was Franz Ferdinand and apparently his name "sounds good" so that particular band adopted the name. Lame choice, not gonna lie. But boy how their punk-fuelled indie rock hit hard like a thick history book.
I had already listened to this album a while ago, as I bought a CD copy from a secondhand store nearby. While I generally liked the album, the only track I really remembered and went back to was “Take Me Out,” but upon listening a second time, I like the rest of the album a lot better, and I will definitely be coming back to it.
I think I still have this CD lying around somewhere. This is just a fun, raucous, legit rock n roll album. Such a great album and great debut.
really liked this one, a lot of catch little parts in most songs. the intro track was BALLER
loved it when it came out. still ok.
muy bueno
Lekker energiek en makkelijk weg te luisteren. Altijd wel een leuk bandje gevonden, en dit is denk ik wel hun sterktste album.
Brings me back to Cul the sac. Heerlijke nummers staan op dit album. Fijne stem ook.
An album which was everywhere when first released with its punchy guitar stabs, charismatic front man and catchy choruses, perhaps a little shine has faded with time but still an enjoyable listen with Take Me Out, Come on Home and Michael particular highlights.
Richtig gute Musik! "Nur" 4 Sterne weil das Nachfolgealbum "You could have it so much better" nochmal besser ist.
I liked this when it came out but it's been a while since i listened to it. Held up really well.
I must have missed rating this (I thought I did first time through.) I really enjoyed it, I hadn't listened to this in quite a while, but it holds up really well. Good times, will be adding it to my listening rotation.
Very refreshing britpop music, wonder why their albums later cannot replicate this kind of success.
I really actually enjoyed the music. Very upbeat, every song is different and sometimes somber. I enjoyed it, but I don't feel it's something I will return too. I wonder why. Maybe because it feels like it's speaking to a past version of myself.
This album is a perfect time capsule for the 2004 that I experienced.
Rock indie.
Fun album. The front half is strong!
Un clasicazo de los dos miles. Siento que Franz Ferdinand, después de esto, tuvo un par de sencillos más pero nunca un disco tan completo y bueno como este. Ahora que estamos oyendo todo lo que sucedió en los ochenta ya cacho la influencia gigante que tuvieron en Franz Ferdinand, pero cuando los oí cuando salieron me parecieron innovadores, tal vez más de lo que en realidad son. Lo anterior no les quita mérito. Es solo estar más consciente de el trasfondo.
Wicked album, really enjoyable they are a good band
It's a good indie rock album. Mad that it's nearly 20 years old and there really haven't been many good indie rock albums since. Not hugely surprised it's left the book as for all it's qualities, aside from Take Me Out it's not that outstanding/noteworthy in this context. Michael and Darts of Pleasure my favourites.
Classic indie disco
Great album. Need to add to my collection
Take me is an absolute banger. Haven't heard the rest of the songs but some of them are also pretty good. Checking these out.
listen
Nostalgic
very fun, punky rock and roll
Alltid klar for litt Franz Ferdinand,
Franz Ferdinand <3
Tremendous album. Bridged that gap between The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys
Was good!
Il faudrait inventer une note entre 3 et 4
Hee, dit is heel leuke muziek en een gevarieerd album. Vrolijke melodie, lekkere zangstem. ****
Good album that was able to compete with it's big hit.
I don't mind ol' Franz and this album's pretty ok. Not quite a 5 but a fairly solid 4. Faves: Take Me Out, This Fire, Michael
Yeah ok post-punk revival. I missed out on it at the time, but it's definitely in the spirit of post-punk.
