Bloc Party - Helicopter live @ Bristol Academy 7/2/07

[drummerkid909]

If they break up, there is no future in music.

[AlHorfordHawk]

So much better live 

[oRusty00]

1:01

EPIC Pinch Harmonic right there by Russell :D

[justvers]

Have not watched this video in a year or two. It just made my whole body tingle and the hairs on my neck stand . I was there.....best moment ever.........God Bless Bloc Party

[KwiboMovies]

there are 8 aliens!

[Gilginho1]

eins der geilsten songs überhaupt danke bloc party

[M6U3E3E]

They Are bloc Party no Bloc Pus sy

[Morbydyv]

he was so happy to see the crowd all hype and singing along...

that was cute.

[TheDonut65]

fucking ninja behind those drums

[MaxRoudriges]

I really like when Kelle catches the crowd singin' and looks back so happy to his band mates ..

[iisabelt]

awesome performence! love keles voice!!

[rcd1875]

@lolmayonnaise are you actually on smack? it's absolutely amazing.

[hiveking09]

crazy show! :D

[lazykido]

awesome!! I want to see them live! :(

[pk550]

Best band ever IMO, love them.

[tommyrally]

saw them at eals court the fucking place bounced when this came on same with flux fucking love these guys

[wondermisfit13]

OH MY FUCKING GOD i want to see them live soooooo bad whyd they have to go on hiatus

[HarryParkerOfficial]

Wow it would have been great to have been watching that

[HipHopTagma]

this song it is at getting up!

[MXCRT5]

apparently this song is aimed at george bush :L "just like his dad(same mistake)"

[dfsa90]

@MXCRT5 Good George Bush Sucked Anyways.

[MXCRT5]

Yeah he did, and i think its hilarious that bloc party picked up on it.

[MXCRT5]

Hes born a liar, he'll die a liar, some things, will never be different

[ed1ss]

Why cant you be more European bastard child of guilt and shaaaaaayme!

Bury your head........in the sand

Must be thinkin 6 6 6

Im thinkin 6

ARE YOU HOPING FOR A FUCKING MIRACLE!

Bloc Party = best live band of all time apart from maybe Queen.

[devilshaircutnessity]

great tune!!

p.s. amanda knox is guilty ahaa

[Alienmad462]

stop being so american. are you hoping for a miracle

[rayray2207]

i hope i get to be in another bloc party crowd one day.

[MXCRT5]

i cant stop watching this video, soooooo goddamn good

[cardiffcity122]

FIFA 06

[Joogoes]

yeah dude... i heard this song from that game and its 2009 and i still like it and its my favourite song from the band :)

[lottevarcoe]

aww look at the face of the signer at the beginin when he hears everyone sing along.

[bullmullet]

Quality,god bless Bloc Party

[tommyjosh94]

Lol. At the end, Gordon's like, look at mah bass, Matt.

[bensley56]

hahaha yeah what was with that? bloody good performace though.

[tommyjosh94]

Indeed it was!

[WhatTheIONAAAA]

Can't wait to see them on thursday (:

[shadowred3]

this song got me into bloc pary. they are curently my third favorite band. BLOC RULES!!!! this song is my anthem

[direpowa]

like the voice!!

[ragerenegades]

hahaaha,somethimes the sound sux but so what, i saw him laughing because of. xD

[minnnion]

My god the atmosphere and the crowd is incredible there.

[Ranciddroog]

Silent Alarm was Awesome, but A weekend in the city, was a special album, and my fave BP album so far, but all in all the 3 LP´s have been awesome!

[vampire891208]

silent alarm is very overrated by all people i think every record bp do is better and better they want to do something different every time and thats why i love this band and its my favorite,, why you want three silents alarms

[quagmire77777]

Bands change, it's good to see them develop a variety of styles, keeps themselves and their fans on their toes, i appreciate everything they've given us over 3 albums they are definately one of the standout bands of the noughties imo

[BewareBigots]

Well said, i completely agree.

