[Eh! Steve]

An Australian poll has placed Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" as the best song of 2004. The Triple J Hottest 100 received over 470,000 votes, and "Take Me Out" received twice as many votes as any other track on the chart. A pretty astronomical rise to fame from a band who were playing the Carling tent at Reading 2003. Happily enough, the Killers' "Somebody Told Me" was at number 4, proving that Aussies do seem to have a modicum of taste.

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[Echoes]

not a fan of FF. Overrated. Overplayed. Overmarketed.

best song of 2004: Snow Patrol - Spitting Games (possibly - I'll have to mull it over)

[Forgone Conclusion]

I disagree, Franz Ferdinand are a great band. I admit they are a litle overrated, but they are still good. I would, however, say that Snow Patrol are, if anything, MORE overrated than FF, and their rediculously whiney voices even become tedious to me, a strong indie fan

[Adamski]

Franz are awesome song-writers, but predictably they have been hyped to death by the press leaping on the proverbial band wagon. I still really like them.

I think Snow Patrol are also great writers, although Spitting Games is a bit too poppy and overplayed for my liking, I much prefer Run. Their earlier stuff is often overlooked as well, including the track 'Ask Me How I Am' (or something like that) which must be about 3 or so years old now.

[Echoes]

their earlier stuff is a lot more indie, i agree that they have become poppier; i don't think they have whiney voices though, far from it. Final Straw (the album 'run', 'chocolate' and 'spitting games' are on) has much better tunes than those. Check out 'Somewhere a clock is ticking', one of my top 10 songs; nothing indie about it, either. All in all final straw was a definite step away from indie and towards rock, compared to their back-catalogue. The result, I guess, seems pop-like to many.

From their back catalogue (geddit off me on itunes) i recommend 'Starfighter Pilot' off 'Songs for Polarbears'; NYC, off teh same album (its a good album that grows on you fast)

the guitar in 'velocity girl' is nice, but the song is average

Their other album, 'even when it's over we still have to clear up' is probably the inferior sibling, despite (i think) it being the eldest. Some good tracks on it though

[Gabriel Synthesis]

i think FF have taken their alternative sound a bit too far and overuse it leaving their music fairly boring once you've heard a couple of tracks

[Eh! Steve]

turkish, on Jan 27 2005, 07:39 PM, said:

i think FF have taken their alternative sound a bit too far and overuse it leaving their music fairly boring once you've heard a couple of tracks

Nah, Franz are still amazing, every song on that album is brilliant and you can listen through without getting bored, no problems. Also, I've heard that Snow Patrol suck live, because the lead singer is all over the place. Anyone else heard this?

[Forgone Conclusion]

Yeah, i've heard that too, but never seen/heard them live myself so can't be sure

[vision]

mike_d, on Jan 27 2005, 08:02 PM, said:

Nah, Franz are still amazing, every song on that album is brilliant and you can listen through without getting bored, no problems. Also, I've heard that Snow Patrol suck live, because the lead singer is all over the place. Anyone else heard this?

thats a bit of a change of heart mate!

but i agree i love the album, and its always good when u can play an album thro without skipping tracks, and u can with this.

also u gotta hav a soft spot for AK.

[Eh! Steve]

Yeah... i've seen the light :$

[Gabriel Synthesis]

or you're just fickle

[RedhotgorillaUSA]

franz are good, yet overrated

as far as "spitting games", that was me and my ex-girlfriend's song back when we were together

[Gabriel Synthesis]

RedhotgorillaUSA, on Apr 26 2005, 04:28 PM, said:

franz are good, yet overrated

as far as "spitting games", that was me and my ex-girlfriend's song back when we were together

......and was also by snow patrol

[Eh! Steve]

lol i thought i'd just missed something when i was skimming the thread...

[RedhotgorillaUSA]

turkish, on Apr 26 2005, 08:11 PM, said:

RedhotgorillaUSA, on Apr 26 2005, 04:28 PM, said:

franz are good, yet overrated

as far as "spitting games", that was me and my ex-girlfriend's song back when we were together

......and was also by snow patrol

i knew that, i just said it b/c you were talkin about it

[Echoes]

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Snow Patrol suck live, because the lead singer is all over the place. Anyone else heard this?

I've seen a few videos from gigs and I have to agree, the lead singer is a bit off. The rest of the band is pretty good though

[angus!angus!angus!]

a good FF song is Jacqueline, if you haven't heard it, buy the album or download it, it's my fave FF song along with Michael. also i agree that their first album is very good every track is listenable(is that a real word?)

[Spook]

mike_d, on Jan 27 2005, 12:56 PM, said:

An Australian poll has placed Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" as the best song of 2004.  The Triple J Hottest 100 received over 470,000 votes, and "Take Me Out" received twice as many votes as any other track on the chart.
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Hopefully when AC/DC release an album in 2006 Australia will finally get some taste. Heh.

[where_i'm_calling_from]

mike_d, on Jan 27 2005, 12:56 PM, said:

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i'm just checking, but does this mean that rules 3 and 14 are temporarily suspended on this thread?

[Dave. zzz....]

mike_d, on Jan 27 2005, 01:56 PM, said:

Happily enough, the Killers' "Somebody Told Me" was at number 4, proving that Aussies do seem to have a modicum of taste.

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Surely that's not even their best song?

All These Things That I've Done, Mr.Brightside, Indie Rock'n'Roll; hell most the songs on Hot Fuss all have a superior tune and more meaningful and therefore superior lyrical prowess.

Somebody Told Me is so ghey it deserves to be skipped.