It's Fuck a Dog (Blink182) Day

[Jason Tate]

I busted out my Blink182 (http://www.blink182.com) music collection (it's quite large) tonight, and now I just wanted to express my love for this band. They're the reason this website exists. If you're a fan, I suggest breaking out the albums and giving them a few spins. I have memories attached to almost every song (I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).

[rmenteer14]

fucking intense. such an amazing band, they will be forever loved.

[lyunya]

damn right jason. damn right. band that got me into music and got me through some tough shit. will always have my love for blink. im gonna pass that shit on to my kids.

[thefearinlove]

Amen!!

[romantic rights]

yeah, i did the pretty recently too. dude ranch is still one of my fav albums, and there are some songs on their self titled cd that just amaze me. im glad that i got to see them at least once in my lifetime

[upherskirt]

shit that thing is glued to my stereo.

[KENNY182]

Blink 182 is more than music to me ! I listen to them almost everyday ! if not, at least 3 times a week !

Thanks Jason, now everyone is going to be reminded about how they aren't around right now and depress everyone. Oh well, life sucks, but when it sucks, thats when you need to put on the Blink ! woooo

[exthuse]

Amazing band. I'm gonna put them on...right after this Coheed.

[somethingyellow]

one of the best bands ever, in my opinion

[Imtheotherguy]

their albums will neeever leave my rotation.

[richie]

anything you said has to be quoted cause i think were all into music because of them we all play guitar bc of them and we all are who we are bc of them. thank you blink

[Alex Djaferis]

I busted out my Blink182 (http://www.blink182.com) music collection (it's quite large) tonight, and now I just wanted to express my love for this band. They're the reason this website exists. If you're a fan, I suggest breaking out the albums and giving them a few spins. I have memories attached to almost every song (I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).
word.

untitled is my favorite blink 182 song.

[morte]

I did it the other day. Amazing time. I love everything by blink, old stuff and new stuff. My favourite song is Not Now.

[xAnothrLostSoul]

i would have never joined a website like this if it wasn't for blink. i love those guys

[Tomte]

thanks for remembering a lot of people of the good old times. blink are my musical roots and it´s sometimes so refreshing to return to them. I know it sounds stupid but I guess a lot of people will agree when I say there is always a place in my heart and soul made for and by blink. it´s not only their music. it´s their characters and their history which makes them that great. :( *sigh*

[StartingLine182]

They got me into this type of music...along with probably 50% of the other people here.

[Mardin103]

OK bro....Blink is an amazing band, and i remember watching them on the BOX ( yeh that was a long time ago) but seriously how emo are you, having blink 182 break up with your gf for you.....Take a step back and realize music is life life is music, but seriously EMO.

[I.O]

Chesire cat is my favorite album of all time.period. Anything pre dude ranch was amazing.

[fredrico0012]

I Feeling This, man, I'm listening to them for the first time in a couple months. I remember once the new album came out I pretty much only listened to them for about 8 or 9 months.

[SuperJoe]

i definitely feel you all, blink had a deep impact on me. however, i think for the older (21-22+) members on this site, green day was probably bigger. my guitar style is taken from both bj and tom. brain stew was the first song i learned on guitar, while all the small things was the first song i figured out on guitar.

and as far as breaking up to music... i once had a girl (dated for over 2.5 years) bitch at me for the duration of a less than jake cd (b&b) in my car, only to find out near the end of the cd (around 1989 or last hour...yeah, that's how much attention i was paying to her) that she had been fuckin a 28 year old (she was 18). and then she got aids and died. ;)

[mattman00007]

If it wasn't for blink, mainly Travis Barker, I probably woudn't be in a band!

[chuck_3000]

Wow bro, I'm so happy you made this post. Blink 182 is the reason I got into music, and their material has gotten me through the toughest times of my life. Like you said, EVERY Blink song has meaning to me. Many people judge them by their crazy antics, but if you really listen to the words you'll find that they are creative geniuses... this is why they have sold so many albums. I will always love Blink and I am forever grateful for their inspiration in my life.

