Blink 182

[XxBaTmaNxX]

i know lots and lots of people hate these guys but i like even though i would be considered a "poser" for it. i like em anyway they have a cool pop punk sound


the video for Stay Together For The Kids is awsome
and mr. drummer has a kinda mohawk

[studentofGod]

They're going to be at Twisted 8 here in Chicago on Dec. 13. I was going to go, but I have a final that isn't over until 8 at night...booo!! :)

[XxBaTmaNxX]

yeah i had a chance to see em but my mom dosent like seculaar stuff

[OnEaglesWings]

I really like their sound...wish their lyrics were better. But I don't think they're that much of a poser group...

[ChrisPeeper]

I went to 2 of their shows. Then they got too corporate and stuff, they stopped acting like how they wanted to act and conformed to publicists and stuff. Dude Ranch is a kickin' album.

[SenorPapaCabasa]

i really like them. even, though there last live cd was a little, raunchy, i still like them. there jokes are pretty funny, they'd be better if they were clean :D but i do really like their music, all of it :D

And yes the mr. drummer, "Travis".... is really good :D

[Scott]

nah, they're not a poser band, but I just don't like 'em much.

[bleachedrhino]

Enema of the State ( I think that's it) was an ok cd....but I didn't like the live cd and "The Rock Show" is a terrible song for a band that could sound so much better....I've heard Buddha, which I think is a little better....but they're still not my fav.

[XxBaTmaNxX]

hey hey

i have enema of the state the new one (not the most descent title
and i have D***it on a compilation cd

[jesus_freak21]

I used to love Blink, but I do not really listen to secular music that much anymore. But they are good.

Love in Him
~Jen~

[Ali4God]

Travis has mad skills... he used to be in The Aquabats (an extremely funny band who's songs include "The Cat with Two Heads" and "The Magic Chicken") He is waaaay better than they're old drummer... if you listen to the drums on the "Dude Ranch" album, there is such a difference... the old drummer was pretty lame.
*Alison*

[bleachedrhino]

I admit.....travis has MAD SKILLZ! But Tom is definitely a punk guitarist....and mark is ok...:D

[Scott]

madskillz. lol. blast from the past there.

[bleachedrhino]

sorry dude...I guess I'm not up to date on my slang! :D

[Scott]

no, it's enjoying a renaissance of sorts at the moment. We just used to use it back in the day.

[SenorPapaCabasa]

Yes... travis is definetly better than scott... by far. Ive seen like an old video of his past band plaing and they all have on like superhero costumes, and travis is playing only a snare drum... ha:D

[bleachedrhino]

haha....the drummer from No Doubt has his snare drum with him when they are in the pictures on Tragic Kingdom
:D

[XxBaTmaNxX]

man i really like the new cd its really rad
stay together for the kids is like the most postive song they have i really like it

[kupcguitarkid]

I used to really love Blink 182...but I decided to stop, because of what their songs are all about...and I'm so happy I didn't buy the new CD...those are some obscene songs

But anyway, I like their in-your-face rock style....my favorites used to be adam's song, aliens exist, whats my age, etc.

[XxBaTmaNxX]

hmmmm......i thought the new cd was pretty clean compared to some of the older stuff

[bleachedrhino]

Comparatively.....yeah...it is........they're not really all that bad except for their Live Stuff......it's raunchy...

[Scott]

did anyone see them at the MTV europe award show? I laughed so much. They could hardly play their instruments cos they were so drunk, and they just had random people running around behind them, then they went crazy and smashed the set up. The MTV presenters looked all worried and the camera switched off of them so quickly.

And they were in there BeeGee's type costumes, which added an extra dimension of humour.

[ChrisPeeper]

Did I mention Dude Ranch is one of the best secular punk albums of all time? Pathetic, Da****, Apple Shampoo, etc, etc, etc

[lifehouseguy]

blink are the bcrappiest poser band around ,its not that ther emusic is bad its that their attitude isnt at all punk and they need to quit calling themselve that

[Scott]

the bits between some of the tracks on dude ranch are hilarious, but there is no way it's one of the best albums ever. although, it's all subjective, but if you think it is, you need to listen to some more stuff.

[XxBaTmaNxX]

hmmmm...........crappy posers huh?
well uh no and yeah they protray punk attidudes pretty well

[SenorPapaCabasa]

Originally posted by XxBaTmaNxX
hmmmm......i thought the new cd was pretty clean compared to some of the older stuff


yea...it really wasnt

except for the hidden track

errrrr

[Jay42]

Blink....

I think I heard them the first time when they were called GREEN DAY.

