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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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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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May 1, 2017
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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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Nov 13, 2015Such a great album! Every song is great and looped this album about 100 times! Silent alarm turned 10 years old this year and the songs have aged very well and still sound great. The lowest moments of the album like the song "Plans' or "Luno" are still great songs and I'm honestly haven't gotten more radio play. It's honestly a shame not more people listen to Bloc Party.
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Dec 10, 2014
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May 13, 2014It's nice but a bit boring, the same music, i expect something good for the next album..................................................................................
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Jun 1, 2012The run time of the album or the run time of each of the individual songs are of no concern. Whether or not you'll enjoy it is of real concern to you. Which you will, trust me. Donâ
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Dec 18, 2011One of the most catchy and musically beautiful albums I've heard. Every track had me jamming to it and every listen made me want to listen again. There is nothing to hate about this album.
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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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Dec 26, 2010
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AndreI.Sep 29, 2007One of my favorite albums.
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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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CassieD.Sep 8, 2007This 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.
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JeffMAug 30, 2007Bloc Party is by far one of the best new and upcoming bands, and this album alone is one of the best albums in the past 20 years. Truly amazing.
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MarkusRAug 5, 2007An excellent introduction to a band with new ideas, a new sound, and nothing to prove to anyone, but themselves with their music. An auditory adventure with insightful lyrics, backed by one of the best drummers in the independent genre. Check out some of the more overlooked tracks like "Plans" and "Luno," and get moved by "Pioneers" and "Helicopter."
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jordanPJul 28, 2007Personally 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.
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AdamWJul 6, 2007Okay 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.
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diegoP.Jun 30, 2007impossible to be still while listening to it!
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CaseyRDubyaMay 10, 2007Sounds dated and dull! This marked the downfall of british music in 05. Fortunately Art Brut and the Go! Team revised it later in the year.
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PacoMay 1, 2007Very, very overated. Nothing good about this.
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DuncanApr 27, 2007This is a brilliant album with songs for all moods. It's a shame people feel then need to compare Bloc Party to Franz Ferdinand just because they're the current popular band.
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TMApr 7, 2007Can be summed up in the all holy phrase, "no filler".
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DDApr 2, 2007This album is pure garbage, nuff said.
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LJMar 31, 2007Mega crap! Wow, I don't why people love this. The lead singer can't even sing. If you want great music, listen to Hard-Fi and Editors who are much better.
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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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JackMFeb 15, 2007Unreal Been Listening to is since it came out
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SeyiOJan 17, 2007Absolutely awesome band.
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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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BobJDec 5, 2006Awesome album
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timeDec 2, 2006Very dissapointing :-(
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MichaelMNov 18, 2006Innovative, magical, inspiring, pleasure to listen to...
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GabrielCAug 17, 2006Saw them live in Boston...Amazing Amazing Amazing!!!!!!
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cJul 24, 2006One of the best albums ive heard in the past few years. They have a mix of emotion and great songs. Personally one of my favourite bands...
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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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DanielHJul 1, 2006After this album I'd have to say Bloc party is my favorite band. I love every song on this album excpet Plans and Compliments, which seem slower and less dynamic.
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MattWApr 25, 2006If this album is' re-inventing the wheel' as they say in one of their songs, it is a much better wheel than the old one, sporting 22" chrome alloys, spinners and some fat formula 1 tyres. Bloc Party have produced a bouncy, uplifting, powerful album with killer riffs and some surprising kasabian-esque melancholy moments. Cool as hell.
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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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hhoveshartedApr 9, 2006bloc party the best band in britain
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stevenhMar 31, 2006this is the best album i have ever heard! bloc party is a really good band. even if you dont like this genre of music you might like it!
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juckesMar 9, 2006just can't seem to get into this album, the banquet is an excellent song and will appeal to everyone. I can see why people like this band but i wouldn't call them the best band of 2005, lol, not a chance
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hollygFeb 26, 2006awesome. dont you just love the drumming in like eating glass?
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NicoleNFeb 21, 2006intelligent, original, accessible. great. my favorite album of 2005.
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DaveKJan 25, 2006Bravo! Best band of 2005 indeed!
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NathnLJan 25, 2006best album ever
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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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SeanD.Jan 4, 2006album of the year.
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SteveLDec 30, 2005The best CD I've picked up in a long, long time.
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avidDec 19, 2005it's actually a 9.5 for me. it could get better. but it's definitely the best record i bought this year. banquet just really pulls every string. you can't not love bloc party.
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RyanDec 17, 2005Fantastic album, well written down too the last chord. Some of the songs take a few listens to get there, but Compliments, Pioneers, and Positive Tension take me there.
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DavidDec 5, 2005Amazing. Album of the year.
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EmiliyaPDec 4, 2005Definitely the best moment of 2005
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tobyOct 9, 2005just a really good album. Its so raw and desperate you can just leave it on repeat for hours on end
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BenSSep 24, 2005
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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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JimSep 18, 2005this albulm is a bloody masterpiece.One the first play it sounds rather bland but man it just keeps getting better along with franz, razorlight and the streets this is one of the best albums to come out of britian in 05, Kele is the man.