Genre: Post-Punk Revival 4/5 Another mid-aught’s British rock album that I listened till I knew every cymbal crash, and for what I believe is good reason. This is a 4 not *purely* out of nostalgia, but because I truly feel there’s an undeniable joy within this project. Franz Ferdinand is a band, and an album, that has since faded with the times, leaving little behind as a collective beyond their earth-scorching single, Take Me Out. The reality is that these guys have a fairly respectable body of work, as far as decent rock albums go, but the unfortunate reality is that they never topped their debut. A few songs later in their career are great (I’m QUITE fond of Do You Want To from the album after this one), but they did truly bust their nut here. Starting with Take Me Out, which is probably the best rock single of 2000s (???, I can’t think of a better one), this was a tune that was both familiar, yet fresh to so many listeners. Its brilliant riff, and its distinct disco feel with punk-style vocals on top, made it immediately one of the catchiest songs of the decade. BUT, what lies within is a more-than-decent collection of similar style jams. Tight disco riffs mingle with heavy drum and bass, the vocals stay relentless, loud, and energetic, and it makes for a damn good dance party. Dark of the Matinee and 40’ are my favorites outside of Take Me Out, but cuts like Jacqueline and Michael, showcase all sides of Franz Ferdinand, showing how their particular brand of rock sounds good any way you slice it. Really killer album that, like I said, I think may have died with the times, but this is one that I’ll play forever.
Its unapologetically getting a biased 4. I have weird (maybe Freudian) memories of this album so was impossible to listen to objectively....
Such catchy guitar licks – the guitar sound reminds me of Gang of 4. One can rant (as I often do) about “what’s the purpose of releasing a post punk/rock LP like this in 2004, so late in the game, blah-blah-blah” but if the song-writing is good, nothing else really matters. “Take Me Out” is epic and since I don’t listen to Indie 88, I still have a few hundred listens left until I’m sick of it. There’re a handful of catchy tracks, though some sound like revisions of the hit. Not a good sign for the band’s longevity. “Darts of Pleasure” I like.
Typical early 2000's indie, which I am a fan of. Though here it sounds like they try to be a bit more unique, like on "Michael", and some songs work better than other. Though "Take Me Out" still my favourite track.
Pretty consistently good all the way through. Revoked good memories
This was fun stuff. I enjoyed. I’ve known and liked “Take Me Out,” but “The Dark of the Matinée” is a new favorite.
Testing notes
Plusik bo wcześniej poza "Take me out" nie znałem nic, a kilka fajnych piosenek jak "Auf Achse" się znalazło. Na minus, że trochę mało różnorodności, czasem mi się wydawało, że wstępu są zbyt podobne w niektórych piosenkach. Plusik, że w końcu coś co można na spokojnie przesłuchać w mniej niż godzinkę XD
When this album came out, I sort of lumped Franz Ferdinand in with The Strokes and The Killers. I really liked both of those artists, but I didn't take much notice of Franz Ferdinand. Listening to this afresh though, it's a really impressive debut. They seem incredibly confident and sure of themselves for a new band, and the songs are really good and well produced. 4 stars.
9/10
Really good. Forgot how much I liked this album.
A rosey glow of nostalgia from this one. This was everywhere when it came out, and I liked it mainly because I loved the bands they were copying, such as Josef K. Now much further removed, there’s another sense of nostalgia for the time I first heard this. This time I enjoyed the energy of this from the start. And always loved the "It's always better on holiday, so much better on holiday.That's why we only work when we need the money” line as it reminds me of the office jobs I had around that time. But the energy did dissipate towards the end, or rather my enthusiasm for the songs. Some great tunes, and they never did anything as good. But, like the album itself, the idea seemed to run out of road fairly quickly.
I like this album...I like it a lot. To me this is to be lumped in with Arctic Monkees, The Good the Bad and the Queen, the Libertines / Babyshambles and maybe even British Sea Power and The Legends. For me this is the best of the bunch (except for BSP, The Decline of British Sea Power is an incredible album). More consistent in its accessibility than the more lauded Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand has very few missteps and when it hits it's target its a bullseye. A very enjoyable listen. 4 🌟
A shining light in the indie landfill era. I will never get over the fact that what sounds like the greatest song Josef K never wrote ends after a minute of Take Me Out, and becomes another fine but not quite so brilliant song. But sharp suits, tight guitar lines. Good work.
Yeah, great no nonsense indie rock for partying, yet with interesting lyrics. Like it!
8'5
I love this album. Some great tracks
Loved this when it came out. Wonder what they're up to now?
I liked this well enough at the time, and it seems like they did a good job of raising the profile of lurchy angular post-punk as a whole, so hurrah! Still enjoyable to revisit! Fave track - has to be "Take Me Out" - that's an absolute tune. "Michael" and "This Fire" get honourable mentions...
