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Thursday, August 21, 2008
'Intimacy'...out now!
First impressions always count...so write them below! Here's BLOG PARTY's initial take on the new album...
Key lyric: We dance to the sound of sirens
First impressions always count...so write them below! Here's BLOG PARTY's initial take on the new album...
01. Ares
Bloc Party at their most 'wildly experimental'. This is easily Bloc Party's most ambitious song to date, setting the bar high for the rest of the album. It begins like a Sigur Rós song, before an epic guitar scrawl and heavy drums signal the band's intent. Kele spits out his lyrics with venom over a frantic breakbeat, rapping them Dizzee Rascal-stylee. The first chorus itself consists of a series of screamed vocals, backed by the riff and drums. 'I Still Remember' this is not. Judging by the warm, synth breakdown towards the end of the track, the band have been listening to Burial during recording.
Key lyric: We dance to the sound of sirens
02. Mercury
The musical version of Marmite...evokes love and hate in equal measure. A cacophony of brass stabs, looped vocals and rumbling synths...it's too repetitive for some, but you can't deny the final crescendo, complete with samba drumming. Releasing this as the lead-off single was perhaps a good idea to attract attention, but it strays a bit too close to musical migraine territory for comfort.
Key lyric: My Mercury's in retrograde
03. Halo
The first taste of conventional guitars on the album - this plays like a classic fist-pumping Bloc Party song, all driving drums and interplaying guitars...could be a potential single. The last minute or so showcases Russell and Kele's trademark riffery, before Kele rounds things off with the downright sexy chorus.
Key lyric: Paralyse me with your kiss / Wipe those dirty hands on me / Maybe we're looking for the same thing / Maybe you're the one who'll complete me
04. Biko
For the Bloc b-side aficionados, this is similar to the recent b-side, 'Emma Kate's Accident'. Built upon a sparse guitar riff and Kele's yearning falsetto, the track slowly builds into a downbeat electro-ballad. A synthy song, this is likely to be one of the Jacknife Lee produced tracks and appears to have been written for a friend suffering from cancer.
Key lyric: You're not doing this alone
05. Trojan Horse
This track's been available on the band's MySpace for a couple days and was probably chosen as an album preview because it showcases both sides of the album - the trademark tremolo guitars, along with the electronic studio touch. A huge oriental-sounding riff comes in around the 2:20 mark, before a classic Bloc breakdown and a return to the riff bring the song to an abrupt close.
Key lyric: You used to take your watch off before we made love / You didn't want to share our time with anyone
06. Signs
Again, unlike any other Bloc song to date. The delicate music-box/glockenspiel intro is followed by billowing synths and a faint orchestral whitewash. Judging from the moving lyrics, this was written for a friend who recently passed away. Just past the three-minute mark, a full orchestra swoons in - a real hairs-on-the-back-of-the-neck moment. The most beautiful track on the album.
Key lyric: I see signs now all the time that you're not dead, you're sleeping / I believe in anything that brings you back home to me
07. One Month Off
Could be either an Epworth or Jacknife Lee track...shades of 'Helicopter' in the staccato guitar riff, but there is also some 'Mercury'-esque vocal sampling, carried out with a bit more panache in this track. 'One Month Off' boasts one of the catchiest choruses on the album - also a potential single candidate. Features an interesting time signature adjustment and Bloc Party's first key change, musos!
Key lyric: I can be as cruel as you, fighting fire with firewood
08. Zephyrus
This is the 'album centrepiece'. Beginning with a grime-y vocal loop, sparse drums and Kele's vocals, the track morphs after the first chorus into a full-on choral beast. Anyone who was lucky enough to experience last October's Electric Proms concert will know how Bloc Party sound with a full choral backing, and the chances are the band was inspired by that show. A haunting, unsettling track - but one in which the experimentation has pulled off.
