Reviews (page 8 of 14)
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.
It’s ok. One catchy, good song does not make a good or great album though. 🤷♂️
Good. didn't hit me much but I liked it. 6/10
3 1/2 stars, fun pop rock music but i wish it was a little deeper
I have always liked this album, but I was kind of surprised to see it on this list. 1001 is a big number to fill up I guess
What a bop!
Inoffensive pop rock. Sharp guitar sounds. Take me out is an all time classic
Couldn’t get into it.
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would - will want to revisit!
This record holds up surprisingly well, although it is a bit monotonous. Enjoyable listen. Is it one of the 1001 albums you MUST listen to? I don't know about that. But it's a good listen.
I LOVED this album in high school. Particularly Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee, Auf Achse, This Fire, Darts of Pleasure and 40’, and while I’m somewhat nostalgic about this album still I won’t lie and say that I think it’s held together. It wasn’t an all timer even back in 2004.
i don’t mind this. feels like something g you hear on the cw during its gossip girl era. or maybe like something you’d hear in an art gallery. idk. pretty solid either way.
Not bad
TAKE ME OUT
Decent, obviously best song is "Take Me Out" but he had some others that weren't bad either. 3.5/5
It’s got their best song on it so auto 3. Not sure the rest of it was enough for a 4 though…
Kind of a miss for me. A couple good songs, but the style is off for me. Too busy, too much production, too dance hall.
I didn’t mind this at all, not bad and kind of creative.
Ok
Crisp sharp art rock. Ff are great but I prefer them when combined with the silliness of Sparks . that will come later for the band .
Not entirely my thing. Good but not hugely impacting. Might have to listen to it another time or two but for now its just okay.
Flip flopped on how I felt about this album so much. Some of the songs are good and I maybe even really like them but the rest of them are so... Meh. but either way it just didn't feel special
Nice at that time but now seems a bit old and outdated.
Loved the reminisce on take me out, small spikes of interest but nothing else grabbed me from the album
Pretty rockin'
Good debut album by a band I couldn't really care less about.
Liked it well enough 3 stars
Not a huge fan it was ok
lots of repetitive guitars and vocals that are just on the line of being either out of tune or just speech. some of it is catchy at least.
By no means bad, but half of the songs have little variation in them
Bought it new, still doesn't disappoint
It's better than most of the indie stuff that was out at that time. But that was not a high bar. It's catchy at times but it's not really my thing.
7/10, liked it
shout out ww1
Outside of the obvious hit, I also liked “This Fire”. The rest was ok.
This is good stuff. Not great. But good. I’ve heard Take Me Out too many times in my life. 3.5/5
Take Me Out is a great song. The rest of the album is fine.
The Strokes influence is palpable. Fun and slightly nostalgic listen. Notable songs: Take Me Out (obviously), Michael
Pretty good alternative. Catch and up beat
An album you thought you never heard before but turns out that you know and enjoy
Don't think i've ever actually listened to this top to bottom. Jacqueline - banger opener. Take me out is nails on a chalkboard to me it's been played that much. Cheating on you just makes me want to listen to electric Who is michael. An enjoyable experience overall!
Fun.
The album was decent, obviously "Take Me Out" was an insane hit. Great still today, but would've slapped if I heard it when it came out. It was enjoyable, but outside of that song for me it was just alright.
Дуже добре знаю цей альбом. Колись багато слухав. Там що не пісня то хіт, але прослухавши його нa плеєр записати не хочеться, на відміну від Portishead.
