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I have been a huge fan of Blink 182 for many years
now and loved their whole immature song nature about
fucking dogs and masturbating over pretty much anything
but saying that I also really enjoyed their self
titled album which took on a more mature and serious
sound, so when I heard that Blink 182 were about
to preview their first single in 8 years I was excited
but slightly unsure of what to expect but instantly
knew there would be elements of Angels And Airwaves
in there.
‘Up All Night’ is unlike anything
that Blink 182 have ever done, if you read forums
and the bands Facebook page you will see that
it is rammed of messages asking when Mark Hoppus
and Travis Barker joined Angels And Airwaves because
in reality the song has more of an Angels And
Airwaves feel than it does Blink 182, but saying
that it also has elements of Box Car Racer and
Plus 44 so to me it looks like Blink 182 have
put all the arguments about previous bands behind
them and used it their benefit to come up with
a harder hitting more mature sound, the track
opens with a massive guitar riff that is bound
to cause a frenzy in the mosh pit, moments later
Delonge’s vocals come in sounding like he
is taking us on yet another Angels And Airwaves
adventure which is going to be a love/hate divide
with most Blink 182 fan’s but after listening
to the song over and over again I love the fact
he has gone down that vocal route, the drumming
is killer from start to finish with Barker smashing
the hell out of his drums like his life depends
on it and in general the song takes us on an more
experimental route which leaves the Blink we all
love and no back at the starting blocks.
Overall there is going to be a massive divide
over ‘Up All Night’ as it has been
an 8 year wait, the band have recently upset the
English fans by postponing a massive UK tour by
a year whilst opting to tour America with My Chemical
Romance instead which has put a lot of the fans
in a negative mindset, on first listen I am sure
many people will not like ‘Up All Night’
myself included but if you give it time you will
realise the song is a grower and that ‘Up
All Night’ may well not be like classic
Blink but it is the future of Blink and you have
to give them massive respect for making a slight
change to their winning forumula.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Mark Hoppus
Tom DeLonge
Travis Barker |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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