Apparently his understanding of capitalism and the changing music distribution market is fatally flawed; he’s obviously not aware of just how much money Radiohead eventually made from the release of In Rainbows as a result of initially releasing it gratis.

YESSS!!!! Bloc Pary Rules!!!!!

hardly fatal…

and Radiohead could have made more.

Wardy, obviously you don’t know very much about the In Rainbows release. Thea reason Radiohead made so much money of releasing “gratis” is because they’re without a label. Bloc Party is still backed by Atlantic Records, who will be taking a large cut of the profit.

Bloc Party is no radiohead. If they didn’t make anyone pay for it, no one would. Besides more than 60% of the people who downloaded In Rainbows didn’t pay anything.

One thing is for sure … BLOC PARTY is no Radiohead. THANK GOD!!

Between OK COMPUTER and IN RAINBOWS, Radiohead released a series of un-listenable records – all of which I bought in hopes of a return to form.

I didn’t expect or want OK COMPUTER 2, 3 and/or 4. But there’s a difference between branching out and exploring new creative territory (i.e.; PRINCE, THE FALL, SANTANA, U2, MOLOKO, YO LA TENGO, etc) and simply getting weird and calling it ART. Unfortunately, the uber-hip cogniscenti of the music world seemed afraid to tell the Emperor that he had no clothes.

BLOC PARTY, in a very short time, has already shown a penchant for trying risky new ideas, while maintaining their original integrity.

I’ll take BLOC PARTY any day!

Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Theif are unlistenable, the uber-hip cogniscenti of the music world seemed afraid to tell the Emperor that he had no clothes? You know, making a caricature of people who get some you don’t is ironically just as pretentious as the stereotype you are attacking. I get it, you are the anti-intellectual intellectual. Amnesiac is personally one of my favorite albums ever, I prefer it to The Bends, and I’ve never even used it as a centerpiece of conversation at a party, never pretended that it being less accessible than OK Computer made it better, I simply love it and understand it in a personal way, and if you don’t fine, but don’t parade your insecurities but saying it is unlistenable simply because you cannot listen to it. Unlistenable is Lou Reed’s Metal Machine or the tin man’s baby in a garbage disposal, those three albums are something else.

Difference is people will pay for Radiohead despite being given the option. I was sorely disappointed in Bloc Party’s second album, and don’t plan to pay for their new one, unless they can prove their worth.
In my opinion, Radiohead have not made a bad song. Ever. It obviously doesn’t get through to some people, but then again if Radiohead cared about that they would’ve been making OK Computer over and over for the last 11 years. Great art will always invite the most extreme of emotions, good or bad. Radiohead is up there with the greatest EVER. Blog Party is up there with the greatest of 2005. I don’t know why anyone even bothers comparing.

What’s with the comparisson anyhow? Just because they jump started their release doesn’t put them anywhere near the same league as Radiohead. Radiohead = one of the greatest bands EVER. Bloc Party = one of the best of 2005, nothing more.
Not one album of Radiohead’s is “unlistenable,” but as good as The Bends or even OK Computer is, I will take post-OK work over just about ANYTHING, any day of the week. They could poop a better album than Bloc Party could ever make.

I don’t see why some people choose to explain Bloc Party’s ineptitude to Radiohead as a response to this story! BP is releasing their album without warning, just like RH did. But there is nothing more to it.

I’d like to add i’ve wholeheartedly liked both groups, like a lot of you. SIlent ALarm is a fantastic record, and I’m excited about their new one!

If this were a debate about Bloc Party vs. Radiohead (something neither band would want)… it should only be the first 3 Radiohead albums (Pablo Honey, Bends, OK Computer) vs. the Bloc Party Albums (Silent Alarm, A Weekend in the City, Intimacy)… I personally rate the Bends and OK computer as two of the greatest albums of all time, but Pablo Honey was definately lacking something. Whilst I love all three Bloc Party albums, but am unsure whether any match up to the mastery of the Bends. I think if Bloc Party continue to try new things, and release 7 more albums including a defining (the Bends-esc) album, we’ll have a Beatles vs. Stones debate on our hands…

Bloc party is the best thing that has ever happened in music.. radio head is the worst band i believe, everysong puts me to sleep while bloc party kills with everysong. Kele is the most talented musician followed with his band mates matt, russell and gordan. so RH shoould stop making music while bloc party should keep up with what they are doing

GOD BLESS BLOC PARTY

whats brand is keles shirt like the one with the star

I don’t really think there was any intended conparison to Radiohead, honestly.
You can’t really compare them. Radiohead (they’re one of my favourite bands) always come out with something good, but they’ve done it over a longer time. Bloc Party have done it over 4 years and it’s just as good in my eyes.
It’s all about opinion. People who say BP are crap, it’s probably that they’re Radiohead fans.
There’s no point conparing. They’re both so different and so good. ’nuff said.