Franz Ferdinand Appreciation Thread

Multimedia81Multimedia81 Posts: 82,408
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I am quite shocked not to be able to find an Appreciation Thread on Franz Ferdinand. So I decided to introduce one myself!

I have said before that Take Me Out was my fave song from the 00s. It is still my fave song of the 21st century so far.

Some other songs of theirs I partivularly like include Matinee, Walk Away, The Fallen, No You Girls and, from this year, Right Action. Indeed, they always make 1 of my fave songs of the year that they bring anything out! :):cool:

So, feel free to share examples of tracks you like, concerts of theirs you've been to etc

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  • spaceygalspaceygal Posts: 3,447
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    I have their first 3 albums. Haven't properly heard their latest one yet. Their first 2 albums are amongst my fave albums of all time. Great band.
  • thewaywardbusthewaywardbus Posts: 2,738
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    You may be interested in a band called the Yummy Fur. Paul Thompson and Alex Kapranis were both former members (although Alex was not the singer)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL3I1VadWU0
  • DRAGON LANCEDRAGON LANCE Posts: 1,424
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    Just on why there's never been a board for Franz Ferdinand. You know sadly I don't think there are many or any boards on here for many of the great noughties indie bands. Its a shame and I think in terms of quality of music many of them are totally underrated. The only ones that do get a response tend to be the Artic Monkey's and that's only because the NME and co still rate them.

    For what its worth I frickin' love this band. Going to see them live not so long from now and I adored their comeback album. I would highly encourage spaceygal to buy it. Honestly if you loved the others you'll love this one too.

    And I honestly just can't resist the need to link their gruesome x-rated video for Evil Eye off that record, just because its great fun:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIR5vBiC3ig
  • DRAGON LANCEDRAGON LANCE Posts: 1,424
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    Latest video -Fresh Strawberries:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbPx_-IJBI#t=18

    And here's a bit of Bullet in as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMfjROpKCnw

    And finish off with Love Illumination:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooq23i-QGBM
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 46
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    One of my favourites and I'm really loving their latest album. Going to see them in a week or so, really looking forward to it. It's been about five years since the last time I think.
  • DRAGON LANCEDRAGON LANCE Posts: 1,424
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    Brill, I'm seeing them too, can't wait! They always put on a great show don't they. Yeah its been a while since their last big tour, just so glad they didn't split up and that they seem to be enjoying making music again as a group.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 46
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    They played a blinder last night! One of the best times I've seen them.
  • DRAGON LANCEDRAGON LANCE Posts: 1,424
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    Totally agree with that, I've seen 'em too last week. They were quite literally a fire out of control that burnt this city! They've got so many great songs and its just a gorgeous experience watching them blast through all the tracks off their 4 albums. Such a great vibe, wonderful showmanship from Alex and the gang and the way the crowd reacted was awesome too, practically everybody down the front dancing around and waving their hands along in time to the music.

    They just make you come out of the venue smiling like a Cheshire cat don't they, happy times. Definitely one of the best live bands.
  • Multimedia81Multimedia81 Posts: 82,408
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    I had visions for my mid-Decade chart of featuring April 2004-March 2014. For various reasons I did not want to commit to anything from earlier this year yet. So I tweeked the dates to be simply the years 2004-13. So this meant I was able to let Take Me Out stay number 1!
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