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Banger after banger. A classic.
Angular indie rock and I bloody love this album
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
It’s wild how representative Take Me Out is of the sound of the album.
Escuché solo los primeros tres temas. Muy lindo pero ya no tengo 15 años.
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.
Forgettable
Memory total, Voice is repetitive bit very famili
Some songs are catchy and the sound is sometimes interesting. Yet too pop-rocky for me. 2,6
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
A few great singles, and the rest is a bit less.
I've only heard their main hit which is enough to sell me on the album. But the rest of it is also very good. That indie / garage rock style fits very well with his vocal style. The songs are well written. What else is there to say. "Take me out" will certainly make the 1001 playlist. A full 5 stars from me.
Irritating. Annoying. Not good.
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.
Really cool mix of styles while still being consistent. Goes from 60s British Invasion to Black Keys to Arctic Monkeys. What a debut
pretty good alt rock album.
Take me out This fire
clássico
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.
Fun alt-pop. Road trip album, would share with most people.
Underrated Scottish Badasses!! Could listen to this album on repeat endlessly
Why have I not listened to this album in years! Why am I like that? Excellent album!
Such an easy listening, early thoughts indie/dance album. Every song is practically a hit.
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
Take Me Out is on another level compared to the rest of the album.
NOSTALGIA. Highlights: The Dark of the Matinee and Take Me Out (obv)
Reminded me of OG arctic monkeys which I adore so I enjoyed this a lot. I never listened to any of Franz Ferdinand’s albums! Favourites: tell her tonight, take me out, darts of pleasure, come on home
I loved this album when I was younger, but my music taste has definitely changed, still a solid album though. Fav songs: Dark Side of the Matinee and Come on Home
Remembered this as good, it is fine
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!
had a sad realisation whilst listening that Lisztomania was not only not on this album, it's a song from a completely different band
A good album, I liked Tell Her Tonight, Take Me Out and 40'.
There sure is a lot of mid-00's indie/alt rock on the list. While this album was nice to listen to, this is not music I seek out. Nothing here grabbed my attention and made me want to listen to more Franz Ferdinand music. They are definitely better than the other "mid-aughters" on this list. The music and vocals are good and they seem pretty talented. In the end though, this is another for the list of "not bad, but not great" albums.
It's not a bad album but also not particularly great. If you like the 2000s indie sound its solid but nothing sticks out like Take Me Out. Decent background music if you don't want it quiet but don't want the music to take your attention away. Not surprising that there weren't any other popular songs off this one.
ja da geht was! ich kannte Franz Ferdinand weniger, erinnere mich aber an sie.
Nicht schlecht, ziemlich Indie aber dann auch wieder halt langatmig
Très bon album
I still remember when “Take Me Out” was a fairly big single back in the day. Then I remember listening to this entire album and feeling rather… underwhelmed by it. So I was looking forward to diving into it again; with my tastes being somewhat more refined now, maybe I’ll have a better appreciation for it. And well… no. No I didn’t. Most of the singles tracks are pretty much the stronger material on display while everything else either feels like filler or just doesn’t stand up very well. It’s an alright listen, and clocking in at 40 minutes means it doesn’t really waste your team. 3/5
Finally, some real good album. The last one was judas priest album. It's sound is so distinguishable, so unique, especially the drums, I just love how them. I don't really have that kind of rock songs in my playlist, like this or blur. Some fresh air. All of their songs are happy, energetic, catchy. This is one of the few albums i want to hear more than one time. I might even want to listen to their other albums or similar bands, like blur. I just looked up, they're scottish? What? I thought they were german, or austrian. In one of their songs they have german words. Anyway, they're cool. Songs saved: 7/11
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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Album was a surprise. Last 2 tracks hit hard for me. A complete album with enough variance in style. Way more fun than I anticipated.
Liked and could hear lots of influences, like Beatles and David Bowie, that weren’t obvious to me when the album first came out.
Feelgood dette, men blir kanskje litt vel jovialt og tynt til tider?
Det var med til at skabe liv i post punk og indie rock scenen igen i start 2000'erne. LCD soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, The killers og mange flere blev inspireret af lyden.
