iguessthisisgrowingup Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Some parts are a little too poppy and a couple lyrics could be a little further developed Otherwise, it's a great, fun record If you accept the fact that it isn't the self titled follow up I think we've all wanted for years, it's a solid entry in blink's catalogue. Infinitely better than neighbourhoods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Hoppus Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 46 minutes ago, Chewy030 said: Shit is that why he quit posting? california finally crushed him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue&grey Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 1 hour ago, theedge00 said: 2 hours ago, Harry Potter. said: I found the antisocial line so hilarous that I came to love it. It's cooler when Skiba sings it. When Mark does it, he sounds kinda retarded (see 00:27). Still catchy though. He does sound retarded. From the first time I heard it I picture him looking like a beaver showing it's teeth and I don't know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Not enough room in the mix. And melodyne badly used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutup89 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 6 minutes ago, blue&grey said: He does sound retarded. From the first time I heard it I picture him looking like a beaver showing it's teeth and I don't know why hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Harry Potter. said: I found the antisocial line so hilarous that I came to love it. Haha same here. Now it gets me giddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutup89 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 The most negative point for me is Home is such a lonely place. I can't stand it. I tried to at least like it a few times, but I just can't. Almost the same with California, but this one is a bit better imo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestyleskater182 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 2 hours ago, theedge00 said: Yeah, I pretty much agree with most of the stuff that has been said here. I find Travis' work quite bland on this record, no real highlights. He also uses the exact same fills when he plays live. I dont know shit about music engineering, but his drums don't sound that crisp in some songs. It's cooler when Skiba sings it. When Mark does it, he sounds kinda retarded (see 00:27). Still catchy though. That is actually a great point that I forgot to mention...while Travis does have some standout moments on this record "Like the beginning of No Future." His drumming is far more forgettable and also more generic typically on the album than anything else in blinks discography. Travis usually has a way of taking pretty much every song and adding something super special to it, even if its just one particular moment in each song where your like "How the fuck did he play that?" And being a drummer its super fun to go figure it out... On this album though there are only a few moments like that unfortunately. The more generic music called for more generic drumming I guess. Don't get me wrong he still kicks ass and plays well as usual...just not as much creativity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melty Mark Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Feldmann has two N's in the name. I just wanted to clarify, my misspell quota is filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 1. Obvious use of pitch correction that isn't noticeable in other blink releases 2. Lack of good guitar riffs 3. Cynical should be longer. It's my favorite blink song in forever. 4. Joke songs don't have to be full-length songs but they should still be longer than 20 seconds. 5. Great album but it kind of sounds like blink-182 is trying to sound like bands that are trying to sound like blink-182 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknem92 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 2 hours ago, Freestyleskater182 said: That is actually a great point that I forgot to mention...while Travis does have some standout moments on this record "Like the beginning of No Future." His drumming is far more forgettable and also more generic typically on the album than anything else in blinks discography. Travis usually has a way of taking pretty much every song and adding something super special to it, even if its just one particular moment in each song where your like "How the fuck did he play that?" And being a drummer its super fun to go figure it out... On this album though there are only a few moments like that unfortunately. The more generic music called for more generic drumming I guess. Don't get me wrong he still kicks ass and plays well as usual...just not as much creativity. This album is terrible. Seriously my last hope for interesting music coming from these guys is a Boxcar racer reunion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibaa Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 This album is terrible. Seriously my last hope for interesting music coming from these guys is a Boxcar racer reunion. Fuck off. A ton of people love this album and it's getting good reviews. Just because you didn't like it doesn't make it terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theedge00 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, nicknem92 said: This album is terrible. Seriously my last hope for interesting music coming from these guys is a Boxcar racer reunion. Don't lose hope yet! Let's see what happens when ''Feldy" is gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan_ Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Skibaa said: Fuck off. A ton of people love this album and it's getting good reviews. Just because you didn't like it doesn't make it terrible. But the album is terrible in his opinion. He never said its terrible and everyone should think its terrible. I think its an okay album but I get why people really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextmarkhoppus44 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I wish there were transitions from song to song (e.g GATC to WMAA or Easy Target to All of This). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chewy030 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 1 hour ago, nicknem92 said: This album is terrible. Seriously my last hope for interesting music coming from these guys is a Boxcar racer reunion. Lol no it's not. Tom cannot write that music anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch. Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 6 hours ago, shutup89 said: The most negative point for me is Home is such a lonely place. I can't stand it. I tried to at least like it a few times, but I just can't. Almost the same with California, but this one is a bit better imo. Home Is Such A Lonely Place is one of my favorites. I love how Matt sounds in this song! Just personal preferences though.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojangles Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Gang vocals are kind of annoying and na na na na/whoas (makes it seem like they wanna be like all the current pop punk bands) lack of guitar Bro - using the best guitar riff on the whole album which in turn ends up being a waste. They could've used more songs like The Only Thing That Matters or Shes Out of Her Mind (thats classic blink and thats the kind of pop punk i want from them) Also the lyrics are shit for the most part, nothing meaningful at all... i mean Neighborhoods had some of the best lyrics in blinks career on a positive side - its cool seeing Mark get some shine with the bass on songs like The Only Thing That Matters/Rabbit Hole and stuff. Also i will say... even tho this record in most cases sounds like any other current generic pop punk band, they still managed to pull that same style and do it 10 times better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeling_This_1 Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 14 hours ago, helen_hoppus said: i have no big problem with cali. the only thing i can say - here's 2 songs that don't make me feel a lot of feelings. i still don't recognize teenage satelites. i still don't understand i like california or not. it's empty songs for me. may be, california has a good chorus, "living in the perfect weather, spending time inside together" lines sounds good, but i've got absolutely nothing to say about teenage satelites. Yeah Teenage Satellites feels like a nothing song to me I really like California because the song builds perfectly from beginning to end. 14 hours ago, Shaun said: Even though I love the a-a-antisocial part, I do agree that the 3rd one in the sequence with the extra harmony on it sounds silly, like if you really pay attention to that harmony, it really makes you realize they're literally just shouting "EH! EH! EH!" Yeah I love that song but the repeating of that line is kinda weird. I think another word to be said each time would sound better. That song also reminds me a little of Rock Show for some reason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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