Final Four: Taking Back Sunday vs. Blink 182

[Anton Djamoos]

Which band is your favorite?

[hailthewarrior]

Blink will win this, and I'm just going to be honest and say I rather listen to TBS, so I gave them my vote.

[XEmoBoyShandorX]

Blink!!!

[TSLROCKS]

Blink easily

[The Summer Ends]

Blink all the way on this one.

TBS has REALLY fallen off in my opinion.

[makeshiftmind]

Blink for sure

[Uwe Blab]

Blink. Never cared much for TBS.

[CarryOn09]

voting for TBS just to be a bitch. i dont want blink to win this.

[ashiex3]

Of course, Blink.

[Takk...Ros]

Duh silly. Blink fer sure

[b4_dRun]

Blink-182

[nlo13]

voting for TBS just to be a bitch. i dont want blink to win this.

I'm glad you at least recognize that you're being a bitch.

I never liked TBS :shudder:

[WTG]

TBS. It's sad...the only chance TBS had to go to the finals on this site was if they went up against JEW.


By the way, for all of the hate POURED upon the band, they are one of the four favorite bands on ap.net. Nice.

[fishguts182]

blink

[Until The Bombs]

Blink. This is going to be such an easy match up with Blink's reunion and all the hate TBS's new stuff has been getting.

[fly_guy]

I had to blink twice because I thought TBS was winning. LOLOL

[NinjaChele]

whoohooo blink

[westendriot]

Blink

[themahon990]

I voted for TBS, theres no use though, blinks gonna win easily. I agree with what WTG said, its funny how much everyone hates them, yet there final four, lol

[eman83]

Blink-182.

[dani1292]

I voted for TBS, theres no use though, blinks gonna win easily. I agree with what WTG said, its funny how much everyone hates them, yet there final four, lol

It's not that everyone hates them, it's that those who love them rarely speak up.

[tcemoo]

While I love Tell All Your Friends more than any single album Blink put out, the other TBS releases kill it for me.

I vote Blink, as their overall collection is better than TBS's.

[chipdip18]

Blink. This is going to be such an easy match up with Blink's reunion and all the hate TBS's new stuff has been getting.

Haha seriously. I'm getting tired of seeing and hearing about blink everywhere in the music world though.

[eman83]

This is getting lopsided.

[MyWorldEntire]

I like more TBS songs, so I went with them.

[popdisaster00]

blink, hands down

[schmalz]

Blink.

[Formatfun]

Blink 182... easy for me. Those guys made me partly who I am today.

[cscwell107]

Easily Blink

[Remote]

TBS, never really got into blink

[nlo13]

the JEW/Brand New Poll is fucking CLOSE.

[Keagan Ilvonen]

Blink.

[DejaNew]

Easy

[jr0d5]

how did TBS get this far?

[schmalz]

how did TBS get this far?

That is a very good question.

[eman83]

TBS beat Thrice so therefore they move on. What is so hard to understand about that?

[ghelms88]

Blink all the way.

[Steve Henderson]

No clue how the fuck TBS got this far.

[eman83]

No clue how the fuck TBS got this far.

Voters told all their friends?

[CarryOn09]

I'm glad you at least recognize that you're being a bitch.

I never liked TBS :shudder:
:appl:

very witty.

[gladnads]

In before TBS steals another silly round

[abusedcat]

Blink.

[ACA]

Thrice

[SlappedActor]

Thrice

hiyooooo

[boysandbulletsx]

I've never been into Blink. I was really, really into Taking Back Sunday at one point. So my vote goes to TBS.

[andhearts12]

BLINK. No questions asked.

[RAMROD85]

damn shame. these polls are no longer interesting.

[nlo13]

:appl:

very witty.

Wasn't supposed to be witty, it's just the truth. Voting for a band's opposition just to see the band lose is just a bitch move, plain and simple.

[bobby runs]

This site would not exist were it not for Blink. It's like voting against George Washington.

[amysaurus]

Oh my fuck. I just voted for TBS on accident. I meant to vote for blink, but I guess it doesn't really matter since they're winning by a landslide anyway.

[Bobby Tucker]

TBS. It's sad...the only chance TBS had to go to the finals on this site was if they went up against JEW.


By the way, for all of the hate POURED upon the band, they are one of the four favorite bands on ap.net. Nice.

Although I'd say the other three (JEW, Blink, and Brand New) are easily the favorites on this site, the way the brackets are set up doesn't guarantee that the final four are in fact the favorite four...

What if Brand New had beaten JEW in one of the first rounds? Even if they never made it past that first round, I would still say that JEW is one of the favorites on this site. The matchups certainly alter the complexion of this "competition", where lesser bands flew into later rounds because of easy pairings; not saying that TBS is one of those bands (see Thrice and SoCo as really tough matchups). I mean, I bet very few people would have said SoCo as an Elite Eight, but they had the matchups (including a McMahon only bout in the Sweet 16) to get them that far...

That being said, TBS did have some of the toughest matchups in beating Thrice and SoCo in consecutive weeks, so much respect to them. I'll never pour hate on a group that puts out something like TAYF, even if I can't get into their later work. I'm really just arguing semantics here anyways, so it's basically a moot point...

[bobby runs]

Oh my fuck. I just voted for TBS on accident. I meant to vote for blink, but I guess it doesn't really matter since they're winning by a landslide anyway.
If they lose I'm blaming you.

[nlo13]

This site would not exist were it not for Blink. It's like voting against George Washington.

haha. good point.

[andhearts12]

This site would not exist were it not for Blink. It's like voting against George Washington.

Hell, pop-punk music wouldn't be what it is today without them.

