Lol for about 32 people in the world. In 100 years people will be talking about Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Bloc Party. Yes, I can see that already! 😂😂😂😂😂
People always say matt tong was bloc party, or certain element was etc. Everyone of those boys was on their fucking A-game that album. Kele wrote some beautiful melodies and lyrics, the guitar work from Kele and Russel is so beautifully layered, melancholic yet energetic. Gordon's bass tone, backing vocals and groovy hooks were something else, and obviously, matt was just matt. Silent alarm was the culmination of all those factors, give them all their fair shout
Tong's drum work is fantastic but the reality is in a live setting he couldn't consistently keep time. But I will say this, it added another quality to their live shows that is missing in the current lineup. He was like a catalyst for their explosive burst of energy they were known for.
Kele's lyrics and vocals on this album are definitely his best. After this, he started trying to hard to be like Morrissey and the songs suffered as a result. Bloc Party were at their best writing punchy, catchy post-punk songs like this.
@@silversnail1413 although I don’t think weekend in the city or intimacy was bad, they fell off around four and started to lose the connect with their fans. But then again I don’t think bands should be held back by one sound. I do miss the SA days though
im from korea, and i agree and one of the best indie album in the world when i heard this album i feel real humanity plays real instruments. i love so much
Early to mid 2000s was the resurgence of garage rock. Loved the sound coming out of the US (Strokes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Black Keys) and the UK (Libertines, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys) during this time.
Early to mid noughties. ..The last time indie rock was in the mainstream. Theres probably bands now who have a similar sound but i have no idea who they are
I remember I was playing in American Westland was there in some skatepark and I heard this track. It was something that stood out from everything else. I remember how this track consumed me and I played it over and over. Then I created a profile on a social network in 2008 and the second video I added was this live in terrible quality. Thanks to BBС for giving us this in the best quality
I think this version is one of the best live performances of Bloc Party, the energy, the precision, everything, and that Smiths reference by Kele is simple amazing.
It blows my mind that they're playing faster live than they recorded on the album and they're still this tight. So glad I got to see em before they split and reformed.
This is a great track but they followed it up with multiple great albums in my opinion. Weekend in the city? Four? Both have a lot to offer albeit it in a different style.
@@maxarthurireland I like Bloc Party's later albums but I don't think they ever topped Silent Alarm. It's incredibly tight, amazing performances and production, not a bum track on the whole album. Weekend In The City had some great tunes but a lot of the lyrics missed their mark for me and they were trying to hard to be conceptual instead of just being direct. Intimacy had some cool stuff on it but it was way too dancy and electronic, not enough of that old school Bloc Party sound. And Four was good as well but it felt very scattered, like they were trying a bunch of different genres and ideas that didn't quite fit.
@@maxarthurireland Intimacy is their best album to me. Some of Kele’s songwriting ever on there, like Ion Square. Where Is Home and Sunday from A Weekend in the City are incredible too.
@@darrenlockenheart I completely agree. Intimacy is fucking amazing and better than heaven is the best song they ever wrote.Weekend in the city is fantastic too. Those first three albums are all brilliant.
A band with something to prove. If I was an established artist having to perform after this, I don’t know if I could. Unreal. Focused aggression. Huge sound.
Man I remember when this album came out back in highschool. I’d be out partying drinking and doing drugs and I’d come home at 3:30 coming down and crashing hard and I would always listen to this album to chill out and fall asleep. One of my favorite albums of all time. Very nostalgic to listen to it all these years later. These guys are special
Notice how he says "Take me out, tonight" instead of "it's so cold in this house" which is likely in reference to the band Franz Ferdinand giving them their first big break
this was my favorite album in middle school by far/ back in 06-08, know every word, every moment of this masterpiece....then recently the girl I was falling for sent me a song from the album saying she just found it and i should check it out....still trying to keep my cool about it all.
Amazing! Pure Energy, Drive and Tempo! This live recording sounds even better and much more powerful than the studio version. All the guys, musicians and technicians are masters in their field.
Well, I think it was just a great era. I loved Bloc Party right away, but they got lost behind bands like The Strokes, Interpol, The Killers, etc. It was an incredible time to become an grown man.
The night i had my mental breakdown was strangely after Silent Alarm in Brighton - biggest night of my life - so pleased it happened after this - all fine now - best record of all time
First discovered this band off of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland for PS2 back in 2005, one of the best bands, and Matt Tong is one of my top favourite drummers.
I don't believe the audience realized what they just witnessed, nor would I have perhaps. They just accomplished in that performance and with this track what every indie/alternative band before them attempted to do. And nothing has matched it since, IMO.