[PaxFever]

in this live, the riff is quite different

[znayomm994]

maybe it sound like this because of low quality?

[winglessangelbrat]

if bloc party had remained this good, they could have been one of the best british alt/indie bands of our times. sadly they chose club rock. shame.

[TIMPA921209]

yeah sadly...i love the songs from intimacy but they arent as good as silent alarm and early bloc party songs

[p4trici0000]

i heard that they wanted to go back to they early style.. hope they do, that was true Bloc Party

[doudouw57]

Also hope !

[SuperChriswarner]

Fully agree TIMPA..

Really hope they go back to the silent alarm styles

[Gnarlybenson]

that is your opinion , but they are still amazing

[blocpartykele]

keeeeeeeleeee

[JackAndrews221]

Why was this filmed in Bristol? seems a bit of a wierd place to spent alot of money on filming..

[ILoveBeckySoMuch]

The look on his face when everyone joins in. Thats what must make his job so worthwile. Absoloute Legendd and a hell of a band. Arguably the best in the world.

[amazingsound4467]

hey Smilzey, i'll see ya there!!! best band at oxegen this year!

[KanineSG]

Seriously Come On Guys iDnt Know How Mant Times iNeed Ta Explain Myself Whoever Insults These Guys Aree Complete Assholes These Guys Worked Hard And Do What Needs Ta Get Done.There Is No Room For Insults Here So If Youre One Of Those Assholes Just Get The Hell Outta Here.Bloc Party:A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Yuhh Guys Should Stick Together Andd Stop This Commotion You Guys Are Great.!Awesome Performance Keep It Up,Of Course iF You Guys Start Up Again.

[JochiRockDimension]

Agreed, no point in arguing. Bloc Party is just the best band out there or at least one of the best!

[Howitzer89]

Thumbs down because your capitalization causes me physical pain.

But I totally agree.

[KanineSG]

@Howitzer89 yeah,i had the grammar of a nard thenn i apologize sincerely :|

[Smilzey]

63days and im seein them live @ oxegen!!! cant fukin wait!! best band around!!!!

[JonasBinder93]

Of course there are similarities between Lissack and Greenwood, and honestly i think that Lissack is influenced by Greenwood. And its just great, 'cause greenwood is a amazing guitarist!

[PLJacky]

But he does look same as Johnny. Hair cut, similar clothes, even guitar:|.....

[rafastil]

best band in the world

[InterEDGE]

why would jonny greenwood be in bloc party

[Shimmer4421]

i thought i heard some mistakes they made during the song

[popowasyimyim]

Honestly i thought it was perfect.

[hillzygamer]

Bristol Academy F-ing rules!

[G4mersF0rL1fe]

I said nothing about him wanting to be or anything. He just does look like him. But I know he didn't try to be a wannabe.

[G4mersF0rL1fe]

is that Guitar player with the telecaster johnny greenwood?

[JonasBinder93]

No, its not. Johnny Greenwood plays the guitar in Radiohead :-)

[AmMellow]

mixed up a bit 2 much there methinks! i was in academy last night... bristol rules but ramshackles shite

[awsomekooks101]

you all need to get a life, arguing on some fucking computer, how fucking sad can u get.

[JochiRockDimension]

Just love this song!Crowd is always going nuts when they play this song.

[rockdrummerc]

i might be going to see them live in their bloctober tour! they're doing a gig on my birthday! can't wait!!!!!!! \,,/ bloc party \,,/

[Sounds77]

um wow. youtube arguments about music. whoo hoo

go bloc <33

[osmancica]

this is the most underrated band ever...

at the end of 2008 i couldn't found intimacy on any best albums of 1008 list.....fuck the world this is the future...

[wohlgemuth06]

@osmancica Thats because it wasn't one of the best albums of 2008 (no offence Bloc Party).. However - Silent Alarm was simply genius.

