Blood
by Franz Ferdinand
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jun 2, 2009
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Uncut
    60
    More than just rote electro workouts, Carey successfully transforms 'Can't Stop Feeling' and 'Turn It On' into rich, dubby bleepfests. More of this invention on the album proper wouldn't have gone amiss. [Jul 2009, p.88]
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  2. PopMatters
    50
    Really, the only audience for Blood is the utter completist who’s going to need “Be Afraid” or the latecoming devotee who missed out on Blood as a pack-in with Tonight.
  3. Mojo
    60
    The going is initially uncertain, but by 'Turn It On,' space and size begin to shift and singer Alex Kapranos shimmers in and out of the mix. [Jul 2009, p.106]
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  5. Q Magazine
    40
    Certainly the reverb/echo-drenched deconstructions of 'No You Girls' and 'Ulysses' pack a punch, but elsewhere it feels merely like an exercise in bolstering beats, amping basslines, then adding some beeps and FX. Pointless, really. [Jul 2009, p.122]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    If you liked Franz Ferdinand's last album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, but thought it was missing something--perhaps a futuristic, stoner-friendly electro vibe?--you're in luck.
  7. Hot Press
    50
    Franz Ferdinand attempt to put some dub in the music and end up with (re)mixed results.

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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. WadeVS
    Aug 28, 2013
    10
    I have always found it a tragedy that most people listening to Franz Ferdinand will not understand the inspiration behind the music. The bestI have always found it a tragedy that most people listening to Franz Ferdinand will not understand the inspiration behind the music. The best they might get is that it's "retro". Pushing the boat further into the woozy, grimy waters of dub, drum and bass and even a bit of original ska, 'Blood' is the most interesting project the band has ever been part of. Sounding equally fresh and retro, the reworkings of the 'Tonight' tracks take on ominous, deviant and irresistible atmosphere and transport you right onto the smoky dancefloor of some post punk club. Epic.… Full Review »
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