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Universal acclaim- based on 330 Ratings
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Positive: 297 out of 330
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Mixed: 16 out of 330
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Negative: 17 out of 330
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MiguelRApr 15, 2005Excellent.
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RikJan 28, 2006THis is absolutely the best album I ve heard in years and it keeps Indie music alive!!
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willabMay 17, 2006Very good, an excellent first album.
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OligamiMay 20, 2007What a great pop album this is. Funky, jazzy, sophisticated, energetic pop.
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MikeBMar 31, 2004Simply great. Finally I don't have to get drunk to want to dance.
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MikeBMar 31, 2004Simply great. Finally I don't have to get drunk to want to dance.
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FrankAug 18, 2004Good CD!
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Dec 23, 2010Franz Ferdinand sound fresh and original. This is a great British punk band. They have a distinct sound that's unlike any other band I've ever heard. "Take Me Out" is an amazing song, "Darts Of Pleasure" is another great song. This is like the British Strokes. A-
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HairPulleyDec 9, 2004
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LucaSMar 12, 2004The good album that has listened in 2004. Together with that of the Electrelane
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CalBApr 30, 2004An intelligent, glam aura-fest. America won't get it ("dance with me Michael" will scare of the average US male) but then again they aren't supposed to. The colour and life that Eno and Ferry introduced to a dreary UK in the early 70s (Roxy Music), the FF boys are doing in the nervy noughts. Buy this album, drink a bottle of Bulgarian red, listen and go out dancing!
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VidMAug 13, 2007Nicely done!
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TrevorMar 13, 2004This album has some AMAZING songs you'll find yourself listening to on repeat (Take Me Out, Auf Asche). However some songs don't nearly take off as well as others ... still, excellent debut.
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eliasiMar 20, 2004i had pretty high expectations when i got this CD so i'm sure they hampered the overall effect of my first listen but i still thought it was good, just not great.
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ShintoIMar 24, 2004"Take Me Out" makes you dance. If it doesn't, please spend less time at funerals. "Take Me Out" alone is worth buying the whole record - a debut record that has a few great songs, and a few mediocre songs. They have enough pizzazz and energetic party fever to make this a worthy cd for any party rock and dance lover... don't buy this cd if you expect anything else.
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JennyZJun 19, 2004I love this album! I only bought it today and I listened to it three times already. Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinee and Auf Asche are the best songs.
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SebB.Apr 5, 2005There are some really good songs that I like such as take me out, the fire, 40 and jaqueline. There are a couple songs that seem to not be going anywhere.
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markfMar 16, 2004
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carlosMay 16, 2005ummm good?
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Aug 11, 2013Genre: Indie Rock
This debut album from Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand may not be particularly long, but it certainly packs plenty into its running time. Quite rightly hailed by a number of critics as one of the best albums of the decade the band were able to create their own unique sound from the opening track to the last. -
May 7, 2011
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May 25, 2012This is one of those albums that may not be the most complex instrumentally or lyrically, but is so much fun to listen to. Each song is very catchy and you can tell that the band was having a great time recording this album.
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PeteMMar 10, 2004I like a couple of the songs on the cd. They arent great tho. Thats all i got so....... bye.
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BenjaminBunnyJun 8, 2004Not exactly the second coming (of The Strokes, that is) but a damn fine listen!
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NicholasCMar 15, 2004Good album but not fantastic, just because the Brits think they're good, doesnt mean everyone else has to! Lets think for ourselves people.
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johnsMar 16, 2004good but not great...every song is just a slight variation on the same concept of a sleazy eurodisco strokes sound
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JasperBNov 13, 2005Without question this is a great CD, however the fact that it is nowhere close to Franz's debut really makes it seem worse than it actually is.
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BenSSep 23, 2005With their geeky grins, dapper suits and wavy haircuts Franz are a truly new proposition. This album is a true ride of highs and lows from the brilliant (insanely catchy take me out), To the lows (frankly irritating come on home), overall though the manic indie scots come out on top!
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Awards & Rankings
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Frantic and rhythmic Scotpop with many echoes of so-'90s Blur in the sardonic jabs at middle-class bromides.
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It won't usher in a bold new era where boys are boys and bands play guitars, but there is more than enough here to chew over and enjoy.
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The most musically rich, catchy, smartly written "new new wave" record since Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights.