Meltdown Tracker Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Same idea as the Safe Space but the opposite, in an effort to quarantine the criticism. Post about issues you have with the band. My biggest issues are obviously production but also that their music and lyrics aren't nearly as genuine as they used to be. They also seem to rush songwriting and production more than in the past. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyjones Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 i miss scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 i miss tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoltan Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 i miss jerry 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Backing Track Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 We already have a Feldmann and California thread, that's really my only specific issues with the band unless you want to open up a new Matt Skiba sucks at guitar thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink182life-4life Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Vera said: We already have a Feldmann and California thread, that's really my only specific issues with the band unless you want to open up a new Matt Skiba sucks at guitar thread. How does he still have difficulty playing these songs? Going on year 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerpipe Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 No matter what has happened with this band post 2004, hardly any of us have ever been satisfied. Always bitching about one thing or another. Good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whales Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I've never seen a community that discusses and bitches as much as the Blink community...but I take part in it all the same and I think we just really love their old music and wish they they respected themselves as much as we do/did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Can Matt please stop yell singing please. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysguitars Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 I don't know. It's just a shame Mark, Tom and Travis can't see the big picture and just make it work. This is when blink could be such a huge band. They headlined Reading Festival as soon as they reunited. There was so much buzz about them coming back. Now no one really cares. It's ironic how they write some of the best music ever but they must hate doing it or something. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Champ182 Posted June 7, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 I was about to post this in the New Album thread because Jar Jar was derailing things in there, but it seemed more appropriate here haha. All the talk from our resident California fans about how they wish the negativity would go away so there could be normal conversations seems like BS when they just shit their pants and mock people any time there is ANY discussion that doesn't align with what they think about California and Feldmann. The post Jar Jar is being a baby about wasn't trolling or anything, the guy just gave an honest assessment of his thoughts about Blink right now and how he thought the new lineup had more potential than we've seen so far. For some reason these guys want to control every single conversation but never bring up anything to talk about in the first place because they'd rather complain about the "negativity." I don't have personal feelings about someone based on whether they like or dislike the current direction of the band, I like Ghent's posts and thoughts about a lot of things, and I think Oliver's theory about Feldmann's sexual habits was ridiculous. And I do understand why someone with a less popular opinion would feel like they're being ganged up on, but it seems like every pro-Cali person only posts about why they're being persecuted or something lately haha. There was the beginning of a good convo recently about which lyrics on Cali seemed honest and what we'd like to see them write about in the future and it got derailed almost immediately by Ghent mocking someone by saying that if he liked the intro to Cynical, it meant that he hopes the band breaks up. Stuff like that is way more annoying and derails way more threads than anyone just voicing their well-thought-out opinions, even if they're negative. We all like Blink here for some reason or another, some people are down on the current version of the band and some people think they're as good as ever, I think both of those perspectives are totally fine! I just wish more people could debate honestly and talk about the actual music and the band instead of stupid quips and drama. 6 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I hate Bored To Death. I hate it more than literally any other California era track. what's more, I hate that everyone seems to like it. I hate that it did well. It's like After Midnight all over again... Bored To Death is so fucking broken and dull. it's so much recycled stuff, with awful melody lines (irritating verse, really fucking annoying chorus), unbelievably lame goddamn lyrics, and it's also moody in a non-good way. it doesn't work for the song at all. it's an annoying mess and I've hated it since the first night. I was so excited when it came out, listened to it like 5 times in a row desperate to like it and I just couldn't and to this day I just can't. I think it might be the worst thing Mark Hoppus has ever touched - and I'm including that Alice in wonderland thing he did with Pete Wentz, or the Hallucinations remix. While California as a whole is bloody awful, and I don't listen to the vast majority of