Silent Alarm
by Bloc Party
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 274 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 248 out of 274
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 274
  3. Negative: 14 out of 274

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  1. jordanP
    Jul 28, 2007
    10
    Personally I love Bloc Party and there songs are awesome. But I wouldn't recommend Bloc Party to everyone but I would recommend the song Like Eating Glass. My personal fav is Pioneers for its climatic ending.
  2. AndreI.
    Sep 29, 2007
    10
    One of my favorite albums.
  3. MichaelM
    Nov 18, 2006
    9
    Innovative, magical, inspiring, pleasure to listen to...
  4. BobJ
    Dec 5, 2006
    10
    Awesome album
  5. SeyiO
    Jan 17, 2007
    10
    Absolutely awesome band.
  6. JackM
    Feb 15, 2007
    10
    Unreal Been Listening to is since it came out
  7. AdamW
    Jul 6, 2007
    7
    Okay album - sounds terrible though - really bad mastering - flat and dull. Just a horrible sound. Passable for the ipod, but think I'm going to take the CD back and get a refund as it just sounds totally sh*t through the stereo.
  8. CassieD.
    Sep 8, 2007
    10
    This is my favourite album ever. Although there are no songs that stand out particularly the album as a whole brims with so much energy. Those who rated it a zero probably look for cheap thrills in their music. This is an album for life.
  9. OscarP
    Dec 25, 2006
    10
    Every song is "THE SONG". It's absolutley amazing. And you can listen to this for ages without getting realy bored of it.
  10. RobertS.
    Sep 16, 2007
    9
    One of my favourite albums of all time. can never get bored of this.
  11. cosmopath
    May 1, 2017
    10
    I firmly believe this is the best indie album ever made. It perfectly embodies the sound of indie rock with creative liberties taken such as adding dance-punk elements to some songs (like Banquet, for example). Every song has extremely catchy chord progressions. Kele's vocals are unique but fit the instrumentals incredibly well. The lyrics are surprisingly deep, detailing personalI firmly believe this is the best indie album ever made. It perfectly embodies the sound of indie rock with creative liberties taken such as adding dance-punk elements to some songs (like Banquet, for example). Every song has extremely catchy chord progressions. Kele's vocals are unique but fit the instrumentals incredibly well. The lyrics are surprisingly deep, detailing personal struggles and issues like depression and burnt bridges between friends and family. Finally, it's able to effortlessly switch between speeds and moods...and yet it all flows so well. Silent Alarm is really an awesome album, and is a must-listen to everyone interested in the genre.… Expand
  12. TheAnonymous25
    Jan 9, 2018
    9
    Este 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.
  13. swallsy
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    It's 2021, and I just remembered this album. It came out in 2005. I was 17 at the time. I first listened to "Blue Light" on a mixed CD my friend made for me. I fell in love with that song, and then this entire album. Coming back to listen to it 16 years later, it still stands up. The drumming is out of control. And while it does have an emo-y feel to it (nostalgic for me), it is reallyIt's 2021, and I just remembered this album. It came out in 2005. I was 17 at the time. I first listened to "Blue Light" on a mixed CD my friend made for me. I fell in love with that song, and then this entire album. Coming back to listen to it 16 years later, it still stands up. The drumming is out of control. And while it does have an emo-y feel to it (nostalgic for me), it is really such a tremendous album. It stood the trial of time and is one I'm considering getting on vinyl now.… Expand
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#48 Best Album of 2005
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#16 Most Shared Album of 2005

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Rolling Stone
    80
    Silent Alarm is dance rock, but highly caffeinated.
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  2. Blender
    60
    Occasional flashes of brilliance transcend the deja-vu pastiche. [Apr 2005, p.113]
  3. cokemachineglow
    78
    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.
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