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Universal acclaim- based on 138 Ratings
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Positive: 122 out of 138
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Mixed: 11 out of 138
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Negative: 5 out of 138
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JeroenHMay 1, 2009
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JayPFeb 3, 2009Just brilliant! So enjoyable and such a grower!
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KimberleyJan 28, 2009Album of the year comes early.
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SKJan 28, 2009
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JJP.Jan 28, 2009best album ever made.
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RyanCFeb 1, 2009The best Franz Ferdinand album so far. Ulysses is a knockout single!
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AronH.Feb 10, 2009It' something different again. Brave and very amusing.
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AdamFeb 14, 2009Its just brilliant. Franz Ferdinand once again produce a fantastic listen from beginning to end. Amazing!!!
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DWFeb 3, 2009Fantastic new disc from FF. Was amazing to see it live and the energy and groove of this disc is out of this world. Who new FF could swing? Best album of the year.
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AlexDMar 22, 2009Don't even bother reading the 'professional' reviews. This album is Franz-tastic!
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DanielSMar 29, 2009I can't say this is the best album about franz ferdinand, but Tonight finds the feeling I was looking for about music years ago
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ShazzaD.Jan 27, 2009It's no Franz Ferdinand (the album), and it doesn't wear its Screamadelica-era acid house influences perfectly, but the hooks and particularly the lyrics are as sharp as ever!
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BobA.Jan 27, 2009Good, hard driving beats. Channels a little Jim Morrison with the Cure.
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EthanPFeb 3, 2009A very solid album from a band that has already proved themselves worthy!
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PierreBMar 5, 2009This album gets better and better, though its not really inovating it is more musical and less loud then the album before.
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KarolK.Jan 27, 2009
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LixyT.Jan 28, 2009Superb, superb. This album is filthy and ridden with sex and drugs, but retains a certain cerebral quality Franz Ferdinand have always managed to achieve. Other bands can only look on in awe at their versatility and imagination.
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RayM.Jan 28, 2009Reminds me of an uplifting dream you want to return to after you awake. The familiar sounds are reassuring, while new sounds delight. Nothing profound, but it makes you feel euphoric. Put your dancing shoes on!
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KatieApr 15, 2009
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RossB.Jan 27, 2009
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ELWING.Jan 29, 2009Tonight might not top the energy and hooks of the debut but an improvement from the previous effort nonetheless. Requires repeated listens to reveal true value of the album. And it's far better than those offered by most indie bands today. Franz Ferdinand are still the kings of dance rock.
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CliffD.Feb 1, 2009Sorry I can't give it a ten, but it seems like all of the major magazines' criticisms are unwarranted. They say it's a good dance album but it lacks substance. I think it's about time for a good dance album, and I still think the lyrics are sincere if not meaningful. Not everything can be graded on the same basis as Dark Side o the Moon
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KevinRJan 27, 2009Not the very best of Franz Ferdinand, but this album is just too damn catchy and fun to call anything but great.
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VéroniqueDECAUDINFeb 7, 2009A great, dancy, expected album.
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JoyM.Jan 28, 2009I don't think it's as good as their first album, but it definitely lives up to the precedent they've already set, I love it.
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LeonFeb 19, 2009This album is great. It seems the critics, have something against synthpop or anything on that track. Although they never come out and say it, you can tell by the above mediocre scores.
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RobertoNFeb 4, 2009It is a great album, not better than their debut, but more consistent than 'You could have it so much better', even though it has some 'so so' songs. 'Ulysses', 'No you girls', 'Bite Hard' and the superb 'Lucid Dreams' are the bright spots of this album.
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TwelveV.Apr 1, 2009A catchy pop album that is better than most, best album of 2009 so far.
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FrederikVanU.May 21, 2009A genial album, specially Ulysses and Send Him Away.
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May 25, 2012Adding a synth into the band as one of the central instruments is a welcome addition and welcome change, or rather, enhancement to FF's sound. The songs are as catchy as the previous two albums and the 7+ minute "Lucid Dreams" is a fantastic showcase of the newly added synth.
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Aug 28, 2013Critics are dull and often wrong. This is the most adventurous album the band has ever done, where every risk has payed off. It sounds like the band we have always loved, matured and a bit rough around the edges, which is a nice change. Gritty synths dominate the album. It has guts and plenty of them. Never a dull moment on this one.
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JuliaAFeb 20, 2009
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TiagoM.Feb 5, 2009Slower and less aggressive than the previous works. Franz Ferdinand grew up too fast. Tonight feels like an album from a ten years old band that still work together making great songs but lost part of their vivacity. However, this album stands above the crowd, and certainly will figure between the best of 2009.
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MattAJan 27, 2009
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CDoubleJan 27, 2009Really enjoyable record. Even the lesser songs are still catchy as hell. The experimentation turned out great. This record is more danceable than their debut, and might be just as much fun.
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ALD!Feb 4, 2009I have to admit ---- this is slowly growing on me. If you loved their first two albums, you're going to have to really work at enjoying this record. They took the style of their previous "dance" records and kinda went overboard (in my humble opinion). BUT....it's still a good album.
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BrandonD.Jan 30, 2009The songs that are good are interesting enough, but the rest is just dull, unoriginal, and unimpressive.
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FilterThe lurching rhythms, slick hooks and stomping choruses are still everywhere you turn, but the Fraz lads have branched out, with seemingly mixed results. [Holiday 2008, p.90]
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Even at just 42 minutes, Tonight is relentless, yet the comedown is exquisite.
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For all their adroitness, most of the songs on Tonight sound too similar to each other (and to existing Franz Ferdinand songs).