Key lyric: And all you said in your quietest voice was "I needed you as much as they do"
09. Better Than Heaven
In which Bloc Party continue to get dirty and electro on our asses. A bouncy drumbeat propels the track along a bed of electro-blips and echoing guitars...until it explodes at 2:50 into a tumbling spiral of bass, guitars, synths and drums. Even the kitchen sink's in the mix somewhere.
Key lyric: What's with all this / Doom and gloom? / You used to be such / Such a laugh
10. Ion Square
On first listen, perhaps the weakest track on the album. The production, as on the whole album, is fantastic, but fails to mask a below-par song - the main problem being annoyingly repetitive vocals and a lack of direction. The song just...is. Nevertheless, it's sure to be a grower like 'Mercury', and the track builds up to an impressive outro.
Key lyric: The space between us has disappeared / You finish my / You finish my words for me
Final verdict: Those fearing a Greek mythology concept album after reading the song titles will be relieved. This isn't a drastic new direction for Bloc Party, and it feels like a natural progression after the first two albums. 'Mercury' is probably the most experimental track on the album (along with 'Ares'), and is also the track where the experimenting feels the most forced. On many of the tracks, the band have recaptured the early energy shown on 'Silent Alarm', thankfully managing to overcome the lethargic atmosphere that infiltrated a lot of 'A Weekend In The City' by re-introducing the buzz-saw guitars, urgent vocals and Matt Tong patented drums.
But this is far from being 'Silent Alarm' mark II. It shows a band evolving, swallowing the sounds and ideas from the first two albums, and spitting them out into a new cohesive whole. As far as the instrumentation goes, this is perhaps Bloc Party's best album to date - there's so much going on in each of the songs that they are bound to reward repeated listening. Where 'Intimacy' is slightly let-down is in Kele's vocals. Not in the lyrics - the intimate, relationship-based subject matter much better suits his direct style than the grandiose city-theme of 'A Weekend In The City' - but in the melodies. A lot of Kele's vocal hooks are beginning to sound very similar, to the extent that you can pretty much guess the next melodic hook in the majority of the songs.
But that's not to take too much away from what is a definite return to form...Bloc Party are back to what they do best...genre-bending emotional boy rock, this time with an added smattering of electro-pop, choral chanting, dirty synths and...erm...glockenspiel. Welcome back Bloc Party!
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It's a bit short, I kind of wish they recorded more songs and just released it in October then. Oh, but then again I suppose they are kind of doing that, and I'll just buy the disc.
It's very, very good.
It's very, very good.
Bascially i think it's a great progression from AWITC but not a big as shock as i was preparing myself for. Check out my full thoughts here:
http://alsmusicrant.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-not-time-to-sign-lease.html
http://alsmusicrant.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-not-time-to-sign-lease.html
Am I understanding right?
"This offer only available to residents of UK,Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan."
Did someone from a country which is ont on the list tried to buy CD + MP3?
thx
"This offer only available to residents of UK,Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Japan."
Did someone from a country which is ont on the list tried to buy CD + MP3?
thx
# posted by 
: August 21, 2008 10:53 AM
: August 21, 2008 10:53 AM
I'm on Halo. The energy if this album is incredible. First instinct are that it's decent (although Halo is really great), but I think I may really be able to warm to this album... I loathed Mercury when it first dropped, but I can tolerate it now.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 10:56 AM
: August 21, 2008 10:56 AM
I literally LOLed when I read the first sentence of your take on Ion Square. I thought it was sarcasm. Then my heart broke, and perhaps the rest of AND, when I realised you weren't joking. That build, man. That is classic Bloc Party slow build. It's like This Modern Love on steroids, but just as epic and just as beautiful.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 12:54 PM
: August 21, 2008 12:54 PM
i dunno...the melody just seems a bit bloc party-by-numbers to me. but maybe after a few more listens maybe i'll be won over :) that build is pretty epic i agree
Looking forward to seeing some of these songs live, where some of that 'layered' sound is gone. I can't stand when the producer becomes the fifth member:/ Call me nostalgic, but while most of the songs are rock solid underneath all the production, I think it's sad that have to be draped in all this polishing.
