bloc party

bloc party's sophomore (i like that word) album "a weekend in the city" has been in heavy rotation on my cd player this year. it's a record i associate with the long drives in quebec and the white landscapes (have a look at the cover of their debut album to see what i mean). from the moment i saw the montreal show on their tour schedule it became my most anticipated concert.
albert hammond junior was support act that night. we saw him earlier in montreal as the guitar player of the strokes, but this time he was the frontman, the songwriter and the witty guy. there were even songs where he hardly played guitar, giving away the parts to two other guitarists. and it all worked out nicely. i didn't know any of his songs but it was a very nice encounter with mr. hammond junior as himself.
after that bloc party rocked the house with the expected opening song song for clay (disappear here), which delivered the first highlight of the evening. two guitars and a bass playing the same riff always works. but let's not forget to give credit to matt tong, the hardest working drummer on the planet. he played like he wanted to collapse another lung, persevering in playing some crazy drum loops for about 4 minutes.
in a nutshell: i danced on banquet, was moved by so here we are, felt young again and raised my hands during "i should have kissed you by the water" in "i still remember". 'cause what a line that is. and of course, everybody screamed along during "positive tension" ("so f***ing useless"). ah, joy.
on the other side: kele should master some more microphone techniques, and too much delay on the guitars made the sound a bit cluttered. but more importantly: they didn't play two more years, which resulted in a bad score from my missus. next time, guys, please!