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When I first heard about Franz Ferdinand, I nearly cried with joy. Pop music is a disparate world. Consensus is hard to come by. But this band--well, I was pretty sure people of all colors and creeds would rise up as one in hatred of it. Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish foursome that started playing together after a lengthy argument about the essence of art. The name is a tribute to the archduke whose assassination triggered World War I, and early gigs were Andy Warhol--style happenings at a Glasgow warehouse during which audience members were provided with...
...Franz Ferdinand
...same oblique way that the Strokes evoke New York circa 1977, it could be said that Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut evokes London circa 1981. Their post-punk sound has led some to call them the new Joy Division, but this is unfair for two reasons: first, they shoot much higher than cynical retro-fetishism, and, second, Joy Division were never this good...
...Franz Ferdinand begin many of their songs with a nod to their influences before heading off towards parts unknown. “Come on Home” starts with a shimmering guitar line on loan from Blondie, then grooves away unabashedly with some positively Keatsian lyrical work from Kapranos: “Moonlight falls upon your perfect skin / Falls, and you draw back again...
...Franz Ferdinand combine intelligent innovation with instant accessibility in a way few bands can. For this they owe a good deal to their buoyant rhythm section, comprising bassist Bob Hardy and drummer Paul Thomson, and their stated aim to “make records that girls can dance to, and to cut through postured crap.” Franz Ferdinand leaves the lasting impression of a band with more good ideas and enthusiasm than it knows what to do with...