Bloc Party - Banquet [Live on Conan 2005]

[@YOUNGSLIME999]

Emo guitarist, Black lead singer, Asian drummer, non emo looking white kid with a great voice, this is like a high school band in a contest and I love it

[@deathakid]

the Johnny Greenwood haircut

Music has no boundaries!

[@armenianarlert9985]

@@deathakid Dude, that’s what I thought

[@menacinghat]

maybe 15 years ago. emos are dead

[@AlexVns-yx7dx]

@@menacinghat thats ironic lol

[@tomraikes9855]

I can't believe this song is 16 years old. Still so fresh

[@bigone5757]

🙏

[@princegroove]

@@bigone5757 I remember hearing it in clubs then. Damn, I’m old. 😭

[@javiergr190]

Couldn't agree more

[@belzequieel]

I discover this band now and it's crazy

[@TheWhisperingPenis]

Yeah I kind of found them 10 years ago or so, but yeah it doesn't feel old at all. Idk, times weird. Im getting old I guess, but its hard to tell.

[@aribeelauf]

I love this "call and response" style guitar riff.... almost sounds like one frantic guitar player with a bionic arm

[@buttturkeyclips4891]

Do you like the strokes? They are perhaps the most famous band for that kind of thing.

[@KamiiloFreestyle8]

Yeah, for example check out The Adults Are Talking by Strokes, it's a great example of call and response style.

[@aribeelauf]

@@buttturkeyclips4891 the strokes are legitness

[@aribeelauf]

@@KamiiloFreestyle8 great recommendation!

[@jandcstopmotion7774]

Listen to Damaged Goods by Gang of Four, similar energy

[@mattlau]

This band is so underrated. The drummer has some awesome beats, both guitarists compliment each other so well with the "ping-pong" riff and the bassist has some great grooves. One of the best indie songs ever. Had this song on repeat back in college.

[@indorock]

so underrated.and so negated.

[@seeker156]

yeah they ripped. I saw them once and they got down. I always revisit this video. Takes me back.

[@richardwillson101]

I don't think they are "underrated", they are very popular and their songs have always had lots of radio airtime.
Certainly from the Silent Alarm album.
Awesome band 👌

[@johnnyshowbones8689]

Now this is how I like my Bloc Party - skinny little indie cindies, playing some great tunes.

[@smoothtriston6203]

+Johnny Showbones I know man, I miss the days when I could just tuck my sack back and dance around in the mirror to some good old bloc party. Oh wait a minute, thanks to the miracle of digital recording I can. See ya.

[@georgecostanza9978]

What's going on here

[@aligg3250]

looks like they´ve been into protein lately xD

[@fuzzylogiceire]

Erik Ruiz
They aren't bigger due to being older now. They've clearly been spending time in the gym. Kele looks jacked these days and Russell definitely looks more muscular as well.

[@aligg3250]

Erik, that´s the biggest stupidity I´ve ever heard, man... do you think the human body becomes stronger as time passes? Do yo think you are going to have a body like they have when you are in your 30´s without lifting??? hahahahahaha

[@MrFligoo]

Lead guitarist pulling all the Jonny Greenwood moves!

[@nashe746]

Man, i thought the same thing whem i first saw 😂, both have similar hair cuts haha

[@denisuntoro]

@@nashe746 that's my fuckin RUSELL

[@joshuarivera9767]

I thought the same thing. Even the haircut

[@jackdylan2002]

That bass player is really underrated in my opinion. He grooves really hard, has great rhythm and plays some nice melodic-but-tasteful stuff within the 1st and 2nd octaves.

[@jjellen5804]

Why he always make his basses look they weigh 1000 pounds tho lol

[@jackdylan2002]

@@jjellen5804 True

[@jackdylan2002]

@@jjellen5804 To answer your question, IDK.

[@jjellen5804]

I think it's part of his cool guy aesthetic because they don't even look that heavy when he starts moving haha

[@nr92cp6]

IMO Gordon is one of the most underrated bassists of all time. His lines are ridiculously creative.