Not bad actually
Solid
Bit of an art punk revival album with some catchy if somewhat similar tunes. Michael is a bit reminiscent of XTC but Take Me Out or This Fire are the ones I expect most folks remember and are the stronger tracks.
i feel like i dont have much to say about this one. its fine. "take me out" and "the dark of the matinée" are the two i'd heard before and they're both still pretty good (the latter moreso than the former imo) but the rest of the album doesn't really stray far from that. even as a dance-punk enjoyer, it's hard to stay interested for 38 minutes when it's as samey as this. fortunately the last couple tracks do have a bit more of an identity of their own. i enjoy the the much harder lean into synths on "come on home", especially how the stuttering staccato of the keyboard is echoed by the guitars, which i think works well with the rest of their sound. and "40'" has a little bit of swag that's missing from the rest of the album too but i can't really put my finger on what it is... maybe the more bluesy tone or the hard swing on the beat? idk. whatever it is, i wish the rest of the album had it, cos as is the only other thing on this album that struck me was the main guitar riff of "auf achse" sounding almost identical to the opening theme of the 90s xmen cartoon. idk, sometimes i kinda hate that doing this "challenge" or whatever forces me to form an opinion on albums i really don't care much about, and this is one of those times. i guess it can have a very low 3 cos i did like the last 2 tracks quite a bit, it's just a shame i had to sit through half an hour of almost identical songs to get there. whatever......
Insgesamt nettes Album würde mir aber wahrscheinlich nichts in die Playlist machen.
I’m too tired to write anything. Three stars on the high side.
Good eats
you know it does get annoying but there's enough that I like from this to fit it at a perfect 3. like very solid right in the middle for me personally
things I knew before this: archduke got blasted 💥 they made “take me out” Pretty much the same now, I liked a couple of songs tho!
I’d never realized one of these songs was one I have heard many times. Didn’t know what I was getting into, not bad. 2.5 star
Pretty alright
In the know post-punk pop. They have a thing. They do their thing. Guitars. Staccato shouts and drums. Icy or standoffish. Smart. Without the feels to draw me back.
Two decades on, this compares favorably to a lot of other albums from bands in the 90s and early 2000s. (Brit pop, I’m looking at you.) It’s moody, sometimes dark, but disciplined and propulsive pop rock.
Pleasant. Mostly dance music
There's some songs that I've heard before ,but not really my thing.
I’m not at all likely to listen to this again, but I didn’t mind it. Some catchy tunes on here.
Some very catchy guitar hooks which make for some excellent songs. Favorite track: 40'
2.8 One absolute corker and then a range of mid to outright bad songs. I could never get into the indie phase that smashed the UK in the mid-00's, and 20 years of hindsight hasn't helped either. Take me out though, what a banger.
Genre defining
Much like how Blur took their love for The Kinks and made something contemporary sounding a decade prior, Franz Ferdinand looked into their Gang Of Four record collection and made something palatable for the masses. They fuse danceable post-punk grooves and angular Wire-esque guitar riffs with singalong choruses and the result is a record that was a smash hit when it hit shelves. The record does stick to its sound and it does feel rather samey, but it is a debut album where the band is clearly finding their feet. For a debut record, the songwriting is exceptionally tight. 'Take Me Out' was absolutely everywhere when this dropped and they influenced a countless amount of indie bands.
I only knew this group for Take Me Out but this album is kinda the same vibe, i like it and i will go back to it when i want to hear rock music.
(The) Franz Ferdinand are firmly entrenched in my mind as one of the The bands that emerged in the early 2000s, their hits hit and the rest is fine. They're not the Strokes or the White Stripes but they're fine.
Meh
Une écoute dynamique et agréable, sans aucun moment d'ennui. Seul le tube incontournable *Take Me Out* sort véritablement du lot. Un projet globalement cool mais qui s'oublie assez vite après la fin du disque.
I don't really care for this band, but the album does have the few iconic songs.
This is fine indie rock, but I was perfectly happy when my impression of Franz Ferdinand stopped at their biggest hit "Take Me Out". I didn't need to hear the entire album to know that this band's best piece of music is their most popular single and that the rest of their music doesn't have much to offer anyone aside from their specific fans.
I think I need to listen to this again. Solid early y2k rock sound, nothing memorable other than 'Take Me Out.'
