Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand: The DVD (2005)

Franz Ferdinand's first ever full-length DVD, which comes packed with over 50 live tracks and features, including two full live concerts, interviews, behind-the-scenes studio footage and hidden extras!
The songs are faster live. Most weren't all that slow in the first place. If Franz Ferdinand couldn't play, this might be a liability, but the Scottish quartet has got the chops. And Alex Kapranos sure can sing. (Plus, he always looks genuinely happy to be on stage.) That said, the format of this double-disc set takes a little getting used to in that it's more of a greatest hits package than a traditional concert release. Granted, two full shows are included–plus "Tour de Franz," an amusing look at the band on the road–but the first section is a patchwork of songs recorded throughout Europe and the States. The band is famous for their high-energy gigs, but each number features a different venue, crowd, lighting, etc. There's an unavoidable lack of consistency. On the plus side, the sound quality doesn't vary much and the tracks are strung together with care, so there are no jarring segues. Of course, the four-piece performs the expected hits, like "Take Me Out" from their Mercury Prize-winning debut, but the best known songs don't always make for the best performances. B-side "Van Tango," for instance, gets a particularly intense workout in its San Francisco incarnation–with Kyle MacLachlan look-alike Nick McCarthy taking the spotlight on guitar–while the glam-rock "Shopping for Blood" stomps like "Ziggy Stardust"-era Bowie in Belgium. And in case you ever wondered what "Auf Achse" was about, Kapranos explains to his London audience: "It's about a lonely German trucker." ~Amazon

Tracks:
dvd1:
01. Michael – Brixton Academy, London
02. Tell Her Tonight – Pianos, New York
03. 40' – The Regency Grand, San Francisco
04. Take Me Out – T In The Park, Balado, Scotland
05. Cheating on You – Rock Werchter, Belgium
06. Love and Destroy – The Avalon, Los Angeles
07. The Dark of the Matinée – T In The Park, Balado, Scotland
08. Van Tango – The Regency Grand, San Francisco
09. Auf Achse – Brixton Academy, London
10. Come on Home – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
11. Darts of Pleasure – The Regency Grand, San Francisco
12. Shopping for Blood – Rock Werchter, Belgium
13. Jacqueline – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
14. This Fire – The Avalon, Los Angeles
Bonus:
– Tour Documentary
- Karaoke videos

dvd2:
Live at Brixton 2004
01. Michael
02. Tell Her Tonight
03. 40'
04. Your Diary
05. Take Me Out
06. Cheating on You
07. The Dark of the Matinée
08. I'm Your Villain
09. Van Tango
10. Auf Achse
11. Come on Home
12. Love and Destroy
13. Darts Of Pleasure
14. Shopping for Blood
15. This Boy
16. Jaqcueline
17. This Fire
Live in San Francisco 2004
01. Cheating on You
02. Tell Her Tonight
03. 40'
04. Van Tango
05. Auf Achse
06. The Dark of the Matinée
07. Jaqcueline
08. Love and Destroy
09. Take Me Out
10. Michael
11. Darts of Pleasure
12. Shopping for Blood
13. Come on Home
14. This Fire
Bonus:
- Can't Stop Feeling – Auckland
- The Dark of the Matinée – Auckland
- Take Me Out – Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay

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