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20 minutes ago, _Kyle_ said:

I have no idea why they considered TOYPAJ to be that much heavier or darker. even STFTK isn't as "dark" as Adam's Song. I have to assume guys like Rick DeVoe were telling them their songs were not as fun as WMAA and ATST. I guess Anthem Pt 2 is actually angsty compared to their earlier stuff.  

Also compared to the likes of Disturbed, KoRn, M Manson, etc they were on the brighter side of rock during that time. 

 

Stftk is much "douchier dark" than Adam's Song imo. I feel like Adam's Song fits more in the classic 90s emo alternative thing and stftk fits more in the nu metal era (even if it isn't nu metal).

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2 hours ago, thongrider said:

Stftk is much "douchier dark" than Adam's Song imo. I feel like Adam's Song fits more in the classic 90s emo alternative thing and stftk fits more in the nu metal era (even if it isn't nu metal).

“Douchier dark.”  Fits in with nu metal? Where do you come up with this shit? I can’t stand you sometimes. 

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3 hours ago, _Kyle_ said:

I have no idea why they considered TOYPAJ to be that much heavier or darker. even STFTK isn't as "dark" as Adam's Song. I have to assume guys like Rick DeVoe were telling them their songs were not as fun as WMAA and ATST. I guess Anthem Pt 2 is actually angsty compared to their earlier stuff.  

Also compared to the likes of Disturbed, KoRn, M Manson, etc they were on the brighter side of rock during that time. 

 

 

the whole “it was too dark without rock show and first date” is definitely a bit exaggerated,

rick, wanting the album to be successful, knew in general people prefer a more diverse type of album

and since rick probably had blink-type music as a baseline to him, without those 2 songs it definitely would have felt like it was missing that comedic relief

 

i’m surprised you think that stay is not as dark as adam,

i think that the slight light feeling in the verses, coupled with the lyrics, really made them heart-shattering to me

like that hope you think is there but is stolen from you type of thing (when the brutal chorus comes in)

tom and mark are very sensitive guys and use that to make very felt songs

and i feel that unless it’s a song like happy holiday,

they always find a way to make songs that may sound lighter still lean into frustration and, at times, darkness

 

 

 

 

Posted
39 minutes ago, Diddy Faplord said:

“Douchier dark.”  Fits in with nu metal? Where do you come up with this shit? I can’t stand you sometimes. 

Douchy dark like nu metal and post grunge.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Diddy Faplord said:

It’s not though. Youre just a grade A douchy hater 

I'm just saying it fit into the era not that it was as bad as the others.

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i think the "dark" descriptor emerged from the way they wanted to present themselves via TOYPAJ -- the all-black photo shoots, the side-swept bangs -- versus the music itself. even tom's guitar work, which is often cited for being dirtier or more angular on the album, is really not all that different than what came before.

if anything, the only true groundbreaking thing about TOYPAJ is how enmeshed travis becomes in the sound, more willing to be himself and explore a broader range of styles than on EOTS.

it's always been kind of amusing to me that they always viewed TOYPAJ as this darker brother to EOTS when it's the album with fuck a dog on it.

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34 minutes ago, boxelder said:

i think the "dark" descriptor emerged from the way they wanted to present themselves via TOYPAJ -- the all-black photo shoots, the side-swept bangs -- versus the music itself. even tom's guitar work, which is often cited for being dirtier or more angular on the album, is really not all that different than what came before.

if anything, the only true groundbreaking thing about TOYPAJ is how enmeshed travis becomes in the sound, more willing to be himself and explore a broader range of styles than on EOTS.

it's always been kind of amusing to me that they always viewed TOYPAJ as this darker brother to EOTS when it's the album with fuck a dog on it.

ahah the f a dog song prob didnt helpo the minsconcetion that a big % of ppl had that blink was just a joke band that couldnt write seriious songs lol

even tho those songs were "secret" tracks i remmeber ppl when i was a young teen, bringing up those songs more than any of their other songs

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30 minutes ago, Diddy Faplord said:

Old news 

I like the new sig Diddy but holy shit does it have to take up half the page?

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Posted
32 minutes ago, JarJarBlinks said:

I like the new sig Diddy but holy shit does it have to take up half the page?

lol I never know how big they are because they don’t show on my phone. I can remove it 

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Something I think I used to think about that set toypaj (and also bcr) is that before toypaj there weren't many "title drops" on blink albums, but on toypaj there's a title drop in almost every Chorus of ghe album. I think that's something I used to like but that sort of bugs me now.

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36 minutes ago, Just Good Chats said:

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i was like whos that random dude wit them on the right, who does he think he is to act like belongs there, then i realsed it was tré lol

People don’t give you enough shit around here. 

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ah the pop disaster tour was such a great tour at the time, both bands at the dawn of their prime, when they were basically the face

of whatever style you want to say they are

headlining together, today it wouldn’t be as big of a deal since big bands tour together all the time

but at the time typically you just wouldn’t see 2 massive forces like that be on the same headline together

and then to have jimmy eat fries along with many other great bands

was one of those quiet but incredible moments

and like how the media kept acting like there was animosity between both bands

really drew people in

i’ll never forget billy joe big arms branding little chris cote on the “arse” with that pool table thing

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