Favorite Album: Dude Ranch

Favorite Song: Going Away To College

[I Miss Weezer]

i definitely feel you all, blink had a deep impact on me. however, i think for the older (21-22+) members on this site, green day was probably bigger. my guitar style is taken from both bj and tom. brain stew was the first song i learned on guitar, while all the small things was the first song i figured out on guitar.

and as far as breaking up to music... i once had a girl (dated for over 2.5 years) bitch at me for the duration of a less than jake cd (b&b) in my car, only to find out near the end of the cd (around 1989 or last hour...yeah, that's how much attention i was paying to her) that she had been fuckin a 28 year old (she was 18). and then she got aids and died. ;)

I'm 20 almost 21 and Blink is impacted me way more then Green Day. Brain Stew is good, but the guitar is nothing original and merely a sample.

[countingstars]

thanks for remembering a lot of people of the good old times. blink are my musical roots and it´s sometimes so refreshing to return to them. I know it sounds stupid but I guess a lot of people will agree when I say there is always a place in my heart and soul made for and by blink. it´s not only their music. it´s their characters and their history which makes them that great. :( *sigh*

I totally agree. Its the same for me (and so many other people). They're the band that got me into this kind of music in the first place and I've had so many awesome times (and bad times) with blink as the soundtrack. We'll miss them but i dont think its really the end. I mean with plus 44 and whatever Tom is doing, I think theres gonna be plenty of great music by the guys to keep us happy.

Anyway, happy fuck a dog day everybody, and long live Blink!!

[SuperJoe]

I'm 20 almost 21 and Blink is impacted me way more then Green Day. Brain Stew is good, but the guitar is nothing original and merely a sample.
all i'm saying is that there was a time that green day/offspring/rancid were all over mtv, and that was before blink. so for the older crowd, when they were hitting their teens, those bands were probably bigger influences and/or gateway bands. when i was hitting junior high, these were the bands that were out. blink didn't get their huge mainstream success for another 3-4 years (tying into some of the late teens on this site.) it's all relative to age.

and all i was saying by the guitar reference is that both bj and tom had an influence on me. and if you by any means think that somehow tom has is a far more "original" guitarist than bj, you are sorely mistaken. they are right on par with each other, with billy being the much better live guitarist. i don't think any guitarist would dispute that with me.

[castaway]

yay for blink. dude ranch and enema taught me how to play bass.

[llwin]

I love listening to Blink, their music usually makes me happy/smile =)

[bbelair]

Dude yesterday I was just reminiscing with my friend about the days when all we would listen to is Blink, and I started listening again. I love them so much, I really hope they come out with another album and go on tour again.

[LiLxb0yxbLuE]

(I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).
That's just cold man, just plain cold. lol, hope it worked out like she got the message and everything

[OveriseFan]

and all i was saying by the guitar reference is that both bj and tom had an influence on me. and if you by any means think that somehow tom has is a far more "original" guitarist than bj, you are sorely mistaken. they are right on par with each other, with billy being the much better live guitarist. i don't think any guitarist would dispute that with me.
Thank you, my friend pointed out that one Blink song(forget which one sorry they have too many) is just the same chord over and over until about 2 minutes in where it slightly changes. Not that Green Day don't have their share of songs like that either but you can't say that Tom is a much better guitarist then Billy Joe cause it's not true.

[LiLxb0yxbLuE]

i definitely feel you all, blink had a deep impact on me. however, i think for the older (21-22+) members on this site, green day was probably bigger. my guitar style is taken from both bj and tom. brain stew was the first song i learned on guitar, while all the small things was the first song i figured out on guitar.

and as far as breaking up to music... i once had a girl (dated for over 2.5 years) bitch at me for the duration of a less than jake cd (b&b) in my car, only to find out near the end of the cd (around 1989 or last hour...yeah, that's how much attention i was paying to her) that she had been fuckin a 28 year old (she was 18). and then she got aids and died. ;)
word. my first punk concert was green day back in 1992. i was 8. changed me forever.

