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This was fun!! I vibed for sure
I missed out on this in 04 but really enjoy it now.
Fun!
I liked it. Reminds me of guitar hero but was good.
favourite album mid 2000
would get on vinyl
This was pleasant enough to listen to but I didn't really feel like it was all that impressive. Weird, I just gave a similar review to my last album so maybe I'm just in a mood.
Good rock, nice songs.
sounds like 2004, for better or worse
Ok so I wanted to like this more, not that I didn't...but wanted it to be great. The lead singer has a great voice but I got lost in some of the arrangements...still solid but not stellar.
Take Me Out won my heart from the first listen. Franz Ferdinand was the sound of the early 00’s and I liked it. Slightly aggressive guitars, interesting compositions, odd lyrics. Felt like a return to rock was coming, but it wasn’t.
Take Me Out is an absolute classic
awesome
Fun indie/alt garagey rock with pop-memorable melodies and a danceable post-punk feel. Solid rhythm section - nice balance of melodic and rhythmic bass while the drummer holds a pocket with nice hi-hat work. Guitar work similarly provides a nice balance of simple but memorable melodies and rhythmic punctuation. The singer’s voice fits right in and everyone plays their role - there’s no competition for attention or space and it’s easy to take it all in. The album is energetic and a good time, plain and simple. It’s got very broad appeal while being true to itself and not sounding compromised.
Rock!!! 9/10
made me very sleepy
shit
Lo conozco, me encanta. Aguante Franz Ferdinand.
Franz Ferdinand have always been one of those bands which I thought were okay, but never bowled over by them. It's perfectly listenable, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it. 3/5
A great pop rock album that still sounds great today.
A childhood classic for me with a few fillers. Time signature change in “Take me Out” is always great to hear.
Rätt bra!
It's really good, take me out is obviously a classic, but dark of the matinee feels underrated to me as well. Honestly there's not really a song here I don't like. It just feels like there are albums that do this sort of thing better. Still a really worthy 4.
Fun to hear some of these tunes for first time in 15+ years. Drags a bit near end
Excellent!
Another one of these. I've been pretty bummed out by the selection of 2000s albums so far, and among my least favourite trends to come from the noughties was the popularisation of indie music. I admit that it's partly because I like belonging in a smaller pool of music listeners, but also because it brought a whole ton of wank bands that are indie in name but not in spirit. This album is the kind of music you'd bring up when talking with a work colleague. It carries an air of respect with it's cool, suave sound and flashy German name, but peek underneath the exterior and there's absolutely nothing going on. On a positive, I think Take Me Out is pretty good. I have a bad habit of thinking that the first 50 seconds of the song and the remaining ~3 minutes of music are two separate tracks, which is a contrast that I enjoy.
für rock guet gmacht sowiit ich gsehne, die musig gfallt mer eifach nedeso wenn's ned queen isch xd
Das Album ist sehr unterhaltsam, teilweise zwar etwas repetitiv, aber trotzdem relativ interessant und vielfältig. Es macht seine Sache als Album gut, es macht Spass, ich würde es nochmals anhören. Jacqueline: Mit dem ruhigen Anfang erwartet man gar nicht, dass der Song so abgeht. Sehr angenehme Überraschung. Die Gitarre gefällt mir gut. Tell Her Tonight: Gefällt mir etwas weniger als der erste Song, ist weniger variabel und die Stimmen schreien mehr als dass sie singen. Take Me Out: Ist irgendwie etwas an mir vorbeigegangen, ganz nett aber haut mich nicht vom Hocker. The Dark of the Matinée: Mir gefallen die rockige Singstimme und die Mehrstimmigkeit, die sich gut mit dem schönen Kontrast zu rockigem Schlagzeug, Gitarre und Bass mischen. Der Rhythmuswechsel gegen Ende (ich glaube ein langsamerer 6/8 statt 4/4 im Anfangstempo) gefällt mir gut, ein ähnlicher Überraschungseffekt wie im ersten Song. Auf Achse: Auch wieder ganz cool, aber nicht spektakulär. Woher kommt der deutsche Titel? Cheating On You: Etwas lärmig. This Fire: Die Harmonien in der Gitarre am Anfang sind vielversprechend, allerdings stellt sich der Song als lärmig und unwandelbar heraus. Darts of Pleasure: noch cool. Michael: Die Akkorde sind teilweise recht dissonant, das gefällt mir. Sobald die Singstimme dazukommt, meint man, es wird tonal, aber auch der Refrain birgt dann spannende Harmonien. Come on Home: ups, nicht zugehört. 40‘: Der Rhythmus ist sehr tanzbar, beim Lalala will man mitsingen.
Pretty good music, especially for its time
It has THE FF song on it, everything else is decent. They didn’t quite find their groove, but they were getting there.
Once upon a time, this accessible, punchy, and fun album made mainstream music lovers feel a little (undeservingly) underground while they listened to Take Me Out on their lime green iPod nano. Is this the greatest album of all time? No. Is this album filled head to tail with bops that perfectly encapsulate pop indie rock music in the early 2000s? Absolutely. Bonus points for making us all brush up on our WWI history circa 2004.
9/10
Good album
Thought these guys were a one-hit-wonder, but most of the tracks on the album hold up to Take Me Out.
Just listened to this for the first time a couple of weeks ago, but happy to hear it again.
A decent rock album, no more, no less. Must hear before you die? Nah.
One of my favorite albums from my teenage years. Still makes you want to throw everything in the air and just dance. Really really love Franz Ferdinand!
Similar to the Killer's, there isn't anything bad here but by the end I'm bored 2/5
So, Take Me Out is an all-time banger. Would probably make a list of best tracks of the 00s, though I'd have to think about it. I was happy to see the album listed for today: "Oh I love that song, but have never listened to the album. Wonder how the rest is" And, uh, Jacqueline is good too. Darts of pleasure has a memorable last 20 seconds. But the rest of this album leaves much to be desired. And as I understand, we're rating albums not the best song on each album. And I doubt I'd ever listen to the album again.
