ok, i'm cleaning up all the spam/useless posts in this thread.

this album is good but i still think that the mark tom and travis show is by far the best album that they've made the new album still rocks though

the new blink album is brill. the best songs on it are
volince 4/5
feeling this 4.5/5
easy target 5/5

i can't wait to see them play at the sold out wembley gig its gonna rock

Absolutely love this album, like many others blink are the guys that got me listend to non-mainstream music, and i owe so much to them.

it is totally different to any other album they have produced, but it still works, each album after dude ranch has been different ot any other, perhaps more mature or sophisticated, and this album is just another level on.

what more can i say, this album, rocks and i give it a 9/10
and like suggested in otehr threads, don't dismiss this album becasue u have only heard feeling this, it is by far not the best song on the album, try stockholm syndrome or obvious for a change of pace

8/10

i was awsome.i liked how easy target slipped into all of this. also the interlude in asthenesia was cool.over all the fast songs were awsome and i like some of the slow ones. it just goes to show you dont have to be a fast playin band to be punk. they are taking punk to a whole new level

[QUOTE=fugazi_punk]I've downloaded every song after hours of frustration.[/QUOTE]

save yourself the frustration and buy the real CD next time you cheap bastard

[QUOTE]the new blink album is brill. the best songs on it are
volince 4/5
feeling this 4.5/5
easy target 5/5

i can't wait to see them play at the sold out wembley gig its gonna rock



i take that back the whole album rocks 10/10 and it is about 15 days til the blink gig YAY

Joeeddstealschickens writes an interesting review here. He's right that the sound has changed, but gets the reasons all wrong. On the website, Travis is caught saying something along the lines of "Yeah, we've changed because thats what we wanted to do. We've all got married and had kids, and we're all a bit more grown up and bored of the childish stuff. Some people aren't ready for the change, but we're not going to keep putting records in our old style just to please the fans."

Regarding TOYPAJ, Mark said "Even if this album only ever gets used as toilet paper, we won't care, cause it'll be the best toilet paper ever made.

Nobody has included Not Now (UK Bonus Track) on their review.

NOT NOW

Tom: This song is about when you die, and you've just figured out you died, and you're standing there, looking at your lady, trying to say goodbye, but it's too late. And you can feel and you know she's right there, but she can't see you and it's too late"

This is a cool song, a little slow at the start, with an effects intro, then a guitar line, but once the bass kicks on an amazing pre-verse riff (B5-D5-A5-G5-F#5+) and then the verses are normal Blink 182 let a chord ring out while the bass carries on the harmony line and Travis pulls off some cool beat. There's a nice little natural harmonic background part in the second half.

The pre-chorus is excellent, with the old "chugga-chugga" style palm mutes except for the 1st chord of every bar to catch you're attention.

The chorus is amazing, its got unusual voicings for normal chords on the guitar, and the lyrics are beautiful "Please stay until I'm gone/ I'm here hold on/ To me I'm right here, waiting"*. It then goes back to the pre-verse, and another verse. After that its simply verse, chorus (however, from this point on all the choruses have an extra four lines..."And take, my my one last breath/ And don't forget/ I will be right here, waiting"), interlude, then chorus, chorus and the pre-verse doubles as the outro.

The interlude itself is fair. Nothing remarkable. It starts with Tom letting a single chord (D8ve) ring out, while Travis does his stuff, and Mark joins in playing the pre-verse on bass. Nothing spectacular. Tom plays the intro again to round it off.

Lyrically excellent, though not flawless, beautifully sung, great guitar line and bass. Drumming isn't is interesting as it could be, however, and the intro and the interlude let it down, however. 9/10.

*Go to the website and you can here Tom's original version of the chorus along with the quote. The original lyrics (and the ones I always use at some point in the song, because I think they're better) are
"Let's dance, until I'm gone,
I'm here hold on
To me goodbye
I'm leaving"

It's definitely a step towards becoming a more mature band. I guess when they experimented with Box Car Racer, they totally changed. But I totally enjoy this album, their best release to date.

5/5

I think this album is so awesome...one of the best releases of late.
I used to always like Blink 182's releases, but then hearing some of their album songs that included things like having sexual intercourse with a dog, i thouhgt that was pretty lame and not very mature and interesting. I went to but this album with an open mind and boy am i glad i got it. This album has completely changed all my thoughts about Blink 182. This is seriously a huge change for the better. They experiment so much with each song and the lyrics are so much more deep and meaningful. Also, i think Travis Barker did an awesome job on drums, using so many different techniques throughout the album, and me being a drummer and all, he has become an idol for me. Awesome album!!!
5/5 from me.

hi, sheit, this is actually a great album... I dont like any other blink album... but this one is really good... My favs: Feeling this, I miss yos, go, always, here`s your letter and easy target,,,

Ive bee a big blink fan for 5 years and i was supprised with how good this album is. When i first heard it some songs didnt really impress me but the second time i just feel in love with all the songs.

