That essentially sums up the vibe of this record. Classics certainly abound on this one, but a good chunk of the album’s 41-minute runtime is spent eagerly attempting to reinvent the wheel that is ‘Take Me Out.’ Remember that time your friend told that really good joke and you laughed so hard it made their entire week? Now that you have to hear them repeatedly tell it to every friend that wasn’t there, you can’t even remember why you thought it was funny in the first place. You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)Īrriving just a year after the band’s massively successful debut, ‘You Could Have It So Much Better’ almost sounds too excited for its own good. Play It Again: “Bullet” Skip It: “Treason! Animals.” 3. When they aren’t cos-playing themselves on this one, they can be heard further experimenting with reggae and dub undertones, but not even in a cool way like on their previous record. You can almost imagine Kapranos breaking and looking directly into the camera like a young Jimmy Fallon, which is obviously not a compliment. Often, the quartet is found rehashing old soundscapes to the effect of an SNL-worthy parody version of the band. Still, it’s hard to look past the staleness of this record, which constantly seems to be looking back instead of charging forward. Even dance-rock kings need to rest every once in a while. Right Words, Right Thoughts, Right Action (2013)Īfter releasing three near-perfect albums in a row, it would have been downright rude of us to expect their fourth to be anywhere near as good. Play It Again: “Feel the Love Go” Skip It: Most of the record 4. There you can find the redeemable moments of ‘Ascending’ without having to wade through their unfortunate Talking Heads impressions. Lead singer Alex Kapranos’ reliably bratty voice is confoundingly toothless here, which tragically sounds like an intentional move when considering songs like ‘Lazy Boy.’ Fortunately the band recently released a Greatest Hits record. While the record certainly isn’t devoid of charm, the few and far between highlights are often overshadowed by tracks that sound like amateur remixes of throw-away ideas. Serving as the most recent Franz Ferdinand full-length and first without founding guitarist Nick McCarthy, ‘Always Ascending’ might be the only true misstep of the band’s career. Go dust off your skinniest dress pants and loudest shirt as we rank the studio offerings of Glasgow’s finest export. While there’s no accounting for taste, we can at least be certain that not all Franz Ferdinand albums are created equal. Depending on how arty you were in high school, you likely find each subsequent entry into their discography to be equally insufferable or equally masterful with little to no middle ground. Track listings Īll tracks were written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy except where noted.Scotland’s dance-rock provocateurs, Franz Ferdinand, have been a polarizing act since their debut EP dropped two decades ago. ![]() Friedberger used to have a relationship with Franz Ferdinand lead singer Alex Kapranos. The 'Eleanor' in the title is thought to refer to Eleanor Friedberger, lead singer of indie rock band The Fiery Furnaces who supported Franz Ferdinand during their 2004 tour. Shortly thereafter, an interview appeared with the band in Nylon Magazine where they confirmed the recording of a new version of the song for release as a single. Steve Lamacq first played the new version of the song on his BBC Radio show, Lamacq Live in the last week of May 2006. It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Promotion for the single included two videos: one for "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" and one for B-side "Wine in the Afternoon" (recorded at Trama Studios, São Paulo, Brazil), making the B-side a video-clip-only single. The single version of the song is a new version that was recorded in Benton Harbor, Michigan during their 2006 tour with Death Cab for Cutie. ![]() It was released as the fourth single from their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better, on 17 July 2006. " Eleanor Put Your Boots On" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. 2006 single by Franz Ferdinand "Eleanor Put Your Boots On"įrom the album You Could Have It So Much Better
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