Ghent Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 He's at an Avril concert, should be back soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic McMoose Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 A likely excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextmarkhoppus44 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well if we're expect to keep up board drama then Oliver is going to have to take a 180 and become Toms biggest fan. As far as I'm aware FreeStyleSkaterboi was the closest we had to a Tom supporter in this whole mess but he seems to have gone quiet. I mean, I'm not a Tom supporter, but I do sympathize for him and do wish nothing but the best as he should follow his dreams instead of holding people back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy030 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Tom did this to himself, fuck that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkarrow Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I don't hate him but I no longer will support him in AvA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghent Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I wish him the best as a person, but I'm completely done with him as a musician, artist, businessman, or whatever he thinks he is. Blink got big because they were authentic. He couldn't be further from that today. The way he manipulates his fans and rests on his ego...meh, I'm just completely over all of that. Can't wish him success in those terms. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesofyou Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm here. First of all, let me tell you that English is not my main language and I'm a little bit drunk tonight. Also, I've been following blink's career since I know myself. I'm ready for you guys. This is what I just posted on the AVA Movement forum: "What part of “Tom is not part of the band anymore†have you not understood? If he’s “out of the band†how will he release the songs? Also, you can’t prove he hasn’t been working on songs for blink-182. If you are in a band with the dimension of blink-182 you should not go into studio to record an album that only sounds OK. If you go into studio to record a new album you have to try to make the best album ever. It’s easy to grab some demos and record an album even in 2 days. But you can’t do that when you’re in a band like blink-182. He didn’t have time to record the album he wanted to so he quit. But he didn’t quit the band and that’s what the real problem is. They kicked him out of his band - the band he started with Scott Raynor in his garage." p.s. notnow123487, are you Brendan? Also, Tyler, I know you're here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesofyou Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Would Tom would continue with blink-182 if Mark said he was out? I don't think so. Tom is not that greedy like Mark and Travis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I havent listened to ava since this all went down and i was still listening to the dream walker for a bit before it happened 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 There are plenty of us here that feel some sympathy for Tom, and even understand where he is coming from. But even still these people still think Tom is in the wrong, and the reason is, because he is. His heart is out of the band and has been for the vast majority of the post breakup years. I love what he did for this band, but he's just done, I don't wish him ill will or anything like that, but he really should step down, if your heart isn't in to it, you can't force it. And if you're in that situation, its only understandable why any progress with any new music has been incredibly slow. I'm sure he'd love to keep working in blink at the pace that he wants, but the fact of the matter is, Mark and Travis want to move forward and have for quite some time, as do the fans, we can't wait 5 years for every damn new album, it's not fair to us, and it's not fair to Mark and Travis (and their families at that). Tom doesn't need blink, and there is absolutely someone out there that would not only love to have that position in the band, but would excel at it. Matt Skiba isn't only passionate about music, a fantastic guitarist and vocalist, but also a genuine fan of the band, that I can only imagine would love to work on a new blink album ASAP. It's time to push forward, the times they are a changin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesofyou Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 blink without Tom is like The Beatles without John Lennon. It doesn't matter if you like him or not. It doesn't matter if he's a good singer or not. It just doesn't make sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!ke Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 blink without Tom is like The Beatles without John Lennon. It doesn't matter if you like him or not. It doesn't matter if he's a good singer or not. It just doesn't make sense. Yeah, and I'm sure that's how fans of ACDC felt when the lead singer was replaced as well, yet it ultimately worked out fantastically. People have to stop holding this band on such a holy pedestal, it's a band, member turnover happens. Blink with Skiba at this point will be much more blink than they've been with Tom over the past years who's heart and soul haven't been into the band, and his reluctance to work on anything has only stagnated the band. Maybe you're ok with waiting half a decade for every new album, but the majority of fans simply aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I feel like Van Halen is just as popular with David Lee Roth as they were with Sammy Hagar. It will be weird without Tom but he needed to leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 blink without Tom is like The Beatles without John Lennon. It doesn't matter if you like him or not. It doesn't matter if he's a good singer or not. It just doesn't make sense.so do you consider neighborhoods to be blink-182? Mark and Travis recorded songs that Tom didn't even touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesofyou Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Yeah, and I'm sure that's how fans of ACDC felt when the lead singer was replaced as well, yet it ultimately worked out fantastically. People have to stop holding this band on such a holy pedestal, it's a band, member turnover happens. Blink with Skiba at this point will be much more blink than they've been with Tom over the past years who's heart and soul haven't been into the band, and his reluctance to work on anything has only stagnated the band. Maybe you're ok with waiting half a decade for every new album, but the majority of fans simply aren't. You can’t compare Tom Delonge to Bon Scott. That guy was the singer of ACDC during 5 or 6 years, no matter how many album they released during that period of time. To not talk about that he died. Tom is not dead. Tom started blink with Scott Raynor in 1992. Also, what’s the difference between a new +44 album and a blink-182 album without Tom? Nobody wants to hold blink-182 from making new music. I just don’t want them to ruin the band’s legacy. If Mark is too worried about the band’s legacy then he should leave the blink-182 name intact from all of this shit. If he can't wait... just leave... Tom spent a lot of time and money with AVA and what Mark is always trying to do is to sabotage all the plans Tom has for AVA. That's my opinion. Tom lost almost his entire AVA band members because he cared too much about blink-182. That should make you think. The other guys make money when they are on tour. How many shows has he played with AVA? What about blink? More than 200 since they got back together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 this guy needs to take a fucking hike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aria Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 It's a fucking band. A fucking great band, but a fucking band. If Mark, Travis and _____ continue on as Blink, that just means new music from Mark and Travis and a set list of new shit and blink favorites. Tom does not want to do blink-182. Mark and Travis do. Blink-182 should continue. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Tom is not greedy like Mark and Travis are!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I hope my sarcasm was showing in that post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextmarkhoppus44 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 blink without Tom is like The Beatles without John Lennon. It doesn't matter if you like him or not. It doesn't matter if he's a good singer or not. It just doesn't make sense. It's not that it doesn't make sense, it's that it'll be a reincarnation of blink. Many of us accept it and want it rather than a half-hearted Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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