I'll give it a 4.5, really liked it but not one of favorite albums of all time. Hit songs were dope, filler songs were okay
File under “whatever happened to” but If I compare this to yesterdays (“Nowhwere” by Ride), this is sonically pleasing, interesting from song to song and full of hooks. Fave tracks: “Michael” “This Fire” “Take Me Out”
Mostly brilliant - close to a 5 star.
I purchased this at some point, for the U.S.-recognizable hit, and ended up liking the whole thing better than I expected. Finely executed, unique sound.
better than i was expecting. nothing from this era has stood up that well because there was so much paint by numbers in the indie world, however theres some actual content on here. in fact i'll go medium on it, if any of these tracks came on in a random shuffle i wouldn't skip it. i wouldn't have been able to hear it in 2004 but you can very much hear the influences, in the same way you can with oasis.
fairly gooood. would listen to majority of songs again.
Kaks biisiä oli entuudestaan tuttuja, joista toinen aivan läpipuhki soitettu, mut tätä kuunnellessa toimi sekin tosi hyvin. Vekkuli kokonaisuus
Boring outside of main hits
It’s… okay.
Solid album with influences deep in the post-punk of he late 70s/early 80s. Suitable mix of indie/garage rock with a slight dance influence. Forerunners of the garage rock revival of the 2000s
Franz Ferdinand is the first album on this list that I'd already played in its entirety, and what a banger of an album it is. I adore Take Me Out and played it again several times. It's not quite a 5/5 as there is a bit of filler - but a solid 4/5, and I will listen to it again.
Really nice, dynamic. I already knew some songs.
Love the indie vibes, dig the beats but it's a tad too much "pop" for me personally. Take me out is definitely the top for me though and very catchy.
Talking heads on television.
One of the best debut albums of all time
From when I first heard, Take Me Out in 2004, I became a fan. They lit up the dance floor of ever indie club across the world. Them touring this album in Australia was a special time as it coincided with the opening of Spectrum, a venue I would go on to do the art for over the next 6 years. I still love the rest of their work but none could ever match this debut
Good stuff, interesting, spunky and very youthful and alive. I always loved Take Me Out, the lyrics are so good, the sound, the voice and sharpness of the overall sound. Nice one! And the dark of the matinee! What a song.. Sublime lyrics.
Stort plus för längden på albumet. Så ska det vara
Wow. I remember hearing/watching Take Me Out on MTV. Has it really been 17 years? At the time I was 14 and didn't really understand Franz Ferdinand or their music and wasn't a big fan. Now I think I understand and like them a lot better. Hard to believe this is a debut album, as sophisticated as it is. I was pretty torn between rounding this up or down from a 4.5, but in the end I'm rounding it down because there are a couple of songs on here that really aren't very good. But there are no really bad ones and I really enjoyed The Dark Of The Matinée and Darts Of Pleasure very much.
Fun, guitar indie. Taking a lot of queued from late 70s/early 80s. Quite knowingly arty - like a punkier Pulp.
Sixth form vibes, still holds up!
inga dåliga låtar, dock svänger inte höfterna till alla
Fan fina ju, en redig banger
Classic
alright ma n
yabanci athena. begendim
5e o kadar yakin ki
Mukavaa rokkimusaa, hittibiisin olen kuullut tietysti aiemmin, mutta levyllistä ei ole tainnut tulla koskaan kuunneltua, eikä oikein ole yritystäkään ollut. Tämä yllätti positiivisesti. Mukavaa menoa, kivaa kitarointia. Ei ehkä ihan vitoseen saakka, mutta vahva nelonen nyt ainakin.
I had this one on CD back in the day, they were quite hot then and I remember they didn't shy to that rock& roll stardom position (at least Kapranos), I remember the Mercury price and how they were suposed to save rock & roll (same as the Strokes or Interpol a couple of years before). they had a couple of other fairly good records and then dissapeared (I think although I saw them live just in 2019). I had not listen to this one in ages, it is quite good an a good print of its time, I think I should buy its vinyl
First day of 1001albums, so it started off great. Tons of bangers on here, definitely enjoyed the whole thing.
