Blink 182 Split Up

bombidol

www.blink182.com go to the news section

Matthewthebig

I'm kinda glad they broke up. Wasn't a big fan. But they were better when they were jokey and funny as opposed to their last album where they "matured"

I am MAN

One down.

Many more to go.

KTRIC

And they were just starting to get good too

mayordenis

Matthewthebig wrote:

I'm kinda glad they broke up. Wasn't a big fan. But they were better when they were jokey and funny as opposed to their last album where they "matured"

dont you mean where they "were ****"???

Scratch Acid

Yay!

neGev

Oh
My
****ing
God
No
.

dregin

They got me into punk back in the day. So I owe em something. They were **** at the end though.

Caoimhe

Oh bugger. This week is going progressively downhill...
Their last album I didn't like at first but it really grew on me.

teck-x5

aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

honru

Why does everyone think that blink-182 have split up?

The band have gone on hiatus. Travis is making a new record/touring the Warped Tour with The Transplants, making Meet the Barkers for MTV. The other two probably want a break, it's their call, they do have families. There's even plans for the band to tour South America later this year.

Obviously, that's not stopping them from breaking up further down the line, but nothing's definite now (on the contrary, if they had split up, then their Dublin gig would have been the last ever blink show).

NotMe

I am MAN wrote:

One down.

Many more to go.

Heh heh.

bombidol

in fairness. they've broken up. "no plans to work together again" is about a blunt as they can put it. With the change in style of music theres obviously some kinda of stress between them, each member pulling different ways.
Green Day are now a rock band. Sum 41 sound like Metallicas and System Of a Downs bastard child and Blink are dead. Pop Punk could never sustain its self at those levels of fame.

Drum boy

Im sad.

Ro: maaan!

I can live with this. They've done all they can do really. I got to see them once, and I'm happy about that. They've had some brilliant songs, and many of them are among my favourites. Haven't had a bad album imo. They'll continue to be one of my favourite bands.

honru

bombidol wrote:

in fairness. they've broken up. "no plans to work together again" is about a blunt as they can put it. With the change in style of music theres obviously some kinda of stress between them, each member pulling different ways.

They'll most likely reflect for the time being and then make a decision, but I dunno, the whole situation is pretty vague as it stands. I'd imagine that they would have announced the split if they were splitting.

dregin

Loads of bands went on hiatus and never reformed. Alice In Chains, The Spice Girls.....so many lost treasures!

Basq

That's a shame!

Was a big Blink 182 fan.... not so much of late but their last album was brillant (and a new direction/style also) in my opinion!

Hiatus is indefinitive... would be very suprised if they reformed.

Caoimhe

I'm just pissed off I never got to see them live. Bloody parents with their anti-gigs-during-leaving-cert policy...

Ro: maaan!

Caoimhe wrote:

I'm just pissed off I never got to see them live. Bloody parents with their anti-gigs-during-leaving-cert policy...

It was by no means a brilliant concert. Some songs were good. But nothing special.

Faddymackshyte

I'm so happy they split up, it's about time too.....they were getting kinda old for the punk scene I think!!!

quank

Sugarcult were class I thought. And one of my mates caught one of Travis' sticks.

Y'think they might release a "Greatest Hits" album? And maybe a couple of unreleased tracks with it? Possible. Perhaps a DVD too.

Anyway, yeah. Split up. I think it was the right call. They reached their peak.

NotMe

quank wrote:

Y'think they might release a "Greatest Hits" album? And maybe a couple of unreleased tracks with it? Possible. Perhaps a DVD too.

No doubt about it. Who wouldn't?

Caoimhe

Ro: maaan! wrote:

It was by no means a brilliant concert. Some songs were good. But nothing special.

But its the atmosphere and the fun of it all. And I had tickets for that gig they were meant to play a couple of years ago and tom went and threw out his back so it doubly sucked that I couldn't go to this one.

qz

I sorta grew up with Blink 182 being one of my favourite bands around the time that Enema Of The State was released. I think it sucks that they're (probably) breaking up.

To be honest I wasn't the biggest fan of their most recent album, not up to much when you compare it Enema, which will remain as one of my favourites.

I'm happy that I went to the concert, not as good as Green Day by any stretch of the imagination, but I would have regretted not going.
It's nice to know that the band went out a good note, well, with me anyway.

Mikros

Is it me or has the statement been removed from the Blink 182 website? I saw it there earlier but now its seems to be gone. (or else I've gone blind)

Personally I'm not a fan at all and I couldnt care less, just some friends of mine really like them and want to know the story.

qz

Mikros wrote:

Is it me or has the statement been removed from the Blink 182 website? I saw it there earlier but now its seems to be gone. (or else I've gone blind)

Couldn't find it either. Creepfest 2005. :eek:

dregin

It's called the music Business. Deal with it.

qz

dregin wrote:

It's called the music Business. Deal with it.

blunt
adj. blunt·er, blunt·est

1. Having a dull edge or end; not sharp.
2. Abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech: “Onscreen, John Wayne 3. was a blunt talker and straight shooter” (Time). See Synonyms at gruff.
4. Slow to understand or perceive; dull.
5. Lacking in feeling; insensitive

Ro: maaan!

Mikros wrote:

I couldnt care less, just some friends of mine really like them and want to know the story.

Wouldn't that mean you could care less?

Basq

UPDATE:

Apparently, they're not technically splitting up, but they are going on a break.. the whole indefinitive hiatus statement was taking completely out of context. Think that's why it's now off the website.

Listen to Travis talk about it on US Radio earlier today [URL=mms://kroq.wmod.llnwd.net/a168/o1/kbaudio/TravisBarker.asf]here[/URL] (Need Windows Media Player to stream it)

Also here is an MTV News Story on Travis's statement.