Franz Ferdinand and Nickelback Albums

Franz Ferdinand were undoubtedly the success story of 2004. A record that deserves the distinguished Mercury Music Prize - The quartet of Glasgow have moved much more than Nickelback Albums a million copies of her debut album since its release in February of this year.

This is not to mention a series of sold-out tour in Britain and the United States and a series of triumphant performances at festivals -Glastonbury and T In The Park, to name a few.

The band is currently taking time on the road to  Eminem Albums record album number two in Scotland - except for one night only at London's RoyalAlbert Hall for a charity concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust to play. musicOMH took the opportunity to catch up with guitarist NickMcCarthy and drummer Paul Thomson of the year, the new album and plans for the future to reflect.
In September, Franz Ferdinand, the Mercury Prize area in front of Nickelback Albums the other bands such as The Streets, Keane, The Zutons and Snow Patrol. Perhaps this was not the biggest surprise as to enjoy great economic success factors and critical of the band at the time. But they insist otherwise:

"All popular at this time."
- Franz Ferdinand on the follow-up to win all their self-titled debut ...

"We were pretty shocked at night," says Paul. "We were ready to leave our seats Nickelback Albums and then there was you had to get up!" Nickadded. I do not    top 100 Songs of All Time really care, but when we won was actually feeling pretty good, and so we took Brain Eno - which was pretty good, "he continues.

Franz Ferdinand talks top 100 Songs of All Time

Franz Ferdinand are a post-punk-influenced quartet from Glasgow, Scotland. Since their first single from her debut album "Take Me Out" catapulted her to fame in 2004, FF is a distinctive artistic  Eminem Albums hard rock sounds and Russian constructivist style of visual aesthetics created. Before the release of their third LP, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson  and bassist Bob Hardy has been  Nickelback Albums  top 100 Songs of All Time the talk of Francis.

Interview: 5 January 2009

How ridiculous response to the "Take Me Out" was?
Bob Hardy.!. "No one can predict what's going to happen with our first single was was crazy We had a band together, because we, we were rock stars, we have thought a band together so that you can play, Left our friends. '"
Paul Thomson: "... has kept the expectations of everyone, especially our own surpassed, but if all that crazy s ** t was going on, as we were on our way to penetrate into  Eminem Albums  this little bubble, not really up to us"
BH: ".. At this moment came to us, what we had just experienced, I do not know what we had really changed, finally, that our situation had changed radically"
PT: "We had an inventory of our lives we  Eminem Albums  went crazy over this period of three years, in reality, and at the end of it, personally, I had children, and everything had changed, but it was not  top 100 Songs of All Time until we stopped .. We were regarded as "f ** k! '"

What was the strangest place you found yourself in this moment?
BH:. "I may think it would have Usher's [post-MTV Awards] party in Rome, when it came two tiger cubs cuddle"
PT: "F **" These things are like hell! '? Relative I have permission to be at this party "
BH: ". Or when we walked the red carpet at the Grammys, when we had Hulk Hogan in front of us and behind us James Brown"
PT: "And of course nobody had any idea who we were more interested in top 100 Songs of All Time the fact it was close .. The Nanny"
BH: "I do not seem true, if it had happened."
PT: "Did you ever think you'll wake up and it was all a dream and you're still stuck in school, sleeping on your desk?"

Franz Ferdinand talks about Eminem Albums

TOTP: When you should be more stupid than you are?
Alex: It 'a very simple rule in life to be just  Eminem Albums herself. Be top 100 Songs of All Time  simple and straightforward. If you are smarter than  you then   Nickelback Albums you will end up in aterrible mess very quickly. And there's something a little 'awkward pretending to be stupid than Eminem Albums you as well.
TOTP: So Franz Ferdinand is not always re-inventing itself as, comedy, art-rock band?
Alex: It 'important to keep a sense of humor. You must be able to laugh at themselves and do not take it too seriously, no matter what you do. This applies to everything you do in life. But that does not mean you have to invent a comic character, to do, though. But I really like  Eminem Albums Goldie Lookin 'Chain, I think they definitely had a sense of humor.
TOTP: When indie bands slagging other animals?
Alex: Sometimes it top 100 Songs of All Time  seems to give the pressure in the battles with groups and stuff, I'm not really interested in this.

Franz Ferdinand - Can't stop feeling

Franz Ferdinand: Interview

Franz Ferdinand

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by Stuart Berman, posted February 3, 2009

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Tonight: Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos orders the mussels while drummer Paul Thomson opts for the steak tartare at a pre-gig dinner in a Toronto bistro-- a suitably elegant and intimate environment in which to discuss the Glaswegian indie-pop pin-ups' nocturnally themed third album, Tonight.

The new album arrives nearly three and a half years after its predecessor, You Could Have It So Much Better-- not exactly a Guns N' Roses-scale hiatus, though in the mad-fer-it world of British pop, that's a potentially career-crippling length of time to spend off the cover ofNME. But if Tonight's more exploratory nature reveals the benefits of a more relaxed recording schedule-- marked by flirtations with experimental electronica, acoustic folk and even metal-- the band's original mandate still stands: to bring intelligent, glamorous pop music to the masses, an ethos that makes their more brow-raising maneuvers-- like debuting songs in video games, or collaborating with rap superstars-- seem perfectly logical.  

Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

interview with Franz Ferdinand

The world of pop needs some advice, luckily, indie life gurus Franz Ferdinand are back to tell us what not to... whatever. Yay!

TOTP: When is it appropriate to be more stupid than you are?
Alex: There's a very simple rule in life to just be yourself. Just be straightforward. When you pretend to be more intelligent than you are then you're going to end up in a nasty mess very quickly. And there's something a little bit embarrassing about pretending too be more stupid than you are as well.


TOTP: So Franz Ferdinand won't ever reinvent themselves as a comedy art-rock band?
Alex: It's essential that you retain a sense of humour. You've got to be able to laugh at yourself and not take yourself too seriously, no matter what you do. That goes for anything you do in life. But it doesn't mean you have to invent a comedy character to do that with though. But I quite like Goldie Lookin' Chain, I think they've definitely got a sense of humour.

Franz Ferdinand - Michael

Franz Ferdinand

Biography

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, in 2002 and played an important part in the post-punk revival of the 2000s. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals).

The band first experienced chart success when their second single “Take Me Out” reached #3 in the UK Charts, followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand which entered the UK album chart at #3. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year. From the album, three top-ten singles were released, “Take Me Out”, “The Dark of the Matinée” and “This Fire”. The band has also received several Grammy Award nominations.

The band is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination played a crucial roll in first World War. After seeing a racehorse named Archduke Ferdinand win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss the Archduke’s name as a possible name for the band. Ultimately they decided upon the name because they like the alliteration and sound of the name and the reference the assassination of the Archduke.

- Discography
Franz Ferdinand (2004)
You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009)