it, the one that bugs me more than anything is that stupid fucking song and so far I've found no blink fan who gets where I'm coming from and that's more frustrating - what exactly am I missing with it? how is everyone taken with? it's fucking dreadful! gaaaaaaaah I've wanted to rant in this thread for days but needed it to be something worth ranting over. fuck that stupid fucking generic insipid irritating as balls song and fuck Feldman for his stupid coked face involvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I guess I don't get the actual hate for it. It's just to me a very mediocre song without much redeeming quality and a really bad first single. I have no idea why it was such a success. I guess I'm indifferent to it. Los Angeles and Bottom of the Ocean, I find worse, I guess. But that people like it so much is strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic vinegar Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Kay said: I hate Bored To Death. I hate it more than literally any other California era track. what's more, I hate that everyone seems to like it. I hate that it did well. It's like After Midnight all over again... Bored To Death is so fucking broken and dull. it's so much recycled stuff, with awful melody lines (irritating verse, really fucking annoying chorus), unbelievably lame goddamn lyrics, and it's also moody in a non-good way. it doesn't work for the song at all. it's an annoying mess and I've hated it since the first night. I was so excited when it came out, listened to it like 5 times in a row desperate to like it and I just couldn't and to this day I just can't. I think it might be the worst thing Mark Hoppus has ever touched - and I'm including that Alice in wonderland thing he did with Pete Wentz, or the Hallucinations remix. While California as a whole is bloody awful, and I don't listen to the vast majority of it, the one that bugs me more than anything is that stupid fucking song and so far I've found no blink fan who gets where I'm coming from and that's more frustrating - what exactly am I missing with it? how is everyone taken with? it's fucking dreadful! gaaaaaaaah I've wanted to rant in this thread for days but needed it to be something worth ranting over. fuck that stupid fucking generic insipid irritating as balls song and fuck Feldman for his stupid coked face involvement. Yeah I'm right there with ya. The only reason I don't defend Up All Night more is because I reckon the haters feel how I feel about BTD. I like the part where Mark sings the last verse about coming over and over or whatever, but that's it. I really fucking hate how it sounds like Feeling This with the drums and then immediately Adam's Song at the very beginning. Yeah. I don't get how most of the other folks who hate Cali give this song a pass. Bottom 5 on the record for sure. But hey, it was a hit so what do I know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whales Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I enjoy BTD a lot, but I would agree that it's basically a big mash of repeated elements from older songs. The bridge is a lot of fun either way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2point5 Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 Love Bored To Death. It’s grown on me so much over the last couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerpipe Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 BTD is fucking awesome! Great tune IMO, although I do hate that the intro sound is a weak ass copy cat of feelin this like others have said. Nevertheless, it got me so psyched for the album. Too bad the rest of it didn’t hold up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 For me the band needs to end now. They can continue making music but not in Blinks name unless Mark and Matt are gonna take things serious and take their time to write a mature album for adults. I hate how they pander to young people, what about your fans that have grown up with you? We don’t want to hear that shit. Pop punk isn’t even popular anymore ffs. They’re doing this all wrong. Honestly it’s embarassing. No wonder Tom fucked off. Can anyone blame him?? I respect Tom more than Mark. Mark is a puppet. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerpipe Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 5 hours ago, Scott. said: For me the band needs to end now. They can continue making music but not in Blinks name unless Mark and Matt are gonna take things serious and take their time to write a mature album for adults. I hate how they pander to young people, what about your fans that have grown up with you? We don’t want to hear that shit. Pop punk isn’t even popular anymore ffs. They’re doing this all wrong. Honestly it’s embarassing. No wonder Tom fucked off. Can anyone blame him?? I respect Tom more than Mark. Mark is a puppet. Tom fucked off because he’s a fuck off. Mark didn’t become a puppet until after tom fucked off the 2nd time. I agree though, hard to listen to songs they are writing now about skating and partying. It’s like fuck guys we already have 4 albums of that type that we all grew up listening to!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotNow Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 28 minutes ago, Smalls said: Tom fucked off because he’s a fuck off. Mark didn’t become a puppet until after tom fucked off the 2nd time. I agree though, hard to listen to songs they are writing now about skating and partying. It’s like fuck guys we already have 4 albums of that type that we all grew up listening to!! Mark was a puppet through the entire reunion... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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