Assssins
Decent rock
Из плеяды брит-рока начала нулевых, вскормленной волосатыми сиськами братьев Галлахеров, передававшимися по кругу от группы к группе, как херово разбадяженный табаком блант на школьной дискотеке, Franz Ferdinand были самыми непритязательными ребятками. Менее хитовые, чем Coldplay, менее находчивые, чем Kasabian, менее сладкие, чем The Killers. Но одного им точно досталось от двух кудрявых отцов по наследству больше, чем остальным выкормышам, — простецких, но от этого не менее заводных риффов. Весь одноимённый альбом 2004ого года напичкан незатейливыми танцевальными ритмами, идеально подходящими к той самой дискотеке обкуренных и обпитых старшеклассников. Неоспоримые бэнгеры Take Me Out, Tell Her Tonight и This Fire, от которых каждый знает хотя бы одну строчку припева, качественно выносят колонки и бросают локти в полёт до сих пор. На удивление, прошедший мимо меня Michael делает это не хуже более известных собратьев. Крикливый и в некоторых местах слегка гортанный вокальчик, как будто бы специально небрежно наброшенный на крепко сбитый в своей простоте и динамичности инструментал, ничуть не портит картины. Чего однако не сказать о более задумчивых композициях вроде Auf Achse и 40' (https://music.yandex.ru/album/5908781/track/44136420), попахивающих то ли плохо понятой и/или переваренной томйорковщиной, то ли влиянием по-британски грустных американцев Mellowdrone, прозвучавших в практически каждом сериале той эпохи. Остальные треки не оставили никакого впечатления, будто первые три выпитых бутылки пива на летней тусовке в 17 лет. Были и были, остальное-то намного интереснее. К сожалению, на фоне в той же моде эпонимичного группе альбома Kasabian и Hot Fuss миловидных Убийц девичьих сердец, которые вышли в том же 2004ом и были заполнены качественной аудиоводярой до краёв, этот альбом заслуживает максимум 6.5/10.
Post-punk revival, this is a genre I like quite a lot. The Strokes are one of my favorite groups. I have always liked Take Me Out, I recognize This Fire, and Matinee was nice. Auf Achse is kind of... droning? This album has a lot of lull periods (Jacqueline, Auf,) that kind of dampens the energy I expect from post-punk. A little disappointing actually, I was excited for this record when I saw it in my queue.
My perception of this band and album is based on when it was released in early 2000s. I liked the single "Take me out" but I found the whole album too energetic all the time. I always thought they were a little pretentious and arty too. But I recently read Stuart Braithwaite (of Mogwai) who talks of Alex Kapranos in a really good light and how pivotal he was in the Glasgow music scene and the support he gave Mogwai and other local Scottish bands through his promotion work. Really impressed by that. Rating a 3 as it's not a stellar album for me but I appreciate that it's trying to do something different and I'm glad they got a break after years in the business.
Better than I remembered.
Pretty good
2026.05.11.
I'm realizing that dance-punk tends to be something I'm not particularly into. At least the revival, cause I think Gang of Four's Entertainment is one of the best post-punk-adjacent records of all time. This comes across as very half-baked and uninteresting to me, which is unfortunate because I really wanted to like this. Maybe I had to be there.
#939. Not great, not terrible. 3/5: acceptable
Fun
good first album.
Overall inoffensive with a couple of actually cool songs in there. About a minute through Take Me Out I was like "oh hey the groove changed to something cool right th- OHHHHH THIS SONG I SAY DONTCHA KNOWW". Hadn't thought about that song since I was a wee lad, maybe never would have again if I didn't hear it here. So that's cool. Also, let's hear it for short albums. I'd say 3.
Overall: 6/10 Take Me Out is such a banger that I got really excited when this popped up! However, the rest of the album ranges from "pretty good" to "kind of bland" and that seems to be the case with a lot of these rock albums from the 2000s. Definitely talented guys but I've heard this style done better by a lot of bands. Fav song: Take Me Out
I wasn’t so sure about this one to start but it was want had. Even kind of liked it.
It's been a bit, but I don't remember much about this one other than Take Me Out. I should probably listen to it again.
Rating: 6/10 Between video game soundtracks in the mid-2000's and my Pandora radio stations a few years later, Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out is an iconic staple and still one of the best rock songs of the decade. Nowadays, the huge UK post-punk revival wave of the time doesn't do as much for me outside of the occasional song and landmark album. This band's debut is still decent and pretty fun and I don't think they would ever go on to match it. It really gets by purely on its energy and its runtime that would get tiring by being a little bit longer. There's some clear better songs like Jaqueline, Dark of the Matinee, and This Fire.