[bbelair]

Thank you, my friend pointed out that one Blink song(forget which one sorry they have too many) is just the same chord over and over until about 2 minutes in where it slightly changes. Not that Green Day don't have their share of songs like that either but you can't say that Tom is a much better guitarist then Billy Joe cause it's not true.
Nope it is true, go back and listen to Tom's guitar parts on Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch they were pretty sick. Plus he's a genius at writing simple yet incredibly catchy guitar lines, where as Green Day hasn't written one guitar line that is as catchy as say... What's My Age Again or Dammit (I know not difficult guitar parts, but still so catchy).

[frommelyty]

blink is the only reason half these bands are around today...

[SuperJoe]

Nope it is true, go back and listen to Tom's guitar parts on Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch they were pretty sick. Plus he's a genius at writing simple yet incredibly catchy guitar lines, where as Green Day hasn't written one guitar line that is as catchy as say... What's My Age Again or Dammit (I know not difficult guitar parts, but still so catchy).
you know the chords to what's my age again are the same as when i come around right?

[Newairrecords]

Blink was, is, and will always be my favorite band.

[SuperJoe]

and as for comparing the two. bj can actually and does play full chords and he can solo live. tom's "sick licks" on the first two albums are in all actuality not that difficult. like take m&m's. it sounds hard, but it's just a bunch of hammer-on's and pull-off's on the high e string....not terribly difficult. as for who's more "catchy", that's a personal opinion, but i don't think you can put one ahead of the other. it seems that you're basing tom's "catchiness" off the fact that he actually plays riffs on a bunch of songs, which hardly is a valid reason as they are quite simple riffs.

[kylekillspeople]

twhile i might have grown out of pop punk a little bit, one of my favorite memories is sitting in the front row for a blink/nfg/alkaline trio show at the marcus amphitheater. this band, and enema of the state, will always hold a special place in my heart. now lets just hope they keep things going and all this talk done by travis is just that.

[Badgers08]

They got me into this type of music...along with probably 50% of the other people here. and i would bet Green Day makes up the other 50% of people...

but yeah it was definitely Blink for me. i remember back in 2002 searching around for punk sites and stumbling across this website all because i was in love with blink and wanted to find other music that sounded like them. then i got hooked on posting at blink-182online (or travisbarker.com as it was first known). everything i love in music i owe to them.

[rockoutaz]

(I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).


i kid you not tate, i did the same thing.

[brandneww]

I'm definitly with you on this. blink brings back so many memories. *sigh* i miss being young.

[joenicorata]

remember when those kids in california spray painted cop cars with the blink logo before the new album came out? I vote blink was definitley the most influential band of our generation

[drive-thru]

I busted out my Blink182 (http://www.blink182.com) music collection (it's quite large) tonight, and now I just wanted to express my love for this band. They're the reason this website exists. If you're a fan, I suggest breaking out the albums and giving them a few spins. I have memories attached to almost every song (I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).

damn right, jason tate. blink 182 is the reason why i still exist and the reason why i love music the way i do today. they've influenced so many bands and so many kids around the world.. GOD BLESS BLINK 182!

[raisinbran]

it's coincidence - 'cause it's playing in my stereo right now!

i have created bonds and relationships because of how the music of blink-182 affected us kids.
i remember the time when there was the PoP Disaster Tour w/ green day in madison sq. garden...i didn't have a credit card awhile back so i didn't get to buy presale tickets...i told my friend to go to tower records at 4 o'clock in the morning for tickets (the day of public sale)...we were there with our dads of course the first people there...sadly when we got to the venue, our seats were on the way up to the top row close to the roof...we were dumbasses...but you know what - i thought it was hilarious!!! after that i haven't gone to any of those stadium venues, but yet that time when we were awoke at 3 am & 4am is what i cherish the most.