[@hugorezende199]

I love Matt Tong ! He is outstanding! Doing a lot with a tiny kit. Bloc party specially Silent Alarm holds a special place in my heart.

[@meltingfusion]

Listen to Lace curtains album. He is on the drums !!

[@chrisdawson955]

For sure

[@nos4me]

One of the best albums of any genre ever

[@hugorezende199]

@@nos4me indeed. Im more a prog/metal guy nowadays, but i never get tired of them. He was the guy that made me want to learn how to play drums.

[@ST2theEphen]

Seriously! I just recommended this album to my younger cousin because of the drums. Silent Alarm is probably my desert island album. Wish I could go back and see/hear/feel them again live

[@PaulCastles]

Man, this band was 0:43

[@filmnoirincolor]

now THIS is a comment

[@lakewestchase]

Yes

[@ImJustARandomGuy23]

no its not. in 2005-08 they were one of the main bands in indie rock culture.

[@connerwilkes8507]

ImJustARandomGuy23 still deserve to be bigger

[@whyarewehere3893]

@@ImJustARandomGuy23 yeah indie rock a pretty small genre and now you never hear of them

[@spartan876]

hideo kojima is such a good drummer. i never knew!

[@Pradzel]

spartan876 lmaooooo 😂

[@leonardo25gabriel]

A Hideo Kojima song

[@llodskfj5228]

Overused joke

[@vinceplayzforeal]

Ahahahaha wow good one man that got a good laugh out of me

[@marb1317]

Fun fact, Kojima is actually a Bloc Party fan.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

that stereo chop guitar style they used during this era was hot. great use of space from each instrument

[@user-cv7fh9kd1k]

Typical early 2000 garage revival style. I remember the Libertines and Interpol also liked using that.

[@krieng]

And Razorlight

[@synthmalicious7541]

Ah the good old Marquee Moon Guitar panning

[@danielfitzgerald4828]

Major part of the Strokes sound too

[@devinthierault]

Reminds me of television

[@NomNom_Nom28]

I like the drums in this song, really good

[@glea-gw8be]

Dante.D Sefa one of the most underrated drummers

[@lukess.s]

Tong's a fucking beast! He's now moved on to work with Algiers, who did one of last year's best albums: The Underside of Power

[@DenisWeber]

Maybe you will like my Bloc Party drum chronology? ruclips.net/video/cfAfLlOAwe8/видео.html :)

[@lalo2509]

Hideo Kojima on drums

[@llodskfj5228]

Everybody likes matt tong

[@xiaobai2977]

black indie frontman, like a white rapper but rarer, awesome

[@ilooli]

Like a white rapper, but good.

[@Tome4kkkk]

is TV On The Radio an indie band?

[@mynameismark25]

mate, the blues

[@coffee5736]

@@Tome4kkkk Yeah! TV On The Radio kick ass I love that band.

[@fleecekawasaki]

Joe King blues ain’t indie

[@ryadachaibou8098]

I didn't expect them to sound this good live

[@xephael3485]

Good bands generally do

[@rrm9618]

Young blocs :( , best lineup ever

[@chihuahuaman7025]

I’m ashamed to admit but I only recently gave this band a try. I have to say I think they’re amazing. I’ve been discovering all of their material and I’m slapping myself for not giving them a listen years ago. They sound amazing here.

[@willm3027]

They do bro

[@stevendoherty744]

It doesn’t matter when you found them, it just matters you did

[@ZVvereVvolf]

They were pretty damn good can in the day. Saw them headline Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre in '07 or '08 can't remember now it has been so long. They were great live.

[@gobirds4362]

Don’t give a crap what u listen too just what makes u feel good

[@ROC14088]

Silent Àlarm one of my favourite

[@jackcravford8744]

THIS SOUNDS EVEN BETTER THAN STUDIO VERSION. WHAT THE HELL.
The guitar work, falsettos, brutal drum beats, deep bass, everything is there like in studio version. God damn it, this blew my mind.

