Franz Ferdinand

Revolver · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 28, 04

absolutly the best 'strokes' clones out there right now!

just straight up lo-fi rock with excellent melodies and really good songs....in heavy rotation in my cd player and there show at the comodore was complete madness!....

decypher · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 28, 04

thought we were talking about world war 1 for a second haha...

axion · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 28, 04

i can think about 5-10 rock bands off the top of my head that i actually listen to and Franz Ferdinand is definately one of them.

Gusto · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

Will have to check them out... downloaded an album, but still haven't listened to it yet. Was supposed to go to the show too. Reccomend any good tracks?

Revolver · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

some good tracks

tell her tonighte
take me out
cheating on you
darts of pleasure
40'

Cdn_Brdr · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

You actually consider Franz Ferdinand a Strokes clone? Wow.... I don't really hear it myself. I guess a lot of the newer rock bands out there have that retro sound going on but I don't think Franz is so much a Strokles rip.

Franz is definitely more pop/dancey style. It gets you out of your seat.... Strokes makes me sleepy.

What do you make of bands like 'The Killers', 'The Rasmus, 'The Von Bondies', 'Muse', or 'Interpol'? I'm just curious is all... they all surfaced around a similar time and could be called 'clones' I guess....

I know your a music geek like me John (sp?) so I'm just curious as to what you might think.

Revolver · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

^100%

the first couple times i heard the singel "take me out" i thought it was the new strokes tune......same vocals that sound like its recorded through a bullhorn, same backbeat drums, same midrangy over comped barre chords...found it very strokish.

but your toatally right when you say that ferdinand are more pop/dancey. thats what complled to to buy the album as soon as i heard it a virgin.

the bands you listed im very familiar with. they all share a certain ''throwback/homage to televison'' type sound. i call all these bands ''stroke clones'' only cause the strokes were the first band to oversaturate the musical media with this ''new again'' type sound or look..wich resulted in more mainstream attention to the glut of bands that share the same sound/look....the ''the'' grenre. they all have unique characteristics...but the over all ''sound'' reamins the same.

it could might has well been any other band wich could of ''broke'' this sound. but it seems you cant compete with daddy's moddeling empire or prep-school privillages to help along the way...

yes..very geekish indeed

Séguin · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

I've only heard that one they over play on the radio (Take Me Out).

I'm impressed by it. Musicaly, it's very well written.

Antenna_Boy · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

very cool indeed :230:

-ff- · #10 (**permalink**) Sep 30, 04

take me out is my fav. for sure.

Gusto · #11 (**permalink**) Oct 04, 04

Loving the album. Thanks for the tip.

Revolver · #12 (**permalink**) Oct 04, 04

^yor welcome

ffa · #13 (**permalink**) Oct 05, 04

The Naum Gabo and Morgan Geist remixes of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me Out are my fave right now... (well, and the original). Did you guys go see them at Richard's on Richard's when they were here?

If you guys are into that sort of stuff, as well as stuff by Postal Service, Le Tigre (YEY! they are coming on Nov. 13 to the Commodore), "!!!", etc... etc... you should come check out our Wednesday nights @ the Lotus, where we mix all that, plus we throw in all sorts of other indie as well as electro stuff by Tiga, Felix Da Housecat, Peaches, on top of other various 90s, 80s, and the like. Good times! (all the info is here http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.php?t=60135 and this week is our opening night, so no cover :-)

peace.

-f.

Gusto · #14 (**permalink**) Oct 05, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffa

they are coming on Nov. 13 to the Commodore

You sure? I'm seeing Blonde Redhead on Nov 13th at the Commodore. Le Tigre is the 23rd, I think.

ffa · #15 (**permalink**) Oct 05, 04

/\ DOH! my bad... just double checked... Commodore, Nov. 23, tix are $18.50:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/11...&minorcatid=60

:-0)

-f.

Gusto · #16 (**permalink**) Oct 05, 04

Hah, cool, just wanted to let you know in case you went on the wrong night. ;)

Partizan · #17 (**permalink**) Oct 05, 04

one thing i wanna know

who in their right mind would wanna name themselves franz ferdinand?? does he want to get shot AGAIN?