Though i met Tom Delonge somewhere in California before this so.
-there's always a story to tell...that's only the beginning of the story.............................. ...............~~


>>Raizza

[unwritten]

I remember when this was just a Blink 182/MxPx fansite. Who would have thought you would have made it this far, and with so much success? I've been around since then and I don't plan on leaving. Congrats

[Austin182]

everyone who visits this website has listened to blink at one time or another in their lives and i don't think you can say that about any other band out there...i still check their website and i'm sad because everytime nothing is updated, you think i would learn after a couple months...long live blink

[punx_method]

thanks to blink, i've start listening to punk, there much to me :) great band :) great punk :) big punk band

[Mobames]

When you fucked grandpa is a classic. Long live blink!

for the whole bj vs. tom thing, im gonna have to say billy has got some skill. Listen to the Judges Daughter solo to see what i mean.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

I remember when my 2 favorite bands were Blink-182 and New Found Glory. Ahhhh, how things of changed yet I'll always hold seeing Blink 182 and NFG together was one of the best shows I've ever been to. Hopefully they will make a return but we'll always have the memories....and Thrice.

[sopi]

agreed, i'm listening to blink all day today, i love them, they made me who i am today
i even got a chest piece similar to tom's, it's almost finished, i will post pictures sometime

[nrthstar]

I love to break out my Blink collection every once in awhile. They really did get me into "punk" music a long time ago. Just yesterday I was watching everything on my Urethra Chronicles DVD that I forgot I had. It brought back memories of why I liked the guys so much.

[xglassjawx]

The first ever full song i ever learned on my guitar was Dammit, i've never been a huge fan of Blink, however i still hold a lot of respect for them

[walshknilb281]

sooo many blink memories for me.

my best memory though was the dollar bill tour. We couldnt get tickets online so me and my two friends snuck out at 2 in the morning and took a cab to boston where we waited for about 10 hours to get tickets. Then the next day was homecoming so it was a good 48 hours of no sleep. All worth it thought just to see blink. Thanks Blink

[Tyler Revolution]

Probably my all time favorite band.

[FreddyKrueger]

(I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).
you puss

[mawalker33]

breaking up with your girlfriend by making her listen to untitled....... haha..... what a dick thing to do! ........"you make me regret those times i spent with you"........ hahaha

[lostntheseethru]

word. my first punk concert was green day back in 1992. i was 8. changed me forever.


that right there is awesome haha. i was 18 before i was allowed to go to any concert by myself and it was goldfinger and reel big fish...haha

[Sureshot182]

amen bretheran. i am listening to take off your pants and jacket right now...so amazing. blink 182 has, is, and will always be my favorite band. thank you for changing my life.

[Throwback]

I still love Dude Ranch as much as I did in 7th grade (I'm a senior now). Amazing, amazing album. I used to always listen to MTTS on long trips since it killed a lot of time. Going Away to College is my favorite song still, so many years later.

[UndertheTELE]

This was all really sad to read :( i think we all miss blink so much. Maybe one day we'll all be talking about the new blink album leaking and how much we love it! Until then keep Dude Ranch and Enema spinning in your cd players. I think take off your pants and jacket is underrated.

[ShoeSh1ne]

(I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).

That's lame.

[311evan311]

green day, lagwagon, and nofx got me into this music... but blink still fucking rocks

[LDub]

Blink is the reason I'm on this site right now (much before my 2002 join date, which still seems crazy to me). It was updated more frequently then their own official site (good work J). I was in 7th grade in '95 and yeah we were into Green Day, Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, and the obligatory Op Ivy's Energy album. Then I remember around the same time in '95 watching MTV and seeing short clips of Warped Tour bands, and 2 stuck out in my mind - Blink playing M&M's, and Unwritten Law playing Superman. I went to our local indie music store (yea we used to be soo scene..) and got Chesire Cat and Oz Factor. Here I am now at 23 with different musical tastes and expectations, but man did those albums rock, and it's great when bands grow up with you and release better albums musically, i.e. Blink's S/T and Here's to the Mourning. I have to say that overall my fav Blink album is Take off Your Pants...

[keys1982]

I think Dude Ranch may not only be one of the best albums ever made, but also one of the most influential albums ever for musicians. Tom and Mark are amazing songwriters noone can argue that.

[minusthejosh]

Blink will always have a special place for me, they practically got me in to punk, and i still think dude ranch is one of the best cds ever.

[atticusbird27]

blink is a really awesome band they got me into playing bass and im trying to learn their songs

[notetoxself]

I would always love them they are one of the bands that got me into punk rock back in 1996 and now I listen to them still and ofcourse other bands but they are always going to be my guilty pleasure

[autumnthursday]

manoverboard.net rock!

