Talk:Franz Ferdinand (band)/Archive 1

Scottish or not?
"A common misconception is that the band are actually Scottish, when in fact only one member is (Paul Thomson)"

Yet in the same article, not even past the first sentence, they are referred to as a Scottish band. Allow me to simply ask, what the hell? Charles M. Reed 06:54, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

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'Franz Ferdinand has stated in the UK music press was to make "records that girls can dance to." '

Er, that's not a sentence. I'm not sure what to change it to, though, so I'll let someone with a better mind handle this one.


 * "...press /that their ambition/ was..." ?

Anyone Else think that they'll be considered One Hit Wonders in a few years?

All bands are considered to be one hit wonders at some point by somebody.

Congratulations on your cynicism.

Nicholas McCarthy
I am redirecting the Nicholas McCarthy article here. (The alternative was that it would very likely have been nominated for deletion. Below was the entire contents of the article.  The relevant material should be copyedited and merged into the bandmembers section of this article.  Rossami 03:02, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC) "McCarthy, Nicholas (1974 - ?) is the lead guitarist of the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand. Born on December 13, 1974, in Blackpool, UK, McCarthy was raised near Munich, Germany. He was supposedly a troubled youth, as he has claimed he often took part in breaking into buildings, as well as stealing things, such as alcohol, and cars, which earned him the name 'McCarthief.' Despite his delinquencies, McCarthy still took his musical aspirations seriously. He had classically trained as a pianist and double bassist, and continued his musical education at the Munich Conservatory. He got a chance to showcase his skills by playing bass for the jazz band Embryo. Before long, he decided to return to the UK, and from a friend's suggestion, he set his eyes on Glasgow. What he didn't realize, though, was that Glasgow can be very unforgiving to those unfamiliar with its ways. He learned the hard way that quirks considered cool by Germans can get you assaulted by Scots. And it didn't help that he arrived in Glasgow with no money and no job, and he didn't know anyone that could help him. Eventually, he broke into Glasgow's underground cultural scene, where at a party, he met Alex Kapranos. Apparently, McCarthy's little bad habit had resurfaced as Kapranos caught him stealing his vodka. A fight was about to ensue before Kapranos had a sudden change of thought and invited McCarthy to be in his band. McCarthy agreed to join Kapranos' band, and together they began writing songs for what has come to be known as Franz Ferdinand."

sic
Lumos3 says in an edit comment: (sic) means he said it thus and is there to show that he did not say alliterate which some contributors have assumed and would make more sense so may have been what he meant to say. Unfortunately, including the word "sic" takes the position that there is a mistake in the original. Bovlb June 29, 2005 13:22 (UTC)


 * The mistake may be in the original or with the journalist who reported it. Lumos3 29 June 2005 13:44 (UTC)


 * To clarify, saying "sic" implies that Alex's use of "literate" is definitely wrong, whereas it is only arguably wrong. Bovlb June 29, 2005 13:58 (UTC)


 * No, it just means there's an ambiguity here and what is in the article is what was written in the Boston Herald ( see sic). It should folow the dubious expression / word and I have changed this. Lumos3 30 June 2005 07:34 (UTC)

NME Article
Whoever posted that NME article, thanks. I never actually saw the article, I only saw the Pitchfork article that reported it. So good work finding it, I didn't know where to look.
 * No worries. After I saw what was posted, I just Googled it to see what the entire article said. Glad it was helpful. Cbing01 30 June 2005 22:24 (UTC)

Boston Herald Article
I've taken out the Boston Herald article, as the improper use of language is the result of a misquotation. I've replaced it with part of an early interview where the members of the band discuss the name.