I remember being obsessed with this album in the mid-00s as a touchstone of indie rock. It still holds up twenty years later as an exemplar of that sound.
Thank you Guitar Hero for introducing me to FF. I liked this album then and I like this album now.
this always has been a very fun album. i found the musical motifs somewhat inconsistent, which never stopped me from loving it a lot
i wanted to love this album but it might have been a little too simple for me
I have always liked this album. It had some great singles off of it, but the whole album is sharp. The crispness of the playing is fantastic.
2004. Rock/Pop. 7/10 Take Me Out / This Fire
Sooo many tasty grooves. Nearly every song draws you in with an infectious guitar hook (~ think Interpol, the Strokes, Kaiser Chiefs). Really regretting missing them in concert last year!!
Hadn't heard the rest of the album, but it's pretty decent 4/5
Brought me back! Some good jams
Definitely holds up
A better album than I would’ve thought for an artist I only knew one song from. Take Me Out is the biggest bop though
Take Me Out is one of the best songs of the 00's. I love the tempo change after the intro. the rest of the album was ok but didn't do much for me.
Quite enjoyed this one.
Another one that’s not for me. I thought the first bit of the first song was very theatrical and I loved the direction it was headed but then once all of the instrumentation came in it wasn’t what I had hoped.
I like their sound
Solid Standout songs: Jacqueline The Dark of the Matinee Darts of Pleasure
Love one song
Que todos los temas te hagan mover la patita ya lo hace bueno
Loved it. Not exactly my style though.
No bad.
This album kinda slaps. Never really listened to the whole thing, but I should have. Will I listen to again: 100%
Might me a solid Indy act, but I coulnd't bring myself to care about any of these songs. 2/5
2,5
"It's always better on holiday, So much better on holiday. That's why we only work when we need the money."
I dismissed Franz Ferdinand after hearing "Take Me Out" when they debuted. I was not a fan of alt-rock's early 2000's period and deemed it too contrived to be of any interest. Now, as a more experienced listener, I can see Franz Ferdinand as a continuation of post-punk, though, seemingly, a post-punk meant for the dance floor? The songs are bouncy, and, if given the chance, would lend themselves well to a discotheque. Sadly, this does tend to leave the lyrics repetitive or lacking much depth. At times they sound extremely similar to alt-contemporaries, the Killers, sometimes the Hives (most of the album), and sometimes the Doors ("This Fire"). Franz Ferdinand come so close to touching brilliance a few times, but never quite get there, making for a disappointing listen, despite their willingness to experiment withe different sounds. Not for me, not essential, but a good snapshot of what was happening in alt-rock in 2004.
This is old fashioned, but in the right way to please my ears.
What came first, the archduke or the band? Well, contrary to popular belief, it was in fact the band. As such, this is a truly timeless album with a handful of nostalgic bangers. I had a nice time listening to this, and could understand why it would all kick off if they were assassinated. Franz Ferdinand walked, so Franz Ferdinand could run, so Rio Ferdinand could offer dim commentary on football matches.
Good fun and a decent album all round. Not sure this was worth fighting a World War over though.. then again one thing I've learnt having dived?.. dove?.. having belly flopped into this list, is that I know fuck all about music. Despite some of the music on the album occasionally feeling like rejected FIFA 04 tracks, as a whole this was a solid, enjoyable indie rock experience.
Felt like a shitt(ish) version of some good music. Like someone was doing their own versions of good music, but not very well… I think? Dont think I liked it much, but I kind of wanted to. Was like a group of lads going ‘shall we make music that will get us on the next fifa game?’ I think? Okay. Take Me Out just started, didnt realised this was on here. They actually did do the Fifa thing, and very well. Elite Snobs song for 18 year old Caesar to neck of with 3 different birds to. Bravo Franz. The rest get very ‘meh’ again. I also hate when an album is just the title of the artist. Was a 2.5, now solid 2.
It's a flawless indie darlings album. These guys rode the wave of the naughties invasion kicked off by The Strokes, and they brought a bit of art student quirk to proceedings. Great opener, neatly establishes Alex's distinctive vocal stylings, followed by their spiky, off kilter guitars. Tell Her Tonight is like something off Talking Heads’ 77, or XTC’s Drums and Wires Take Me Out is the stand out. It hit me like a brick to each ear when I first heard it. It didn't sound like anything else, a rare achievement considering it was released in 2004. No track reminds me of the sticky indie sleaze clubs I used to go to more than Michael. Mucky, androgynous yet sexual, a call to youthful exploration. Angular sequences underpinned by a rhythm section tightly wound around the guitar riffs and vocal arrangements. Great pop songs by well preened boys in ties.
Franz Ferdinand is a British group that made a version of alt-rock that could be called dance punk. They made funky, danceable songs, that became a very successful version of brit-pop for the aughts. Their self-titled debut album won the Mercury Prize, and met with near-universal critical acclaim. The album includes "Take Me Out," the band's breakout single, as well as "The Dark Side of the Matinee," and "Michael." These bass-driven, upbeat danceable tracks are great examples of the band's catchy pop songs.
boring apathetic shlock void of melody or any interesting moments. feels like listening to the hum of a refrigerator for an hour.
meh, good energy, catchy some times, too-samey
Iconic album. Standout Tracks: - Darts of Pleasure - Jacqueline - The Dark of the Matinee - Take Me Out (overplayed, but amazing track)
Classic of it's genre. Brings back happy memories of sticky floors and pints of snakebite.
Brilliant. Their best. Know it well and remember buying it back in 2004! Maybe a bit underrated these days. They should have put the single version of This Fire on here instead though.
Not bad but nothing outstanding and not my first choice.