[waggy]

i'm gonna agree with those emphasizing blink's influence over today's music scene. i'm 22 so i was into green day way back when dookie came out, but they were always an off and on band for me. they'd release an album or a new single and i'd be into it then lose interest when everyone starting trashing them again (teenagers can be so fickle). sublime was the first band i got into hard, but they just led me to listen to more sublime. blink was the first band that i fell in love with and led to me seeking out other similar bands. i can also see the influence they've had on this site (which has more weight in the music industry than most of us would like to give it credit for). i'm one of the few users who can remember when it was a blink/mxpx fansite (here's some trivia, this was the first place to post pictures of all three members' girlfriends), and i remember checking the site frequently when it made the transition to the ab punk you know now, to see if my favorite blink site was back up yet. favorite album: take off your pants and jacket (admit it, it's by far the catchiest). favorite song: adam's song.

[alexwohl29_90]

I know most people believe that,the kids who think their the shit Just because they know like one fall out boy song and all of the sudden they are big fans(like the 12 year old girl ones is what im saying)

well honestly, I was headed down Shitty music lane when I discovered Blink 182 on MTV, and they got me into what I listen to today, so maybe I should be a little nicer to the next generation of "Alternative music fans"...

[AreTwoKay]

Blink will always be one of my favorite bands!

[lostntheseethru]

I know most people believe that,the kids who think their the shit Just because they know like one fall out boy song and all of the sudden they are big fans(like the 12 year old girl ones is what im saying)

well honestly, I was headed down Shitty music lane when I discovered Blink 182 on MTV, and they got me into what I listen to today, so maybe I should be a little nicer to the next generation of "Alternative music fans"...


see thats what i always say...everyone has got to start somewhere. even if its not the best band to start out with that doesnt mean they wont learn from it. (not saying blink or fob isnt a good band to start with)

[NFG4ever]

I miss Blink

[NeoSeifer]

In nothing short of an amazing coincidence, this is exactly what I planned on listening to today.

I truly hope this band is not gone, and if they are, I hope Pluss 44 can carry the tourch with dignity.... well, as much dignity as blink still has left ;)

[bikescene]

you actually broke up with a girl by playing them a song?

[PopPunkKid]

Blink are a great band (although a little overrated). Its funny though, 5 years ago, so many people hated Blink for being poppy, sellouts, whatever generic pop-punk criticisms there are, etc. But now, their like, considered legendary... weird.

[ReturningSunday]

It looks to me like a lot of people on this site still hold a special place in their hearts for blink. I still play their music on a daily basis and there are so many memories attached to their songs/shows. I'm glad that they are all still making music, however I would kill for them to get back together one day.

[duffe]

I love Blink.

[Nate_RAWKS]

My favorite band of all time.

[fsasatticus]

i still spin the blink albums all the time. i truly miss not having a summer tour where i can see blink 182.

[Fury15]

I'm gonna go out on a limb. I love all the old Blink albums as much as anyone. Dude Ranch, awesome. But I have to say, that the latest album, the self titled is my favorite. Anyone agree, or think I'm a fucking retard?

[Trainsaw]

I'm gonna go out on a limb. I love all the old Blink albums as much as anyone. Dude Ranch, awesome. But I have to say, that the latest album, the self titled is my favorite. Anyone agree, or think I'm a fucking retard?
it def is one of their better pieces of work. It pretty much goes Dude Ranch then U/T for my favs

[bradsonemanband]

the other day, i had a couple hours to kill, so i compiled a "best of blink 182" cd.
21 of my most favorite Blink 182 songs. its in a perfect song order. i will post the track list, if you'd like.

[Nate_RAWKS]

I'm gonna go out on a limb. I love all the old Blink albums as much as anyone. Dude Ranch, awesome. But I have to say, that the latest album, the self titled is my favorite. Anyone agree, or think I'm a fucking retard?


I think it might be my favorite as well. If Dude Ranch wasn't released, of course.

