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Free Music Review: Best CD of 2004
Hit: 5 Stars
Franz Ferdinand's debut cd is one of the best post-punk cds to be released in the last decade, plus its just so damn groovy and catchy as hell!!! My new favourite band!!!Free Music Review: Top CD of 2004!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
There isn't a single bad song on the cd. it defintely deserves to be the top cd of 2004. the bonus disc makes it even better. AMAZING, MUST BUY CD.Free Music Review: Heard it on madden-now enfatuated
Hit: 5 Stars
This was a great album i like every song on this cd, i have not bought their sophmore cd hopefully a slump is not in the future.Free Music Review: Take them out
Hit: 4 Stars
No, this Franz Ferdinand is not a person. Rather, it is a Scottish quartet who produced some of the most entertaining rock-y pop of the past year in their self-titled debut, shifting from U.K. stardom to the U.S. charts as well. It's undeniably a guilty pleasure, but it's also fun, catchy and fairly original.
The self-titled album starts off on a strong note with the bass-heavy pop "Jacqueline," the kickoff to a slew of rock-tinged songs (the catchy, heavy "Take Me Out," the slithery "Darts of Pleasure"), vaguely arty pop (the addictive "The Dark of the Matinee"), before finishing off with the quirky percussion, riffs and "la la la"s of "40'."
There is also a bonus CD, which has a few songs tacked in from their "Darts of Pleasure" EP. Among the stuff on this bonus disc is a low-key remix of "This Fire," the overwrought "Shopping For Blood," and the geekily gleeful glam of "Van Tango." The demos aren't nearly as enjoyable -- they're rough, which is to be expected, but they are also slurred and not catchy.
One of the most pleasant things about "Franz Ferdinand" is the sense of fun that permeates the music. It sounds like a bunch of lads having a great time as they make some very danceable music. There are some dud melodies ("Tell Her Tonight") after their strong opener, but it's all fairly entertaining.
However, Franz Ferdinand needs to work on their melodies -- they're pretty entertaining, but somewhat repetitive, like the rising and falling riff in "Michael." The riff's good, but it fails to go anywhere. More solid are the bass lines and the thrashier guitar work, backed up some equally solid percussion. And they have a great sense of what makes a good pop-rock tune, able to be catchy without being flimsy.
Singer/lead vocalist Alex Kapranos is a good flexible vocalist; he can swoon and shout, and keeps his vocals from sinking into the mire of thrashing guitars. He also has the admirable talent of being able to shift his voice to make it softer or harder, depending on the song. Franz Ferdinand needs to do something about the terrible high-pitched backing in "Tell Her Tonight," though.
It's not a classic by any stretch, but the rock-tinged pop of "Franz Ferdinand" is an entertaining diversion in the pop-rock world. And the bonus CD is just icing on the cake.
Free Music Review: Some very good new-wave influenced alternative pop-rock
Hit: 4 Stars
Franz Ferdinand is another entry into today's trendy "new-wave-influenced-alternative-pop-rock". Their first self-titled album is full of fun and catchy songs, but they aren't interesting or thought-provoking enough to truly make it a classic and an essential own (the album doesn't seem to have much soul to it). I can't put my finger on it but there's also something about the songs that make it kind of cheesy (they don't sound..."serious", and this hurts the rating). A lot of the songs are memorable lyrically simply because they're simple and catchy (it's easy to sing along) - they're definitely not deep, though. The musicianship is occasionally interesting but in a generic kind of way. All things aside, however, there is a high probability that you'll like this album, so for that reason alone I'd recommend buying it. The bonus tracks help, but not by much. Not an essential album but worth getting if you have the extra cash. Recommended.
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