Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better

[DudeAsInCool]

...The trick is to cede the idea that Franz Ferdinand are meant to deliver the cohesive, moving, traditional Statement Albums their debut may have misled listeners to expect. Some people-- earnest people, like Bloc Party, Sufjan Stevens, and the Arcade Fire-- will go on trying to fill that niche. Franz Ferdinand, though, aren't going to do that, and good on them: We can only hope they'll go on offering us cheeky, energetic surprises. Someday, maybe, they'll score a single as perfect as Pulp's "Common People", or pop up with a discoid treat as frothy as Blur's "Girls and Boys", but don't count on these guys to keep you supplied with serious close-to-the-heart-on-your-sleeve indie touchstones. Judging by You Could Have It So Much Better, these style-conscious art kids are content to be a fine, entertaining pop band instead.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-revie...ch-better.shtml

[Potato]

It's poppy alright.

[Ken]

I find nothing appealing about Franz Ferdinand musically.

[the70mphshit]

just bad

[method77]

the album is alright but they are indie so I support their every move

[DudeAsInCool]

But you couldn't have much better than this

The follow-up to Franz Ferdinand's acclaimed Mercury Music Prize-winning debut album, 'You Could Have It So Much Better' manages to easily surpass is predecessor.

Many bands struggle with their second album, having to suddenly live up to expectations set by an album developed over many anonymous years while at the same time touring and promoting their first work, but Franz Ferdinand's endearing cockiness in producing this could be summed up by their seventh track, 'Well that was easy (everything's easy now)'.

http://www.music-critic.com/rock/ferdinand...uld_have_it.htm