Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better poll

This album starts off so strong, voting "The Fallen."

oh word, i like this album

xp - yea L.Wells is sick for a b-side

Voted for 'Walk Away'

"outsiders." this album is good

In a way, it's a bit disappointing that Franz Ferdinand's popularity slid after the first record - given what British indie music had turned into by the back half of the decade (The View, The Kooks, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wombats and all that shite) all of their albums are light years ahead in terms of quality.

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Voting for the opening track

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a guess we can say that this album is front loaded.

We could, but the back half of this record is still quite strong, IMO.

Happy to see "Walk Away" take it but didn't expect it! Always thought of it as a classy "Scott Walker meets Sparks" break-up song but surprised to see it above the single and "Eleanor"(which got my vote)

bought this on cd on release, a relative disappointment but good to revisit

Walk Away is a great song and very indicative of the band's style - catchy hooks galore, fun musical changes, and that special FF melodic touch