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While Blink-182's pop-punk has given more than its share of entertaining moments over their career, "sonic experimentation" is hardly what you'd expect from their sixth studio album. Within their guitar-bass-drums template... they offer moments of playfulness and lyricism that stretch their definition of sound. The tempo changes and uses of (relative) silence in "Violence" and "Stockholm Syndrome" borrow post-punk conventions, and lend a new feel to the band's trademark cranked-upness. (The use of treated piano on the latter song also suggests that they've bent an ear to a few psychedelic-pop classics in their time.) As with 2001's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, a theme of loneliness emerges upon the first couple of listens, but this time it feels as if Blink wants to connect it to something larger than before. Growth from the guys who once jokingly celebrated man-on-dog intercourse? Yeah.
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During the pop punk boom of the 1990s, blink-182 were signed onto record giants MCA. After moving to Encinitas, California, the band recorded the album Dude Ranch with producer Mark Trombino. The album was a hit as two singles ('Josie' and 'Dammit') rose to the top of US airplay charts. Unfortunately, in 1998, a slight setback occurred amongst within the band. Scott, who had a serious drinking problem at the time, was reportedly asked to leave the band and go to rehab, although there are ... reports that he decided to leave to go to college and earn a degree. Scott disappeared midway through a US tour, leaving the band in need of a replacement drummer.
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The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed near San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge, bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the trio signed to Grilled Cheese/Cargo and released Cheshire Cat the following year.
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Blink 182 was formed in 1993 by three San Diego natives. The original band consisted of Mark Hoppus on bass and vocals, Tom Delonge on guitar and vocals, and Scott Raynor on drums. Then in 1998, drummer Scott Raynor left the band and was replaced by Travis Barker.
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Blink-182's protracted adolescence has finally ended. There is nary a goofy moment on the San Diego punk-pop band's fifth album, which is more experimental and harder-hitting than anything else it has done. On "I Miss You," the trio toys with electronic drumbeats, acoustic guitars, string parts and a gentle piano melody. "Violence" opens with a shriek of buzz-saw guitar, switches to the group's revved-up punk throttle and then calms down for verses that are spoken rather than sung: "You speak and make time stand still," says guitarist Tom DeLonge, "And each time, you walk on by." Blink-182 don't skimp on catchy hooks -- on "Feeling This," "Asthenia" and "Go" -- and their lyrics are still unsophisticated and lovelorn, but even the poppiest tunes prove artful. Maturity suits these guys: Five albums into their career, it sounds like they're just getting warmed up.
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All of the blink-182 albums seem to run in alphabetical order in some way or another. The cover art of Flyswatter is an A, the starting letters of Buddha, Cheshire Cat, Dude Ranch and Enema of the State follow the alphabet, on the drum kit on the cover art of The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back you can see an F on the bass drum(which is really the Famous Stars and Straps logo), on the jacket pocket of the green version of Take off Your Pants and Jacket is a G, and on the (Untitled) the h is hidden and if one titls the album to a 45º and look at the right eye a h is clear(with the edge of the face forming the other line for the h) .The band continued this with the Greatest Hits CD (the letter I in the word blink). Mark Hoppus stated that the covers with A through F were just a coincidence, but they intentionally added the G on the TOYPAJ cd.
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