8/10
After 3 songs, I thought maybe I misjudged this band back in the day. Nope.
For every five there’s a one
Solid vibe
Enjoyable listen. And one famous song.
Surprised me
Some good stuff on here
Solid, would definitely listen again to rerate, listened at like 9pm while reading a book so my attention wasn’t fully on the album
Yuh, Bangers
Got pulled over doing 110 to Cheating on You
Ok
Pretty damn good
Great debut. Lovely to revisit it.
Ser du dette Halvor?
One of my middle school staples. While Take Me Out is the big hit, the rest of the songs easily match the energy and catchiness. Not a skip in my opinion.
I mean it’s got an early aughts rock cool factor, but I just don’t think this is that good
Franz Ferdinand is like the girl who was way too hot for you in high school. She smiled at you once and you’ve never been the same. You know you were never cool enough, but god damnit if you didn't feel alive then. You keep the valentine she wrote you in 6th grade in the glovebox of your car, and whenever you need to remember what it was like to believe in yourself, you dig it out and give it a spin. What’s she doing now? Do you really want the answer to that question? (Trust me, you don’t.) But locked away in your memory palace is the hottest piece of ass to ever walk the Earth. Anyway uh, pretty good album.
solid indie bangers (more like 3.5 but take me out is just THAT good)
I was excited to listen since this is finally something right up my alley. It may not be the most impressive record I've heard, but it has some catchy melodies and nice vocals. Overall, the record lacked diversity, but some highlights include Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee, and Darts of Pleasure
Very strong
Ok. Better than other indie rock outings, but not interesting. Take Me Out is the most enjoyable track.
Great album, post-punk meets indie music. Lots of great guitar riffs, real swagger to the songs, easy listen.
Inoffensive background music
Fun listen. Nothing new or innovative.
I hated this it reminds me of the killers
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.
Disty and nice British pop rock
It's ok but not really my jam.
One of the albums I heard on repeat driving in the car with my parents as a kid. So many bangers!
Jeg gik på efterskole 04/05, og det her var en kæmpe ting. Både på gangene, og i gymnastik. Min peak fitness kondition var til lyden af dette album.
Party rock! Dog bliver det lidt kedeligt på et helt album
Take me out is by far my favorite. Several good bangers on here, but hadn't heard them all before. Overall a pretty solid album.
Fav: Take Me Out
I love these raw sounding recordings, it's become the signature sound of this era for me. Take Me Out is a certified banger. Come On Home was a pleasant surprise that I'd not heard before.
Mid
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
Solid and interesting album.
I can see why this album was included. In 2004 the two big singles were pretty popular in the UK. 'Take Me Out' is a good track that ended up on the first Guitar Hero game. 'The Dark Of The Matinée' is my personal favourite and has remained in constant playlist rotation throughout the years. A very catchy singalong chorus. Despite it being a bit FIFA soundtrack, indie sounding, there are a lot more cool guitar riffs than you'd think found throughout this record. 'Tell Her Tonight' has a gooden as does 'Michael'. 'Darts Of Pleasure', 'This Fire' and '40'' are the other highlights. Franz Ferdinand are certainly better than a lot of the British indie bands of the 2000's, but it is still indie, and there's only so far cool riffs can carry this album. Pretty good, but I didn't absolutely love it. I'd stick it on but would have to be really in the mood for it.
Fair
I liked this a lot more than I wanted to. I don't like this genre, so I went in with a bias. They won me over ⭐⭐⭐
What a self-assured debut album
Biased as this album was part of my childhood but it's such a cracking sound that holds up today. Take Me Out is an all time great track and the fact the rest of the album can stand alongside it is a testament to the band. Incredible debut.
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.
Good album. Nice harmonies
I love this album. Every song is solid. Great band that I always can come back to.
Good vibes, I like this era of music but this album got a bit samey towards the end.
Loved their smooth transitions between tempos.
It was ok to listen to it once, but then it was too earwig-like for me.
