- Record Label: Sony / Domino
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2005
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Universal acclaim- based on 220 Ratings
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Positive: 187 out of 220
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Mixed: 22 out of 220
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Negative: 11 out of 220
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StormwatchMay 1, 2008Some good moments, but, as a whole, notably inferior to Franz's awesome first album. The songs lack the "alternative" feel from before, and tend to be too fast-paced. The "louder" production doesn't help either.
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timeDec 2, 2006Do You Want to is one of the worse singles of the year.
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ElizabethPJan 17, 2007A lot better than their first album since they abandoned a lot of aimless, sloppy guitar strumming. "Do You Want to?" is a great song although it's slightly embarrassing to sing it on the top of your lungs. The stand outs are "The Fallen" and "Outsiders". This album is more melodic and more coherent than their previous.
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OligamiMay 20, 2007They evolved the way I feared they would. This record definitely needed some more restrain.
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JeffJJun 15, 2007Absolutely stunning. It would have been even stronger if they would have left off "Fade Together" and "Outsiders', but if the songs "The Fallen," "Do You Want to", "This Boy" and "You Could Have it So Much Better" don't shake your booty, then, like Fatboy Slim said, your booty must be dead.
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It's a stunning, confident piece of work that suggests the band is merely getting started.
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BlenderIt'll do just fine for now. But here's hoping for a torturously difficult third album. [Oct 2005, p.140]
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Franz Ferdinand have slightly tweaked the neo-Brit-pop genre – mixing in funk, dashes of punk, and a bit of disco – and come out with a sophomore album even more confident and hungry for glory than their debut.