A little repetitive but good and largely lived up to the popular single !! Like if the strokes were more dancey. 8/10
8/10. Quite enjoyable for the most part some songs were a fair bit better than others
I never realized that this band was so Scottish. Pretty quality 2000s alt-rock but nothing earth-shaking. 7
Buen disco
Nikad mi nisu toliko legli kao tipa Arctic Monkeys ili netko iz tog vala. Okej su, ali nikak da dođu meni do tog levela gdje bi ih pustio da mi svira. ___________________________________________ Nakon slušanja dva puta, mogu reći da sam dosta pogriješio i isprike na tome. Album je super, čista četvorka, iznaneđen sam zapravo koliko ovaj album može parirati Interpolov - Turn on the Bright Lights i od Arctic Monkeysa - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
Ja kažem, teikmiaut
Great album
Everyone knows that song but honestly this album is great all around. FF are super underappreciated in the indie rock canon. This album rocks.
Great album. Singles are great and album altogether is solid. Some Skippable song but nothing bad.
Great early 2000s alt-rock statement. Sharp instrumentals and arrangements complement witty lyricisms for an incisive (if sometimes repetitive) LP.
Loved this one when I was a kid. It still holds up quite well
Loved this, was a bit skeptical with this one. Was nerve a fan of Take Me Out (on this album) but loved it!!
Not bad. Lots of interesting syncopation. The more I listen to it, the more I can hear the Smiths influence and British New Wave as a whole. It's not a straight rock album as it contains, punk, funk, and art music influences. The song structure here is varied with lots of good breaks. The rhythm section drives the whole band with moments of great syncopation and wonderful high hat work layered over a thumping bass.
Undeniably catchy indie rock, in the vein of the Strokes, the Rolling Stones, and Blur.
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I was pretty familiar with this record. It's got some good tracks but the commercial ones stand out the most to me unfortunately
a wicked blast! great punky pop
-great rock album -I liked "Take Me Out," "The Dark Side of The Matinée," "Auf Achse," "This Fire," and "Michael"
An exciting, energetic album. I would kind of describe it as guitar disco rock. Some amazing standout tracks, that almost make the rest of the album feel like filler, even though most of the other songs are ok in their own right.
Outstanding debut album with the outstanding Take Me Out song (I like the Scissor Sisters cover version even more). Matinée and Michael are also splendid.
Reminds me of the white stripes, good instrumentals and feel, 7.7/10
Can't beat take me out.
“Take Me Out” is still a banger! Love their dancey post-punk with a kiss of late stage Beatles sound. This whole thing takes me back to high school.
enjoyed a lot more than just Take Me Out
All of them are bangers, not a personal 5 but 100% deserves to be someones
4
Despite its slight unevenness, Franz Ferdinand ends up being rewarding in different ways than the band's previous work was, and it's apparent that they're one of the more exciting groups to come out of the garage rock/post-punk revival.
Whenever I hear the influence of the Scottish indie band Orange Juice in anything else, I'm immediately onboard. What's wild is that when I was a tween, I had never heard of Orange Juice, but I sure loved what Franz Ferdinand was delivering. It was that same indie sound, but adapted for the stadium rock tours that defined the late 90s/early 2000s alt rock scene. Franz Ferdinand succeeds here with their duelling guitars, tight production and witty turn of phrase. Fav tracks: 40", Michael, Take Me Out and Jacqueline
This one's a bit of a nostalgic listen for me. Ultimately, I think I prefer their next two records over this one, but the energy here is undeniable. From the spiky riffs and vocal flourishes to the clever, sardonic lyrics, Franz Ferdinand cut a striking figure. Drawing on Orange Juice and other influential UK bands, they also produced something that felt really of its time and like a shot of espresso today. Favourite tracks: Take Me Out, Jacqueline, Michael, Darts of Pleasure
This album rocks, especially Take Me Out
Solid and catchy wave of mid 00s blokes with guitars
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!
"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)
Great debut has a song named after me
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.
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.
personalità!
a staple of my middle school/high school years
Familiarity: 0/10 Notes: This album is a bop. Dance all day. Dance all night Real Rating: 7/10
First half really good, shirt snappy rock tunes. Tails off towards the end bit overall enjoyed i
Super fun... reminded me of college
This was fucking great. I’ve only kinda heard the singles before.
