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I always wondered about this too. From a musical standpoint it makes way more sense to have the bassist on the right( stage left), but i love the fact that blink do it the other way around

Love me some synthwave, but this song didn‘t get me. The chorus is kind of annoying. i hope they do more of this sound in the future though, it would suit them well

I was paraphrasing the part you quoted that you obviously misunderstood. anyway this has been going on for too long now. Let‘s move on

Have you even read that review? The guy knows much more about the band than he has to, to give it a fair review. That part you quoted regarding YDKWYG, he says the lyrics are deep, the music around it is rather bland. how those „gEtTinG tHe bAnd“ change that sentiment?

You probably just cut them more slack because you are a huge fan. that dosent mean every reviewer has to do the same. nothing that you mentioned there forbids a reviewer to obectively listen to the music. Why should he know the fans situation? Of course the history makes this record kind of cathartic for long time fans/followers of the band. that doesn‘t make the music better from a objective standpoint. And thats where reviews should be. Reviews are not for fans like yourself. You will listen to anything blink puts out anyway. They are here to give a sense of what’s to expect to a non-biased listener. I think that is what you fail to see. most reviewer are morons anyway, but you don‘t make much sense here, i‘m sorry

Tbf you can review a record solely on the music without knowing all the background. i love the fact that the majority here loves the new record, but you habe to be aware that to non-blink fans, this could probably be pretty mediocre at best. While we hear some cringey lyrics and just brush it off with „thats just how they are“, to a non fan, they are simply bad lyrics. if you need to know the whole history of a band and „get them“ to like the music, the music itself probably isnt that great. that being said idgaf! I think it‘s quite solid, even from a objective standpoint. And just because other people think it‘s whack doesnt make me like it any less. I absolutely love this album so far. I rarely say this, but fap is right on this one

I could listen on that line on repeat for hours! Amazing vocal delivery

ANTHEM PART 3 6/10 DANCE WITH ME 6/10 FELL IN LOVE 6 /10 TERRIFIED 7 /10 ONE MORE TIME 7/10 MORE THAN YOU KNOW 6/10 TURN THIS OFF! 8/10 WHEN WE WERE YOUNG 9/10 EDGING 4/10 YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT 5/10 BLINK WAVE 5/10 BAD NEWS 7 /10 HURT (INTERLUDE) 6 /10 TURPENTINE 10 /10 FUCK FACE 7/10 OTHER SIDE 6/10 CHILDHOOD 9/10 OVERALL 7 /10 Obviously some of these will change in the next few weeks. Thanks for the template kay!

Love that mark speech on how they just want to do what they want and work on their terms. i hope he applies that mindset on future tours setlists…

And even if someone doesnt like the production, it doesnt change the songs. if you don‘t like this album, you probably dislike it for more reasons than the production. Jerry finn was one of the greatest producers in the genre. However, the last blink 182 record you heard him do was 20 years ago. Nobody knows how Finn would produce nowadays with all the new tools as well as the change in sonic preference over the years. it‘s okay to admit that you‘ve outgrown a genre or a band. Blaming it exclusively on the production is fucking lame. i thought i was over blinks music and just following them for the nostalgia, but they did an incredible body of work on this album, there‘s no denying in that. I can gloss over how it is recorded and mixed, the songs are still great and I‘m gladly rocking out to this new chapter of blink

This. i mean, i dislike how it sounds. But it‘s not like the mix could be „better“. It could be different. They are all professionals and made it sound this way by choice. it might not be everyones taste, but saying it was done poorly is stupid. It happens with other bands too

I am super impressed with the record, a lot of songs are amazing and the variety of them makes for a very colourful record. The production is absolute ass though. Travis is such a great drummer, yet the drums sound completely lifeless throughout the record. this is my own opinion though. I‘m sure that they wanted that kind of sound, i‘m just no fan of it.

Very excited for this, can‘t wait to watch it once i get home

Bummer. This one does nothing for me. still a lot of material to look forward to!

The chorus and bridge are a letdown. Intro, verses and pre-chorus are straight fire ? i still have high hopes for the album though, blinks non-singles are always great surprises

Yeah it‘s a catchy pop punk tune. All of them sound incredible on this. It‘s not what i hoped for, but its great nonetheless whoever believes this could be on california needs to get their fucking head checked thougj

The song sounds great. I had higher hopes for a darker song because i fucking adored the clip with the opening riff. i have to re-adjust. Super catchy, nqat..

Maybe it isnt a coincidence but a clever way to generate hype, because they know fans would get excited about a potential bcr tune

There‘s no way to tell for sure but its much more likely that the piano copies the vocal melody to emphasize the hook. Why do you think it is the other way around? That makes no sense

thats not right though

Its in 4/4 but rather than having four measures repeat, they repeat 3

Mtyk is great as well, but there‘s just too much happening for my taste. It will definitely grow on me, thats for sure

Making OMT so short and only 2 of those choruses was such a smart move, instantly itches you to press replay

It‘s okay guys. Tom is back, you can stop pretending that the skiba phase was any good ??

Please no.