Litt kjedelig
This record has a lo-fi garage rock feel with oodles of energy, but it’s much more smart and knowing. This band knows how to tell stories. Lyrically the album is located firmly in teen relational angst territory. Kapranos’ voice has character and the songs have creative and often arrestingly original structure. In places I’m put in mind of Sparks though this band strike me as ambitious enough to reach beyond the art rock confines which that comparison implies. The singles are clear hits.
It's an okay album maybe just not my thing.
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.
I'm very familiar with this one as I owned the CD before the days of streaming. I haven't revisited it much since, but the songs that stood out then are the same that do now: Take Me Out and The Dark Of The Matineé, because of the way they pick up / slow down and switch up the flow. I might add This Fire and Michael as well. I've heard this album so many times and still know all the words because - again, pre-streaming days. But I never really loved it, and I was even more lukewarm this go round. It's alright, but there are so many albums that could have taken its place. Low 3 because the production and musicianship are both good.
Take me out is good. I just did not enjoy the rest of the album.
Ooops all bangers. Two massive hits supported by an array of fantastic songs that could have easily been massive hits as well. 10/10
good but not a top 100 imho
Songs: Auf Achse, Take Me Out
Haven't listened to this one since college and it's still some very solid power pop.
It was okay. Wouldn't relisten.
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.
How did this scrape in? Was it 1001?
Auf Asche is solid. Every millennial band vocalist sounds like this though. Sucks
Man, I listened to this not expecting to like it at all. I mean, early 2000's indie can only go one of two ways, either its really good or it's runoff made to die over the PA systems at Hot Topics in middle America. This? This is different, it just hits all the right spots. Doesn't overstay its welcome, establishes a sound, but once it does, all the songs use the formula in different ways. That way it never gets stale. Yeah, I need this on CD.
no
It's a good song but a bit much to play it 11 times in a row.
Take me out on the Madden 04 soundtrack is classic shit.
Loved it in high school, still some bangers
Meh
Take Me Out is an all-time for me. And. It has lots of other great tracks sprinkled throughout.
It's one of my favourite albums from the naughties.
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.
Have listened a few times over the years. Just not my thing
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I like it, great stuff 👍
6/10 generic mid 2000s music. Modest mouse light. 4-23-2025
Fun little time capsule of its moment in music. Definitely feels of its era though
Much like the strokes. Good stuff
Tämä oli periaatteessa ihan helposti lähestyttävää musiikkia, levyn jaksoi hyvin kuunneltua loppuun. Ei herätä suuria tunteita suuntaan tai toiseen, keskimmäinen arvosana 3/5.
Ei omia suosikkeja. Soundi ihan ok, mutta ei tätä levyllistä jaksa. Ei siis millään.
Autossa jumissa motarilla puoli tuntia. Ehti kuunnella. Iha kiva, muutama tuttu rykäsy. En vaihtais kanavaa
Ihan ok levy.
Itse en ole genren suurin fani. Pari tuttua rallia kylläkin. Menee vähän rämpyttelyn puolelle.
Something about this band that I just can't get into them. I really like a lot of adjacent bands like the Strokes, Interpol, etc, but can't come around on FF. Overall, album is pretty standard earl 00's alt music.
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.
These guys had a couple big hits in the early 2000s. I liked those songs back then. Hearing the whole album now I was not all that impressed. Most of the songs are pretty mediocre, Take Me Out is still a solid jam.
I remember this sounding quite OK at the time it was released. Now it just irritates me. This post punk revival did bring to light few decent bands like Editors and Interpol, but Franz Ferdinand's indie disco already feels quite outdated.
Feels like repeat. At release time of this album I would have given more starts but now this just feels like same old same old.
Maybe those few songs from this album were played so much on the radio back in the day that it completely killed my desire to listen to Franz Ferdinand at all. So yeah, this one’s not my cup of tea.
I already feel I've listened to this album as part of this project, many times. Again, it's not a bad album, just more of the same. I get nothing out of this type of music, except maybe a tinge of boredom.
3.5
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.
Pretty good
Is this a good album or did they just blow up with a massive hit that sounds like a straight rip off of Modest Mouse? I honestly don't know the answer to that question. Either way, I doubt this is essential or something that you must hear before you die.