Average pop music. Nothing stands out, but is easy to listen to.
3.5! Brings me back to middle school and high school. Take me out is a classic.
Take Me Out
Chill and decent to work to
3.5 stars.
Nice rock.
Pretty Decent, fun and Poppy
Un 7,8
Really fun, really smart. Best track: Take Me Out
good
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'.
4
Infectiously catchy throughout, can't really find a fault with it, but it isn't quite a true classic.
Just never really enjoyed them that much - Take me out was a pain in the arse first time round too.
Decent album.
Talking Heads (more aptly LCD Soundsystem) mixed with 2000s UK vibes. Love the dance-heavy drum patterns. Wished there were more songs with the hook-heavy sections of Take Me Out on here cause it feels scattered in vibes to me (3.5).
not rlly my kinda jam
I enjoyed most of the sound on this album…except the vocals. The strength of the 3/5 I’m giving it is for the stripped down rock sound. The second half of this album lapsed into a repetitiveness that faded from memory the moment the music stopped.
It was fine
For a matinee
Sneaky very very solid
I have knowingly and sought out one song by FF - Take Me Out. It’s an upbeat danceable and rock tinged song that I really like. This album is all of that. I learned today they are out of Glasgow - I had assumed they were a California band. Overall, an enjoyable album.
Listening session: september 20th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: listened to one song before Thoughts: fun indie album with a really distinctive sound Favourite tracks: Take Me Out, The Dark Of The Matinée & Michael
Started out ok but everything starts to sounds the same.
Not my favorite, but some bangers
There are some great songs here, and the riff on Take Me Out is timeless. But there's too much filler here for such a short record. They showed so much promise here that I don't think they ever lived up to.
ikke dårligt
This is a now classic album in the alt rock thanks to the success of hit single Take Me Out and it's inclusion in mainstream video games like NHL '05. It's literally still being played in hockey arenas everywhere and that is why it has also become one of the most annoying songs of all time, right up there with Happy by Pharrell and Somebody That I Used To Know by not even the actual artist. This is something I enjoyed back in 04/05 but not now and I could not sit through the whole album.
Bit of nostalgia and national pride with Franz. A good album
couldn't make my mind up about this one, which means it inevitably becomes a 3 until further notice
It is this album. Favourite track - This Fire
Funnnnn
I was thinking this album was really just a single with a lot of B sides, but after listening again it is actually a really good, well rounded album.
Another one thats absolutely ok but thats about it. Of course there are some catchy hooks and Take Me Out goes hard but the whole thing as an album just seems so bland to me. After 2 songs I lose focus and it becomes background music everytime. I feel like I should like the sound more but it doesnt click for me sadly. Im starting to get the feeling that indierock just isnt really my thing it was the same with The Killers. But at the same time I consider "Is This It" by The Strokes an absolute masterpiece is this album just that good? Anyways the mood isnt the best the past few days maybe there just isn't enough headspace for new music I will for sure try again because I have some Franz Ferdinand in my playlist and refuse to believe that I dont remember a single song other than the hitsingle here. 3,0/5
Not bad. A decent indie-rock album with nothing terribly bad. However, there are 11 songs on this album and probably only 42 distinct lyrics. I know it's very common in popular music but they tend to repeat themselves more than most they tend to repeat themselves more than most they tend to repeat themselves more than most
Braderie
the instrumentals never missed but i wasn't the biggest fan of the singing personally. best songs: "The Dark Of The Matinée", "Come On Home"
Very solid, definitely a very fun, very summer record. Did not know too much outside of this fire and take me out but I was pleasantly surprised.
Take Me Out is great! Halfway through the album and it sounds like most other early 2000's bands 40' has a great guitar line Really liked 2 of the songs on this album. Solid 3 rating
These guys sure know how to write a guitar line
Some is brilliant, some is proper landfill indie. Pick your poison
I think I wanted to like this more than I did. It was intriguing throughout but don’t know if it’s got the kind of longevity that means you’ll want to be listening to it spontaneously. Some great tracks but also some stuff feels under baked.
enjoyed it more as time went on, still didn't love it though, closer to a 4 than a 2
I expected a lot of unmemorable snoozefests but it was pretty decent.
