Bloc Party

[johnnyhoward]

Anyone a fan of them and what are your thoughts on their new album "Weekend in the City"? I've listened to it only twice but the stand out tracks early on are "Waiting for the 7.18" and "Song for Clay". On first listens it's not a huge progression from their debut but seems to have cleaner production.

 

[driver 8]

i've had over 20 listens and i'm getting no love. Silent Alarm was brilliant, sadly i cant say the same for the new one

 

[superfraser]

I've had between 5-10 listens to it..

Hunting for Witches. Easily.

But mostly I'm still not differentiating between each song.

I see the potential for me to enjoy it more then silent alarm.

 

[skybeau]

i've had over 20 listens and i'm getting no love. Silent Alarm was brilliant, sadly i cant say the same for the new one

Too right. Opening 2 songs are great...the rest is boring, restrained, uninteresting...not Bloc Party, that's for sure.

 

[patsmith]

Silent Alarm is one of my favourite albums of the last few years. The new one disappoints. Oh well.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

LoL.

Try listening to 'Uniform', 'The Prayer' and 'Hunting for Witches'. Quality!

 

[skybeau]

LoL.

Try listening to 'Uniform', 'The Prayer' and 'Hunting for Witches'. Quality!

Witches is the only quality on that album...the rest is painfully mediocre...

 

[Kearney]

Yeah Hunting For Witches, The Prayer, never really got into really much else. Maybe if i was in London i would. Still keen to see them in August tho.

 

[wce_all_da_way]

LoL.

Try listening to 'Uniform', 'The Prayer' and 'Hunting for Witches'. Quality!

I'm with CC, there's still some quality on that album.

 

[SorryIHammerChicken]

The first four tracks are pretty solid, then it falls away badly - although "I Still Remember" is the only decent song from the second half.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

The first four tracks are pretty solid, then it falls away badly - although "I Still Remember" is the only decent song from the second half.

Yeh thats a good song.

Seriously, 'Uniform' is seriously underrated.

 

[skybeau]

Uniform turns into a decent song about three quarters of the way through, when it actually becomes a Bloc Party song. That three quarters of the song is pretty poor though...

I'll be a bit more lenient...the opening two songs are quality. But the rest is meh.

 

[kimirocks]

Took me a few listens to get into it, really enjoying it now, first 4 as has often been said are pearlers, drops away after that, but still quite good, would prob give it a 7/10.

 

[heypenny]

Silent Alarm was fun, exciting and original...

A Weekend In The City just isnt...