[BigAl]

Blink-182.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Taking Back Sunday just because of TAYF. Not to mention Blink took out Fall Out Boy, and Northstar.

[bobby runs]

Although I'd say the other three (JEW, Blink, and Brand New) are easily the favorites on this site, the way the brackets are set up doesn't guarantee that the final four are in fact the favorite four...

What if Brand New had beaten JEW in one of the first rounds? Even if they never made it past that first round, I would still say that JEW is one of the favorites on this site. The matchups certainly alter the complexion of this "competition", where lesser bands flew into later rounds because of easy pairings; not saying that TBS is one of those bands (see Thrice and SoCo as really tough matchups). I mean, I bet very few people would have said SoCo as an Elite Eight, but they had the matchups (including a McMahon only bout in the Sweet 16) to get them that far...

That being said, TBS did have some of the toughest matchups in beating Thrice and SoCo in consecutive weeks, so much respect to them. I'll never pour hate on a group that puts out something like TAYF, even if I can't get into their later work. I'm really just arguing semantics here anyways, so it's basically a moot point...
I would say The Starting Line had the toughest road to get how far they went. They never had an easy match up.

[xjulianx89]

In before TBS steals another silly round

You're kidding, right?

[nlo13]

Taking Back Sunday just because of TAYF. Not to mention Blink took out Fall Out Boy, and Northstar.

Ah, 14 years old. I could see why you wouldn't understand Blink beating those bands.

[Takk...Ros]

Although I'd say the other three (JEW, Blink, and Brand New) are easily the favorites on this site, the way the brackets are set up doesn't guarantee that the final four are in fact the favorite four...

What if Brand New had beaten JEW in one of the first rounds? Even if they never made it past that first round, I would still say that JEW is one of the favorites on this site. The matchups certainly alter the complexion of this "competition", where lesser bands flew into later rounds because of easy pairings; not saying that TBS is one of those bands (see Thrice and SoCo as really tough matchups). I mean, I bet very few people would have said SoCo as an Elite Eight, but they had the matchups (including a McMahon only bout in the Sweet 16) to get them that far...

That being said, TBS did have some of the toughest matchups in beating Thrice and SoCo in consecutive weeks, so much respect to them. I'll never pour hate on a group that puts out something like TAYF, even if I can't get into their later work. I'm really just arguing semantics here anyways, so it's basically a moot point...
I've never gotten into TBS. I've never even heard TAYF, so I was judging them on the few singles from later albums (probably not fair, but whatever) and the fact that they took out BOTH Thrice and SoCo and I was pissed haha. Anyway, I think you make a really good point. The match ups had a lot of influence and weren't always "fair" for lack of a better term. I know they were random, but still.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Ah, 14 years old. I could see why you wouldn't understand Blink beating those bands.
I understand it perfectly, I just don't like it. FOB is my blink-182, without them I wouldn't be in this scene and Northstar is a better band.

[hiya]

My heart told me to go wth Taking Back Sunday, so that's what I did.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Blinkety Blinkety Blink Blink Blink.

[ghsNICK!]

Blink 182 will win this entire thing.

[CarryOn09]

Wasn't supposed to be witty, it's just the truth. Voting for a band's opposition just to see the band lose is just a bitch move, plain and simple.
wait for it....
wait for it...
wait ...

nope. still dont care.

[nlo13]

I understand it perfectly, I just don't like it. FOB is my blink-182, without them I wouldn't be in this scene and Northstar is a better band.

They must be, considering I've never even heard of them.

I get it about FOB, though. But Blink are the originators

[guiguedz]

I can't believe tha TBS got this far, actually.

[nlo13]

wait for it....
wait for it...
wait ...

nope. still dont care.

uh oh. bitch needs to get laid.

[CarryOn09]

uh oh. bitch needs to get laid.
:rotfl:

[timb89]

blink were alwasy gonna win this from the start

[AndieZ]

i chose tbs, they keep coming out with good shit, blink kinda fizzled for me

[brenByah]

I would pick Tell All Your Friends over anything Blink's put out, yet overall I still gotta go with Blink.

[Driven]

Meh, not a fan at all of Blink. TBS for me.

[MyWorldEntire]

People being elitist about Blink 182 is hysterical. Green Day did more for pop punk, and is a better band.

[nlo13]

People being elitist about Blink 182 is hysterical. Green Day did more for pop punk, and is a better band.

They are a better band. But in no way did they do more for pop punk.

Say what you will about how "good" Blink is but Enema of the State remains to be the THE pop-punk album that started what we're seeing now-adays as pop-punk.

[MyWorldEntire]

They are a better band. But in no way did they do more for pop punk.

You could say that if Green Day didn't write Dookie, there would have never been the wave of pop punk bands led by Blink.

[roju]

blink

[get up kidd]

If TBS had only put out Tell all your friends i would be voting for them... but they didt.. so. yeah.

[nlo13]

You could say that if Green Day didn't write Dookie, there would have never been the wave of pop punk bands led by Blink.

That's not true at all. Blink wasn't influenced by Green Day, therefore if Green Day never existed, Blink would still sound the same, and they would still lead the wave of new pop-punk bands.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Surprised TBS made it this far. Blink takes it though.

[Volo]

They are a better band. But in no way did they do more for pop punk.Ehhhh. Dookie did a lot for pop punk. Blink didn't really start getting ridiculous amounts of exposure until Enema of the State which was, what, 5 years later?

Edit: I had to go with blink on this; I like three of their albums, as opposed to only one of TBS's.

[chipdip18]

They are a better band. But in no way did they do more for pop punk.

