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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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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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Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By D. Miu
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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A. Slater
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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By M. White
Format:Vinyl
This album has had mixed reviews in the press, but don't be put off. This is a quality set of songs, some of which ("No You Girls, "Bite Hard", "What She Came For") stand out as instantly catchy candidates for singles, but the more I listen to the album, the harder I find it to decide which song I like best. They are all so good in their own way. At the moment, "Live Alone" is my favourite. It's insanely danceable and the lyrics show a rejection of true commitment in favour of the excitement and thrill of love. The comfortable and routine is not for Alex Kapranos! As with previous Franz albums,the lyrics, melodies and hooks are still there. It takes a few listens before they are fully revealed, but the album is all the better for it. Although the songs stand well along, to do them full justice, I think this is best listened to as an album, as it truly is a journey through preparing for, enjoying and recovering from a great night out. Buy the album and make up your own mind.
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Awesome
I absolutely love this cd!!! You've to listen to it and go to another concept of music. One of the best albums of Franz
Published 3 months ago by Vasco José Pinto De Almeida
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FANTATSTIC ALBUM !!!
simply just for the track 'Can't Stop Feeling' - that tune will make the most unhappy person in the universe -HAPPY ! its FUNKY!
cant wait for the 4th album!
cant wait for the 4th album!
Published 10 months ago by Mr. M. RALPH
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Real love true love guaranteed
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
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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
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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
5.0 out of 5 stars
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.
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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
5.0 out of 5 stars
FANTASTIC ALBUM
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! Read more
Published on 2 July 2009 by P. Coleman
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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
5.0 out of 5 stars
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
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