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87 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: The most hyped band to come out of the UK in early 2004 is Glasgow, Scotland's Franz Ferdinand, an art-rock quartet who make their full-length debut with this self-titled release, the winner of the UK's coveted Mercury Music Prize in 2004.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. The Guardian
    100
    Franz Ferdinand's album arrives packed not just with fizzing guitars, disco-influenced drums and intriguing shifts in tempo, but also memorable songs, laden with hooklines and startling riffs.
  2. Alternative Press
    100
    The first great rock album of 2004. [May 2004, p.102]
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  3. Uncut
    100
    For all the influences, their voice is uniquely, gently mad. [Mar 2004, p.88]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 125 out of 145
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 145
  3. Negative: 12 out of 145
  1. VitoV
    10
    Perfect.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. SinYourPants
    5
    I give them credit for being interesting. If they made just instrumentals and saved me from the lame lyrics, this would be a lovable album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KeithG
    3
    Time has not been kind to Franz Ferdinand, the band or album. What seemed fresh and new in 2004 now just appears as a lesser part of the garage band fad. Download "Take Me Out" for nostalgia's sake, but there's no need purchase the whole album.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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