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Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

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Item Details

Genre
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Rock & Pop
Catalogue Number
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EICP370
Number of Discs
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1
Label
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Epic Sony
Release Country
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Japan
Format
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CD
Other
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Limited, Studio Recording

Product Description

Think Scotland only has the Proclaimers, Simple Minds and Travis to offer? Think again. Scotland has just produced one of the outstanding debut albums of all time. A record that rivals anything by the Strokes, a record that is influenced, but not overshadowed, by great albums from Television, Joy Division and Gang of Four, a record that may be one of the most important and downright sexy releases of 2004.

Opener ‘Jacqueline’ is pop perfection, all angular guitars and a chorus that will have milkmen whistling all summer long. Meanwhile second single, ‘Take Me Out’ sounds like ‘Summer In the City’ covered by the Fall. Only three songs in and already hairs on your neck are standing on end.

‘Auf Acshe’ is a brooding eerie masterpiece. A creepy stalker of a tune it makes you want to hide behind the sofa and cry for help. Quickly following it is ‘Cheating On You’ the sound of the Strokes finally realising their Duran Duran fantasies and an instant classic.

As the album enters the final third we are offered ‘This Fire’ a tune reminiscent of Radio 4 while debut single ‘Darts Of Pleasure’ is a pop-bullet to the head; instant and deadly. Finally ‘40 Ft’ tentatively enters the fray. One of the standout tracks on the album it leaves you reaching for the remote to start it all over again.

The band are Franz Ferdinand. The album is self-titled. The sound of 2003 just got updated for 2004 and it happened in Scotland. New York doesn’t look so cool anymore.

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ダークでセクシーちょっぴりキュートな踊れ...

投稿日：2021/07/09 (金)

ダークでセクシーちょっぴりキュートな踊れるUKロック！ハリー・ポッターの映画にバンド役で出演する噂が当時ありましたが、断ったとのことでとても残念だったのを覚えています。ぜひ観てみたかった…

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A classic album and this pressing is pre...

投稿日：2021/02/26 (金)

A classic album and this pressing is pretty decent. Grab it if you can!

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伝統で王道のUKロックの血を脈々と受け継ぎ...

投稿日：2012/10/31 (水)

伝統で王道のUKロックの血を脈々と受け継ぎながら、８０年代のニューウェーブの香りも感じさせる。幅広い年代に受け入れられるであろう、このダンス・ビートは腰に脳にキます

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