Bloc Party
02-08-05, 09:27 AM
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I have been reading about this band and have their EP on order from Amazon, my question is, what do these guys sound like? Who would you say they could be best compared to?
02-08-05, 12:27 PM
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I don't really know how to categorise them Giles
I like them and then I don't like them. They remind me of a mix of the thrills and the cure or the smiths.
Some songs are very poppy other more heavy and doves like, I'd even go so far as to say they are ethereal. I don't think you'll be dissapointed at all.
I've been listening to the album for a few weeks now.
Latest buzz from my friend in eng-er-land is the bees. in at nr 5 with some groovy tune called chicken payback.
Also ambulance ltd.
I like them and then I don't like them. They remind me of a mix of the thrills and the cure or the smiths.
Some songs are very poppy other more heavy and doves like, I'd even go so far as to say they are ethereal. I don't think you'll be dissapointed at all.
I've been listening to the album for a few weeks now.
Latest buzz from my friend in eng-er-land is the bees. in at nr 5 with some groovy tune called chicken payback.
Also ambulance ltd.
02-08-05, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BadlyDrawnBoy
I don't really know how to categorise them Giles
I like them and then I don't like them. They remind me of a mix of the thrills and the cure or the smiths.
Some songs are very poppy other more heavy and doves like, I'd even go so far as to say they are ethereal. I don't think you'll be dissapointed at all.
I've been listening to the album for a few weeks now.
Latest buzz from my friend in eng-er-land is the bees. in at nr 5 with some groovy tune called chicken payback.
Also ambulance ltd.
I like them and then I don't like them. They remind me of a mix of the thrills and the cure or the smiths.
Some songs are very poppy other more heavy and doves like, I'd even go so far as to say they are ethereal. I don't think you'll be dissapointed at all.
I've been listening to the album for a few weeks now.
Latest buzz from my friend in eng-er-land is the bees. in at nr 5 with some groovy tune called chicken payback.
Also ambulance ltd.
That Bees album is pretty good. It's very retro-60's sounding. Kinda like a funky Small Faces or Kinks. I love that Ambulance Ltd album, there's not a bad song on it.
02-09-05, 02:40 AM
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their biggest "hit" thus far, Banquet (which might also be my favorite of their songs) is very Interpol-ish, Gang of Four inspired, with the whole angular guitar post-punk thing going on. but it also has a very dancey beat to it, sort of Franz Ferdinand-ish (minus the smug self-awareness, of course). but other people are right in that their songs do vary a lot, oftentimes even using a different singer. they also have songs that do take a sort of almost ambient, ethereal quality. at times they're not quite as melodic as i would have liked, but when they hit the mark they're really great. on the whole, i'd say their sound is very 80s inspired angular post-punk (whatever that means). their lyrics are oftentimes political also, but in a very abstract, subtle way.
they came to LA a few months ago and played 3 low-key shows in 3 days- i was fortunate enough to go to 2 of them. this was right before the tidal wave of hype hit, so i was one of the lucky ones. at the first show even kele (the lead singer) was just hanging out on the floor as the opening band played- he's a very nice guy. if he did that now i'm sure he'd be bombarded by little girls in baby-t's and emo glasses. what's really striking about them (other than they play a great show) is just how young they are- all are early 20's, and could pass for younger. it's really mind-blowing to think where they'll be in another 5 or 10 years. then again, hype is a very powerful and addictive drug...
overall i'd tell you to imagine a more punk, sparse, political, and beat driven but far less darkanddreary Interpol, if Interpol was fronted by a more traditionally punk Damon Albarn, who just happened to be a black man.
they came to LA a few months ago and played 3 low-key shows in 3 days- i was fortunate enough to go to 2 of them. this was right before the tidal wave of hype hit, so i was one of the lucky ones. at the first show even kele (the lead singer) was just hanging out on the floor as the opening band played- he's a very nice guy. if he did that now i'm sure he'd be bombarded by little girls in baby-t's and emo glasses. what's really striking about them (other than they play a great show) is just how young they are- all are early 20's, and could pass for younger. it's really mind-blowing to think where they'll be in another 5 or 10 years. then again, hype is a very powerful and addictive drug...
overall i'd tell you to imagine a more punk, sparse, political, and beat driven but far less darkanddreary Interpol, if Interpol was fronted by a more traditionally punk Damon Albarn, who just happened to be a black man.
