boxelder Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 happy 25 EOTS! feel like this is a thread worthy anniversary. where were you when you first heard the album? what kind of memories do you have attached to it? give it a listen today — what sticks out to you? let’s celebrate! ? ? ? 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 i’d heard the singles over the years but when i first got into blink EOTS felt like a lightning strike. it’s so obviously an instant classic, full of great riffs and subject matter and hooks. travis is the key ingredient that puts the band into the stratosphere and they wisely let him control the direction on some songs. there’s not a single song that misses on this album, and the production and style is still so fresh despite it being so long ago. i feel like music from the 90s can tend to sound somewhat dated but there’s something about EOTS that sounds distinctly modern (the compression? idk). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 17 minutes ago, boxelder said: where were you when you first heard the album? what kind of memories do you have attached to it? give it a listen today — what sticks out to you? let’s celebrate! ? ? ? The first time I heard this album was in my room at my desk after getting it for my birthday August of ‘99, I was 13 … I didn’t like it. Needless to say it grew on me. I don’t really have any memories attached to Enema. All of my nostalgiabating is reserved for TOYAJ. Enema was just a record I eventually grew to love but it didn’t hit me like TOYPAJ. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allsystemsgo Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I was either 15 or 16 in and ended up buying their CDs after initially starting with AVA then going down the band rabbit hole on youtube and watching all their singles. I popped EOTS into my CD player in my room and was immediately amazed with Dumpweed intro. I'd never heard anything like it ? The whole album was banger after banger. That's when I knew I was in! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Christmas Eve, 2001. I went around deliving CD-singles to my friends and I got EOTS as a present from my parents, and I remember listening to it when I got home from my gift-round. I remember listening to it in the car to go bowling a few days after Christmas and I remember "Going Away to College" really hitting me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George R. Binks Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Wow, happy birthday Enema! The record that I can say changed my life and all of my musical tastes. Gonna have to listen to it today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 25 minutes ago, Nelly Furtados Fur Taco said: Wow, happy birthday Enema! The record that I can say changed my life and all of my musical tastes. Gonna have to listen to it today. I did too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theedge00 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 First record I ever bought ❤️. Hearing the WMAA opening riff on MTV started my fandom. Lightning struck on 11 year old me ⚡️ (Never was the same kid since ?) My other favorite of the record was GAATC ?. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Takes - this is jan Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Never actually had Enema (I know - am I a real fan?). But burnt it on cd and was constantly on the radio back then as well. Didn’t get a blink CD until Toypaj, where we all got the different versions in the hood to sneak over and listen to all the bonus tracks. Adam’s song is probably the most influential ‘pop punk’ song to me to get me obsessed with them and the genre. I remember we’d cover that song and get pissed at every drummer that couldn’t get it (which was 10x harder than anything else lol) Anthem is one of my favorite songs now I didn’t listen to much then (such a good Tom song) WMAA is still one of the most unique and awesome songs ever. & video. Perfect album. The only song to this day I still haven’t come around to loving as much as everyone else is GATC. Many say it’s their favorite. I think I was born 2 years late to have the same impact Enema did on so many others 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinkAVARacer Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 I was 7 years old and my older cousin gave me Enema and TOYPAJ on cd. I remember listening to them all the time on the cd player I had. My Mom didn't want me listening to Anthem and she wasn't a fan of the lyrics in the chorus of Dumpweed haha. I would turn the volume down during certain songs so she wouldn't hear them. Aliens Exist was always my favorite song. I never liked Wendy Clear when I was younger, but it became one of my favorites when I got back into blink in high school. I also just realized a few weeks ago that Tom and Mark alternate vocals in the chorus of Going Away To College. I don't know how I never heard Tom before, but I noticed it recently and I couldn't believe it haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Prefer TOYPAJ personally but it has to be the GOAT pop punk record 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun, Catchy Pop-Punk Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 This list kind of sucks donkey dick https://www.billboard.com/lists/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-songs-ranked/dysentery-gary/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George R. Binks Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 32 minutes ago, Fun, Catchy Pop-Punk said: This list kind of sucks donkey dick https://www.billboard.com/lists/blink-182-enema-of-the-state-songs-ranked/dysentery-gary/ Yea that is about as whack of a ranking anyone could possibly come up with. The three singles listed as the three best songs smh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fun, Catchy Pop-Punk Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 My ranking would be something like (for context, it’s after having played the album thousands of times, and I still currently enjoy all the songs) 1. Going Away to College 2. What’s My Age Again 3. Adam’s Song gap 4. Dumpweed 5. Aliens Exist 6. Mutt gap 7-10. Wendy Clear/the Party Song/Dysentery Gary/Anthem (no particular order) gap 11. All the Small Things 12. Don’t Leave Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Takes - this is jan Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1. Anthem 2. Adams Song 3. Dumpweed 4. Mutt 5. WMAA 6. Dysentary Gary (these are the top tier) 7. Wendy Clear 8. DLM 9. Aliens Exist 10. ATST (these are also amazing) 11. Party Song 12. GATC (these are also good, but never got into or on and off with) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thongrider Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 Going Away to College 2 Wendy Clear 3 Adam's Song 4 Dysentery Gary 5 Aliens Exist 6 Dont Leave Me 7 Anthem 8 What's My Age Again? 9 Mutt 10 All the Small Things 11 The Party Song 12 Dumpweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1. adam's song 2. anthem 3. wendy clear 4. dumpweed 5. what's my age again 6. going away to college 7. aliens exist 8. all the small things 9. dysentery gary 10. don't leave me 11. mutt 12. the party song every song on the album are amazing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxelder Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 1. GATC 2. WMAA 3. Dumpweed 4. adam's song 5. mutt 6. dysentery gary 7. aliens exist 8. dont leave me 9. ATST 10. wendy clear 11. anthem 12. party song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 On 6/3/2024 at 11:20 PM, Krampus dildo mold said: The only song to this day I still haven’t come around to loving as much as everyone else is GATC. Many say it’s their favorite. Carousel, Dance with me and now we’re adding going away to college to the list of top tier blink songs you don’t like? You don’t deserve this band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Takes - this is jan Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 33 minutes ago, Russel Coight said: Carousel, Dance with me and now we’re adding going away to college to the list of top tier blink songs you don’t like? You don’t deserve this band. All 3 are fine songs I just see them at the top for others and can’t agree sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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