The Worst Blink Song Ever (Round Six, Neighborhoods)

[thongrider 2956]

Just now, Boring.........Alright said:

I mean all the Tom songs vary in structure where in that period the first few seconds will indicate if it's a Mark song. When I first heard Dogs Eating Dogs (the song) I knew immediately it was a Mark song. Same with MH4182011 and HAG. Tom doesn't do that shit anymore. I'm not knocking Mark just commenting on the lack of variety it Mark songs from the era. You could count on a fast paced power chord punkish sounding song  

DED isnt though

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Just now, thongrider said:

DED isnt though

Up until the chorus it certainly is. At least IMO. My point being I wish Mark had more influence in that era. It seems they gave the token fast paced songs to him. Again, not a bad thing bc I love HAG and DED. 

[daveyjones 4515]

aaaaaand love is dangerous is the heavy favorite in this race

[daveyjones 4515]

1 hour ago, Boring.........Alright said:

Start with a punky type of power chord riff

well, i'm only referring to the vocal melody here.

[Jan - Unofficial Moderator 6851]

1 hour ago, Boring.........Alright said:

Up until the chorus it certainly is. At least IMO. My point being I wish Mark had more influence in that era. It seems they gave the token fast paced songs to him. Again, not a bad thing bc I love HAG and DED. 

You have a point but they had enough good music altogether it wasn't much of a complaint.

I also felt like DED was another Mark style token song too, neighborhoods & DED that was sort of his main contribution.  That's why I love Fighting the Gravity so much!

[thongrider 2956]

If FDG was the direction Mark was going, maybe we are better off with Feldmann afterall. 

[Cheerios4u98 11003]

This is literally the first round that has been easy for me to pick a song. Love is Dangerous. It's gotta be my least favorite song blink has ever released.

[Tom Bot 3524]

Voted MH 4.18.2011 as it's an incredibly boring and generic pop-punk song. Also, Tom clearly did not have any part in the song as well.

Fighting the Gravity was runner up. It's a bad song, but at least it's different. 

[Cheerios4u98 11003]

Right, the second half of this album is definitely far weaker than the first half.

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1 hour ago, FightingTheGravity said:

You have a point but they had enough good music altogether it wasn't much of a complaint.

I also felt like DED was another Mark style token song too, neighborhoods & DED that was sort of his main contribution.  That's why I love Fighting the Gravity so much!

I love FTG too! Such a different song from the normal Blink style

[Cheerios4u98 11003]

Fighting the Gravity is one of my favorite post-reunion blink songs. I love it!

[jlx9 848]

I'm probably the only one who likes LID lol. It's pretty cool, it's like a Pre-Dream Walker AVA that's groovy. The choruses are bland until Mark chimes in but the verses are absolutely cool though, one of those songs that's saved by Mark and Travis.

This is Home, on the other hand, is one of Tom's most forced songs he's ever written. It just sounds like he's trying to pull the "Hey we're still the same Blink you all know and love!" with the forced fuck in the verse. I already don't like typical AVA synths with the stereotypical blink riff that doesn't go anywhere, but the "I-I-I" stuttering shit in the chorus sounds like a bad AVA B-side. The song just sounds like a forced retro Blink-182 song that ends up sounding like a shitty AVA b-side.

[Smalls 1040]

50 minutes ago, Cheerios4u98 said:

Fighting the Gravity is one of my favorite post-reunion blink songs. I love it!

Me too haha! Thismakesnosensethismakesnosensethismakesnosense it makes no-no-no. That song has character, which is what Cali lacks.

[Jan - Unofficial Moderator 6851]

Brb changing my name to Love is Dangerous.

Wow, assholes.

[JarJarBlinks 3597]

I always loved TIH because of how far they went on the 80's vibe.  The chorus reminds me of like...Billy Idol or something.  

Verse lyrics are a bit cringe, but I think it is the only good use of prominent keyboards/synth Tom ever contributed to the band. 

[jlx9 848]

I am always fond of Mark's experimental songs ever since +44 but Fighting The Gravity is one of the songs I can't get into. I don't hate it all, and it doesn't deserve all the hate it gets, but I just can't get into it.

[Feeling_This_1 475]

The "Ava b-side" is better than Up All Night, After Midnight, MH 12345 and maybe another song or 2

I voted Up All Night. Horrible song and video that softened the blow for how mediocre this album would be. When a band promotes a song like that, you have a clear picture of what the album would be

This whole board is biased towards Mark and +44. Its no coincidence that every song voted for on each album was sung by Tom

Fighing the Gravity shouldnt even be included. Its a good song, but its more along the lines of The Fallen Interlude. Its just taking away votes. I want a recount!! 

[Helen Hoppus 1481]

a thousand times - mh

[blink--182 53]

MH 4.18.2011 clearly. So dull.

Btw, Blink isnt playing one single song from Neighborhoods on their current tour in Europe....

[Feeling_This_1 475]

1 hour ago, blink--182 said:

MH 4.18.2011 clearly. So dull.

Btw, Blink isnt playing one single song from Neighborhoods on their current tour in Europe....

Its about time Mark smartened up. In the US last year we had to listen to Up All Night being sung and played by Matt Skiba. It was the worst thing Ive ever heard