How blink-182 & “What’s My Age Again?” Forever Altered Pop-Punk

[@TrashTheory]

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[@aleksandaratanasovic8835]

To be honest, I hated Blink 182 because they were "not true punk", to be fair they are no Dead Kennedys, but my best friend was obsessed with them. When I grew older I stopped being so stuck up and I learned to enjoy the pop punk.

[@paulmarine5055]

I loved them at the time..I was 13. Now I see clearly the utter catastrophe they were purely judging by the dog shit pop punk bands that followed.

[@OrgaNik_Music]

Neither, really. They do their thing well, and they can be fun in small doses, but it also gets pretty old really fast.

[@bastiaan4129]

I enjoyed it as a 12 y/o and only got into "real" punk later, I really don't blame them for anything.

[@the17thdoctor1]

I consider them a POP punk band and not a punk rock band, I call them punk and they are punks. Out of the big 4 90s and 00s pop punk bands, blink are the most poppy, Green Day are the catchiest, Sum 41 are the most metal and Offspring are the rockiest In my opinion

[@sonnysumo8172]

I swear enema of the state is a magical album. It’s like a time machine that takes my soul to 99-2000 every time I hear it.

[@adamantium9491]

FACTS!👏

[@e.w.3989]

i know how you feel. blink was my childhood.

[@MaxBrainDevices]

You are right! I felt young and fresh again every time

[@gabrielcarlobato3565]

Thank you for this amazing comment through Our Lord Jesus Christ in His Holy Name Amen.

[@gme4life893]

Me too, I love the analog sound / saturation on the entire album

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

I have an alternate take. I think Blink was a gateway drug for a lot of people into deeper, older punk. Shows from established bands like NOFX, Social D, the Vandals, and Bad Religion got an influx of new and younger fans that matured from Blink looking for stuff with more depth. I was in 8th grade when Enema came out, and by sophomore year in high school I was at Discharge and DRI shows with no concern for future hearing loss.

[@gabe_s_videos]

That's usually how it works with pop versions of "fringe" genres: people eventually crave more than the simple, fun pop song has to offer, so they seek out the originals. I think it's more than fair to say that there's a place for both.

[@SavedByGrace_CitizenEmperorユウ]

Interesting take. I agree. It would be enough if interested fans checked out early Blink stuff to become fan of the real Punk stuff. So in the best case the entire parent genre (here: Punk) could profit from a chart topping pop version.

[@GeertSawek]

More or less my trajectory as well

[@stalfithrildi5366]

The Mark Tom & Travis show was the first album of my own that I hugely got into in 99, and by 2002 I was listening to Leftover Crack and Capdown

[@pfree9016]

Same experience, soon after I got into Blink I got into Rancid, NOFX, and others. I owe that to Blink

[@MicTheSnare]

Thanks for letting me achieve my lifelong dream of playing Mark Hoppus!

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

You guys both rock! I can't believe you and Trash Theory finally collaborated; I am rushing from the excitement.

[@benburke3015]

You were born for this role. Well no, technically Mark Hoppus was born for that role, but still!

[@TrashTheory]

Well I know who to call when I get around to that +44 video

[@danemcdonaldsouth7593]

Oh yo

[@IanNeeley]

YO THAT SHIT WAS OUTTA NOWHERE THAT THREW ME OFF

[@brianmcdonald743]

I know Blink isnt the best band in the world. But, They're MY favorite band and thats all that matters to me.

[@garycoates4987]

"Adam's song" is fucking brilliant, it's a real emotional lyric that anyone can relate to, a lot of their music is kind of cheesy but they really do write songs that are completely relatable to so many people

[@TheChadPad]

That was the song that affected a generation. I want to say defined a generation, but I might go too far

[@bon2yan88]

my favorite song which i got hooked to blink

[@Uhohlisa]

lmao

[@muccmaster]

One of the best songs ever made.

[@porkman302]

Honestly a masterpiece of a track

[@jentaro]

This video confirmed what I already knew but wasn't entirely sure of - that Travis was a top tier drummer from the get-go. Equal parts gifted and manically enjoying his drums so he'd play them all the time. And that's why there's a saying that you'd excel in everything you do if you enjoy doing it in the first place.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I never understood why Barker joined the band except that, commercially, he could see they were going places and wanted in. Sometimes you can hear a great band being held back by a crappy drummer but that was never the case with Blink, Mark and Tom were pretty rudimentary on their own instruments to be honest. Travis felt wasted, he could have been in a band ike Dillinger Escape Plan or Converge but I guess that just wasn't what he wanted.

[@jentaro]

I'm also just speculating but as you said maybe he just wanted to. Then there's the comradery aspect of it. Maybe their personalities gelled well behind the scenes and having the technical skills already, he felt good being part of a team. You can see it in later years with his dabbling in hip hop and to a degree in his latest endeavor with MGK. Without him doing most of the drumming and serving as a producer on that project the whole thing would've been a pipe dream.

[@xriz8409]

Travis did fill in until toypay as session guy tho. He made a good living off it and was credit for songs but the kegal band was mark n tom. Readable in travis biography. Nevertheless he liked playing with them and the music!

[@leahflower9924]

isn't he with that Kardashian it's all a little too hollywood for me lol

[@rich1051414]

@@craigcharlesworth1538 Travis was recruited, so it makes sense they would recruit someone legit. This WAS his break.

