Bloc Party

[ood_mutler]

Very good album.

 

Will definately be replacing my downloaded version for the original when it comes out next week in Australia.

 

[rmak]

is gilles duceppe the lead singer?

[ood_mutler]

See Below. (Taken from HMV website)

 

After what seems an insurmountable amount of speculation and press hype, Bloc Party finally deliver debut album ‘Silent Alarm’. The pressure is on for the London foursome to live up to the legacy, having been tipped as "the new Franz Ferdinand" by just about every music publication around, with the NME going as far as declare them "the future".

 

With their eclectic tastes apparent with this album, having attributed the influences of Sonic Youth, Joy Division and The Pixies, whilst declaring their love for Prince, Madonna and Nelly, Bloc Party are seemingly trying to appeal to a universal audience. As previous singles 'Little Thoughts' and 'Helicopter' can contest, the art rockers have an ear for rowdy and shambolic guitar pop, however there is more to Bloc Party than their geek-chic looks and intellectual musings. With new single 'So Here We Are' the band explore the epic and melodic territory that catapulted Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Keane into the mainstream, crafting a beautifully captivating track where singer Kele Okereke laments on a time when he "tried really hard to be what you wanted/ (but) it went wrong again".

 

The band also deliver the instant indie-dancefloor hit 'She's Hearing Voices', with its ramshackle drumbeat and Kele's pseudo-goth vocals providing an astonishingly successful prelude to a full-blown sing-a-long of "red pill/ green pill" before its climactic screeching guitar rock-out. The combined effort is enough to guarantee student loan-busting bids on eBay for the tracks' previous incarnation as a limited 7" only release.

 

Further album highlights include the political diatribe of 'Price Of Gas', the up-tempo self-affirming 'Luno', contemporary lullaby 'This Modern Love' and 'Banquet', which provides enough jangling guitar and stop-start ethics to seriously rival Franz Ferdinand. At times 'Silent Alarm' sounds like mislaid session tracks from Blur's '13' album, particularly on tracks 'Pioneers' and 'Blue Light', but the artistic confidence of the whole project brings a cohesiveness to it all. 'Silent Alarm' is a consistent and concerted effort from a band that will undoubtedly prove to people that you really can believe the hype.

[calgarydave]

is gilles duceppe the lead singer?

Yes w/ Buchard singing back up

[cherry_popsicles]

you guys are so lame

 

yes, this cd is soooooo good. I also only have a burned copy. When is it coming out in canada?

[calgarydave]

you guys are so lame

 

yes, this cd is soooooo good. I also only have a burned copy. When is it coming out in canada?

hey corny jokes are the best

 

Q: How'd I get out of Iraq?

A: Iran!

 

see tell me you didnt laugh

[cherry_popsicles]

...I didn't.

 

really good try though! ;)

[rosie]

March 22?

[ood_mutler]

February 22 in Australia.

[BritSavant]

February 14th in the UK.

 

Who gots first? eh? eh?

 

Anywho, the album's superb. And gets better and better with repeated listens.

Edited February 11, 2005 by BritSavant

[random guy #4]

i just picked up the e.p. and some tickets to the show in toronto.

stoked.

[BritSavant]

You won't be disappointed, I assure you.

 

They've really tightened up their show of late, plus they're apparently playing a batch of new songs too.

[random guy #4]

that's the best news i've heard all week.

Edited February 11, 2005 by random guy #4

[The Foot]

ordered it from uk with bonus cd, plans is a great song!!

[mrjones]

damn good new bloc party video:

 

http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/musicvideos/1756/

 

not sure if its official or a fan video...

Edited July 19, 2005 by mrjones

[c0micb0y]

Anyone catching the show Sept 12 @ the Docks in Toronto?

[C-Bacon]

I'm there. A bunch of us are getting a limo for the show.

[shade]

I never thought I'd say it, but I'm digging "A Weekend In The City" a lot more than Silent Alarm nowadays.

 

Intimacy is still BOTTOM OF THE BARREL....nah I like it.

[mrs jesus]

a girl i went to school with is married to the bass player. i've never heard them, though. and that's pretty much all i know about them.

[shade]

it's wicked cool music, more wicked awesome cool than the butt-rock stylings of AIC

[mrs jesus]

i'm sure it is. but since i'm jealous that someone i went to school with is married to a musician and i'm not, i'm probably not gonna listen to them.

Edited October 23, 2009 by mrs jesus

[shade]

ITS NOT TOO LATE.

 

but that is a lame goal IMO

[mrs jesus]

i have no goals.

 

stop talking shit about my bois, by the way.

[shade]

whatever, its just fucking DAD-ROCK now

[mrs jesus]

you're wrong. one of these days you'll learn that shit, if i have to physically beat it into your pasty ass.