[Estill123]

Saw them live on Saturday (31st Jan) in Wolverhampton. Honestly one of the best live performances I have seen, Helicopter being one of the highlights.

Such a great atmosphere can't wait to see them again.

Tong is a demon on the skins!

[ObakatamaO]

dam, they're way better in live that's amazing!!!!!

[osmancica]

this song has better ritam on guitar than smells like teen spirit and it's a fact,

i still can't get enough of this ritam and smells like teen spirit is kind of boring now and i listened to them same amount of time

[smeagol321]

It isn't ritam. And why rhythm anyways? The lead is better then Teen Spirit too.

[osmancica]

well i meant lead how the song begins two guitars play at the same time and produce the best fucking sound i have ever heard ok maybe its not better than search and destroy(th stooges) solo at the beginning but thats a whole other area.

[PrestonCopter]

I love the way kele's face lights up in the beginning when he starts singing and realizes everyone's singing along lol, he's like "Whoa, they dig us!"

[latititan]

true that

[jakemoxxx]

check out other versions, they're all better than this.

[BR1TT1N]

its not abouttt he voiceee tbh, musiccc and the atmosphere which makes them gigs, BLOC party are amazinggggg the atmosphere is amazingggg lol

[123dancewitme]

i toatally agree , haters of live music are just not cool atmosphere says it all for example the start of this song imagine the guitar and everyone like yeah ! its helicopter going mad what could possibly be better than that ?

[BR1TT1N]

exactlyyyy :) good some 1 actually agrees there sick as, im seeing bloc party and Foals supporting in april that shud b imense :D

[123dancewitme]

your well lucky getting a support like the foals ;) but you have a while to wait budd !

[Tehcrusada]

Yes, everyone has their opinions, but I think you should respect the fact that people do believe their album work is better. Just because they think differently, it doesn't mean they aren't "cool".

Personally, I don't mind the live, but prefer the album, party because of the singing. I totally agree that atmosphere is key, but sometimes it's the little things that make it even better.

[123dancewitme]

mate 'cool' technically means to be cold so in my head is metophoric , therefore in my mind you are not cool,

and before you type an essay practice what you preach and just accpet i do not think your cool if you say live music is not as good as album music. Because its better in my eyes.

[Tehcrusada]

Seriously, I think you are the one who needs to start reviewing your work, because your response makes no sense at all. I'll be the better man and break it down for you:

"mate 'cool' technically means to be cold"- True, but you aren't using it in that context are you?

"so in my head is metophoric"- That is not sentence and doesn't make sense

cont....

[Tehcrusada]

"therefore in my mind you are not cool"- I can't see a logical correlation. Because you're an idiot and think things are symbolic of something, therefore I'm not cool? Are you high or something?

"and before you type an essay"- Mate, you cannot say that, because 1) your argument was pretty much equally as long and 2) essays have a form (intro, body concl). If you did pay attention in school, maybe you would know. And besides, I'd rather not type an illegible response, because I am educated.

[Tehcrusada]

"practice what you preach and just accpet i do not think your coolif you say live music is not as good as album music"- My argument is logical, yours is not however. Therefore you should do that instead. I don't care if you don't think I'm cool, I'm glad knowing my education actually paid off.

Yes, I agree, I did mention that everyone has their own opinion, but you started hating on someone who didn't have the same views so I came in.

That might be hard to swallow. Get owned.

[123dancewitme]

i dont hate on anyone , mate get a life just think how long it must of taken you to reply to my message . time wasted just to try and own a 15 year old . was it really worth it ? well to me it seems that your just a douche ! just leave it .

[Tehcrusada]

Well, your comment suggests otherwise.

Get a life? Can you actually get a more cliched comeback? You are so 'sociable', however you still have time to reply to something you treat as trivial?

Besides, the reply only took 5 minutes, so you don't really have a case there.

