boxelder Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 50 minutes ago, GrimCityGirl said: Still think SOOHM is fucking awful though, genuinely don't get why everyone is loving it. its the most awful cookie cutter pop punk song on the whole album. i get this perspective entirely, i guess it came so early in the track listing that it was still sorta surprising to me on my first listen. then, when so many songs began to be formulaic, i still kinda dug SOOHM. still do. think it could be a huge hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 i've warmed more to california. i still find plenty of tracks to be filler, but some (left alone) have grown on me. i found myself waking up today singing sober haha. i still hold to my opinion that this record makes them just a regular pop punk band, and that feldmann had far too much of influence. in my opinion, it's still less distinctive than neighborhoods, which is the better record here, sad to say. but i can still see myself enjoying this album for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyKillingMachine Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 20 minutes ago, daveyjones said: Iffyes! lack of riffs! however speaking as a guitar player, i wouldn't call that part in bored to death a "riff," or at least a lead riff. that adam's song-like strumming is more like a "part" to me. when i commented earlier about the album lacking distinctive riffs, i meant dammit, lemmings, dysentery gary, wendy clear, anthem part 2, rock show etc. etc. and the "blinkiest guitar playing" on the album is surely brohemian rhaopsody. bored to death is simply the "adam's songiest guitar playing" on california. Hm... I'd say it's as much of a "riff" as the riff in "Adam's Song" or "Dammit." And also, those riffs are very similar musically - almost inverses of the same main notes. Single notes being picked - not chords being strummed. Really, the major difference is that vocals are being sung while the riff is playing, which is unusual for blink-182. Yes, "Brohemian Rhapsody" is also very blinky. Like "M+Ms." The guitar playing has other blinky moments throughout the album. The verse to "She's Out of Her Mind" kind of sounds like "Always." Strumming chords while a high note stays the same - Matt does that a lot through the album, and it's blinky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus409 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Hm... I'd say it's as much of a "riff" as the riff in "Adam's Song" or "Dammit." And also, those riffs are very similar musically - almost inverses of the same main notes. Single notes being picked - not chords being strummed. Really, the major difference is that vocals are being sung while the riff is playing, which is unusual for blink-182. Yes, "Brohemian Rhapsody" is also very blinky. Like "M+Ms." I totally get a dumpweed vibe with brohemian rhapsody. Wish the album had more of that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcn182 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Guys my only device is an iPad - could you provide me with links to "streamable" songs please? ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterAdam Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 1 hour ago, nextmarkhoppus44 said: This album makes me feel like driving a car with the top down by the beach with my friends. This is literally all I wanted from this album. I've missed Blink songs having this feeling and although I understand why some people might have liked a few darker songs, I'm personally buzzing with such an upbeat record. Also, maybe it's just me but Sober reminds a bit of Simple Plan- Everything Sucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 kinda addicted to san diego atm. becoming one of my favorites 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 I think a lot would get more satisfaction out of this album if you kind of forget untitled happened, and just think of it as the follow up to toypaj. because its a fantastic follow up to that album also, i think the lack of meaningful lyrics just comes from the, "when i get back from getting coffee have a chorus written for me." you just can't put a lot of depth into that kind of writing, and from what mark said it seems like a lot of the writing on the album came from that. songs like san diego are a great example of what this album could have been with well, thought out meaningful lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 30 minutes ago, ManchesterAdam said: This is literally all I wanted from this album. I've missed Blink songs having this feeling and although I understand why some people might have liked a few darker songs, I'm personally buzzing with such an upbeat record. Also, maybe it's just me but Sober reminds a bit of Simple Plan- Everything Sucks Exactly thanks man! I was singing everything sucks cause you're not around during sober and couldn't remember what song that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twentytwenty Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 42 minutes ago, ManchesterAdam said: This is literally all I wanted from this album. I've missed Blink songs having this feeling and although I understand why some people might have liked a few darker songs, I'm personally buzzing with such an upbeat record. Also, maybe it's just me but Sober reminds a bit of Simple Plan- Everything Sucks That whole album is awesome! I think that those who likes the California album would like Taking One For The Team as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyKillingMachine Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 The California songs in order of my preference: 1) Home Is Such a Lonely Place 2) Built This Pool 3) Brohemian Rhapsody 4) Cynical 5) Left Alone 6) Sober 7) The Only Thing That Matters 8 ) Bored to Death 9) California 10) She's Out of Her Mind 11) Kings of the Weekend 12) San Diego 13) Teenage Satellites 14) Rabbit Hole 15) Los Angeles 16) No Future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterAdam Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 I'm honestly not feeling HISALP as much as others are. I love me some acoustic pop-punk and I do think it's a great song but definitely not taken to it as much as everyone else here has done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2point5 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, ManchesterAdam said: I'm honestly not feeling HISALP as much as others are. I love me some acoustic pop-punk and I do think it's a great song but definitely not taken to it as much as everyone else here has done. Same. I'd almost go as far to say it's my least favourite song on the album. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dan2point5 said: Same. I'd almost go as far to say it's my least favourite song on the album. Its growing on me more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyKillingMachine Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 6 minutes ago, RAX said: Its growing on me more and more. Assuming it's at least primarily written by Mark (don't know how much Skiba, Feldy or Travis had to do with it), I'd say it's basically the best song Mark has ever written - at least up there with "Adam's Song" and "Make You Smile," maybe a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy030 Posted June 25, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 The thing I also love, I'm not sitting here going "oh it sounds like Mark recorded that guitar" as we did on neighborhoods. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Chewy030 said: The think I also love, I'm not sitting here going "oh it sounds like Mark recorded that guitar" as we did on neighborhoods. a BIG + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 for me, one day in, according to preference cynical/SOOHM (tie, honestly) san diego bored to death sober left alone no future HISALP rabbit hole the only thing that matters (getting lower and lower, sadly enough... just feels like a b-side) teenage satellites california kings of the weekend non-contenders: built this pool, brohemian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyKillingMachine Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 8 minutes ago, Chewy030 said: The think I also love, I'm not sitting here going "oh it sounds like Mark recorded that guitar" as we did on neighborhoods. My understanding is that Tom didn't play any guitar at all on "Heart's," "Kaleidoscope," "Fighting," or "MH." But on every other song, yes, he did at least a track or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 10 minutes ago, boxelder said: for me, one day in, according to preference cynical/SOOHM (tie, honestly) san diego bored to death sober left alone no future HISALP rabbit hole the only thing that matters (getting lower and lower, sadly enough... just feels like a b-side) teenage satellites california kings of the weekend non-contenders: built this pool, brohemian I really dont think kings deserve the last place. Lyrically cali is so much worse. That scream before the second chorus is fucking gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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