But definitly a nice surprise, since I had really dire concerns after 'Mercury' was released. This will be all I listen to the next couple of days, and see if I can get through to the real songs underneath the production.
But definitly a nice surprise, since I had really dire concerns after 'Mercury' was released. This will be all I listen to the next couple of days, and see if I can get through to the real songs underneath the production.
Interesting thoughts, I would agree on many, but I would certainly not say the Ion Square is the weakest...
As for the album... I love it. Any faith that may have been lost, has come flooding back :)
my thoughts are here
As for the album... I love it. Any faith that may have been lost, has come flooding back :)
my thoughts are here
# posted by : August 21, 2008 1:40 PM
: August 21, 2008 1:40 PM
Kristoffer, I had totally the same fears after hearing Mercury. But I think this was a good move- The Prayer was above standard for Weekend, and set expectations so high that it let the rest of the album down. By hitting us with Mercury, they not only cemented their place as the only truly experimental indie band of their generation, but lowered the expectations for the album- for me at least.
Ion Square is wonderful, I think it's great closer. SRXT was a decent closer for Weekend, but Ion Square reminds me of the way Compliments finished Silent Alarm. I can also imagine it being played live; when I saw Bloc do SRXT, a lot of the crowd didn't even realise the song had started untill Kele started singing.
Ion Square is wonderful, I think it's great closer. SRXT was a decent closer for Weekend, but Ion Square reminds me of the way Compliments finished Silent Alarm. I can also imagine it being played live; when I saw Bloc do SRXT, a lot of the crowd didn't even realise the song had started untill Kele started singing.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 2:58 PM
: August 21, 2008 2:58 PM
Is Halo a bit like rooftops by lost prophets or is it just me? love the tune but a bit close?! album is amazing and i love zephyrus, so anthemic! thanks Bloc
AK
AK
# posted by : August 21, 2008 4:55 PM
: August 21, 2008 4:55 PM
Really liked this album so far. It's unfortunate that they didn't play any of these tracks when they were in LA.
i understand why you call this a "return to form" but i personally disagree. I think A Weekend In The City was a great advancement for the band, though i think most of us could appreciate the silent alarm sound to never end. Intimacy is a clear progression for the band, as A Weekend In The City was to silent alarm. It's all fairly predictable in a sense, the band is focusing strongly on producing very professional tight music. They're trying to reinvent themselves with each album, and doing so in their own way. I find it hard to criticize these two albums since it seems everything in them was done very carefully and with purpose, and this band has more intention than any i have heard before.
i'm hoping that the whole album is like mercury. because i hated mercury at first, but then i came to absolutely love it.
right now i feel uncomfortable with Intimacy
i feel as though that explosive energy i found in helicopter way back is gone, and buried.
that tingling resonance in kele's voice is not there, he's a bit slurry.
i suppose i should listen a few more times. i hope i come to love it, because i adore bloc party.
right now i feel uncomfortable with Intimacy
i feel as though that explosive energy i found in helicopter way back is gone, and buried.
that tingling resonance in kele's voice is not there, he's a bit slurry.
i suppose i should listen a few more times. i hope i come to love it, because i adore bloc party.
I think if you are in America and are having problems I read somewhere that you have to wait until midnight Pacific Standard Time to get the tracks if you bought them digitally.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 7:39 PM
: August 21, 2008 7:39 PM
intimacy, intimacy, intimacy, what can i say...............fucking brilliant!!!!! bloc party is back!!! this album has restored my faith in this band and is probably the best to date!!!!!!
# posted by : August 21, 2008 7:41 PM
: August 21, 2008 7:41 PM
They should stick to rock man! Their experimental stuff is shite - halo and one month off are the best tracks, the rest are shocking... so glad i only parted with a fiver for it.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 7:42 PM
: August 21, 2008 7:42 PM
I agree, Halo does sound a little bit like rooftops by lostprophets.