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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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RolyAug 28, 2005Class
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AlexeyAAug 27, 2005No question - it's an album of the year! Truly an insperational work. A pleasure to listen.
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GlennMAug 26, 2005better than most of the crap bands that this one is related with (killers, futureheads, kaiserchiefs, franz ferdinand) but still is not special at all
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AidanDAug 9, 2005First time of listening,after the most draining day, sent the most invigorating naturally high fused pulse trough my body,just couldnt help but get up and dance!
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RasmusLAug 5, 2005There's absolutely no doubt about it. The songs are so poignant and intelligent. Believe me, a few tears have ran down my cheeks at some point when I have listened to songs like Blue Light, Plans and This Modern Love. And then there is Banquet
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najaAug 1, 2005
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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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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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MatthewLJul 15, 2005Consistently good, occasionally very good, but never great.
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AliCJul 14, 2005Yep, it's great. And my girlfriend thinks so too. So there.
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BlakeTJul 12, 2005Incredible. Just when you think it's getting a little repetitive, it shoots off into another amazing direction. One of the best efforts of the last 5 years
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JeromeJul 12, 2005Before 2005 i was obsessed with old school hip hop but have made a complete turn in taste due to this album. Bloc Party are just perfect with every track they make. Each song is so incredible that its hard to pick a favourite, but This Modern Love would have to stand out against the others because of its raw emotion. 10/10
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tomeJul 9, 2005A band who achieve vertical liftoff and maintain horizontal balance beam rhythm at the same time. Impish implosions offset by chordal harmonic explorations allows for multiple live interpretations. It boxes and unravels like string theory itself. Great musical physics and enlightening metaphysics make the beat danceable and reverential in alternating patterns. A booster shot for the whole body.
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SandyJul 4, 2005
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JTownJul 2, 2005what is not to love about this album?
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PhilJJun 30, 2005just a great rock album..top 5 of the year!!
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CraigBJun 25, 2005
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BennyBJun 21, 2005A brilliant debut. What a drummer!
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JeffSJun 17, 2005A very good, solid, and most importantly complete rock album. Every track is enjoyable if not memorable.
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SYanoffJun 17, 2005There's some catchy stuff on here, but it's just not a stunner.
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StephenJun 16, 2005
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LupoLupoJun 13, 2005A very great album!!
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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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JeremyJJun 5, 2005It's feel good music. There isn't a serious and political overtone like much of rock music today. Just feel good music when we all desperately need to.
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mikesJun 2, 2005Has the same elements that Gang of Four did on Entertainment! , it sounds fantastic. My favorite so far this year.
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steJun 1, 2005Descent album with 3 exceptional tracks - positive tension/price of gas/banquet, some good moments in opening track, helicopter, this modern love and pioneers, and some boring songs you can't avoid.
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BenMay 29, 2005First Nine songs all amazing. Then a little lull, hence the 9, but amazing last three songs. Best rock CD since OK Computer.
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benbMay 26, 2005quality album, realy mellow and chilled out!! dont leave home without this in your car!!
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timMay 25, 2005pretty f-ing good, but some of the tracks are too emo-y for my exquisite pallete. listen to modest mouse. if you do not like them, you do not deserve to have ears.
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BrandonBMay 23, 2005They take their winning sound and formula and mold it into 14 songs each with their own unique and interesting personalities. The strongest set yet by a new wave dance rock outfit.
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AndrewMay 20, 2005Stunning album...........songs that take over your mind and body....
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gusmacMay 18, 2005ok album nothing spectacular
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FujiMay 18, 2005
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TravisSMay 17, 2005This album is the best I've heard of 2005 thus far. I'd like to know the music the people like that gave this album lower than a 7. I can understand people hating all the pop indie-rock british albums coming into the U.S., but this band can't be put aside. Their lyrics, melodies and beats are all really good. Anybody who likes a good upbeat indie-rock album should pick this up.
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carlosMay 16, 2005like....good skills and songs.
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MarcAndreBMay 9, 2005Wow! i know i told you earlier this year that arcade fire was the best cd of the year...but the walls in my living room are no more since i putted this bloc party in my system! So melodic, intense... some kind of pop-rock-psychedelic-dance your ass off!!! I must admit it, this is my new baby!
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ericarMay 7, 2005This album is not your regular indie album. You hear everythign from reggae to punk undertones. Its a great album to get you in the mood to go out and party.
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matthewsMay 3, 2005eric m... this cd is good, and just because they are "popular" (where I'm from, Regina, it's not exactly mainstream) does not mean they are not talented. This album shows promise and I hope to see a follow up album by Bloc Part.
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MikeGMay 2, 2005This is the best record of the year so far. One of the best live acts as well, which took place at the stick. Long live the Magic Stick in Detroit!!!
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MikeSApr 29, 2005It make take a solid listen or two, but if you give it a chance this album will grow on you. In my opinion Best first offering since Arcade Fire and for me it's the easiest to listen all the way through since Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
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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.