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Bloc Party - Mercury

itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
edited July 2008 in Other Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYdyExUfIbI

interesting. definitely taking a radiohead/tv on the radio path. could say it's brave i guess, really opening themselves to fan backlash with the electronica push, but who knows, might work out for them, following radiohead's lead perhaps?

first listen was just surprise, knocked me back a bit & didn't like it all. but gave it another couple of listens and it's getting better but still not sure what to think about it :confused: crazy vid though!

still love bloc party, look forward to hearing where the next album goes
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    It's ok, not my favourite song ever by them, but I shall be interested to hear it on the album and how it fits in with the rest of it.:)
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    god their second album was a let down, ive actually been listening to silent alarm again lately, hopefully this next one is redemption for that stinker

    2 minutes was enough for me for that mercury shit. no thanks. i saw these guys live twice. once at the commodore and once at a theatre. on each of their album tours....i dont think i will be seeing them again. silent alarm was great but after that they lost me. oh well.
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  • xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    I really like it... its catchy on the second listen
  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    restlesssoul wrote:
    god their second album was a let down, ive actually been listening to silent alarm again lately, hopefully this next one is redemption for that stinker

    2 minutes was enough for me for that mercury shit. no thanks. i saw these guys live twice. once at the commodore and once at a theatre. on each of their album tours....i dont think i will be seeing them again. silent alarm was great but after that they lost me. oh well.

    I'm liking both albums, A Weekend in the City has really grown on me, after being a little dissapointed after the first listen.
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  • chimpatchimpat Posts: 590
    I LOVE Silent Alarm, awesome album. 2nd album was okay but not as good.

    Not really liking this song.
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Totally generic rock/drum n bass/electro. Heard it all before. I really liked Silent Alarm.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    took me a long time to like AWITC, wasn't what i was expecting after SA, but after MANY repeat listens it probably ended up being my top album of 2007. kele wore his heart on his sleeve for that record & i liked the atmosphere & texture of the songs. i like SA for completely different reasons.

    as for mercury, yeah i agree harmless, there's nothing new here, those horns sound soooo 'national anthem'!! new for bloc party though i guess. we'll see, i ended up quite liking flux, and some first singles can sound a bit out there when they are taken out of context of the full album
    Look Alive,
    See These Bones
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    one thing I've noticed about these guys, no matter what the song sounds like on the record, they pull it off live 10x better ...

    I don't think this song will sound like the rest of the new album, but, we'll see.

    They are coming here in a few weeks, can't wait to see them.
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