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Hits to the Head
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  • Summary: The greatest hits compilation from Franz Ferdinand features two new tracks: "Curious" and "Billy Goodbye."
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Clash Music
    Mar 17, 2022
    90
    Duchampian yet danceable and nothing short of essential.
  2. AllMusic
    Mar 17, 2022
    80
    Despite its generous track list, Hits to the Head never drags -- like Franz Ferdinand's music as a whole, it's very listenable and a lot of fun.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 17, 2022
    80
    Despite omitting anything from FFS, their career re-booting alliance with Sparks, this is as good as introductions get. [Apr 2022, p.95]
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  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 17, 2022
    70
    A collection created purely for dancing to, a millennial disco that leaves the troubles of the world outside its spiky bubble. [Apr 2022, p.86]
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  5. Under The Radar
    Jun 7, 2022
    70
    While again it’s no surprise that 9 of the 18 previously released tracks here are from the first two records, tracks like the aforementioned “Ulysses” and “Evil Eye” (from 2013’s Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action, their last full-length with guitarist Nick McCarthy not including FFS) are strong enough to perhaps make some skeptical listeners go back and listen to those records.
  6. Uncut
    Mar 17, 2022
    70
    This might have worked better as a single LP, but to ensure the collection doesn’t run out of steam, there are two new tracks: the bouncy “Curious” and retro rocker “Billy Goodbye”. [Apr 2022, p.44]
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  7. PopMatters
    Mar 17, 2022
    60
    Franz Ferdinand’s potential is repeatedly hinted at rather than fully realized. If this career shortcut can give us any consolation, it’s that it’s better to show potential than to have none at all.

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  1. Juliann_
    May 30, 2023
    9
    This feels like the perfect "Greatest Hits" album of all time. Excellent and fantastic songs, paired with 2 new great singles. Franz FerdinandThis feels like the perfect "Greatest Hits" album of all time. Excellent and fantastic songs, paired with 2 new great singles. Franz Ferdinand has done it again!… Expand
  2. Ricko
    Apr 26, 2022
    8
    This is an excellent summary of Franz Ferdinand's career, taking a decent amount of material from each era (bar their FFS record). It's a realThis is an excellent summary of Franz Ferdinand's career, taking a decent amount of material from each era (bar their FFS record). It's a real taste tray of the band. There is a nice mix from all their albums although as is always the case with such compilations, you could argue for the inclusions of a few tracks over others. I'd probably have added "Jacqueline" and "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" to this myself but the playlist they went with flows well. In terms of the new tracks, "Curious" is decent, "Billy Goodbye" less so. The collection shows that the band didn't vary too much but were pretty sharp at their brand of art pop.… Expand
  4. Alexxd
    Nov 11, 2022
    7
    It is a good compilation of the best of Franz Ferdinand, it rescues the best of each album, also the songs added are quite good, mainly curious

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