Should to love this album - transported me back to a happy place
TAKE ME OUT! Tudududududuu. Die succesformule is op een aantal nummers toegepast op het begin, vond die niet zo spannend. Afgezien van ‘Michael’ die wmb misplaatst is op dit album, en misschien uberhaupt op een alvum, vordert het album tot meer uniekere nummers met vette
Mediocre. Uninterested
A great flash-in-the-pan album.
fuck off
Va skeptiskt vid första låten, men sen tog introt slut och jag såg ut såhär: 😳 Tycker om deras gitarr riffs och hur sångarens röst låter. I andra halvan tappade jag tålamod och blev rastlös, störde mig lite på att dom sjunger samma mening om och om igen i några av låtarna. Blir ganska repetitivt
I didn't particularly enjoy this when it came out, and I still don't today, but I think it has aged relatively well. I don't think it shows its age at all and that I think is praiseworthy in and of itself.
Glorious and fun. Takes me back to being 15 so this was a safe 5 stars.
It’s an ok album
I didn't hate this - just wish it offered more. While listening I drew plenty of 'LCD Soundsystem' and 'The KIllers' comparisons. But this album is far more consistent than any project out of those guys. It's also more rooted in its post-punk influences - filled to the brim with these staccato guitar hits, akin to groups like 'Bloc Party'. Granted it still contains the quirky, referential style of all those bands - sing-along choruses included. While a fun listen, the sounds get old quickly - and the overly theatric vocal style doesn't help remedy this grating effect. There are riffs for days here, but not the slightest hint of a change in song structure. I'll cut the band some slack, it is a debut after all, and with that considered, it's pretty damn consistent. The big hit 'Take Me Out' is oddly enough the most interesting song here from a structural perspective with that early switch-up. 'Auf Achse' was a nice change of pace - introducing synths, and keys, and it goes in this more introspective, yet still angsty lyrical direction. It's got the most winner chorus here though - super catchy and hard-hitting. 'Come On Home' also won me over for similar reasons and the closing '40 was quite the explosive finish with that tremolo-picked guitar. If you want pure, unfiltered, boilerplate post-punk revival music, I can't think of a better album than this one to get that fix - or just to get introduced to the genre in general. I'd say that statement sums up the best and worst things about this album pretty well.
This is an exceptionally good indie rock/garage rock revival album from the early 00s with tight, punchy, funky, very punctual and danceable rock songs and with a huge hit which was an anthem of those years. There are many albums from the era that sound so dated nowadays - not this album, which sounds fresh even today. It's a 4.5 album now, but I might round it up to 5 later.
Other than Take Me Out, I didn't really enjoy any other song.
Soundtrack of my youth! Takes me back to my clubbing era.
The bass was great. Other than that it's just mid
"Michael" is a good song, but otherwise I would like to never hear the rock band "Franz Ferdinand" ever again
I was actually vibing with this one- I thought it was a nice, classic rock sounding album that was due for awhile. I don’t think it really sets itself apart, necessarily, from others which makes me lower my rating, but not bad.
Was familiar with the band in name only and not just because I'm an old Austrian scholar, but have never explicitly listened. And the description alone is probably something I shouldn't read before listening because going in I have a bad attitude about this - comparisons on Apple Music to Arctic Monkeys and Libertines are aggravating me in advance. Is that any way to live life? (Q: *being aggravated* or *listening to shitty music* ? hmmm...) Ok even just with track one I'll give them that they're immediately better than those 2 but I can't help but perhaps lazily lump them in with so many of these early 2000s-debut bands with the heavily distorted and processed vocals. It's not *as* bad here but it's hard to get around sometimes. Often. Wait I know this song Take Me Out - of course. It's all ok I guess. There's a little bit of song variety in ... the sameness. It's just all so goddamn forgettable - there's no soul at all in/with this band, with a lot (most?) of these early century landfill indie bands. Not R&B type soul, but this music just sounds so manufactured. Calculated. Hard to put my finger on it but also I don't really give a shit - oddly I don't hate it but also I'm not connecting with it at all. Idk - maybe I'm just ancient and don't like new rock music anymore? The ArchDuke was shot over a century ago now, and these bunions seem to hurt more every day... 5/10 2.5 stars. Probably a 3 since if someone plays it at a party I'll not cringe but I'm still giving it a 2 so I don't actively look this up again.
Pretty solid garage rock.
I can still remember sticking this CD on for the first time... oh, that was 21 years ago!! A well produced album with great energy and a well rounded, multi-dimensional sound stage that sounds as good in 2025 as it did in 2004. As ever, good Hi-Fi helps.
The sound of this album was so exciting when it came out and spawned many new indie bands that made it cool to dance at rock shows again.
Primero fueron The Strokes, y cuando ellos empezaron a bajar el nivel, salió esta joya de grupo y su maravilloso debut. No es solo take me out, aunque lógicamente sea una de las mejores canciones del siglo 21. No hay un tema regular.
Not bad
6/10 Highlights: Take Me Out Jaqueline This Fire Auf Achse 40'
Ages passably. I like “Jacqueline” and “Take Me Out.” Neutral on a lot of the rest of it.
classic fun album with a predictable and familiar sound that touched on sort of the indie grunge/garage punk sound of hte day.
E bom mais, mas é um indiozinho muito alegre pro meu gosto
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Another album that's been on the radar since I was a kid. Franz Ferdinand was also on Rockband which was my favorite childhood game. So it seeped into my conciousness early in life. I never paid the rest of the album any attention, but it is definitely early 2000's indie/alt rock jams for sure. Particularly liked 40' and This Fire the most. Keep any of this sound in the pipeline and I'm a happy lad.
does this indie rock come with like, disco beats? i guess that falls in line with whatever "dance-punk" is its pretty cool
Some good singles that have cemented themselves into pop culture
The singer / vibe is like talking heads but with a lot less substance
Really Solid record with some great deeper cuts. I think the majority of the world really only knows this band for Take Me Out and a slightly smaller subset for This Fire, but those are just two out of a handful of highlights within their style. Standouts for me apart from the other two were Auf Achse, Cheating on You, and Come On Home
An album that is much more than just Take Me Out. They got bangers. Very much holds up today. I like the intro to Jaqueline and the synths in Come On Home. Highlights are those two, Take Me Out, The Dark Of The Matinee, and This Fire.
Really fun album. Listened to it a few time. The Dark of the Matinee was my favorite. Worth listening to again along with other Franz Ferdinand albums.
Besides the standout tracks I found this album to be pretty bland indie haze, repetitive and not grabbing my attention.
Horny
Really struggled with this one. The songs are very ok but I couldn't help think that I'd rather be listening to anything else. This Fire and Take Me Out were my favourites.
A noughties indie rock classic, banger after banger. Alex’s voice is underrated too.
Reminds me of a mix of the Strokes and Hives. Take Me Out is, of course, a classic. But I enjoyed the intro song Jaqueline. Lots of good beats and bass underlying the melody. This is a quick listen album at 38 minutes.
Sounds like a lot of alt-rock bands from the early 2000s. Never cared much for it
Better than I remember but I'd rather listen to the post-punk bands that influenced them instead.
Previously listened: Take Me Out Favorites: The Dark of the Matinèe, Auf Achse, 40’
Solid outing, good energy, great vibes
Early aughts indie pop rock that is as fun and fresh as the day it was released. A real joy.
There is a lot of Brit indie rock on this list. I’d rank Franz on the higher side of the genre.
I love this album is amazing in every way and so cool...
Smells like stale beer and the mid naughts. Take Me Out is one of the great drunken earworm songs.
Basic, straightforward. Not a lot going on with the lyrics. "Girl" is a much loved word in several of the songs. The album felt repetitive, and a little too punky and upbeat.
Mega throwback. I swear I remember listening to some of these songs when I was younger. They seem familiar. I really like this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some really good post punk and some songs that get annoying. There are disco moments here too. Favorites: Jaqueline, Take Me Out, the Dark of the Matinee, Auf Achse, This Fire
I think this is one of those times when knowing the what influences are makes an album better. I first heard of Franz Ferdinand and this album when it came out and of course back then I didn't know much music outside of what was popular at the time, so I thought they were ok, but just another band of this type. Now knowing its influences makes me enjoy the record a lot more. The way they take late-70's/early-80's post-punk and dance-punk flip them on their heads to make what was previously a very fringe rock genre into something catchy and very accessible. Another notable influence is glam rock-era Sparks, which makes a lot more sense after listen to both artists' collaborative album FFS from 2015. Overall, while not wholly original, it's notably well exectued. Key tracks: Take Me Out The Dark of the Matinée Auf Achse This Fire Michael
This album is carried by 'Take Me Out' but in a way that overshadows the other bangers on it. 40', Michael, and The Dark of the Matinee are just a few that i think deserve way more recognition. Also, I'm sad that I never got the chance to see FF as they were up and coming in small venues as unfortunately, I was 4 when this album came out
'Take Me Out' is certainly a classic. I remember getting sick of the song after hearing it a million times, but after years away from it I can thankfully enjoy it again. I had never listened to the rest of the album before. It's mostly forgettable, but makes for good background music.
Take Me Out I've heard a LOT and its certainly an air-worthy song (though I don't think I'd ever intentionally put it on). The rest of the album feels like more of the same though. This feels like a "hit song you should hear" entry rather than an ALBUM you need to hear entry.
Right up my alley, having only heard Take Me Out, the rest of the album had me head nodding during work. Solid album, didn't know this was after the strokes breakout. I'm kind of visualizing this as the scottish's response to the arctic monkeys.
Rock, 2004 -> 2
Surprisingly good throughout. Very talking heads on a couple of tracks, especially 2
Fantastic 00s album with smash hits. I love the easygoing style and how this is album is just good in many ways.
Take Me Out is zo een schijf die ze wat meer mogen draaien in den uitgang. En ik snap niet waarom dat niet gebeurt want godverdomme, da's een banger. En dan heb je nog Jacqueline, The Dark of the Matinée en This Fire op dit album en als we eerlijk zijn... de rest is ook echt best goed. Dit is een 5.0
Loved the vibes- twilight grundge cool girl
Ya conocía este álbum pero jamás me había aventurado en el más allá de la famosa Take Me Out. No me sorprendió, puesto que todas las canciones tienen la misma temática, por así decirlo; la misma vibra. Pero tampoco me decepcionó. Tiene buenos temas. 7,5/10.
3.5
dnf…snoozefest!
Fairly boring to me. It wasn't bad, but there was nothing I heard that made me take notice - or want to re-listen.
I feel like this was a decent listening experience, and objectively I can understand why it’s good, but I just couldn’t connect with it meaningfully. My lower rating doesn’t really reflect a lack of quality I guess?
Enjoyable enough top to bottom with a couple of great tunes.
First time through and realized never listened to this whole album. A few really great ones and the. It gets monotonous.
Scottish Strokes
Yeah this is an indie classic
Surprisingly compelling. Although 'Take Me Out' is the fun standout, a lot of the songs are pretty fun in their own way, with the latter half of the album actually picking up. The words are quite witty and don't take themselves seriously. Very fun.
Totally love it, feels fresh and energetic. One of my favourite albums 4.8
Definitely a fan of this and pretty easy listening
Turns out these guys are more than just Take Me Out. Would easily give this another listen.
First introduction to this band was in 2004 at a Festival in spain - four plucky scots that couldn't believe they were playing in front of such a large crowd. They were epic - touring this album - Jacqueline and Take Me Out will always remind me of that summer. This record is short, to the point, original and cool - it's very much a snapshot of the lightness and innocence of the era, and feels like it is of a simpler time. Probably because it was for me - right on the cusp of my 20s.
It's fun, and there're a few great songs. They somehow managed to make every song feels unique while still have a certain sound of there own, which is good. Fav tracks: Take Me Out, Darts Of Pleasure, Come On Home, 40' 3.75/5 rounded up.
