Bloc Party

I quite like this band.

Anyone else?

They're the most boring, overrated band in recent memory.

Nah, Arctic Monkeys.

Bloc Party are shit, though.

-AC

Arctic Monkeys are about 50 times better than those idiots.

Just more overrated ennit.

-AC

Originally posted by SnakeEyes
I quite like this band.

Anyone else?

I like this band too, I've been listening to them a lot for the past couple days.

Good band, not so good live.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Nah, Arctic Monkeys.

Bloc Party are shit, though.

-AC

Amen.

Personally, I've never heard anything about them being overrated at all.

I haven't heard a ton about them one way or another to be honest. But I think they're a decent band worth giving a listen. They won't change your life, but it's fairly good music.

Since I started this thread over a year ago, Bloc Party's become one of my favorite bands, hands down. I'd like to see someone legitimately back up their "Bloc Party's shit" statements; I don't think someone can. Especially now that two of the posters in the thread are now banned. If you don't like them, that's fine, but that's different from them actually being shit.

Anyway, great band.

I've always liked bloc party...still think "so here we are" is one of the best post night out tunes going...i like the political edge to some of their stuff like "helicopter"...saw them at T in the park two years ago and to be honest they weren't great live.

I saw them live during the time when they were first getting some recognition in America and they rocked it with Banquet.

The new album is entertaining in short bursts, more than three songs in a row and i start to sweat and want out.

Seeing them live this month, I'm pumped!

Just saw them last night, it was awesome. During "The Prayer" the drummer hopped off his set at the beginning and did this crazy dance with Kele (the frontman) before returning to continue playing the drums. During "Mercury" Kele jumped out into the crowd while singing; I got to touch his back, which was pretty damn cool. The band had a lot of energy and personality; presence if you will. Some bands just kind of play their songs without much interaction with the crowd and that's less fun. Anyway, it was great, whoever said they sucked live up there is wrong. Either that or they improved their live ability who knows.

I saw them at The Showbox; a venue I've been to a few times, I like it a lot, it's pretty small and intimate. Here's the only clip that I could find from the show so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2teY5FIi66s

I like a number of their songs but I prefer listening to the remix versions.

Originally posted by MildPossession
I like a number of their songs but I prefer listening to the remix versions.

I can understand that for some songs. I've been listening to the remixed version of "Blue Light" more than the original lately.

But overall, I like the originals more. 😉

I actually prefer the remix album of Intimacy more than the original, so will be buying the remix album. The Mercury remix is fantastic.

That's blasphemy! The "Signs" remix is terrible. Some of them are good though, I'll grant you that.