Bloc Party - Page 41

nielsgov · 08-29-2012, 03:40 PM

I do to. Incidentally, I just listened to that album (A Weekend in the City). Still love it.

cobl04 · 08-29-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by u2popmofo

No, DB. No.

WOW.

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iron yuppie · 09-03-2012, 03:38 PM

Some real bangers on here. Octopus and The Healing stood out to me on first listen, though the album as a whole seems a bit uneven.

u2popmofo · 09-12-2012, 07:04 PM

KCRW Presents: Bloc Party : NPR

FitzChivalry · 10-16-2012, 05:13 PM

Forgot to tell you guys that I saw their show in Seattle while on vacation. They fucking BLEW THE PLACE AWAY!!!! Amazing. I'm not sure I've ever seen them ROCK that hard. I was second on the rail and the mosh pit was insane! They pretty much stayed away from all their electronic stuff except for two songs. They even did 'Signs' non-electronic, non-xylophone -- just drums, bass, guitar and vocals. It was pretty awesome.

Around the middle, Matt said into his microphone that it was the best show of their tour, so far. Then, towards the end, Kele told a story of how playing Seattle that night was so great for them because, the last time they played Seattle was when (for all intents and purposes) they broke up. He said they got in a huge fight after the show and basically just agreed to finish out the tour and then break up. So, to be back in Seattle and have it be (as Matt said) the best show of the tour, really meant a lot to them.

Being the fanboy that I am, that story brought tears to my eyes.

nielsgov · 10-16-2012, 05:24 PM

Please tell me that We Are Not Good People is as good live as I imagine it to be.

FitzChivalry · 10-16-2012, 06:17 PM

It was insane! I think 'We're Not Good People' was around the time I got pushed off the rail and went a little farther back into the crowd. I'm old and couldn't compete with those youngins and their moshing.

Fantastic, amazing energy though. Definitely a show I will remember!

corianderstem · 10-16-2012, 07:31 PM

bono_212 · 10-16-2012, 08:01 PM

Closing with "This Modern Love" would have literally killed me on the spot. LITERALLY.

cobl04 · 10-16-2012, 08:13 PM

That's a pretty sweet set. The first four songs off Silent Alarm, This Modern Love, Flux, Waiting for the 7:18, most of the good tunes off the new one (no Truth?? damn). Still waiting for them to announce shows here.

FitzChivalry · 10-17-2012, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cobl04

That's a pretty sweet set. The first four songs off Silent Alarm . . .

Not the first four: no 'Like Eating Glass'.

FitzChivalry · 01-15-2013, 01:24 PM

New video for 'Truth'. It's cute. I like it. Waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the last video they released (for 'Kettling').

http://youtu.be/p1CSMdDIRGg

Bloc Party will release their new single 'Truth' on the 25th of February, just before the band take the stage at their now sold out biggest headline UK show of their career - the 19,000 capacity Earl's Court.

The single will be a digital-only release featuring remixes by Jerome LOL, A Chat and IO Echo.

bono_212 · 01-16-2013, 10:34 PM

My God, I either have a horribly dirty mind, or it just seriously looks like every person in that video is masturbating furiously.

FitzChivalry · 01-17-2013, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bono_212

My God, I either have a horribly dirty mind, or it just seriously looks like every person in that video is masturbating furiously.

No, you're not alone. A lot of the comments I was reading yesterday said the same thing. One guy posted that the face at 3:36 is the best O-face ever! Hahaha

bono_212 · 01-17-2013, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FitzChivalry

No, you're not alone. A lot of the comments I was reading yesterday said the same thing. One guy posted that the face at 3:36 is the best O-face ever! Hahaha

I can't check to see at the moment but if it's Kele I agree. He had a pretty fabulous o-face the entire video

nielsgov · 02-18-2013, 01:21 PM

Tomorrow.

The Joy Formidable are opening which is pretty cool.

bono_212 · 02-18-2013, 05:05 PM

That's awesome

No spoken words · 02-18-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nielsgov

Tomorrow.

The Joy Formidable are opening which is pretty cool.

Enjoy that shit.

nielsgov · 02-23-2013, 04:16 PM

A bit late but I really enjoyed the show. Nicely balanced setlist. Good performance all around. Enthusiastic crowd, during the older songs at least. I was hoping for Like Eating Glass instead of Positive Tension and I got it. Was also happy with Waiting for the 7.18. Flux was another highlight. The best moment however was Song for Clay + Banquet. I've seen them twice now and that's been the obvious highlight both times. Most of the new songs are great live. That riff in Coliseum is beastly.

One negative point are their setlist choices in the encore. They opened both encores with really slow songs. They played a new version of Signs (without glockenspiel and Kele didn't attempt the falsetto either) which wasn't very good to open the first encore. They opened the second encore with a new song. It was nice but extremely slow which killed the mood.

GirlsAloudFan · 02-23-2013, 04:23 PM

Nice.

How was Joy Formidable?

