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You Could Have It So Much Better

by Franz Ferdinand

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Overall Rating: 3.0721 You Could Have It So Much Better is ranked overall as 3.0721 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8873 You Could Have It So Much Better has an avg. critic score of 2.8873 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

What's remarkable is how Franz Ferdinand make their camp so compelling

Rolling Stone

The problem with You Could Have It So Much Better is, as with so many second albums, consistency. ...more

PopMatters

By bringing more variety to the table, You Could Have It So Much Better is more of a grower than the much more instantly engaging debut, but like that great first album, the easygoing charisma of this band wins us over. ...more

All Music Guide

You Could Have It So Much Better probably would've been better if Franz Ferdinand had waited until they had a batch of songs as consistent as their first album, but as it stands, it's still pretty good. ...more

Stylus Magazine

You Could Have It So Much Better... is plagued by the same averseness to surrender that hamstrung their breakthrough eponymous debut. ...more

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Alternative Press

A full-on party...read the complete review at Alternative Press

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SoundsXP

Though it will not have such a cataclysmic effect on the music scene as its predecessor, it is no less impressive....read the complete review at SoundsXP

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Paste Magazine

Aside from better production values, little has changed about the Scotsmen’s formula....read the complete review at Paste Magazine

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The A.V. Club

Franz Ferdinand's second album—and its first since it did the shimmy-shake all over the world's pop charts—starts off strong and rarely wavers, for better and worse. Like its self-titled predecessor, You Could Have It So Much Better shuffles...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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