Bloc Party - Positive Tension LIVE @ Glastonbury 2009 [HQ]

[Ajntojn]

Bloc Party for Peace and Love FUCK YOU

[sonnyleonrichards]

shit this guys like a modern jimi hendrix.

[ArchiveEverywhere]

10-beat guitar solo, brilliant stuff. Pushed the boundaries of this type of rock, they did, with this album.

[MonkeySwoop]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKK! I cant shitting wait to go see them when they next tour.... Anyone else heard the new song Matt put up on his facebook? Epic!

[Mannydrummer15]

@MonkeySwoop what new video, whats it called and whos facebook is it on? sorry for the amount of questions but it's urgent :)

[MonkeySwoop]

@Mannydrummer15 No new video... Its not bloc party i dont think doesnt sound like them but Matt (drummer (if you didnt know)) puts up some solo songs sometimes on his facebook :)

[indiebein]

3:05=SOME OF THE CRAZIEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN!

[PatrikLarssonRang]

@indiebein I completely agree! F*ckin' insane! I've repeated that scene over and over! lol

[Vandersonpotter]

the best live performance!

[MrAcg0911]

I'll take the studio version over this one on any day... Still great fucking song/video though!!!!

[tristender]

this song is better live than the studio version

[theinck]

I remember early on, their performances were shocking. This is a good type of shocking here! Drums sound incredible.

[whattheschmidt]

@theinck

I agree with this

I like the acoustics a lot but I'm not so much a fan of the vocals

[chamberamba123]

Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical? Why'd you have to get, so hysterical?

GLASTONBURY???

[MonkeySwoop]

I find it easy to masturbate to this.

[JackEllis94]

WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GET SO FUCKING USELESS?!

[TheMoitah]

@JackEllis94 What did you mean ?

[daniglesar]

@TheMoitah It's in the lyrics...

[bloc22]

@whyfoldthis He did an interview for a magazine and said this. I'm not sure if it was NME or something else. If you look it up, I'm sure you'll find it.  I can't believe its already been 2 months since I wrote that comment. Time flies lol.

[hahaehahae]

simply perfect !

[Intrusive124]

Fuck the way Kele swings his guitar at like 0.35 is so dodgy

but anyways i fuckin love bloc party

[salimiful]

what effect use russel at 0:55 amazig video

[tristender]

damn i love that positive tension

Who agree ?

[salimiful]

ITS FUCKING USELESS ... just sick bloc party said they would be in studio at september ;D 2011 just epic xD

[bloc22]

Bloc party is officially back. Russell announced it. SPREAD THE WORD!!

[screenscanner]

bloc party would have to be the most consistent band when it comes to an awesome chorus. and the beatles.

[ralibenja]

i like bloc party !!!! even if i am french :)

[zergb0ng]

@ralibenja respect ! i thought the french didnt have a clue about anything :D

[BigMexico993]

This is probably the greatest song ever written on the topic of bad sex.

[mastertoni]

2 people are so fucking useless!!!

[tomleech92]

Anyone know what effects kele uses on the intro and what russell uses on the solo to do that stop thingy? (horrible wording sorry)

[kmastr]

@tomleech92 for russell it might be a pitch shifter with tremolo.

[scimitar255]

@tomleech92 Kele is using some synth pedal or something I'm pretty sure

[mchiggy19]

brill

[CaletSk8]

FUCKIN AMAZING FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YEAH ITS A GOOD SHIT!

[bangrocknroll]

so fucking useless! best band!!!!

[SadBananaCo]

The drummer is insane...

[UkeleleDamphlett]

Imagine if they headlined Reading. :D This makes me shiver

[ninoBG88]

"Something glorious is about to happen" and the guitars started

[ptpnugent]

I would have been goin ape shit if I was i that crowd! BP are awesome.

[grungifiedtwo]

That is one awesome bass line.

[bloc22]

I feel so lucky to have seen them twice when I did in NYC. Fucking fantastic live band

[jonny26281]

the red boxes are powergains. they push the tubes on the amp without having to crank it up to max volume

[bassplayinggoalie]

What are the red boxes on top of Russell's amps? Are they preamps or splitters or something?

[electrolitejj]

@bassplayinggoalie both kele and russell go through a ton of effects, thus, meaning they're going to lose quite a lot of clarity. So in answer to your question, yeah, I guess they're preamps.

[bassplayinggoalie]

What are the red boxes on top of Russell's amps?

[MashMarshall69]

One of the first Youtibe videos I've ever seen without any dislikes, and that's obviously for a reason!

[TheYounitsTube]

@MashMarshall69 haha yeah all the glastonbury vids

[jans0arctic]

Jesus Christ, I would love to go back in time so I could watch this performance live.

Amazing, Bloc party are a fucking amazing band, do some fucking inspiring songs and are growing their style and quality each time better!

