Well thats basiclly the problem, Matt had the most energy of all of them, Gordon was a great bassist + a good background singer and percussionists. The replacements are good, but lack the energy. It's like Blink without Mark and Travis and with only Tom left: they would be an ok band, but not as great as they have been or as they are now.
is it just me or does this sound a lot faster than it does on the album? nothing wrong with this performance, they’re killing it. i just noticed they’re playing pretty fast.
I remember being in high school listening to this song nonstop, can't believe this performance it's 18 years old and sounds like it was from yesterday.
Lifetime Hip-Hop emcee/rapper here... and i swear this is one of my favorite songs. I probably should thank guitar hero tbh lol. This performance is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 tho. Jesus Chryst!
Gotta be the best love performance of Helicopter... Finally in HD and even at higher FPS... Here's hoping for the Like Eating Glass performance from this show in the same quality!
+acengland82 - I would love for that to be real, but my own belief is that I don't think it exists unfortunately. I kind of think that one taper who walked out of that famed 2003 gig is the only video of its kind. But stick around in the usual places, there are other things to come later.
This might be the best performance I've ever seen by anyone. The perfect tempo and timing. The chemistry between each member. The call and response with any given pair of instruments. The sheer PASSION of the delivery. It's an absolute joy and a pleasure to watch and listen to this. I really, REALLY hope someday I can listen to another record or go to a Bloc Party gig with Matt Tong on drums and Gordon Moakes on bass.
Santiago Bauzá you're not exaggerating is 💯 better than the album version... The way the base swings bruh.... It really is an amazing performance.. When a band gets to have this chemistry is a sign that they're about to blow up ...
bloodyleech lol what? The drums speed up and slow down a lot, Gordon struggles to play along to Matt’s inconsistencies, Matt also simplifies a lot (most likely cause he’s nervous). The guitar playing and singing are great though.
@@drumsonly44 that's a touch harsh (I'm a drummer - maybe you are ?) - I just did a quick metronome exercise - song starts at 182 PM and rises steadily to a max of 189 bpm (approx) with some fluctuation in between. I reckon that's quite consistent given they are not playing to a click track. Drummer is under pressure of tv, loaded with adrenaline and maybe nerves (and it's a VERY lively paced song) - and by God I think it's an AWSOME performance 😉😉 These guys are TIGHT
this is their best performance live I really can't find any better from them. So if you are looking for a good live performance from bloc party stop here.
As an American, I approve and agree with every word of this song. truer words have rarely been spoken before. I used to believe that we were the world's savior. I believed we stood for something that was honest and noble. I, along with the rest of us over here, was duped. It's a sobering realization to come to. Do me a favor, please. Don't judge people from other countries by their government. Governments are the worst representatives of their citizenry.
He did mention American but it wasn’t about America but the singer himself and his own views and how he viewed his life. It seems to be he felt more American but then said “Why can’t you be more European?” In the next verse referring to how he wanted to feel more European instead from where he grew up in the UK. America does clearly have a place in the song though and his heart clearly to be mentioned in that verse and context.
I watch this once a week. And it gets faster every time. By my calculation, if I watch it next summer, it will be going so fast the globe will spin backwards on its axis, allowing Superman to save Lois Lane.
toby mcmillan lol what? the drumming is not tight at all, Matt’s playing slows down and speeds up and is a lot simpler than the album version, a lot of single kick hits instead of doubles (most likely cause he’s nervous or they’re playing it too fast)
The drumming may be a little up and down, but the band keep up with it, all of the call and response between the guitars flow nicely and everything fits. There's click track time and there's relative time, and these guys definitely have fantastic time relative to eachother. Stuff like this bands FEEL way more interesting than bands who all play to clicks live.
I always felt like this is one of those bands I should get into more. Being a Swede, I haven't heard much of their songs outside of the hits like 'Helicopter' and 'Banquet'. They're great and the singer has a fantastic voice for this type of sound. Any suggestions?
When I heard this song on burnout I thought it was a stereotypical white guy garage band. I could not have been more wrong lol. I Still love it the same either way
Had to double check that I wasn't watching this on 1.5x speed Friggin' LOVE it!!! [Flash forward to their live versions of "Virtue" and I definitely speed those up to 1.1x or 1.2x speed.]
![Bloc Party - Banquet [Live on Conan 2005]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wAjrNnzjerk/mqdefault.jpg)
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![[HD] Bloc Party - Helicopter - Live @ Southside Festival 2013 [12/12]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7z2GsCOTFP0/mqdefault.jpg)
"hey, what tempo should we play for this song?"
