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SB129
July 1st 2016


350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Because it's a record? Why else?

Conmaniac
July 1st 2016


27677 Comments


zak I bet you would adore this album

Willie
Moderator
July 1st 2016


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

Vinyl is making a comeback.

Conmaniac
July 1st 2016


27677 Comments


p sure it's made a comeback already it's pretty popular rn

decisions
July 1st 2016


1087 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

@Willie



I'd say that pop-punk is part of the mix of genres that the S/T, Neighborhoods, and Dogs Eating Dogs was comprised of. This album is clearly supposed to sound more like pre-S/T Blink, from the instrumentation to the tone of the lyrics...and I think they failed at that. They forwarded this idea in interviews too, saying that anyone who ever liked a song in Blink's discography would like this album, that Rabbit Hole sounded like it could've been on Enema, etc. They certainly didn't set out trying to make a poorly written pop rock record, and so it all just sounds like this forced, soulless thing to me, so I thought it was worth criticizing them for failing, IMO, to make the album feel like a Blink record.



Even if Blink was a pop rock band all along, this album has a ton of problems which I brought up in my review such as the lyrics, musicianship, and unoriginality.



And on the whole record thing, I think there are two musical definitions of record, one being vinyl, and one being any recorded music.

Willie
Moderator
July 1st 2016


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

A lot of bands are selling vinyl with a digital download code... best of both worlds.

osmark86
July 1st 2016


11387 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

never really was a Sum 41 fan tbh, though I did love a few of their early tracks. in too deep, fat lip, still waiting, the hell song, makes no difference, ride the chariot to the dev...shiet, I guess I did like them somewhat after all ^^.

SB129
July 1st 2016


350 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I love vinyl. Way better than CD and download. Less convenient yes, but more worth it, to me.

Willie
Moderator
July 1st 2016


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

--I'd say that pop-punk is part of the mix of genres that the S/T, Neighborhoods, and Dogs Eating Dogs was comprised of. This album is clearly supposed to sound more like pre-S/T Blink, from the instrumentation to the tone of the lyrics...and I think they failed at that. They forwarded this idea in interviews too, saying that anyone who ever liked a song in Blink's discography would like this album--

I didn't bother with any of the interviews and only checked out the early songs once or twice. At any rate, Blink is only capable of so much and there's no way they recapture their youth when they're probably all in their 40s... so, I guess I went in with lower expectations and was pleasantly surprised.

Black Ink
July 1st 2016


238 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

--Avoiding my comments I see lol. Can't actually talk about the record, huh?--



Let us old men sit in our rocking chairs for a moment. We'll yell at you to get off our lawns later.

Black Ink
July 1st 2016


238 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

--probably all in their 40s--

Skiba, and Barker are both 40. Hoppus is 44.

Willie
Moderator
July 1st 2016


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

-- Let us old men sit in our rocking chairs for a moment. We'll yell at you to get off our lawns later.--

Made me laugh.

--Skiba, and Barker are both 40. Hoppus is 44.--

Yeah, I knew it had to be close.



On a side note since Sum 41 was brought up. I've heard a lot of Metallica covers, but theirs is the best.

osmark86
July 1st 2016


11387 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"Let us old men sit in our rocking chairs for a moment. We'll yell at you to get off our lawns later."



hear, hear.

decisions
July 1st 2016


1087 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

@Willie



Well I didn't expect the record to feel like, TOYPAJ or Enema, just to sound like it. Which in my mind, it doesn't. I expected it to feel like a Blink record like S/T or Neighborhoods did (to define what that would be - honest, pop-punk influenced songs with clean/raw production), and it doesn't do that for me either. That's where I'm coming from.

Willie
Moderator
July 1st 2016


20212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.2

I totally understand. My enjoyment is based on low expectations and nostalgia, and I enjoyed it.

Black Ink
July 1st 2016


238 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

"Low Expectations and Nostalgia"



Next Blink182 album name.

osmark86
July 1st 2016


11387 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I can get behind that title.

Conmaniac
July 1st 2016


27677 Comments


yeah id buy it

Feather
July 1st 2016


10092 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

would be a funny, true and self aware name. I could get behind it.

rafalafa
July 1st 2016


288 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

A step behind Self-Titled in songwriting and ideas, but not complete garbage. If you were looking for the next best pop-punk album, you're looking in the wrong place.



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