Bloc Party
The Prayer

then it blew my mind.
about 2000 words about the album to follow on monday.

it sounds like an awful mix of latter-day Coldplay and Radiohead.

it sounds like either of those bands, i think its quite unique, sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a 'where is this album going' way. im glad the album has a lot less of kele yelping on it tho, thats what made silent alarm a bit of a chore to listen to after a few months of having it i found.

They still have not brought out a song to go with the great reviews they get. The same goes for babyshambles...

they really belong in the same sentence as Babyshambles. Not really comparable - one gets good reviews, the other doesn't so erm

The album is a really good follow up to Silent Alarm; progresses just enough to avoid being a mere rehash of old ideas, and it has some fantastic individual tracks too. Im think it works better as a complete album too for that matter, flows better than Silent Alarm did; i always thought that it was a little disjointed. Each to their own i suppose.

I think it's great.

....but I really think this song is average at best - sounds like a Silent Alarm b side

One of the better songs on AWITC, but that album isn't nearly as magical as Silent Alarm.

:-(

The Prayer stands out on the Bloc Party album as an amazing single, but in the context of the cd it is phenomenal.

I'm pretty sure "A Weekend in the City" is a concept album. Now hear me out...

The "concept" is the albums namesake, and the songs on the album indirectly fit into the greater scheme of this weekend out.

I believe that the prayer's video accurately captures where this song fits in the album. The boys are out in a club. "Tonight make me unstoppable, And I will charm, I will slice, I will dazzle, I will outshine them all" Kele sings, heart on his sleeve, capturing the feeling of approaching a potential love interest with a good deal of apprehension, and attempting to give himself false confidence. In the end (of the video) all the boys just get drunk, and the words Kele sings ring hollow.

Following this song, the next song, Uniform, is the band's lament of their current predicament having failed in their sexual attempts while drunk. On is an accurate description of using cocaine, and where is home, which is seemingly out of place on this album, is actually a song that fits in as a sort of cocaine high.

Once Kele's "tongue is loose" he is able to succeed in the sexual realm and this leads into Kreuzeberg. Followed by I still remember, and the obviously titled Sunday. The later part of the cd is the come down from the high of the previous night.

Taken as just another album "A weekend in the city" is good, but taken as a whole with a specific purpose the album takes on a new level of meaning, that makes it that much more relatable and interesting.

Also, I sincerely believe if the lyrics of "The Prayer" are viewed as I have mentioned it becomes that much more of an intricate and exciting song.

I started to ramble, these are just my thoughts :)

Good chorus, Bad song.

and i am completely nonplussed by their old stuff. Might have to buy the album....

like no other Bloc Party song to date - purely for that chorus.

Potentially excellent for picking up new fans via constant radio play and shouldn't lose any credibility points for existing BP fans either.

Some on here have quesitonned the vocals being so high in the mix on the album. I think it works really well.

Not sure if it will have the longevity of the debut though.

really grate on me.
I find myself turning it down then turning it up when the chorus kicks in.
They're a great band so its probably just me. I'll give it time.

bring myself to listen to this album any more

its pony!