#3 Bloc Party - Song for clay / Banquet (Live at Reading 08) 

the most underrated band of the decade

russell absoloutley fucking nails this. so much energy in song for clay, it is intense

The intro to Song For Clay is so insane and powerful. How on earth did these guys get the indie rock curse of ppl only caring about the first album

Gordon Moakes was on temporary leave to take care of his newborn child. Daniel Lindegren, aka Tommy Sparks, filled in here.

Whose still watching this in 2018 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏼🙌🏼

2 of the best BP songs together-perfect

4.50min ... the guy has fun :) great band, great performance

i was there. love reading

Russel is just a legend

4:49 loved the moves !

immense aint the word for bloc party live they are outa of this world!!!

the whole of this set, Russell probably played the best guitar he ever has. he's unreal.

Kele actually has a special pedal that kicks him in the nads repeatedly for the High part in Clay

Best 8 minutes of my life

I am trying to be heroic In an age of modernity I am trying to be heroic As all around me history sinks So I enjoy and I devour Flesh and wine and luxury But in my heart I am lukewarm Nothing ever really touches me At the Trois Garcons, we meet at precisely 9 o clock I order the foie gras and I eat it with complete disdain Bubbles rise in champagne flutes, but when we kiss I feel nothing Feasting on sleeping pills and Marlboro reds Self-pity wont save you Oh how our parents suffered for nothing Live the dream like the 80's never happened People are afraid to merge on the freeway Disappear here We stroll past the queue, into the magazine launch party I am handed a pill and I swallow it with complete disdain Kick drum pounds off beat high hats remember to look bored We suck each other's faces and make sure we are noticed The cocaine won't save you East London is a vampire it sucks the joy right out of me How we long for corruption in these golden years. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A heart of stone, a smoking gun I can give you life, I can take it away A heart of stone, a smoking gun I'm working it out, ah Why'd you feel so underrated? Why'd you feel so negated? Ha-ha Turning away from the light Becoming adult Turning into my soul I wanted to bite, not destroy To feel her underneath Turning into the light She don't think straight No-no-no she don't think straight She's got such a dirty mind and it never-ever stops And you don't taste like her and you never-ever will And we don't read the papers, we don't read the news And it's never enough, we will never be fooled Turning away from the light Becoming adult Turning into my soul I wanted to bite, not destroy To feel her underneath Turning into the light And if you feel a little left behind We will wait for you on the other side And if you feel a little left behind We will wait for you on the other side 'Cause I'm on fire 'Cause you know I'm on fire when you come 'Cause you know I'm on fire 'Cause you know I'm on fire so stomp me out 'Cause I'm on fire 'Cause I'm on fire 'Cause I'm on fire 'Cause I'm on fire

ever!

Yes, Kele is fucking amazing on vocals and lead!

Great Bassist!!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG thankssssssssssssssssssssssss, please th other songs pleaseeeeeeeeeeee lol

electrifying!!! was at the front for that immense!!!!! only word to describe it IMMENSE!!!! BP rockkkkk

i honestly watch this twice a day minimum

sick transition between songs

EVERYONE is singing along to Banquet. That is powerful shit.

love the transition

BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE!

pure class

FACT!

Ooh that transition is sick. The singers voice is a bit shaky but these are two wonderfully dark works of theirs.

4:50...that dudes little dance lmao...

no words for the fantasic transition!

they are all just amazin! seeing them again in bloctober XD

i like the how dances the bass player at 04:50

OMG! Russels right eye!

correcto!

just saw them live tuesday and they did this same transition.. was awesome, glad i found this vid

5:03 you know he is thinking..."yeah you know this one" haha

no man. like eating glass is thier best

@TheGenteingiro he wasnt sick, he was on a paternity leave. his wife had a baby around that time.

hitting the high pitches are tough. these guys hit the pitches very well

thats i still remember

Yeah, I love that :D

they did this at manchester apollo, was fucking sweet!!!

also love Matt's ' LIVE THE FUCKING DREAM'

This is all I have. The rest of the set is somewhere in BBC archives, but that's a bit difficult for me to get my fingers on:P

@Tropicanam One word, WOODSTOCK!.

im seeing them on sunday :D

absolutely brilliant!!!!!!

indeed it seems everyone has good taste here

no no no, "but Obama won't save you!" psh, in my wildest dreams. NOBAMA 08!!

@Rulemaker85 He's returning to Bloc Party, Kele and Russel are working on new songs. They'll be back together in September.

C'mon Kele...Bloc Party is your natural habitat...come back!!

i was there. my flag is the furthest one to the left of the screen on many an occasion

Yep, there missing two songs from the set. 'So here we are' and 'She's hearing voices' :/ They weren't broadcastet by the BBC, so no luck finding them for me.

a colombian flag jeje beautiful 5:36

this was fucking incredible at Glastonbury

thank you! like eatin glass is fuckin beast!

i dont know this band. but their a check in my book

Wow thank you so much for putting this up Ninjarh!!!

MOMENT: 3:47 - 3:50 COOL! MOMENT: 4:35 - 4:48 great change MOMENT: 4:49 - 4:52 lol MOMENT: 8:00 - 8:09 the "two more years" intro

@sugarybiscuits　It understands. This bassist is also wonderful though Russell is a great guitarist.

kele is a nintendo's fan !! lol XD

i think it might be that Gordy's daughter was born around this time, so i expect he was taking some time off. that's my guess.

Double eargazm!

4:50 dance dance!

yeah i reckon after 4th album they could do it. Though i don't think Intimacy was big enough success to get them to headline slot this year

Why can't America produce musical groups as good as the UK? You don't see many crowds of this size gathering in America.

when bloc plays live their shit is never loud enough for me...ive seen them three times and compared to their albums...live, they just dont have that massive sound...i think its their set up er some shit...because they are a wicked band i wish they would just be louder live...

my flag is the one with 'army' on it, should usually be to the far left of ur screen

lol cats, bass player dancing 4:50

@LeonMB As much as I wanna hate the guy, he's enjoying his moment in the spotlight to be fair!

ninjarh is #1 - # 10 of your vids the whole concert, or are there any songs missing? anyway, great vids, bloc party is great!

4:49 Tommy Sparks is the boss

Theyre not from London. If anything theyre from essex or reading. cos thats where most of them met.

Nah, it's one of their friends stepping in for Gordon while he's with his wife and baby.

manic street prechers should of headlined the main stage

the bassist is out... now i found that gordon is much too cool

@TheGenteingiro he was sick, he couldn't play!

who is the bass player?

@angelolrandy thats not russell lissack right??

who's the new bassist/????

they changed bass player??

who's that Bass guitarist XD he's not Gordon

whos the random bassist?

his wife was havin a baby

lol everyone seems like that hate that stand-in basses, but i bit you would wish you were him. being to play along side BLOC PARTY, come on who would pass that up! excluding non-bloc party fans.

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!????? lol anyway thanks

Having a baby

Tommy Sparks or something

is it possible to not like bloc party?

i actually like the bass player, he's no gordan but a good enough replacement. go tommy spparks :D:D (she's got me daancinggg)

download audacity and then you can record it while it plays.

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where the hell is gordon?!

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Where the fuck was Gordon ! ??

russell needs to be turned up significantly

agree, I like the way he plays, but he can't sing as high as Gordan Moakes, that's the only letdown, he did a great job however

impossible

wtf and gordon?

nope. its impossible :D