You Could Have It So Much Better (CD) ~ Franz Ferdinand Cover Art

You Could Have It So Much Better (CD)

By: Franz Ferdinand

More About this Product
Availability: This item is not currently available on Tower.com.
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Track Listing

DISC 1 for You Could Have It So Much Better (CD) Album By Franz Ferdinand
1   Fallen  
2   Do You Want To  
3   This Boy  
4   Walk Away  
5   Evil And A Heathen  
6   You're The Reason I'm Leaving  
7   Eleanor Put Your Boots On  
8   Well That Was Easy  
9   What You Meant  
10   I'm Your Villain  
11   You Could Have It So Much Better  
12   Fade Together  
13   Outsiders  
 

Run a Quick Search on "You Could Have It So Much Better" by Franz Ferdinand to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "You Could Have It So Much Better"

Browse more products related to "Franz Ferdinand"

Review

Uncut - 4 (out of 5) - "...an astonishingly assured whole, sure to consolidate the band's burgeoning popularity."
Mojo - 4 (out of 5) - "...a brilliant second album...delivering 13 knockout tunes"
Q - 4 (out of 5) "40 minutes of stomp prove that Franz Ferdinand have moved to the next level"
Uncut - "...a pulverising, ultra-catchy buffing-up of '80's indie tropes..."
Mojo - "An imperious state-of-the-nation address delivered with ease."
The Sunday Times - "This is their moment: what a thrill it is to witness it"
The Guardian - 4 (out of 5) - "So exciting you wouldn't let anyone near it with a heart condition"
Q - "Bigger, bolder, better."
Record Collector (12/05, p.102) - 5 (out of 5) - "You can indeed have it so much better, yes, but right now you'd be hard pushed to find better than this."

Rolling Stone (No. 985, p.75) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER shows deeper roots in the first wave of white electric dance music: specifically the crunchy-guitar R&B and arch-garage songwriting of 1965-67 Kinks...."
Spin (p.65) - Ranked #3 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2005" - "Their second disc builds on the kraut-disco of their debut, but frontman Alex Kapranos' dubious sensitivity makes YOU COULD HAVE IT so much better than its predecessor."
Spin (p.132) - "Kapronos' voice is a marvelous wide-eyed sneer....[The album] sounds exactly like what you'd expect, with pumping disco beats and lookin'-sharp guitars on track after propulsive track." - Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly (No. 844, p.147) - "...[S]hows Franz Ferdinand working harder and sounding bigger, befitting their stature as rock's saviors of the moment...." - Grade B+
Mojo (p.58) - Ranked #11 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "An imperious state-of-the-nation address delivered with ease."
Mojo (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Musically, the palette has grown without getting out of hand. Lead guitarist Nick McCarthy appears to have an inexhaustible well of singable guitar riffs: pungent, perfunctory, and hardly ever pretty..."
Vibe (p.210) - "[It] overflows with danceable beats and catchy hooks."

Product note

Often referred to as Scotland's Interpol, Franz Ferdinand made the scene with a sound that, like its NYC contemporary, owed a huge debt to 1980s post-punk and new wave. That fact, along with the members' snappy outfits and art-school sensibilities, allowed the group to easily slide into a fan-space somewhere between The Strokes and The Rapture. While the Wire influence is still in full effect on the Glasgow quartet's second full-length album, YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER, there are also big dollops of Beatles, from the throbbing McCartney-esque bass on "The Fallen" to the "Julia"-style vocals on the acoustic ballad "Fade Together." With its clever lyrics and jaunty feel, "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" mines mid-period Kinks territory, while "Walk Away" recalls the clever wordplay and loopy melodies of XTC. Elsewhere, the group refines its melding of frenetic Duran Duran-approved dance rhythms and Duane Eddy-by-way-of-Adam Ant twang guitar, delivering a bracing and high-energy platter of stylish and danceable rock.

Album Description

Glasgow indie rockers return with the follow-up to 2004's self titled, Mercury Prize winning debut. The music is lean as ever, with the band describing it as "more punk rock" than their debut, and sees them trying out new ideas including flirtations with 60s pop and dub. Includes the single 'Do You Want To'.

Customer Reviews for "You Could Have It So Much Better (CD)" by Franz Ferdinand

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com