Too old and boring
This came out in my student days and I was quite into them, but I'm kind of meh about them now. Sort of a poor man's Sparks with lyrics a la Pulp, but I don't think they've aged as well as the latter. (I don't really mean to sound so harsh, they're still a good band!)
take me out still the highlight. this is the perfect early 2000s indie rock album
singing voice(s) can be quite annoying. good songs: Jacqueline, Take me out, thats about it. 2/5
4.25
Rockig, gut hörbar, interessante Texte 4/5
¡Fantástico!
Amazing album - right down my alley. But I also really like Television, Queens of the Stoneage, The Black Keys, The Strokes, so it shouldn’t surprise me
I'm not sure this holds up, but I still.liked the singles.
Oasis for art school dropouts
Solid album but Take me out stands above the rest. Good for that reason but not much else special.
indie essential, very dated sound but overall still decent. 6/10
Standard 2004, post punk revival/indie rock album. Not bad, but not really memorable.
Lively spiky indie fun. Enjoyed alot first time around. Slightly repetitive and runs out of steam.
I have heard of a few Franz Ferdinand sons and I enjoy their music. Not enough to love every song on this album though. For me this has a lot of highs and lows. Some song I just wanted to skip mid way through because they weren't very good. All that said it was fun listening to more of a band I had a limited amount of exposure to.
# Album Name: Franz Ferdinand # Artist: Franz Ferdinand # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: I remember franz ferdinand from back in the day. There was a real resurgence of the indie scene in the noughties. At the time, i only ever heard the singles. And they did actually make an impact at the time. But i didnt realise how many singles actually came from the one album. FF have a particular style but there was a lot of variation on this album. Even though it was a great listen, theres just something not quite there pushing it to a 5. Top album though. Really enjoyed it. It took me back to the days. # Top Tunes: Plenty of great songs on this album. # Would I listen to it again? Fuck Yeah
molto bello! conoscevo "take me out", non mi ricordo se la mette il papà in macchina o se l'ho sentita su insta. Stile pure mi piace. "this fire" mi piace molto! Il mood è molto bello e allegro. Veramente bell'album, sono sorpresa!
• 4/5 • Height of UK indie from the first few years of the century • Great singles with Jaqueline and Take Me Out and strength across the rest of the tracks • I can hear the UK post punk/early New Wave influence of The Jam, etc.
Knew it before but haven’t listen to it for ages. Still very good surprisingly!
First album I ever bought with my own money!! Brings back the mems.
Lyrics: 2/5 Music: 3/5 Production: 3/5 Cohesiveness: 4/5 Overall: 3/5 Stand out songs: Take me out The dark of the matinée
😐. 3. Barely.
Some good tunes
Decent 2000s radio rock music. Stand-out: 40'
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's a very unique kind of punk that's somehow still danceable or at least has that kind of quality that pulls you along. The lyrics are also pretty fancy for punk - I had to look up what "matinée" means Standouts Jacqueline Take Me Out The Dark Of The Matinée 4/5
This album has some Arctic Monkeys vibes. The opening song Jacqueline is a good song. It also has Take Me Out which is a great song. The Dark Of The Matinee, Auf Achse, Darts Of Pleasure are also great songs. Overall quite good.
I kind of hesitated between a 4/5 and a 5/5 grade for this debut, because in a sense, I feel like you had to be there in 2004 to understand the impact of this album at the time, and I'm always wary of misplaced nostalgia when it comes to this list. Then again, the first side of this record is pitch-perfect, as exemplified in the punch of absolute hit "Take Me Out", with its very original structure suggesting two songs copy-and-pasted together, yet displaying a whole coming off as groovy and instantly memorable. "The Dark Of The Matinee" and "Auf Achse" are also incredible, belying the unwarranted reputation of a band coming from the dreadful "landfill indie" era, which nonetheless had very distinctive aesthetics inspired from older luminaries going from Talking Heads to Blur, Suede, dance-punk and Squeeze (yet still unmistakably theirs as a whole). Here were enough stellar assets to make the noughts band easily stand out from the pack, to be honest. The second side is admittedly a little less impressive, even if the tongue-in-cheek homoeroticism of "Michael" and the catchiness of "Come On Home" are still providing nice thrills. But fuck it, I think I still need this artsy, iconic, subliminally brutalist album cover in my gallery anyway. 4.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 5. 9.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4.5) Number of albums left to review: around a hundred, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 439 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 260 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 319
I really like this and I saw them live back in the day but there’s something that stops me giving this a 5 and I’m not quite sure what it is
É um bom britrock. Gostosinho de ouvir, e embora já estivesse viciado em This Fire(por conta de Cyberpunk Edgerunners) tem outras músicas no álbum. Mas por enquanto só viciei nos singles: Take Me Out e The Dark Of The Matinée
imagina começar o album de debut com "Jacqueline" !!!!!!! e ainda se tornar um dos mais importantes discos de indie rock!!!!!! ONLY FRANZ FERDINAND TE AMO PARA SEMPRE
The Forever 21 of bands and albums. Not bad but not meant to last. By the time I reached the end of the album I had forgotten what the first half sounded like
One of the best albums to come from the 2000s UK indie explosion
I love Franz Ferdinand. They remind me of Bryan Ferry a little. It's the voice, I love the lead singer's voice.
Excellent album with some iconic songs.
I liked it, and they are talented, but I’m not sure if I would return to it.
Only heard the hits and the FFS collaboration album with sparks prior to this. Wow. Insanely catchy and pleasing tunes. Will go though their discography. Thanks 1001
Inventive British pop. Quirky, melodic and with an edge. Very good.
+ good ol' rock
I knew one song coming into this album, and it will probably be the only one I keep listening to. The album wasn't bad by any stretch but it was kind of repetitive. Most of the songs sounded very similarly, and it's one thing to have a style, it's another to only have one sound. I don't feel like this album made me appreciate music more than I dis before listening to it.