"yes."
Marcus Gosling LOL
This is shet
LOL
This whole video clip is shorter than the record version.
"You know that speed that anxious people shake their leg at?"
"Final train leaves in 10 minute lads"
What's this from?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s clever PMSL
Quality...🤣
Hahahahah
I dont get it..
It's like if depression and ADHD decided to form a band and invited two school stereotypes from the '00s to join them.
Hahahaha, tremendous comment mate 👍
Who's who?
You and this comment are too good for this world
One of the greatest drummers of all time.
Fucking sick the drummer made this one of my favourite albums of all time
what's missing from the new BP. No disrespec
Fucking agree! What a legend that energetic lil asian guy is
My thoughts exactly.
at least they play in tempo now@@PolyQuasi
- “You must play a song under 3’30”
- “We’ll fit it”.
That bassist is godly. And the drummer Jesus.
@Hooked On Chronics yep... Hideo Kojima isn't a drummer, you missed the joke. Looks like you missed a day in school.
Hooked On Chronics lmao hideo kojima is the creator of the metal gear solid video game series you big dummy
Patrick Daley loool
@Hooked On Chronics never knew idris elba sang. It's Mike tong.
@@confusednsutian7100 oof you got is name wrong too chief. It's Matt Tong
Crazy that they're all looking at the drummer as he counts them in, and every single one of them still came in rushing, lol
I just checked. THey were 😂😂😂
"So, there was a black guy, an asian, an emo kid and a videogames freak..."
Manuel de Jesus Espinoza Ochoa lol great comment.
Manuel de Jesus Espinoza Ochoa A black GAY guy, no? hahaha
Bloc Party in a nutshell.
@R W hes not saying GB it to be like that
They were ahead of the game.
I miss this Bloc Party....
2 members left and Kele lost his energy to the gym somehow. Russell on cream guitar is still top notch tho
Well thats basiclly the problem, Matt had the most energy of all of them, Gordon was a great bassist + a good background singer and percussionists. The replacements are good, but lack the energy. It's like Blink without Mark and Travis and with only Tom left: they would be an ok band, but not as great as they have been or as they are now.
@@burnbobquist8999 Or like Blink without Tom...
@@burnbobquist8999 someone summed it up perfectly some bands have the same energy as they did 10 years ago bloc party don’t have that energy
is it just me or does this sound a lot faster than it does on the album? nothing wrong with this performance, they’re killing it. i just noticed they’re playing pretty fast.
yes the studio version is 170BPM and this is being played at around 180BPM
Probably nerves making them play faster
It’s called energy, live tv nerves and cocaine…
@@user-lt8cg3su6b its even faster than 180BPM, but is inconsistent.
I always thought most rock songs live are played faster
2:20 How in the world did the singer from Slipknot make it to a backstage microphone unnoticed?
I know 😂
😂
What a ear
Must've been Matt aha
crazy how they're hearing this energetic raving masterpiece on stage and they're all sitting there dead still.
this how I like my Bloc Party
Hideo Kojima on drums
Zack on Bass
Cody on Lead guitar
Idris Elba on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
MrDragoon334 😂😂😂😂😂
TOTALLY! LOL
You mean Jonny Greenwood on lead?
I lol'd.
Brenno Lyncolm my two favorite bands 😂😂😂
The best thing about this is that it looks like it could have been broadcasted yesterday, hard to believe it’s 16 years old
20 years now
Drummer killed it
Hideo Kojima
@@Swashbuckler9x racist
@@Swashbuckler9x 😂 they do look similar
Matt’s a damn fine player
I honestly don't think there's ever been a Jools holland from a new band that his literally blown my mind. What a performance, 11 out of 10!
Bjork ones, Radiohead But this is one of my favs. i cant deny that
this, radiohead, eels and at the drive in were my favorites.
KT Tunstall.
6 outta 10?
Foals - What Went Down
These guys deserve so much recognition than they got, still listening to em nearly 15 years later and they still sound good.
This is genuinely one of the best live performances of this song I’ve seen. I almost like it more than the studio version
Brah the drummer though.. Jeez it’s like three drummers playing in perfect harmony at once!! Some serious skills right there👍🏽
I remember being in high school listening to this song nonstop, can't believe this performance it's 18 years old and sounds like it was from yesterday.
when hideo kojima was the drummer of bloc party... those were good times
amen. he was far from perfect but so much fun :D
ridggy86 wooosh
why he left the band?
@@Jose-pj9sk because he had to work on Death Stranding
Most people don't know this, but Bloc Party were actually the first strand-type Band.
just realized Jonny Greenwood was on Bloc Party lol..
The good old days.
The drums on this song are miraculous.
This shit is way underrated. That's about as good as it gets.
Yeah they peaked here ngl
fun fact: bloc party played the same night as interpol
2 of my favourites
gosh I love them both
Solid, tight, precise performance whilst having that raw charm of a live rendition. I love this.
2:21 - 'Wragh!'
king capisce sounds like Corey from Slipknot
morphinglight hahahaha
Whoa.
Who the hell was that anyway?
@@michaelgraham9774 Maybe the drummer?
Lifetime Hip-Hop emcee/rapper here... and i swear this is one of my favorite songs. I probably should thank guitar hero tbh lol. This performance is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 tho. Jesus Chryst!
Gotta be the best love performance of Helicopter... Finally in HD and even at higher FPS... Here's hoping for the Like Eating Glass performance from this show in the same quality!
+acengland82 It's there, enjoy ;)
+pvtherman awesome! I can't seem to find the HD versions of the Union videos though? Holding tight :)
+acengland82 - I would love for that to be real, but my own belief is that I don't think it exists unfortunately. I kind of think that one taper who walked out of that famed 2003 gig is the only video of its kind.
But stick around in the usual places, there are other things to come later.
+pvtherman I've heard... Eyes and ears are ready! Hopefully before the album release?
acengland82
Not too sure. Will have to see how well we can move on things and balance time. But things are being planned out for sure.
Use to go off playing this on guitar hero lol
LEAH I SWEARRRRR🤣🔥🔥🔥
This was one of the songs to let me pick up the guitar
More than half my lifetime ago ❤️
oh man, please bring this energy back
Put it on 1.25 speed, shit gets real
LMAO
😅
So DEAD 😂😂
loool
it already is tho
Love the teles!! What they are playing is easy but the tempo is what makes it amazing and that much difficulty harder.
This is the best live performance of this song! 😊
Wow. Early, energetic, unpolished, perfectly sloppy...amazing.
When a band can rock it out live! Given points, awards, bonuses, notification!!!
Back in the day when these lads couldn't be beat. I miss my ex favorite band
Probably the most complete jools Holland performance
This might be the best performance I've ever seen by anyone. The perfect tempo and timing. The chemistry between each member. The call and response with any given pair of instruments. The sheer PASSION of the delivery. It's an absolute joy and a pleasure to watch and listen to this. I really, REALLY hope someday I can listen to another record or go to a Bloc Party gig with Matt Tong on drums and Gordon Moakes on bass.
Santiago Bauzá you're not exaggerating is 💯 better than the album version...
The way the base swings bruh.... It really is an amazing performance..
When a band gets to have this chemistry is a sign that they're about to blow up ...
Perfect tempo and timing? Did you even listen to the video? lmfao
bloodyleech lol what? The drums speed up and slow down a lot, Gordon struggles to play along to Matt’s inconsistencies, Matt also simplifies a lot (most likely cause he’s nervous). The guitar playing and singing are great though.
bro, kojima was speedin' everything. Listen more carefully
@@drumsonly44 that's a touch harsh (I'm a drummer - maybe you are ?) - I just did a quick metronome exercise - song starts at 182 PM and rises steadily to a max of 189 bpm (approx) with some fluctuation in between. I reckon that's quite consistent given they are not playing to a click track. Drummer is under pressure of tv, loaded with adrenaline and maybe nerves (and it's a VERY lively paced song) - and by God I think it's an AWSOME performance 😉😉 These guys are TIGHT
Driven...desire... power & angst..... with slashing guitars,,,,, killer combination. That is ALL
Damn I like this performance way better than the one that was recommended. RUclips is doing Bloc party dirty
this is their best performance live I really can't find any better from them. So if you are looking for a good live performance from bloc party stop here.
LMAO pretty much
We all miss Matt
i miss the whole old bloc party cast
We do.
And Gordon too. Why the fuck no one cares about the bassman? e.e
As an American, I approve and agree with every word of this song. truer words have rarely been spoken before. I used to believe that we were the world's savior. I believed we stood for something that was honest and noble. I, along with the rest of us over here, was duped. It's a sobering realization to come to. Do me a favor, please. Don't judge people from other countries by their government. Governments are the worst representatives of their citizenry.
We listening to the same song?
He did mention American but it wasn’t about America but the singer himself and his own views and how he viewed his life. It seems to be he felt more American but then said “Why can’t you be more European?” In the next verse referring to how he wanted to feel more European instead from where he grew up in the UK. America does clearly have a place in the song though and his heart clearly to be mentioned in that verse and context.