I used to like this, but I think I've matured since then and realized there's more to life than indie rock. It gets three stars for the nostalgia though.
It’s aight
7/10
I was expecting less actually. I went to one of their concerts and didnt enjoy it much. It was an ok listen but bonus points for take me out!
me coparon unos cuantos temas, es algo que re escucharía pero lo sentí pesado. no creo que lo vuelva a escuchar
(4/7) certainly representative of a brand of 2000s rock
Was better than I thought it would be
3 songs I liked but I've never really got on with this band
Pretty listenable but still just generic indie really. I don’t really get why it’s on here
Cool album . Good tones .
Take Me Out is the definite star of the show here but the rest reads like a pretty decent Talking Heads album.
Meh. I like Take Me Out but the rest all sounds the same.
these guitars rock
3.3
Franz Ferdinand one hit wonder song really stands out on an album that otherwise was pretty underwhelming. Competent indie album for sure, and the instrumentation is pretty creative, but it’s not grabbing me at the moment. I’ll make a note to revisit this one some time, but for now it’s a 3.
Hold up surprisingly well. Album sounds like multiple versions of the same song, but it’s a good song.
An alright band. Variation indeed. As a result, some tunes more interesting than others. Overall fine to listen. Not too memorable.
Take me out
Not my choice of music in general, but they were a positive surprise for sure, cheerful and vivacious! ✨
The teenage nostalgia! Best song was Darkness of the Matinee
Meant to listen to this album for 20+ years, and I finally did! Liked it a lot. “Take Me Out” was my anthem for high school, and it’s the clear stand out. I could imagine this being a favorite of mine when I was younger, and even though it’s very good, I think they did even better with their second album. In any case, glad I listened. I’m a fan now.
maybe more like a 3.5 for me. i liked this one more as it went along but definitely in the beginning i was thinking "i kinda just want to listen to take me out".
Good rock, although I am becoming increasingly aware that this is just not my genre
Har ikke hørt denne plata siden den kom, og det er like greit. Take Me Out er fremdeles en gøy låt da.
Hadde CD’en. Var egentlig aldri fan. Nok et band som var «verdens beste» i sin tid. Nok et nonchalant britisk band som spiller dansbar rock. For all del en ok skive. Er kanskje bare ikke så fan av sjangeren.
Sterk åpning med mange hits og godt driv. Mot slutten begynner de å gå på tomgang, dessverre. Så dem på Roskilde i 2004 da plata var fersk.
Not bad.
Capaz si le escucho más tiempo, me comience a gustar más. Me gustaron mucho dos canciones, una de ellas ha sido una que escucho por ahí y otra nueva que estuvo linda.
In mid-2003, after a soundcheck at the Menagerie - we were playing with The Throes and Three Tales, I believe - I found a copy of The Fly lying on a table. It proudly proclaimed the arrival of Franz Ferdinand. They weren't wrong. Darts of Pleasure would be out before the end of the year; by the beginning of 2004, Take Me Out would be a hit, and their self-titled debut would reach number three in the UK. I was interested. I'd only recently started listening seriously to Gang of Four, Wire and The Monochrome Set, and it was exciting to think that this strange, angular music might represent the next turn in popular culture. That was certainly how it was sold: a revival of post-punk. The idea that a niche moment of populist modernism might itself have a populist moment seemed thrilling. Twenty years later, the idea sounds awful. Perhaps that is inevitable. What else can follow a revival of a niche movement except a slightly more popular imitation of the imitation? There is a strange problem here of musical ancestry: are the bands whose fans are fans of bands I like my friends or my enemies? Are they part of a lineage or pretenders to the throne? Franz Ferdinand achieved their prominence, and they dragged a considerable amount of the underground into the mainstream with them, although presumably without intending to. Interpol became more prominent in Britain, despite having initially been filed alongside The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The Zutons turned out to be less Beefheartian than their name promised and more an imitation of post-punk; The Coral were more Teardrop Explodes than Beatles. Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs, and from America The Killers and The Bravery, all sounded different, but they all sounded as though they'd been reading Simon Reynolds's Rip It Up and Start Again - which wouldn't come out until the following year. There is a survivor-bias problem here. The interesting records from yesterday's underground survive, while the mediocre records that once surrounded them disappear. A later generation encounters the survivors, mistakes them for the representative sound of the period, and makes a slightly more commercial version. Most of that will be toss, because most mainstream music is toss. Of the early-80s mod revival, we remember The Jam. Who now remembers Secret Affair? The Throes probably could have made it during that particular rush of post-punk-inspired bands. They subsisted almost exclusively on the Velvet Underground and the Pixies. My own band, rightly, had no place in it, despite what I listened to privately. Franz Ferdinand was the only British band of the revival I would have put anywhere near this list. Even so, hearing The Zutons and The Coral recently has already made me suspicious. The nostalgic rush you get when an old radio single you dislike suddenly reminds you of where you were twenty years ago never arrived. What about radio singles I did like? Listening to Franz Ferdinand now, without nostalgia to do the heavy lifting, makes the limitations more obvious. There are still some excellent little shock tactics. The tempo change in Take Me Out is fun. The homoeroticism is cute. Singing in German is funny. The Terry Wogan reference is satisfying for one of a certain age. None of these things was particularly original - Bowie, The Monochrome Set and various strands of ironic youth culture had already established the territory - but in 2004 they gave the songs something to distinguish them on the radio. The band understood that a pop song needs a few objects sticking out of it. The problem is that, listened to closely, the playing isn't particularly interesting or distinguishable from song to song. The twin guitars clutter more than they interlock, and the rhythms repeat themselves without developing. This Fire is a slog; Auf Achse isn't much better; Come On Home and 40 make the same point. The first four singles are still pretty good, but placed together they flatten out. Shorn of the clever gimmicks, you'd find largely the same engine beneath each one. The album begins to resemble a Constructivist cut-out: angular, stylish, historically literate, carefully arranged and rather flat. This is the curious fate of a revival. Gang of Four weren't interesting merely because they used angular guitars. Wire weren't interesting because they had discovered minimalism. The Monochrome Set weren't interesting because they were arch. The styles were attached to particular problems, ideas and possibilities. Franz Ferdinand inherited the solutions after the problems had become history. They knew what post-punk looked like. They knew what it sounded like. They were less interested in why it had needed to exist. This can make one unfairly critical of the imitator for mishandling something you like. And yet they were right about the moment. Something was happening. They made post-punk legible as pop again, and they did it with enough wit, sex and confidence to make the whole thing seem less like homework than a good night out. The record was successful because those distinguishing touches worked. But gimmicks work on the radio, because they held your single standout. On an album, they work against each other a bit. Still, this album is a clever, handsome document of the moment not particularly worth remembering. 2.5 The child slept well enough last night but woke up groggy and reluctant to face the day. After she was brought downstairs and given some breakfast she declared that today she wanted to ‘stay in my cosy house’. She has nailed Franz Ferdinand there. They were clever enough, talented enough, and musically literate enough to do great things - but they knew that people don’t always want to dance to great things. So they stayed in their cosy house. The first two Franz Ferdinand albums are equally good - the second even a little better I think. The third is shite. There is nothing much to remember now about FF - no drum pattern that recommends itself to the memory beyond the even thumps of the kick in Take Me Out, no particular guitar part beyond the mechanical 4 note riff of Take Me Out, no lyric or vocalisation beyond Alex Kapranos shouting ‘TAAAAAKE ME OUT!’ Well they were genuinely better than that. Take Me Out isn’t even the second best song on this second best album of theirs. That’s how it goes sometimes when you decide to stay in your cosy house. I don’t blame them though - who knows better the true value of a cosy house than Scottish people? 2.5/5
Impressive restraint to make an album under 40 minutes in the CD era.
Alright album, expected to like it more
Enjoyed revisiting this 20 years on.
Take Me Out could resurrect me from the grave but unfortunately that means that I only want to listen to that track instead of the rest of this album, which I did enjoy!, but left me wanting more, for how good Take Me Out is. A harsh 3.
When 'the dark of the matinée' dropped in straight after 'take me out' I was flying. Pumplist stuff. Lots of other interesting sounds and ideas. Franz Ferdinand were ahead of the indie resurgence curve by looking further back than most - from the start. Didn't find it satisfying though.