The blink 182 general discussion topic

[JarJarBlinks]

59 minutes ago, Big D Energy said:

Were Atom and Tom ever weird?

Just realized Atom is just Tom with an A in front. Weird. 

There was an interview he did where he basically pleaded the 5th about AVA. 
 

was very PC about him leaving

[Coightstradamus]

6 minutes ago, JarJarBlinks said:

There was an interview he did where he basically pleaded the 5th about AVA. 
 

was very PC about him leaving

You not mistaking Ryan Sinn? Thought Atom basically said he needed to work full time and Tom was half doing blink at the time so he bailed.

[JarJarBlinks]

55 minutes ago, Russel Coight said:

You not mistaking Ryan Sinn? Thought Atom basically said he needed to work full time and Tom was half doing blink at the time so he bailed.

there was this and then an interview where he says he hates all blink records except untitled lol. 

[Resident Zoomer]

Some context from these links may help but I’m 99% sure Ryan Sinn was the pleaded the fifth guy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AngelsAndAirwaves/s/iJSaQ5LgYT

https://www.reddit.com/r/AngelsAndAirwaves/s/gTCaJmPvTp

https://www.reddit.com/r/AngelsAndAirwaves/s/GGOwhRgW4B

edit: article on him getting booted https://www.punknews.org/amp/23714/ryan-sinn-kicked-out-of-angels-and-airwaves

[Coightstradamus]

1 hour ago, JarJarBlinks said:

there was this and then an interview where he says he hates all blink records except untitled lol. 

Yeah so what I said, he needed to be able to pay his bills and doing Ava part time didn’t cover it. Doesn’t sound like there is beef.

[Patient #48273]

Thought this deserved its own topic...

 

[Mr. Big Shot]

@jantastic I just came across this short clip of blink creating Asthenia. Sorry, but your favorite record of all-time would never have existed without the mighty Travis Barker. Tom can’t even count himself to stay in time LOL. Don’t you ever suggest dumping Travis again and keep my man’s name out yo’ mouth you dumb bimbo!!!

 

[Speedo]

Where would we be without Travis overplaying everything?!

[Mr. Big Shot]

13 minutes ago, Speedo said:

Where would we be without Travis overplaying everything?!

Fenix TX status 

[Speedo]

Just now, Jans Wedding Shirt said:

Fenix TX status 

Nah they were bigger than Fenix TX ever was well before enema ever hit. I think I’d be pretty comfortable with Millencolin or maybe even MxPx. Known but not gigantic, Blink was doing pretty well for themselves even before Travis joined.

[Mr. Big Shot]

1 minute ago, Speedo said:

Nah they were bigger than Fenix TX ever was well before enema ever hit. I think I’d be pretty comfortable with Millencolin or maybe even MxPx. Known but not gigantic, Blink was doing pretty well for themselves even before Travis joined.

I know I was just kidding. Tried to hit ya with a good ol Texas band lol. They’d probably be NFG status at best without Travis 

[Speedo]

13 minutes ago, Jans Wedding Shirt said:

I know I was just kidding. Tried to hit ya with a good ol Texas band lol. They’d probably be NFG status at best without Travis 

I forgot they were from Texas lol

[Patient #48273]

47 minutes ago, Jans Wedding Shirt said:

@jantastic I just came across this short clip of blink creating Asthenia. Sorry, but your favorite record of all-time would never have existed without the mighty Travis Barker. Tom can’t even count himself to stay in time LOL. Don’t you ever suggest dumping Travis again and keep my man’s name out yo’ mouth you dumb bimbo!!!

 

Nice to see Travis doing what any metronome could!

[Jan Mortensen]

19 hours ago, Jans Wedding Shirt said:

@jantastic I just came across this short clip of blink creating Asthenia. Sorry, but your favorite record of all-time would never have existed without the mighty Travis Barker. Tom can’t even count himself to stay in time LOL. Don’t you ever suggest dumping Travis again and keep my man’s name out yo’ mouth you dumb bimbo!!!

 

Travis was great/perfect on ST.  That was 20 years ago.  Time & place my friend.  It’s time to bring it back to just Tom & Mark and write some genuine stuff DR style again and a drummer that doesn’t run the show.