Some catchy tunes and a solid album but didnt blow me away. 3.5
Upbeat and pretty good. Some cringey.
2000s British poppy rock. Catchy at times even though this kind of stuff is usually my thing.
Ach ja FF, ich erinnere mich dunkel. Ganz gefällig. Ein Titel fällt mir ins Auge: Auf Achse. Eine meiner Jugend-Lieblingssendungen im Ersten. Manfred Krug als Brummifahrer. Dank UTube gleich mal die erste Folge geschaut. Im Abspann steht: Titelmelodie Elton John. Unfassbar. Keine Ahnung ob das mit FF zusammenhängt. Aber dafür erhöhe ich von geplanten 2* auf 3*
Nostalgia: 4 Qualify: 3? I'm going to let Nostalgia have the win.
Ya conocía este álbum, pero claramente lo tenía bastante olvidado. Fue muy divertido volver a escuchar Take Me Out y The Dark of the Matinée, pero también me sorprendieron otras joyas como Jacqueline y Auf Achse. Buen viaje al 2012
Habs im Hangout gesagt und sag es hier nochmal: "Take me out" n richtiger Banger, aber der Rest war weniger meins :/
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bis auf 1-2 alles mega songs
Hui, schöne Klassiker, Tell her Tonight war auf FIFA 2005, das hatte ich oft gespielt auf GameCube. Take me out: ***** This Fire haut richtig rein beim Intro von Cyberpunk Edgerunner Ich heiße Superfantastisch Ich trinke Schampus mit Lachsfisch Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Take me Out
I’ve never quite understood the trajectory of Franz Ferdinand’s popularity. When this album and its follow-up came out, they were absolutely massive, seemingly omnipresent on music channels. Then, even though the quality of their output never wavered, they seemed to slip under the radar. Their later work, including their collaboration with Sparks, deserves just as much attention as this debut. But this—this is great. It’s catchy, lyrically sharp, with those words delivered beautifully in Alex Kapranos’ signature sardonic style. Everybody knows the iconic guitar breakdown in Take Me Out, but for me, the gorgeous keyboard melody in Auf Achse steals the show. There’s a slight dip in quality in the final third of the album, which is why I’m saying 4 rather than 5, but this remains a wonderful debut. Standout Track: Auf Achse Score: 4/5
Sparky
3.3 3x catchup 12/27
I refuse to believe this came out 20 years ago, still sounds fresh. Great album.
I forgot about this one. What a fantastic album. I'd put it in a similar bucket as The Strokes. Solid pop-rock where just about every song is great.
I have never listen to any Franz Ferdinand beyond this album, and don't desire to, which is mainly odd because I enjoy this album so much.
While I never got tired of Franz Ferdinand's monster hit (which is still a lot of fun to karaoke), the album has a lot of sleeper hits that never got as much airplay (Jacqueline, Dark of the Matinee, and Michael). So I tend to think of them as less of a one hit wonder and more of a one album wonder - but it's a super solid album.
Ok. Remind of new wave
Whos never heard "Take me out" nowadays? The other songs were alright, reminded me of my alt rock era but a bit more dancey.
i love this. and it sounds similar to arctic monkeys, one of my favourite band.
Brings back good memories
Turd
Franz Ferdinand, such a long time ago i listened to it.
Classic album, I liked it!
Good memories, plenty of bangers, amazing how many lyrics I remember. Particularly loved ‘Michael’.
This album is all about the drums, bass and nostalgia and I was here for it.
Franz Ferdinand eschewed the traditional formula and released their greatest hits album as their first record. Instant classic. Every one of these could have been a single.
Never liked them. Was over exposed to this stuff on the radio growing up
Can't say I was/am a big fan of the band, and after a listen to this album (was it their 1st?) my opinion has not changed. Take Me Out has had so much air play over the years it's almost become a white noise to me.
Fantastic album, taking me right back to working in the Dutch equivalent to HMV called Free Record Shop. I can still remember opening up and closing down the shop, the smells permeating from the next door ice cream shop and the people buying terrible music. Best job ever.
Un son bien marqué par la basse et le drum, souvent marqué par une accélération ou une sorte d'entropie, comme si les pièces nous entraînaient, et aussi par le traitement de la voix.
I say: Take. Me. Out. 3/5
This album is an OK collection of post-punk and garage rock, but a little too poppy for my tastes.
Nice easy light rock
It's a pretty good rock album, with a few good hits
Catchy, and honestly well written--great bass work, too. But I flat don't like this genre. The repetitive sound and obnoxious vocals don't do it for me, if I listen too long it will legit give me a headache. Far from the worst thing I've ever heard, but something I have no desire to return to. A beloved band, but what makes them special drives me in the other direction. (And that radio-filter vocal shit always sucks.) Favorite Song: Auf Achse
3.5
Parts of thus album are just f'n great but about half of it is jusr merely good and solid... I'll split the difference and go (8.2) ★★★★
Some cool songs, but overall not too special. 3.5 stars
Cool 00s angular dance punk. "Jacqueline", "Take Me Out", "This Fire", and "Auf Achse" are all super cool. 4.5 stars
3.5
Fitfully decent 00s dance punk with slight Art Deco Talking Heads and Bowie croony thing going on. Unlike the real Archiduke Franz Ferdinand I wasn’t really struck or blown away. In terms of best songs. I would take out Jacqueline (even though she’s seventeen), marry Take Me Out and push the rest off a cliff.
Funky indie rock with tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Standout tracks: Take Me Out, Dark of the Matinee, '40, Tell Her Tonight, Come On Home.
cool
Ridiculously catchy from start to finish, especially the guitar work. I found his understated singing style to mesh well with the music. Also Tell Her Tonight reminded me of the Talking Heads Favorites: Take Me Out, This Fire, 40', Jacqueline Least Favorite: Cheating On You
‘Take Me Out’ is a great single. Franz Ferdinand was another next big thing that didn’t emerge. And listening to this in retrospect it’s clear why. Like many songwriters FF has one great song. It has competent and even very good songs. But they don’t top ‘Take Me Out’. So they fade a bit from public consciousness. (They’re still around and doing well. But they’re not the superstars they were hyped to be. Maybe that’s how they want it too.) I suppose this gives us a sense of the rock scene in 2004. So I’ll give it 2.5. Rounded down because 3 felt too high. But boy Take Me Out is great.