Drums...guitar good Jesus it's beautiful
Damn Lil Uzi Vert was killer at guitar back in the day
More like Wilfried Bony
Love the guitarist rocking the jonny greenwood look with the tele, haircut and shirt
One of my favourite RUclips videos of all time. Awesome performance
I watch this once a week. And it gets faster every time. By my calculation, if I watch it next summer, it will be going so fast the globe will spin backwards on its axis, allowing Superman to save Lois Lane.
New feat unlocked;
Drumming level: Asian
hats off to the drummer
The greatest performance of the best song ever.
God how much I love this band.
Sound levels really good as so often on this show
Incredible live performance from an insanely tough song to play.
“just like his dad , just like his dad / same mistakes / somethings will never be different” Big Facts
they are so young :D
one of the greatest songs ever played and recorded
20 years later and this band is still getting me through slumps in life!
hell yeah silent alarm is so good
2021 and this song still slaps hard 👊🏽
Matt Tong goin crazy man imagine all the damn blisters he had on his hands 🔥
Bloody hell! That is the definition of a tight band.
toby mcmillan lol what? the drumming is not tight at all, Matt’s playing slows down and speeds up and is a lot simpler than the album version, a lot of single kick hits instead of doubles (most likely cause he’s nervous or they’re playing it too fast)
The drumming may be a little up and down, but the band keep up with it, all of the call and response between the guitars flow nicely and everything fits. There's click track time and there's relative time, and these guys definitely have fantastic time relative to eachother. Stuff like this bands FEEL way more interesting than bands who all play to clicks live.
Relative to each other, sure. To a boring/industrious click track? Not so much.
I loved kele's hair back then
This song is so badass! 🤘
When Topman, Skins and Bloc Party ruled the roost..
huge comment
I rarely watched Jools Holland, but I did that night. It was an incredible experience.
I wish they remastered the song with this tempo. Love it!
they were so goddamn good. this performance was truly special.
720p and 50fps. Jesus, that’s weird, and great for 2004
Great version....all of band plays excellent....great song of a great group
hookies quote was spot on ....did the drummers dad mix the silent alarm album???....lol.....this is simply fabulous.
They all killed it! 🔥
you know the band is good when you have Hideo Kojima on drums and Lil Uzi Vert singing 🔥
Lol
And that kid from stranger things on Bass/support vocals
And leon s kennedy for guitar
LMAO
Great performance! ❤️
This is as good as good gets. Very few things give you the same satisfaction of feels like this band and with this album..
Drummers a beast !
I was adoring it massively, and then the 'its not enoughs' came in and I upgraded this song/performance to All Time Greatness.
I always felt like this is one of those bands I should get into more.
Being a Swede, I haven't heard much of their songs outside of the hits like 'Helicopter' and 'Banquet'.
They're great and the singer has a fantastic voice for this type of sound. Any suggestions?
Like eating glass and Positive tension are a good start
Love this time their music.
i will always have the noise during the fast break (i think the drummer?) makes at 2:20 stuck in my head
oooh cool profile pic/username, love that album!
When I heard this song on burnout I thought it was a stereotypical white guy garage band. I could not have been more wrong lol. I Still love it the same either way
this is bloc party
Had to double check that I wasn't watching this on 1.5x speed
Friggin' LOVE it!!!
[Flash forward to their live versions of "Virtue" and I definitely speed those up to 1.1x or 1.2x speed.]
wow they're awesome live !!!! WOOOOOO
The telecaster is the perfect guitar for this type of indie as well
This footage looks too clean to be from 2004..
Interpol also on this same show, oh to be there that night.
@@stuartbowie6603 bloc party and interpol on the same night. Man I could die happy on the way back home
Yes it does! But I was 13 years old back then and the quality of images on TV wasn’t so different as today!
Dude, the fact that Internet videos from the 00's weren't in good quality, doesn't mean that TV / DVD videos weren't in good quality.
They sound really good 🎉 powerful guitars
Best lineup
Never gets old. ❤️
Heard these guys in high school and didn't like them much at all...I think this is amazing now.
2:21 I love that scream in the background
I checked to see whether I'd left it on 1.25 speed but apparently not...
This comment prompted me to watch it in 0.75 speed and it’s pretty chill
there are still few tracks that can match the ferocity and speed of this absolute banger
Silent Alarm was -the- album for a lot of us born in the early nineties.
To believe that this was 17 years ago
Songs so awesome
"not my tempo" masters but amazing song.
Gordon's playing is underrated
If I could hit that like button any harder, I'd totally do it