Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Pros: Happy, happy, joy, joy...good ol' danceable music.
Cons: May cause angsty types to actually crack a smile.

A lot of music is about escapism and fun, but pick up a guitar and you're almost always expected to be serious. It's rare that rock musician is not expected to be angsty. Crack a smile every once in a while and you get your "rawk" card revoked-well, ...

Pros: its existence
Cons: ... "Cheating on You" isn't as good as the rest?

There once was a girl who lived a very boring life. She bought albums by artists such as Dio, and she was very depressed. One day, she bought a CD which immediately caught her attention. "What's this?" she asked herself. "I feel like.. I should be ...

Pros: Fast, jumpy rhythms. Intelligent but un-challenging words. Fun, easy tunes to learn and sing.
Cons: Not much internal variety or depth.

I know my obligations as an Epinionator, of course, so I promise that this essay will function well enough as a review of the self-titled debut album of Franz Ferdinand: the 30th-or-so such review on Epinions. I came to write it, though, when I started ...

Pros: A wildly upbeat, cohesive set of songs, great guitars, funny singer
Cons: Many songs sound alike

It seems that in the last decade or two, F.F. has become a common acronym. In food, we have "fat free". In movies, we have "Freaky Friday", in video games we have "Final Fantasy". And now in music, we have Franz Ferdinand. Another useless ...

Pros: fun throwback music you can dance to
Cons: :::

Just when I thought I'd be getting sick of the present day's "they sound old, so they must be good" trend, along comes Glasgow's Franz Ferdinand. Injecting tons of old-time fun and dancability into their rock, Franz Ferdinand are giving the music scene ...

Pros: Very cool, very retro, very refreshing brand of indie rock...
Cons: Maybe a bit too kitschy for some listeners...

The name Franz always reminds me of that one Dana Carvey/Kevin Nealon skit on Saturday Night Live. And Ferdinand? Well that too has some lasting connotations not at all related to music. When I was a kid, there were a few books I really liked. One ...

Pros: can be very intoxicating
Cons: has virtually no momentum

I’ve never been one to let the majority’s opinions influence my musical tastes. Seriously! Most of you will realise that my favourite band is Radiohead. I can count perhaps me and one other guy in my area who actually _like_ them (everyone ...

Pros: Some very catchy tunes.
Cons: Too retro, very same sounding throughout album.

Franz Ferdinand seems to be one of the big breakthrough bands of the year along with Modest Mouse. Their debut album released early 2004 and their single is currently making them a rather popular band amongst both mainstream music lovers and indie fans. ...

Pros: Will stick in your head like glue; Excellently orchestrated style
Cons: Longer on style than substance at times

One of 2004's biggest splashes came from left field, a group of Scottish boys going by the name Franz Ferdinand. In a sense, the band's success and appeal are hard to qualify: The same kitschy feel that has left The Vines, Hives, Strokes and White ...

Pros: Dark, Funky, Bouncy, & All Sorts of Stuff in Franz Ferdinand's Quirky Debut.
Cons: None.

One of the hottest new bands in Britain, Scottish band Franz Ferdinand is currently making waves in Britain with their blend of post-punk and funk. Consisting of singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos, guitarist Nick McCarthy, bassist Bob Hardy, and drummer ...

Pros: fun, makes goofy white boys like me dance
Cons: derivative, it can tend to blend together

From the first time I heard Franz Ferdinand's debut single Take Me Out, I knew I would eventually buy their self titled debut disc. You see, Take Me Out made me want to dance, and me dancing is an ugly ugly sight. For someone who played ...

Pros: Take Me Out, Jacqueline
Cons: Retro disco leanings may turn off some who hated the 70s

The eponymous debut album from Scottish quartet Franz Ferdinand begins simple, a folk lament with hushed flamenco overtones reminiscent of Belle and Sebastien. But oh how "Jacqueline" has surprises in store, indicative of the rest of the disc as a whole. ...

Pros: Quirky, fun, and almost ridiculously hot.
Cons: My review title.

In the past few years, the number of garage/retro bands has sky-rocketed. Anywhere from The Hives to Interpol, the scene has completely blown up amongst the indie crowd and has even trickled into the mainstream. A lot of these bands were ...

Pros: Fun, catchy, witty. Bass-tastic.
Cons: A little one-note, a little repetitive.

2004 should be a fun year, judging by all the bands being touted as essential listening for modish teenagers the world over. The Scissor Sisters might look like pretentious art-school graduates, but their sound is unapologetically reverential to 1970s ...

Pros: Dance, dance, dance!
Cons: They aren't reinventing the wheel, I guess.

Franz Ferdinand once stated that if they had their way, they would erase Archduke Franz Ferdinand from history and replace him in the collective consciousness of the world with themselves. Well, taking their self-titled, full-length debut into ...