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!
Everyone is talking about the amazing drums but I'm here for Kele's voice, i love it so much, brings back good memoires of high school days. My music producer friend went to music uni with their new drummer. I wanna throw him some love while I'm here, he's just released a banging new indie track. Try searching Lonely Gimmick - Grumpy Days, gives me nostalgia for noughties indie. Such a great danceable indie tune
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.]
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"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..
- “You must play a song under 3’30”
- “We’ll fit 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
"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.
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
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
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 😂😂😂
Drummer killed it
Hideo Kojima
@@Swashbuckler9x racist
@@Swashbuckler9x 😂 they do look similar
Matt’s a damn fine player
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
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 😂😂😂
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 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
These guys deserve so much recognition than they got, still listening to em nearly 15 years later and they still sound good.
The good old days.
The drums on this song are miraculous.
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.
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
fun fact: bloc party played the same night as interpol
2 of my favourites
Brah the drummer though.. Jeez it’s like three drummers playing in perfect harmony at once!! Some serious skills right there👍🏽
This shit is way underrated. That's about as good as it gets.
Yeah they peaked here ngl
Put it on 1.25 speed, shit gets real
LMAO
😅
So DEAD 😂😂
loool
it already is tho
2:21 - 'Wragh!'
king capisce sounds like Corey from Slipknot
morphinglight hahahaha
Whoa.
Who the hell was that anyway?
@@michaelgraham9774 Maybe the drummer?
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
Damn Lil Uzi Vert was killer at guitar back in the day
More like Wilfried Bony
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!
Solid, tight, precise performance whilst having that raw charm of a live rendition. I love this.
Use to go off playing this on guitar hero lol
LEAH I SWEARRRRR🤣🔥🔥🔥
Probably the most complete jools Holland performance
This was one of the songs to let me pick up the guitar
More than half my lifetime ago ❤️
Wow. Early, energetic, unpolished, perfectly sloppy...amazing.
Everyone is talking about the amazing drums but I'm here for Kele's voice, i love it so much, brings back good memoires of high school days. My music producer friend went to music uni with their new drummer. I wanna throw him some love while I'm here, he's just released a banging new indie track. Try searching Lonely Gimmick - Grumpy Days, gives me nostalgia for noughties indie. Such a great danceable indie tune
Back in the day when these lads couldn't be beat. I miss my ex favorite band
New feat unlocked;
Drumming level: Asian
oh man, please bring this energy back
When a band can rock it out live! Given points, awards, bonuses, notification!!!
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
This is the best live performance of this song! 😊
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.
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.
I loved kele's hair back then
Damn I like this performance way better than the one that was recommended. TH-cam is doing Bloc party dirty
hats off to the drummer
Love the teles!! What they are playing is easy but the tempo is what makes it amazing and that much difficulty harder.
2:49 holy shiiitt
Leon Weber lmao all it is is fast sturmmint
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
They all killed it! 🔥
Buena banda
One of my favourite TH-cam videos of all time. Awesome performance
When Topman, Skins and Bloc Party ruled the roost..
huge comment
this is bloc party
Great version....all of band plays excellent....great song of a great group
Sound levels really good as so often on this show
Driven...desire... power & angst..... with slashing guitars,,,,, killer combination. That is ALL
wow they're awesome live !!!! WOOOOOO
2021 and this song still slaps hard 👊🏽
Love this time their music.
I wish they remastered the song with this tempo. Love it!
Drums...guitar good Jesus it's beautiful
“just like his dad , just like his dad / same mistakes / somethings will never be different” Big Facts
Matt Tong goin crazy man imagine all the damn blisters he had on his hands 🔥
one of the greatest songs ever played and recorded
720p and 50fps. Jesus, that’s weird, and great for 2004
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.
Incredible live performance from an insanely tough song to play.
Fn brilliant every time
"not my tempo" masters but amazing song.
Love the guitarist rocking the jonny greenwood look with the tele, haircut and shirt
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
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?
Que musicao!!
This song is so badass! 🤘
I love this
I rarely watched Jools Holland, but I did that night. It was an incredible experience.
bravo
Never gets old. ❤️
20 years later and this band is still getting me through slumps in life!
hell yeah silent alarm is so good
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
Songs so awesome
This is as good as good gets. Very few things give you the same satisfaction of feels like this band and with this album..
I miss this
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.]
Amazing
Love!!!!!
They sound really good 🎉 powerful guitars
Sounds just as good live
Drummers a beast !
"whoy!" 02:22
Gordon's playing is underrated
Wow this looks really well.
I was adoring it massively, and then the 'its not enoughs' came in and I upgraded this song/performance to All Time Greatness.
awesome
They were so badass.
“It’s not enough.”
Heard these guys in high school and didn't like them much at all...I think this is amazing now.
To believe that this was 17 years ago
Note to self! Memories!