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.

I thought this album was alot more mature than anything before, but "feeling this" got VERY irritating, being repeated on radio/tv all the time... Best song is the one with the intro where an astranout is lost in space (kant remember the name) 7/10

i've been a big blink fan since i was 12, and i thought they couldn't get any better than adams song on enema, but this entire album rocks. I love love love how the song b4 the one w/robert smith and itself run together. its such an experimental and artistic compilation. i think the last song is so dizzying, it makes me feel like i'm floating or something. 8.5/10

[QUOTE]i've been a big blink fan since i was 12, and i thought they couldn't get any better than adams song on enema, but this entire album rocks. I love love love how the song b4 the one w/robert smith and itself run together. its such an experimental and artistic compilation. i think the last song is so dizzying, it makes me feel like i'm floating or something. 8.5/10

If you like this album so much why don't you give it 10/10

Maybe they have some sense in them and are trying to be objective with the album. I love Jimmy Eat World but their discography isn't 5/5 material, not even their magnum opus. :)

OK. I have just gotta get something off my chest. I don't post heaps and heaps of messages, i usually just read. But something is really getting on my nerves. Some people are just absolutely obsessed with 'selling out'!!! Blink 182, Chili Peppers, all those bands who may have changed their sound slightly have NOT SOLD OUT!!! As a fan of the two mentioned bands, i know that these guys are not worried about album sales or making money, they just want to make music that they love. Just get over the 'sold out' thing and think of something that's not as lame.
Sorry if i offended anyone but i think many people will agree with what i have said.

I think that blink used to be brilliant. but goin by their last album- i was not impressed, any one alse think that?

the new album is really good it has to be my fav except for TOYPAJ :thumb:

If you notice, travis seems to have calmed down a lot compared to how he used to be. Personally i prefer Scott Raynor to travis barker becaue he fit with the band more, but travis has started to fit with the band more. Tom has basically unslacked off (if you haven't heard the "strings" solo, go check it out on chesire cat or buddha.. classic tom). Mark has become a more diverse player, actually straying *gasp* from simple eigth notes to provide harmonic as well as rhythmic support. I personally can't compare this to their old stuff, but it still is wicked awesome.

I love blink! great album, trade food for the music, anyways i love every song on this album, how can you not?

I like the old Blink. As many of us would say.