is sort of disappointing... I can't find any hooks!

it sounded pretty lame to me.

I would love if someone posted a YSI for it.

torrent (http://isohunt.com/download.php?mode=bt&id=5689467)

I like it a lot better after a few listens.

a lot of the songs sound the same, and each one isn't as unique from one another like the first album but I still find it solid.

will get a 9.2 on pitchfork nonetheless

good cd

I really didn't get this band.

:confused:

I half suspected their popularity was a sign of desperation

Originally posted by talk show host
I really didn't get this band.

:confused:

I half suspected their popularity was a sign of desperation

FF tried too hard with their first album. i wonder how much it cost to make the Take Me Out video. must have been alot.

it was great though. it's like the walking shade video done right.

Originally posted by Mayfuck
will get a 9.2 on pitchfork nonetheless
because it deserves it. And since when did trying hard become a bad thing.

Originally posted by schaadow
And since when did trying hard become a bad thing. yeah i was gonna say this.

i'm gonna wait for the release date but i have high hopes.

Originally posted by schaadow

because it deserves it. And since when did trying hard become a bad thing.
trying TOO hard.

Originally posted by Rockin' Cherub

trying TOO hard.
I'm sorry I'll reword it, since when did trying TOO hard become a bad thing. pretty fucking asinine if you ask me.

the word too indicates that (in isle's opinion) they've crossed the line where additional effort just distorts their quality.

I'd rather a band try TOO hard to make a good album than the opposite. I stand by what I said, pretty fucking asinine.

You Could Have It So Much Better....With Franz Ferdinand (http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0688MXI30WMBY2W2N5JLB1G25V)

Originally posted by schaadow

I'm sorry I'll reword it, since when did trying TOO hard become a bad thing. pretty fucking asinine if you ask me.

i think the band presented too much of themselves too quickly. much like their contemporaries, the Darkness, although the darkness had the excuse of being a joke band. i just feel that FF were too quick to assume their status as a major band, it just seemed to happen overnight with the release of Take Me Out which was a huge hit here in the UK. they followed it up with Matinee, and although that was a good single too, i think it came a bit too early. the pop-listening public weren't really ready for another big dose of FF's trademark pomp and eccentricity that soon. Michael also bombed subsequently. i think FFs style is generally a bit pretentious and tiresome too.

Originally posted by Izzle


i just feel that FF were too quick to assume their status as a major band,
I don't think they assumed anything, the public did it for them. Anyway, this album will solidify them as a major band. And I say right on it's about time I can turn on the radio and hear something different than Nickelback and all the other shit bands plaguing the airwaves.

i like it.

Originally posted by schaadow

it's about time I can turn on the radio and hear something different than Nickelback and all the other shit bands plaguing the airwaves.

Nickelback still plague the airwaves?

Originally posted by Izzle


Nickelback still plague the airwaves?

god bless america, land of the terminally crap

Nickelback is from Canada.

but i think he was talking about american stations playing them. thats what i was meaning...

Originally posted by Trotskilicious
Nickelback is from Canada.
I think we can forgive Canada for that, given what's been coming out of there recently.

Originally posted by Izzle

much like their contemporaries, the Darknesslol this is where i stop reading

isle never knows what the fuck hes talking about

he just throws words that he thinks are smart together

I gave half of the album a listen. Some good some bad. A little disappointed. The single that's out now really blows though. Next album I'm looking forward to is the Rapture. I'm counting on them to pull through.

Originally posted by Sean Casey
isle never knows what the fuck hes talking about

he just throws words that he thinks are smart together

i got it from you, douchebag

Originally posted by schaadow
You Could Have It So Much Better....With Franz Ferdinand (http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0688MXI30WMBY2W2N5JLB1G25V)

"The zipped file is corrupted or invalid"

Originally posted by mono


"The zipped file is corrupted or invalid"

did it do the same for anyone else?

I changed my mind. this is one of my favorite albums of the year.

this is awful

do you want to is sickening

I agree that DoYou Want To is just nauseating. But I think apart from that song it's great album, one of the best this year.

'Walk Away' and 'What You Meant' are better than anything on their first album.

Originally posted by Ensoul
'Walk Away' and 'What You Meant' are better than anything on their first album.
Totally. I also love the opening track, "The Fallen"
I might go as far as to say this is better than their first. But, that may be jumping the gun a little bit.

Originally posted by daydreamer999
this is awful

do you want to is sickening fuck you

someone is jumping the gun. a little

Originally posted by neopryn
fuck you

i was just being controversial

eleanor put your boots on sounds like a beatles song

Originally posted by smashingjj
eleanor put your boots on sounds like a beatles song
are you sure that's not only because the title features 'eleanor'

in fact, every franz ferdinand song reminds me of the beatles

:Skeptical

incredible album.

Originally posted by neopryn
incredible album.

agreed

nothing about it is credible

i like it a lot

pitchfork didn't cream over it as much as the last one, but then again they hardly panned it either

pitchfork's so middle of the road these days

its good mang

the opener is a fucking rock and roll masterpiece.

awsome. and the rest is pretty good.

Originally posted by Sean Casey


agreed

nothing about it is credible

I liked their debut at first, but I got sick of the songs pretty quickly and found them to be very repetitive. Now I don't enjoy listening to it at all. Based on this information, should I check out their new one?

it's a huge step up from their debut.

the comparisons to the Beatles are obvious.

i'm enjoying it, but i don't see that it will have any staying power.

Originally posted by Quiet
I liked their debut at first, but I got sick of the songs pretty quickly and found them to be very repetitive. Now I don't enjoy listening to it at all. Based on this information, should I check out their new one? probably not.

the fallen and outsiders are so fucking good. and this boy. i don't see how anyone could not like a song where the chorus ******* "i want a car!" shouted four times.

do you want to > take me out

Originally posted by neopryn
do you want to > take me out
Really? That song totally grates on me. I enjoy it much more now that I've seen the video though (I don't know why). I will say
You Could Have It So Much Better > Self Titled

Originally posted by schaadow
I will say
You Could Have It So Much Better > Self Titled this too. one of my favorite albums of the year. i'm pretty surprised, i liked the debut but didn't love it, but this is an excellent follow-up.

Gets better with every listen. Self titled is full of catchy pop pleasure, while this shows more progression. Both good albums in their own right.

I bought the first album to see what the hype was about.

I like parts of some songs, but no one song on a whole.

They just… kinda… suck.
Sorry.

Great album. One to leave on in the house while you down vodka before going to a club.

Originally posted by Sean Casey


agreed

nothing about it is credible LOL


this thread is embarrassing and none of you know how to properly discuss music

Originally posted by patrick
LOL


this thread is embarrassing and none of you know how to properly discuss music
please, enlighten us with your arrogance.

i don't think FF really lend themselves to intelligent discussion

not that i'd be capable of it even if they were. just saying.