[timberwolf_s]

"crappiest poser band"... second that. even crappier and even more poserish than than the crappiest poser band sum 41. they both used to be good, but not even great. if mtv wanted a "punk" band, they could have done better. lots of kids might have spikey hair now and go to shows with their dads, but its not punk.

[Unregistered]

well, it could be considered punk to rebel against traditional punk rebellion and actually be popular.

[Scott]

that was me, why does it log me out so much on it's own?

[Liv'n God Loud]

I ues to listen to a lot of blink 182 but now W/ bands like Reliant K and pax 217 why do we need to listen to such use less crap????? sure pax 217 sopuns like "311" but you know that the musical stytles of reliant k and 182 are kinda similar.... but the pure things they talk about, sex, drinking,sodomy... need i say more????? but if i had to pick a best song than it would be um.... oh nuts that one is it actualy callled girl at the rock show????? one of the ones that was written on tour.

[Ali4God]

Originally posted by SenorPapaCabasa
Ive seen like an old video of his past band plaing and they all have on like superhero costumes, and travis is playing only a snare drum... ha:D

The Aquabats (Travis' previous engagement) are fabulous... very funny...
*Alison*

[Ali4God]

Here he is kids... Mr. Hardcore Travis was once, and I quote, "The Baron Von Tito (with All drums and percussion, tractor beam stare, and mach 10 dexterity).
HAHAHAHA!
*Alison*

[Scott]

lol, funny picture. but next time save it as a jpeg or a gif please, save on the download.

[lifehouseguy]

blink sux they suck they really really suck

[Ali4God]

Yeah- I dunno what happened with the pic... I clicked "attach" the same way I do everytime I attach a pic and that happened (and I'm not too familiar with how to change formats and all that jazz...) Sorry guys!
*Alison*

[Pick it up!]

Blink...great voice quality, great drums, good everything-8-times guitar work, ruin it all with lousy lyrics. songs that glorify drinking and songs that treat and refer to girls as sex objects. this is not good to listen to at all.

[ChrisPeeper]

I hear the DeLonge Strat is a real mess-up... I heard Fender doesn't put any of their time into it.

[SenorPapaCabasa]

His guitar is weird.... its only got one small pickup.

Musicians friend had a tom delonge edition in the catalog last month:D


BTW....... blink rocks...... true punk is dieing.... sorry but its true.

[Liv'n God Loud]

the deLong sig strat a left handed head on a right hand body, one volume nob and a seymore duncan hi out put humbucker thats about it.... now lit on the other hand jeremy popoff playes a lot of diffrent guitars but he mostly playes a fender custom shop telecaster, a standard body but it has a seymore duncan trembucker in the bridge possission. thats about it, the guitar player from soul fly same kinda set up but he has a humbucker in ther mid possission and he playes ESP, stephen jenkins (is that his name????) the guitar player from 3rd eye blind likes his guitars W/o any nobs cause he just cranks them up any way ..... guitar styles are up to you!

[Pick it up!]

if punk is really dieing, blink is'nt helping keep it alive.

[timberwolf_s]

well, it could be considered punk to rebel against traditional punk rebellion and actually be popular.
lol. that made me laugh :) but really, bands like sum 41 and blink 182 really make me mad :mad: . they should change their names to sum 182 or something, get together, and make some tracks with nelly and christina aguilera. seriously though punk is dying and that's sad :( i used to sit around and tell my friends that i wished punk and ska could be popular. now it's starting to get popular but it's not the punk that i know. but at any rate i won't be lying down letting the corporate harlots step over me. i'll still pass out cd's on the school bus and make them play my music on the morning show in the morning. (that's always fun:) ) but i'll do a lot of things before i conform to whatever sell out crap that music is.

[Scott]

hey, leave Nelly Furtado alone. hold on, are you talking about nelly furtado?

[XxBaTmaNxX]

punk is not just a musical style
its kinda a lifestyle
i dont think true punk will
ever die.

[SenorPapaCabasa]

thats true..... i see the lifestyle all the time at many concerts i go to.....



but the true punk music is rare to come by these day..... like sex pistols and the rammones type stuff.

its still out there a little, but its fading.......

Btw......heres a pic of a guitar like tom's

[Scott]

punk is a lifestyle, but not a particularly healthy one. I mean, look at the state of John Lydon now (you may know him as Johnny Rotten).

