Franz Ferdinand: S/T² (The Black, Red & Pale Green Album?) - September 2005
07-19-05, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Wow. Vegas is getting two good acts in a one month period (Sigur Ros and now Franz Ferdinand). 
You said two good acts. I see Sigur Ros. What's the other?
07-20-05, 10:40 AM
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BREAKING NEWS!
Also, the first single will reportedly be Do You Want To. Possible future singles include The Fallen, Walk Away and Turn It On.
Originally Posted by NME
NME.COM can also reveal the band have redesigned the artwork for the new album. Based on a black, red and green colour scheme, the second album’s cover now features a girl shouting the band’s name.
08-01-05, 10:10 PM
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FRANZ FERDINAND have renamed their second album.
The band had originally planned to not name any of their albums, and throughout the recording process had said the album would be simply titled ’Franz Ferdinand’.
However, the album is now called ’You Could Have It So Much Better…With Franz
Ferdinand.
A single, ’Do You Want To’, precedes the record on September 19.
The band had originally planned to not name any of their albums, and throughout the recording process had said the album would be simply titled ’Franz Ferdinand’.
However, the album is now called ’You Could Have It So Much Better…With Franz
Ferdinand.
A single, ’Do You Want To’, precedes the record on September 19.
08-04-05, 09:55 AM
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updated first post with tracklisting
Also, early track-by-track review from pitchfork:
Exclusive: Franz Ferdinand Album Previewed!
Sean Fennessey reports:
We know you’re all waiting, open-mouthed and squealing, like baby birds, for every last morsel of information regarding the new Franz Ferdinand album. Just two days ago we reported the record’s title (You Could Have it So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand) and unveiled the cover art. And now, we are proud to exclusively reveal not only the tracklisting, but intimate details about every single song. Why? Because we love you:
1. “The Fallen” – Buzzsaw guitars and an abused drum kit mark this heavily-produced opener. Alex Kapranos, amidst spiraling axes and a scuzz solo, asks, “What’s wrong with a little destruction?”
2. “Do You Want To” – The first single is a dancey retread reminiscent of “Take Me Out”, but without the hooky oomph.
3. “This Boy” – A riotous paean, full of ladder-climbing guitars and syncopated vocals. Short and forceful. The pace is blistering.
4. “Walk Away” – A big, accessible, Morrissey-inflected ballad that builds momentum quickly. Kapranos swoons, “I love the sound of you walking away.”
5. “Evil and a Heathen” – A deep-bass foot-stomper. Just over two minutes, with an acidic and self-deprecating chorus.
6. “You're the Reason I'm Leaving” – Another sincere love song masked in four-on-the-floor beats and a sprightly bass line.
7. “Eleanor Put Your Boots On” – The Rock Star Couple Ballad. Eleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces, Kapranos’ (ex?) squeeze, gets the Elton John treatment over simple acoustic guitar and pointed piano. Unabashed melodrama elegantly delivered.
8. “Well That Was Easy” – A return to disco rock with a soaring “ladadada ladadada” chorus. Very tuneful, but the lyrics are lacking. “Kill me now, ‘cause I’m leaving you now.” Hmm…there seems to be a theme developing here.
9. “What You Meant” – More harsh, slicing guitar (a serious trend on the album) coupled with loosely-structured verses and classic Lennon-McCartney chord progressions.
10. “I'm Your Villain” – This recent tour staple is tighter and slower than its live incarnation-- at first. A mid-song crash segues into angular riffing. More depressive, accusatory lyrics.
11. “You Could Have It So Much Better” – The guitars get progressively louder throughout each song, but none more so than on this call-and-response track. A rambunctious come-on.
12. “Fade Together” – The quietest song on the album features saloon piano and acoustic guitar. “If we get away, you know we might just stay away.” Somebody buy this guy a beer.
13. “Outsiders” – Wah-wah riffing and a straight-up dance beat highlight the closer, the closest relative to Franz Ferdinand’s debut. Anthemic and atmospheric, almost simultaneously.
Also, early track-by-track review from pitchfork:
Exclusive: Franz Ferdinand Album Previewed!
Sean Fennessey reports:
We know you’re all waiting, open-mouthed and squealing, like baby birds, for every last morsel of information regarding the new Franz Ferdinand album. Just two days ago we reported the record’s title (You Could Have it So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand) and unveiled the cover art. And now, we are proud to exclusively reveal not only the tracklisting, but intimate details about every single song. Why? Because we love you:
1. “The Fallen” – Buzzsaw guitars and an abused drum kit mark this heavily-produced opener. Alex Kapranos, amidst spiraling axes and a scuzz solo, asks, “What’s wrong with a little destruction?”