Say what you will about how "good" Blink is but Enema of the State remains to be the THE pop-punk album that started what we're seeing now-adays as pop-punk.

Every single Green Day album preceeding Enema of the State did more than Enema of the State.

[MyWorldEntire]

That's not true at all. Blink wasn't influenced by Green Day, therefore if Green Day never existed, Blink would still sound the same, and they would still lead the wave of new pop-punk bands.

Dookie is the first pop punk album to gain huge sales success. This opened up a huge market for people who wanted to hear pop punk, and Blink stepped into that place, whether or not Green Day was an influence on them.

[WFUJerseyJon]

Blink, easily. TBS should not have made it this far.

[nlo13]

Ehhhh. Dookie did a lot for pop punk. Blink didn't really start getting ridiculous amounts of exposure until Enema of the State which was, what, 5 years later?

And your point is? Pop-punk really didn't explode as a scene until after Enema. If it exploded RIGHT after Dookie, you would have a point. But I don't really see the point that they were 5 years apart has to do with anything. Blink was never influenced by Green Day, nor did they follow them, they were all playing music at the same time.

[blimpcityhero11]

blink easily...

[boysandbulletsx]

If this was 2002/2003, I think that TBS would take the cake. I'm just sayin'.

[chipdip18]

If this was 2002/2003, I think that TBS would take the cake. I'm just sayin'.

I think they would have needed Where You Want to Be under their belt before you could say that.

[nlo13]

Every single Green Day album preceeding Enema of the State did more than Enema of the State.

Sorry, I give a lot of respect to Green Day and definitely dookie but that's just a dumb comment.

[AgainstTheOcean]

Tbs

[Greg]

haha if TBS won the site should be shut down. the site would have too many idiots on here to go on. good to see the place isn't full of all idiots.

[chipdip18]

Sorry, I give a lot of respect to Green Day and definitely dookie but that's just a dumb comment.

Enema of the State was the biggest fluke set up in the 90s. It was the most shallow pop-punk record to make it to the mainstream.

edit: Yeah, it was a really stupid comment haha.

[DejaNew]

haha if TBS won the site should be shut down. the site would have too many idiots on here to go on. good to see the place isn't full of all idiots.
LOL

[boysandbulletsx]

I think they would have needed Where You Want to Be under their belt before you could say that.
Do you really think so? I'm not too sure. TBS really fell out of favor with WYWTB. I think they could have done it without that album.

[Mibabalou]

blink is best ever

[xJesusFreakx]

I voted for TBS because blink-182 is already going to annihilate, and I want to cushion the blow, even though I'm mad at TBS for eliminating Thrice.

[nlo13]

Dookie is the first pop punk album to gain huge sales success. This opened up a huge market for people who wanted to hear pop punk, and Blink stepped into that place, whether or not Green Day was an influence on them.

Dude, if you want to play the "it's first therefore it has more influence" card you would have to attribute their success to their influences, and then their influences' influences, it goes on and on, that just doesn't work. Blink and Green day were both producing the same kind of music at the same time. They're both very influential. Let's leave it at that.

[Cheshire_Buddha]

This is like choosing between a really good hamburger and a hamburger that would have tasted great if you ate it when it first came out, but you decided to leave it in your fridge for eight years and when you finally decided to eat it you realized how it now tastes like shit.

blink-182, all the way.

[andhearts12]

Why isn't it Blink vs Green Day? Now that would be a good competition.

[chipdip18]

Do you really think so? I'm not so sure. TBS really fell out of favor with WYWTB. I think they could have done it without that album.

I mean, don't get my wrong, i know this site reveres Tell All Your Friends and only likes Where You Want to Be, but it's easy to get skeptical of a band with only one album out and hail them so highly. I mean around 2003 blink was still in the prime with the untitled/self-released album, Brand New only had YFW and would have lost (unless this was in 2003 after Deja Entendu came out) and JEW had recently put out Bleed American, arguably the highest point of their career. I think too many factors would have kept them from 2003, but in 2005, blink was over, Deja hype was slowed down and JEW had just put out Futures. There, TBS was still hot stuff and could have taken it.

[Greg]

And your point is? Pop-punk really didn't explode as a scene until after Enema. If it exploded RIGHT after Dookie, you would have a point. But I don't really see the point that they were 5 years apart has to do with anything. Blink was never influenced by Green Day, nor did they follow them, they were all playing music at the same time.

what!?! are you high? Blink loved Green Day when they first started. you do realize Green Day started in late the 80's and Blink was early 90's. which yea, is only a handful of years difference, but I know I have seen an old picture of Mark wearing an old Kerplunk shirt. saying Blink had no influence from Green Day is total incompetence.

EDIT: and I had a fail there haha

[MyWorldEntire]

Dude, if you want to play the "it's first therefore it has more influence" card you would have to attribute their success to their influences, and then their influences' influences, it goes on and on, that just doesn't work. Blink and Green day were both producing the same kind of music at the same time. They're both very influential. Let's leave it at that.

No because you completely ignored my point. This has nothing to do with whether Blink was influenced by Green Day. Dookie exploded pop-punk into the mainstream, therefore creating a market for bands like Blink 182 to get big. Without Green Day, it's quite likely Blink 182 never becomes as big of a pop-punk band as they are today.

[Merkin]

easy

[boomerangslang]

I understand it perfectly, I just don't like it. FOB is my blink-182, without them I wouldn't be in this scene and Northstar is a better band.

Agree wholeheartedly. Shame they didn't make it out of the first round.

