Franz Ferdinand
Live @ Bologna

THE REVIEW

The Franz Ferdinand concert is an unusual experience: no one would expect that from four "English dandies" riding the wave of the new wave, which has recently become so crowded, could come such an engaging show.

The set design is dynamic and features their three-meter-tall faces and album covers: and right from the first chord, after a moment of happy amazement, the ranks tighten, the arms are ready, and it begins a pogo worthy of the best rock concert.
Yes, because Franz Ferdinand are disarming; their strength is all there, their absolute normality: they are not cursed stars, they don't wear chains and studs and they don't invoke Satan, but they dress in jacket and tie, comb their bangs in a nice boy style reminiscent of the Beatles (...with whom they have much more in common than just the bangs!) they strap on guitars and challenge you... you won't be the same after you've heard Alex Kapranos sing "Take Me Out", "The Dark Of The Matinée" or "Michael": the notes zigzag, sharp, the rhythms are broken and frenetic, and the four horsemen of the new wave move casually between feverish tunes and ballads.

The concert flows this way, with a venue that sways enthusiastically and sings along to all the songs, both those from the latest album "You Could Have It So Much Better" with the now classic "Do You Want To" or "Walk Away", and the previous album, the striking debut that had people shouting miracle, the self-titled Franz Ferdinand.

In short, a concert worth noting, complete with twists, like the drum played by three people, or the singer climbing onto the drum, towering over the crowd to impose his talent, and yet another confirmation that this is a band we will hear about again, we are sure of it!!