It's coming up on ten years since Blink-182's eponymous album debuted, solidifying their final evolution from toilet humor pop-punk into punky alternative rock. They've been through a lot in the last decade, including a tentative break-up and reformation after a horrific plane crash in which drummer Travis Barker barely survived.
Over the past decade, I've also changed. My musical tastes have grown far and wide, but one constant that's always remained is that Blink-182 is one of my favorite bands. Ever since Enema of the State back in 1999, they haven't released a single album I haven't loved, and I've followed all of their side-projects just as ardently; Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves, The Transplants, and +44.
So what's the point of this thread? Well, thinking it over, one thing I've discovered is that no matter what mood I'm in, no matter what time of day it is, no matter what's going on or what I'm doing, there's one song that I simply love to listen to. One song that I can appreciate no matter what, that I can just have reverberating in my eardrums, making me feel that everything is all right. And what song might that be? Perhaps somewhat ironically:
Ten years on and this is still what I would call one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. I can't qualify that on any sort of scale of objectivity, because it's certainly not the most technically proficient song I know and it's not the deepest or best-sung song I've heard, but the simplicity of the guitars and lyrics belie the depth behind the entire composition, and it all comes together in a way that is just... fantastic.
So, Escapambilidandoes, do any of you have songs that stick out that way in your minds? Something you can listen to no matter what's been happening, that you would place a cut above everything else for no other reason than because you just think it's flat-out amazing?
Over the past decade, I've also changed. My musical tastes have grown far and wide, but one constant that's always remained is that Blink-182 is one of my favorite bands. Ever since Enema of the State back in 1999, they haven't released a single album I haven't loved, and I've followed all of their side-projects just as ardently; Box Car Racer, Angels & Airwaves, The Transplants, and +44.
So what's the point of this thread? Well, thinking it over, one thing I've discovered is that no matter what mood I'm in, no matter what time of day it is, no matter what's going on or what I'm doing, there's one song that I simply love to listen to. One song that I can appreciate no matter what, that I can just have reverberating in my eardrums, making me feel that everything is all right. And what song might that be? Perhaps somewhat ironically:
Ten years on and this is still what I would call one of the greatest songs I've ever heard. I can't qualify that on any sort of scale of objectivity, because it's certainly not the most technically proficient song I know and it's not the deepest or best-sung song I've heard, but the simplicity of the guitars and lyrics belie the depth behind the entire composition, and it all comes together in a way that is just... fantastic.
So, Escapambilidandoes, do any of you have songs that stick out that way in your minds? Something you can listen to no matter what's been happening, that you would place a cut above everything else for no other reason than because you just think it's flat-out amazing?
