Bloc Party

[Iwrestledabearonce]

I've been listening to these guys a lot more, and I've found that I can enjoy their music a lot more once I understand their concepts. They're a four-piece "indie" rock band, but they put emphasis on all of the instruments being used in equal amounts, though not necessarily at the same time, whereas a lot of other bands put an emphasis on the guitar.

Here's a better explanation. ------>Here's Yo' Explanation, Mafucka.

ANYWAYS, discuss this band, from Silent Alarm to Intimacy.

 

[Reflection]

mercury, retrograde, etc

i like old bloc party :3

 

[Zook]

the guitar work in helicopter is pretty slick.

 

[*TwilightNight*]

I've only heard one song from them: Signs.

Which I happened to love very much.

 

[Space Cowboy]

I've only heard one song from them: Signs.

Which I happened to love very much.

My least favourite song of theirs, but thats just off the top of my head.

Positive Tension has always been a favourite.

 

[Informal Gluttony]

Over time Intimacy has grown into my favorite Bloc Party album. Ion Square is just the best thing they've done, period.

 

[Ip Man]

Skeleton. Uniform. Nuff said.

 

[Iwrestledabearonce]

I like Waiting for the 7:18, as indicated by my signature + location at this current time, Banquet, Halo, Trojan Horse, and The Pioneers. Those are my favourites, at least. I can listen to any Bloc Party song, and find myself enjoying what they're doing without wanting to switch to another track, which is (personally) a very rare thing.

 

[Faris]

Great band IMO, hah I think there is something a bit wrong with Reflections reply.

Yeah my favorite album was probably a weekend in the city, especially after listening to Intimacy. Reason for this is I loved the rock feel that Silent Alarm had as well as the sort of electro sounding influence Intimacy had, then I was listening to Weekend in the City and it is pretty much a combination of the two.

Kele Okereke has a fantastic voice. One of my favorites in music, though I don't exactly agree with his views on music and the music industry//media in general.

 

[Reflection]

Great band IMO, hah I think there is something a bit wrong with Reflections reply.

wat i do wrong

 

[The Midnight Channel]

I love Kele's voice. Fucking fantastic.

I pretty much have EVERYTHING of theirs.

Some of my favs:

Helicopter, Sunday, Flux, Hunting for Witches, Biko, Ion Square, Emma Kate, and the Once and Future King.

Bloc party is just so original. No one sounds like them <3

 

[Faris]

wat i do wrong

Oh just mercury is quite a new bloc party song :3

Has anyone seen the live and intimate sessions? I found them a while back on youtube. They're the live in studio clips of some of the songs on intimacy. A Letter To My Son is easily the best of them. God I love that song.

 

[Reflection]

Oh just mercury is quite a new bloc party song :3

i was making fun of it >:c

 

[Wintertide]

I like the song Helicopter and Like Eating Glass by them.

 

[Faris]

i was making fun of it >:c

Ohh I guess I got caught out, sorry

 

[Enchanted Rose]

Kele Okereke has a fantastic voice. One of my favorites in music, though I don't exactly agree with his views on music and the music industry//media in general.

Hmmm, what's this about? I don't know anything about it, but it sounds interesting.

I know a lot of people dislike Intimacy, and I agree it's not their best, but still a good album overall. There were less stand-out tracks on it though.

I wonder what's next for them...

 

[Faris]

Hmmm, what's this about? I don't know anything about it, but it sounds interesting.

I know a lot of people dislike Intimacy, and I agree it's not their best, but still a good album overall. There were less stand-out tracks on it though.

I wonder what's next for them...

Just in a few interviews he has shown a dislike to sort of how the music industry is shaping and how its some what no longer about the music, the usual sort of stuff really. I actually think I may have worded that a bit badly though cause what I mearn't to say was I wasn't really a fan of his views of specifically the media in music. He has shown even more distaste for journalists etc asking about his actual life which is fare and all, but his argument was it takes away from the music. From my point of view I think we already know the music I means its Bloc Party but we don't know the musicians, I think people just want to know a bit more about the people behind the sound. I don't know though that might have just been his way of saying "I don't want to talk about my personal life" which is fine, but if its just because it apparently takes away from the music that's where I begin to disagree.

Yeah Its been a while since Intimacy came out I wonder whats in store? It was nearly 2 years since I saw them on their latest Australian tour, I wonder if they are recording?

 

[Space Cowboy]

Pretty sure they released 'One More Chance' then went on hiatus.

 

[Iwrestledabearonce]

Pretty sure they released 'One More Chance' then went on hiatus.

From what I've heard, there could be a new album coming out later this year. It's all speculation, though. I wouldn't complain, mind you. More Bloc Party is good.

 

[Faris]

Really? I will definitely keep an ear out for that. Would love to see what Bloc Party's new direction will be like. I'm hoping a sort of return to Silent Alarm with a bit more dance rhythm.