[MyWorldEntire]

what!?! are you high? Blink loved Green Day when they first started. you do realize Green Day started in late the 80's and Blink was early 90's. which yea, is only a handful of years difference, but I know I have seen an old picture of Mark wearing an old Kerplunk shirt. saying Blink had no influence from Green Day total incompetence.

Thanks for the useful info.

[nlo13]

what!?! are you high? Blink loved Green Day when they first started. you do realize Green Day started in late the 80's and Blink was early 90's. which yea, is only a handful of years difference, but I know I have seen an old picture of Mark wearing an old Kerplunk shirt. saying Blink had no influence from Green Day total incompetence.

... cool ... a t-shirt.
well if that's the best you've got.
Blink has always cited Dinosaur Jr. , The Descendents, Screeching Weasel, The Cure, and so on as their influences.
If they LOVED green day as much as you claim they did they would definitely have cited them. but. never happened. because they weren't. they were two bands playing in the same skate/pop-punk style at the same time.

[tawtaw]

Blink will win this, and I'm just going to be honest and say I rather listen to TBS, so I gave them my vote.

This.

[andhearts12]

Blink liked Green Day, but were not influenced by them. It is quite possible to like somebody without being influenced by them.

[chipdip18]

No because you completely ignored my point. This has nothing to do with whether Blink was influenced by Green Day. Dookie exploded pop-punk into the mainstream, therefore creating a market for bands like Blink 182 to get big. Without Green Day, it's quite likely Blink 182 never becomes as big of a pop-punk band as they are today.

Which brings up an excellent point. Green Day was much more influencial in the fact that they built the foundation for blink to take off. go to www.sunonthesand.net (http://www.sunonthesand.net) and read the article on how the Pixies did the same thing for Grunge/Nirvana.

[DejaNew]

It would be hilarious to see BN vs TBS. It won't happen though.

[DejaNew]

Which brings up an excellent point. Green Day was much more influencial in the fact that they built the foundation for blink to take off. go to www.sunonthesand.net (http://www.sunonthesand.net) and read the article on how the Pixies did the same thing for Grunge/Nirvana.
Shameless self promotion? Love your site by the way. You guys do a great job.

[phil19]

i like both, but i think ive liked blink more for longer so they get my vote

[chipdip18]

Blink liked Green Day, but were not influenced by them. It is quite possible to like somebody without being influenced by them.

No one disagrees there, what people are disagreeing on is whether or not blink was influenced by them. I can totally see it personally, although i would agree that The Descendents probably influenced them more.

[MyWorldEntire]

Which brings up an excellent point. Green Day was much more influencial in the fact that they built the foundation for blink to take off. go to www.sunonthesand.net (http://www.sunonthesand.net) and read the article on how the Pixies did the same thing for Grunge/Nirvana.

More people need to read that article, some of the best writing we have on the site.

[chipdip18]

Shameless self promotion? Love your site by the way. You guys do a great job.

Hahaha totally. It's my article too haha.

Thanks for enjoying it! What do you like about it? Just out of curiousity.

[nlo13]

No because you completely ignored my point. This has nothing to do with whether Blink was influenced by Green Day. Dookie exploded pop-punk into the mainstream, therefore creating a market for bands like Blink 182 to get big. Without Green Day, it's quite likely Blink 182 never becomes as big of a pop-punk band as they are today.

Not really, Blink and Green day were producing VERY similar style music; the sounds coming from Dookie were very similar to the sounds coming from Blink at the time so even if Dookie failed to exist, blink's albums would have had the same impact as dookie.

[chipdip18]

More people need to read that article, some of the best writing we have on the site.

Well thank you! That's a huge compliment. I wish it was read as much as my Godspeed one. And it came out on the 20th anniversary of Doolittle, just a fun fact.

[Greg]

... cool ... a t-shirt.
well if that's the best you've got.
Blink has always cited Dinosaur Jr. , The Descendents, Screeching Weasel, The Cure, and so on as their influences.
If they LOVED green day as much as you claim they did they would definitely have cited them. but. never happened. because they weren't. they were two bands playing in the same skate/pop-punk style at the same time.

wow there is a lot of fail here.

first off... the t shirt is simply one example of Green Day influencing Blink. to say that Mark wore it just for kicks and not because he enjoyed the album is just ignorant.

and where is this definitive list of Blink influences? why is it limited to only those bands? who are you to say those are the only bands to influence them? I also know Blink has been influenced by bands like Jimmy Eat World, a band not mentioned by you.

And I never claimed they LOVED Green Day any certain amount. I said they were influenced by them. And they have cited Green Day as an influence. I know they said so WHEN THEY TOURED WITH THEM. The fact that they played music around the same time doesn't mean one band can't influence the other. Your conclusion is illogical.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Which brings up an excellent point. Green Day was much more influencial in the fact that they built the foundation for blink to take off. go to www.sunonthesand.net (http://www.sunonthesand.net) and read the article on how the Pixies did the same thing for Grunge/Nirvana.
hahaha I love how you come in here and promote your article without giving a fuck.

[DejaNew]

Hahaha totally. It's my article too haha.

Thanks for enjoying it! What do you like about it? Just out of curiousity.
I find alot of great reviews there, and all the bands you guys post there that aren't posted here are usually pretty fuckin awesome. Plus, every one of you that I've came across on here has almost always really known what they were talking about. Btw, I miss lunchforthesky.

[Greg]

Not really, Blink and Green day were producing VERY similar style music; the sounds coming from Dookie were very similar to the sounds coming from Blink at the time so even if Dookie failed to exist, blink's albums would have had the same impact as dookie.

hahahahah are you serious? that is an insanely ignorant statement. you have NO idea Blink would have done what Green Day did. there are so many factors and reasons why things went the way they did for GD.

it is clear you have NO IDEA what you are talking about.

