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Originally posted by Unicron
It does seem a bit odd to me, at this point in their respective careers I['d have considered Franz Ferdinand to be bigger than Depeche Mode.
Well DM are going about 25 years and have sold an estimated 70 million albums worldwide. I don't think that puts Franz anywhere near their league to be honest. I take your point about where they are in their respective careers at the moment, but if Franz can last that long, still producing decent albums and still selling out stadiums in 25 years time, they'll be doing well. DM are a huge influence on New Wave and Electro Clash music doing the rounds at the moment - a wave on which Franz have been riding on somewhat. I can't picture Franz, while I am a fan, having that kind of influence in the future. Time will tell!