Cool, Regentage, doc Martens , Backstein
Albums not bad! I feel like it's just not my kinda thing. Tell Her Tonight is my favorite song tho!
A solid album that I've always wanted to take the time to listen to. But nothing other than Take Me Out really resonated with me.
Take Me Out is a great song and many of the other songs on this album sounded very similar to it which eventually made the sound of the band run thin.
3.25 - Enjoyable! Take Me Out is such a great song.
Meh, not my favorite.
I like some songs but there is no variety and nothing that really makes me want to keep listening. It’s a 3 for me. A high 3, but a 3.
weirdly deutsch dafür dass sie schottisch sind, musik ist ok aber für mich eher langweilig
This is that particular 00s indie sound at its best
No es mal disco, pero resulta un poco monótono.
Great album, not on my top 100 though. Good energy
Fairly energetic as I expected a lot of boring indy shit considering that these guys. "Not boring" is becoming a high praise for stuff on this list.
I thought it was enjoyable. Don't absolutely love his voice. Take me out is definitely a vibe though.
17/1001 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004) This is an album that works better as a collection of singles than a cohesive project. With highlights like 'Take Me Out' and 'The Dark Of The Matinée' I was looking forward to this a lot. And I enjoyed it. What I didn't realise was how this sort of art school post punk revival sound would tire so quickly, even for a relatively tight 38-minute project. By the time I reached songs that are objectively fun, like 'Darts of Pleasure' and 'Michael', I was already ready for it to be over as I'd gotten all I could from it. The outro was a welcome surprise of a pretty different and much more interesting sound to close it out. ★★★½
Probably shaped a lot of popular rock after their release. Some tracks are very very good, others left me perplexed. Not my kind of album, but it's been a pleasure to listen to it
es la definición literal de un 3
Solo las personas de prepa 5 tienen fisicamente permitido ponerle 5 estrellas, porque está bueno pero no tanto jajaja
I’ll be fine if I never hear Take Me Out again.
Chulo!
This is actually a really creative and slick album of post punk pop rock. Time hasn't been kind but on release it really stood out.
I thought this album was just okay
Overall a very fun album, though some are monotonous. It’s a groove for sure, and has its place. Drive music more than happy hour music.
A refreshingly simple post-punk album, albeit with a dash of pretention, FF manages to be noisy without being...noisy. Scratching guitars and disco-esque drums characterise the LP's sound, and apart from well known hit "Take Me Out", I was surprised by the strength of other songs such as "This Fire" and "Jacqueline".
Conocía Take me out
Good
Der er nogle gode numre imellem, men bortset fra det nostalgiske hit er det meget variationer over den samme sang.
Liked the rock orchestration, and the vocals aren't bad. The thematic lyrics though.... IDK.
Jacqueline - 3/5 Tell her tonight - 3/5 Take me out - 4/5 The dark of the matinee - 4/5 Auf achse - 4/5 Cheating on you - 2/5 This fire - 3/5 Darts of pleasure - 2/5 Michael - 3/5 Come on home - 3/5 40' - 2/5
I am so neutral on this band
Like it some songs
Correcto
A really good polished professional album with a great consistent sound....that I just don't yearn for, but appreciate.
I enjoyed this one more than the last one. Songs were pretty repetitive. But, I did recognize one of the songs on it. Added Take Me Out and 40’ to my playlist.
So if you're lonely You know I'm here waiting for you...
Something about Franz Ferinard winds me up. Listening to this hasn't changed my mind. Take me out has been overplayed so can't raise marks there either. Generous 3
It was ok
Was okay, a few hits, everything else was unmemorable on one listen, but understand how someone could really get 8nto this album. But, for me, a 3.
