Styled more along the lines of a revolutionary cell than a band, Bloc Party approach the medium of rock'n'roll with the sort of high seriousness usually reserved for philosophy lectures. Yet on Silent Alarm, this "autonomous unit" of smart...more.
Bloc Party is an autonomous unit of un-extraordinary kids reared on pop culture between the years 1976 and the present day. They eventually concluded that their own attempts to imitate what had informed them could be innovative and fresh.
There seems to mixed feelings about this album and I don't get it. This is easily one of the best albums from 2005 in my opinion. I think the whole CD is strong with a small exception of Luno, Price...more.