Drama-Free Jan

OMT + pt 2 =California + Deluxe but with Tom & Travis’ shitty production and generic filler instead of Feldmann’s shitty production and generic filler. +3-5 songs they actually cared to write about themselves + Terrified from Boxcar racer days. And some really good live moments (Coachella). is that what you want to hear? Pretty sure that’s been the basis from everyone on here. So as you can imagine, the latter is a lot better. But still far removed from their prime. Just getting 3-5 good quality songs is enough to at least take a breath of fresh air but still not what anyone is truly craving. We want all Anthem pt 3s or Turpentine type songs. Or Otherside and Bad News without Travis ruining it. Still leagues better than the horribly bland feeling California - Nine blink-lite featuring Skiba instead of Tom. How is this so hard to grasp? I don’t get it. Going the Maga route is unsurprising though.

It actually blows my mind these 2/3 can't accept some-many people just didn't like California-Nine. And has nothing to do with resisting change because of Tom. Many of us, if not all, went into it wanting the Skiba experience to give us new life. And it really just did not click. I don't get why that causes such a ruckus, replacing a lead singer is hard to make work. Especially in a tight knit trio like Blink. Resorting to everyone being worshipping Tombots in our 30s now is ridiculous..

I feel like this parallel is borderline _tarded. You're comparing the lead singer, main writer, guitarist of the band, with a POTUS candidate that happens to be a cult movement. Tom Delonge is not a cult movement, outside of Lehoe Dehoe. The United States Government is not equivalent to your favorite music band. If anything, Skiba/Feldy replacing Tom would represent the Republican party, because they never would make any changes, and were super corporate and conservative about their processes. Tom, return of, might not make the most exciting changes this time around, but it'd be like bringing back Obama no? Wouldn't be as exciting but at least the change/risk, more punk rock factor is there than what we got during California-Nine.

This. But I feel like Otherside would be a classic & deep Mark song, but the production kills it for me. MTYK and Edging come close but some of those lyrics drift into 'who wrote this?' generic stuff, and Edging just being kinda a weaker song in general. Terrified verses get me too, even if was Boxcar. 3 'real' songs is enough for me to defeat the entirety of California-Nine era. Real Blink is that good. That's why we get so ornery and cranky here, we just want that, and we wait 10+ years for ~3 real tracks lol.

I’m early 30s. And yes, makes sense that’s all you can grasp onto there because you and the KK lost this one, again.

Sure, Coight.

“California is great. Blink can do no wrong. Skiba & Feldy are a fantastic addition to the band.” ”Republicans winning is great. Trump can do no wrong. Vance & Elon are fantastic addition to the White House.” “Even though the band has always been Mark Tom & Travis and feels way more at home to have them playing together again. All fans agree. Skiba & Feldy were doing the same thing what’s the difference? They do the same thing as Tom.” ”Even though we stopped a nuclear war removing Trump from the White House. This new president in the White House is just as hypocritical with their words vs actions. Definitely feels good to be not unalived, but still, UGH. Democrats.” Can play this game all day.

Except pretty much everyone has complained about the same things, with Tom back, so you guys are just making shit up at this point because were unable to cope with the band being shit for a minute and Skiba not working.

Reachh The same can be said for the Cali/Feldmann cult that has developed here unable to accept it was poop. Isn’t that essentially more MAGA?

Clearly you don't believe in production matters. It does. It doesn't make or break a song, but it's always mattered. You're just jumping around topics here. The production in this song is generic plasticky ass. It only makes the song worse. The song is generic slop. Therefore the song is diarrhea. Much like majority of California - Nine songs. OMT had plenty of ass production, but better songs. A good song can outweigh it. And the songs are better on OMT. Facts

No...because the product isn't the same. The meal item is. If pop punk is a hamburger, there are still different levels of hamburger meals. Blink-lite, aka California-Nine era is just another basic hamburger, you can get at any chain grocery store. OMT is delicious. Not as delicious as the prime blink burgers we used to have back in the day, because they've lost or discontinued some of their ingredients, but still way more delicious than a grocery store chain bland burger.

This is just how modern credits are done. Business stuff. Taxes. Stuff like that.

Exactly. Couldn’t have said it better. Even a simple actual riff, written by Tom, lifts a generic song so much. Having Tom’s vocals contrasting Mark’s lifts a generic song so much. Otherwise it is just blink-lite. I don’t love the generic formula stuff either on OMT, or pre written songs like Take Me In make me want to pluck my ears off but when you mix in all the more authentic/creative songs like you mentioned, it’s not even the same stratosphere. Cali-what?

They’re similar tacos or cheeseburgers but you’re taking away the quality of meat, seasonings, and the bun altogether in some cases. It’s not the same.

You can’t hear the differences is the main problem. I actually understand where you are coming from but not hearing the differences between this, Cali-Nine and OMT (sans a few songs) is borderline intentional?