# posted by : August 21, 2008 8:14 PM
: August 21, 2008 8:14 PM
This is one of the best ablum I have ever listened 2. Bloc Party just raised the bar
# posted by : August 21, 2008 10:31 PM
: August 21, 2008 10:31 PM
This album comes a lot closer to the heights of Silent Alarm than I ever thought possible. I don't think any album will top that for the rest of my life, for relatability and just how timed it was personally to my life.
However as I said, this is much much closer to reaching those heights than I thought anyone would get, even Bloc.
As far as "weakest" tracks go... just Mercury for me. I love that Bloc want to experiment and play with their style, but while other songs retain their identity but add new flavour, Mercury kind of feels like a remix... Still good though.
However as I said, this is much much closer to reaching those heights than I thought anyone would get, even Bloc.
As far as "weakest" tracks go... just Mercury for me. I love that Bloc want to experiment and play with their style, but while other songs retain their identity but add new flavour, Mercury kind of feels like a remix... Still good though.
Intimacy is still no silent alarm. Silent alarm was so white, where as the newer albums are somehow too busy. Halo and Trojan Horse are by far the best on the album as they give the same spine tingle the original album gave right the way through. There are a few good growers, and the tracks in October should help balance things out. Also I guess there will be a few B sides in the future which is always good...
# posted by : August 22, 2008 12:57 AM
: August 22, 2008 12:57 AM
I could listen to Bloc Party forever.
I think it's much more tender than A weekend in the city. Definately feels like a mature album.
I think it's much more tender than A weekend in the city. Definately feels like a mature album.
# posted by : August 22, 2008 2:15 AM
: August 22, 2008 2:15 AM
I agree with the call regarding Kele's vocal melodies becoming highly predictable, I thought this before intimacy came out. When I heard Ares I was pumped because the vocal delivery was original (to kele, perhaps not to dizzee) and sounded awesome. This is where Mercury stands out as well, the vocal melodies are original. Too many songs use the same inflections, particularly verses.
Also, I wonder how this is going to pulled off live? And pulled off well...
Also, I wonder how this is going to pulled off live? And pulled off well...
I love the album so far, but I have problems with the mix. I feel like a lot of the songs are muddled in that things have just been flattened. I want the drums to KICK and I want Kele's voice OUT and I want the guitars swooping in and out and the bass holding down the pocket... Instead, the guitars are just at the top, the bass way too heavy, the drums lost in the background, and Kele somewhere in the middle.
I hate overly produced songs for the most part (I'm not talking Mercury or Kid A - those are just experimenting and having fun) but this just shows that they rushed this a bit. I'm hoping the physical is a bit better (speaking of - anyone know if there's a vinyl in cards?)
I hate overly produced songs for the most part (I'm not talking Mercury or Kid A - those are just experimenting and having fun) but this just shows that they rushed this a bit. I'm hoping the physical is a bit better (speaking of - anyone know if there's a vinyl in cards?)
I LOVE SIGNS.
The song grabbed me from the first note and Kele's voice just sounds spectacular on the track.
Overall I really like Intimacy. Even Mercury - which made me roll my eyes and wonder what was going on with my favorite band - has been in my head for the past couple days now.
Thank you Bloc Party for taking chances with the music and putting together a special album.
The song grabbed me from the first note and Kele's voice just sounds spectacular on the track.
Overall I really like Intimacy. Even Mercury - which made me roll my eyes and wonder what was going on with my favorite band - has been in my head for the past couple days now.
Thank you Bloc Party for taking chances with the music and putting together a special album.
# posted by : August 22, 2008 4:20 AM
: August 22, 2008 4:20 AM
I definitely didn't think this album was going to sound the way it does. I'm happy for BP.
# posted by : August 22, 2008 4:40 AM
: August 22, 2008 4:40 AM
Key Tracks:
Better Than Heaven
Signs
Halo
Trojan Horse
Meh:
Mercury
Ares
Better Than Heaven
Signs
Halo
Trojan Horse
Meh:
Mercury
Ares
# posted by : August 22, 2008 4:40 AM
: August 22, 2008 4:40 AM
Im stil not sure if i like this or not, some of the tracks are awesome, but some just feel as if the belong to another band. It would be interesting to know if all members of Bloc are actually happy with the album or wether they should have spent more time on it, perhaps different song choices and released the whole thing in Oct.