Blink 182 have gotten much better i think with the new cd I love box car racer but this new cd they did is prob one of the best cds of this year i think... Im also a big Cure fan so to have Robert Smith on one of there songs really made that cds great and thats one of there heros Im also glad to hear that people should know the history of goth rock/punk and alot of bands and people call robert smith the gothfather lol but I just gotta say blink 182 robert smith or no robert smith they are really good at what they do and should keep it up....

I just found this forum/thread..this cd rocks..i seriously give this cd 5-5..its such a good cd..

i was looking foward to this cd for long time befor eit came out.i give this 10/10, althgouth i dont liek teh single "Feeling This" so much...the otehr songs are great and the I miss you video is cool too.

this is the best album blink182 has made so far ........ i would say that the best song is i miss you or go cant decide the do kinda sound like boxcar racer but bc rules to.. i would give this album 4.9/5

[QUOTE=EastBR]OK your right, its the same sound as when they started. Sorry, my mistake :thumb:

:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, [B]Piper At the Gates of Dawn [/B] dosen't sound much like [B]Dark Side of the Moon[/B], Pink Floyd sowld oUt liek omg lolz

Go ahead and call me a wuss who likes Power Pop, but I don't like this cd very much at all. Ive given it that "second chance" that everyone told me to give it, and its just not blink. I respect that they did something differently, but I hope the next cd (if there IS one) does not sound like this. Blink-182 is still one of my favorite bands, but this album is boring, slow, and it sounds like a Mediocre Box Car Racer cd.

2/5

Good review. I give the CD a 6/10. I think the best song is Here's Your Letter.

Blink 182-Blink 182
 

As most of you will know, blink 182's new album is different from their normal punk songs like "rock show" and "f**k a dog" instead they have gone for a more serious view on life, death, and worries. This is my first time reviewing an album so i'l review the must listen to songs on the album:

1. Feeling This: First single of the new album and gets the message over straight away from the amazing drumbeat and the captain Amwerica quote "Get ready for action!". You can see why they picked it as their first single because is such an amzing and catchy song.


3.I miss you: newest single, softer, more gentle song by the band and shows they can do nearly everything with their music, another amazing drumbeat by Travis.

8:Go: I heard it played on Radio 1 once and it was really well played and it was the first of the new songs to be played on Radio. So iwas proud to know they were making a good comeback.

11.Easy tagrget: Absolutly amazing drumbeat and im a drummer so it got me trying to play it nearly straight away!! and amzing everything else so have a listen.

14 Lost without you: very romantic and powerful song and i just love it and think its one of the best slower ones they have done.

These are just some of the good ones on this album so Enjoy

didnt someone already review this?

they most certainly did.


[url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127977[/url]

This should be in the other thread, and to be quite honest with you, this wasn't that great of a review.

I think that some of u av been overatin this album, dont get me wrong im an admirer of it, but dont believe it is as good as enema of the state. i find it suprising that not many people av listed "ALWAYS" as being their favourite, cos i think that this is one most like blink of old, its quite similar to "ALL THE SMALL THINGS". "ALL OF THIS" is gr8, robert smith does a gr8 job, miss you is pretty gd aswell. wasnt a huge fan of im feeling this, and some of the other songs on the album are a bit loose and not brilliantly structured to my likin, but still a worthwhile buy! Gr8 review by the way!

I think that some of u av been overatin this album, dont get me wrong im an admirer of it, but dont believe it is as good as enema of the state. i find it suprising that not many people av listed "ALWAYS" as being their favourite, cos i think that this is one most like blink of old, its quite similar to "ALL THE SMALL THINGS". "ALL OF THIS" is gr8, robert smith does a gr8 job, miss you is pretty gd aswell. wasnt a huge fan of im feeling this, and some of the other songs on the album are a bit loose and not brilliantly structured to my likin, but still a worthwhile buy! Gr8 review by the way!

i'll merge the thread, even though the review was nothing special. :-/

WQhich one does Robert Smith sing on?

"All Of This" Robert Smith sings on.

