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"Everyone having a good time?" asks Kele Okereke, Bloc Party's front man; "Of course you are..." he continues, "...I can smell the reefer from up here!" This was about half way through the second night of the Bloc Party three night, sold out stint at Terminal 5 in New York City. Bloc Party transcribed tremendously in a live setting, with many people of all ages dancing like there was no tomorrow as they thrashed through a mixture of songs old and new.
Mentioned various times throughout tonights set, Bloc Party are returning with a fourth album, aptly titled Four, an album that Bloc Party are "...very proud of," and whose basic premise is "...keeping it real." From what I heard last night, Four is likely to ruffle some feathers though, due to it's darker and less playful edge, with the songs not coming over anywhere near as well live as their older material.
Bloc Party relied heavily on hits from their debut album Silent Alarm tonight, and rightly so - each of the Silent Alarm songs played receiving the most attention, crowd participation, admiration and dancing. The highlight of the night was undoubtedly Bloc Party's most well known song, 'Banquet,' with the roof almost flying off Terminal 5 due to the energy in the room during that song. One woman next to us came in, danced like a mentalist and then left right after "Banquet"!
WATCH // Bloc Party - Helicopter // Live From Terminal 5 in New York City
This sold out show at Terminal 5 was also broadcast live via Youtube who are well and truly giving UStream a run for their money these days in the live streaming marketplace. You could really tell that Bloc Party were giving that little bit more to please the fans on the other side of that internet connection tonight too!
Every member of Bloc Party played amazingly tonight, with my hat going off to drummer Matt Tong, playing the drums impeccably, never even dropping a single 16th on his hi-hats, even at the break-neck speed he was playing them! Gordon Moakes (bass) showcased his multi-instrumentation abilities during the intro of 'One More Chance' whilst Russell Lissack's guitar playing was jarring (in a good way) and eclectic; sounding like a mixture between Johnny Marr on The Smiths records and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead during their OK Computer era.
Bloc Party demonstrated tonight what a live force they are. As a British band, selling out three consecutive nights at a 3000 capacity venue in New York City, it shows that if Bloc Party keep their heads together and their egos deflated, the next time I see them live in New York it will be at Madison Square Garden. Americans heed my warning... the Brits are coming for their second invasion!
Mentioned various times throughout tonights set, Bloc Party are returning with a fourth album, aptly titled Four, an album that Bloc Party are "...very proud of," and whose basic premise is "...keeping it real." From what I heard last night, Four is likely to ruffle some feathers though, due to it's darker and less playful edge, with the songs not coming over anywhere near as well live as their older material.
Bloc Party relied heavily on hits from their debut album Silent Alarm tonight, and rightly so - each of the Silent Alarm songs played receiving the most attention, crowd participation, admiration and dancing. The highlight of the night was undoubtedly Bloc Party's most well known song, 'Banquet,' with the roof almost flying off Terminal 5 due to the energy in the room during that song. One woman next to us came in, danced like a mentalist and then left right after "Banquet"!
WATCH // Bloc Party - Helicopter // Live From Terminal 5 in New York City
This sold out show at Terminal 5 was also broadcast live via Youtube who are well and truly giving UStream a run for their money these days in the live streaming marketplace. You could really tell that Bloc Party were giving that little bit more to please the fans on the other side of that internet connection tonight too!
Every member of Bloc Party played amazingly tonight, with my hat going off to drummer Matt Tong, playing the drums impeccably, never even dropping a single 16th on his hi-hats, even at the break-neck speed he was playing them! Gordon Moakes (bass) showcased his multi-instrumentation abilities during the intro of 'One More Chance' whilst Russell Lissack's guitar playing was jarring (in a good way) and eclectic; sounding like a mixture between Johnny Marr on The Smiths records and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead during their OK Computer era.
Bloc Party demonstrated tonight what a live force they are. As a British band, selling out three consecutive nights at a 3000 capacity venue in New York City, it shows that if Bloc Party keep their heads together and their egos deflated, the next time I see them live in New York it will be at Madison Square Garden. Americans heed my warning... the Brits are coming for their second invasion!
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