New generation of pop punk

[Speedo]

1 minute ago, Patient #48273 said:

Blink was selling an image just as much as pop artists were, it was just a slightly different image.

It really is a simple concept ... I don't understand why he isn't getting it, Laura.

[Patient #48273]

1 minute ago, Speedo said:

It really is a simple concept ... I don't understand why he isn't getting it, Laura.

He needs to believe that he's better than people who listen to pop music and his world will come crashing down if he accepts that blink's image was, to a large extent, manufactured.

[JarJarBlinks]

Diddy is trve PuNx

[Speedo]

1 minute ago, Patient #48273 said:

He needs to believe that he's better than people who listen to pop music and his world will come crashing down if he accepts that blink's image was, to a large extent, manufactured.

Oh, man, wait until he finds out about Warped Tour ...

[Sun God]

4 minutes ago, Speedo said:

That's not irony. You can deflect all you want and be snarky but it does lend credit to what you're saying. Perhaps slow down on the weed?

I’m smarter on weed than you are sober. That is the definition of irony so maybe go read the dictionary. It’s funny how I get attacked when trying to do exactly what you’re doing now but yet you are making an argument out of nothing, bring up irrelevant topics, and when I lay that out there you revert back to “oh, well that’s just not irony.” Followed by a weak ass jab at weed smoking, because you got nothing else. Maybe you should pay more attention to your 3 young kids than being on this site all day? 

[Sun God]

9 minutes ago, Patient #48273 said:

Blink was selling an image just as much as pop artists were, it was just a slightly different image.

When did I ever say they weren’t? Never came out of my mouth. That’s not the point it never was . You guys are being the pretentious self righteous one, not me 

[Champ182]

14 hours ago, Ghent said:

I listen to the radio just to stay on top of what people are listening to. It’s hard to gauge that based on Spotify playlists or just going by popular artists you see trending. There’s a lot of awful shit, but I like to stay on top of it to an extent.

Pop radio is what introduced me to blink-182 and is responsible for my general love of alternative/adult alternative music from the 90s that I listen to religiously to this day.

Man I wish pop radio was still as eclectic as it was when we were growing up. One reason why that Olivia Rodrigo song stands out so much right now is how rare it is to just hear any semblance of a rock guitar sound on the radio at all.

[Sun God]

12 minutes ago, Speedo said:

It really is a simple concept ... I don't understand why he isn't getting it, Laura.

I do get it. You fucking dweeb, I’ve stated that fifty times now. I understood that long before you ever came into my life. That has nothing to do with the irony of one person being a fan of a group who  makes fun of pop artists, and never gripes about blink doing it, but yet at the same time griping about me doing it. That’s the irony. Whether you wanna call it true irony who cares, this was never about blinks credibility or anyone else. Sorry that I don’t like shitty popular music that’s on the radio! If you wanna go cry about the definition of irony then go write Alanis Morisette a letter 

[Patient #48273]

I would die for Alanis.

[Sun God]

13 minutes ago, Patient #48273 said:

He needs to believe that he's better than people who listen to pop music and his world will come crashing down if he accepts that blink's image was, to a large extent, manufactured.

No, I don’t believe that at all actually. I know everything about blink that’s being said is true. I’ve known that for years. I certainly don’t think the music people listen to makes them a good person or not, or better or not than any other person. That’s hogwash. Doesn’t mean I can’t talk shit about pop radio of today and any time period. Blinks image and background has nothing to do with the simple fact that I did the same thing yesterday that they’ve done many times (make fun of pop artists), and got made fun of for it. I wasn’t even complaining about being made fun of for it, wasn’t mad at Ghent I was just having fun. Then you guys gotta come in and make it about some whole other shit that I was never on, so whatever.  Have fun 

[Speedo]

4 minutes ago, FAPLORD said:

I’m smarter on weed than you are sober. That is the definition of irony so maybe go read the dictionary. It’s funny how I get attacked when trying to do exactly what you’re doing now but yet you are making an argument out of nothing, bring up irrelevant topics, and when I lay that out there you revert back to “oh, well that’s just not irony.” Followed by a weak ass jab at weed smoking, because you got nothing else. Maybe you should pay more attention to your 3 young kids than being on this site all day? 

My comment wasn't "oh, well, that's just not irony" ... that implies I was unsure and grasping at straws. What I said was "That's not irony" ... I am confident that it's not irony. I'm not just throwing shit at walls and seeing if it sticks.

[Sun God]

14 hours ago, Speedo said:

Ah, the rare musician with no musical ambition!

Sorry I’m not as celebrated as you and your band. Maybe you should ask yourself why YOU aren’t as big as blink. 

[Sun God]

Just now, Speedo said:

My comment wasn't "oh, well, that's just not irony" ... that implies I was unsure and grasping at straws. What I said was "That's not irony" ... I am confident that it's not irony. I'm not just throwing shit at walls and seeing if it sticks.

Like I said, go write Alanis Morisette a letter. I don’t give a fuck that you’re confused about the meaning of irony 

[Patient #48273]

Just now, FAPLORD said:

Sorry I’m not as celebrated as you and your band. Maybe you should ask yourself why YOU aren’t as big as blink. 

Were you up all night thinking of that one?

[Speedo]

1 minute ago, FAPLORD said:

Sorry I’m not as celebrated as you and your band. Maybe you should ask yourself why YOU aren’t as big as blink. 

Lol what?

[Champ182]

6 minutes ago, Champ182 said:

Man I wish pop radio was still as eclectic as it was when we were growing up. One reason why that Olivia Rodrigo song stands out so much right now is how rare it is to just hear any semblance of a rock guitar sound on the radio at all.

Just a quick followup on this, I just found the Billboard Year-End Top 40 from 1999, and all of these alternative/rock-ish artists made the list:

Sixpence None The Richer
Sugar Ray (twice)
Goo Goo Dolls
Smash Mouth
Santana w/ Rob Thomas
Eagle Eye Cherry
Pearl Jam
Everlast
Lenny Kravitz
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Third Eye Blind

That's 12 songs out of 40, AKA 30% of the top pop songs of the year! I don't love all of those songs, and I don't want, need, or expect alternative/rock/guitar music to dominate the pop airwaves. But between the healthy amount of rock, the classic MTV pop stuff that we all made fun of but still became a soundtrack to our lives, the Latin explosion, the influx of hip hop, damn that was a really fun time to grow up and learn about a variety of music from the radio.

I wonder if ANYTHING alt/rock/guitar-ish other than maybe that Olivia Rodrigo song will make the cut this year.

[Sun God]

3 minutes ago, Patient #48273 said:

Were you up all night thinking of that one?

I just saw it today. I don’t know how you can even look at speedos comments and think they’re relevant to anything I ever posted 

[Sun God]

3 minutes ago, Speedo said:

Lol what?

You asked me why I wasn’t as big as blink yesterday and this was your follow up. Don’t play dumb 

[Speedo]

4 minutes ago, FAPLORD said:

Like I said, go write Alanis Morisette a letter. I don’t give a fuck that you’re confused about the meaning of irony 

Weird.

[Patient #48273]

1 minute ago, FAPLORD said:

I just saw it today. I don’t know how you can even look at speedos comments and think they’re relevant to anything I ever posted 

I'm loving the Oliver vibe today. Keep it up!