Bloc Party - Alpha Games (April 29, 2022) Album • Page 7

Goddamn yeah if we get caught rules too. I feel like I slept on this album

 

Now I’m listening to Four for the first time and this shit rules too? I’m beginning to think Bloc Party is underrated because most people only know silent alarm and maybe weekend

 

People think they fell off when they just didn't properly grasp their moment in the sun - them headlining Reading and Leeds in 2008 was them on the cusp of a breakthrough but they went on hiatus twice in between records, with half the original lineup leaving, and then took ages to follow-up a transitional album that wasn't too well received. It really sucks how it turned out for them but they're having a moment this year I think.

 

For sure I also think they were at that point too at Glastonbury 2009. I’d kill for a re recorded version of how they play Signs live

 

Speaking of, WHAT'S GOOD AM GOING TO SEE THEM TONIGHT LFG

 

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Bloc Party Setlist at The Telegraph Building, Belfast

 

Their latest setlists have been bananas.

 

I SAW FUCKING SKELETON LIVE LAST NIGHT WHAT THE FUCK

 

During the Intimacy era, Russell would play this blue-burst telecaster for Signs and my younger self wanted that guitar so so badly. I can't even find the video of it now, but I was obsessed with it.

 

Resale market in shambles

 

So this band came on my radar a while back and they remind me a lot of them and The Go! Team (with the shoutey/chanted choruses on the singles). I thought their new EP would be right up this thread's alley

Not to be confused with the 00s emo band with the same name

 

Treasure trove !!

 

Love that album but I had never heard the B-sides except for the ones one the Best Buy version I had. These are wonderful.

 

always enjoyed those more than most of the album, and I love that album

 

Can’t believe these finally got released officially. Really cool.

 

I have never heard any of these and Weekend is my favorite Bloc Party album so this is a blessed Friday! These are soo good

 

I actually can't believe I've been a fan of this band for close to two decades and never known about a song as good as "Cavaliers and Roundheads." I really dropped the ball there.

 

Rhododendrons has a serious chance of being their best song

 

I think England might be my favorite song on here, but the whole thing is amazing. Instantly one of my favorite Bloc Party releases lol

 

Pretty sure this is the first time we’ve ever gotten an HQ version of Vision of Heaven. Lots of these were floating around as b-sides from CD singles back in the day but not that one.

 

They never released it outside of a 128k MP3 I think!

 

Once And Future King was a bonus track on my CD copy of AWITC. Nice to hear it again

EDIT: Secrets too!

 

I fucking love Vision of Heaven man, those drums in the chorus are unbelievable

 

apparently the quality on the b-sides album is absolute dogshit (like the label using YouTube rips bad lmao). they're working on getting them back up in actual lossless. the wait for CDQ Vision goes on

 

Darn. Already taken down. Was a jarring trip back to first year postgrad hearing those yesterday. Was obsessed with AWITC and all of its treasures for an entire year and then it just completely left my life until yesterday