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Universal acclaim- based on 274 Ratings
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Positive: 248 out of 274
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Mixed: 12 out of 274
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Negative: 14 out of 274
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MarkKApr 24, 2005The first 4 tracks are really really good. However, the rest is, it seems, mediocre at times. Its a good album. However, after the first good week of listening I've moved to just listening to songs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8.
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CeilingTilesApr 25, 2005People with bad taste be warned -- This is not for you.
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[Anonymous]Apr 28, 2005Given the hype, I expected this to be a lot better than it is. Sounds similar to The Killers, Interpol, etc. I'm getting tired of the 80's new wave throw-back sound.
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carlosMay 16, 2005like....good skills and songs.
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arnaudJun 12, 2005sheer brilliance: magnificent lyrics, more than accurate drums, fascinating voice, thrilling guitar riffs and so on. This will be one of the life defining albums that i'll allways remember
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AliCJul 14, 2005Yep, it's great. And my girlfriend thinks so too. So there.
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MatthewLJul 15, 2005Consistently good, occasionally very good, but never great.
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laurahJul 21, 2005i love this album..its the best...but i dont like the last song complaments its rubbish..i love banquet,this modren love,like eatin glass and all of them reali
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PoldoJul 22, 2005the best punkish album i've ever listened to! nothing more to add. this album is wicked awesome
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AbidshanJSep 15, 2005Bloc Party makes The Killers, The Bravery, Kaiser Cheifs, and Franz Ferdinand sound like a complete joke.
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lucabSep 19, 2005i find the first part of the album a breathtaking 1-2-3-4! this album is catchy, but better than the others of the same "cathegory"; they're good performers too.
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MattAJan 11, 2006I knew that this album was very, very good when I heard it back in march, but it really has held up well over the course of the year and is still, along with Wolf Parade, Okkervil RIver, Sufjan Stevens, and The National, one of 2005's absolute best albums.
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OscarPDec 25, 2006Every song is "THE SONG". It's absolutley amazing. And you can listen to this for ages without getting realy bored of it.
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DaveKJan 25, 2006Bravo! Best band of 2005 indeed!
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NicoleNFeb 21, 2006intelligent, original, accessible. great. my favorite album of 2005.
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BlakeMApr 16, 2006Fantastic easily the best album of 2005, So here We Are may be the best song of all time its nearly perfect. great music form song 1 to 13 even the last song is a ripper, listen to this album
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JohnBJul 22, 2006Silent Alarm really holds up well over time and never gets old which is a sign of a great album. I look forward to what this band can give us in the future.
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BobbyWFeb 27, 2007Vastly overrated. The singles are decent, the rest is utterly forgettable tripe that wasn't all that interesting when it was written in the 80s. The "political commentary" is a bore and unoriginal, especially framed by Kele's irritating voice. "A Weekend in the City" is worse though, so cheers on having produced your best album.
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RobertS.Sep 16, 2007One of my favourite albums of all time. can never get bored of this.
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Dec 30, 2010Silent Alarm is a great debut album. The songs are really catchy and I loved each one of them. The vocals were amazing and the musicianship is great. All In All, Silent Alarm is a great album. A-
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Feb 4, 2016tight riffs riding on steady beats, this album affords a great variety of sounds and harmonies throughout its duration that checks every box and then some. its light and dark when it needs to be, necessary for any prolonged listen. even after all these years, very few indie LPs can hold a candle to this gem - this unfortunately includes bloc party's later offerings.
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Jul 21, 2017
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Jan 9, 2018Este álbum es uno de los mejores que he escuchado en mi vida. Bloc Party supo como traer energía en el 2005, pero lamentablemente es un álbum tan bueno que la gente se olvido que existe y que es uno de los mejores álbumes del Rock Indie, y la gente debería escucharlos, porque la considero una banda infravalorada. Es muy triste saber que terminaron con un quinto álbum muy malo.
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Awards & Rankings
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Silent Alarm is dance rock, but highly caffeinated.
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BlenderOccasional flashes of brilliance transcend the deja-vu pastiche. [Apr 2005, p.113]
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Removing the formulae and sensual stimuli from the Party leaves little that’s substantive or innovative. Even the most cursory of examinations would show the group to be an “it” band and not much else. However, Bloc Party’s absurdly good at being an “it” on Silent Alarm.