Franz Ferdinand Fans!

This hurts me. No Franz Fans?

i am a huge fan i am anciously wating on tuesday to go buy their new album :D

my favorite track: michael
why; i just like how the rhythm and mood changes
mad addiction: :confused: is this not the same as your favorite track?

Oh, I just loooovvve Franz!

My favorite song is Darts of Pleasure. :)
Ich heisse superfantastik!

And yes, I will be checking out their new album.

Yeah, that sophmore slump is a killer. Many bands falter on their second one.

See: Strokes, The- Room on Fire

lol :D

OT: do any of you know who the tallest member of Franz is? Each time I see them together in a picture they all look around the same height.

what i love about franz ferdinand is illustrated here...everyone has picked a different song for their favourite.

I'm not a historian, but isn't Franz Ferdinand the archduke who was murdered, sparking World War I when it happened?

Originally posted by star882
I'm not a historian, but isn't Franz Ferdinand the archduke who was murdered, sparking World War I when it happened?

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, assassinated in Sarajevo, by a Serbian member of the Black Hand, a serb nationalistic group. It's claimed that it triggered WWI, but probably just started it a few weeks before the inevitable outbreak..

And that's where the band got their name.

-Dan

I hate the fact that they aren't coming to my town on their tour! They'll be visiting Pittsburgh, PA (to the north) and Richmond, VA (to the south). If i didn't know better, I'd say they were deliberately skipping over Washington.

I blame the politicians! *angrily shakes fist*

Originally posted by casa~la~rocka
I hate the fact that they aren't coming to my town on their tour! They'll be visiting Pittsburgh, PA (to the north) and Richmond, VA (to the south). If i didn't know better, I'd say they were deliberately skipping over Washington.

I blame the politicians! *angrily shakes fist*

when are they coming to pitt? i hope i will be there then...

me: Matinee
why: cuz it freakin rocks!

and i just got the new album off itunes... i am not really sure what i think about it yet. the songs arent as catchy as their last album... but we'll see if it can grow on me

Originally posted by enjoilax
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Did you write that? Just because of that post I may actually visit their site...

Do You Want To
Cool song. Switches between two or three parts.
Don't understand.

edit: "The primal, brooding guitar attack of "Optimistic" stomps like mating Tyrannosaurs." From the Kid A review. Not an image I really wanted to ever think about.

Franz Ferdinand are a great band, and I will definatly be getting their new album! :)

I can't pick one favourite song, but some of my favourites are:

Tell Her Tonight
Do You Want To?
Take Me Out
The Dark Of The Matinee

Favourite Song: At the moment it's 'Do You Want To'

Why: Makes me want to stomp my feet and move my body

Mad Addiction: Class C drugs (it is in England anyway...)

So far I like "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" the best from the new album

Originally posted by smorzander
and i just got the new album off itunes... i am not really sure what i think about it yet. the songs arent as catchy as their last album... but we'll see if it can grow on me

i know what you mean about it not being as catch. but it definitely grew on me... i liked it to begin with but after about 7/8 listens im really liking it a lot

Originally posted by raine
Dark of the Matinee
Kickin' video, kickin' beat
I like to dance wildly. Addiction to what?

That is by far my favorite Franz song. You can't hear that and not be in a good mood. The video makes me chuckle, in a good way (I'm smiling just thinking of it...).

Originally posted by casa~la~rocka
I'm glad you said that. On first listen I just wasn't 'feeling it'. I've only listened to it once, though. About oh, 6 more listens and I should really like it too, huh? :)

yeah i would say so. its just a little different to their first album. they seem to have taken more influences and i feel its more of a broad album than a collection of great singles. have a few more listens and let us know what you think

Originally posted by casa~la~rocka
Most definitely. On the subject of their influences, don't you agree that 'Fade Together' sounds alot like a Paul McCartney/Beatles song? The whole time i was listening to it i was thinking "wasn't this on The White Album"?:cool:

lol thats crazy that you said that because i had that exact same conversation with my friend this morning. i think 'eleanor put your boots on' is pretty beatlesque too

so has it grown on you?

Thought I'd just ask this, when is their new album coming out?

What!? I need to buy it... now!

Thanks for the information there Dan! :)

I saw them at an in-store appearance at a Virgin Megastore last year. They were pretty good; even got my CD autographed. :)

Fave track off old album-Michael
Fave track off new one-The Fallen

The new cd is great, ubt takes a few lsitens to get used to it, but now im used to it it gets almost as many listens as Frances the Mute in the last few days

Originally posted by iPod Monk
Love Franz Ferdinand?

Favorite Song:
Why:
Mad Addiction:

Just starting out with FF. Still doing my research.

Got any rec for must -listen -to?

OT: Franz Ferdinand's waist measurements (in inches).

Paul- 28" (someone please feed him!)
Alex- 30"
Nick- 33"
Bob- 38"

Just some pointless info from yours truly. :D

Originally posted by Emultion_Rawks
I also guess you know what they eat for lunch on Tuesdays and what brand of socks they wear on Saturdays? :D

Bob's the fattest of the group... Doesn't look that bad to me though...

Lol, I wish i knew. I would SO be be sending them snacks and socks!:D

Yeah Bob does appear a bit on the tubby side. I think he's quite average though. Standing alongside his pin-thin bandmates makes him look as if he should loose a few pounds.

Favorite Song: The Fallen
Why: Awesome guitar, bass, drums and lyrics... An excellent song!

Due to getting a music review spot in a local newspaper I've given their new album a listen.

Initial thoughts:

- Nice striking guitar, good to see they're retaining their "Gang Of Four sound" (Post-punk style)
- Tracks are not as memorable or catchy as those from their debut, only 'Do You Want To' seems catchy, but even that doesn't compare well to 'Michael', 'Take Me Out', 'Jacqueline', or 'Tell Her Tonight' from their first album
- There are definitely signs of the Beatles in this album with 'Eleanor Put Your Boots On' and 'Do You Want To' has moments in which it sounds like it's from the Beatles' untitled "The White Album"

Overall I felt it was a pretty decent album that had its moments, but could be better and it really doesn't seem to have many highlights compared to those four gems which came from their debut. However, 'Eleanor Put Your Boots On' does show promise as it shows a different side of the band, which I think could be good...

Thoughts?

-Dan

To be honest Franz Ferdinand are not one of my favourites anyways. Their debut (with the exception of those four tracks) bored me at moments. However, I had to do a mainstream album for the review (my others are more 'obscure' or simply older).

I'm curious if there are any Gang Of Four fans in this thread as they were one of FF's biggest influences. One of my other albums is Entertainment! by Gang Of Four, which is from 1979. I'd recommend that to any FF fan, great post-punk.

-Dan