[timberwolf_s]

i just posted this on another thread, i'm gonna paste it in here. remember this is just my opinion, my definition of an undefinable term :)

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I don't see why people have such a hard time of defining punk... PUNK IS 4 chorded songs, played by guys in tight pants, converse shoes, tight thirft store shirts, and discolored wild hair. If punk was standing up for what you believe in...then everyone would be a punk almost. I read on another online message board that someone said that converse weren't punk anymore cause all the punks wear them and it's not cool to have a trend... if that was the case then I guess the correct punk thing to do is to make your own clothes and shoes....
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imo, there are two parts of "punk". punk is music. (4 chorded songs, a few riffs, supersonic speed drums, and some trumpets if they're really cool ) musically, blink 182 and sum 41 are punk (pop punk anyway), no matter what somebody says. but the other part of punk is playing your music real. either play the music to express yourself, or play it to have a good time. don't play to impress people or to get big or to make money. because then you're no different than the rappers and pop stars, who don't even write their music. when it comes to music, everything you do should just be for yourself. don't think about anyone else. outside of music, just do your thing and don't back down if people don't like it. (granted, that's to a degree) blink and sum 41 are _not_ punk. if you like converse shoes and wild hair, wear it, but only for yourself. don't do it bcause you are "punk." punk is not caring if you are way different than everyone else. but punk is not about trying to be different. punk is about not giving a care about what people label you.

[XxBaTmaNxX]

nah lots of people are "punk" and dont look the part

[timberwolf_s]

yeah that was the point i was trying to get at actually :D . think i made it a little too long to follow though. the people who go out and try to look the part *cough cough blink cough cough cough ooh nasty phlegm* are the ones who are posing. cause the punks are the ones who don't care what society labels them. not really a lifestyle, just an attitude. but as soon as you start trying to advertise this so called "punk attitude" you have, it's not real anymore.

[mhz2010]

It's not what his guitar looks like (it's a strat tho) and Blink 182 is one of the best punk bands out there...they're so original and the music is SO phat...you CAN'T disagree with that now, can you?

Mike

*Life in Your Way*

[Travis]

Originally posted by mhz2010
Blink 182 is one of the best punk bands out there...they're so original and the music is SO phat...you CAN'T disagree with that now, can you?



Kinda... There are only 2 really orignial punk bands today and they are Green Day and The Offspring. I guess Blink does have a sound though, because their singer's voice is easy to pick out. 99.999% of punk is VERY unoriginal- it all sounds alike.

[SenorPapaCabasa]

Originally posted by PleasuresPain


99.999% of punk is VERY unoriginal- it all sounds alike.


Thats why its easy to tell who the best bands are, they are the ones that stick out and sound different.

[Travis]

Thats why its easy to tell who the best bands are, they are the ones that stick out and sound different.

That is true.

The Ramones
Sex Pistols
Green Day
Offspring

I think those are the only punk bands I respect.

[XxBaTmaNxX]

man pleasurepain those are GREAT bands there but there are sooo many more good ones but most are underground i agree with the unoriganalness of pop punk

[mhz2010]

Yeah, Green Day and The Offspring are 2 originals, but they aren't true punk anymore...they've become like Sum41, so I like bands like NOFX, AFI, etc. Real punk is out there, but too much has become pop punk...and Blink still rocks!

Mike

*Life in Your Way*

[swim2112]

their last live cd was a little, raunchy


A little?


I think that Blink is pretty good... they are not the best punk that I have heard...

They are hilarious though... even though it is X rated humor...

nah lots of people are "punk" and dont look the part

I could not agree more.... :D

[Scott]

real punk? heh. if real punk (ramones, sex pistols et al) were just starting to release their stuff now, they wouldn't be called punk, they'd be called rock.

[perhaps]

haha that is sooooo true

anyhoo GIRL FROM THE ROCK SHOW
=D

[XxBaTmaNxX]

thats why they were considered punk BACK THEN

[perhaps]

Originally posted by XxBaTmaNxX
thats why they were considered punk BACK THEN

meow!

;)

[XxBaTmaNxX]

uhh meow??????????

that wasnt supposed to sound mean or nothun
uhh

[Scott]

ach, I'm just trying to convert people to some good music, the smiths and stuff like that, go buy some old british punk, you won't regret it, you'll hear where the more modern bands take their cues.....

[XxBaTmaNxX]

Hey i like the old punk bands so there
Mark used to be in love with the smiths:kduh: :klol: :kshock:

[Jeffrey]

The new blink-182 track is really good, and not what I was expecting. The subject matter is a bit blue, but it's still pretty smooth.

[~taproot~]

I agree that blink's new song was different but it was very good

[Sean]

Well, I can't say I always agree with Jeff, but if he says that the new Blink182 song is really good, then I know I'll go check it out.

