Blink 182 are BACK!!!!!

Brian_Uckfast

Big fan of metal here, and I know most people hate this band, but personally...they were one of the first bands I was into, and they do come out with some KICKASS stuff!!

They've just announced thaqt they're back
http://www.blink182.com/

So happy they're back!!

But i'm definately happier that I just bought 3 Gojira tickets

Black NG-60-90

Oh jesus christ... :rolleyes:

Den_M

Yes!!!

I love em, especially the older stuff. I wonder did the accident involving Travis make them realise lifes too short for sillly arguments etc?

Either way - :pac:

Trevor O

Den_M wrote: »

Yes!!!

I love em, especially the older stuff. I wonder did the accident involving Travis make them realise lifes too short for sillly arguments etc?

Either way - :pac:

I'd say Tom DeLonge's bank account made him realize life's too short for sillly arguments!!

Irishcrx

Agreed, side projects never worked, there probably looking to make some money...

OpenYourEyes

They all began talking again because of travis' accident alright.

And angels and airwaves are still together apparently, 2 or 3 songs into their newest album.

Travis wont have his arm out of a sling for another 2months at least so presumably it'll only be then they start thinking about touring/writing stuff

buck65

Say it ain't so I will not go

ShawnRaven

Pft, sh*t, i nearly died in a plane crash, better get the band back together to pay the medical bills!!

Sucked before, will suck again, enough said.
But hey, American Pie 5 or 6 might need a soundtrack! :P

Mushy

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Pft, sh*t, i nearly died in a plane crash, better get the band back together to pay the medical bills!!

Sucked before, will suck again, enough said.
But hey, American Pie 5 or 6 might need a soundtrack! :P

After what happened him, thankfully he will be able to play drums again. If they play here, or near, I'll go, mainly to see him, and hopefully here some stuff from Enema of the State-era stuff. Fun band, that actually have quite a few good songs(eg. Dumpweed)

Otis Driftwood

Blink 182 suck.Punk?????Yer havin a giraffe aint ya.They are on a par with McFly or Busted.

Fad

nedtheshed wrote: »

Blink 182 suck.Punk?????Yer havin a giraffe aint ya.They are on a par with McFly or Busted.

Thanks for that, im so punkhxc too!

Its a thread about Blink182, no one cares wether they where talented, it was fun pop-punk music.......In fact NO-ONE mentioned punk until you came!

Otis Driftwood

Fad wrote: »

Thanks for that, im so punkhxc too!

Its a thread about Blink182, no one cares wether they where talented, it was fun pop-punk music.......In fact NO-ONE mentioned punk until you came!

Music fans dont care if musicians are talented.Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.


They have generally been marketed as a punk band,from their image to DeLonges lip curling a la Johnny Rotten.

OpenYourEyes

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Pft, sh*t, i nearly died in a plane crash, better get the band back together to pay the medical bills!!

Sucked before, will suck again, enough said.
But hey, American Pie 5 or 6 might need a soundtrack! :P

American pie 5 and 6 are already out!
Welcome to 2009:p

ShawnRaven

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

American pie 5 and 6 are already out!
Welcome to 2009:p

Sh*t, life is beginning to pass me by. Suppose you'll be telling me and 7 and 8 are too! :P

If not, i'm sure there's room for the obligatory Blink 182 song for the soundtrack.

Fad

nedtheshed wrote: »

Music fans dont care if musicians are talented.Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.


They have generally been marketed as a punk band,from their image to DeLonges lip curling a la Johnny Rotten.

I didnt say musicians, I said "They" as in, if they were talented, they could write catchy songs yeah, and Travis was a pretty badass drummer, but Mark could barely play the bass, and I dunno about Tom.

I dont remember seeing anything REMOTELY like Johnny Rotten in anyone one of their ads. Sure if you go looking for something, you might see some VAGUE resemblance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmepTbSnxAs

So punk innit?

Den_M

nedtheshed wrote: »

Music fans dont care if musicians are talented.Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Travis Barker is far more talented than the vast majority of 'true' punk drummers, and Tom Delonge can alternate pick while palm muting far faster than I can on guitar, and I've been playing for years.

OpenYourEyes

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Sh*t, life is beginning to pass me by. Suppose you'll be telling me and 7 and 8 are too! :P

If not, i'm sure there's room for the obligatory Blink 182 song for the soundtrack.

Theres a good chance that if 7 and 8 were out, that i would have included that in my previous comment!

And yeah there would be room on it for a blink song! They arent the type of movie id want to hear classical or opera music on like!