Better than average art-rock from the early 2000s. Heavily disco-influenced drumming makes this more dance-able than most. Arrangements are bit more inventive than most. Take Me Out is a particularly good example of this. The tempo shift reeks of the Beatles' habit of welding together fragments of half-written songs. And if the Beatles did it, then it must be a sign of song-writing genius! (Spoiler: it isn't.) In fairness, Franz Ferdinand carry it off smoothly, which most people can't manage. But I can't shrug off the nagging suspicion that a lot of the praise for this release was the result of the last of the huge major label promotion budgets. I just don't hear this band talked about much anymore. I hope the band members invested their money wisely and are comfortably resting on their laurels.
Δεν θα ελεγα οτι εντυπωσιαστηκα ιδιαιτερα. Παντως η μουσικη ειναι καλη. Rating: C
Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand is back in town
This was sort of catchy, I see the Take Me Out song is hugely popular on Spotify and I think I've heard that before in a tv show or movie maybe. Some good guitar licks in here and some catchy beats but overall not too memorable for me by the end, decent background music by that point. Maybe a 3 star for me.
Structurally interesting, good playing, but the production was ear-fatiguing. If I'm in the right mood, I can see enjoying this album more than I did on this listen, so I'll settle on 3 stars.
Franz Ferdinand is unremarkable but does enough to hold my attention fairly for a style/genre I'm not really into, although that's possibly unfair because they mix it up a fair bit throughout. Mostly, I don't like Alex Kapranos' vocals, so the stuff where he isn't singing is better for me, and Auf Achse is the best track on this album, followed by 40', sure he sings on both but it's not the main attraction and they create a really cool sound across both. The rest of the album is sort of the same fayre as the big hits, decent enough but they become earworms that you'd rather not listen to very often for fear of them getting annoying. Gets a 3 though, a low one, but solid enough.
Another throwback to my youth, which is nice. I think this is better than quite a lot of its era - it's a bit more creative, more diverse than most coming out at that time. Is it a bit pretentious? Yeah, for sure, but there's enough there to back it up - not enough to get it to a 4, but it's a very comfortable 3. Take Me Out is one of the best songs of that era, I like Matinee, Michael, and Come On Home as well. 3/5.
Everything is fine.
4.6 - What a banger of an album, really took me back
I thought this would have aged badly, but the album starts off crisp. The guitars are recorded in a really clean way - it reminds me more of The Strokes than I ever previously considered. Tell Her Tonight at times sounds like a Beatles song, but with some very strange vocal affectations that give it some extra character. Take Me Out is of course a very good song, perhaps the song that defines Indie rock from this era. It holds up. And Matinée was low key always my favourite FF song, also holds up pretty well. The verse about talking to Terry Wogan on BBC2 just tickles me in the right places. The middle of the album loses some steam, but I like This Fire - I remember this song from an old FIFA game or Burnout maybe? Darts of Pleasure and Michael are also certainly more than filler. The subject matter of the latter feels starkly more progressive than most bands of a similar ilk and era would ever write about. The last two tracks are a bit of a damp fizzle out for me, but overall I'm impressed at the depth and wit of this album and how well its aged. Fave Tracks: Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinée, This Fire, Michael 4/5
Have always loved this album. Some great songs
Franz Ferdinand is everything I love from music - indie with discordant guitars. Yet I absolutely hate it. Trite lyrics, unnecessary tempo changes and the worst kind of root note oompah bass that makes me think the player never learned an instrument in his life. I struggled through every awful, unlistenable song of this.
Peppy instrumentals. Don’t enjoy the voice quality or ability. Too close to yelling over the instruments for me. Does nothing to recommend itself over every other garage band.
Didn’t really scream to me but it wasn’t bad.
Great representation of the music of the time
3.5
Totally unremarkable. Never managed to grab my attention.
Pretty good album, but mostly held up by a couple of hits.
There are some really great tracks on this. Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee especially.
I truly only know maybe one song off this album and even by Franz. Pretty good pop rock music.
Good songs that are nevertheless hard to listen to in a full album session, since they all sort of sound the same.
Listened to this with the most crushing hangover of my life, while walking to an underwhelming 1-1 draw between United and Chelsea. Despite all this, it still holds up 20 years on, in a way that one suspects much of the rest of the early 00s guitar deluge wouldn't.
Vrolijk, opzwepend, origineel
Just as great as I remember it in 2004, if not better
A fun listen
This is a surprising one for me. I enjoyed the singles but otherwise I'm disappointed. I thought I would enjoy it more considering it's been suggested to me but it just sounds too similar to other Indie-ish bands I've heard.
Sja wat moeten we hiervan denken. Ik vond het geheel (ook vanwege hoge verwachtingen door Take Me Out) nogal underwhelming eigenlijk. Veel van hetzelfde, niet heel erg boeiend. Komt wellicht doordat ik het luister precies na een album dat juist positief opviel. Maarja, drie sterren.
Not bad.
good listening, nothing crazy, love theme, i like the instrumentals and singer's vocals. fav songs: The Dark of the Matinee, Darts of Pleasure 7.1/10
"Take Me Out" is one of my favorite Rock songs of the 21st Century, ever since I first heard it as a wild Middle Schooler. The rest of the album didn't floor me away, but it's not bad at all. Favorite Track: "Take Me Out".
