Bloc Party - Compliments

[acengland82]

at the end of another song from this gig kele says that Union album cd's are on sale for £1.50.... this means that people out there have them!!!!

[WeAreUnion1]

Brilliant...



[Gmoneydog360]

Gordons wearing glasses hahaha one of my fav bassist :D

[justplayfm]

This video was just added to a music playlist at JustPlay.fm

[trumpet444]

Most awesome band ever to see live. I was one of the lucky few that have heard this song and compliments live in the US

[RomanticsMusic]

Prefer the album [new?] version. It was the perfect ending to Silent Alarm

[blocpartyboy7]

look at my video where i am playing the intro of this song in high quality

[FingerBoardingOwns]

FUCKING EPIC DRUMMER HOLY SHIT I THINK I JIZZED IN MY PANTZ

[isolationeitheror]

a song about hating your job??

fucking love it

[zdazzle14]

Amazing video.

[CyanideHappiness01]

@ELASTICAMAN This is when they were still Union.

[ELASTICAMAN]

was this pre-bloc party, wen they were still union? this version really reminds me of blur actually

[Sooshdog]

Marshall solid state....really ? o.O. Beautiful Performance though.

[isolationeitheror]

uhh... this is a song about hating your job...

[isolationeitheror]

4 years ago

[CyanideHappiness01]

This audience did not even deserve to be there >___>

[MYNAMESCIAN]

its weird hearing this and then hearing parts you recognise thrown in hear and there... lol

[kernelmassive]

what is he singing- the lyrics? their not the same as the album compliments song

[kernelmassive]

this is the bloc party I have missed and am missing. SUCH A CACHY RIFFF!!!

[demonjdean]

they're all so talented! i really miss this kele though

[rockdoublard]

No way !!!! Is that really Gordon ??? looooooooool !!!!!

[shamrocker52]

This is the bloc party that I like. I like their new stuff but its a little overproduced

[chaboinas]

the beggining is so fucking great!!!!!!!!!

[soldat182]

i think Gordan looks a lot like Chris Cain, the bassist from we are scientists

[bigphat200]

tight

[llllukesssmyth]

At the start when Kele says "This is a song about Haviland John" i was thinking why did they write a song about a dead architect?

[rajivk91]

I think thats "this is a song about hating your job"

[cudatheferocious]

@llllukesssmyth he says hating your job, fool

[BlocPartyRulez92]

how can you forget Bloc Party??? ^^

love this song

[daleg3]

love all bloc party songs but this is there best slow song by far lyricaly too i reckon

[Swiftlygothedays]

I liked some songs by this band and kinda forgot about them for a while. After watching this..wow. Gotta pick up their CD again!

[carlo88moe]

totally captivating, seriously i dont think i blink for the whole vid ( or seemed so, cuz my eyes were really teary after it finished)

[TheSoldierofPeace]

Ha ha look at Gordon! :D

The only one that hasn't changed much is Russel. I think.

[SPECCAZ]

OMFG this version AMAZING

seriously that start and 1:20 gives me shivers everytime

[alicebaker88]

to SPECCAZ you are so right this version is the greatest

[TheOfficial2pac]

If Anybody Has A Cd from this show. I'll pay for it. Name your price.

[lloydmitchellnineone]

Someone needs to tab this version out, its great

[TheOfficial2pac]

Please somebody tab this.

[devilshaircutnessity]

@lloydmitchellnineone

Well, i did... :D

[lloydmitchellnineone]

@devilshaircutnessity Whole song both guitars?

[crazypangy]

the start is amazing,

wt a band

[LLLLIaM]

Most underated band ever...

[bitchenhitchen]

@LLLLIaM no their not, their just not mainstream.

[ExcesiveRealityCheck]

@bitchenhitchen no.... i don't think you understood what he said. wasn't a matter of popularity, he was commenting on there musical talent.

[shaunmaniax]

I wish they would record this version in their next ep/ album. It sounds so much better than the one on Silent Alarm.

[ThisNameIsNotStupid]

Anybody have this show's entire bootleg? Or, better yet, the CDs they were selling that night?

Long Live Bloc Party!

[xbananaunf]

much better than released version

[mario4567]

I agree

[cybacyclonex2]

I didn't really catch the words but it's a cool video if u have any more bloc party vids i'll be interested as im a big bloc party fan.

[Liiammm3]

At the start. what does he say?

[transworldgerza]

this is a song about hating your job

[deadenglish]

he says "this is a song about hating your job."

[musicwithguitars]

Could only dream of being at that gig... so personal and intimate

[vampire891208]

very different of the silent alarm version

[Pfatschke]

edheaster, just a freakin hater

[einssstein]

but nice

[einssstein]

why?

