Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand







Release Year: 2004

Rankings:
All-Time #247 / 2000s #23 / 2004 #3

Genres: Post-Punk Revival
Parent Genres: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Rock

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Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade ***
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 87
Music Story (France) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 5 Stars
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
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