Blink 182 is an easy target. The guys are a world famous punk pop band that were on MTV every other moment, their songs have toilet teen jokes and could be easy a corporate face of what record labels wanted to achieve in the late 90's and early 00's. But still, Blink's music passed the test of time, at their best, albums like Enema of the State and his self titled record still holds up today. Blink's success not only puts them as one of the best acts that currently are still active but also one of the most influential bands of the Last 30 years. Maybe the most influential since Nirvana.
Anyone that doesn't get it just wants to hate things. Been a huuuuge fan ever since the first time I heard the opening riff of Dammit... Love hearing songs off California on SiriusXM!!!
I'm old. I was given cheshire cat from my uncle when I was 14. Never stopped listening and still pop albums in regularly. ALL of them including demos and lives. I'm 35 now.
If your reading comments Mark. I'm 52 and was a fan from 1st time I heard Blink182(Damm it) and bought Dude Ranch and never regret it once.. My friends and I were all about Metallica and after their drop in appeal sound choose to go fully grunge(smells like teen spirit was only song I liked cuz it had metal sound) they should have gave punk a Chace instead of calling it teen music ha ha I'm 52 and can't ever see myself not even in my finial yrs My grunge friends never play it or talk about those days as if they never happened while I keep Blink182/Offspring /BadReligion part of my main music.... and get hate on... Jelousy or envy cuz I'm a happy fan since 97 and 21 yrs has been better because of it. Don't grow up... I know i wont
The fact that these people put such great records in the “jokey” way they did as Mark puts it exactly makes them great. To have the ability to make music (or do anything) like that requires great talent.
Couldn't agree more! Respect to you Mark Hoppus! And respect to Blink 182. Those who over look the true meaning of why you all even became a band is just something some will have to be in the dark with until shown different. People who say they hate blink 182 are just jealous cus they secretly envy you guys and they have to express it in a poorly manner to keep that a secret! 🤣 punk is about being authentic and yourself! I think you all nailed that! So for anyone who says Blink 182 isn't punk enough completely miss understand the entire concept of what punks truly about! 🖤
No they didn't... your songs were unique... even though some may sound similar, your voices and the lyrics...oh yeah... and the videos stood out from the norm back then... people never hated u dude
Tell me why is it a bad thing again to see band members branch out and try new things? why is change considered a bad thing? Man people miss out on what good moments they could have! Just look at Tom Delong! Look at how much he gained alone just trying his own thing with AVA. Tom is still Tom, he's just expressing a different side of him. Are people really this shallow?!?! It's very disappointing coming from people who are supposedly fans of punk in general! to hear them say things like they aren't underground anymore or they aren't hardcore! Again they miss understand what punks truly about! punks not a scene it's a way of life! and as I said in another comment. Blink 182 nailed that! 🖤
tom was the youth of the band, now he's crazy, so now blink is boring and tom is crazy, and now they are bastardizing the blink name, but they couldn't make +44 a viable band so they jacked the name and then jacked up the reputation, i would have rather they let blink die then let it become what it has today...at least linkin park isn't making the same mistake rip chester
its five years later and theyre still singing about their crazy girlfriend from highschool, Neighbourhoods was a great detour from that, dogs eating dogs was my favorite content of theirs then when Tom left again they went straight back to childish highschool dumb shit, which is fine, but they;re pushing 50
They're punk-rock whether you like it or not. In the early albums (up until Untitled) they have all the characteristics of punk music: fast-paced riffs, heavy drums, 8th notes basslines, etc. You can argue they have pop elements but that's why they call it "pop-punk". After Untitled they started to delve into Alternative Rock (much like Green Day after American Idiot).
Mark is the only original member left of the band. Damn, time went by fast
True but travis is more or less an honorary original member at this point
@@theydidntnameme Barker rebooted Blink 182
@@bentpixels6544 And got them into the charts
@@Juniper458 no mark and tom built them up, jerry finn helped clean it up and Travis was the last bit they needed.
people hated us since we were blink 12
YESSSS
Hadi butt
Its getting worse now with matt skiba
Blink 182 is an easy target. The guys are a world famous punk pop band that were on MTV every other moment, their songs have toilet teen jokes and could be easy a corporate face of what record labels wanted to achieve in the late 90's and early 00's. But still, Blink's music passed the test of time, at their best, albums like Enema of the State and his self titled record still holds up today. Blink's success not only puts them as one of the best acts that currently are still active but also one of the most influential bands of the Last 30 years. Maybe the most influential since Nirvana.
Anyone that doesn't get it just wants to hate things. Been a huuuuge fan ever since the first time I heard the opening riff of Dammit... Love hearing songs off California on SiriusXM!!!
Aaron Stackpole Same here bud, hated Blink, thought they were another Boy Band, but then I heard Dammit...
That’s the song that got me hooked
I'm old. I was given cheshire cat from my uncle when I was 14. Never stopped listening and still pop albums in regularly. ALL of them including demos and lives. I'm 35 now.
No one should hate blink. NO ONE!!!
all perception of art is subjective....meaning no one should be influenced by your cries of fanaticism.
