So.. this one was bitter sweet for me. I have always been a fan of Blink. I think they are hilarious and it was a damn shame when they went on hiatus in 2005. As a metalhead I did go back and forth on liking them because it was pop punk and there is this inner part of me that hates anything popular. So even though the songs were catchy and more something your sister would love, they were some funny dudes writing some killa tracks. So when they reunited in 2008 I was pretty stoked. During that time we got to hear their side projects like Angels & Airwaves (which I will be honest I heard the first single and never gave it another chance. Maybe I should, lemme know). Transplants (which I liked), +44 (which I hated), Box Car Racer (which I actually really dug, and had hoped Neighborhoods would have sounded like), and Travis did a solo album called `Give the Drummer Some` (which is fucking awesome). Plus multiple remixes he did for various rappers.
So I got the disc and checked it out. It's pretty boring I thought. The drumming is amazing though. You can honestly listen to it just for that. The songs are poppy shit. There is little punk left. I guess they wanted to show how they have grown, which is not what you want when you listen to Blink 182. Like I said I would have rather'd another Box Car Racer disc. It's more mature, and slightly heavier. I dunno. It wasn't what I was looking for, maybe it will be for you. Check it out.
Tracks to check out:
- Up All night
- Heart's All Gone
- This is Home
~Dog
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