As other peolpe have said i think that this perhaps was a bit rushed, maybe they just wanted something out before they played Reading?
As other peolpe have said i think that this perhaps was a bit rushed, maybe they just wanted something out before they played Reading?
# posted by : August 22, 2008 8:43 AM
: August 22, 2008 8:43 AM
Fantastic album. Like many, after 'Mercury' was released I was a little worried about what this album would be like but I needn't have.
Favourite Track = 'Better Than Heaven'
Very Good = 'Biko', 'Signs', 'Ion Square'
Good = 'Ares', 'Zephyrus'
Even though I love the guitars, oddly enough it's the less guitar-y songs that are emerging as my favourites on this album!
Favourite Track = 'Better Than Heaven'
Very Good = 'Biko', 'Signs', 'Ion Square'
Good = 'Ares', 'Zephyrus'
Even though I love the guitars, oddly enough it's the less guitar-y songs that are emerging as my favourites on this album!
# posted by : August 22, 2008 1:13 PM
: August 22, 2008 1:13 PM
To kinda touch on what someone said... Halo does kinda sound like Rooftops by Lost Prophets
But I hated when they said Ion Square was the weakest track. Poo on you, and then some for that. Ion Square is a masterpiece, perhaps their magnum opus. And I want to see an Electric Proms thing w/ it. This song feels like a weird techno slow dance song, which is cool. In general the album is ace.
God Bless Bloc Party
But I hated when they said Ion Square was the weakest track. Poo on you, and then some for that. Ion Square is a masterpiece, perhaps their magnum opus. And I want to see an Electric Proms thing w/ it. This song feels like a weird techno slow dance song, which is cool. In general the album is ace.
God Bless Bloc Party
# posted by : August 22, 2008 8:45 PM
: August 22, 2008 8:45 PM
I ve been a BP fan for years, working in record stores for 10 years, I could put on any BP song and people would immediately ask what was playing. For a band to write music like they have is absolutely ground breaking. I have heard quite a few bands over the years and all this anticipation about their next album, blah, blah. I have complete confidence that BP will be whatever they want to be not what we as fans want them to be, which is key as musicians would think. They should never write another album like Silent Alarm, if they did all you naysayers would be complaining about how they won't evolve, blah, blah. There are many bands that think to write the same album twice they are safe to maintain popularity. This is not a pissing contest, this their career. I hate it when "fans" write about disappoint in the band's choice of direction. BP are not cookie cutters nor do I think ever will be. Bravo to the band for taking chances, Kele's vocals are amazing on every track, the album is mixed extremely well. If any of you wankers can't hear the real drums in the mix than stop listening to music, it's all their, they have made an album, nothing short of brilliance. All the tracks are brilliant. I read that someone said they rushed this one? Writing music does not have a timeline nor should it, their is much thought process in this band, the songs are in their head before they even write, it's getting them out that has the timeline.
# posted by : August 23, 2008 3:36 AM
: August 23, 2008 3:36 AM
As a "Silent Alarm" and "Weekend in the City" and pretty much every b-side lover, I am extremely disappointed with "Intimacy". With "Biko", "Signs", and "Ion Square" coming in at 4 stars, "Ares" and "Mercury" at 1 and 2 stars, and the rest at 3 stars. I find it to just be a electro breakbeat twist on their b-sides and a-sides of their "A Weekend in the City" era. It really seems as nothing new though, just taking parts of their previous work and adding electro twists to it, instead of producing something great that the older die hard fans will love.