[DejaNew]

... cool ... a t-shirt.
well if that's the best you've got.
Blink has always cited Dinosaur Jr. , The Descendents, Screeching Weasel, The Cure, and so on as their influences.
If they LOVED green day as much as you claim they did they would definitely have cited them. but. never happened. because they weren't. they were two bands playing in the same skate/pop-punk style at the same time.
Oh, you know how to use wikipedia? Congratulations.

[jimjam32]

i bet jason tate voted for taking back sunday ;-)



weird twist that TBS outlasted fall out boy. buttttt they did go against the almighty blink.

[color_coded]

Blink

[boysandbulletsx]

I mean, don't get my wrong, i know this site reveres Tell All Your Friends and only likes Where You Want to Be, but it's easy to get skeptical of a band with only one album out and hail them so highly. I mean around 2003 blink was still in the prime with the untitled/self-released album, Brand New only had YFW and would have lost (unless this was in 2003 after Deja Entendu came out) and JEW had recently put out Bleed American, arguably the highest point of their career. I think too many factors would have kept them from 2003, but in 2005, blink was over, Deja hype was slowed down and JEW had just put out Futures. There, TBS was still hot stuff and could have taken it.
For me, the not-so-good half of WYWTB overwhelms the better half of WYWTB. But I see what you're saying and I'll agree. I stand corrected. However, by 2003, I think the attention on Bleed America had already worn off.

[nlo13]

wow there is a lot of fail here.

first off... the t shirt is simply one example of Green Day influencing Blink. to say that Mark wore it just for kicks and not because he enjoyed the album is just ignorant.

and where is this definitive list of Blink influences? why is it limited to only those bands? who are you to say those are the only bands to influence them? I also know Blink has been influenced by bands like Jimmy Eat World, a band not mentioned by you.

And I never claimed they LOVED Green Day any certain amount. I said they were influenced by them. And they have cited Green Day as an influence. I know they said so WHEN THEY TOURED WITH THEM. The fact that they played music around the same time doesn't mean one band can't influence the other. Your conclusion is illogical.


My conclusion is illogical?! 90% of your conclusion was based on a T-shirt. It is VERY easy to like a band and still not be influenced by them.

[nlo13]

Oh, you know how to use wikipedia? Congratulations.

Uh no fuck you dude I know my band.

[Greg]

My conclusion is illogical?! 90% of your conclusion was based on a T-shirt. It is VERY easy to like a band and still not be influenced by them.
Mark has said he used to play Green Day covers in his garage with various people. Sure sounds like he was influenced by them.

Your conclusion is illogical because it is based on nothing. Where is this definitive list of Blink's influences?

[Volo]

My conclusion is illogical?! 90% of your conclusion was based on a T-shirt. It is VERY easy to like a band and still not be influenced by them.If you're a musician? No. It's really, really not easy to do that.

Uh no fuck you dude I know my band.blink-182 White Knight patrol comin' through folks.
Hint: They said outright Green Day influenced them when they toured together.

[Greg]

Uh no fuck you dude I know my band.
you are a 19 yr old nobody who doesn't know everything about Blink 182.

here's the secret part though.... it's okay. deal with it.

[poppunknerd182]

TBS. It's sad...the only chance TBS had to go to the finals on this site was if they went up against JEW.


By the way, for all of the hate POURED upon the band, they are one of the four favorite bands on ap.net. Nice.
1st point....I don't think they'd stand a chance against JEW

2nd point...what I was going to say haha

[crivor]

Blink will take this one.

[DejaNew]

Uh no fuck you dude I know my band.
WOAH! You must know "your" band a lot more than we all know them. I wasn't aware they were yours though, I'll back off. LOL.

[xsinkshipsx]

blink is going to win the whole thing...i had to be honest with myself...blink got me into all the music I like today but at this point...I had to say that I'd rather listen to a TBS album over blink.....if it is a blink v. BN final (which it will be).....I'll go blink...but even thought I knew blink would win....I had to give my vote to tbs

[DejaNew]

hey buddy, I never said I knew everything. But influences are something you know if you're a fan. Not a big deal.
You are a joke.

[nlo13]

WOAH! You must know "your" band a lot more than we all know them. I wasn't aware they were yours though, I'll back off. LOL.

hah. you know what i meant dude. they are my favorite band so I obviously would know a couple of their influences without having to look them up on wikipedia.

[Greg]

hey buddy, I never said I knew everything. But influences are something you know if you're a fan. Not a big deal.
haha hey "buddy"

I am not denying the influences you listed.... but on what authortiy can you say Green Day had no influence on Blink? where is this info coming from?

hint: if it is only you, you DON'T count as an authority on their influences.

[DejaNew]

hah. you know what i meant dude. they are my favorite band so I obviously would know a couple of their influences without having to look them up on wikipedia.
No need to be so fucking agressive. You keep that up, and you won't last around here.

[Volo]

hah. you know what i meant dude. they are my favorite band so I obviously would know a couple of their influences without having to look them up on wikipedia.What?

Wait.

Is that a...



Is that a key phrase?

I think it is!

[DejaNew]

What?

Wait.

Is that a...



Is that a key phrase?

I think it is!
Haha, both of your last posts have been amazing.

[Volo]

Haha, both of your last posts have been amazing.The forum I usually troll isn't very active right now, so I came here instead!

(I really need another hobby)

[Greg]

If you're a musician? No. It's really, really not easy to do that.

blink-182 White Knight patrol comin' through folks.
Hint: They said outright Green Day influenced them when they toured together.

What?

Wait.

