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Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. In 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm. Their second studio album, A Weekend in the City was released on February 5, 2007 in the United Kingdom and February 6 in the United States. A third album, Intimacy, was released in August 2008 as a download and later as a CD release on October 27. The band consists of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass, vocals) and Matt Tong (drums).
Formation and rising popularity (2006–2008)
Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft’s School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed the band Union.
In 2003 they changed their name from Union to Bloc Party. The name is a play on block party, a name for an informal neighbourhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment.
Formation and rising popularity (2006–2008)
Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft’s School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed the band Union.
In 2003 they changed their name from Union to Bloc Party. The name is a play on block party, a name for an informal neighbourhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment.
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Shoutbox
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ZoidbergatKHI wrote:
Obscure Music Game A Weeked In The City will always be my favorite album.
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JonathanCoker wrote:
missing those BOOM-AWESOME-songs like banquet [2] lol....yeah...me too.
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joshfaille wrote:
Posted about you here. http://electrindie.blogspot.com/
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foolishwolf wrote:
Yeah I have them. They are amazing.
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fanta_panda wrote:
get hold of their B-Side album to Weekend in the City ... it was the original first draft and then they scrapped it. Personally its the closest they ever got to matching the sound of Silent Alarm
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foolishwolf wrote:
Like I said, don't get me wrong I really enjoyed Intimacy. Letters To My Son is one of their best songs ever and Signs, Better Than Heaven, etc. are great tracks. However, Silent Alarm was a masterpiece to me and I just don't like the departure they've taken from it. They are still great, but in their most recent work, I've only heard 'hints' of that greatness. But hey I think we can all agree that nearly all of Bloc Party's music is better than most bands best music. Anyways, I await a 4th album with excitement.
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MaYOOH wrote:
am i the only one who s still loving silent alarm? =0 aWitC and intimacy are great, but i m missing those BOOM-AWESOME-songs like banquet...
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Cianuhh wrote:
'A Weekend in the City' <3 I literally love every single song. 'Intimacy' has actually grown OFF me. :/
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infectedmodes wrote:
► We Love British Bands
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Tony-- wrote:
I think Intimacy is a masterpiece.
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LCDBill wrote:
give 'two more years' maybe even? :P the new album deserves a lot of listening. it's so much easier for acts to release more mainstream-aimed stuff when they get big.
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glenn_hwj wrote:
give them 'one more chance', i'm sure whatever they will do next will definitely beat intimacy
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Clionado wrote:
Oxegen Saturday :D :D :D
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downclash wrote:
i'll always love bloc party
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RaymondM1988 wrote:
http://themusicalchairs.com/2009/07/09/bloc-party-one-more-chance-alex-metric-remix/
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turnntostone wrote:
i think the albums got better. listening to all three over and over this week i think that they go like silent alarm < a weekend in the city < intimacy [2]
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rinloveanathema wrote:
i heard 'one more chance' and i didn't like it at all, maybe i need to listen to it one more time
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King_Eternal wrote:
i think the albums got better. listening to all three over and over this week i think that they go like silent alarm < a weekend in the city < intimacy
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Germaphobe_ wrote:
Not as good as they used to be.
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TheNarratorX wrote:
One more chance.
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Events
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Jul
15
Bloc Party
Piazza Castello, Ferrara, Italy
24 shouts
| 107 attendees
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Jul
16
Gurtenfestival 2009
Gurten, Berne, Switzerland
19 shouts
| 188 attendees
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Jul
17
Melt! Festival 2009
Ferropolis, Gräfenhainchen, Germany
1,104 shouts
| 2,509 attendees
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VIDEO for One More Chance
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19 Jun 2009 | from www.blocparty.com/
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