I think BIKO is such a brilliant song. Cancer affects everyone directly or indirectly and i think BP have captured the emotions of those who love a sufferer. My #1 chocie for single the album is phenomenal BP fan for years and this is best yet. The infusions of different sounds across the board of songs is staggering. There is no weakness to this album the only thing i not sure about still is 'Mercury', i was expecting a shock with this album but i am in awe of the album. Almost lost for words i think it is that good!! Perfect 10
# posted by : August 23, 2008 5:21 PM
: August 23, 2008 5:21 PM
Nice write-up but I can't disagree more with Ion Square. There is no way that, that song is the weakest on the entire album. It's one of the most beautiful songs featured on it and one of their best songs ever.
Okay, so I've had a couple of days to give the new album a few listens - it really made the drive to school on Friday pass much quicker.
I'll try to keep it brief. I wasn't quite blown away by "Intimacy," but it's overall a very good effort and you can clearly hear Kele and the band maturing sonically. There are glimpses of the best of both of the previous albums, which is a good thing.
Individually, like AWITC, few songs really stand out. "Halo" is Bloc Party back at their Silent Alarm best, and I thought "Signs" and the way the glock is used there was fantastic. But the real moment of the album for me is far and away "Ion Square." What an epic closer, I'm already salivating about the prospect of hearing it live.
A lot of people seem to be on the fence about "Ares," but it's really grown on me. It reminds me a little bit of "Like Eating Glass," except on steroids or something.
And yeah, "Mercury" is awful. I'm sorry, but it nearly ruins the album. However, I'm sure that it'll be made up for with some phenomenal b-sides.
I'll try to keep it brief. I wasn't quite blown away by "Intimacy," but it's overall a very good effort and you can clearly hear Kele and the band maturing sonically. There are glimpses of the best of both of the previous albums, which is a good thing.
Individually, like AWITC, few songs really stand out. "Halo" is Bloc Party back at their Silent Alarm best, and I thought "Signs" and the way the glock is used there was fantastic. But the real moment of the album for me is far and away "Ion Square." What an epic closer, I'm already salivating about the prospect of hearing it live.
A lot of people seem to be on the fence about "Ares," but it's really grown on me. It reminds me a little bit of "Like Eating Glass," except on steroids or something.
And yeah, "Mercury" is awful. I'm sorry, but it nearly ruins the album. However, I'm sure that it'll be made up for with some phenomenal b-sides.
this album
shocked me at first
i was like
ah its all so different
i dunno what ot think
but i think its great i mean
yeh its dfferent
but you can still tell its
bloc party
they havnt completely changed.
the things that make them bloc party are still there.
i love it all.
and like theyre other albums theyre mood changes so dramamtically in each song
the album is great
i love ares, signs,biko and trojan horse the best.
well done boys!
x
shocked me at first
i was like
ah its all so different
i dunno what ot think
but i think its great i mean
yeh its dfferent
but you can still tell its
bloc party
they havnt completely changed.
the things that make them bloc party are still there.
i love it all.
and like theyre other albums theyre mood changes so dramamtically in each song
the album is great
i love ares, signs,biko and trojan horse the best.
well done boys!
x
this album
shocked me at first
i was like
ah its all so different
i dunno what ot think
but i think its great i mean
yeh its dfferent
but you can still tell its
bloc party
they havnt completely changed.
the things that make them bloc party are still there.
i love it all.
and like theyre other albums theyre mood changes so dramamtically in each song
the album is great
i love ares, signs,biko and trojan horse the best.
well done boys!
x
shocked me at first
i was like
ah its all so different
i dunno what ot think
but i think its great i mean
yeh its dfferent
but you can still tell its
bloc party
they havnt completely changed.
the things that make them bloc party are still there.
i love it all.
and like theyre other albums theyre mood changes so dramamtically in each song
the album is great
i love ares, signs,biko and trojan horse the best.
well done boys!
x
It's an album that will grow on you.
I like it, and now I cannot wait till October to hear a couple of new songs.
I like it, and now I cannot wait till October to hear a couple of new songs.
# posted by : August 24, 2008 1:00 PM
: August 24, 2008 1:00 PM
Ion Square, Better Than Heaven, Signs, Biko are all 5 stars.
