M!ke Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 17 minutes ago, Clarke said: I find it interesting because Adam's Song is arguably blink's greatest song or one of their greatest at least I think what blink's greatest song is that reaches out and has the broadest appeal is probably I Miss You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Adams Song is in my top 10, for sure. as is ST4TK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextmarkhoppus44 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I was listening to Enema the other day, and as great as that album is, I think what that album lacked was Mark/Tom back and forth vocals. The only song with both singing in *noticeably* is Dysentary Gary and that's nothing more than a small Mark verse in a Tom song. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerpipe Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 2 hours ago, M!ke said: I think what blink's greatest song is that reaches out and has the broadest appeal is probably I Miss You. Excluding mark in the first verse, I cannot stand I miss you. One of the most boring songs blink has ever written. All the small things is at least bearable, and the bigger song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsov Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, LukeDreamwalker said: Excluding mark in the first verse, I cannot stand I miss you. One of the most boring songs blink has ever written. All the small things is at least bearable, and the bigger song. What!?!? ATST is not half the song that I Miss You is. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 27 minutes ago, LukeDreamwalker said: Excluding mark in the first verse, I cannot stand I miss you. One of the most boring songs blink has ever written. All the small things is at least bearable, and the bigger song. Actually, in terms of sales (single sales mind you, not the sales of the albums each single came from), I Miss You was actually blink's most successful single. Furthermore, I've heard it reach far more varied radio stations, while ATST, was mostly on top 40 and rock stations, I Miss You was on those same stations as well as alternative, some indie stations, and even a few adult contemporary stations. While it isn't my favorite blink song it does seem to be their most successful in terms of reaching a large and wider audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotbrianpeppers Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I think I Miss You was a bigger hit at the time, but ATST is their more prolific single. It's played all over the world at dance clubs and bars, and I still hear it on the radio quite a bit. I Miss You is such a well composed song though IMO. Great staying value too. I loved that they were able accomplish a massive pop hit in such a unique way. (Whereas ATST is such a formulaic pop-punk song.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerpipe Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I heard ATST on the radio in a tiny podunk town in Montana. Haven't heard I miss you in Missoula (Montanas second largest city) even once. I'm just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, LukeDreamwalker said: I heard ATST on the radio in a tiny podunk town in Montana. Haven't heard I miss you in Missoula (Montanas second largest city) even once. I'm just saying. I've heard I Miss You on incredibly obscure radio stations, stations that would normally never play blink, many times at that, i can not say the same for ATST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I Miss You was huge, but it just didn't have the staying power. You really never hear it anymore. ATST and WMAA are the only two songs that I hear randomly about. Mostly ATST 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 that's why i miss you was maybe my favorite big single of theirs, because it was something different and unique. had they immediately continued that route, i'm sure they could've changed peoples' perceptions of them. all said, i STILL hear ATST all the time but i don't even remember i miss you on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsov Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Oddly enough, I hear Adam's Song the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy030 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I still hear Dammit a fair amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I think I hear the Rock Show the most. I really think that its a great single too. Very catchy and poppy enough but still has a hard hitting chorus. Also has a catchy riff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 All The Small Things yeah has more "staying power" I suppose, but in terms of the song that reached the widest and most varied audience, as well as the single that actually sold the most, it was I Miss You. Frankly neither song makes my top 5 for blink songs (though I Miss You is definitely closer to that list). It just seems to me that I Miss You was the single that was steering blink in the right direction to become a band with a much wider appeal than what they had drawn in by that time. Of course that momentum didn't continue when Down and Always failed to take off as very successful singles, and then of course the breakup happening not long after that truly killed that push that was seemingly about to happen. I truly believe a follow up album released in 2005 (something much closer in overall sound to self titled and not so much Neighborhoods) really could have made blink become an even bigger band than they were at their peak Enema days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I Miss You might be my favorite song of all time. High up on my list, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotNow Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I think if the adventure had become a blink song on a 2005 album, it could have been one of their biggest songs ever and hit a widespread audience. The intro build up and riff with blink effects (heavy self titled guitars), the verse melody resung by tom with better lyrics in the less whiny voice, a completely redone chorus from mark with an actual hook that keeps up the pace of the song, and just general input from mark and Travis on the song. Song could have been a mega hit if it was handled like a self titled song. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 you essentially just said that it would be a huge hit if it were a different song entirely lol the lyrics in that song are pretty lame and just show how fucked on pain killers tom was. people loved it because it was the first blink-related thing we had heard since the breakup. now that time has passed, it really isn't that great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Braveheart Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I dunno, I still think the adventure is a pretty solid song. One of the very few I actually gain a modicum of enjoyment from. I do agree that if it had input from mark and Travis it could well have been a better song though 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I never understood the love for the adventure, outside of my general AVA & Tom bashing, it just literally doesn't appeal to me by itself. it's boring. it's the first AVA song I heard and I instantly didn't like it and I still don't get why people do. unless they rewrote the whole song entirely I don't see how it would have worked in blink. I wonder if Always would have done a lot better being the follow up single to I Miss You and they just skipped Down entirely. It's one of the singles you hear the least by them on the radio and stuff... probably because it's not a great song (personal opinion) but it isn't the catchiest 'single' style track either really, Always fits that much better. Genuinely don't know why they released Down at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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