Mau5 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Aria., on 10 Feb 2009 - 8:44 AM, said:This thread is for you if you are uncertain something is worth making a new post about, if you want to ask simple opinion questions, or if you wanna make a statement expressing your love for blink. Have fun with it and try using this more than you use the new topic button.With all this sudden influx of thread-worthy blink-182 news, let this be a place of sanctuary for all your general discussion needs. Feel free to post here about things such as Tom's receding hairline, obscure (maybe irrelevant!) ways in which blink-182 are greedy, or maybe even to ask a quick question like which songs you think will be on the setlist of an upcoming show. I'll start! It seems like it was only yesterday that the 2009 reunion tour was eminent, as blink-182 had just announced that "they were back!" >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiaeoEj9mFU Five years has come and gone, and we've had a fantastic roller-coaster of memorable (and forgettable) moments since blink-182 decided to stick around in our lives. It seems that within these last five years, blink-182 has matured in their own unique way; shaping themselves into a band that suits changing musical tastes, career ambitions, individual realities and...well, I guess growing up. With that being said, how do you think blink-182 has changed most? Or do you feel like they've stayed stagnant with what their image used to be and represent 5 years ago? What about 10 years ago? 15 years ago? Also, what's the deal with Mark's new blazer??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussay Patrol Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Come across this video at least once a year, awesome stuff especially Down >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4x48KXZhY Wish that bit at 04:20 turned into a song. Sounds a bit like Box Car Racer. Probably just a simple idea they were working on on tour but I liked it either way 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussay Patrol Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Saw this on reddit, little aerial view of blink at Reading https://vine.co/v/MljHFpw6IE3 No wonder Tom still gets nervous at shows lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoltan Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 in this short interview (from the august 23, 2014 issue of kerrang) they said they don't even see the crowd from the lights in their faces. but yeah, they know that there are 100,000 people, so the pressure is understandable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Ah...Lex' Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 it must be hard being tom and mark, always having to put up with oliver bashing ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussay Patrol Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 That's probably why Tom never looked down or communicated with the crowd at Oliver's latest gig, recognized oliver in the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtTiCu5 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 New interview with Doug about Toms amps and setup from Prague>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNyY1VA67IA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussay Patrol Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 A guide on how to make ur awesome guitar sound like shit But that is pretty cool to see as a sound geek. Still find it weird they don't mic up an amp even off stage if need be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoltan Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 this is something that deserves its own topic, isn't it? there should be a place for constant bitching about tom's guitar sound.http://blink-182online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/42304-toms-guitar-technician-shows-why-toms-guitar-sounds-so-weak/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsov Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Come across this video at least once a year, awesome stuff especially Down >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4x48KXZhY Wish that bit at 04:20 turned into a song. Sounds a bit like Box Car Racer. Probably just a simple idea they were working on on tour but I liked it either way >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DO7MWcquNw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic McMoose Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I love that soundcheck, but the bit where they run through down always reminds me of Travis going out of time on Letterman 2:35 mark >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UVFmhE75wI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melty Mark Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Kerrang article should have its own topic, possibly a topic devoted to comparing guitar sounds and their qualities, I really couldn't stand GD, I wish y'all would just make topics and divide them in a way that doesn't mash ideas together and create a panic in my brain. I could actually comprehend what's going on with topics for big ideas and news. I shoulda posted this in the other topic, but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 that little anecdote about rage against the machine in that kerrang piece is pretty nice. you do things long enough, it all eventually turns into respect. to respond to the original post, i think it's difficult to evaluate how blink's changed in the half-decade since they've reunited, since they're so secretive about internal tension. there's really no telling how much they've evolved as people, friends, and musicians, but judging from every press article, interview, and video, i'd say things seem pretty good in the band. the way i'd put this is: are we better with this version of blink-182 than without them? i'd say yes. we got two new recordings, and a lot of the songs from them - GOTDF, natives, after midnight, kaleidoscope, pretty little girl - have become fan favorites. they clearly enjoy performing together. they're older and have changed as people, and it should be obvious that we aren't gonna get the three guys that slept three-across in a bed to record cheshire cat. that's no excuse for their procrastination in the studio, of course, but there's some compromises. i'm glad they're still together and producing music. here's a topic: what would we as fans want to see from blink in the next few years? for me? a kick-ass album (not EP, an album) that rivals untitled. one that defies everyone's expectations and puts blink back in the public eye. a green day american idiot-type reinvention. maybe even a radio single, who knows. i would just like to see blink back in the limelight and making the best music they've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 ... Alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Get rid of this thread dude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I agree, can we not as a unit just wait 7 days and see how we feel then. Those were the rules Aria put forth, lets try and respect them. That's how I feel anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mau5 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Let's have a poll about it! Or ban me, I don't know. The place is going to shits if we're deciding that quantity > quality is now somehow better and indicative of the boards 'activity'. But hey, at least Speedo will have a million other threads to comment nonsense on instead of double posting in a select few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I guess no matter how clear I make the point of this, some people simply won't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mau5 Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Yes, I'm "unable" to comprehend the difficult logistics of separation for the sake of simplicity. It's not that I don't agree fundamentally with it, or that it was done without any sort of warning and based on the whim of a select few. I'll go throw my degree in the dumpster now. And stop ruining my thread! While this may be the place to start and continue a conversation based on nonsensical and idiotic things, it's reserved strictly to blink-182 themed deliberations. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to continue this conversation - a function some people simply don't understand. OR HEY! Make a thread called "Hey Mau5!!!". Oh wait. Aria, I like you, and I like how you run this place for the most part. Don't take this personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melty Mark Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Quality would be an organized blink section with topics about diffrent subjects. Different appearances, articles, big pieces of news, I would fucking love to be able to just find what I'm looking for. General discussion cycles at an insane rate, EVERYTHING gets posted in there and that's bizare to have it all in one thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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