08-29-2012, 03:40 PM	#801
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 07:54 AM	I do to. Incidentally, I just listened to that album (A Weekend in the City). Still love it. __________________

10-16-2012, 05:13 PM	#805
FitzChivalry Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: At the bottom of the ocean, in the deepest sea Posts: 6,300 Local Time: 10:54 PM	Forgot to tell you guys that I saw their show in Seattle while on vacation. They fucking BLEW THE PLACE AWAY!!!! Amazing. I'm not sure I've ever seen them ROCK that hard. I was second on the rail and the mosh pit was insane! They pretty much stayed away from all their electronic stuff except for two songs. They even did 'Signs' non-electronic, non-xylophone -- just drums, bass, guitar and vocals. It was pretty awesome. Around the middle, Matt said into his microphone that it was the best show of their tour, so far. Then, towards the end, Kele told a story of how playing Seattle that night was so great for them because, the last time they played Seattle was when (for all intents and purposes) they broke up. He said they got in a huge fight after the show and basically just agreed to finish out the tour and then break up. So, to be back in Seattle and have it be (as Matt said) the best show of the tour, really meant a lot to them. Being the fanboy that I am, that story brought tears to my eyes. So He Begins to Lie 3x3 Hunting for Witches Positive Tension Kettling Waiting for the 7.18 Song for Clay (Disappear Here) Banquet Coliseum Day Four One More Chance We Are Not Good People Encore: Signs Ares Flux Helicopter Encore 2: Octopus This Modern Love

10-16-2012, 08:01 PM	#809
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,865 Local Time: 10:54 PM	Closing with "This Modern Love" would have literally killed me on the spot. LITERALLY. __________________

01-16-2013, 10:34 PM	#813
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,865 Local Time: 10:54 PM	My God, I either have a horribly dirty mind, or it just seriously looks like every person in that video is masturbating furiously. __________________

02-18-2013, 05:05 PM	#817
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,865 Local Time: 10:54 PM	That's awesome __________________

09-03-2012, 03:38 PM	#803
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,715 Local Time: 12:54 AM	Some real bangers on here. Octopus and The Healing stood out to me on first listen, though the album as a whole seems a bit uneven.

09-12-2012, 07:04 PM	#804
u2popmofo Blue Meth Addict Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utah Posts: 37,213 Local Time: 11:54 PM	KCRW Presents: Bloc Party : NPR

10-16-2012, 05:24 PM	#806
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 07:54 AM	Please tell me that We Are Not Good People is as good live as I imagine it to be.

10-16-2012, 06:17 PM	#807
FitzChivalry Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: At the bottom of the ocean, in the deepest sea Posts: 6,300 Local Time: 10:54 PM	It was insane! I think 'We're Not Good People' was around the time I got pushed off the rail and went a little farther back into the crowd. I'm old and couldn't compete with those youngins and their moshing. Fantastic, amazing energy though. Definitely a show I will remember!

10-16-2012, 07:31 PM	#808
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 10:54 PM

10-16-2012, 08:13 PM	#810
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,498 Local Time: 03:54 PM	That's a pretty sweet set. The first four songs off Silent Alarm, This Modern Love, Flux, Waiting for the 7:18, most of the good tunes off the new one (no Truth?? damn). Still waiting for them to announce shows here.

01-15-2013, 01:24 PM	#812
FitzChivalry Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: At the bottom of the ocean, in the deepest sea Posts: 6,300 Local Time: 10:54 PM	New video for 'Truth'. It's cute. I like it. Waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the last video they released (for 'Kettling'). http://youtu.be/p1CSMdDIRGg Bloc Party will release their new single 'Truth' on the 25th of February, just before the band take the stage at their now sold out biggest headline UK show of their career - the 19,000 capacity Earl's Court. The single will be a digital-only release featuring remixes by Jerome LOL, A Chat and IO Echo.

02-18-2013, 01:21 PM	#816
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 07:54 AM	Tomorrow. The Joy Formidable are opening which is pretty cool.

02-23-2013, 04:16 PM	#819
nielsgov Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 8,740 Local Time: 07:54 AM	A bit late but I really enjoyed the show. Nicely balanced setlist. Good performance all around. Enthusiastic crowd, during the older songs at least. I was hoping for Like Eating Glass instead of Positive Tension and I got it. Was also happy with Waiting for the 7.18. Flux was another highlight. The best moment however was Song for Clay + Banquet. I've seen them twice now and that's been the obvious highlight both times. Most of the new songs are great live. That riff in Coliseum is beastly. One negative point are their setlist choices in the encore. They opened both encores with really slow songs. They played a new version of Signs (without glockenspiel and Kele didn't attempt the falsetto either) which wasn't very good to open the first encore. They opened the second encore with a new song. It was nice but extremely slow which killed the mood.

02-23-2013, 04:23 PM	#820
GirlsAloudFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 26,433 Local Time: 12:54 AM	Nice. How was Joy Formidable? __________________

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