February 5, 2005
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So I got the Franz Ferdinand album in a buy 1 get 3 free deal from Columbia House Music. Going into this, I wasn’t expecting too much due to the fact that I’m actually not a big fan of their popular single “take me out.”
What I did get was a pleasant experience listening to this rock music
that hails back to a ’60s-’70s vibe, mixed in with modern
sensibilities. Unfortunately, I did not find anything really
spectacular about the album. A lot of the songs show a lot of
promise to be kick ass, but ends up just becoming…good but not
great. Well, even with my negative overtone in this short review,
this is still a good album which doesn’t happen very often nowadays. I
bet a lot of these songs would work great on Karaoke nights.Stand out tracks…
04) matinee
05) auf acshe
07) this fire
08) darts of pleasure
09) michael———————-
My friend let me listen to Snow Patrol – “Final Straw” which I recognized is the band that has that single “run.”
I was never really interested with their sound because I figured that
it would be your typical mediocre generic popular rock. I was
right. Nothing really stood out to me with the whole album and I
would end up stumbling along the tracks wondering why I’m even
bothering with the lack of personality in the music. I don’t hate
the album, it’s just not my cup of tea, and would best suit me as
background music that I can just zone out.———————-
I picked up The Postal Service – “Give up” on the strength of their super catchy single “Such Great Heights”
and let me just speak out on how blown away I was at the quality of
this gem of an album. If you are a fan of the ’80s sound that involves
the Pet Shop Boys, New Order, or Depeche Mode, then you are going to
love this. The electrobeat music that The Postal Service have is
a great refreshing sound to hear in 2005. This kind of
music makes me think back to a time when I would be in a high building,
looking out a window admiring the moody rain outside, that gives a
sense of fantastical adventures that can only be seen in cyber punk
futuristic dramatic films. Yet another album that I can’t stop
playing over and over again. Consider me a fan now.Along with the singles “Such Great Heights” and “We Will Become Silhouettes,” other stand out tracks are…
01) The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
03) Sleeping In
04) Nothing Better
06) Clark Gable
09) Brand New Colony
