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I remember when I first heard Mercury I thought "ohhhh no... they've gone shit". Matt probably left cos Kele was writing naff tunes.

I always loved the drums but I never wanted to play them until I heard Bloc Party. Def one of my biggest influences

Fifty million pound job; for the Gallaghers that's alright.

Stopped coming back after covid because I can't afford the fuckin' ticket prices.

didn’t show in Southampton Rose Bowl either

$200? I wouldn’t even pay that much for a band I fucking like.

Yah Pete!!!! Look they both have a kid from Lisa Moorish …. Talk about a play date

Kele seems like a monster ala Morrissey without Morrissey’s resume

I'd love it if Shambles supported Oasis 👍

Babyshambles would never be as good as before now that pete is clean and fat. That first babyshambles album was incredible and petes chaotic lifestyle and stage presence made it even greater

DMA's should support Oasis .

I was at the Milton Keynes gig! Zutons came in as a replacement.

his drumming in Like Eating Glass was phenomenal; the band hasnt been the same since he left imo

Can you do another Block Party video no one cares about?

Never happening. More chance the smiths getting back together

THEY'RE BACK

The first two albums are a sentimental power trip for me but lost it once Matt left and now without Gordon it's just a pointless shell of a band

As a 15 year older drummer who loved Bloc Party as soon as they came onto the scene, Matt was and likely is one of the most underrated drummer ive ever heard, he was so technically sound and advanced even on that first bloc party album.

brilliant

If I bonded with a fellow white person based solely on the fact that our skin was lighter than everyone else's, I'd be labelled as "racist."

Not knowing anything about this situation whatsoever, the first two or three minutes of this guy talking are word salad and remind me of an old roommate that always had a reason why he didn't pay his rent. Great drummer though.

And now I understand why Bloc Party went to shit. The first album the drumming drove the entire album

I hope he gets good royalties from the first 2 albums because those songs would not be anywhere near as special without him, probably an average band imo

Right.

Saw Bloc Party open for Paramore… sounded like teenage garage band. Guitars sounded like trash, vocals were flat and the drumming was spotty.

great drummer

He looks like Ringo

Helicopter and Banquet were great.

Did he refer to himself as non white?

I thought bloc party were from Bethnal Green?

Chingford no way

So only 6 tracks 😕

I only listen to the songs Matt played on.Superb music.

Well, don’t get annoyed by & opinion & he’s also right. Bloc party are wank. Nowhere near as interesting as they think they are.

I saw bloc party 3 times back in the day. Absolutely loved it. Good times

The funny thing about him talking about wanting to give his all when they go out on stage - he is one of the best drummers I’ve seen live and Kele is one of the worst vocalists I’ve seen live. Absolutely love his voice on the records, but when you see them live, it’s almost like he’s purposely trying to ruin the songs at certain points. Obviously I know that isn’t the case, but it’s not even riffing or improvising. It just sounds really bad.

just wondering… was he homeless here? flat broke? why was his hands so dirty? …is it for an image?

Woke

Absolutely INCREDIBLE Drummer! It was his drumming that were a bit part in my love of Silent Alarm. I started to lose interest as the Bloc Party sound became more electronic and more like dance music. I loved Matt's staggeringly rapid, manic drumming.

Amazing song

What a great interview! And I got to follow it up with an equally awesome interview with Russell! My memories of Bloc Party (speaking as a failed rock musician in early 2000's NZ) is them being part of an amazing wave of guitar music that appeared out of nowhere at the start of the 20'th century including Interpol, The Strokes, Kings of Leon and The Arctic Monkeys. As someone who had been into alternative and grunge in the 80's/90's and witnessed their death at the hand of the 'Corporate Rock' industry, it was super exciting to see it almost happen again! But then, as Matt says, Corporate Rock won in the end - but good music will never die, as really it was never about the money in the first place, it's mostly about not having to spend your life making some rich asshole even richer, and thanks to RUclips I can discover wild Japanese shit like Maximum the Hormone at my leisure! Still, If Matt and Russell ever release something I'm all in - the guitar and drums was always what made Bloc Party so interesting.

Wow, just watched the Matt Tong interview, was wishing there was a Russell one and here it is! Looking forward to Kele and the mysterious 'Gordon'...

The Paddingtons had so many great songs. Kiss ‘n’ let go is still one my favourite songs

U wont get “ ai making all the music “ people want real personalities and stories behind the music .

He is maaaaarding out here xD

I only liked Silent Alarm. There's the odd song after that I like, but they generally veer too much into electronic noise for me. Banquet is peak Bloc Party for me.

I keep thinking the video is freezing.

I love that you made this video! I go back to watch this performance at least once a year and just stumbled upon your take. I was 15 at the time and a huge White Stripes fan. I was an active member of one of their fan forums and I remember there being a running thread on their grammy performance and what they would do. Someone reported what guitar Jack brought to play and we all speculated they would do some kind of medley based on what other songs he usually played on that specific guitar. It was such a fun time in those early days of the internet. There was no live grammys broadcast in my country so like you I had to download the performance the next day, it took hours! I was truly stunned, their energy was incredible. I already loved them, but this took it next level. I got to see them live for the first time in the summer of 2004 and the whole show was as amazing as this little grammys performance. I’m 36 now and clearly still a huge White Stripes fan. I got to see them live a couple of more times, and then Jack White with his other projects and solo too. I definitely cried when they broke up. I count myself lucky to have been a teen when they hit the scene and to have been able to see them perform as much as they did. Will always love them!

Kele loves poppers.

He’s one of my favourite drummers. It’s funny how brilliant drummers downplay themselves because they compare themselves to more technically apt ones