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Published Sunday, October 16, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

FRANZ FERDINAND, AT THE ORPHEUM: If I read one more so-called music writer call Franz Ferdinand "this year's Franz Ferdinand," then I shall be forced to cut and paste his/her copy and shove it down his/her throat! How hard could it possibly be to simply come out and say that this Scottish quartet has more fun with rock 'n' roll than most other bands in the world? And that their fun is so contagious that you cannot help but love them? Or that Alex, Nick, Bob and Paul write and perform damn catchy rock tunes? Or that they're just as much fun live as they sound on disc? Their performance Saturday night at Boston's Orpheum Theatre had the sold-out crowd on their feet throughout the one-hour set and four-song "encore," from Alex starting solo on the opening lines of "Jacqueline" to the quartet jumping around on the drums with "This Fire." Fun, fun and more fun. Wish you could've been there.

Just take a listen to the most recent single, "Do You Want To," and try not to fall in love with Franz Ferdinand. Are you feeling lucky, lucky? You're so lucky!