I went to see Blink 182 AFTER they released this album and they are NOT in any way maturer in their minds but they are in their music

[QUOTE=hybridofsound]Artist: Blink 182
Album: Self-Titled
Tom DeLonge - Guitar, Vocals
Mark Hoppus - Bass, Vocals
Travis Barker - Percussion, Drums
Released: MCA/Geffen Records

Violence - The most unblink song of all time. Here you will be throughly confused as to what band this album is by. No bass, guitars or drums in the verse just singing? It's an experimental song and it pulls it off with a fantastic chorus. Travis has some kick *** fills in this song.
:[/QUOTE]

what do you mean there is no drums in the verse, yes there is, you can hear it, i dont know what your hearing in the verses but there is defiantly drums, like in the second half of the verse travis is tapping away on the hi hat, it might not be complete drumming, but its still drumming, its still got a beat to it. and i like this song a lot, my band has done a cover of it, and on the tab we've got, there is bass in the verse.

meh. Im an old school blink fan. and personally I thought the album was just.. OK. I love boxcar racer, but i found boxcar way more truthful, such as "i feel so" and "letters to god" and in every song i knew the meaning. now the thing is that ive listened to this cd tons, trying to like it, but i cant. the lyrics r so **** sketchy.. its like each verse was randomly slopped together. i never UNDERSTAND the songs, and thats really really annoying to me. theyre still better than half the emo bands out there, but that doesnt say much. and personally, Toms guitar playing has improved tho its nothing to show about. Mark has been playing bass for what... err 12 years or more??? why cant he play anything more intricate than 4 note bass riffs that anyone with 2 hands can play? just LOOK UP THE TAB for stockholm syndrome. Im not gonna give this a rating, but lets say i was dissapointed, its not BAD, but its nothing special. get dude ranch instead if u dont have it.

to: joeeddstelaschickens.
It's good that you put different points of view about the record, but certainly the poor bastard you chose was an acne-infested 13 year old ugly fat, GC fan chick, for the next couple reasons:
1.Blink was never recognized as punk, just a mediocre "pop punk band" that hardcores hated with the last fiber of their being.
2.Blink was starting to wear old, so this is refreshing for rockers.
3. I hate complainers.

thanks and take care!
BTW, i'm not a blink fan, a friend of mine gave me the purple cd, and i kinda liked it , for the jokes and the whole thing.

They still suck. They are immature wieners and they think that pretending to be "emo" will make them even more popular. I have also lost major respect for Robert Smith. And yes, i have heard the music from the new album, and its hardly much better than the other crap they have released during their irritating career. If they really wanted to be cool, they would start a new band with a new name (not some stupid random alphanumeric name like Blink 182), they would quit their major label, and they would play music with meanings that they really care about instead of doing what they think will sell the most records. When they do that, maybe, just maybe i will start respecting them a little...

By the way, all of the interviews i've read point to the fact that they aren't really growing up at all.

"theyre still better than half the emo bands out there"

Blink 182 are not, repeat not, emo. Who on earth told you that they were emo? That person needs to be punished. For your information, Blink can be categorised as crappy sellout teeny bopper immature wannabe emo pop-punk.

^^ "i love you taryn" this guys an ignorant prick! quit their major label? play songs with meaning? why would they want to quit their label? what does that even prove? they didnt write songs to sell records. they wrote what they wanted to and to express their feelings. how is i miss you not meaningful? how is obvious not meaningful? how is down not meaningful? and changing their name wouldnt change their status of whether they are cool or not! your obviously a dick head who thinks image is everything. blink dont need your respect cos they know your just an ignorant fag, and obviously they have grown up if their isnt any funny or joke songs on their cd. ****head.

Great CD. The song Feeling This annoys me for some reason, I'm not sure why...

ya this album ****in rocks. and to all the people out there saying that their lyrics arent meaningful, how the hell could u say that. they didnt just randomly write down words and put them together, they througholy thought out each individual song. this album took almost a year to write for god sake. and for the people who say mark and tom arent talented musicians, take a few minutes out of ur day and check out the makingof their album at their site. mark pulled off some pretty sweet bass riffs that surprised me and ive been a fan ever since dude ranch came out. and tome also had some pretty sweet *** riffs. anywayz album is great i still listen to it everyday and i got the sucker it came out

i have this cd and i think that its really good but its just lost its ...... "Blink 182ness"

Has ne1 heard not now? It was relesed on the uk album its about dieing...its pretty cool

Personally I thought the album was one of the most depressing things I've ever heard.