14. Bloc Party-A Weekend in the City.
I’ve read more than one blogger opine that this album was a disappointment, and didn’t deliver on the promise of BP’s first album and EPs. Those reviews almost swayed me. Until I went back and listened to “Song for Clay,” the first great track on this extraordinary album. It’s got about half-a-dozen more standout tracks, including “Hunting For Witches,” “Waiting for the 7.18,” and “I Still Remember,” and my doubt quickly slipped away as I listened to it again to make sure it truly belonged in the top 40. Yes, it’s straightforward and doesn’t take risks, but every artist can’t be Arcade Fire. If they were, who would we dance to?
AS GOOD AS THIS ALBUM WAS . . . The band screwed its fans by releasing bonus tracks in scattered CDs, and got an award for worst distribution plan of the year.
December 14, 2007 at 12:25 am
Hey, the track “Cavaliers & Roundheads” downloads as a 51k file and not a full song. As for the others, thanks!
December 14, 2007 at 12:41 am
Looks like it is corrupted in my own file, too. Strange. I’ll delete it.
December 14, 2007 at 1:06 am
I still disagree about “A Weekend…,” but I have to agree on the front that their method of distribution was a bad choice. Along those lines, the collection of B-Sides that the file-sharing nation has collectively come to call “Another Weekend in the City” has become an Honorable Mention for me (only because it doesn’t feel right giving an unofficially released album true ranking status). If you haven’t already, I suggest spending some time with that album, as it spoke to me much more than “A Weekend…” did. I appreciate the original opinion, though. Nice to hear something other than the same from every direction.