[@xephael3485]

Live bands often perform best live... Conan was semi-studio because of the quality of engineers they had to help the bands setup...

[@TicklishWarrior]

I like that every member of the band looks like they’re in a contest to see who can dress the most like it’s 2005

[@nashe746]

Hideo Kojima: drums
Jonny greenwood:lead guitar
Jimi Hendrix : lead vocals
That guy from my chemical romance: bass
What a band!

[@iliketrains3495]

Mikey Way?

[@onis]

Have you ever seen Jimi Hendrix? Looks nothing like him

[@nashe746]

@@onis true, it was just a stereotype, like the drummer doesn't look like kojima either hehe

[@andretyroneii941]

@@nashe746 ah yes, good ol' stereotypes lol

[@andy4717]

Sounds so tight. The bass sits perfectly in the mix too.

[@subterraneanoreo3102]

I first listened to bloc party 4 years ago and I knew that they were going to change my life. Now I’m 17 and trying to make music just like them!

[@IcecoldBotch]

Saw them live in Middlesbrough in 2005 and it is one of my favourite live experiences. The next few times were brilliant too.
Still have half of Matt's drumstick

[@garydixon6315]

Cool man🙂

[@dhoop4052]

Cool band with one of the greatest names in history ❤

[@24wrld26]

That bassline is so good

[@myloveispunk]

dear god i miss the mid 2000's so much. golden age of entertainment.

[@SagradaMascarita]

You're delusional, it really wasnt.

[@PS-uj1fn]

u pasha mmm no

[@comochingas1000]

80s 90s 00s 10s all have real and great music

[@nicbongo]

Hope of the states, Interpol, editors, easyworld, Bombay bicycle club, jj72. Just to name a few news bands that came out around the time. Radiohead did some amazing stuff too. Amazing period of music!

[@kevinkibble8342]

nicbongo Bombay Bicycle Club didn't emerge until the end of the decade and JJ72 were only in their prime around 2000.

[@JohnSmith-fe6xk]

Origi before he became a Liverpool legend

[@johnhernandez7594]

CORNER TAKEN QUICKLY!!!

[@rafab3944]

I came for this comentary

[@lessismore44]

Haha gold

[@degrassi420]

hahhahaaha

[@jackdylan2002]

Kele does resemble him a bit. Coincidentally, Kele was born in Liverpool.

[@Owenator26]

Ever since I started listening to Bloc Party I always thought Russell on lead guitar reminded me of Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead. The look and the moves and even his guitar style the frantic slides on the guitar hitting those high notes. Silent Alarm will always be my favourite album from these guys one of the first CD's I bought when I was younger

[@nervenkiller]

Das ist die beste Version von dem besten Lied der besten Band der besten Welt, die ich je gehört habe. Bumms. Wieder Glück gehabt. :)

[@nervenkiller]

..und wie geil die druffen Studenten miteinanderspielen...... END-Wow....

[@tomchaplin4124]

Wow the drummer has skills. I always enjoyed Bloc Party but never appreciated their talent as musicians until recently

[@maurijr10]

Bloc Party, why'd you be so underrated?

[@massivelegend957]

They aren't they were absolutely massive in at one point!

[@armenianarlert9985]

@@massivelegend957 Username fits comment

[@rockdoublard]

Those were the days, guys... those were THE days ! :) :) :) :)

[@betoski]

+Dixxy totally agree

[@emolycult]

thanks youtube algorithm for giving me this quality content :) throwbacks

[@robertomoers8261]

The timing is perfect, a well oiled powerfull machine

[@robbeason]

This band was so good during this line-up iteration.

[@rawfeekrawfeek9345]

Holy shit I finally realized there was 2 guitars for the main riff this whole time I thought they were playing this shit so fast lol

[@joeymadara7266]

drummer is such a beast, couldnt watch this once

[@girlsaturn8621]

the lead guitarist doesn’t look up ONCE LMFAO it’s so 2000s the poses omg

[@austinlyle3579]

lol not that they're shoegaze, but i always find it funny that thats where the term for the genre came from.