[einssstein]

different from their cd

[blochead555]

this song makes me want to cry, in a happy way. its so lovley. if someone could rip this to mp3 it would make me so happy. thanks for putting this up.

[shakeyjake555]

Go onto google and search for 'youtube converter', click on the first link that comes up and download it, easy way of getting youtube videos in mp3....

[hurleypwell]

ya i fell lik that 4 nearly every Bloc Party song espicialy this and ion square,

[inVinceible16]

fag

[inVinceible16]

What straight guy has a sourceofsound, I was joking sorcerer.

[ilike2live]

this was back when they were called union right?

[ceejaydoyle]

yeah yeah.

when matt first became drummer they changed their name to union and not long after, bloc party.

which is either a merge of like the "eastern bloc" and western political parties or like an american street "block party" both with the k taken out for asthetics

[redheadmenace]

Bloc: a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.

[satbir15]

hhah nice hair kele

[sharaden09]

pure awesomeness! I want to make music like this some day

[wertaslopey8]

I also noticed russell's shirt is like infant size, ha ha, russ is so cool, Bloc Party forever.

[wertaslopey8]

This is Compliments!? It sounds alot different, cooler though, I think they should have recorded it like this.

[lauracullen99]

omg is that russell???

or is it someone else???

soo nerdy lookin,...like he folds his underpants or sumtin!! ha ha!!

[tekniqsound]

they used to be good? they still are good

[SKnight2208]

They used to be so good. Where did it all go wrong!

[tkjp999]

when bands get big, they get money, they spend the money on pedals and computers

[sassbidefan89]

epic

[blocpartyforever]

absolutely

[nash93]

its saha!

[blochead555]

dude you are so right. : D

[nirvanafan12345670]

what does he say at the very start?

[transworldgerza]

this is a song about hating your job

[dotsona07]

I thought he said "this is a song I think you will enjoy" lol

[followthezoraida]

wow, so soothing in a sense . <3

[TheLostSoulsFraction]

Similar to the Silent Alarm version, but a bit faster and rocked up. Something you want to hear at a live Bloc Party show.

I love the song compliments, but this version is much better suited to a live show. The SA one would be boring in that context.

I wounder what the lyrics are...

[adcale91]

We walk and we talk, but nothing gets said

Another day, another day

Flatter and corrupt

We sit and we sigh, but nothing gets said

Another day, another day

Flatter and corrupt

So right

So wrong

[kbh1301]

wow i like this version

[markmason36]

Lol i get stonned to this song

[headman844]

can anyone give me a guitar tab for this song? or know a site with the actual tab? i really wanna learn it but i cant find a tab anywhere. its such a sweet song.

[jargon999]

figure it out

[devilshaircutnessity]

there are no tabs for this song..i did it by ear and its really difficult to hear it out and playin it !! but its sooo good :)

[Mikuespa]

Great song! So melodic and, makes me wanna just let it go. :)

[AntFB30]

yeah i know but thats a different version ^^

[lauracullen99]

i know its like one of them does a little rap at 1:12...........kinda barely hear it!!

[limeydrum]

Wanna know what it says!

It's just so awesome.

[cal31BRIAN23]

lol i heard it , but don't know whats was said

[Chairsarentforeating]

What does he say at the begining?

[devilshaircutnessity]

he says: " this is a song bout hating ur job"

[XxLawletxX]

wow this totally diffrent from the cd verison but this live version is so much better!! and i noticed that they a lil diffrent like russell plays like a riff in the intro but in the cd version he dosent....am i the only one noticing this? but anyways i LOVE THIS SONG!!!!! makes me really happy when i hear it ^_______^ good old bloc party

[AntFB30]

dude where do i get that song in high quality? :)

[theno1se]

They had the POWER I miss in their studio albums... (including silent alarm)

[TheLostSoulsFraction]

This is NOT Compliments! It is a whole other song! It is alot harder than the original, but it fits in with Silent Alarm alot better.

And it is 'this is a song about hating your job'. If you ever listen to the studio album, you would agree on it's meaning.

[ViraLights]

no this is when they were called 'union' this song IS compliments, just the first version of the song. They changed it up a bit for silent alarm as well as lyrics. As you can see the there are guitar riffs that are the same as the silent alarm version, including the ending.

[isolationeitheror]

what are we coming to, what are we going to do..

[firasafi]

no, hes says:

this is a song,you hope you enjoy

[julezilla]

this version is good too, but personally i like the album version more. it captures the feel of the song much better.

[birdseye90]

i reckon this is better than the album version, they should've recorded it like this, or at least have done both :)

[leelee003]

I like this motre than the studio version, beautiful

[grayman802]

this song is on silent alarm!

[tomobigfeller]

wow! kele has side burns! matt tong rocks

[oklordben]

I swear that's Jonny Greenwood pretending to be Russell!

