1 | * BrokenBase: Pretty much every album they've made since ''Silent Alarm'' has split their fanbase, with nobody seeming to agree if they're worthy follow-ups (sans ''Hymns'', which was universally disliked by fans). Every time they experiment, not only does the conversation hinge around [[ToughActToFollow whether the evolution of their sound match up to their debut]], discussions also focus on how consistent they are as their own albums. |
2 | * CriticalDissonance: ''Hymns'' has [[SoOkayItsAverage a fairly mixed/lukewarm reception]] from critics, but longtime fans are ''much'' harsher towards it. Every agrees it's [[LighterAndSofter a much more low-key and introspective album]] from the band, and while the quality of their venture to this direction is debatable, many dislike it on principle for [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks being the furthest they've ever gone from their early apex.]] |
3 | * EpicRiff: |
4 | ** "I Still Remember". |
5 | ** "Helicopter". |
6 | ** ''A Weekend in the City'' has quite a few, though "Uniform", "Hunting for Witches", and "Song for Clay (Disappear Here)" are the standouts. |
7 | ** Four words: "We're Not Good People". |
8 | * FirstInstallmentWins: The band has always been critically acclaimed, but every album they make is inevitably compared to ''Silent Alarm''. |
9 | * NightmareFuel: Put "3x3" on at night when you're all alone, and get ready for some discomfort. |
10 | * SignatureSong: If you know only one Bloc Party song, chances are it's going to be "Helicopter" or "Flux". The former's inclusion in the game ''Guitar Hero III'' (as well as a Paper Jamz guitar toy, of all things) did not hinder this situation at all. |
11 | ** "Banquet" also seems to be this. |
12 | * TearJerker: Many of their quieter songs: "Compliments" from the first album paints a picture of feeling helpless as life is wasting away, "SRXT" tells the story of someone [[DrivenToSuicide on the verge of suicide]], and then we get to ''Intimacy'', an album specifically discussing generally tearjerking issues such as breakups and deaths of loved ones. A special mention goes to "Biko", a song about being powerless as a loved one wastes away from cancer, and "Signs", which is about being unable to fully accept that someone is gone after their death. |
13 | * ToughActToFollow: The band is pretty infamously hard to push out of the shadow of [[FirstInstallmentWins their universally-acclaimed debut]], playing at least some part in why the band keeps experimenting and changing creative directions with each album, in turn influencing how [[BrokenBase controversial]] each one of them becomes. |
14 | * WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: |
15 | ** "Helicopter", containing lyrics such as 'stop being so American' and 'just like his dad' is frequently misinterpreted as being critical of George W. Bush and/or the American way of life. Kele Okereke has said the lyrics were directed to himself as SelfDeprecation. |
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