I have been getting sick of the usual songs on my everyday playlist and I really wanted to listen to something different. So, I decided to dust off the cds in my car and put the cd player setting on shuffle just to see what songs would pop up. I had my usual long-lost favorites, including Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind and American Hi-Fi. I also had one of my all-time favorite bands within my mixed tapes that is totally worthy of mentioning: Blink-182. From "All the Small Things" to "What's My Age Again?" and "First Date," these guys have always provided me a powerful, lyrical-based assortment of songs that always told a story. Their sense of style was and still is just plain cool. And even after seeing them twice in concert at Jones Beach, their live performances are so fantastically amazing that I definitely plan on seeing them every chance I get. Not only did the band have a a popular opening band, known as "My Chemical Romance," but they went all out with their performance. One of my favorite and most memorable parts of the entire show was Travis Barker's drum solo. The entire crowd (including myself) went absolutely insane when solo began, and even though Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge did most of the talking inbetween songs, Travis Barker really shined and was able to display what he does best with the power of his fabulous and unforgettable talent with the drums. Overall, these guys have been providing me with music for quite some time now. I still blast these guys albums like I've just discovered them because they are that good. I cannot wait to have the chance to see them again in concert. One of my favorite songs by them is "All the Small Things" and I posted the song below. If you have never heard this song before, take a listen. If you have heard this song before, listen to the song anyway and experience what I consider to be a classic song from the 90's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFBn6ERp7Ak
I love randomly listening to old music that I listened to in elementary school. I have the best of backstreet boys in my car. Haha.
ReplyDelete-RC
i LOVE Blink 182 and I have to agree that there is nothing compared to seeing them live.
ReplyDeleteBlink was an awesome band, probably one of the best to do it. I think their new music isn't worth bragging about but the songs you were talking about were great and shouldn't be forgotten!!
ReplyDelete-CI
Definitely one of my favorite songs from an awesome band. I was able to see them three times so far (2004, twice in 2010 and they've put on a great show each time. Summer time usually makes me think of these songs because they are great to listen to in the car with the windows down or at the beach.
ReplyDelete-John Tancredi