Blink are a light hearted band! Theres nothing wrong with bands that take the píss and write light hearted and fun music! Just like theres nothing wrong with movies that have a predictable plot but provide a few laughs!

OpenYourEyes

nedtheshed wrote: »

They have generally been marketed as a punk band,from their image to DeLonges lip curling a la Johnny Rotten.

I think most of us stopped using these words in the same sentence when a certain butter ad appeared on tv!

ShawnRaven

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

I think most of us stopped using these words in the same sentence when a certain butter ad appeared on tv!

Aw screw that, Lydon sold out about a decade or so before that, he admitted it.
Public Image Limited? Collaboration with Leftfield, a Pistols reunion where they openly admitted that they were doing it for the money, and appearing in a video game (also admittedly for the money).

None of the above would fit in with "punk" mentality. And quite frankly, most people accepted that until Lydon did that "open letter" to Jann Wenner regarding their rejecting the invite to the HOF. Spending 15 years ignoring punk, only to try to act like it again for image sake was laughable on his part, despite the fact that he had a legitimate point regarding the HOF.

Sorry, i didn't mean to go off topic or to go on a rant, but i had to mention that while it was being brought up. Time for a sicko joke.

Why couldn't Barker have lost an arm in that crash? Imagine the drum-off he and Rick Allen could have had?! It would be priceless!

calex71

GREAT NEWS well for me anyway

we just lost our claim to have witnessed the last ever blink show in 2004 :mad:


saw them on the grammys so that was a definate statement "we are back" i guess.

ShawnRaven

calex71 wrote: »

saw them on the grammys so that was a definate statement "we are back" i guess.

Hey, didn't The Police say that (at the 2007 Grammys), and then split again after the tour was done?

calex71

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Hey, didn't The Police say that (at the 2007 Grammys), and then split again after the tour was done?

touché

ShawnRaven

calex71 wrote: »

touché

Ladies and gentlemen, the next victim of the Grammys jinx!, I present to you Blink 182!

Trevor O

Ah now I wouldn't blast them like! They're were good at what they did and had a few catchy songs. I wouldn't actually go to see them or anything though like!

Censorsh!t

i just hope Tom gives up the whole preacher look! And maybe put back in some of his piercings.

Motley Crue

gonna have to get the missus some tickets for this one when they come round again - she is more into them then I am - but having said that I would still love to see them...good to see they have decided to get back together

Furious-Red

I am really glad there back together. I really wanted to go to the gig in 2004 but(twas only 15 and had no lift back from dublin) and then found out it was there last gig . I wouldnt be suprised to see them tour then Tom goes back to Angels And Airwaves because apparently they have recorded a few tracks for the new album and then possibly goes back to Blink(after doing his stint wit AAA) and release a new album and so forth. I dont think Travis is a 100% percent i still think he is trying to get back to play drums like he use to.

ADTR

All their songs sound the same. Should have stayed on hiatus.

liah

Ah come on now, they're brilliant. They're just a bunch of fun guys with a bunch of fun songs. Don't get why people hate certain types of music with such venom.. they just did their thing, had fun, got popular, had fun with that too. What's so wrong with that? Is it really any reason to hate them because they're not "punk" enough?

God's sake! :rolleyes:

I like blink 182. Not a diehard fan or anything but they're enjoyable and upbeat (for the most part) and the nostalgia factor is off the wall.

grames_bond

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Ladies and gentlemen, the next victim of the Grammys jinx!, I present to you Blink 182!

you heard it here first folks!

Karl Hungus

Guys, cut out the trolling comments. You don't like the band, fair enough, but don't piss on the parade of those who do like them. Go discuss something you do like instead.

Graham_B18C

Absolutely delighted they're back, seen em twice before, once in Glasgow and once in Dublin. Met Mark at Glasgow so that was pretty cool.

As for the Side Bands, Box Car Racer were great and Pluss 44 were mneh...Angels and Airwaves are a disaster!

Can't wait to see em again and get their new album! I'm sure I'll be slated for that but I've put up with it the last 8 or so years! They bring out the 14 year old in me!

James Howlett

I'm not ashamed to admit that i to like Blink 182.
Much for the same reason as the poster above, they bring out the teenager in me. They remind me of American Pie and the like. That was so long ago. "Whats my age again?"

Furious-Red

Grahamo999 wrote: »

As for the Side Bands, Box Car Racer were great and Pluss 44 were mneh...Angels and Airwaves are a disaster!