[whatisautumn]

untitled is my favorite blink song

[OLUnicorn]

Blink will always be my favorite band. Mark was one of the reasons that I picked up a bass. They really influence the rest of our band too. Hopefully they will come out with at least one more album. That's not counting the greatest hits either.

[Stereo Therapy]

as it seems a lot of others on this site do, i love blink 182... its probably the least hip thing to possibly say these days, but i can see through all the things they suck so badly at (ex. incorporating any talent into their songs) and appreciate them. they were the first band i ever liked and the fact that there is still even a shred of relevance to me today is absolutely amazing... they are a truly timeless band and im not ashamed to have them stacked next to all my other cds, all of whcih would be considered a million times more credible... they document a time in any kids life and never deny the fact that they are just a wee bit immature (im sorry, ben wah balls is still funny), these things make them different from most bands, theyre not gonna surprise us with a political record thats only worth a quarter of the attention it gets (american idiot), theyre gonna stay blink 182, or they were going too... either way, they left a legacy, even if its shrouded with bathroom humor and 3 minute opuses to sexual jungle noises.

[GAD_guy]

in being in several bands and jamming with lots of different guitarists (i play drums), i have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to pick up a guitar without playing the riff from dammit.

[lostntheseethru]

in being in several bands and jamming with lots of different guitarists (i play drums), i have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to pick up a guitar without playing the riff from dammit.

haha. i was thinking the same thing. every guy ive ever met whos tried to impress me with his guitar skills always plays that

[autumnthursday]

in being in several bands and jamming with lots of different guitarists (i play drums), i have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to pick up a guitar without playing the riff from dammit.

hahaha

[LeftCoastEnvy24]

seriously broke up with his g/f by a blink song.... what do u say to that ? like what did ur g/f say ? is that the soundtrack to our breakup ? thats so funny I'm jealous I never thought of that. I mean dont get me wrong I've used lyrics to compliment girls or sorta break things off but it wasnt noticeable but jason played a song ahhah i just want more details about that

[SuperJoe]

theyre not gonna surprise us with a political record thats only worth a quarter of the attention it gets (american idiot), theyre gonna stay blink 182, or they were going too... either way, they left a legacy, even if its shrouded with bathroom humor and 3 minute opuses to sexual jungle noises. look, i love blink...a lot. they are one of my favorite bands. but it sure seems to me that they bought into the whole "depressed emo kid" market on their last album. they basically went out and signed all these bands to their clothing labels, and then put out an album that was on par with the bands they signed. yes, untitled was a great album, but it is not even comparable to their previous efforts. their last tour was barely even funny. i actually thought no doubt put on a better live show the night i went. i don't think the green day album is overrated because i think it touches a lot more people than the last blink album, but that's my opinion and i don't want to debate that. but i will debate you saying "they're not gonna surprise us" because they did.

i know, i know... they "matured", they "grew-up"...that's what good bands do. fair enough, but i can't imagine more than 10-15% of the die-hard blink fans actually enjoyed them as much at the end of their time. it's like, it became a business, and it wasn't fun anymore.

pick me apart because i spoke negatively about blink, but know that nobody here is pulling for them to get back together after a 5 year hiatus and return to what everyone loved about them at one time... making fun music, no matter how absurd.

[GAD_guy]

by the way. i don't think i've seen one person even mention it but i think enema of the state is their best album.

[ShoeSh1ne]

by the way. i don't think i've seen one person even mention it but i think enema of the state is their best album.

I think I would have to agree.

[Stereo Therapy]

look, i love blink...a lot. they are one of my favorite bands. but it sure seems to me that they bought into the whole "depressed emo kid" market on their last album. they basically went out and signed all these bands to their clothing labels, and then put out an album that was on par with the bands they signed. yes, untitled was a great album, but it is not even comparable to their previous efforts. their last tour was barely even funny. i actually thought no doubt put on a better live show the night i went. i don't think the green day album is overrated because i think it touches a lot more people than the last blink album, but that's my opinion and i don't want to debate that. but i will debate you saying "they're not gonna surprise us" because they did.

i know, i know... they "matured", they "grew-up"...that's what good bands do. fair enough, but i can't imagine more than 10-15% of the die-hard blink fans actually enjoyed them as much at the end of their time. it's like, it became a business, and it wasn't fun anymore.