Is that a...



Is that a key phrase?

I think it is!


THIS kid is a winner. can we ban the other fuck for life and let this kid take his place in every way?

[andhearts12]

Truthfully, I think that if Green Day never existed, Blink would be no different. But I can't back that up with anything other than Blink never cited Green Day as inspiration, or ever strongly expressed that they were Green Day fans. They only mentioned a few times that they liked Green Day. In my 10 years of being a Blink fan, I never was given the impression that they had much of an impact on them.

[theguy77]

taking back sunday easily. they made good music once.

[nlo13]

haha hey "buddy"

I am not denying the influences you listed.... but on what authortiy can you say Green Day had no influence on Blink? where is this info coming from?

hint: if it is only you, you DON'T count as an authority on their influences.

haha i never said I was "authority"; we were just having a discussion. I am merely arguing that due to that fact that they they were both playing music at the same time (ei. blink did not grow up listening to them), and that they rarely to never cite them as a major influence as far as what I'VE seen ( I can't argue things I haven't seen/heard), then I can only conclude that they weren't. I never said I'm right I'm right, I'm just saying as far as I've seen, and I might be wrong, there is no reason to suggest Green Day had an impact on how Blink-182 wrote their songs.

[DejaNew]

The forum I usually troll isn't very active right now, so I came here instead!

(I really need another hobby)
You need to post more often. Everywhere. Where do you usually post?

[MyWorldEntire]

Not really, Blink and Green day were producing VERY similar style music; the sounds coming from Dookie were very similar to the sounds coming from Blink at the time so even if Dookie failed to exist, blink's albums would have had the same impact as dookie.

The sounds they made are actually irrelevant in this case. To have a breakthrough like Green Day did, not only do you need to write a great album, you need to be incredibly lucky. They managed to get Longview played on MTV, which eventually led to the incredible success of Dookie. This made it easier for mainstream music to accept pop punk bands, whichgave Blink the opening to become big. Let's just say Blink 182 released Dookie instead of Green Day. Who's to say they would get the same luck of getting a single of MTV? Plenty of great bands release singles that never achieve success; you need to have luck.

It's really nice to see some discussion on this website.

[Greg]

haha i never said I was "authority"; we were just having a discussion. I am merely arguing that due to that fact that they they were both playing music at the same time (ei. blink did not grow up listening to them), and that they rarely to never cite them as a major influence as far as what I'VE seen, then I can only conclude that they weren't. I never said I'm right I'm right, I'm just saying as far as I've seen, and I might be wrong, there is no reason to suggest Green Day had an impact on how Blink-182 wrote their songs.
no

you said, and i quote...

And your point is? Pop-punk really didn't explode as a scene until after Enema. If it exploded RIGHT after Dookie, you would have a point. But I don't really see the point that they were 5 years apart has to do with anything. Blink was never influenced by Green Day, nor did they follow them, they were all playing music at the same time.

We have shown that you are wrong. Just admit you were mistaken and move on.

[MyWorldEntire]

Well thank you! That's a huge compliment. I wish it was read as much as my Godspeed one. And it came out on the 20th anniversary of Doolittle, just a fun fact.

No problem. We still get comments about the Godspeed piece; they really have a passionate following

[Volo]

THIS kid is a winner. can we ban the other fuck for life and let this kid take his place in every way?If we knock off the "kid" stuff, sure~

haha i never said I was "authority"; we were just having a discussion. I am merely arguing that due to that fact that they they were both playing music at the same time (ei. blink did not grow up listening to them), and that they rarely to never cite them as a major influence as far as what I'VE seen, then I can only conclude that they weren't. I never said I'm right I'm right, I'm just saying as far as I've seen, and I might be wrong, there is no reason to suggest Green Day had an impact on how Blink-182 wrote their songs.Um, I'm pretty sure you said

... cool ... a t-shirt.
well if that's the best you've got.
Blink has always cited Dinosaur Jr. , The Descendents, Screeching Weasel, The Cure, and so on as their influences.
If they LOVED green day as much as you claim they did they would definitely have cited them. but. never happened. because they weren't. they were two bands playing in the same skate/pop-punk style at the same time.Backpedaling once you get called out for being a douchenozzle doesn't make you any less of one, broseph.

You need to post more often. Everywhere. Where do you usually post?Heh. WoW Druid forums. I've also been lurking on the Recommendations board recently, picked up a lot of good music from a thread I started there.

[Greg]

If we knock off the "kid" stuff, sure~



Um, I'm pretty sure you said

Backpedaling once you get called out for being a douchenozzle doesn't make you any less of one, broseph.
i'm 22 and "kid" is not an offensive term even for me, unless you make it one. you are still a kid compared to most people in the world. and it is okay.

[Burn_Burn_Burn]

I think musically, Blink by far are much better than TBS.
In terms of accomplishments, also Blink for the win.
But I have to say, I do like TBS's more recent stuff; I have no idea where the hate is from.
Hmmph.
I voted for Blink, although I have been listening to TBS for much much longer.

[nlo13]

no

you said, and i quote...



We have shown that you are wrong. Just admit you were mistaken and move on.

Ok, so I worded it strongly previously. No reason to call me a "fuck"

[DejaNew]

HARD backpedal.

[bailmeout13]

Blink.

[Greg]

Ok, so I worded it strongly previously. No reason to call me a "fuck"

actually it is a reason to call you a fuck. you fuck. deal with it.

HARD backpedal.

hahaha seriously now

[nlo13]

HARD backpedal.

atleast he's said something on the subject. you haven't given actual input, just criticized. I'm on these boards cuz I like to dicuss Blink. Why the hell are you here?