Not bad, but nothing really stood out.
so mid
Ah, Franz Ferdinand. I don't think I'll ever forget watching Fuse or MTV on weekday afternoons after middle school and having the video for Take Me Out come on at least once each time. I feel like I probably listened to the album in full at least once around that time, but most of the tracks felt unfamiliar to me on this listen. Regardless of familiarity, this is just a fun album. It's dance-punk, if that's a thing. Every second throws something at you that you can either enjoy or pout about. No matter which you choose, you certainly can't ignore it. Take Me Out is probably the best song, which is likely influenced by my nostalgia. Pretty much every track on the album is a good listen. I will say that it gets a bit exhausting, though. The album runs less than 40 minutes, but the barrage that comes from it wore me down by the end. I'm also not sure that it has a lot of re-listen value. While I'd definitely stop for a few tracks, I'm not convinced that I'll really want to hear the full thing all at once again. On the whole, FF is an enjoyable album. It comes on fast and strong without ever really letting up. While that leads it to being a little tiring, it still stays interesting. There are some really strong tracks here, and none I consider bad. It's a solid album, just not one I'd call great. Overall: 3.4/5
I mean, I liked the album enough in 2004 to buy it. And I enjoyed it. There’s lots of energy, and the vocals are engaging. But I haven’t listened to the album in years, and I’m not regretting that—even on this new listen. The album is good, but it’s far from essential.
Catchy pop-rock with some funky basslines. Decent, but not sure what is new about it.
It has some amazing musical notes; I don't think it's my favorite, but it's good.
OMG the Auf Achse track is iconic ,i like it so much .
A great pop rock album and full of catchy tunes, big hits and lesser known gems. Excellent listen
ok
Fun album. Obviously had the anthem of Take Me Out but also a lot of good and interesting stuff. Enjoyed the mix of genres in a lot of tracks. However, shame it’s not consistent and nothing meets the high of track 3.
So its still good, it just has a few more fillers than i remember..... But when they're good they're really really good. (wanted to give a 3.5 but downgraded for consistency)
A few hits not my favorite
"Take Me Out" is still thrilling over two decades later. The way it plays mellow indie rock into stomping dance rock is like a shot of adrenaline, and it spawned countless imitators that never matched it. Its energy is all over this album, even if the riffs never get quite that big again. Songs like "This Fire" and "Michael" are frantic and jagged, always moving forward. While there's nothing here that's boring or bad - "Tell Her Tonight" and its unfortunate placement as the second song is the closest - it does feel like it's missing a few more big swings like "Take Me Out." And I think that's what makes this feel more like a snapshot in time than a timeless record. It's a great mix of indie and dance, and it comes very close to a 4 for me. But the similarity of many of these songs limits my excitement just enough to keep it at a 3.
not my type
It’s solid but not great- repetitive sound of the time, indie like Modest Mouse, vocals like the Killers and some of the hipster attitude of Arcade Fire. But that’s it, it just sounds like everything else. If post punk sounds like Sparks get a 4- this can’t be up there with it…is my reasoning.
I remember when Take Me Out came out and the dance floors of Austin exploded. This is my first time listening to the whole album. I enjoyed it but I can also see where someone might think they only had one album because they really only had one radio hit, at least that I know of.
6/10
This is a good early-to-mid 2000s British indie rock album, with some very catchy, danceable songs, but there’s not quite enough quality there to lift it into 4-star territory for me. Like so many albums, most of the best tracks are stacked towards the start (‘Jacqueline’, ‘Take Me Out’, ‘The Dark of the Matinée’), so it does run out of steam a bit by the end, though there are some later highlights too (‘This Fire’ and ‘Michael’). On the plus side even the weaker material has a great groove; it’s very hard not to tap your feet listening to this!
mehhh
Some is brilliant, some is proper landfill indie. Pick your poison
Fun album, but a bit one-note
It was fun.
good album, few skips. overall pretty nice.
Doesn’t quite pop out sound wise. But each track does have a unique vibe
Solid indie album, take me out was overplayed 20 years ago but now it’s a banger. The rest of the album isnt bad but it isn’t particularly memorable either
Some really great songs on this record, but overall not really my type of music and the record as a whole is good but not legendary.