pick me apart because i spoke negatively about blink, but know that nobody here is pulling for them to get back together after a 5 year hiatus and return to what everyone loved about them at one time... making fun music, no matter how absurd.
dont worry, im not gonna pick you apart, in fact i agree with a lot of that, i was scared someone would metion that but for the good part of the year, they threw no curveballs, but still it was almost inevitable they would have a "mature" album... i had been expecting it since dude ranch so thats why i personally wasnt surprised, they were due... but its all good

also, that shot at green day wasnt an insult really, i do think its a decent album, but its got so much attention i can barely listen to it without feeling the overratedness

[SuperJoe]

dont worry, im not gonna pick you apart, in fact i agree with a lot of that, i was scared someone would metion that but for the good part of the year, they threw no curveballs, but still it was almost inevitable they would have a "mature" album... i had been expecting it since dude ranch so thats why i personally wasnt surprised, they were due... but its all good

also, that shot at green day wasnt an insult really, i do think its a decent album, but its got so much attention i can barely listen to it without feeling the overratedness
i appreciate civil discourse. it seems hard to find on this site. i applaud you. and yes, i can totally understand your feelings on the new green day album. that's the way of the industry though i suppose...

[lostntheseethru]

dont worry, im not gonna pick you apart, in fact i agree with a lot of that, i was scared someone would metion that but for the good part of the year, they threw no curveballs, but still it was almost inevitable they would have a "mature" album... i had been expecting it since dude ranch so thats why i personally wasnt surprised, they were due... but its all good

also, that shot at green day wasnt an insult really, i do think its a decent album, but its got so much attention i can barely listen to it without feeling the overratedness


is overratedness a word???

[Sal]

182nd post for blink

[You Got Owned]

wow, blink means sooo much to me. its sad to know that they're really gone. i bought a fender bass, spiked my hair, wore hurley, atticus, and pumas because of mark hoppus. he will forever be my idol.

[blinkdude127]

amen, i think blink is alot of popele's musical roots and I know for myself and alot of my friends that I have memories attached to all of their songs, including boxcarracer... haha hell my sn is blinkdude. People can bash blink all they want, but I think everyone likes at least one of their songs. Even today i saw the most metal kid playing Carousel. Blink is truly an amazing band.

[Xxsilversteinx7]

ahh i remember when i first heard blink. it was in 4th grade. i was all into the rap, when i heard it i was like wow fuck rap. this stuff is amazing. and i've never looked back.

[Sureshot182]

anything you said has to be quoted cause i think were all into music because of them we all play guitar bc of them and we all are who we are bc of them. thank you blink
i was just thinking about this same topic the other day; and i was thinking...what is our generation about, what does it stand for? well for a large portion, we are the blink kids..we are who we are because of this band. i take pride in saying bink 182 is the reason i am the person i am today.

[jpgretzky15]

What a band! Got me into music. Will Always love them.

[lewisonfire]

100th post

damn missed it close

[woodson]

RIP blink 182

[JezisHChrist]

and as for comparing the two. bj can actually and does play full chords and he can solo live. tom's "sick licks" on the first two albums are in all actuality not that difficult. like take m&m's. it sounds hard, but it's just a bunch of hammer-on's and pull-off's on the high e string....not terribly difficult. as for who's more "catchy", that's a personal opinion, but i don't think you can put one ahead of the other. it seems that you're basing tom's "catchiness" off the fact that he actually plays riffs on a bunch of songs, which hardly is a valid reason as they are quite simple riffs.Oooohhh wow he can play full chords, and even though Tom's been in a mainstream band for what ten years, he obviously can't play 'full chords'. And those BJ solos, untouchable. I think BJ's a better guitarist, but your reasons suck. Sorry to bring down the happiness of this thread.

I love Blink182.

[Frequency]

RIP blink 182
Amen

[manican sex]

didnt even see this until 2 minutes ago an ironicly i listed to their live cd today.

very fuckin cool. everyone shoudl say the word YES to this band being amazing.

