A Weekend In The City
Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Song For Clay (Disappear Here) | 4:49 | 218,320 | |||
| 2 | Hunting For Witches | 3:30 | 310,995 | |||
| 3 | Waiting For The 7.18 | 4:15 | 189,342 | |||
| 4 | The Prayer | 3:43 | 307,480 | |||
| 5 | Uniform | 5:31 | 219,442 | |||
| 6 | On | 4:47 | 204,583 | |||
| 7 | Where Is Home? | 4:53 | 197,492 | |||
| 8 | Kreuzberg | 5:25 | 209,270 | |||
| 9 | I Still Remember | 4:20 | 280,840 | |||
| 10 | Flux | 3:38 | 167,142 | |||
| 11 | Sunday | 4:59 | 197,174 | |||
| 12 | SRXT | 4:51 | 135,341 |
About this album
Bloc Party may have arrived in an outbreak of like-minded British bands set upon shooting holes in the Union Jack while knocking out a sharp post-punk soundtrack, but it didn’t take long for the foursome to set itself apart from the pack. Fronted by Nigerian-born singer Kele Okereke, the group’s 2005 debut, Silent Alarm, soared as much on crystal ambition as it did on ridiculously danceable pop melodies. This follow-up is darker, more cluttered, and harder to digest. That doesn’t make it less striking. Exploring themes of racism, terrorism, sexuality, addiction, and death—the usual fodder for a cosmopolitan three-day bender—Weekend in the City is an album that plays to Bloc Party’s strengths: tempo-shifting rhythms, inventive art-rock arrangements, and lyrics that twist and turn on a whim. “The Prayer” and “Uniform” are particular standouts, capturing moments when Okereke lets self-importance fade and majestic beats take charge. —Aidin Vaziri
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Silent Alarm
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Intimacy
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Bloc Party EP
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Shouts
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Cerasus wrote:
Get the feeling that people hate it or love it, I certainly love it. At a first listen SA might sound better, this album needs more listens but in the end I like it more.
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occer wrote:
this song really reminds me of london and that picture of the westway on the cover is a major throwback.
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adamzZz wrote:
You must be joking. This album is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever released.
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SirMothy wrote:
this album is so shitty compared to Silent Alarm and Intimacy. Another Weekend In the City, the b-sides collection to this album, is better then the actual album.
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eating_glass wrote:
you're a dumb.
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ffall wrote:
Jesus! I really can't listen to this. It starts really well. Really well indeed. But then... in the middle of the album i start to yawn and i just want it to be over... I truly love Bloc Party's first album. So, i gave really good chances to this one, but it just disappoints me. It is so boooring it makes me sick... Does not reach me at all... Far from glad i... So bad... I'm sad... Will i try Intimacy?... ... ...
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eating_glass wrote:
the best ever
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Stubbgubben wrote:
Their second best album!
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FxckFxckFxck wrote:
agree with the point of life changing
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Foppsel wrote:
wirklich gut...hunting for witches ist meiner meinung das beste
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Westi01 wrote:
The very best album!
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Knickelback wrote:
Hab mich echt verliebt in das Album :)
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Bimze wrote:
It's my favourite album.
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Tyom4eg wrote:
i remember some people said that the drumming isn't as good as on silent alarm but if you take a closer look you'll see, this album features some of matt's best songs. hunting for witches, the prayer, waiting for the 7.18, where is home... this is some very creative and complicated drumming. you won't find a drummer with such songs so fast.
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adamzZz wrote:
Fully agree with the words below. This album is lifechanging.
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zilviamuuuusic wrote:
It really changed my life about 2 years ago. Spring of 2007 is unforgettable and this album plays a big role in this. It changed my taste in music and helped to clear my thoughts and find somekind of identity and vision. And it's still great, after 2 years, but now it's more than melancholy and bittersweetness, it's also nostalgy. I really really love Silent Alarm and their different demos, EP's and b-sides and there are good songs on Intimacy too. Kele's singing, lyrics, Russell's dreamy guitar work, those basslines and ofcourse that unreal drumming - it's more than an album.
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maigl78 wrote:
the white stripes
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gennove wrote:
wORST INDIE ROCK BAND? wow i want to know what is the best rock band in your eyes.
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adamzZz wrote:
What? You're joking, right?
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Saccolo wrote:
This is the worst indie-rock album.... but I love Bloc Party aniway
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