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Silent Alarm

by Bloc Party

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Overall Rating: 3.3792 Silent Alarm is ranked overall as 3.3792 out of 4 stars
Avg. Critic Score: 3.2209 Silent Alarm has an avg. critic score of 3.2209 out of 4 stars

Silent Alarm Rank 3 Reviews

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Lost At Sea
There is little doubt that Silent Alarm is stellar, worthy of the praise it has received. ...more
E! Online
What sets Silent Alarm apart, however, is the presence of singer Kele Okereke, who has a dazzlingly elastic voice like the Cure's Robert Smith. ...more
Playlouder
sample: Pioneers Up until now it's been pretty hard to fault Bloc Party. 'Helicopter', 'Little Thoughts' and 'Banquet' were all fantastic singles. Live, they've consistently proved themselves to be a blisteringly tight outfit. And in ...more
Playlouder
'Silent Alarm' is a brilliantly accomplished art rock record that immediately immerses you in a world of taut, late 80s post-punk, melodic indie. It rarely lets up. ...more
Rolling Stone
Silent Alarm is dance rock, but highly caffeinated. ...more

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Trouser Press
Bloc Party may not have arrived first in the retro-'80’s sweepstakes, but this great album stakes their belated claim to it. ...more
Village Voice
Bloc Party borrow the soaring melodic guitar lines of Television and sinuous noodling of New Order and the Cure to add a lushness that makes these songs sonically beautiful as well as rhythmically aggressive. ...more
Billboard
Consider "Silent Alarm" to be one of the best debuts of 2005 so far. ...more
Rolling Stone
One of punk rock's greatest joys is when group members interlock to the point of becoming a visceral, vibrating dance machine. London's Bloc Party achieve this manic bliss on nearly every track of their superb long-playing debut. Drummer Matt ...more
RollingStone
One of punk rocks greatest joys is when group members interlock to the point of becoming a visceral, vibrating dance machine. Londons Bloc Party achieve this manic bliss on nearly every track of their superb long-playing debut. ...more
Adrian Denning.co.uk
Another new British guitar band. Isn't there one along every week, at the moment? Bloc Party distinguish themselves slightly from the masses simply through their sheer conviction. Whilst doing absolutely nothing new in any musical sense whatsoever, ...more
cokemachineglow
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 ...more
PopMatters
Only briefly and intermittently does Silent Alarm play it safe (the unspectacular tracks "Plans", "Blue Light", and single "Banquet"), but its engaging flow is never derailed. ...more
BBC Music
Despite the absence of early single "Little Thoughts", Silent Alarm feels complete; its an astonishing, confident and infectious debut. ...more
City Pages
Bloc Party keep things interesting by making that familiar turf a touch disorienting. ...more
All Music Guide
Although it wouldn't hurt if there were more "party" (the celebratory kind, not the political one) in Silent Alarm, it's still a fine debut album with a lot of passion and polish; it's hard not to respect, if not fully embrace, the intensity and ...more
ShakingThrough.net
Bloc Party will almost certainly find success. Based on Silent Alarm, however, it won't be as innovators or firebrands, but as purveyors of familiar hooks, passionately delivered and smartly promoted. ...more

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