Franz Ferdinand (band)

[liberalpragmatist]

Have you heard them? What do you think about them? I don't have their album, but I really like their single "Take Me Out" and I've sampled a few of the tracks online. I also do follow the British music press somewhat (not religiously though) and they're all over it right now.

What do you all think?

[nankerphelge]

1. Worth getting

It's a good album; there are plenty of good songs on it. Get ready for it to be overplayed/overexposed though. It's going to be the new "Jet" album.

[GOPisEvil]

2. They're good. A little over-hyped, perhaps, but not a bad group.

[Fenris]

3. They're okay. Not the second coming of rock, but they're okay.

To me their sound is too bland. I'd hate to compare the two, but FF has the ability to sound an awful lot like the Strokes at times. I don't know. I think I'm really bored with this post-punk cool scene.

[OneBlueSky]

4. I read somewhere in passing that they're a favorite of none other than . .

Harry Potter . . . known in this world as Daniel Radcliff . . .

[sleipnir]

5. A friend of mine won't shut the fuck up talking about them...

Now I can't shut up about 'em, they're actually pretty damn good. I hear they put on a kickin' live show.

[oustemnow]

6. Heard the album on a road trip this weekend

It compelled me enough to ask my friend (whose CD it was), "Who is this?" and that's not something I'll do if it's not interesting.

Pretty decent stuff; the guitarist comes up with a lot of good parts, but the singer is a little too self-consciously campy and the drummer has a tendency to revert to disco beats which gives much of the material a same-y feel.

My feeling is that this is a great CD to define and brighten up the summer too, but I have a feeling it won't age that well. Take that for what it's worth. If 15 bucks seems like a bargain to enhance your life for a few months and then be largely forgotten, go for it.

[Susang]

7. More 80s retro

I have the cd, I've seen the band live. They give a fun live show and they dress well. It's worth the $15. :-)