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This is a solid, intelligent album that a lot of people will love-- one that'll slot onto indie-crossover CD racks right beside the debuts from Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, and the Futureheads.
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I have seen this album described as sounding like 'Pixies having a knife fight with Blur on Brighton beach' and after presenting that simile I don't even feel the need to describe Silent Alarm in any further detail.
So sweet yet so street. This was Bloc Party at their best. Kele Okereke's obscurely substantial lyricism, his searing and impassioned vocal emotion. The brilliant guitar and bass work which could boast both crunching rock riffage and tender ambient melody. And of course the mental ... read more
So sweet yet so street. This was Bloc Party at their best. Kele Okereke's obscurely substantial lyricism, his searing and impassioned vocal emotion. The brilliant guitar and bass work which could boast both crunching rock riffage and tender ambient melody. And of course the mental ... read more
So fresh, so addictive, so powerful, so direct, so passionate, so irresistible.
Absolute joy.
Absolute joy.
This album changed my life and encourages me to discover music. Each song on the album is a manifestation of the genius of young people who changed Indie Rock forever.
On this record, all musicians were the best in the world and the rest only just watched.
There is no point in exchanging the best songs, since everyone is a classic of this genre.
On this record, all musicians were the best in the world and the rest only just watched.
There is no point in exchanging the best songs, since everyone is a classic of this genre.
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Track List
| 1 | Like Eating Glass 4:20 | 100 |
| 2 | Helicopter 3:40 | 100 |
| 3 | Positive Tension 3:54 | 98 |
| 4 | Banquet 3:16 | 98 |
| 5 | Blue Light 2:46 with Bloc Party, Bloc Party | 90 |
| 6 | She's Hearing Voices 3:29 | 89 |
| 7 | This Modern Love 4:25 | 85 |
| 8 | The Pioneers 3:35 | 91 |
| 9 | Price of Gasoline 4:19 | 88 |
| 10 | So Here We Are 3:52 | 92 |
| 11 | Luno 3:55 | 91 |
| 12 | Plans 4:09 | 92 |
| 13 | Compliments 4:38 | 92 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
Year End Lists
| #1 | / | NME |
| #3 | / | Gigwise |
| #6 | / | SPIN |
| #11 | / | No Ripcord |
| #33 | / | Pitchfork |
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