With the exception of Take Me Out, there was nothing super memorable about this one. Doesn’t mean it was bad, just felt very generic.
4.7
I think this was the first album I ever remember loving and that fact has not changed in 20 years.
Such a fun album. Franz Ferdinand have such a good sound, especially for when it came out.
Meh. Take Me Out and This Fire are pretty good, the rest of the album just didn’t really make an impression
Dance rock is fun.
Exuberant and infectious. Every track is single worthy.
Paar bangers
Classic.
Yes, this is absolutely great and unfortunately I am biased
They were definitely a thing at a time. I haven't listened to them since whenever 20 years ago.Let's see how they stand the test of time. ... They're ok. Even quite good at times. I don't think I'm a fan. Three stars.
Мощный! Отличный альбом бодрый и в меру умный.
Not my jam
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'.
Alright. Great riffs. Singer's voice just not for me. Stand out song - 40'
Nothing really stuck out to me but the album as a whole did push most of the right buttons for me. Not too shabby. Top 3 Favorites: Take Me Out, The Dark Of The Matinee, and Tell Her Tonight No bad songs 3.00-3.25
Just okay.
-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
Stellar
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!
So I imagined this list would have 1 of 2 kinds of albums. The first being albums that are fundamental to a genre or movement, or the history of music, or just such a work of art you should make the time to appreciate it. And the second being one-hit wonder bands and the corresponding album. This is the latter as far as I’m concerned. It’s a fine album. It’s not amazing, and even the parts where it felt like they actually had some personality didn’t really intrigue me all that much. Franz Ferdinand being the obvious exception. It feels like a very generic album and sound considering the decade it came out in, and that they were really just fighting for a big hit and not a good 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.
Every song on this album is good. A lot of interesting mid-song changes in tempo and/or style. “Take Me Out” is an absolute banger. Definite 5-star for me.
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
It was alright. Maybe like 2 good songs on there
Good
Great! More great albums please.
no thank you
I loved this album when it came out. Now it feels a bit dated though
Solid album. Sounds great. Probably will never listen again though.
Upbeat, chill
3.5
3.0
Pretty good. Like take me out
8/10
Take me out has got to be one of the top “get stuck in your head” songs
Guy trails up and down with his voice pitch way too much every sentence
Good ‘00s indie rock. The Strokes are a better version of them
Great stuff
Solid, but really the best song on there is take me out and everyone knows it.
A banger
spaccano, non c’è niente da fare
Molto molto carino Vibes da Strokes
Day447 - i can hear how this could be your favorite band if you were a teenager in the 2000’s. take me out is a good song but overall frank ferdinand sounds like five other bands to me
One of the top albums of my teens from the noughties indie scene. Absolutely banging
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.
thought it would have been worse
only "take me out" is worth a listen, the rest is indy landfill
This album came out right as I was about to turn 20. I loved it then, and I think it holds up well. I’ve gone and listened to Gang of Four as numerous reviews suggested, and yeah there’s a clear through line to this album, but it’s a bit reductive to say FF didn’t put their own spin and polish on it. To my ear, there’s a lot more variety to the songs on this album than on GoF’s “Entertainment!” and the whole notion of a later album being useless because someone kind of did the same thing 25 years earlier is silly. By that logic, we’d all be wasting our time but to listen to only the oldest known recorded music because everything after is derivative.
Thank god, I've been waiting for another banger from this site. Franz Ferdinand is not a favorite band of mine and I've only ever listened to this album, but boy is it good. Obviously, Take Me Out is the hardest hitter and their biggest hit, but every other song is anywhere from just pretty good to REALLY good. It's a no skip album, I think. I will say, I only know like half the song names because I always listen to the whole album all at once without really looking at the titles. However, that does not detract from the listening experience of this album. It's a really cool vibe and it's extremely coherent and just so so good. Take Me Out is lowkey one of the best songs I've ever heard. The tempo change is really something. The riff is awesome. It's so good. Sooooooo good. This Fire is another favorite, it's really just fun and reminds me of Damaged Goods by Gang of Four (which actually this whole album feels similar to). And I like Cheating on You and Darts of Pleasure and Michael and literally all of them. Great album. Maybe like a 4.9 because it's not like I LOVE LOVE LOVE every song but I'll give it a 5 because it's pretty close to that.