This video is just timeless, unbelievable. Was utterly obsessed with Bloc Party and gutted when they 'split' At least we're left gems like this though.
Tong is a monster😂 Just has this effortless precision/groove - like an indie rock version of Remi. And this album was electric. They got shit as soon as Tong left. All the fire and energy left with him
It's so cold in this house Open mouth swallowing us The children sent home from school Will not stop crying And I know that you're busy Do I know that you care You got your finger on the pulse You got your eyes everywhere And it hurts all the time When you don't return my calls And you haven't got the time To remember how it was It's so cold in this house It's so cold in this house I can't eat, I can't sleep I can't sleep, I can't dream An aversion to light Got a fear of the ocean Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating It's so cold in this house It's so cold in this house It's so cold in this house It's so cold in this bed Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating glass Like drinking poison, like eating Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah show me How, how it was We've got crosses on our eyes Been walking into the walls again We've got crosses on our eyes Been walking into the furniture We've got crosses on our eyes For richer, for poorer, for better, for worse We've got crosses on our eyes We've been walking into the furniture
Anyone listening in 2024 yall legends came across these guys in 2009 when I first got my og Xbox and tony hawks American wasteland played it so much and yall stuck with me forever game was filled with good music but I’m glad I heard your music shits hard
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Still can’t get over how incredible silent alarm is.. a timeless masterpiece.
Agreed,it’s going on in the car tomorrow 💡
one of the greatest debut albums ever all 📠 no 🧢
Lol for about 32 people in the world. In 100 years people will be talking about Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Bloc Party. Yes, I can see that already! 😂😂😂😂😂
@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint sales don’t equal quality, otherwise dj khaled is a musical genius.
@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint not compared to those two obviously, but it is one of the best albums of the last 20 years
This album is pure electricity even in 2024.
It's even better in 2025
People always say matt tong was bloc party, or certain element was etc. Everyone of those boys was on their fucking A-game that album. Kele wrote some beautiful melodies and lyrics, the guitar work from Kele and Russel is so beautifully layered, melancholic yet energetic. Gordon's bass tone, backing vocals and groovy hooks were something else, and obviously, matt was just matt. Silent alarm was the culmination of all those factors, give them all their fair shout
You had to say it, Bloc Party was Tong and Moakes
Tong's drum work is fantastic but the reality is in a live setting he couldn't consistently keep time. But I will say this, it added another quality to their live shows that is missing in the current lineup. He was like a catalyst for their explosive burst of energy they were known for.
Kele's lyrics and vocals on this album are definitely his best. After this, he started trying to hard to be like Morrissey and the songs suffered as a result. Bloc Party were at their best writing punchy, catchy post-punk songs like this.
@@hugostigglitz9639 amen to that
@@silversnail1413 although I don’t think weekend in the city or intimacy was bad, they fell off around four and started to lose the connect with their fans. But then again I don’t think bands should be held back by one sound. I do miss the SA days though
So good, Matt Tong has to be one of the most underrated drummers of all time
LIteralllyyyyyyyyy
He makes this song look effortless. It’s a fuckin marathon
amazing drummer
To be honest he wasn't under rated he was loved and completely noticed
Such a great drummer!!
The best British indie album ever imo. Still sounds huge.
AWITC is even better! Amazing first 5 years for the band
The First Arctic monkey albjm is better
@@luciano53688 strongly disagree!
@@luciano53688 only lyricaly i guess, but the sound scope of silent alarm is beautiful
im from korea, and i agree and one of the best indie album in the world
when i heard this album i feel real humanity plays real instruments. i love so much
This takes me back to a much simpler time.
the 2004-2006 era was sweet.
We were eternal, aetheral teenagers. Today we are bitter adults with no hope whatsoever about the future.
@@luciano53688 Don't remind me 😞
@@luciano53688 I'll give up everything to go back to 2004 and 2006. My best years ❤️
Playing halo/tony hawks pro skater all night while listening to this record...good times
yup,much more occupied times 😁
Do you realize how good this is? Of course you do...that's why you're here .
Matt tong is probably one of the best drummers I have ever heard in my life.
Yup. Up there with Mike Portnoy and Neil Peart. Different playing styles but all pros
Incredible drumming
Stephen Morris and Neil Peart were always my favorites...now I'm adding Matt lol
Hearing Bloc Party takes me back to being 14 in 2004.
Shout out to the fellow scholars.
Haha same here bud 🤣💪
I am 16 😂
I am 16 😂
This song is a workout and a half on drums but bloody hell is it amazing. Easily one of the best album openers of the 2000s.
That Tong most be some kind of an anime character
@@hugostigglitz9639 no doubt about it
This song and album hits different at 2 am, with a mind full of regrets during this time, the 00’s
Matt Tong was and will always be a monster on the drums.