[@oneheadlightt5900]

Look at radioheads

[@girlsaturn8621]

miguel SaEnZ i love radiohead lol i actually heard that this guy is big inspired by jonny

[@davidburke2132]

girl saturn Hehe. Surely you can actually hear that he was inspired by Jonny Greenwood from his playing, can’t you? That outro solo section is so much like Bends and OK Computer era Jonny.

[@DendyJungle]

I remember going to a youth club a while back and some kids were playing. Front guitarist had his back turned to us the whole time

[@GreenLeaf5656]

You can actually hear the bass!! and it sounds amazing!!!!!!

[@janpangilinan2979]

Guitar riffs alternating and that hypnotizing bass then comes that mind blazing drums.. i just can't keep up with them..

[@nickyn9639]

I still listen bloc party every single day!! They will always be on my playlist for ♾

[@CopleyTheFett]

Awesome. This is exactly how I discovered Bloc Party when this episode aired. Conan also brought Death From Above 1979 into my life.

[@jasonboyer2252]

Just saw Kele and company this week in SF. 15 years later, they still got it.

[@mapledoodle5516]

Wow almost 15 years ago. How time flies...

[@jorgek92]

I was thinking the same, they were in their mid 20-s, now they are around 40.

[@ArsenicDrone]

It took watching this video 15 years later to realize how good the bass in this song is. That guitar hook is solid, but the bass makes the song work

[@festol1]

Awesome! I can hear all instruments!

[@mason500]

Their lead guitarist was pulling all the Jonny Greenwood moves. I love it!

[@thecomfortisnow]

That guitarist was always killing it! So underrated!

[@nathanplatero4311]

Why am i just now discovering these guys? This song is dope

[@SurftonsMusicOfficial]

Welcome to the Bloc Party club then :)
By the way, sorry in advance if we seem like spamming. We just wanted to tell you about our music channel. We are Surftons, a post-punk indie band. If you don't mind, please check our latest tracks on our youtube channel. Thank you in advance for your kindness. Have a nice day. ❤️

[@yoelcueva4664]

underrated basslines

[@RIZO214]

They sound amazing live! 😮

[@curiousjoel]

Saw these guys live at a local/small scale festival in NB, Canada several years back... easily one of my favourite bands all time, wish they were still putting music out....

[@fuzzylogiceire]

They are, albeit with two new members. New album out soon.

[@andreyofdoom]

Did you listen to the new album!?

[@curiousjoel]

@@andreyofdoom The vinyl arrived a bit earlier this month, but I havn't had a chance yet! I gotta find a new spot for my record player... I've heard a couple songs from the album on youtube though and based off that it sounds good

[@PesdeformigaFormiga-yr6tf]

🇧🇷

[@colins1358]

I love this drummer so much.

[@gilbertaguilar7261]

Effin' Legend

[@luxytv2133]

The drums are so fucking lit in this song ❤️

[@pepemollinedo]

I love this drummer this is BLOC PARTY real sound!

[@daveclassen5013]

November 2021 and i'm still deeply in love with this song

[@martincito88]

I will listen to this song all my life 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@waterhot80]

One of the best bands of all time, such a shame they broke apart.

[@jakeyepez4296]

Update they're back together! However the drummer and bassist are different... Lead singer and lead guitarist are original. They also just put out a new album! Definitely give their new song "Traps" a listen!

[@Bawitdabadabangdadang]

@@jakeyepez4296 So they ain't back! 🤣

[@jakeyepez4296]

@@Bawitdabadabangdadang they are back as they've been putting out quite a few new songs. Definitely give them a listen.

[@hugorezende199]

that drum intro...and that Holly chorus

[@evannewell7985]

I saw these guys in Chicago on their first US tour. It was the most fun I’ve ever had at a show, the energy was through the roof.

[@hybrid6ix885]

This song truly is fire. And this performance was especially great. Idk how these guys are so underrated.

[@ghostyblue]

0:14
I love how over the years the pedalboards just get bigger and bigger.

