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I want to write about the extremes that we feel in life, but not the extremes we could imagine people going through. вЂњPeople often donвЂ™t see beyond the initial euphoria of the music itself to see what is actually going on in the song,вЂќ he says, вЂњbut the story itself is essential to me.

Departing from the torment and anger that dominated mainstream rock in the late вЂ90s, Kapranos loves to dust off such forgotten pop devices as irony, wit and sophistication. ItвЂ™s this intriguing blend of darkness and bright pop glow - intensity without the angst - that makes Ferdinand such a fresh pop force.

ThereвЂ™s no way he can go on living without her.Д«y the time lead singer Alex Kapranos reached the songвЂ™s chorus at Liberty Hall, the audience near the edge of the stage was bouncing like it was on a trampoline. The story itself is far less cheery: A guy is so shattered by the breakup of a relationship that he begs his former dream girl to do him one last favor: Put him out of his misery. Typical of the Ferdinand mix of the sweet and bittersweet, the song is built around insanely catchy disco-punk grooves (think Pet Shop Boys meet the Buzzcocks). The moment of truth came midway through the hour set with вЂњTake Me Out,вЂќ a song from the first album that was so irresistible that it helped the CD, вЂњFranz Ferdinand,вЂќ sell 3 million copies worldwide. It wouldnвЂ™t take long on this weeknight for the members of Franz Ferdinand to learn if they still had the touch, and even the groupвЂ™s London-based manager was on hand to gauge the reaction to songs from the bandвЂ™s new album, вЂњYou Could Have It So Much Better,вЂќ which comes out Tuesday. Too many вЂњcanвЂ™t missвЂќ bands are falling by the wayside these days to think anything can be taken for granted. Sure, they were hailed by many critics as the вЂњbest new British rock band of 2004,вЂќ but 10 months into 2005 that doesnвЂ™t mean much - unless youвЂ™ve got another knockout album to keep the momentum going. On a recent night, the theater, now home to rock concerts, was a handy lab to test the staying power of Franz Ferdinand, the Scottish quartet that charmed the pop world last year with its combination of dance-happy grooves and wry, obsessive themes. In the bridge section, Bob abandons crotchet root notes in favour of a melodic sub hook that outlines the A Dorian mode вЂ“ notice how the 2-bar pattern alternates between descending and ascending lines to create interest.HISTORIC old Liberty Hall has gone through lots of incarnations, from the site of an abolitionist newspaper in the 1850s to an opera house at the turn of the last century. Bach being the undisputed heavyweight champion of weaving multiple melodic lines in contrary motion (those who are curious about counterpoint should read вЂ Evening In The Palace Of ReasonвЂ™ by James Gaines or вЂ“ if youвЂ™re feeling brave вЂ“ Douglas HofstadderвЂ™s brain-melting вЂ Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden BraidвЂ™ for more on the subject).ДЄs the intro comes to an end, the tempo slows as the band signposts the main event of вЂTake Me OutвЂ™ вЂ“ the repeated guitar melody that is underpinned by solid crotchets from the bass, locking with the four-to-the-floor drumbeat. This notion of having two (or more) melodies which simultaneously move in different directions was the staple of the Baroque era, with J.S. Bassist Bob Hardy shows that he isnвЂ™t afraid of utilizing the вЂdusty endвЂ™ of the fretboard, frequently playing in the same register as the guitars.

#STAR WARS FRANZ FERDINAND TAKE ME OUT SERIES#

The bass and guitar both have independent parts that move in different directions, creating a series of different harmonic intervals as the intro progresses. The songвЂ™s intro actually shows an interesting musical device that seldom appears in commercial rock and pop songs вЂ“ counterpoint. The lead single from the album and perhaps the bandвЂ™s best-known track, вЂTake Me OutвЂ™ was Franz FerdinandвЂ™s international breakthrough hit, combining punchy guitar hooks and a shout-along chorus with influences taken from dance music.

(If any readers can think of a genuinely excellent band name then PLEASE email and I will arrange a suitable prize).ДЄnyway, enough of my personal grievances back in 2004 Scottish indie darlings Franz Ferdinand were achieving chart success and critical acclaim thanks to their debut album (imaginatively titled Franz Ferdinand), which won them the Mercury Music Prize, a Brit Award, a Grammy nomination and has shifted almost 4 million copies to date. The band behind вЂTake Me OutвЂ™, Franz Ferdinand, are no exception, but thereвЂ™s something about naming a band after the Austrian duke whose assassination triggered the outbreak of World War 1 thatвЂ™s particularly awful. U2, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Beatles, Pink Floyd вЂ“ regardless of how great they may be musically and commercially the reality remains that they all are garbage. HereвЂ™s a thought to consider: all band names are terrible.

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