Silent Alarm [VINYL]

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a b c d Singer, Maya (19 May 2005). "Bloc Buster". Westword. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011 . Retrieved 7 June 2022. Passive Alarm System". Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. Yates, Steve (5 August 2005). "Producer power". Collective. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. British album certifications – Bloc Party – Silent Alarm". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 March 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Silent Alarm in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. Cromelin, Richard (4 April 2005). "Dishing off shards of post-punk passion". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 . Retrieved 7 February 2018.

Rumore staff (December 2005). "Il Meglio Del 2005 (The Best Of 2005)". Rumore (pull-out section) (in Italian). Segal, Victoria (11 February 2005). "Bloc Party interview". Collective. Archived from the original on 15 February 2006 . Retrieved 31 October 2009. The Rakes' progress: Tales from a band on the road". The Independent. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. a b Ahmed, Imran (6 February 2005). "Bloc Party: Silent Alarm". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 9 February 2009.

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Pitchfork staff (28 September 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015 . Retrieved 1 October 2009.und dann gab es da noch das absolut konträre "Staying Fat" (von der "Bloc Party" EP) - welches doch eher von "Franz Ferdinand" entsprungen scheint.

Following exposure with British magazines and newspapers and a successful performance on BBC Radio 1, [6] Bloc Party received a contract offer from Parlophone. The band members declined the opportunity because they did not want to work for a major record label and instead signed a recording contract with East London indie label Wichita Recordings, [7] chosen because it did not want to stamp its agenda on the conception of records. [8] Frontman and chief writer Okereke wanted Silent Alarm to emphasise the importance of finding pleasure in small mundane things, because "those are the sort of things that can be incredibly touching". The album was born out of "a nagging youthful urgency" and the realisation that responsibility has to be taken for the first time as a young adult. [9] Before recording started, Okereke attended singing lessons to open up his voice. [8] Recording [ edit ] Hot Press staff (8 January 2006). "Critics' singles and albums of the year". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. Note: Subscription required. release could be better especially that one was cut by Bazza. But all the hate for this pressing is quite exaggerated. a b c Diver, Mike (14 April 2009). "Clash Essential 50: 14–11". Clash. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010 . Retrieved 17 November 2009.It is not muddy at all. this album has an unique mix. Even when it was released, this album was different from their piers in terms of sound texture. IMHO this release represents that feature well. Party Season In America". NME. 2 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012 . Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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The Official UK Albums Chart: 2005". ChartsPlus. Milton Keynes: Musiqware (Special Issue, January 2006): 4. As both the band and album’s names imply, Silent Alarm is an overtly political album. Bloc Party fare better than many other bands that dip into that fray, but the results are still mixed: the well-intentioned no-blood-for-oil sentiments of “Price of Gas” are heavy-handed, but “Helicopter”‘s Bush-bashing and the antiwar “Pioneers” (“We promised the world we’d tame it/What were we hoping for?”) are relatively subtle, and work fairly well as political pop manifestos. Bloc Party Cancel Live Dates". Xfm. 1 September 2005. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. Steinbrink, Christian (25 November 2005). "Bloc Party: You Are Our Number One". Intro (in German). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 . Retrieved 20 June 2009. Stylus staff. "The Stylus Decade: Top Albums 40–21". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010 . Retrieved 13 January 2010.