I remeber hearing this album in its entirety (or close to it) when it first came out. I recall really enjoying it. On a fresh listen, I still am really enjoying it. Franz Ferdinand have such a unique sound and style- garage rock meets indie meets pop, which a spooky sort of vibe that permeates the album. The hits are definitely hits, while the other songs on the album are still compelling. I think this album does an effective job of presenting a concept and sticking to it. Overall- hovering between a 3.5 and 4, but personally I think it gets the 4 star
Such a solid album
Franz Ferdinand is one of those bands that I never heard of until I ihear a few songs and realize "oh, this is those guys!" This is also one of those albums that makes a five star rating system difficult for me. I see one star as horrible and a fail. (there is no zero) or even a half. So two star is bad to pretty bad, three star is average to OK, which fits most albums pretty well, four stars which is a true step above and pretty great, and five stars as one of best, awesome. So this band, while good, entertaining, and fun is not quite great while being above average, so three stars should be three and a half, alas, I must rate on a five point no zero scale...
Don't remember listening to the album before but very good. Darts of pleasure a great debut single
Was fine 20 years ago, is still fine. A high 3 rather than a low 3 but definitely a 3
😎
Alt rock/pop. Not too bad, something that would make good radio noise.
I remember at least one of these songs from Guitar Hero back in the day. The rest are a fun listen in the background.
All too samey. An unfortunate disappointment, not even bad, just disappointing. I was expecting Arctic Monkeys 2, but instead got generic dance punk with no differences between tracks. Take Me Out is beast still.
Just average for me. Didn’t love or hate it.
Jaq was really good def going on a playlist very much my vibe 10/10 Tell her tonight had nothing special to remember or anything but not bad 8/10 Take me out is amazing a classic that's already on some of my playlists def one of the better on the album as well 9.5/10 Matinee had a very different flow that I adore with the semi quick lyrics very fun to listen to and good lyrics 9.5/10 Auf achse had a really cool piano synth whatever thing that went ooooeeeooooeeeeooo which was cool but aside from that it was way to repetitive and nothing else special 7.5/10 Cheating on you was a really solid song nothing bad but once again sounded very similar to others which no defining feature 8/10 This fire was amazing the perfect bles of repetitive chorus without feeling like it was the same verse over and over also just amazing lyrics to sing and listen to 9.5/10 40' had a cool start and was a very different vibe from most of the others on the album in its beat and lyrical flow (also I thought it was 40⁰ until I heard them say it)
love
I love this album.
I liked this for the most part. It wasn't astounding but pretty good.
One all timer surrounded by a decent album tbf, rotation
The hits are the worst part of this. There is so much excellent material but the heavy hitters here are so embarrassingly generic. Solid. Worth digging deep into.
The hits hit, but the deep cuts don’t offer too much for me.
Peak personal nostalgia. The indie rock-dance hybrid has helped it age better than its contemporaries.
4/5 plus one bonus star because I listen to this one every six months or so and I owned it. May have been a burned cd but still owned it
- Ewig nicht gehört!! - Mega geiles Album, mega geile Band - Hab Franz Ferdinand früher echt richtig viel gehört. Mein Lieblingsalbum bleibt nach wie vor Tonight, aber das Self-Titled ist auch ein Brett (v.a. für ein Debütalbum) - Macht einfach Laune und ich finde man hört auch immer raus, dass die Live bestimmt total Spaß machen, will die auch nach wie vor gerne mal irgendwo sehen - Insgesamt ist FF irgendwie eine coole Mischung aus Britpop und The Clash - Richtig cool, den Jungs mal wieder zu begegnen, werde die jetzt wieder öfter hören!! Rating: 4,25/5
- mega Album, habe bis auf Take Me Out noch kein Lied davon gehört - wusste nicht, dass Take Me Out DAS Take Me Out und von denen ist - toller Sound - eingängige Klänge, Sounds - tolle Basslines, die immer mal herausstehen
indi rock pop
Kind of mental rock, not my cup of tea.
Better than I remembered. Kind of like a poppy, disco infused Talking Heads album. Solid stuff 4/5
Rating: 9/10 Overall amazing, especially the first half. Just a very fun album, absolutely infectious and full of energy throughout. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them besides Cheating On You and Michael. Worst song: Michael.
I know Take Me Out is their mega-hit, but for my money The Dark of the Matinee is the best (but I do love Take Me Out). Then it also had Darts of Pleasure, just awesome. Michael and Come on Home were top songs I had never heard before. Cheating on you and The Fire weren't my favs, but I still enjoyed them. I knew I liked their individual songs, but this was the first time I listened to an entire album and I am happy I did because it did not disappoint. Their mix of rock, electronic and weird indie rock vibes are wonderful and make this an amazing album. They have their own unique sound so you know you are listening to Franz Ferdinand, but each song has unique moments that make it great.
I was in a 90's alternative cover band about 20 years ago. Take Me Out was one of my favorite songs to play. I never listened to the full album until now cuz who listens to albums? Good stuff! It grooves and rocks.
Love the energy! Their music is pretty infectious. Take Me Out has been a fave tune of mine for a long time and I was vaguely familiar with a couple others, but the album as a whole was new to me. They really rock it out from start to finish.
Hell yea love this album
This album starts shaky, but once you hit Take Me Out it’s banger after banger.
Has some reel big fish feels. Up tempo throughout.
This is better than I remember as a silly one hit band, but I still think other bands were better at this type of hipster rock. The faint comes to mind. I'd be really interested if this band is remembered in 25 years. Still pleasantly surprised
This album and the track 'Take Me Home' truly define the summer of 2004. With many indie artists emerging at the time, sifting through the singles of so many bands was exciting. While it's a fun listen, I’m not entirely convinced by the whole album. It’s enjoyable but perhaps best left where I found it in 2004.
A fun little trip down memory lane, feels very mid naughties indie/alt rock and I'm here for it! Apart from their hits I haven't listened to much Franz Ferdinand. Pretty enjoyable for the most part - there's a few tracks I'll come back for, but a few I'd skip. Makes me wonder why I didn't get into them more when they came out - what was I even doing in 2004?
Okay … except for that one song