@@paydrough That reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the pool boy Ramon befriends Jerry and as he passes him in line at the movie theater, Ramon tells Jerry, "Hey, stay out of the deep end." As Ramon goes to buy his ticket, Kramer asks Jerry, "What's in the deep end?" 😄
@@jesseflood hehe. What’s really funny is that it reminded me of a Seinfeld episode too. But the one where Frank Costanza is downtown and Jerry & Elaine see him with a man wearing a cape. Frank’s lawyer.
I met Tom and Mark in 1998, hanging out behind their tour bus before a concert. They welcomed us over to hang out and talk. Mark then went in the venue and came back out with all-access passes for my four friends and me. We were stunned - what awesome guys. I still have my pass, autographed by Mark.
I am one of those kids that wasn't that cool and underground for post hardcore but wasn't interested in mainstream music. Without Blink I wouldnt be into Fugazi
I remember hearing one time Mark describe Blink as a "playskool: my first punk band" and it's really true. it was my gateway into punk music & shows all through high school/college
I was in high school in SoCal when the album dropped and it was the time period of gangster rap, the last days of ska, and punk and alternative which was everyone’s go to. Blink set themselves apart from everyone when Dude Ranch came out because it had a refined aggressive sound and we identified with them because the band members looked and acted like us. Most of us were rebellious skaters or surfers. Blink became the band that defined a generation musically.
i mean he did say that the first Angels and Airwaves record would be bigger than the second coming of Christ, but...other than that lol. and to be fair he did take it back. i still think he's pretty out there
It’s crazy how much support Blink had when they started. Pennywise being a huge one, and this son of the owner of Cargo Records too. Tom wasn’t kidding when he said they were lucky.
I remember seeing Tom at the Warped tour when Cheshire Cat was out, and he said, hey come see our band. I was like, yeah sure, what is it? Who woulda known.
Tom DeLonge looks and sounds like a completely different person from the glory days of Blink-182. It's strange. To me, Mark and Travis have barely changed between 2000 and now - they are the same dudes. But there's 2 versions of Tom that exist - pre Self Titled and post Self Titled. Something happened to Tom during that initial hiatus (prescription drug addiction, alcohol abuse, mental ill health, vocal cord / synus problems etc). This is not a criticism, just an observation.
I've always had the same feeling but mirrored, that Mark in particular but Travis as well to a lesser extent seems stuck in a time warp while Tom seemed to evolve into doing lots of different things, both creative and entrepreneurial. I remember Mark saying something along the lines of, if I was left alone in a room with a guitar I would basically write the same songs over and over again, I think in reference to doing the Simple Creatures project, and that makes a lot of sense to me. All great guys, though.
@@HI-pi1er I have the utmost respect for Travis as a musician but he certainly has a lane and style he's stuck to pretty much since day one. It's a broad lane, but punk and hip-hop are pretty much the worlds he lives in as far as I know. I could be wrong though, maybe he's got some jazz or psychedelic shit or something I'm just ignorant to.
@@christopherh4653 Yup, classic Travis, that same energetic punk style he's famous for, and is still doing to this day. Not necessarily a bad thing btw, I had to refresh my memory of the work he did with them, but recognized him immediately, he's got a distinct style that he sticks to for sure.
I love how the major labels bought up a bunch of other smaller labels, and now nobody is really using labels anymore. Big labels you did this to yourself.
I remember hearing the song Dammit on a road trip to Florida from Ontario, Canada when I was 7 years old. Changed my life. Instantly fell in love with the song, and Blink182, punk in general! I asked for a bass guitar that Christmas and have never stopped playing, getting better, playing in bands and loving music. Thanks Blink!
I was 12 years old when I bought Dude Ranch on recommendation. Pathetic was at that point in my opinion one of the worst songs I'd ever heard so I disappointedly went back into town. The record shop wouldn't let me return it because I'd lost the receipt. I reluctantly gave it another go (at 12 years old £10 was some serious allowance saved!) And 20 years on its one of my favourite albums of all time, and blink 182 changed my life.
What song from that album finally made it click with you? I didn't like it at first either because I started with Enema and when I listened to Dude Ranch and it was not as polished sounding, it was much more raw in a way I wasn't expecting. It eventually became one of my favorites though.
Great comment Kyle. That really highlights the difference between the early 00's and now. We gave records a chance because we saved up for them, went into town and purchased the physical copy. We earned them and carefully selected our purchases. Nowadays, on streaming services, if you don't like the opening few tracks of an album you are more likely to give up on it and cast it aside. I still purchase physical copies as often as I can.
@@brendanfisher So true! I remember visiting our record shop (Criminal Records, amazing name), two or three times a week before I selected the winner. Less Than Jake, Green Day, Sum 41 - they all happened that way one month at a time. Again, what times to be alive which we'll never see again. That said, I do love having discographies in my pocket! You just have to appreciate them.
This was when Scott was the drummer. I think if Travis was on the skins back then they wouldn't have gotten signed. All of the best music from blink was before Travis got involved.
You'd get beat up on the punk scene if you sounded like you'd had lessons. It's part of the ethos. You could say that not everyone bought into that mentality, but the majority did.