This was not too bad. Once again I was a bit skeptical about a UK band from this era but this came across as a fun listen. Nothing really stood out as incredible but it wasn’t terrible. Probably need a few more listens to understand why this is on this list. Not sure if I’ll ever feel like listening to this at home again but if I happen to hear this out in the world, I’ll probably not be offended and it might stand out enough for me to Shazam it.
Really very good. It's easy to be a bit dismissive as it was such a pop hit and was part of the wave of "indie " that included some really uninteresting stuff. It's absolutely a solid record though. Really good fun. Some great songwriting and delivered with so many hooks and funky features
I don't hate it. Disco indie.
I can’t believe Take Me Out is an old song already. I remember when this came out! What a jam. Not sure if the rest of the album is as thrilling though. Definitely encapsulates the moment.
Growing up right in the prime of early indie music these guys have been on my radar for a long time, but this was the first time I have sat and listened to a whole Franz Ferdinand album. I felt like they are very focused on the hook or catchy chorus, something they did a few times, but lack the overall emotional realness that I think the best music has. Maybe it's due to the dance inspired drum beats, but most of these songs ended up feeling robotic to me. Probably fun to see live, but in album form this really didn't capture me.
This was fine. Take Me Out was absolutely everywhere when it came out and I've heard it countless times. I'm kind of surprised I hadn't heard a single other song on the album. These guys definitely found a formula and stuck to it though, so I honestly think I could have lived not hearing the rest.
Sympa comme tout, très dansant Tell her tonight ++ AAAAAH mais c’est de lui Take me Out Trop cool !
Enjoyed this when it came out and it holds up well. Favorite songs: Take Me Out, The Dark Of The Matinee, Cheating On You
It's a very fun listen. The highest quality are the songs themselves. Not only your basic post punk stuff. Some interesting harmony passages and varied dinemics. Perhaps the playing and singing are not exceptional, but they sound really good together. I think a 3.7 will do justice
C'est correct. J'pense pas que ça passe full le test du temps.
I liked it, but didn’t really take any of it in
Reminds me of an indie club which I’m not mad about. Take me out clears the rest though
Take me Out goated Matinee also good Rest of the album is ight
Though take me out is an all-time Classic, the rest of the album is a bit lackluster
Take Me Out is so iconic! I also enjoyed The Dark Of The Matinée. Very cool vibe.
6/10. Recognized a couple, the rest were new. None of the songs particularly stood out to me more than the others. I think This Fire and 40' were my favorites, although I also liked Cheating On You more than I expected. Fun listen, agreeing with Ness that the singer kind of sucking adds a lot of charm.
- My top tracks were Tell Her Tonight, This Fire, and Darts of Pleasure - This has been sitting at like a 6 for me this whole listen through. There is nothing here that makes me go ewwwww, and there's some good jams here. - Franz Ferdinand is something I enjoyed more two years ago (got that incel indie emo-adjacent rock vibes to it in such a weird way). I love that their singer fucking sucks, it really adds to the album. - I like that they all suck and are weird losers, i think it adds to the charm of the album. - I am going with a 5/10. I enjoyed it. I don't think much about it though. Three stars, 5/10.
2.75 stars. Better than I expected. Still a bit clingy clangy indie.
Dont really get the hype to this. Just alright innit. Maybe slightly better then some of the indie bands of the early 2000s, but still nothing to amazing. Dont need to play it again.
Djou know what, its better than i remember, some nothing songs but a few catchy tunes. Better albums if the period that arent on here though.
Good album Really like the dark of the matinée
Not spectacular, singles are the clear standouts, did enjoy 40 as well. Ain’t bad either, just alright.
