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Virus278
08-11-2006, 10:34 PM
I just found out about this band a couple of days ago and really like them. Does anyone else think this is a good band?
EightMilesHigh
08-11-2006, 10:45 PM
Certainly not I.
PECOAE
08-11-2006, 10:45 PM
Yeah.

Though how you found about them a couple of days ago is freaking me out.

They were huge about a year and a half ago as the new indie SENSATIONS.

But they're pretty cool.

I especially like Tulips and Like Eating Glass.
Virus278
08-11-2006, 10:50 PM
seriously? a year and a half ago? wow - how come they only have one full length album then? have they broken up? (or at least they have one album with over like 7 songs)
morrissey
08-11-2006, 10:54 PM
Yeah they were the "next big thing" with their EP in late 2004, then their debut was released in early 2005. I don't listen to them much any more but, however derivative, I like most of their songs.
masada
08-11-2006, 10:58 PM
They're really boring.
Virus278
08-11-2006, 11:00 PM
Yeah they were the "next big thing" with their EP in late 2004, then their debut was released in early 2005. I don't listen to them much any more but, however derivative, I like most of their songs.

which bands are they derivative of?
morrissey
08-11-2006, 11:06 PM
Gang of Four is the most obvious one but basically every British new wave/post-punk band of the late 70s/early 90s and every British indie band from 2004 on.
Virus278
08-11-2006, 11:13 PM
ya, they sound a lot like 9 black alps - that's something i've noticed
PECOAE
08-11-2006, 11:22 PM
Nine Black Alps is a lot more grungy than Bloc Party.
Virus278
08-11-2006, 11:23 PM
ya, they are. Which band do u like better?
PECOAE
08-11-2006, 11:27 PM
Bloc, Nine sounds too much like they want to be the next big thing.

Bloc sounds it.
I Was A Kaleidoscope
08-12-2006, 02:00 AM
Bloc Party is okay.
I listen to them occasionally.
They are very derivative, especially of Gang of Four, but they have some good songs.
masada
08-12-2006, 02:02 AM
Has anyone noticed how loud the drums are on Silent Alarm? It's really annoying.

Then again, that album is overproduced in whole.
I Was A Kaleidoscope
08-12-2006, 02:16 AM
yeah, the drums are loud.
AlienEater
08-12-2006, 07:46 AM
They're decent.
everytimefeelslikebliss
08-12-2006, 08:12 AM
they're good.

saw them live at reading festival 2005, good live too.
Electric Riley
08-12-2006, 09:00 AM
I really like them. But seriously how can you not have heard of them.
Horrorshow34
08-12-2006, 11:43 AM
I seem to be the only 'Indie' kid in my town who hates them. They're so booooooooring.
The Jungler
08-12-2006, 11:56 AM
I don't mind them, some of their songs I actually like alot.

Like Eating Glass is a pretty awesome song.
nobodyforeverblossoms
08-12-2006, 01:02 PM
A lot of their songs sound the same and the vocalist gets kinda annoying, but they're okay.
ert90
08-12-2006, 01:23 PM
The record gets really mediocre after about the first 5 songs. There are some real gems on the first half though.
Virus278
08-12-2006, 02:01 PM
The record gets really mediocre after about the first 5 songs. There are some real gems on the first half though.

ya, you're right about that. Right now I can't stop listening to Positive Tension - that song's kinda different from some of their other stuff IMO
charolastra
08-12-2006, 02:48 PM
they're just ok.

i got to see them live recently and their act becomes quite lame. but i think it's just because they were playing their set after Broken Social Scene's so Bloc Party was sort of anti-climactic.
team_racket
08-12-2006, 05:28 PM
one of the better nme hyped bands.
gaslight
08-13-2006, 03:17 AM
I don't have high patience for them.
PECOAE
08-13-2006, 03:54 AM
I like some of their stuff more than others - most of Silent Alarm is good.
211dave112
08-13-2006, 09:30 AM
someone said about the drums being loud, they are. bvut then again the drummer is really good, so you can forgive them for putting him high in the mix.
team_racket
08-13-2006, 04:47 PM
i always thought the drums were bloc partys best feature. hes a solid drummer all in all. pretty simple but unique.
seth86
08-14-2006, 02:55 AM
i like them too, catchy drumbeat
Afrokid
08-28-2006, 06:18 PM
i personally absolutely love the band....i didn't like them at all when they first came out but now like almost two years later im in love with them. The dueling guitars, active bassline, and amazing drums are what drew me back to them. The drums are so damn catchy that i feel like buying a drum set and playing them ^_^ . I absolutely love: Little Thoughts, Skeleton, Like Eating Glass, Banquet, This Modern Love, Staying Fat, & Helicopter.


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Minus The Flair
08-28-2006, 06:29 PM
They're a good band, that were fun for a while but hardly any lasting power. I rarely listen to them now, their songs get boring quickly. Like Eating Glass, Helicopter and Positive Tension I like.
Electronic Wolf
08-28-2006, 07:48 PM
Bloc Party is one of the worst bands to come out in a while.

Not true. But they're pretty bad.
Kurtz
08-29-2006, 08:41 PM
theyre pretty good
br3ad_man
08-29-2006, 08:51 PM
They're ok, they've got a few good songs.
Clunge
08-30-2006, 04:24 AM
I really like them, their first album was great and I'll be intrigued to see if the second one stands up to it.
Quirky Turkey
08-31-2006, 12:30 PM
Silent Alarm is one of the best debut albums I've heard in a while.
Mambuto_O'Mally
08-31-2006, 01:23 PM
Yeah, I thought there was some great songs on Silent Alarm and I still listen to it occasionally. I think they are a pretty good band and I'm interested to see what they are going to do next. :thumb:
!aaa!
08-31-2006, 02:11 PM
I never thought they were that good.

But THEN I saw them at V festival 2006 and thought they were incredible (partly because of the guitar and drum skill), especially 2 More Years, they had the best sound quality of the whole day. Bloc Party> Franz Ferdinand. They deserve alot of credit as a live act. Later that day I saw Radiohead