Can't wait to see em again and get their new album! I'm sure I'll be slated for that but I've put up with it the last 8 or so years! They bring out the 14 year old in me!

I actually like Angels And Airwaves and +44 i only heard the song they released and it was pretty good.

Graham_B18C

Furious-Red wrote: »

I actually like Angels And Airwaves and +44 i only heard the song they released and it was pretty good.

The songs they released were quite good but the plus44 album is OK, the Angels and Airwaves one....not so good! I love this song though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwfT0okfmEY

Elliemental

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Sucked before, will suck again, enough said.
:P

Seconded! They`re bloody awful.:D

kona

Wearing Baggy Pants?? Spiking up their hair?? They aint worth the crust on my underwear:pac::P:D

zenmonk

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Guys, cut out the trolling comments. You don't like the band, fair enough, but don't piss on the parade of those who do like them. Go discuss something you do like instead.

I agree. They are ****.

Cathy666

The only good think about Blink182 is Travis Barker's drumming. Their music sucks donkey *insert your own choice of word here*

Acacia

Black NG-60-90 wrote: »

Oh jesus christ... :rolleyes:

Wow, what a well-thought out comment. Did you have anything meaningful to say or did you just want to be sarky for no particular reason?

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Pft, sh*t, i nearly died in a plane crash, better get the band back together to pay the medical bills!!

Sucked before, will suck again, enough said.
But hey, American Pie 5 or 6 might need a soundtrack! :P

They only 'sucked' in your opinion. Plenty of people like them. And so what if they're on the American Pie soundtrack? *shock-horror* It's not the first time a rock band has been on a movie soundtrack.

nedtheshed wrote: »

Blink 182 suck.Punk?????Yer havin a giraffe aint ya.They are on a par with McFly or Busted.

Nobody said they were punk. Oh noes, they're popular, they're not credible enough for me to like! :rolleyes:

nedtheshed wrote: »

Music fans dont care if musicians are talented.Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.


They have generally been marketed as a punk band,from their image to DeLonges lip curling a la Johnny Rotten.

Who says they aren't talented? I guarantee if they weren't as popular as they are most of the people on this thread wouldn't be complaining about them as much. It's just turning into another ''let's take a pop at a popular band the kids like'' thread- just like the Paramore one.

liah wrote: »

Is it really any reason to hate them because they're not "punk" enough?

But they're not 'real' punk, so only teen girls like them and that is sooo not cool...:rolleyes:

This may come as a shock to some of you, but most bands play music to make money. When they're good, they also tend to have a large fan-base. So a popular band who makes loads of money is not in fact selling out, but successful.

I know it's embarrassing to like bands like this because you don't want to seem like some teenage poser (the horror!:eek:), but giving out about them actually displays a snobby elitism, which is much worse, imo.

Graham_B18C

Bravo!

conorlechance

Busted and Blink are class.

FunkZ

Ah seriously, no matter what anyone says. I know yis all think this will be on really fun gig.

I think they're good. They're good when you're phished at a party, well I always put em on at about 11 before before I hit a nightclub at college and everyone sings along. And they're good for listening to when ya go for a run.

And damn fcuk, they are good ta have sex to! Lmao. They're good!

Cathy666

conorlechance wrote: »

Busted and Blink are class.

Busted. Are you serious? :eek:

robby^5

FunkZ wrote: »

And damn fcuk, they are good ta have sex to! Lmao. They're good!

I'm sure 'All the small things' would be quite relevant for you in that situation!

Cathy666

robby^5 wrote: »

I'm sure 'All the small things' would be quite relevant for you in that situation!

Haha brilliant

FunkZ

robby^5 wrote: »

I'm sure 'All the small things' would be quite relevant for you in that situation!

Hey someone got it! I was of course, havin' a laugh XD

ShawnRaven

robby^5 wrote: »

I'm sure 'All the small things' would be quite relevant for you in that situation!

What's your age again? What's your age again?

Furious-Red

Its been announce that they will tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy starting near the end of July and run till October. FOB will be on 2/3 of the tour while Weezer will be on 1/3 of the tour.

Graham_B18C

Furious-Red wrote: »

Its been announce that they will tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy starting near the end of July and run till October. FOB will be on 2/3 of the tour while Weezer will be on 1/3 of the tour.

Where was this announced?! No mention of it on their site! Did they mention a Euro tour?

Graham_B18C

Mr.S wrote: »

Was announced a few days ago, and confirmed by Mark Hoppus. No euro dates yet, and apparently none are planned apart from festivals next summer.

Excellent, anyone got any links?