This was new to me. I enjoyed it, but probably won’t listen to it again
This album goes all over the place. Starts out with Jacqueline, which is some generic decent rock. Tell Her Tonight is similar. And then Take Me Out hits, which is always a banger, love this song. The Dark Of The Matinee is fun, and you think ok, after the shaky first couple, the album is finding its way. But then Auf Asche comes on and its just repetitive and boring. The rest of the album pretty much just goes between that and some decent tracks. Except for Come On Home, which is really fun and has some nice guitar work. 40' ends it fairly nicely. Hard to rate the album, between the individual songs I have 1s, 2s, 3s, a 4, and a 5. Overall I think it would get a 2, with Take Me Out bumping it up to a 3. Best song: Take Me Out
It's ok.... (Love the singles. This website recommending too much white music I'm bored as hellll)
I don’t dislike FF, but on the other hand, I don’t really like them, but the album was ok
Yeah solid album, I’d give it 3.5 stars if I could. Take me out is the highlight even though that’s the only song I knew but for a reason because that song honestly is very good! Like I forgot how good it was. There’s some other ones that are good too on here that’s not the only good song. I really like the bass grooves and drums on this record. Very good melodies and stuff and sounds or atmosphere that is appealing to me. With alittle edge not just pop rock. Yeah that’s all I got.
Feels like coworker music. Guitars are well done, although instrumental gets repetitive. Reminds me of Arctic Monkeys + Muse. Singing is very similar to Muse, Aug Acshe is really, really not my taste. Repetitive lyrics overall, meh. 5/10
take me out dot com 3.5 algumas musicas legais mas um pouco repetitivo
Kind of an 80’s undertone. Maybe more of a 2.5
Decent 3,5
I expected to only like Take Me Out. I liked more! BASED
This was a fun little indie rock album. The obvious hit was "Take Me Out" and that was leagues over the rest of the album. But I really enjoyed "The Dark of the Matinée", a bop.
Great debut album. The band have got better over the years but not matched the spark and songwriting on this.
5/10
I am getting mid and mid and all over mid recently
Not bad and enjoyed some songs
This is a tricky one. Loads of good, memorable tunes on here. Take Me Out is an all-time indie disco classic. It's a clear highlight of the album. Jacqueline and Darts of Pleasure also stand out. However, I can't say I truly love or like this album. Maybe it's too eager to please, maybe it's not as good as it thinks it is. Maybe if they'd only made this album and then disappeared I would love it. Should be 4 stars, I'll probably give it 3.
Álbum clásico, con 11 canciones presentadas, incluido el track "take me out". Un disco sólido, que trae un aire al año 2000. Me gustó mucho la canción " 40' ", el bajo suena muy bien. En una escala del 1 al 10, le doy un 7 🙌🏼✨
A little generic, nothing stood out. But it's a feel-good album, very road-trip-y, or millenial party vibes. Liked it!
Cool but not ... spectacular
it's still 2007 and I'm trapped under a mountain of pinstripe ringer tees in an urban outfitters. they won't let me leave. turns out I'm not particularly nostalgic for the aughts post-punk thing. catchy though! Three stars. Favorite track: Michael.
Lots of good songs individually that I would listen to again. But listening to the entire album straight through it can get a little boring and repetitive.
Scottish Strokes raised on Blur.
Fun
Enjoyed it, brought me back to the 2000’s
Honestly, this band gets in my nerves. I recognize they are not bad, they have cool songs, but all of them sound the same to me, the same rythm, the same drums, same quick guitar riffs... It felt too long, and the album is under 40 minutes. A tight pass. 2,5/5.
Good album. A lot of the songs sounded the same. Favorites included Jacqueline, take me out, and the dark of the matinee. Songs we listened too before hand was take me out.
The archduke didnt die for this. I only know Take Me Out. Alright song, nothing extraordinary. That's how I'd describe the whole album honestly. I don't hate it, but it doesn't have any songs that really stand out. Darts of pleasure is my favourite I suppose. Also, it would have been funnier if the album were called Gavrilo Princip. That way you could say you're listening to Take Me Out Gavrilo Princip by Franz Ferdinand.
YouTube music autoplayed like 7 songs after this album finished and I was a little suspicious for one of them but was totally convinced that the others were part of the album
This is a good, post-punk (or power pop?) album of ear-wormy songs. "Take Me Out" is the big hit but I also really liked "Jacqueline" and "The Dark of the Matinee." Lyrically it did nothing for me and it's front-loaded but it's enjoyable enough and I like their more recent output as well. Actually like them more than Arctic Monkeys, just sayin.
