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- Summary: The third album for the UK rock band was produced by Dan Carey.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
No You Girls | |
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Oh, kiss me Flick your cigarette, then kiss me Kiss me where your eye won't meet me Meet me where your mind won't kiss me Flick your eyes and mind... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 33
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Mixed: 9 out of 33
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Negative: 1 out of 33
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The mix of Alex Kapranos' louche croon with the band's disciplined racket is still a knockout, and they've switched things up enough to keep it interesting.
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While it would have been interesting to hear a further evolution of the band's sound, the album offers plenty of adrenaline, pheromones and stealthy sophistication, thanks to Bob Hardy's driving bass, Alex Kapranos' expressive crooning and the band's unusual ability to make every song sound like a single.
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It will be bettered, as surely as night follows day, but there might not be another album released in the next 12 months that offers the same delirious, sugar-coated enjoyment, let alone one that matches it with Kapranos' casually whip-smart lyrics.
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Does Tonight satisfy what we were all hoping for after three years between albums, along with the lofty expectations that are by definition bound to accompany a concept album/rock opera? Probably not. But, is it better than "You Could Have It So Much Better?" Definitely, if not only for the points on the record where Kapranos and company get it oh so right.
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While not all of those risks pay off, what works about Tonight speaks to the band's greater maturity and vision.
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Now they sound less like they're playing to their strengths and more like they're admitting their limitations; they'll keep trying to move your hips because they know they'll never win your heart. Tonight is fine, but will you still love them tomorrow?
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Truly, the four dapper Scotsmen that constitute this group should be ashamed of their tuneless, thoughtless, meaningless new offering, which distorts the proud legacy of a band that once mattered.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 41
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Mixed: 2 out of 41
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Negative: 1 out of 41
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JeroenHMay 1, 2009
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RyanCFeb 1, 2009The best Franz Ferdinand album so far. Ulysses is a knockout single!
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AlexDMar 22, 2009Don't even bother reading the 'professional' reviews. This album is Franz-tastic!
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RossB.Jan 27, 2009
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ELWING.Jan 29, 2009
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VéroniqueDECAUDINFeb 7, 2009A great, dancy, expected album.
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GilJ.Jul 20, 2009
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