Been a while since I've listened to this album all the way through. So good - many catchy songs.
Bit of a one hit album, odd inclusion
Wow, yet another early 2000s indie/alt rock classic from my youth. The generator has been on a roll lately. I've now had the debut albums from The Strokes, Coldplay, The Vines, and Franz Ferdinand, all in the span of 11 days. As I listened to one great song after another on this album (many of which I was already familiar with), I wondered why no one really talks about Franz Ferdinand anymore.
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.
Holds up
This is one of my favorite albums from the 2000s it is such a good album and band! This is a great intro album as well! Unused to just cruise and listen to this album with my buddies a very good album with fond memories attached to it!
Its a pretty standard album but its not boring, its just fine
The first "new band" album i got into as a kid and I can't review it fairly. It was aimed at me. Rock that rocks when live but beats to get you moving at the indie disco. Bedwetter rock was taking over in the UK at the time and this album started a resurgence from the stench of Keane and Coldplay piss
Very meh, much blah. Better than the Killers, though. Would not revisit, but not awful.
Franz Cafcca
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!
Pants. 3/10
Nostalgia doing most of the heavy lifting here. Mostly just repetitive noise with an affected voice. Some bops though. Take Me Out will never not get me to a dancefloor.
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.
Another darling of the early oughts post punk revival indie rock. It’s funny to review something like this with historical perspective. I mean, it’s fine? Not earth shattering, just nice music. I have to say that I was aware of Franz Ferdinand when they broke out but I didn’t really like them and their contemporaries (I mean some did stand out, like The Strokes or Bloc Party). It’s all pretty derivative and not very interesting. Dunno, if you like this then go listen to Mission of Burma or Wire or something. Two stars.
Album art:5
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.
Peak is back on the menu.
A banda que furou a bolha do Indie Music!
One of my favorite albums of my teen years. Still so great.
Take Me Out does indeed slap. It's definitely the best song on this album by a wide margin. The rest ranged from forgettable to somewhat fun. I didn't love it, I didn't hate it.
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
Catchy
BOOOOO
2+
3.0 - Ok
Pretty one dimensional sound and flow wise. Tight group good sound.
It’s one of the pinnacles of the garage rock sound of the Aughts and the reason that Rose Matafeo almost had a protection order taken out against her. I’d be very Aughty if I didn’t rate it 5 stars. Or perhaps I am very Aughty because I’ve rated it at 5 stars. Whatever.
had not listened to anything other than take me out before I think, the rest of the album sounds exactly how I imagined it'd be, not in a bad way tho 3.5
Absurd to me this album is among the rest for this project. Just because a bunch of people bought it because of one hit single doesn't make it good or worth sitting through. Their musical style is done better by any number of bands, and most of these songs are grating.
I've just gotten through with a post-punk deep dive so perfect time for Franz Ferdinand. They are one of the only bands who list Josef K as an influence, one of my all-time favorites. I enjoyed it much more this time than when I first listened to it. I can't find a bad song on here so very tempted to give a perfect score. Rating: 4.9
Good album. 3/5
Repetitive? Yes. Great? Yes! Can't believe this came out 21 years ago. It's ALWAYS better on holiday
Listening to this again for the first time in a decade, maybe more, I was delighted to find that it sounded as good as I remembered it sounding. Just a meticulously well constructed album. Really fucking fun.
There are so many albums on this list I give 5s to that I want to dissect in minute detail. And here's what I'll say about this Franz Ferdinand (2004): this is so much goddamn fun.