02-10-05, 12:53 PM
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When I first heard Banquet awhile back it isntantly reminded me of very early Cure. Like others have said already that really doesn't help since there songs all sound so different. Their EP has been playing a lot in my MP3 player. I absolutely love it and I can not wait for their full length. I am afraid that it won't be nearly as good as the EP is though.
02-10-05, 02:09 PM
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Having their EP and their full length I can assure you it's just as good if not better!!!
Bloc Party caught my attention with banquet somewhere in the summer of last year, and I've been into them since. Saw them at the Reading festival, and last november in Amsterdam.
Apparently they're gigging in holland again in march sometime, I will be present once more.
Bloc Party caught my attention with banquet somewhere in the summer of last year, and I've been into them since. Saw them at the Reading festival, and last november in Amsterdam.
Apparently they're gigging in holland again in march sometime, I will be present once more.
02-10-05, 05:37 PM
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This is a great band.
I first saw their video for Banquet on MTV2 a while back and instantly loved it. The video is so sparse, and cheap feeling that it just conveys a realness that most of these 'post-punk' bands can't achieve. I agree with most everything that has been said, and I won't describe anymore. I'll just say that reading what everyone else has written...no one can pin it down to one distinct influence/sound.
The drummer is great mixing very basic straight forward beats with some really inventive stuff. And I love the fact that the singer is black. The EP is good, but their first LP is better.
They are a band like many of these other current, next big thing bands...but they give off something that makes you not aren't afriad of saying you love them. Ransom
I first saw their video for Banquet on MTV2 a while back and instantly loved it. The video is so sparse, and cheap feeling that it just conveys a realness that most of these 'post-punk' bands can't achieve. I agree with most everything that has been said, and I won't describe anymore. I'll just say that reading what everyone else has written...no one can pin it down to one distinct influence/sound.
The drummer is great mixing very basic straight forward beats with some really inventive stuff. And I love the fact that the singer is black. The EP is good, but their first LP is better.
They are a band like many of these other current, next big thing bands...but they give off something that makes you not aren't afriad of saying you love them. Ransom
02-15-05, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fnordboy
Did you get the full length with the DVD? I think I am going to pick that up. If so what exactly is on the DVD?
1. Positive Tension (Recorded live at Heaven)
2. Banquet (Recorded live at Heaven)
3. So Here We Are (Recorded live at Heaven)
4. She's Hearing Voices (Recorded live at Heaven)
So far the only online store that is sold out of the 'limited edition' CD/DVD is the UK's HMV website.
any of you have the 'Helicopter' CD-single? How is the Minotaur Shock remix of 'Tulips'?
02-15-05, 10:56 AM
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That's the 1st track I heard from them, and I really like it, I got it as part of the Warchild Tracks
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02-22-05, 10:51 PM
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My copy of Silent Alarm finally arrived today. I haven't watched the DVD yet, but from what I have listened to of the album I am loving it. They definitely seem to have lived up to the expectations that their EP set up for them.
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When I first started listening to the album I immediately fell in love with the first four tracks. Those were the most catchy to me, and probably the only ones that had names I could remember. Those first four slowly grew into the first six songs (Blue Light and She's Hearing Voices are brilliant), too. I also think Price of Gas and Compliments are on par with the first dozen. Good stuff.
As far as the b-sides and EP tracks, The Answer and Little Thoughts are my faves.
Can't wait to actually pick up the album tomorrow.
As far as the b-sides and EP tracks, The Answer and Little Thoughts are my faves.
Can't wait to actually pick up the album tomorrow.
04-14-05, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
By the way, "Banquet" is available as a free download in MP3 format from Amazon.
is coming out on the 25th of April
can't wait to see what the B-side songs are.
05-09-05, 08:00 AM
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I've listened to this album at least a dozen times now and it's definitely rising above the rest of the ones I have gotten recently. I have a secret fear that one of these songs will be used by ABC during an NBA Finals segment and these guys will go the Franz Ferdinand route of overexposure. Not that I would completely mind.
While Banquet is incredibly catchy, the sound on that song is similar to the rest of the album, so it is definitely worth picking up.
While Banquet is incredibly catchy, the sound on that song is similar to the rest of the album, so it is definitely worth picking up.