The rest are 4 stars apart from Mercury on 3 stars...
Haven't been this impressed by an album for too long... Already surpasses AWITC for me and is equally as interesting as Silent Alarm, but will it have the staying power?
Incredibly work, faith restored. This is why I spent 50% of Leeds Festival wondering about what it would sound like.
Can't wait for the new tracks on October 27th.
The rest are 4 stars apart from Mercury on 3 stars...
Haven't been this impressed by an album for too long... Already surpasses AWITC for me and is equally as interesting as Silent Alarm, but will it have the staying power?
Incredibly work, faith restored. This is why I spent 50% of Leeds Festival wondering about what it would sound like.
Can't wait for the new tracks on October 27th.
take the synths away from the songs! Seems a good album but sometimes is just cacofonic or too electric.
Ion square it's a great end, I thik Mercury is the weakest.I'd prefer Flux, that's a good use for the synths.
Ion square it's a great end, I thik Mercury is the weakest.I'd prefer Flux, that's a good use for the synths.
# posted by : August 26, 2008 12:14 AM
: August 26, 2008 12:14 AM
I read lot of press articles about Intimacy...'cos I felt disappointed when I've listened it. This is not Indie Rock anymore, is kind of Chemical Bros album. I cannot recognize the original sounds that shocked me on previous 2 albums. There's a lot of enthusiasm about Ares track, but I find it so unsensed, noisy and annoying. Silent Alarm was great, AWITC was outstanding this is...sad.
# posted by : September 21, 2008 1:18 PM
: September 21, 2008 1:18 PM
please, change the review of "Ion Square" it has got to be one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard and that review does not do it an ounce of justice. It has lyrics that are so amazing, they are incomparable, i mean:
"And I reach out a hand over your side of the bed
pull the cover over your shoulders exposed to the night and the hunger of those early years will never return
but i dont mind, i dont mind
'cos i love my mind when i'm fucking you
slowed down, to a crawl
years of crime and the breadline
not at all, dimmed your shine
So lets stay in, let the sofa be our car!
Lets stay in, let the t.v. be our stars!
I found my dancing shoes
but they don't fit
All the bright lights do is bore me
they bore me, they bore me
I carry your heart, here with me
I carry it in, my heart"
Please change it, you said it could grow on you... hopefully it has
I LOVE THE NEW ALBUM AND MIGHT BE THE BEST SO FAR, EVERY SONG IS UNREAL, UNDISCRIBABLE!!
Long Live The Bloc!!!
"And I reach out a hand over your side of the bed
pull the cover over your shoulders exposed to the night and the hunger of those early years will never return
but i dont mind, i dont mind
'cos i love my mind when i'm fucking you
slowed down, to a crawl
years of crime and the breadline
not at all, dimmed your shine
So lets stay in, let the sofa be our car!
Lets stay in, let the t.v. be our stars!
I found my dancing shoes
but they don't fit
All the bright lights do is bore me
they bore me, they bore me
I carry your heart, here with me
I carry it in, my heart"
Please change it, you said it could grow on you... hopefully it has
I LOVE THE NEW ALBUM AND MIGHT BE THE BEST SO FAR, EVERY SONG IS UNREAL, UNDISCRIBABLE!!
Long Live The Bloc!!!
I think one of the best things about Bloc Party is that they are always changing and each album is so different from the last, yet still really recognisable. That's why not everyone will like every album if what originally attracted them wasn't that indescribable Bloc-ness. And I always find Bloc Party hard to like on the first hearing because it's so layered and it's difficult to know where to start listening. But once you're used to it it's easier to into.
Personally, I really love this album and the fact that some people don't. Because by not doing more of the same and pandering to Silent-Alarm-only fans or whatever, Bloc Party are proving that making music is still an art for them.
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Personally, I really love this album and the fact that some people don't. Because by not doing more of the same and pandering to Silent-Alarm-only fans or whatever, Bloc Party are proving that making music is still an art for them.
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