I do, skibas garbage, the last two albums were garbage. Tom and Travis carried this band
@@tazmon122 agreed, blink is one of my favorite bands of all time, and everyone has different tastes and perceptions of what is good and bad music
If your reading comments Mark. I'm 52 and was a fan from 1st time I heard Blink182(Damm it) and bought Dude Ranch and never regret it once.. My friends and I were all about Metallica and after their drop in appeal sound choose to go fully grunge(smells like teen spirit was only song I liked cuz it had metal sound) they should have gave punk a Chace instead of calling it teen music ha ha I'm 52 and can't ever see myself not even in my finial yrs My grunge friends never play it or talk about those days as if they never happened while I keep Blink182/Offspring /BadReligion part of my main music.... and get hate on... Jelousy or envy cuz I'm a happy fan since 97 and 21 yrs has been better because of it. Don't grow up... I know i wont
The fact that these people put such great records in the “jokey” way they did as Mark puts it exactly makes them great. To have the ability to make music (or do anything) like that requires great talent.
There is a difference between hate and criticism
not if you dont want to change
@michael avera Hate has two meanings to me, one is the physical hate, and the other is a enhanced version of criticism..
haters will always be there 🙌🏼
Where can we find the full interview?
Mark seems less happy in these interviews without Tom
he's talking about hate are he supposed to be happy? wtf nothing about tom
@@camillalouise8944 I’m talking about interviews since Matt joined the band
@@alexzemaitis1207 wrong lol
@@facta26 hey I was only saying what I was thinking, plus people look at this in different perspectives so I’m not really in the wrong here
I love Mark sooo much
what is he say at 0:36?
for the most part people almost always wrote us off as just this joke band
pop disaster tour 2017?
My dad
same
Couldn't agree more! Respect to you Mark Hoppus! And respect to Blink 182. Those who over look the true meaning of why you all even became a band is just something some will have to be in the dark with until shown different. People who say they hate blink 182 are just jealous cus they secretly envy you guys and they have to express it in a poorly manner to keep that a secret! 🤣 punk is about being authentic and yourself! I think you all nailed that! So for anyone who says Blink 182 isn't punk enough completely miss understand the entire concept of what punks truly about! 🖤
They are not a joke. They are FUN.
I don't know a single person who hates Blink and if I did, I would keep away from them. I don't need that type of negativity in my life
Anything that reaches a certain amount of popularity will bring haters.
The fact that they make me laugh my ass off and sob is my favorite part about them.
lol ppl hate it more cus Tom isn't there
Rob Zoe Yet they're way better without him.
@boy wonder official said no one ever.
DISAGREE!!!!!!
Matt Skiba is the best thing that ever happened to this band. They are WAY better without Tom.
Matt Skiba actually gives blink more "punk cred," because every punker is familiar with Alkaline Trio.
this band was never a joke until TD left left for the first time
I think blink were awesome in all stages infact i prefared enema onwards. Cep carousel
💜
"People have hated even since our eye was open"
is nice!!
No they didn't... your songs were unique... even though some may sound similar, your voices and the lyrics...oh yeah... and the videos stood out from the norm back then... people never hated u dude
Haha yeah they did, Blink lost a bunch of Cheshire Cat/Dude Ranch fans for even making an album like Enema
Mark is starting to look old, it hurts to watch.
Yeah, who'd have thought he's turning 45 in a few months. 45!
Joseph Moon He has aged quite well tho. :)
yeah, it husts to see that musicians or celebrities get old, like... you know... EVERYBODY ELSE in the world. Right?
That's what happens... lol
yeah, fucking with little 1p yr old kids and killing off their siblings can do that to a golden dog.
we dont hate u or Travis, we hate skibba making s#it from the old songs
Tell me why is it a bad thing again to see band members branch out and try new things? why is change considered a bad thing? Man people miss out on what good moments they could have! Just look at Tom Delong! Look at how much he gained alone just trying his own thing with AVA. Tom is still Tom, he's just expressing a different side of him. Are people really this shallow?!?! It's very disappointing coming from people who are supposedly fans of punk in general! to hear them say things like they aren't underground anymore or they aren't hardcore! Again they miss understand what punks truly about! punks not a scene it's a way of life! and as I said in another comment. Blink 182 nailed that! 🖤
comparing AVA to modern day blink is like comparing Taxi Driver to ANY comic book movie
that g wrote wasting time, dammit etc.
"People Hated Blink from Day 1" - novadays people just hate Skiba.
Haters will hate😑
man i miss tom and scott
And now they hate mat
More like people loved blink from day 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bad Religion NOFX
tom was the youth of the band, now he's crazy, so now blink is boring and tom is crazy, and now they are bastardizing the blink name, but they couldn't make +44 a viable band so they jacked the name and then jacked up the reputation, i would have rather they let blink die then let it become what it has today...at least linkin park isn't making the same mistake rip chester
hate all you want...its ok...they are laughing all the way to the bank
Green Day is taken much more as a serious band than blink. And that's so stupid...
its five years later and theyre still singing about their crazy girlfriend from highschool, Neighbourhoods was a great detour from that, dogs eating dogs was my favorite content of theirs then when Tom left again they went straight back to childish highschool dumb shit, which is fine, but they;re pushing 50
:)
Punk band? Blink 182 have never been a punk band. maybe punk influenced but definitely not punk. They are pop.
pop punk*
They're punk-rock whether you like it or not. In the early albums (up until Untitled) they have all the characteristics of punk music: fast-paced riffs, heavy drums, 8th notes basslines, etc. You can argue they have pop elements but that's why they call it "pop-punk". After Untitled they started to delve into Alternative Rock (much like Green Day after American Idiot).
All of Scott's drums were straight from punk rock. It might have made most of the songs sound alike but it kept the punk feeling.
One friend of mine once said that blink made "melodic punk rock". I found this definition nice.:)
Have you heard anything before Enema? gtfo