Trust me on this.

[Jan Mortensen]

18 hours ago, Speedo said:

Nah they were bigger than Fenix TX ever was well before enema ever hit. I think I’d be pretty comfortable with Millencolin or maybe even MxPx. Known but not gigantic, Blink was doing pretty well for themselves even before Travis joined.

Mxpx is exactly how I’d expect blink to be if Travis never joined.  

[Elisa]

This is so incorrect. If Travis never joined, blink would still be in the Bad Religion or Pennywise range. As in full time musicians. 
Mxpx is basically non existent as a band, they work the odd job/family company during the year to do a four week tour in the summer or play on the weekends. Even the members of Lagwagon still have to work when they're not touring.

Mark Tom and Scott were doing so much better than MxPx, Millencolin or Lagwagon. 

[Jan Mortensen]

Reverse uno card fully executed.

^Travis doesn't matter to the band outside these guys:

[Mr. Big Shot]

1 minute ago, jantastic said:

Reverse uno card fully executed.

^Travis doesn't matter to the band outside these guys:

You’re an idiot if you actually believe that. The sheer disrespect smh 

[Jan Mortensen]

Just now, Jans Wedding Shirt said:

You’re an idiot if you actually believe that. The sheer disrespect smh 

I think Tom & Mark are fully capable duo without Travis and would galvanize a new writing & musical spurt they haven't had in a long time and take them back to their roots of just them on DR. 

I'm allowed to have this opinion..which is: 

Travis was essential and perfect, awesome, jaw-dropping drumming from Enema - Untitled.  Neighborhoods/DED he was awesome and carried too but also just sort of a weird time for the excessive drumming.  Blink isn't blink without Travis in those prime years, no question.

Those years are over.

Trash on Cali-Deluxe-Nine-OMT.   I've heard enough already.  The problem is he doesn't even do the signature beats from like, Enema, he does this new style he's been doing since Cali on every single album he's featured on.  He's essentially a session drummer for a decade now and it's holding the band back writing wise imo.  Honestly it just feels lazy now, he just comes in and barfs up some over-drumming, but without Finn or a producer to restrain his sound (Feldmann doesn't count, since that was his BFF at the time).  Listen to Enema then a OMT or Cali song back to back...the drums being at the complete forefront vs the backdrop or where they're supposed to be before is super glaring.  Anthem 3 got me excited, during the shitty quality rip/leak he was returning to form, but then when the official audio dropped it was like being on a shipwreck out at sea cannons going off every second.  Shit sounds horrible.  Time for a change.  Plus OMT was just this call back album to their heydey.

It's time for a change. 

[Mr. Big Shot]

6 minutes ago, jantastic said:

I think Tom & Mark are fully capable duo without Travis and would galvanize a new writing & musical spurt they haven't had in a long time and take them back to their roots of just them on DR. 

I'm allowed to have this opinion..which is: 

Travis was essential and perfect, awesome, jaw-dropping drumming from Enema - Untitled.  Neighborhoods/DED he was awesome and carried too but also just sort of a weird time for the excessive drumming.  Blink isn't blink without Travis in those prime years, no question.

Those years are over.

Trash on Cali-Deluxe-Nine-OMT.   I've heard enough already.  The problem is he doesn't even do the signature beats from like, Enema, he does this new style he's been doing since Cali on every single album he's featured on.  He's essentially a session drummer for a decade now and it's holding the band back writing wise imo.  Honestly it just feels lazy now, he just comes in and barfs up some over-drumming, but without Finn or a producer to restrain his sound (Feldmann doesn't count, since that was his BFF at the time).  Listen to Enema then a OMT or Cali song back to back...the drums being at the complete forefront vs the backdrop or where they're supposed to be before is super glaring.  Anthem 3 got me excited, during the shitty quality rip/leak he was returning to form, but then when the official audio dropped it was like being on a shipwreck out at sea cannons going off every second.  Shit sounds horrible.  Time for a change.  Plus OMT was just this call back album to their heydey.

It's time for a change. 

I ain’t reading all that. Sorry that happened to you though