This is top drawer. No discussion needed. Silent Alarm is one of the best albums made in the last 25 years.
Bloc party is truly such an underrated band, silent alarm & a weekend in the city are great albums
Also their Little Thoughts EP. I can listen to all 3 cover-to-cover
@@nathanchildress5596 Their ep's/B-sides from that era are on a par with their first album. I strongly, STRONGLY recommend anyone to seek them out.
The original lineup was so incredible. I was OBSESSED with this band for many years. Shame how everything turned out.
Early to mid 2000s was the resurgence of garage rock. Loved the sound coming out of the US (Strokes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Black Keys) and the UK (Libertines, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys) during this time.
thats the great time really, to me second only to the 90s brit pop
Early to mid noughties. ..The last time indie rock was in the mainstream. Theres probably bands now who have a similar sound but i have no idea who they are
My formative years
I remember I was playing in American Westland was there in some skatepark and I heard this track. It was something that stood out from everything else. I remember how this track consumed me and I played it over and over. Then I created a profile on a social network in 2008 and the second video I added was this live in terrible quality. Thanks to BBС for giving us this in the best quality
Me tonyhawk proving ground which I knew bloc party from.
ah yes the days of 144p and 240p
I think this version is one of the best live performances of Bloc Party, the energy, the precision, everything, and that Smiths reference by Kele is simple amazing.
Totally, mix is good vocals on point everything sounds tight.
Good lord I miss Matt Tong in being in Bloc Party
Great drummer!
Hideo Kojima killed it in that album
Their songs are so slow without him!
@@hugostigglitz9639
isnt that the developer of elden ring game?
This is probably one of the best songs ever written.
It blows my mind that they're playing faster live than they recorded on the album and they're still this tight.
So glad I got to see em before they split and reformed.
Gotta love that tele sound.
Need to buy one, kele’s is beautiful
They peaked so early, but what a peak it was
This is a great track but they followed it up with multiple great albums in my opinion. Weekend in the city? Four? Both have a lot to offer albeit it in a different style.
@@maxarthurireland I like Bloc Party's later albums but I don't think they ever topped Silent Alarm. It's incredibly tight, amazing performances and production, not a bum track on the whole album. Weekend In The City had some great tunes but a lot of the lyrics missed their mark for me and they were trying to hard to be conceptual instead of just being direct. Intimacy had some cool stuff on it but it was way too dancy and electronic, not enough of that old school Bloc Party sound. And Four was good as well but it felt very scattered, like they were trying a bunch of different genres and ideas that didn't quite fit.
The curse of the brilliant debut album...
@@maxarthurireland Intimacy is their best album to me. Some of Kele’s songwriting ever on there, like Ion Square. Where Is Home and Sunday from A Weekend in the City are incredible too.
@@darrenlockenheart I completely agree. Intimacy is fucking amazing and better than heaven is the best song they ever wrote.Weekend in the city is fantastic too. Those first three albums are all brilliant.
A band with something to prove. If I was an established artist having to perform after this, I don’t know if I could. Unreal. Focused aggression. Huge sound.
interpol performed along with them on this day, both awesome performances
God, this brings back a lot of good memories. Really miss being young sometimes. Such a great time to grow up.
This album is my youth. It's Just still the best album~
Mine too. Just watched it again for the first time in a while and actually felt like it did back then for four minutes
At 3:16 they really start to cook. Only one band comes to my mind. THE JAM.
What a song this is, what an album.
Silent Alarm is a generational masterpiece. So fortunate to see them live tonight on their anniversary tour. What a show ❤
Man I remember when this album came out back in highschool. I’d be out partying drinking and doing drugs and I’d come home at 3:30 coming down and crashing hard and I would always listen to this album to chill out and fall asleep. One of my favorite albums of all time. Very nostalgic to listen to it all these years later. These guys are special
Bro this song is my highschool .. i played football and would party with the homies.. this album would be my go to and no one knew ❤❤❤❤
The angst in here is at a all time high man ….. I’m clenching my freaking jaw
Lots of great rock music in the 00’s. The drummer really has a crazy right foot on the kick drum.
Favorite song from their brilliant debut album.
Silent Alarm is a criminally underrated album.
Wym it’s considered their best and held in high regard
By who?
The goat of indie music
Just love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ bloc party my favorite 😍 ❤️ 😋 💕
The best debut album of all time! #Silent_Alarm ❤
Notice how he says "Take me out, tonight" instead of "it's so cold in this house" which is likely in reference to the band Franz Ferdinand giving them their first big break
2:52 transition is matt at his best
The stop/start section on drums leading up to that part (from 2:31) reminds me of Airbag by Radiohead on steroids.
