Do You Want To

Continuing a increasingly high standard

So when Franz Ferdinand released a new single so soon after their first album. I was a little apprehensive. Now I can't get enough. The first time I heard it though, I thought the song was a little plain, and after one minute the song just got a little repetitive. After a few more listenings I don't care if I was right or not, the Doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo-doo, Well Do you, do you, d...  Read full review »

Unbelievably annoying.

My goodness, what's this? Could it be that it's the sound of yet another high-speed NME train to nowhere going off the tracks within two years of setting out?

Look, everyone knows that Franz had some good singles in 2004. They were comparatively oringinal (not saying much) and could put together a catchy tune. They were awful live but, hey, that's not unprecedented amongst quite-good-sort-of bands. But 'Do you Want to'? It's... just... awful. It's terrible. I wouldn't even mind if it was mediocre, or just became annoying after being overplayed, but it's much, much worse than that. From the moment Kapranos' stupid "Lucky lucky, you're so lucky!" lyric hit my ea...  Read full review »

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Dont listen to the dumbo's above, they clearly havent got a clue what they're going on about. This is a...  Read full review »

DONT BELIEVE THE BAD REVIEWS!

This song from the ever-brilliant Franz Ferdinand is one of their best yet! Whilst not as good as Take Me Out, this song boasts a stunning c...  Read full review »

Lumpen

One album in and FF sound practically comatose. This is utterly dreadful and should never have been released. If it's a trailer for the new album (and most singles are THE best track),...  Read full review »