Bloc Party : Intimacy (dance, great song, album, Chemical Brothers, cover)

Piss Me Off · 08-21-2008, 06:01 AM

Bloc Party - Intimacy

Ares
Mercury
Halo
Biko
Trojan Horse
Signs
One Month Off
Zepherus
Better Than Heaven
Ion Square

Piss Me Off · 08-21-2008, 06:24 AM

Just finished listening to this. The first 3 tracks are great (although track one is a BLATANT rip-off of The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun), a Bloc Party feel crossed with more of a dance influence which i encourage.
Sadly the album falls into the same trap as the 2nd one did, with more mellow songs failing to inspire at all. Wish they'd stick to the more upbeat numbers.
Overall at the mo i'm saying it beats the 2nd but still fails to be anything more than average.

sweet_nothing · 08-21-2008, 07:02 AM

So is it worth a buy?

Piss Me Off · 08-21-2008, 07:07 AM

If you like the 2nd album, yes. If you're only into the first then you may be disappointed.

sweet_nothing · 08-21-2008, 07:03 PM

Hmmmm I'll probably just get the first 3 songs if they are the only good ones as you say.

15Steps · 08-28-2008, 03:51 AM

trojan horse is a great song for fans of the first album.

FireInCairo · 08-28-2008, 05:04 AM

i think its a fair effort
its not great by any means but competent and the songwriting is solid

adidasss · 08-28-2008, 06:39 AM

It's awful.

FireInCairo · 08-28-2008, 09:57 PM

are you comparing it blindly to silent alarm or on its own merits?

lucifer_sam · 08-28-2008, 10:09 PM

Is that a cover of the Peter Gabriel song or an original composition? Because as much as I hate PG solo efforts, that track puts the party in apartheid. Maybe Kele was reaching out.

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08-21-2008, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Bloc Party : Intimacy Bloc Party - Intimacy Ares Mercury Halo Biko Trojan Horse Signs One Month Off Zepherus Better Than Heaven Ion Square __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-21-2008, 06:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Just finished listening to this. The first 3 tracks are great (although track one is a BLATANT rip-off of The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun), a Bloc Party feel crossed with more of a dance influence which i encourage. Sadly the album falls into the same trap as the 2nd one did, with more mellow songs failing to inspire at all. Wish they'd stick to the more upbeat numbers. Overall at the mo i'm saying it beats the 2nd but still fails to be anything more than average. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-21-2008, 07:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	If you like the 2nd album, yes. If you're only into the first then you may be disappointed. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

08-28-2008, 03:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
15Steps The Passenger Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucketheadland Posts: 583	trojan horse is a great song for fans of the first album. __________________

08-28-2008, 05:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	i think its a fair effort its not great by any means but competent and the songwriting is solid __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

08-28-2008, 06:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	It's awful. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

08-28-2008, 09:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
FireInCairo Later on... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,235	are you comparing it blindly to silent alarm or on its own merits? __________________ O G MUDBONE: Only You can prevent forest fires.

08-28-2008, 10:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	Is that a cover of the Peter Gabriel song or an original composition? Because as much as I hate PG solo efforts, that track puts the party in apartheid. Maybe Kele was reaching out. __________________ first.am