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    July 28…Vancouver, BC…GM Place

    in Summer Tour 2009

    Posted

    This review brought the lulz harder than the last one:

    http://www.straight.com/article-244304/blink182s-sprays-puerile-poppunk-all-over-gm-place

    Blink-182 sprays puerile pop-punk all over GM Place

    By Adrian Mack

    At GM Place on Tuesday, July 28

    Avert your eyes Blink fans, this won't be pretty. And before y'all start mashing keyboards with tiny fists of anger in a vast wave of payback hate, please understand that this review is no more than a heartfelt indictment of the bad art that spills like so much backed-up shit from the two aging hacks and the talented but showoff-y drummer who have reunited as Blink-182.

    Amazingly, an awful lot of people showed up for Tuesday's wretched debacle at GM Place, actually paying to have themselves drenched in the California three-piece's puerile pop-punk spray. And why not? It is a free fucking country, after all, on paper. But those who did pony up might want to rethink what their pennies are supporting.

    Which is a cash grab, in a nutshell, from the indifferent musicianship of the 90-minute set to vocalist-guitarist Tom DeLonge's endless “suck my butthole†and “my mom would take a dump on your chest for two Canadian dollars†jokes. Drummer Travis Barker gets something of a break; a wiry and hyperactive rhythm whippet, he reliably added texture to numbers like “Alwaysâ€. But whether it was the right texture is debatable, since his partners lag so far behind him in both ability and imagination.

    If the number of times DeLonge gave up a line to mutter “Fuck it†into his mike is any indication, there's also a certain lack of conviction coming from Blink-182's front end. Belching the chorus of “First Date†was a nice touch, mind you, which came after DeLonge—who, keep in mind, is 33 years old—beseeched every guy in the crowd to “grab your girl and kiss her on the fuckin' boobiesâ€.

    Hoppus, meanwhile, made it to “Man Overboard†before his weedy voice finally gave out. The bassist seemed generally more interested in clowning, anyway, drawing a huge cheer during “Feeling This†when he balanced his instrument on the palm of his hand. As this is pretty much the most impressive thing he does, the applause was sincere.

    On the positive side, the goofing around ceased during a simmering “Downâ€, and things really improved for half a minute when “Not Now†came in on a blast of muscle and groove unlike anything that preceded it. Equally, a cool turnaround from “Reckless Abandon†into “Josie†gave the impression that Blink-182 might actually practise together on occasion, but it too eventually atomized into a pitchy, wet, shapeless buzz that didn't hold together. Barker's metronomic fireworks were all we had.

    But the kids sure loved it, right down to the wacky, inflatable dancers that appeared in the encore, making the stage look like a chunk of strip mall.

    What a horribly appropriate piece of set decoration. The average North American suburbanoid anointed Blink-182 with weenie-pulling megastardom back when Fred Durst was enriching culture with his platinum-selling use of the word nookie. In other words, it was simply a shit time for popular music. It's not the audience's fault, but as of 2009 they actually have the power to make Blink-182 stop. And I wish they would.

    well those guys won't ever know what blink is about...so whatever!

    July 23..Las Vegas,NV…The Joint

    in Summer Tour 2009

    Posted

    no carousel video yet?

    were at vid #16... carousel will prolly be #20 :)

    btw u were in münster also, remember how we all wanted to hear carousel and that motherfuckers didnt play it? even had a website for it

    blink1-82.de? ;)

    no idea m8... too much alcohol :) cortez prolly knows tho. his brain works much better than mine.

    I dunno what website you're talkin about...the one where people tried to organize for screaming for Carousel, so Blink couldnt dismiss it? That one?

    Well i actually dunno the URL of that website! But the show was fun tho!!! :-D

    Always remember! Its not about brain its about penis-size...and maybe how smart u r being drunk! :-P

    July 23..Las Vegas,NV…The Joint

    in Summer Tour 2009

    Posted

    no carousel video yet?

    were at vid #16... carousel will prolly be #20 :)

    btw u were in münster also, remember how we all wanted to hear carousel and that motherfuckers didnt play it? even had a website for it :) man i took a few steps back from the crowd to catch my breath and thats exactly when travis popped out of the ground for his solo like 1-2m next to me... that was so awesome :)

    Dude is with me?!  :mrgreen:

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