2. “Do You Want To” – The first single is a dancey retread reminiscent of “Take Me Out”, but without the hooky oomph.
3. “This Boy” – A riotous paean, full of ladder-climbing guitars and syncopated vocals. Short and forceful. The pace is blistering.
4. “Walk Away” – A big, accessible, Morrissey-inflected ballad that builds momentum quickly. Kapranos swoons, “I love the sound of you walking away.”
5. “Evil and a Heathen” – A deep-bass foot-stomper. Just over two minutes, with an acidic and self-deprecating chorus.
6. “You're the Reason I'm Leaving” – Another sincere love song masked in four-on-the-floor beats and a sprightly bass line.
7. “Eleanor Put Your Boots On” – The Rock Star Couple Ballad. Eleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces, Kapranos’ (ex?) squeeze, gets the Elton John treatment over simple acoustic guitar and pointed piano. Unabashed melodrama elegantly delivered.
8. “Well That Was Easy” – A return to disco rock with a soaring “ladadada ladadada” chorus. Very tuneful, but the lyrics are lacking. “Kill me now, ‘cause I’m leaving you now.” Hmm…there seems to be a theme developing here.
9. “What You Meant” – More harsh, slicing guitar (a serious trend on the album) coupled with loosely-structured verses and classic Lennon-McCartney chord progressions.
10. “I'm Your Villain” – This recent tour staple is tighter and slower than its live incarnation-- at first. A mid-song crash segues into angular riffing. More depressive, accusatory lyrics.
11. “You Could Have It So Much Better” – The guitars get progressively louder throughout each song, but none more so than on this call-and-response track. A rambunctious come-on.
12. “Fade Together” – The quietest song on the album features saloon piano and acoustic guitar. “If we get away, you know we might just stay away.” Somebody buy this guy a beer.
13. “Outsiders” – Wah-wah riffing and a straight-up dance beat highlight the closer, the closest relative to Franz Ferdinand’s debut. Anthemic and atmospheric, almost simultaneously.
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08-05-05, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
10/17 playing with TV On the Radio at the Theatre in MSG
I saw them open up for The Faint last November and it had to be one of the worst 45 minute sets I've ever had the experience of listening to live.
08-05-05, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Fuck TV On The Radio.
I saw them open up for The Faint last November and it had to be one of the worst 45 minute sets I've ever had the experience of listening to live.
I saw them open up for The Faint last November and it had to be one of the worst 45 minute sets I've ever had the experience of listening to live.
Thanks for the feedback. Reconsidering...
08-05-05, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Fuck TV On The Radio.
I saw them open up for The Faint last November and it had to be one of the worst 45 minute sets I've ever had the experience of listening to live.
I saw them open up for The Faint last November and it had to be one of the worst 45 minute sets I've ever had the experience of listening to live.
i think they're one of the most original and interesting bands out there right now. but i haven't seen them live.
08-07-05, 10:48 PM
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I preferred "The Dark of the Matinee" to "Take Me Out" overall (I guess the ones that get videos are the singles?) but the whole album was a lot of fun. One of those albums -- like Skindred's Babylon and Muse's 3rd Album which I enjoy listening to the entire album through at once just about every time -- not as common these days -- esp with my ipod and itunes.
a couple more like that would be the new Gorillaz album and Pedro the Lion's "Achilles Heel".
a couple more like that would be the new Gorillaz album and Pedro the Lion's "Achilles Heel".
08-18-05, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Hollowgen
you saying that because you didn't like them? or because their performance was terrible?
i think they're one of the most original and interesting bands out there right now. but i haven't seen them live.
i think they're one of the most original and interesting bands out there right now. but i haven't seen them live.
I don't know about you, but I don't like my music being a bunch of random odd noises for 45 minutes. At first, I thought there was something wrong with the House of Blues' sound set-up that night (because the opening act before them, Beep Beep, sounded a bit off). Sadly, I was wrong. TV On The Radio presented themselves off as a bunch of jackass making noises that did not resemble any sort of music for 45 minutes.
However, everything was redeemed when The Faint kicked ass, however I still think TV On The Radio sucks.
08-19-05, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BadlyDrawnBoy
giles 10-6 opening night of the MVFF is the FF show in SF 
also my wedding anniversary but the mrs is letting me go to the show.
also my wedding anniversary but the mrs is letting me go to the show.
as to MVFF - it sucks that I'm coming into town at the latter end of the festival
08-19-05, 09:35 PM
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