Bloc Party Live in 2007
Kat and I went to see Bloc Party last night on their first stop of their current US tour at the Paramount. Previous shows I’d seen at the Paramount pretty much sucked because we were in seats or the crowd was just too mellow. Bloc Party’s show redeemed the Paramount in my eyes- they put on one of the best shows I’ve seen since Blur’s Great Escape tour and are probably (for me) the best currently touring act out there.
I’d been getting to know the new album and the live show certainly helped. They did a bunch of the new songs and imbued them with great energy. Its funny when the album is better because of the experience you have at the live version. Maybe its not fair- the recordings should be judged on their own, but the experience of the live show and the ability of the album to call up that experience in the future is a very real thing. I felt a little bit weird since it seemed like I was twice the typical age of the people up in the front but everyone up there was dancing, jumping up and down and shouting the lyrics at the top of their lungs and it helped make it a great show.
If Bloc Party is coming to your city on this tour don’t miss them- I’ve got a copy of the Bloc Party tour schedule up here.
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