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Track Listings
| 1. Ulysses |
| 2. Turn It On |
| 3. No You Girls Never Know |
| 4. Twilight Omens |
| 5. Send Him Away |
| 6. Live Alone |
| 7. Bite Hard |
| 8. What She Came For |
| 9. Can't Stop Feeling |
| 10. Lucid Dreams |
| 11. Dream Again |
| 12. Katherine Kiss Me |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The disco-punk bandwagon might have long since left town, but Tonight:Franz Ferdinand suggests Glasgow’s arch dukes of art-pop aren’t going to let a little thing like a shifting zeitgeist put them off their principle aim of writing music to make girls dance. Whereas its predecessor, 2005’s You Could Have It So Much Better, felt a little rushed in the execution, Franz’s third album feels stronger for its two years of gestation. Employing a slightly more rigid, synthetic feel than its predecessors, these twelve tracks mix up sing-along pop moments and loping grooves with sundry left turns, meeting expectations, then confounding them with a showy flourish. “Ulysses” is clip-cloppy funk that builds to a huge chorus with a long slide of squelchy synthesiser, while “Lucid Dreams” dispenses with guitars entirely at the four-minute point, morphing into Fischerspooner-style techno. Meanwhile, your host, Alex Kapranos, remains just on the charming side of sleazy, crooning “Kiss me/Kiss me where your eye won’t meet me” (“Turn It On”), or on the Beatles-esque “Twilight Omens”, trying to laugh you into the sack: “I typed your number into my calculator/ Where it spelt a dirty word, when you turned it upside down…” Tonight might be a little too erratic to reignite Franzmania, but it strikes a neat balance between consolidation and reinvention. –-Louis Pattison
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12 MORE ACE TRACKS FROM FRANZ FERDINAND!!! Franz ferdinand are back to their best with their stunning new album 'tonight'. Includes the massive new hit 'ulysses'
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
.....But not an entirely unpleasant on. It does take some getting used to though. The first two albums were very guitar based and this leans heavily to a more electropop direction, so it seems very weird at first. 'No you girls' 'What She Came For' and 'Live Alone' is a very catchy typically Franz rock/pop song in the vein of 'Do you want to' but the other tracks so elements of Orange Juice/Lyndsey wells/8O's synth/90's break beats. The tempo of the songs often change at the beginning and mid stream e.g. 'Bite Hard, What She Came Fo" which makes all the more exciting and creative. 'Katherine Kiss Me', the last track is slow and acoustic and seems abit of an odd choice to end on. If you are sole fan of guitar based music - stay way. But if you like twists and turns and fancy something varied I heartily recommend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is a really good one and i would reccomend to any franz ferdinand supporters to buy this one as its possibly the best of 3 albums! More amazing base lines and amazing music from the band.
- The album came perfectly on the first day of the expected delivery date and was in mint condition. fab! by it now!!!!!!!!
- The album came perfectly on the first day of the expected delivery date and was in mint condition. fab! by it now!!!!!!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'm rather enjoying it. It is Franz with some electronic twists that resemble 60's and 80's beats and sounds.
It's a new step for them and I like it.
It's a new step for them and I like it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is bomb!!!
A GREAT album! It very much differs from the previous works of this group.
Fantastic melody, energy and experiments with sound. Read more
A GREAT album! It very much differs from the previous works of this group.
Fantastic melody, energy and experiments with sound. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by Dmitry Markov
Excellent
This is a great album - Tonight, it really is different then all the other singles and albums but this one is great. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Bob Franke
Unexpected and Utterly Brilliant
After the somewhat disappointing You Could Have Had It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand took the more electropop route with Tonight, to outraged complaints from diehard fans and to... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by Babelmonkey
They've still got 'it'!!
Don't be put off by some of the reviews - this is still a predominately guitar/bass/drums based album!! Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by L. G.
A pleasent surprise
Tonight is quite different to Franz Ferdinand's previous two albums; this time, it's more electro/pop based. Read more
Published on 11 July 2009 by L. Johnson-matchett
Franz Ferdinand: Tonight
Excellent album, liking it more each time I listen to it. If you liked their previous albums, you'll love this one.
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Justin
great! (about the 180 gram gatefold 2Lp set)
A great release by Domino: it really is a 2Lp set, 180 gram per LP, sounds really great too.
The gatefold sleeve is beautiful, it's also about 1 cm taller than average,... Read more
The gatefold sleeve is beautiful, it's also about 1 cm taller than average,... Read more
Published on 9 May 2009 by schelti
Back On Track
After they slightly went off the rails with 2005's 'You Could Have It So Much Better', Franz Ferdinand come up with the natural follow up to their self titled debut back in... Read more
Published on 24 April 2009 by MDD
Three-sy does it
This album echoes the best of Franz Ferdinand's previous melodic hooks and songwiting talent, Bowie and Clash Punk Rock new wave retro with a dark underworld vibe, expertly welded... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by Social Muppetry
FANTASTIC
I can't rave about this CD enough - franz retain the fantastic form of you could have it so much better and franz ferdinand - my favourite cd from a british band this year - BUY... Read more
Published on 6 April 2009 by R. Watson
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