I love this shit, the saviours of rock and roll. Scottish indie, post punk revival, hooked that shit into my veins. TAKE ME OUT.
love these vibes and styles I LOVE 'Take Me Out', knew it before but I really do love that song and rarely skip it, which says a lot The others are all a little too 'alt' for me, I think, a little too unconventional It's kinda giving Billy Joel gone rogue...gone indie rock
I recall the hype surrounding the release of this album. Intrigued, I decided to buy it to hear the buzz. However, I was not particularly impressed at the time, and my opinion remains unchanged. Franz Ferdinand's blend of quasi-new wave and rock, characterized by its jangly and jerky guitar riffs, is largely unremarkable and frequently comes across as a lackluster effort to embody a snarky hipster vibe. Aside from "Dark of the Matinee," the remaining tracks fail to leave any lasting impression. Overall, it is simply loud(ish), yet boring.
this is a fun one! unfamiliar with their songs outside just the radio hits, so this was a good surprise.
I still feel like this era of bands was cheesy. But I just can't get past it.
Quirky; at times fun, at times just kind of annoying. Two legit ear worms. Except for the bass, the recordings are strikingly flat and thin. Maybe trying to accommodate that vocal treatment; which may have seemed edgy and clever at the time, but just sounds weak and silly in retrospect. I don't mind listening to this album. But I had it on regular rotation for a bit when it came out and 22 or whatever years later, I haven't once thought, I really want to listen to that Franz Ferdinand album.
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.
Not memorable honestly
It’s back to 2000s British indie. And I know the only reason this made the list is the admittedly brilliant Take Me Out, so brilliant in fact that it has managed over 1 billion streams on Spotify. I was not expecting that. Apart from track three, and the choruses of tracks 1 and 4, this is that same 2000s British indie. Or more specifically, Glaswegian indie. Maybe this went so big because it was pushed by Glasgow’s tourist board? “Aye we’ve got some a tha’ aul ‘Indie’ music tae!” What I will say is that this album has started to prove my hypothesis of ‘if I owned the CD and didn’t have anything else to play, I’d grow to like it’. My father owns this CD, and playing it out of proper speakers has made some areas better than I remember. Only marginally though. Ah, it’s a bit of fun, I suppose. You can see why people love it.
Ah Franz Ferdiepants Pretty easy listen Jangly poppy dancy guitar music that dominated the early aughts. Some interesting guitar parts and some cool grooves but not something I’d return to regularly. In the same vein as Futureheads, Razorlight, Modest Mouse.
It's kinda all the same song
70's music released in the 00's. Leave the 70's music in the 70's. Please.
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.
I bought this cd solely based on the song Take Me Out which was frequently being played on the radio. I loved the song. It was catchy and different than most of the music getting airtime. But the album never fully grabbed me. I’m not sure exactly why. I think there was disappointment that the remaining songs were not as strong as Take Me Out. Or the band created that song solely for radio to grab listeners and it wasn’t ultimately their style. Either way, the album felt disjointed and lacked additional songs to fully pull me in. Upon listening to the album today, I enjoy it more than I recall 20 years ago. But to my ears, it still lacks flow or consistency. The album as a whole doesn’t provide a listening experience that entices me to come back. And while the songs are enjoyable, I find them to be forgettable.
If we consider the early 2000s rock movement to be a revitalization of various flavors of punk/alternative music with bands like White Stripes and The Strokes, this album firmly cements its status as part of the “New Wave” wing. It embraces funky baselines and catchy rhythm-guitar riffs similar to early Talking Heads records (the vocalist even has some David Byrne-esque inflection in places) that I was immediately able to latch onto. These songs are undeniably catchy and pop songs at their core, which makes them easy to “get” the first time you listen. What I think could keep bringing me back to this album though is how is paired with the rough-around-the-edges nature of the production consistent in alternative forms of music. As I have gone on my now decade-long project to “go back” and find what legendary artists shape my taste in music, it is becoming clear to me that I’m usually drawn to artists that have pop sensibility for songwriting/structure but have smothered it in the aesthetics of an “alternative” music genre so it becomes nearly unrecognizable as pop music. Artists that are among my all-time favorites like Kendrick Lamar, Nirvana, Joni Mitchell and the aforementioned Talking Heads are masters of this and I would put this record in a similar category. However, it will be interesting to me though how much I come back to this. I enjoyed it and I think if I was 20 in 2004 when this came out, there’s a good chance their next releases would have been something I’d be extremely excited for. But with other bands from this era taking already precedence for any nostalgia I have for this time period of rock, I’m not sure I’ll revisit this over those. I wouldn’t count it out after a deeper discog dive though.