A really fun throwback to indie rock's heyday. Like a lot of people, I went into this only knowing Take Me Out, but i think these guys deserve more than one-hit wonder status. Great punchy and varied sound on here, gets a little repetitive but i still really enjoyed it.
Love some the tracks off this album. Unfortunately it’s got more misses than I remember. Still very good
There was something relaxing about it
Fine. The album is very early 2000's and sounds very much like Snow Patrol (or does Snow Patrol sound like them?). Either way it's just sort of fine, nothing too hard or anything that makes you think, just sort of nice bouncy pop.
they've got some good tracks. "Take me out" by far strongest. then they've got some meh tracks. still a overall good listen 3.5 stars
Como tal se mantiene mucho el sonido en todo el album y esta bueno como para cuando quiero escuchar la misma cancion varias veces pero con distinta letra lol, muy entretenido tambien de escuchar
Fun, rythmic, maybe a little bit repetetive.
Brings back memories
it was fun! but would not listen again.
good 2000s alternative, wasn't my personal favorite but there are some good songs like “Take Me Out” & “Jacqueline”.
Havent heard but 1 song from this band, either Guitar Hero or Rockband, was a refreshing good listen, but probably will be my only listen
Only familiar with "Take Me Out" prior to listening. Can't say this is something I'd come back to personally, but I do appreciate the tone of the album.
Bumpin
I remember when this record came out (22 years ago already!) and I've always had mixed emotions. It was refreshing, and there are some real bangers on this album like "Take Me Out", but on the other hand, I never couldn't get rid of the feeling that I'd somehow heard it all before. Fast forward 22 years later, and I found myself still listening to other garage/post-punk bands like "The Strokes" or "The White Stripes" but not FF. I think that says it all. 3/5
I used to like this. I still like this.
Cool!
Probably the last ‘indie’ group to be a mainstream success and a lot was made of this album at the time. Spiky, tuneful and with a sense of fun, and they’re Scottish! Not hugely original but entertaining nonetheless.
What a great album that I'm rediscovering entirely! You can hear all the rock and a certain energy that I really appreciated while listening, and I find myself hesitating between 3 and 4 stars. But it's not an album I'll naturally listen to again, which is my criterion for awarding the 4th star, so I'll stick with 3.
I see this album as the UK’s answer to The Strokes, just more dance-friendly, and I have to admit it works. The Talking Heads influence is obvious on Tell Her Tonight, and a few tracks are so well written they’ve earned their place in the indie hit pantheon. That said, by the end I feel worn out. The sound is dry, sometimes almost shrill, the instrumental parts feel a bit too clear, and overall it lacks the warmth I usually look for. I won’t skip it if it comes on, but there’s little chance I’ll ever put this record back on by myself. After Brit-pop, it was a good move still.
This is the type of music I like so really wanted to like it more but thought it is just like not as good as arctic monkeys sorry! Between a 3 and 4
loved this in hs/college. still a lot of fun. 3.5
Couple of bangers but nothing breathtaking
feels like a new age, not as good beatles album. there’s that one banger on it that highkey slaps thi
#4 听得我很烦
Forgettable 2000s rock revival.
Ya it’s ok.
I only ever listened to "Take me out" before, so it's a good thing this made me listen to it. Now, after listening to the album, there a few other good tracks like, "Jacqeline", "Cheating on you", and "The Dark of the Matinée". Over all, its good, but I understand why my dad says hes not crazy about them.
Reminds me of my first year in uni which is a wonderful thing
(76/100)
also so good! i think my favorite is still take me out but i would listen to it again!
Good stuff. they loaded the back of the album with the most gems. But this is an album that transports you back to that time period
Jó dallamok, jó kis indie hangzás, nem volt eget verő
OK, wouldn't rush to listen again
didnt expect to like it
enjoyed the punk vibes from this album. solid album! don't have too much to say about it, i enjoyed it for the most part. 7/10
None of the album is unpleasant to listen to, but it does largely blur into one. I wouldn't say any songs particularly stood out to me or did anything massively exciting/different. Not my favourite vocals, but not the worst. Overall just very average...