The time wasn't wasted, and it was worth it to own a hypocritical idiot that deserves to be put in his place for his illogical words.

And how am I a douche? You came in hating on people and you got beaten down. Gameover.

[123dancewitme]

gameover ?

ha !

just leave this one !

what are you proving by this arguement ?

[Tehcrusada]

Well it pretty much is gameover, I've dismantled your argument to the point where you can't really say anything else.

Me leave it? you are the one that keeps responding, so I think you should stop.

I am proving to you that you can't just say crap on the internet and expect to get away with it. You're gonna get beaten down and publicly humiliated if you try to.

And I probably guess that you're the one who keeps giving me the thumbs down, since you are only 15 and that.

[123dancewitme]

lmao !

i can say what ever i want due to the fact its my opinion therefore , game over !

and no i havnt really thought about it because im not that sad !

[Tehcrusada]

Yeah sure, you can say anything, but whatever you've said is rubbish and insignificant. I have dismantled your points to a burning wreckage. You cannot really argue with me anymore.

And with your point about 'having a life', I don't think it's valid.

You haven't thought about your stupidity which I have pointed out because you aren't sad? No, I think it's because you're an arrogant fool who doesn't want to face reality.

Therefore, to quote from bloc party: " better luck next time"

[123dancewitme]

i really do not see what your point is right i said along the lines of live music is better ok and the atmosphere is the reason then you disagreed and tried to use the biggest words you know to out smart me when frankly i dont care . what i said i meant and you would know if you went to see a live band so in conclusion to this pointless arguement you douche me not douche . OWNED !

[judda202]

why you writing in that detail for u fukin idiot. ur writing on youtube not for sum massive speech u fukin nobend

[Tehcrusada]

How am I the idiot for lucidly and formally presenting my argument?

It's ironic that you're calling me the idiot when you can barely spell, punctuate, hate randomly and swear to compensate for your limited vocab.

It is you kind of people who disgust me.

[awsomekooks101]

damn u owned that bitch

[Darkhorse98]

Forgive me, but bloc party really can't play live very well... They need to be a lot tighter as a group to really play a song as intricate as this.

[driftking13114]

Can u do better Gaybo??? Bloc party is WICKED!!!!!

[AdminBlane]

so out of tune in his voice 1/5

[driftking13114]

What u mean OUT OF TUNE retard ur GAY BLOC PARTY IS DA BEST!!

[cuteiheart]

xD awesome!! and really worth watching

[dcpmenizzle]

world peace

[thunderspirit909]

well maybe its not that awsome but it still worth watching

[AlexcoolPeru]

awesome!!! love to you guys from Lima Peru, southamerica

[karabassett]

omg bloc party r sooooo amazing live!!!!!!!!!!!did everyone here bout poor kele, bitches!!!!!!never liked the sex pistols

[liquidribs]

Must have been hard playing on that stage with the flashing red lights in the darkness and all those crazy fans yelling. Respect BP.

[devilshaircutnessity]

i thought the same lol playin blind is really tough

[EMEStudiozRecordz]

does he say satan or 6 out of ten!??

[capcom8518]

haha... i love how he gets so surprised when he notices everyone singing along, as if to say "holy shit, they love us!"

[DarkLinkSkywalker]

Great song. But crowds at concerts always ruin everything by screaming so loud you can't hear the song. How are you supposed to see with those lights flashing like that anyway?

[Napier99]

You dont see music, you hear it

[CraniumAccessories]

lol, Napier99 that is the greatest comment i've seen in my life!

[yomommaking]

nice comment... i got another one, can i blind listener hear? BLOC 4EVEr

[jetkid]

distorted vision makes for an even special visual experience, especially in such an intimate venue like Bristol, wow, that place is attractive, and classics like Helicopter along with hunting and banquet deem perfect for a place like Bristol.

[bantambilly]

Absolutely brilliant! no.1 band!