"So fucking useless"

[ttrriiqqzz]

so fuckin useless!!!!

[ellalaej]

This is the best freaking band in the whole wide world. Have always been, will always be.

[PLATEOFCURRYCHIP]

BLOC PARTY!!!!!!!

[bennybumtit]

SO FUCKIN USELESSS

[westernaffe]

what kind of effects does i need for the crazy guitar sound at the start

[leitmotivlegroupe]

phaser shifter @westernaffe ;)

[scimitar255]

@westernaffe Some kind of synth pedal

[mynmyself]

@westernaffe a line6 fm4, a digitech synth-wah, a moogerfooger lowpass filter, or even the dunlop wah bass with a big fuzz before it (i persoally use this combination for similar sounds)

[driedubbelniks]

love the tight rhythm section! unbelievable for an indie band 

[natrat888]

i think its theyre best song

[bloc22]

OMFG the best band EVER!!

[bigace511]

@bloc22 no Rush is..

but i like Bloc Party, especially this song

[thebigapplesauce]

*play* "damn" *replay* "damn" repeat last step until mind explodes, shouldnt take long.

[23lFrench]

yeah, I just said it for some controversy, I apologise

[23lFrench]

Is it just me or are Bloc Party extremely avarage, one of my favourite bands is foals and everyone is always saying how great both bands are and I have been getting extremely confussed because nothing about bloc party's music is exciting to me, just sounds very straight and boring, and the guitarist is ripping off Jonny Greenwood who is a ledge

[brybry308]

@23lFrench are you high??

[23lFrench]

@brybry308 most proberly but I stick with my Troll opinion

[ImpatientLime]

@23lFrench admittedly greenwood is a vastly superior guitarist to russell but i fail to see how he could possibly be ripping him off, with the exception of his hair of course.

[ADegry]

@23lFrench

and u suck

[23lFrench]

@ADegry Just cause I dont like Bloc Party doesn't mean I suck just opinion douchebag

[crosswalkernie]

This is fucking immense.

[Aliceglassed]

Hearing everyone scream "SO FUCKING USELESS" just gives me goosebumps.

[chiefmachine24]

I like how Kele

makes the crowd say

fucking

[mrst3ve0]

thisispnpk- or anyone else that may know. Any chance you remember the order they played their songs at Glastonbury 09? Great band(esp live) + Great post.

[karamazzova]

@mrst3ve0 check setlist.fm, you can find set lists of most of the bands/artist at this site.

[Musicman0217]

what happened to the other drummer?

[Musicman0217]

@Musicman0217 or maybe he just got a hair cut and looks different..

[CyanideHappiness01]

I am at a loss as to how ANYONE could dislike Bloc Party =) They're four kinds of awesome all rolled into one... so Bloc Party = the mother hybrid of all awesomeness!

=D <3 =O ^_^

[msfg1]

could they be called the skiny jeans generation Radiohead? i think so

[MashMarshall69]

"So why'd you have to get, so hysterical.....Why'd you have to get,....GLASTONBURY!".. "SO FUCKING USELESS?"

win on so many levels.

[ballzsantana]

these live videos just make me admire them more. fuckin awesome

[philwalker]

man i love that telecaster.

[cmbras]

mega! glasto is the nuts!!

[daveorzuk]

couldnt agree more

[Search14]

most underrated band of all time

[klaka86]

Amen

[sicock86]

i don't think they'd be headlining glastonbury if they were the most underrated band of all time lol

[AJEsimply]

Wow sounds so close to the studio. Except Gordy sounds quite

[ldavighi]

i love how russell carries his solo into the chorus second time around

x

genius

[quagmire77777]

i love this too, absolutely brilliant, this song was made to be played in a field.

[ldavighi]

GLORIOUS!

[pgriffs1]

SO FUCKING USELESS!!!! brilliant

[OlympiaOverdrive]

AMAZING.

[Ltjrevival]

god damn Russel is a beast

[fondiest]

let's make love and listen death from above

[Blubellfield]

What a voice

[triple500400300]

I love you thisispnpk... Bloc Party 09 amazing. Why o Why the Hiatus????

[blazertreyflip]

ahh i remember this at one point i thought kele was going to pay tribute to jack o but instead he just wanted to pleasantly announce how amazing lady gaga was

[missiises]

wow...

3:34...

[DeadMmM]

exelente

[Taylor704]

Absolutely fucking ace, glad i've seen them twice, and hopefully many more times once they've relaxed for a bit.

Also, thisispnpk, you're a legend mate! Recording these and then putting them on YouTube. I remember when these got taken down I was so sad, but now they're back! Thanks so much

[quagmire77777]

I love thisispnpk, so fucking unreal live, i'm glad kele wqs said they won't be splitting, amazing from 2:30 onwards D:

[thisispnpk]

thx! ;)

[cubanzombie]

2:32 gordy.

=)