[Volo]

i'm 22 and "kid" is not an offensive term even for me, unless you make it one. you are still a kid compared to most people in the world. and it is okay.Down around here "kid" is pretty derogatory unless you're referring to someone about 15 or under. Has nothing but connotations of immaturity and general stupidity.

Ok, so I worded it strongly previously. No reason to call me a "fuck"After you puff your crest up with a "fuck you I know my band"? Cupcake, there's grounds to call you all sorts of things.

[Greg]

atleast he's said something on the subject. you haven't given actual input, just criticized. I'm on these boards cuz I like to dicuss Blink. Why the hell are you here?

for talking about Blink so much apparently, you sure don't seem to know them that well.

FAIL.... at life

Down around here "kid" is pretty derogatory unless you're referring to someone about 15 or under. Has nothing but connotations of immaturity and general stupidity.

After you puff your crest up with a "fuck you I know my band"? Cupcake, there's grounds to call you all sorts of things.

eh, I meant no offense, redeem the word "kid" haha

quality response to the fuck

[DejaNew]

atleast he's said something on the subject. you haven't given actual input, just criticized. I'm on these boards cuz I like to dicuss Blink. Why the hell are you here?
Alright, you want me to say something? Well first off, blink co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour waaaay back in 02. I was there. During blink's set, Mark was praising Green Day for their success and their influences and friendship. Second, Green Day was one of the first bands to open the doors for pop-punk. Without Green Day, there is no telling if blink would have ever had the success they did today. And the reason I'm here, is to discuss music. I actually have friends on this site, and people that respect my opinion. People like you, who come in here making such bold statements and, even worse, arguing about shit(not discussing) with senior members who know what they are talking about don't last very long.

[davidmest]

blink vs brand new is gonna suck. im preparing now.

[DejaNew]

actually it is a reason to call you a fuck. you fuck. deal with it.



hahaha seriously now
I haven't seen somebody back down that much for awhile. It's about time.

[Greg]

I haven't seen somebody back down that much for awhile. It's about time.
well when you are that foolish and multiple people point it out it is bound to happen. he had NO proof of what he was saying and kept ignoring my request of any sources. it is hard to back something up when it is all made up off the top of your head.

[Volo]

blink vs brand new is gonna suck. im preparing now.I'm pretty sure this whole contest has just been a ruse to lead up to this test of Who Can Overcome Really Senseless Nostalgia.

[failingwithease]

While I love Tell All Your Friends more than any single album Blink put out, the other TBS releases kill it for me.

I vote Blink, as their overall collection is better than TBS's.

This is my sentiment. Sometimes I forget how much I enjoy TAYF because I feel so sour towards TBS now. It used to be one of my favorite records, but I think Blink-182's discography kicks the shit out of them.

[Plodbax]

Blink. The next is going to be very close..

[HFever182]

So my 2nd favorite band gets eliminated by my favorite band LOL

[katieissweet]

Blink.

[Broden Terry]

Voting Blink

[ctmk]

blink. No hate for tbs. Blink is just a much more enjoyable listen

[ericsounds41]

Definitely Blink 182.

[atticusfinch]

Blink always.

[robat19]

blink

[on a frequency]

hmm, i wonder who is going to win this on absolutepunk.net!

tbs got my pity vote.

[skanonoy]

blink 182, but i did like tbs previous work

[growingfungus]

blink, but i'll admit that i've prob listened more to tell all your friends than any blink album..but thats the only tbs album in which that is the case...good matchup tho

[guill89]

blink ftw!

loving tbs too, but blink you know...its blink

[Imperfektion]

Blink.

[poppunknerd182]

Blink

Even Adam would vote for them.

[chipdip18]

hahaha I love how you come in here and promote your article without giving a fuck.

Hahaha thanks. If i can find a away to tie in something Sun On the Sand related or something i wrote for that site, i'm going to do it haha.

I find alot of great reviews there, and all the bands you guys post there that aren't posted here are usually pretty fuckin awesome. Plus, every one of you that I've came across on here has almost always really known what they were talking about. Btw, I miss lunchforthesky.

Well, that is a pretty enormous compliment for the site, in behalf of the guys; thanks, that's what we're going for.

For me, the not-so-good half of WYWTB overwhelms the better half of WYWTB. But I see what you're saying and I'll agree. I stand corrected. However, by 2003, I think the attention on Bleed America had already worn off.

I totally agree about WYWTB, songs are hit or miss, and hit songs are good. You're probably right about Bleed American's hype being worn down after two years, and i have a hard time remember exactly when Futures came out. I want to say 2004 and the EP in 2005? I could be wrong though.

No problem. We still get comments about the Godspeed piece; they really have a passionate following

That's true. That band has highly loyal fans even to this day.

[Jamos4184]

Not actually that big on Blink, I'm just still pissed that TBS beat Thrice.

[andrewshungry]

easy fucking choice

[awakeohsleeper]

Woah. Whitewash.

[walking_by91]

Blink will win this pretty easy.

[spokethewords]

Hahaha...TBS have no chance, but i voted for them anyway.

[Paulb-182]

Gotta hit up blink

[xNyssa]

Blink will probably win, but I'm rooting for TBS!!

[fadedmemories]

Let's go TBS!

x

[youngcardinal]

Taking Back Sunday for sure.
Blink should have never reformed

[TalkShowsOnMute]

Blink. This looks over already.

[Bryant]

It would be epic to see Brand New vs TBS once again. Eh, oh well.

[fadedmemories]

It would be epic to see Brand New vs TBS once again. Eh, oh well.
I'm looking forward to this haha

[Dagless]

Definitely blink.

