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Loved the video. Funny, weird, and infomercials. Great combo. Still not into the music but it's a very enjoyable video!

Hungover You

I Really Wish I Hated You I've been skipping it and I don't even skip songs on California.

I Really Wish I Hated You

I Really Wish I Hated You

Yes! I find this so annoying too! It reminds me of karaoke or when you sing along to the background vocals in a song. I'm not as critical of the album...or I just care less about the criticisms so I still enjoy the song.

I don't think this has been posted yet but I also can't read the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/science/tom-delonge-ufo-research.html

It did both to me for some reason. It's interesting though! Like others, I see the Matt-era as significantly less substantial (musically and legacy wise).

The comparison was between Tom in the past 18 years (2001 to now) and Matt's past 3 years (2016-now). So Tom is sitting at ~55 songs and Matt at ~45?

If Tom was interested and invested in making a new blink music then yes.

It's also kind of telling that despite how many songs Matt has contributed to in recent years he's still not fully accepted by the blink community as a sufficient replacement for Tom... Also, if you count TOYPAJ bonus songs, Tom has more than Matt in the last 18 years.

It sounds super familiar but I can’t quite place it yet. I like it enough. It’s fun but there’s not much to it.

If I attend a concert as a casual fan, it makes sense that I don't recognize every song they play and I can still enjoy myself. I've been to concerts as a casual fan (and even as a non-fan when a group is going as a social activity) and I can't remember if the band played 'deep cuts' or not because I only really knew the super popular songs anyway. If I enjoyed the songs I didn't recognize, I go home and listen to them and they've earned a new fan. Maybe this isn't the norm, though.

I'm still enjoying the album and find myself singing or humming songs to myself throughout the day. There are a handful of songs I love and remind me of why blink is my favourite band (even now) but there are still some songs that are not my thing but I think I've accepted that. There are few albums where I love every single song and that includes blink albums so overall I'm still pleased. I'll try to attend a show if they end up touring with this album.

I also pre-ordered but I still don't have a physical copy - and according to the tracking e-mail, it'll be a little while longer. I've been listening on Spotify, though. Works for me but still disappointing.