[Mr.Zachcore]

i didn't even know they had a new song. hmmm i may also have to check it out

[Underhill]

I don't think their new song is very good.

[Sean]

Are you a fan of their other stuff?

[perhaps]

Ew, I hate my old posts.

[Underhill]

Are you a fan of their other stuff?Am I? No.

[Sean]

So it wouldn't be expected that you would like their new stuff.

[Sean]

Blink182 is doing a 9 date club tour and tickets are only $1. Something tells me those are going to be some very very crowded concerts.

Here are the "DollaBill" tour dates:

Nov. 6: Boston (Avalon)
Nov. 7: Philadelphia (TLA)
Nov. 8: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Nov. 9: New York (Irving Plaza)
Nov. 12: Detroit (St. Andrews)
Nov. 13: Chicago (House of Blues)
Nov. 14: Minneapolis (Quest)
Nov. 17-18: Los Angeles (Avalon)
Nov. 21: San Diego (Soma)

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, Bubba Sparxxx is opening.

Hm.

Man, their new song is so catchy, but it's so naughty. I haven't seen the video yet, but the link on their website for it shows scantily-clad ladies. I may not watch it anytime soon.

[Sean]

I heard the new single on the radio once. It was definately interesting. I'll have to listen to it more to give a fair judgment.

[Skeeter]

The album's out and it's not half bad. I actually like it a lot. I don't have it, but my friend does, and we've been listening to it for the past couple days. They moved away from the whole pop-punk genre and did something relatively unique. I don't normally like Blink 182 that much, but the new album is hard to ignore. Good stuff.

[perhaps]

It makes me sad that I didn't get a ticket to a cheap concert, even though they sucked live when I saw them.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I dig the new stuff I've heard. I definitely want the disc. I like the direction.

The video for their single is horrible, however. So lame.

[RobertF]

My best friend got their new c.d. the other day and he loves it. He said it's way more artsy than their previous stuff. I used to be a HUGE blink fan back in the day, but stopped listening to them after a while. So, I'll have to give the new one a listen.

[Skeeter]

It's definitely a more artsy effort. There are a lot more easy-going songs and slow grooves. Travis has definitely improved as a drummer, throwing a lot more variety into his rhythms.

[RobertF]

I borrowed the c.d. yesterday from my best friend. After giving it a listen through and a half, I must say, I really like it. "I Miss You" is probably my favorite track off of it. They also have a track that features the singer from The Cure. I thought that was cool.

[Than]

I've liked the singles that I've heard. They're wildly catchy.

[RobertF]

I've liked the singles that I've heard. They're wildly catchy.

As are all of blink-182 songs. :)

500 posts! I can moderate something now.

[HooBassist]

"All Of This" from the new Blink album is such a great song. It has Robert Smith from The Cure singing on it. I cant get enough of this song.

[Jeffrey]

"All Of This" from the new Blink album is such a great song. It has Robert Smith from The Cure singing on it. I cant get enough of this song.

Buh.

Buh.

BUH!!!

ROBERT SMITH IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS!!

[HooBassist]

Buh.

Buh.

BUH!!!

ROBERT SMITH IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS!!
Buh.

Buh.

BUH!!!

He is the man.

[fiveminuteplan]

The new album is definitely good. They've set aside the formula for a big, over-produced rock record for something real. It's softer than they usually are with songs like All of This and I Miss You, but also harder then they usually are with songs like Stockholm Syndrome and Obvious. It's just more versatile. It kind of sounds like Box Car Racer meets Jimmy Eat World. There are also no lines on it like "He took the seat off his own bike because he liked the way it felt." I'm so glad that they decided to ditch the whole prolonged adolescence thing. The only complaint I have is that I wish that Mark sang more on it. I just like his voice more, and I already have the BCR album if I want to hear Tom. I'd say that Tom sings more than half the time on it. All of This is my favorite as well, Robert Smith is awesome on it.

[~taproot~]

John preatty much nailed what their new cd is like, so in the end go buy the stupid cd! You all will like it

[benhendrickson]

I also have to admit that it is amazingly mediocre. It seems that they finally graduated from high school at the ripe age of 48, (as it appears that there are no references to the prom).

[Clayton]

THe ne CD is a good listen. No song should be as catchy as thier new single. HeHe and the subject matter is a little risk eah. But its a good CD.