[guidojma81]

Just can't get enough...Gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Jikel7Bob224]

They should seriously release an instrumental version of Compliments with no studio edits but still good sound quality.

[bulofat]

they should just keepin making music

[isolationeitheror]

he says this is a song about hating your job

[pvtherman]

Man, i love this version more than the one that they released, This original (in my opinion) sounds way better. Does anyone know if they did record this as a bonus somewhere?

[Jikel7Bob224]

Well, you could download this from Bloc Party net from their MP3 downloads page. This entire set is there. Just right click on the songs that you want and click 'download linked file.' There are also some cool remixes, concerts, and some other early recordings on their site as well.

[daviddajew]

anyone know what kele says in the beggining?

[BogotaBT]

he says "this is a song about hating your job"

[digiboy85297]

dizzinicol - I agree.  I have to close my eyes when I hear it as I can't pay attention to anything else. Best solo

[CometazoGorrazo]

Seguramente, el mejor grupo del momento.

Increible video.

[dizzinicol]

fucking love that solo gives me shivers wen i play it

[Jikel7Bob224]

Can you send me the tab please?

[mapeterz]

i think i've said it before.. but this video is fuckin ace...

[mintymikey23]

so awesome they're just jammin' it may be old but thats wut seperates the bloc. from those other disgusting modern rock bands who don't really have much talent...~Bloc party just seeps into my soul~ :)

[hellomrdeath13]

Wow, so different yet still so beautiful.

and they were so young! back when russell didn't have any pins on his guitar strap.

[cal31BRIAN23]

sometime i hear a bloc party song and i feel like crying yoo, songs be soo beautiful man, this one is brilliant ,am not a girl btw lol, football player too but am human right.

[jetkid]

fuckin beautiful!

[bobbydenig]

its tight though

[bobbydenig]

those drums are so overwhelming

[n00bm3ist3r]

wow..nice

[dizzinicol]

UNION!! LEGENDS! bloc party have come soo far an there megaaaaaaa now cnt wait for album III

[UwithDaHat]

what are you talking about my man? of course it's gordon

[gavankingdon]

is that really gordon moakes ????

it really doesnt look like him

[ferney3G]

how old is this?

[matthew9120]

kele looks boos there

[matthew9120]

boss i ment 2 say

[jizzyt08]

fuckn lovely

[rochdalerules]

A lot better than the compliments in 'A weekend in the city'!

[SanTelmo1981]

Compliments is in 'Silent Alarm'. I like both versions

[rochdalerules]

yep ur right soz

[MewTheniRun]

even the remix track is good too!!!!

[ParadoxPixie]

i'm in love :D

[samkirbhead]

matt tong's f'in fills are insane

[jharlidjian]

i love this song and this version is just fabulous !!!!

[karamelo]

What happens if you put in your head Achtung baby's U2, radiohead and Jimy Hendrix? Voilaaa Bloc Party, am i right man?

[isolationeitheror]

this song is fuckin awesome

[matthew9120]

they were actually called the union then

[raymondScales]

Good then Good now

[rafinhagdc]

very very good!

[louderthanwords1]

gordons hair

haha

xp i love him.

[guidojma81]

Great!!!!

I love it!!

[jharlidjian]

What a magic version !!!! It sounds so great.. ;-)

[merlijnh]

awesome! i love this song! without lyrics it sounds beautiful as well

[firasafi]

kennt jemand die tabs von diesem lied?

[matthew9120]

u girls r roining the moment

stop it

[henland]

wow they had been magicians...

[rdshepherd]

Jesus Christ... I wish they played this song live more often...

[xxxRockTubs]

Excellent.

[whothehellismoop]

wow =o

I wonder if they had the lyrics written yet

[SilentBombr]

Well, thanks for that, I didn't know that

[tomdunlop24]

this is matt's first gig with bloc party :)

[fooutoo]

Glad this is still being viewed. It's something they will never play live again, so I'm glad to have captured it.

Yes, it is Gordon in the video and Kelly does start the track with "this is a song about hating your job".

Ciao ;)

[calumisdead]

I thought it was about the crushing power of routine...

[ndrwdngh]

amazing

[sparekey2]

Haha, check out Russ's halfstack.

[andybrownxx]

funny how you got so much fom a song about mundane everyday life

[baconbitsa123]

......Bloc Party is da shit!......*their musik is so inique.....^this song makes me realize all the bad shit dats goin on in da world n dat we all need to stop n love life........

[redbullowns]

shit son, bloc party back in the day...

[KingJelle123]

So sad this material is even better than their latest Weekend in the City :(

[PaulT1990]

If some one could tab this please I'd be so greatful?!? I can't work out what the lead guitar plays when he starts singing.