The Official Blink 182 Thread
 

What are your thoughts on Blink182? Like 'em? Hate 'em? Or are they OK?

I hate them. I think they are one of the very worst bands out, they are good at playing, but it is their lyrics and how they sound I hate. I think they are very bad, and everyone thinks they are real punk rock, when really they are about as punk rock as nsync, but that is my opinion..

I can totally understand hardcore punks hating them because of how they brand "punk" music...fortunately, I'm not hardcore punk.

I DO like a lot of punk music, I'd even say it's one of my favourite things to listen to. But I actually like Blink still, especially their older stuff...I'm still making up my mind on their new CD.

There older stuff sounds really horrible to me... I like hardcore punk, and most all kinds of punk, but that just sounds like they bought some crap instruments and started bangin on them, but hey, that is just my opinion!

Yeah but their stuff isn't supposed to be punk. If I was listening to it from a punk perspective, I would think it sucked ass too.
One of my favourite songs by them is Dammit.

According to them, they say they are punk, but that is not how I see it, they are good at playing their instruments now, but I just think they are really bad...

They said they ARE punk? I saw an interview where someone asked how they would classify themselves...their answer:
Some people would say we're punk or we think we dress or because of the way we act. We're not really big on genres of music. We play our music and have fun.

Or something like that...

That is weird because I saw something in a magazine or something that they said something about being punk, and it said the princes of punk or something, it was weird and my sister has a movie where he keeps saying hes punk and its on the inside or something.. If you can understand what i just said lol..

wow so I guess they are somewhat confused on who they are...but either way, no matter what they consider themselves, I don';t consider them punk, and from a non-punk point of view, i like them.

I can say that I did not enjoy their previous 2 albums,
however their newest album the Blink-182 (enhanced) CD is actually quite good and there are a few good songs on there. But other than that I can take them or leave them :)

I like their really old stuff...but their new stufdf is bad...they cant perform it live because the new song..."felling this" or w/e its called has 52 tracks on the one song....they recorded it the put it together.

Well see, that's really what defines the "good" bands from the "great" ones now because being able to record good songs take some skill but being able to reproduce what u recorded live and sounding good, is a totally different skill and when you can successfully do both that really gives you the "great" status. Believe me I know how easy it is to record when you can have as many takes as you want and edit it heh... But when the live comes its totally different and theres not a lot of opportunity for mistakes, at least for the other members, If I miss 1 snare or accidently hit a rimshot instead no one knows except me as long as I hold the beat down ;) :drummer:

I like their old stuff, chesire cat, dude ranch, I don't really like enema, but the songs are still good live. Take off your pants and jacket is a pretty nice sounding album, with some really impressive musical works. The new one just blows the genre off and they go into their own thing, which i think is great. The songs on that album are just what they felt like playing, not thinking about any images. And yes, they can play them live, i saw the video on their sight. So what if they "sold out' they have loads of cash, and they play music for it. Right on

I don't mind them. Dude Ranch and their newest are good albums, but Enema and TOYPAJ sucked. Cheshire Cat and Buddha or whatever weren't bad, either.

Ive decided I do like the new one...Feeling this, the single, is the song thats probably most like the stuff on Takeoff..not too great, but the rest of it is kinda different..some of its pretty good.

So, Say I listen to blink 182 and such, and it's not considered punk.... then what is it considered? I've heard the term pop-punk... but I don't know?

I think that after dude ranch up until the new album, they were poppunk, but the new album really isn't pop punk, or at least I dont' think so. More of just good music lightly influenced by their earier pop punk days. I think it's all good.

Just terrible.

Just curious, what do you think is just terrible? It's no big deal, I'm just wondering.

i think blink are a good band. i used to love them. like no all the words to every songs. they kinda got me into rock. there still kool.

I was listening to Enema the other day, and I noticed even that CD is a lot harder than takoff...there are some great songs on there, like dumpweed...I haven't found that kinda sound too much on the new one..but its still good.

They sound a bit monotonous for me but I still hold my respect for them because they were one of the first few bands to get me into rock.

I think they are funny and do their thing. I dont think they are really punk per say. They are pop punk i guess u could classify it like. Its like avril lavigne, there was this idea that she was "punk". Then again, punk is used to describe a lot nowadays. A lot of music starts out without a classification and they find them selves be classified under one genre.

im seeing them on saturday

Not Bad
 

i like the song "I Miss You"
Its different to what they usually sing.
Im not a big fan but their good to listen to when there is nothing left to do or if ur just hangin out with the gals and guyz. :hphones:

one song I like off their new album is all of this, they have roberts smith from the cure doing the vocals, and i just love the song.

Hmm. Yeah I actually like that song. It is different.

^ i agree with i miss you.
ehh i wasnt too impressed with their latest album, the one song i liked was i miss you. Other than that i like them as a band. I wouldnt classify them as punk or anything, just a band that plays some fun music. I was really into their earlier stuff ( budda, chesher cat etc.) and i think you got to give them credit for getting alot of kids into some punk-rock ( even if they arent themselves)

Mmyes. I didn't like "Feeling This". It didn't give a very clear indication that their style matured. And well, I just found it weird.

I have NO respect for them whatsoever. Monotous on the lyrics side especially. And they have NOT improved, they startedout ok, and never got better, the "solo" in dammit, and the crap that is their newest album, and their downright stupidy because of their belief that punk is just a "fad" that they're to mature for now, makes me wanna steal 3 copies of their newest cd and go shove it up their @sses.

Btw i don't like them.:)

I love them. Their new CD wasn't as good as I thought it would be though.. I Miss You and Violence are the only songs I really like. Enema of the state is pretty good and so is Dude Ranch.

I normaly hate punk, but I guess I can take there music teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny, teeny small dosses.

blink 182 rock
 

blink 182 are the best band ever
:band

zzzzzip omg mmmmmm no i wont

katie ur a retard

katie, u copier! go back to ur blink forum! hahahahahahaha. dont i sound like an agressive internet person!? sex pistols are great! wat were peeple ment to reply to in this forum exactly? "blink 182 are the best band ever" ? waste of space u idiot lol. I GOT HER ON 2 BLINK I GET ALL THE CREDIT! yuck, i dont even no if its kt, i just saw the name and assumed. go eat some poo ya twats! love always VICIOUS

WTF are you talking about?^

I used to listen to blink back in the day. I think that stuff was decent, but there new stuff is horrible.

blink aint too bad, not the best but thats my opinion

Always I know you'll be at my show.
Watching, waiting, commiserating.
Say it ain't so I will not go
Turn the lights off
Carry me home
Kepp your head still
I'll be your thrill .. .

I love Blink 182.
I've seen them play at the warped tour several times now.
They're freaking awesome.
And all of their side projects are killer.


Their old stuff is way better though. but I will remain a true, devout loyal fan.