[Kenny C.]

hey in cheshire cat they were pretty funny and most of their videos are funny but i have to admit, i'm glad there are no more songs about um wanting to have sex with a dog and having sex with your grandpa

[Clayton]

hey in cheshire cat they were pretty funny and most of their videos are funny but i have to admit, i'm glad there are no more songs about um wanting to have sex with a dog and having sex with your grandpa

Amen to that. I wonder if they realised that people might get sick of that same stuff over and over?

[emo_boy]

I've heard that blink 182 broke up. Is this true? If so i think we need a moment of silence.

[MJ_Avalanche]

If they did, it's about stinkin' time.

[Kenny C.]

Supposedly it's a hiatus. Like I said in a another thread, what makes me somewhat sad about this is that they were really starting to get pretty good with the last record. If I would have listened to them back in 1995 when they released their first cd I would have never thought that they would make a song like The Fallen Interlude.
-kenny

[Opie]

I've heard that blink 182 broke up. Is this true?

I hope so

[G.E. Thorpe]

I hope so :clap:

[bobthecockroach]

I have this feeling that Blink 182 is going to go on and off for the next 20 years or so.

[meatfinger]

As Kenny said, it's a hiatus, similar to the one several years ago (during which Boxcar Racer was formed). They haven't broken up (at least yet), and I suggest that all of you who are hoping so repent forthright.

[emo_boy]

Wow, I sense some dislike here lol. Yeah, I saw the article on MTV.com about them and they're calling it a hiatus. As much as I like them I hope they don't, as bob said, go down the path of the hair band saga of farewell and reunion tours and so on.

[DreamChaser]

Heya,

I hope they don't break up. Their last ablum was fantastic. I want to see if they can improve even more.

[thelitguy]

All the praise from the new album makes me somewhat upset, considering many of their albums have just as strong songs on them.

Supposedly it's a hiatus.

That usually is a way for a band to say they are breaking up without actually saying so. Look at At the Drive In.

[Kenny C.]

All the praise from the new album makes me somewhat upset, considering many of their albums have just as strong songs on them.

I agree, the old albums had good songs on them too but I just really liked the new album the best. Dumpweed off of Enema Of The State has to be one of my favorite songs by them.

That usually is a way for a band to say they are breaking up without actually saying so. Look at At the Drive In.

Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Fugazi did that too.
-Kenny

[Micahb]

The new CD was really good, but I absolutly adored Enema of the State. That CD was brilliant, IMHO.

[meatfinger]

That usually is a way for a band to say they are breaking up without actually saying so. Look at At the Drive In.

Blink's had one of these "hiatuses" before, though, and came back for more. So I guess we'll see.

[Mattlock]

I'm not happy 'cause Blink isn't making anymore music, but that it'll hopefully mean that all the bands that copied Blink aren't making anymore music.

[bread man]

All the praise from the new album makes me somewhat upset, considering many of their albums have just as strong songs on them.

None of them are as consistant or as adventerous though.

[emo_boy]

Yeah, the whole wave of pop-punk following blink and greenday was very troubling.

[thelitguy]

None of them are as consistant or as adventerous though.

I could possibly argue the consitantsy of the former albums, but you hit the adventerous part right on the head. I think it's just where I have this oddly huge obsession with their song Carousel.

[bread man]

I find it hard to distinguish between songs on their earlier albums, though I've only heard "Dude Ranch" onwards. There are breaks, like "Adam's Song" and "Stay Together For The Kids", but with the fast stuff, I can't really tell the difference. Not that the songs aren't good.

I'ma listen to Carousel right now.

[JESOd]

has anyone heard the song....Not Now?
:clap:

i was in the car and I didn't believe the lyrics matched the band....... anyone agree? Either way....... YAY!!!!

[bread man]

Threads merged. Next time you want to make a thread, search to see if there is already a similar one.

With that out of the way, do they have a new song?

[JESOd]

you know i searched...... then got lazy. lol so thank you. :)

but yeah. they had put it on their last album UK only..now it's all over the radio and they are making a video for it. the last thing blink plans to do before they are completely over. T_T

[bread man]

Oh, fair enough. I saw on their site that Tom has a new band. I bet they will have a reunion tour in like 5 years.

[Kenny C.]

I'm guessing that they'll be back next year. I have to say, Cheshire Cat and Enema of the State were probably two of the best pop-punk records of the whole pop-punk boom in the 90's. Heck, they're probably two of the best pop albums of the 90's.

[JESOd]

Angel and Airwaves is the name of his new band........ said it's suppose ot better than pink floyd.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510812/10032005/blink_182.jhtml


I doubt they'll get back together that soon if they do.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497401/20050223/story.jhtml


:)

[Kenny C.]

Apparantly, there is a greatest hits cd/dvd coming out this November.