[Paulb-182]

It would be epic to see Brand New vs TBS once again. Eh, oh well.

If Jimmy Eat World pull it off, it could be the third place play off?

[Christrings]

I like both but prefer blink.

[angela__]

blink.

[derekmoyer4]

i vote blink. tbs is finally going to be defeated. hooray!

[inyoursea]

Blink.

[Skillen]

I'm going for blink, but kudos to TBS not only a good band but top 4.

[Paulb-182]

I love the fact that one album has carried Taking Back Sunday this far..

[punklet2101]

Blink 182

[kissmegoodbye]

blink.

[screamingmute]

blink

[_><_]

Voting against blink.

[trappedintime]

blink182

[Schreiforme417]

TBS has about as much of a chance as a nun going 10 rounds with Tyson

[Mixtape182]

blink

[killbrand.com]

fuck blink, i voted tbs.

[nickthehick2]

Taking Back Sunday. Blink is overrated.

[Kaku]

I've never liked Blink, so I am going with TBS. Just my taste.

[lost in stereo]

Blink will win this, and I'm just going to be honest and say I rather listen to TBS, so I gave them my vote.

same here.

[PenThrive]

B182

[underthetalking]

I kind of find it humorous that there was the possibility of a TBS vs. Brand New final.

[RonStoppable]

blink-182. For me, this was consistantly amazing vs. one great album and one okay album

[3mpire]

Oh my fuck. I just voted for TBS on accident. I meant to vote for blink, but I guess it doesn't really matter since they're winning by a landslide anyway.
Sorry to nit pick, but do Americans use "on accident" instead of "by accident"? On sounds really odd to me.

Oh and Blink ftw.

[aoftbsten]

Pretty obvious Blink is gonna win, but I went with TBS anyway, because honestly, as much as I listen to and love blink, I listen to TBS more.

[xstarstruckk]

I know Blink is going to win but I voted TBS. -_-

[3mpire]

So pretty much half of TBS votes are pitty votes. Haha. Poor them.

[Kozzy333]

I never really loved Blink 182. TBS for me.

[erinfxs]

Blink.

[Paulb-182]

Blink.

That a girl

[MattDennis]

I like blink, but NFG was the pop punk band that first grabbed my heart so I don't feel as much of the love. My vote goes to TBS here because I connected far more with the whole emo/post-hardcore scene back in the early 2000s.

[kemichels]

Still can't believe Thrice lost to TBS. But Blink wouldve won against either anyways, so it's not like it matters.

[erinfxs]

That a girl
Damn straight ;-)!

[Xianmusicfan]

Hard to say, one band beat my favorite band (Thrice) but the other band is the most overrated band on this site. I don't particularly like either band :/

[Undue Noise]

Blink by far.

[ATL182fan]

Blink!!!

[drewk16]

i still think the first TBS record is better than any one album blinks ever done but overall blinks the stronger band

[Tristan Needler]

Blink, easy. I TBS's first album at the time, but I don't care for it anymore.

[COTA]

Glad to see TBS getting destroyed.

[AndrewIcex]

Went Blink.

Though I still wish Thrice was in...

[denissuxx]

Haha TBS got owned

[tpen892004]

I still don't understand how TBS made it in the last round and not Thrice, boggles my mind.

Blink by a long shot.

[Charles777]

In before "TBS hasn't been good since TAYF and Blink is God". Oh, wait a minute....

[just.Starla.]

Blink

[Charles777]

Voted TBS because they've been my favorite band since 8th grade.

[ratmachine182]

i wonder who jason will vote for

[PierceTheVeil]

Enema Of The State > The whole TBS discography

Blink 182 are legends, enough said.

[nlo13]

I still don't understand how TBS made it in the last round and not Thrice, boggles my mind.

Blink by a long shot.

agreed.

[InMediasRes]

My vote is for Taking Back Sunday

although Thrice should have made it to Final Four for sure

[bbelair]

Truthfully, I think that if Green Day never existed, Blink would be no different. But I can't back that up with anything other than Blink never cited Green Day as inspiration, or ever strongly expressed that they were Green Day fans. They only mentioned a few times that they liked Green Day. In my 10 years of being a Blink fan, I never was given the impression that they had much of an impact on them.

I would definitely agree with you on this one. Blink for the most part has nice things to say about Green Day but in all honesty I don't believe they really like or grew up listening to much Green Day. They never cite them as an influence or list them as one of their favorite bands, and I remember reading somewhere (I think it was Tales Beneath Your Mom) how Tom really does not care for them.

[RonStoppable]

I would definitely agree with you on this one. Blink for the most part has nice things to say about Green Day but in all honesty I don't believe they really like or grew up listening to much Green Day. They never cite them as an influence or list them as one of their favorite bands, and I remember reading somewhere (I think it was Tales Beneath Your Mom) how Tom really does not care for them.
I was watching "Green Day, All Day" on Fuse the other day, where they played nothing but Green Day programming in honor of 21st Century Breakdown's release, and on one of the shows they interviewed Tom and he had nothing but good things to say about them.

[Nick Le]

Blink. Easily.

[CarouselBoy]

I voted for blink but the fact that TBS made it this far shows that for as much hate as they get around here there are a butt ton of people who still like them.

[Helpless]

I wonder how many votes for TBS were just for the "lulz"

[surviveanything]

still in shock that the starting line beat out say anything

[Whowolf]

Blink-182

[andrewa5]

I love blink but ill go for tbs!

[Theseventhson]

I think TBS is better but there's no way they're winning.

[c_rob2700]

Finally, TBS is outed. Should've been gone against Thrice.