----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AssociationWorks" <AssociationWorks@comcast.net>
> IMHO....FF is a very mediocre indie pop record that is riding the 
> successful
> wave of post-punk revivalism spawned by other peddler of rehash like 
> the
> Strokes, Interpol, etc. Had the album not received half the gushing 
> press
> and radio play they got in 2004 no one on this list would give a
> rats ass about them.
>
> That's my opinion......I'm sticking to it......and I welcome more 
> snappy
> remarks from Stewart.

Fuck off.  Snappy enough for you?

Thank you for knowing me better than I know myself, and for knowing 
that I only like Franz Ferdinand because I was told to.  Apparently, 
the fact that they sound an awful lot like two of my favorite bands of 
all time has no bearing on why I like them, and what a clever dick you 
are for figuring that out!  Have a biscuit!

Incidentally, by your logic, we're also not allowed to like Dogs Die 
In Hot Cars and the Futureheads, two bands working the same side of 
the '80s post-punk revivalism street who -- SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --  
are also on the Audities Top 20 list, even though they haven't gotten 
nearly as much press and exactly zero radio play in the states.

S