One More Time… Official Discussion (Constant Tug and Nut)

[Man]

I can see DWM and turpentine being the sound for the next record. 

edit: Nevermind, those two with MTYK were written at the beginning. 

[Kay]

33 minutes ago, Man said:

I can see DWM and turpentine being the sound for the next record. 

edit: Nevermind, those two with MTYK were written at the beginning. 

3 of the strongest songs as well. 

[MassKirbycide]

5 hours ago, Kay said:

God bless Aaron Rubin for stopping Tom adding synthy intros to everything though. 

Amen. I love When I Was Young, but almost always skip it when it comes on shuffle because that fucking intro is such a waste of time. I’m so glad we’re over that phase. 

[Aaron Rubin No.1 Fan]

Knowing MTKY, Turpentine, DWM were the first tracks they created and built around those is a good sign.  

[Cheerios4u98]

Anthem Part 3 is the best of all the anthems.

is that a hot take? Lol

[scoobs]

I was totally wrong about the two extra songs.  First listen was rough, but now I love them both… go figure 

[Pussay Patrol]

Bad News is one of the GOAT mark songs

can't stop listening to it

[Monkey Chips]

Just now, Pussay Patrol said:

Bad News is one of the GOAT mark songs

can't stop listening to it

Yeah the bassline in that song is pretty cool... Really reminded me why and how much I fell in love with the bass playing in blink-182. Most music I don't even notice the bass (well with a few exceptions), but with songs like Bad News (and certain past blink songs) your attention is on how nice the bass is in the song.

[Knapppers]

On 11/18/2023 at 12:44 AM, Pussay Patrol said:

Bad News is one of the GOAT mark songs

can't stop listening to it

I prefer Other Side to it for Mark songs but it is still good. 

[Aaron Rubin No.1 Fan]

Otherside is beautiful but the worst drum track on the album.  

[Scott.]

Just listened to it on a walk. Superb album honestly. Marks verses on YDKWYG are like crack. Blink Wave had me fucking floating. 
 

The age I am now I give less of a fuck about albums, I’m more of a take a few songs from records and adding them to my giant playlist then shuffling. I would have been happy with 5/6 songs from this tbh but I love it all. 

[Aaron Rubin No.1 Fan]

I still like listening to it too, not a whole lot different than initial release just less obsessed and scheduling my day around it.  Some songs have gotten better that way, some have gotten less 'best song ever created'

I'm still sort of processing that they even did all this, even though knew it was coming, it just still left a lot of surprises..like much of the best songs hanging at the back run of the album (to most - Turpentine, Bad News, Otherside, Childhood).

That back run of the album was honestly one of the best rides I've been on in a long time.

Also, just leading a lot of us to believe they weren't going to be showcasing Mark much (like Neighborhoods), and then he absolutely comes through at the end of the album and just sort of blows some of us away, did for me at least. Thought he did not have 'it' anymore and was okay with that. 

Yes, it's not perfect, some gripes, but nothing is.  If you told me this was what we were getting 2, 3, 5, 10 years ago, I would have always been happy with it.  It's probably the best they could do if we are being honest. 

[Ghost]

1 hour ago, Protagonist Jan said:

I still like listening to it too, not a whole lot different than initial release just less obsessed and scheduling my day around it.  Some songs have gotten better that way, some have gotten less 'best song ever created'

I'm still sort of processing that they even did all this, even though knew it was coming, it just still left a lot of surprises..like much of the best songs hanging at the back run of the album (to most - Turpentine, Bad News, Otherside, Childhood).

That back run of the album was honestly one of the best rides I've been on in a long time.

Also, just leading a lot of us to believe they weren't going to be showcasing Mark much (like Neighborhoods), and then he absolutely comes through at the end of the album and just sort of blows some of us away, did for me at least. Thought he did not have 'it' anymore and was okay with that. 

Yes, it's not perfect, some gripes, but nothing is.  If you told me this was what we were getting 2, 3, 5, 10 years ago, I would have always been happy with it.  It's probably the best they could do if we are being honest. 

Of course.

Bot to me, and now that the album has settled down a little bit on my head, I'm sure this record is their BEST since Untitled.

[Aaron Rubin No.1 Fan]

I've tried every piece of audio on this bamf.  Sony speaker > high quality over ears> apple earbuds > shitty turn table speaker

My car and other headphones/earbuds/speakers just hate this album for some reason

The end of Bad News just literally sounded like the end of a TOYPAJ or Enema song to a t on Sonys.

[Aaron Rubin No.1 Fan]

1 hour ago, Ghost said:

Of course.

Bot to me, and now that the album has settled down a little bit on my head, I'm sure this record is their BEST since Untitled.

It's definitely positively their 'best' since Self Titled, there's no debating that, I just love Neighborhoods for other reasons. 

[bobbo11290]

Kinda shocked the albums completely off the billboard 200 after only 3 weeks. I know it dropped from 1–28, but now it’s completely gone. Not great for album sales. And shocked because the singles have done well (one more time even peaked at number 28 on the adult top 40, cracked the top 100, and is still number one on alternative radio), fan and critical reception has been overall pretty great too. Wtf? I didn’t expect it to stay in the top 10-20 long, but completely off already?

[allsystemsgo]

34 minutes ago, bobbo11290 said:

Kinda shocked the albums completely off the billboard 200 after only 3 weeks. I know it dropped from 1–28, but now it’s completely gone. Not great for album sales. And shocked because the singles have done well (one more time even peaked at number 28 on the adult top 40, cracked the top 100, and is still number one on alternative radio), fan and critical reception has been overall pretty great too. Wtf? I didn’t expect it to stay in the top 10-20 long, but completely off already?

Modern music and charting is such a different beast now compared to 20 years ago, especially with streaming taking over how music is heard. Personally I wouldn't take much stock in billboards rankings. A majority of music in the top spots is stuff I've never heard of and barely know anyone who has. Everything's a flash in the pan nowadays.

[fran.182]

2 hours ago, bobbo11290 said:

Kinda shocked the albums completely off the billboard 200 after only 3 weeks. I know it dropped from 1–28, but now it’s completely gone. Not great for album sales. And shocked because the singles have done well (one more time even peaked at number 28 on the adult top 40, cracked the top 100, and is still number one on alternative radio), fan and critical reception has been overall pretty great too. Wtf? I didn’t expect it to stay in the top 10-20 long, but completely off already?

It's still there: #158 this week. At this rate, it will leave next week, though.

On the other hand, besides Adult top 40, "One More Time" is getting some airplay on Pop radio stations, too. Considering their last top 50 hit there was "I Miss You" and how ageist the format is that is nearly an accomplishment.

[Ghost]

This beast is already a classic. What an album!!!!

By the way, I'm listening to it again on Spotify. I haven't listened to it in a week or so and I'm finding it more clean. Maybe is that my ears are fresh again, but I find it clearer, less bass-y and drums, I'd say, is like have been touched again and is sounding more balanced.

It's only me? Anyone else? Am I definitely deaf?

[allsystemsgo]

My enjoyment of the album hasn't really changed much. Still not a fan of Childhood or YDKWYG, but everything else is great. I listen to parts of the album almost everyday. It's good to have blink back. Can't wait to see what they do next!