"Take Me Out" is a banger of its time that holds up. The segue into the riff still excites me. Early 00s rock with clean lines, affection for disco, and hook-driven tunes. It's a strong enough debut, but it didn't blow me away. I do hear the influence this had on indie rock that came after it. I can also hear FF's influence all over their sleeves, however, so there's no great reinvention of the wheel going on.
When this album came out it hit at the right time for me. However now, outside of the famous song, there wasn’t a lot that excited me. Not terrible just ok. 3/5
Take Me Out among my all time most hated radio singles and there are songs on here that are even worse. This Fire, truly awful. I see a lot of reviews trying to connect a legacy from Gang of Four. I even see a mention of Television. It takes a lot of contortion to see post punk in this shitty 00s dance rock. I think it shows how desperate this era of mainstream rock was for something a millionth as cool as punk. This band sucked then, thinking about them sucks now. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
It’s a real bummer to be faced with music from my youth and reckon with the idea that I am not able to say to snot-nosed youths, “Ya know, back in my day…” Most of the cool stuff was already a photocopy of a photocopy of the end of cool stuff, and that stinks.
That was a goood early 2000’s album!
One of a wave of new UK Guitar Power Pop bands of the early 2000s. Entirely acceptable, but not particularly distinctive.
Neat
Fun album, loved it in my teenage years. That tempo shif part of take me out still rocks
Up and down in terms of quality but the highs are really high
A 10/10 good time.
This was not really 100% my style, but I still liked it quite a bit. Four stars.
3/5
Brilliant album from start to finish
296/1001
One of my favorite alternative bands in high school, this group always sounded unique. Their pop sound and liberal use of tempo and tonal changes has always led to fun music. Take Me Out, Dark of the Matinée, and Jacqueline were all songs I've heard over the years, but not much beyond that in depth. My favorite new one was 40', but really this whole album was fun.
A bonus point for having a track which suits Zucchini, otherwise it's teenage nostalgia.
ive already heard this one
Yep, that sounded about like I figured it would. I knew Take Me Out before this, that's it. This is a slice of indie rock from the 00s that is pretty typical of the genre. Lots of disco beats, chugging, barely overdriven guitars, quirky filtered vocals, it's got it all. It's fine, just not a sound I particularly care about.
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
⭐⭐⭐ Good listening experience
Not bad but it didn't grab me any more than it did when it originally came out
Solid debut. Each song stands apart from the others just enough to hold my interest for the entire album. Not your average Britpop band.
Ich liebs obwohl ich es noch gar nicht kannte!!!
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....
I loved this at the time and it stands up very well indeed. The angular guitars and tight playing are very reminiscent of Talking Heads and Gang of Four but that's cool. Indie rock from this period can get a bad name and, to be fair, there was some crap produced in that era (I'm looking at you Razorlight). Franz Ferdinand were one of the good ones though and it was a joy to revisit this. Super fantastic, you could say Final note - after Belle and Sebastian yesterday, very happy to give 5* to two Glasgow bands on consecutive days, as a resident of this fine but rainy city
I like weird, but maybe only mild weird. Besides their major hit "Take Me Out," this was so weird it just wasn't fun to listen to.
Take me out is a really good well known song, but the rest of this album just kinda fell flat for me. There’s some decent songs but none that gave me the same feeling that take me out does when I hear it. I’d say a 3 with take me out and a 2.5 without.
Super fun music , I felt like I was in a club undercover on a spy mission in a 2000s tv show. Take me out is obv a banger, and there were a few other songs I’d go back and listen to. A tad repetitive at times, but overall a pretty solid album. 3.4/5 Fav song: Take me out
Other than Take Me Out being a banger, I was a little disappointed by the rest of the album ngl. 2.8/5
Take Me Out carries hard, probably the best song from a band named after a racehorse