[SuperJoe]

Oooohhh wow he can play full chords, and even though Tom's been in a mainstream band for what ten years, he obviously can't play 'full chords'. And those BJ solos, untouchable. I think BJ's a better guitarist, but your reasons suck. Sorry to bring down the happiness of this thread.
okay how about tom sounds like shit live and bj sounds dead on? my dog could beat his dick on a guitar and have it sound good in a studio, but live is where it really matters. and that's where bj does some of his soloing. untouchable solos? hardly. but i give more respect to a guy that can make his guitar sound good live and throw in random solos over a guy that merely plays his guitar at 200 mph and sound like shit. i think bj's a better guitarist too and i think your rebuttal sucks. you obviously felt compelled to sit and talk shit because you apparently can play guitar. well congratufuckinglations. so can every other guy in america that's trying to get laid.

next time read all of what i wrote and maybe you'd realize that i wasn't knocking blink, but in fact have much admiration and love for them and for tom.

everyone's a fucking expert....

[NameTaken69]

there deffinately the reason why most of the people on this website listen to the music they do today, i know thats true for me, simply amazing band

[JezisHChrist]

okay how about tom sounds like shit live and bj sounds dead on? my dog could beat his dick on a guitar and have it sound good in a studio, but live is where it really matters. and that's where bj does some of his soloing. untouchable solos? hardly. but i give more respect to a guy that can make his guitar sound good live and throw in random solos over a guy that merely plays his guitar at 200 mph and sound like shit. i think bj's a better guitarist too and i think your rebuttal sucks. you obviously felt compelled to sit and talk shit because you apparently can play guitar. well congratufuckinglations. so can every other guy in america that's trying to get laid.

next time read all of what i wrote and maybe you'd realize that i wasn't knocking blink, but in fact have much admiration and love for them and for tom.

everyone's a fucking expert....I didn't say anything about Tom sounding good or bad live. Next time read all of what I wrote and maybe you'd realize I wasn't knocking Blink either, I was just saying the fact that BJ can play chords doesn't make him a better guitarist. It was just stupid.

[FallingFaster44]

I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious

i hope you let the song play out enough so you could both listen to the frantic shrieking of feared sexual disease transmission.

[PunkDrums182]

I busted out my Blink182 (http://www.blink182.com) music collection (it's quite large) tonight, and now I just wanted to express my love for this band. They're the reason this website exists. If you're a fan, I suggest breaking out the albums and giving them a few spins. I have memories attached to almost every song (I'll never forget breaking up with a girl by playing her "Untitled" in my car; dead serious).
I do this pretty much everyday.

Sometimes i wonder if someone truly likes blink more than i do.. haha. Not that i've been there fan the longest or anything i just, fuck i love them.

i hope you let the song play out enough so you could both listen to the frantic shrieking of feared sexual disease transmission.
HAHAHAHAHA

[WhatSayYou]

I have to admit blink is the reason I started to love music.

[myfirstpunksong]

all i'm saying is that there was a time that green day/offspring/rancid were all over mtv, and that was before blink. so for the older crowd, when they were hitting their teens, those bands were probably bigger influences and/or gateway bands. when i was hitting junior high, these were the bands that were out. blink didn't get their huge mainstream success for another 3-4 years (tying into some of the late teens on this site.) it's all relative to age.

and all i was saying by the guitar reference is that both bj and tom had an influence on me. and if you by any means think that somehow tom has is a far more "original" guitarist than bj, you are sorely mistaken. they are right on par with each other, with billy being the much better live guitarist. i don't think any guitarist would dispute that with me.

I would dispute it with you. I wouldn't say either is better than the other, even live. They both play very simple guitar but who cares cause it works.

[TheAtarisKid311]

Many people hate this band for whatever reason it may be, but I've always loved this band and the stuff they came out with and I liked the "growth" of the band over the years. I can't think of a single Blink 182 song that I don't like. Nobody can take away what this band has accomplished and how it has changed the lives of so many people. They will record another cd again someday, but I hope it's alot sooner than later. But when it does happen, it's gonna be huge.

[Stereo Therapy]

is overratedness a word???
absolutely not