[@kayzeey2806]

worship songs

[@freethepress7807]

He is such a great drummer

[@matthewcarlile6751]

These dudes rock man

[@jaeson05]

What a rhythm section. 😳

[@nanocbaaa]

On 2009 I discovered this song on a old school cellphone Game kinda guitar hero.

[@javi3105]

me too! that old guitar hero was awesome btw

[@irwyn0matheus]

Hahahaha me too
I was trying to remember the year of this game for a long time.

[@arddukaj]

What an amazing band!

[@y.a.d5567]

This song is such a banger

[@yourguitarsage]

Such bad-asses!!!

[@randothol9003]

This song takes me back to so many fond memories, thanks for being part of my soul

[@jchuck1737]

Kelee had so much energy when they were younger. You don't get the same energy in their recent shows anymore.

[@yannhaouari9248]

15ans après c'est de la frappe !!!!

[@RyanLabombaTV]

my favourite indie band

[@matheuspegolo]

they were so in sync

[@justinb1382]

pegolim N’Sync was a different band

[@dragonknightorc7562]

Love this just regular guys rocking out

[@johnsinegra8481]

They sound so good live

[@DarkPsyence]

Had the pleasure of watching these guys play in Dublin a few years back, absolutely outstanding live. I'd pay to see these boys live every day, so sad they split.

[@alonso2037]

I've always felt the lack of reverb on bloc party's live sets disturbing, it feels like I'm listening to an audio message someone sent me on messenger lite or some weird shit, but this band is great and I can put up with that

[@joser.7970]

Ever hear of gang of four, la peste?

[@petef15]

They've always been pretty underwhelming live tbh.

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@petef15 I saw them on the weekend in the city tour and they sounded great. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@michaelgraham9774]

@@petef15 Nope

[@petef15]

@@michaelgraham9774 I'm sure it's a good experience in person, but the recording of the event is absolutely wank.

[@pavelzamora2224]

I just saw these guys at corona capital, with the new drummer and bassist, they are such an impressive band

[@stevedave8891]

Guitarist with that floppy fringe, sooooo 2000s, ah I still remember...

[@davefuller84]

One of a kind sound and songwriting

[@abennett851]

Johnny Greenwood Lite on the Telecaster.

[@MrSmid888]

This was a great album man.
These guys where going places.Such a cool sound.
His solo career was poor.
Shame great band.✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Figs3]

One of the all time great albums of the 00's.

[@SilverPony44]

Love bloc party so fkkn much dude banquet is besties

[@demitasse22]

I remember watching this real time and thinking WHO ARE THESE GUYS. This performance made me a fan for life. Saw them in 19. They were My band

[@chadlong1109]

Oh, shit. A band from my teen years I haven't overplayed. I gotta dig up Silent Alarm.

[@Omen465]

I really like the bass in this song you can hear it clearly

[@Renav21]

It's kinda lazy

[@HAPPY2HURT]

i just love this band so much. even tho this song is many years old its just the best

[@Sir_I.I_William]

Real music.

[@mrb.woodyharrelson4393]

Wow, they sound great live. Very rare these days

[@thundertower]

oh wow 2005, so retro lol. Meanwhile bands today still looks like this

[@btsdancestudio5691]

The drummer might be the GOAT!

[@INDKFGC]

WOw. doesnt feel like it was that long ago. damn.

[@daynasilverman178]

I love this song. It's so catchy and so good. I can't never get sick of it.

[@who4592]

This made my heart cry

[@MrCabc88]

If you hear this with headphones is awesome.

[@ianheyman2682]

the tone on that bass is so good..

[@mwa1254]

This is one of those rare songs where, for me, the drums are the highlight!

[@AverageBeausOutdoor]

Everlong?

[@woobjn]

@@AverageBeausOutdoor mid?

[@iceman5117]

​@@woobjnMatt Tong > Taylor Hawkins

[@sixunderground2002]

Sweet Jesus, just got taken back to college, love them

[@jfprieur]

All-star rhythm section right here folks

[@user-xc3tb2wi9p]

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