Reception
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|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| A.V. Club | (favorable) |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10) |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.1/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Uncut | |
Franz Ferdinand received universal critical acclaim, with Metacritic score 87 of 100, and it is hailed as a modern classic. The NME said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Duran Duran, Roxy Music, the Sex Pistols, Wire and Blur. It rated the album as 9 out of 10 and said: "This album is the latest and most intoxicating example of the wonderful pushing its way up between the ugly slabs of Pop Idol, nu metal and Britons aping American bands. What these blossoming bands have in common is the absolute conviction that rock 'n' roll is more than a career option."
The BBC's review of the album said: "At only 38 minutes long Franz Ferdinand may not be a particularly long album, but it is a masterpiece of funky, punky, suave cool from the first track to the last." Allmusic rated the album as four out of five stars and said: "Franz Ferdinand ends up being rewarding in different ways than the band's previous work was, but it's apparent that they're still one of the more exciting groups to come out of the garage-rock / post-punk revival."
The album received an extremely positive 87 rating on Metacritic putting it among the top 100 albums rated by the site.
Franz Ferdinand was placed at No.2 by Planet Sound in their Best Albums of 2004 list.
The album is noted in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Clash placed "Franz Ferdinand" at No.14 in its list of the top albums from 2004-9.
Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Franz Ferdinand at number 101 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
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