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OldManFan(of blink)

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  1. I purchased two of the swirl. Would have snagged a single and picked another color if the limit had been stated. Second one is a gift for my daughter Any limit should have been enforced by the checkout system. They definitely added that after the fact and shouldn’t penalize folks that were able to get more. If anything, better only cancel one and not the whole order.
  2. Blink will be the halftime show tomorrow night for MNF.
  3. I ordered the vinyl and pin combo. Came yesterday. The album cover is all messed up and the cover sticker was half torn off. And there wasn’t any button or sticker (details say you get a random button and sticker to go along with the bunny pin). Regretting the purchase. Should have just picked up the vinyl in a store. The concert tickets are supposed to have entitled you to a CD. We shall see.
  4. You could also try and read into it that when Tom was “in” blink is when they did their best work, ie after he checked out it wasn’t so great even though they were still technically together. I don’t think he actually mean that blink did it’s best work before Tom left. If he believed that then there would sort of be no point carrying on. Plus it’s a huge fuck you to Matt.
  5. It’s interesting (to me anyway) how Mark and Matt seem to go 50/50 in almost every song, ie you don’t get songs like you did with Mark and Tom where one carries the whole tune or the majority of it. Seems a bit formulaic that Mark starts a song - then Matt kicks in (or the opposite). It’s not a complaint - just an observation and doesn’t mean any songs are harmed bc of it (though I think something like Parking Lot would be amazing if the middle 1/3 featuring Mark was eliminated as the first and last 1/3 are pretty solid - realizing that’s a different album) Have really taken to No Heart. Great song. The entire album is pretty solid. I’m more impressed by the songs that didn’t get released during the run up the album drop.
  6. Enjoying it so far. Had avoided the leaks.
  7. “I can see that you’ve had enough. I can see that you’re giving up on me.” No kidding.
  8. I don’t understand the sudden need to have so much production for every song. Why are the voices autotuned or distorted (or both) in basically everything they do now? I can see wanting to change things up and add some synth sounds or techno crap or whatever. But I don’t get a band like blink wanting every song to sound like it was run through a computer. Crank up the guitar and bass and let Travis bash away on the drums and generate a rock song for fuck’s sake.
  9. My original point was that I can’t recall the last time a music video meant anything to me in regard to how I view a song or a band. They just don’t mean what they used to when MTV was the only place to see and hear some bands and the only real place to see videos. Back then videos helped drive airplay and album or single sales. Now I think they’re almost an afterthought to established bands. I get that YouTube is a big deal (never said it wasn’t) but if I have to go and search out the new blink video then it’s really no big deal if it happens to suck or isn’t interesting. I don’t think it drives downloads or sales of Nine. I can see where it helps new and up and coming groups by word of mouth. But not a band like blink.
  10. The point was ever watching it again. If you hate it DON’T go watch it AGAIN. You won’t see it casually watching TV or something. Everyone griping about how awful it is can easily avoid ever seeing it again.
  11. I’ve got a YouTube account and obviously based on how many folks make millions with it proves it’s value. My point was that rarely has a music video changed my opinion of a band of song and that there’s even less of a chance if I have to seek the video out on YouTube. For everyone saying Darkside sucks... you have to go and look for it. You’re not going to see it on MTV. No chance of it popping up on Friday Night Videos (to age myself). So if you hate it... don’t go and intentionally watch it. (I would agree it’s not the best video.)
  12. Hence why they don’t mean anything. It’s not like blink was hoping Darkside would make TRL or anything.
  13. I can’t recall the last time I watched a music video that had any impact whatsoever on me or my thoughts on the song or band. When you have to seek things out on YouTube they’re overall pretty meaningless.
  14. They should get sued just bc they agreed to it in the first place. (But I agree.)
  15. Regarding Mark’s post... every time the band posts something on social media you’re guaranteed that at least 1/3 of the comments will be something like “It’s not blink without Tom”. The rest will be mostly supportive. But they shouldn’t get butthurt if they post something that clearly a majority of fans dislike. If you go out and do a collaboration with someone in a genre that a lot of your fans don’t care for - then expect a lot of to fans to tell you the end result is shit (if that’s the case). Turning off comments on instagram was a joke and says a lot about Mark (and I love the guy). Man up and admit you did something new and it didn’t work vs complaining about the complaining. It’s not the end of the world.
  16. The blink account posted this to Instagram and turned off the ability to comment. Wonder why? (sarcasm).
  17. I snagged them for one of the new shows. The social media posts about them noted tickets go on sale today but I checked the website and M&G were on sale on Tuesday. They’re now sold out. Glad I didn’t wait.
  18. She’s been my blink buddy for almost her entire life. Fortunately she was able to see them before they broke up (again) but never has had the chance to meet Tom. She’s going to be in shock. When we did the blink M&G a couple of weeks ago she made a joke that she would have fainted if Tom had been there. So I may have to wheel her into this one.
  19. My daughter has literally been in love with Tom since she was a little kid. She’s now almost 23 and I’m going to get her meet and greets for one of the new shows. She’s going to freak out.
  20. I think Mark enjoys the rich life (who wouldn’t) and that’s the only thing that comes across as a bit douche-y (to me anyway). When he’s photographed wearing designer clothes or with the stupid fanny pack strapped across his chest or tweeting about taking a fucking helicopter to Disneyland my eyes roll back so far I can see yesterday. But at the meet/greet I attended he was funny and engaging and when I thanked him he told me that it’s he who should be thanking me. Maybe he says that and is rolling his eyes behind his sunglasses - but I appreciated it nonetheless.
  21. Agreed. The “she’s the girl I look back...” should have just been Matt with Mark only doing the repetition of “and I wait”.
  22. An edited Parking Lot with just Matt’s parts would be solid. I think the last 30 seconds of that song are some of the best stuff the new lineup has done.
  23. I like this one a lot more than the first three releases. Would really like it if it was all Matt as it fits his voice and the Mark portion kind of pulls you out of the song. Had this one on repeat on the way to work and it’s pretty good when you crank up the chorus.
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