This song's rush is just bloody perfect.
TONG is the beat! So much energy!
For me, this is peak. Without question.
One of the greatest indie rock/post punk songs of all time
It's still as good as I remember ❤
A lot of great songs in this album, but this one is my most fav
Almost 20 years later, still bangin’.
this is insanely well shot and edited
jools Holland for you bro, best music programme ngl
this was my favorite album in middle school by far/ back in 06-08, know every word, every moment of this masterpiece....then recently the girl I was falling for sent me a song from the album saying she just found it and i should check it out....still trying to keep my cool about it all.
Amazing! Pure Energy, Drive and Tempo! This live recording sounds even better and much more powerful than the studio version. All the guys, musicians and technicians are masters in their field.
What, an, album.
A perfect opener to a great album.
Silent Alarm was an absolute masterpiece
What an incredible energy !!
A brilliant band, at their peak, playing their best song
the energy they had back in those days is unparalled. what a song. what an album.
one the best bands in the early 2000, never got big here in the U.S.A how sad we don't know whats good here
Well, I think it was just a great era. I loved Bloc Party right away, but they got lost behind bands like The Strokes, Interpol, The Killers, etc. It was an incredible time to become an grown man.
The night i had my mental breakdown was strangely after Silent Alarm in Brighton - biggest night of my life - so pleased it happened after this - all fine now - best record of all time
Under rated band, should have been a lot bigger than they are
This album saved my life. Happy almost 20th!
Great bassline in this
I’ve listened to this song a million times but I am always blown away by them
Forgot how good Matt Tong is... what a tune
First discovered this band off of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland for PS2 back in 2005, one of the best bands, and Matt Tong is one of my top favourite drummers.
This was 20 years ago. Jesus, time is running fast 😮
Do bloc party realise how good this album was? One of the best
Incredible tune. Lyrics still relevant today as they were 20 years ago.
Nothing was better than listening to silent alarm driving around town with nowhere to go
Incredible bass playing. If I'd not seen this and just heard it I'd assume he was using a pick. Insanely powerful and clean playing.
it’s insane how tight they were
this song is one of the best rock songs of all time
Man do I miss this band
I love that bass line! ♡
I don't believe the audience realized what they just witnessed, nor would I have perhaps. They just accomplished in that performance and with this track what every indie/alternative band before them attempted to do. And nothing has matched it since, IMO.
What a perfect performance! ♡
truly one of the best bands ever
Tjhe drumming is relentlessly brilliant!
The drumming is other-worldly
Everyone was on fire on this one. Holy damn
ooofffff, that bass tone
The drums on this song are so killer
This video is just timeless, unbelievable. Was utterly obsessed with Bloc Party and gutted when they 'split'
At least we're left gems like this though.
Bloody damn bass line!!
20 years. I can't believe it.
My favourite album of all time.
Scarily talented musicians
Gran canción 🎵 aquí seguimos 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Inject this into my veins, mainline it
Injecting: 💉💦💉💦
Tong is a monster😂 Just has this effortless precision/groove - like an indie rock version of Remi. And this album was electric. They got shit as soon as Tong left. All the fire and energy left with him
Unreal !!! Absolutely awesome
Bloc Party is really legendary.
The best álbum debut indie
It's so cold in this house
Open mouth swallowing us
The children sent home from school
Will not stop crying
And I know that you're busy
Do I know that you care
You got your finger on the pulse
You got your eyes everywhere
And it hurts all the time
When you don't return my calls
And you haven't got the time
To remember how it was
It's so cold in this house
It's so cold in this house
I can't eat, I can't sleep
I can't sleep, I can't dream
An aversion to light
Got a fear of the ocean
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating
It's so cold in this house
It's so cold in this house
It's so cold in this house
It's so cold in this bed
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating glass
Like drinking poison, like eating
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah show me
How, how it was
We've got crosses on our eyes
Been walking into the walls again
We've got crosses on our eyes
Been walking into the furniture
We've got crosses on our eyes
For richer, for poorer, for better, for worse
We've got crosses on our eyes
We've been walking into the furniture
❤
Anyone listening in 2024 yall legends came across these guys in 2009 when I first got my og Xbox and tony hawks American wasteland played it so much and yall stuck with me forever game was filled with good music but I’m glad I heard your music shits hard
Amazing! 😄🔥❤️
this recording absolute slaps
90’s punk, timeless.
not 90s lad
2022 still can't get over :3
this song means everything to me
The drumming is insane
#Love. Reminds me , of being in love. I dream now . Remembering you.
Glorious