[tobarrr]

amen to that :D

[BoogeymanE14]

omg the crowd went bloody mad, bloc is the best

[hardestman12]

should ov seen it in manchester when this played i went so mad its was fucking amaizing

[swededude92]

I can't see why people complain on his live-voice.

If you only realized they are twice as good at most bands today at performing live.

[slash12596]

no i dont think so. they sound sloppy and unrehearsed. they sound good in the studio but not so good live.

[dizzyman1988]

Okay they sound good in the studio, but do you go to watch them live to hear what the sound like in the studio? No, you go to hear them "Live", so, a bit of improvisiation and whatever.

I think this is a brilliant live performance

[Monxoboyo]

Whenever Bloc Party is mentioned this is the song i think of, so mad, so frantic, reminds me of the Pixies. This will always be my favourite tune by them.

[asdertyl5]

so... are you hoping for a miracle?

[xalmost619x]

i saw em live on Boston

[LookAN3wb]

Who fuse muse the music with no illusion the miewsicks clueless.!

[confusedcalzum]

ZOMG

[xian235]

*ZOMFG ....... yay =P wooo

[mcphatjoe]

2:05

[Tsuekasa]

woo that pinch harmonic was badaass, russell is the man

[folaks]

yeah yeah yeah, it fit in just right!

[superchargednut]

what time is it at?

[desiro5]

Its an amazing performance, its euphoric

[Britex123]

dam this song is soo sick

[alexomgz]

1:55 is why we love kele. and i think this is an amazing version. Russell does so many cool things with his guitar.

[Dan3b]

I was there, fuckin quality night!

[tchicha75]

great great great performance...^^

& 5 stars

thanx

[alantio]

im from argentina and i love this band. petty its impossible for me to see them live...

[drummerkid909]

good song its just abit hard to make out because its too loud on the camera

[jaimedelgado]

the sound isnt recorded on the camera

[drummerkid909]

SORRY THEN!!!

[connor123]

I get goose bumps watching this video because of the great crowd knowing every single lyric. i cant imagine how bad ass it would feel if i were them listening to the crowd sing there song

[zknix20]

saw them when they were in the states absolutely amazing show

[deemybug]

don't you like bands with lead singers who sing out of key all the time live yet have such a powerful following? It's honestly down to the music behind the band... it's catchy and unique

* Do you notice Kele almost laughs at the fact that everyone knows the lyrics? He sounds wierd as shit at .36secs and looks back at their drummer with like a "WTF?!?" look like this is awesome man!!!!

[MrAmsterdam91]

best version ive seen off this song

[navhammond]

if bloc party stuffs up who cares, its the creativity most bloc party fans connect with, not the skill, personally i have the highest respects for kele okereke and that alone makes me love anything he plays lol

[calvatronic]

I don't like how Kele changes the way he sings for live.

They still did great though

[dimefollower]

he doesnt change it live. in the studio they just polish it with processors and such.

[dimefollower]

wow it must be an awesome feeling to have everyone singing along with your song...

[stripe0125]

Dani

I understand what your saying, but the cool thing about it is

you know nobody cares its such a great song that they understand they're feeling it in their soul. Everyone looks like they're havning a good time, such a good time they're messing. its all spiritual

[alexfandros50]

would love to have been there, looks like one big bloc party and no one invited me....brilliant track

[favoritworstnitemare]

I agree that there are many mistakes but it is just a brilliant song and it still rocks

bloc party ftw

[SamGreen07]

This is brilliant, thanks for posting

[istillremember6]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

amazing.

[DarkAvanager]

Yea. Its much different from the records on a Silent Alarm album. Still good :-)

[Method1989]

why do you post that shit?, go die

[boosh1988]

i second that

[DaniShunk]

very much mistakes.... but i still love them =P

it's actually the worst version of this song...

[danwink123]

How did you manage to get that off of NME? It's brilliant!