[@electricdreams5327]

i think blink's relationship to the more overtly ideological and anti-commercial side of punk rock is a bit more complex than this video lets on. after the massive success of "enema" tom especially grew weary of some of the popstar baggage and pushed for a darker, less commercial sound which they hinted at on the still pretty commercial-sounding "take off your pants and jacket" and eventually embraced on their more experimental self-titled 2003 album. in between those albums tom even started a side project with travis, box car racer, which was partly a tribute to bands like quicksand or fugazi, a band tom always cited as one of his favorites. i think a lot of those dismissive, braggadocious comments from around '99/'00 were rooted in a certain insecure defensiveness about their choice to go mainstream, likely being surprised or even shocked by the level of fame they managed to achieve and maybe even feeling slightly guilty or at least conflicted about it in hindsight. plus, it's unlikely all the band members felt the same about it. they have said as much themselves: mark was always more comfortable with the fame than tom which created tensions in the band which eventually led to their dissolution in '05. i think their '01-'05 era is probably the most interesting as far as their place in pop culture, the music industry and the punk scene is concerned and some of their statements from that time clash massively with those made during the enema era. oh well, maybe in another video :)

[@defaultname25]

Great comment. Box car racer, and their one album is still played in my car 2 or 3 times a year when no one is listening

[@electricdreams5327]

@@defaultname25 thanks a lot! yeah i come back to blink and blink-adjacent projects every once in a while. just listened to +44's when your heart stops beating earlier today. still really like some of those songs. haven't heard box car racer in a while but i should give that one a listen soon, remember really enjoying it as a kid

[@nolaq99]

the 2019 album "nine" is good too.. the songs are more deep but some parts of the lyrics are old blink-182

[@Dipsoid]

I'd have to give Box Car Racer a listen again. My memory of their singles was it was very much in the vein of crap like Simple Plan and Yellow Card--more syrupy and melodramatic than Blink. I've never been a fan of Tom Delong's songwriting though.

[@graccusbro2061]

insightful comment. good take.

[@jimmycdos0827]

As a teenager, I also took the lyrics as silly and immature. Someone tells you to act your age and you come back with the sarcastic “what’s my age again?” as a refusal to be more mature. But as an adult, I find a more profound meaning in it. Like, why does everyone want me to grow up before I’m ready to, I should act young while I still can. To me, he’s saying “what do you mean act my age? I’m 23, I am acting my age.” The final chorus drives that meaning home in my opinion.

[@somegirl5rock]

Their impact can't be ignored even if you hate them. Personally, I'm a fan... and was in a band when they were getting popular... I loved covering their songs at practice, super easy and fun, and great to practice vocal harmonies to.

[@TheUmaricanDream]

this was the epitome of grade 6-8 for me

[@duffbaker9554]

"Impact" on exactly what?...

[@TheUmaricanDream]

@@duffbaker9554 mainstream pop punk

[@duffbaker9554]

@@TheUmaricanDream Oh...

[@malik87breaker]

Who hated Blink? I want to meet them. I want to hear what they have to say. lol

[@tyerestes7554]

I started my pop punk phase when I was 28 years old. It's fun and doesn't take itself seriously and it was a nice change of pace for listening to nothing but extreme metal for 15 years.

[@johnchedsey1306]

As another extreme metal fan, it's good to put on something fun once in awhile. I totally get you!

[@tacioob2337]

Same here, started my punk rock filia with 20 years though

[@thekuan7002]

Could you recommend some good metal songs? I only know generic stuff like Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and other more famous bands. I want to experience what you have with punk but with metal.

[@metal_nerd]

I get you. When I was a teen listening to led zep and Metallica, I thought I didn't like any aternative type music besides green day. As I got older I started really broadening my musical horizons and I discovered ska when I was maybe 29. I then backtracked to older punk and got a taste for pop punk as well. Now 32, I try not to limit my music taste to preconceived notions of genre.

[@nicholasromig5506]

so I was never a huge Blink fan, but god the lyrics on the last chorus about "many years ahead to fall in line, why would you wish that on me" sting a little bit on the brink of turning 40. It's a great song, and as someone who was an immature waste of skin for FAR too long, I can definitely relate.

[@SpaceRanger187]

Fuck conforming.over rated

[@facerip2222]

Oh man. @17:14 "20-somethings of any era can relate to not wanting to be the sensible adult all the time." Bro I just turned 40 and I still feel like this. I've never stopped feeling like this.

[@BrentJohnson]

46 here, totally feel the same. I look around far too much and see the opposite... I don't want that for myself.

[@donnazasgoat2274]

Me neither and I'm 62! I have a farting hippo plushie that still makes me laugh.

[@BrentJohnson]

@@donnazasgoat2274 Haha! Legendary.

[@harrywaltersson4336]

46 and i don't care. Look at Mick Jagger and Iggy Pop. As long as you're healthy, happy and in great shape it's just a number on a paper. The girls don't seem to mind either. Not here in Sweden at least.

[@d2dar459]

I'm 41, I don't think that ever changes.

[@robertciochon5990]

Tom and Mark grew up in Poway CA and started the band there. I grew up in there in the late 90s/early 2000s. It took me years to realize that the blink-182 hype stretched beyond our crappy little suburb. Their early albums - Dude Ranch especially - really capture the feel of the area around that time. Sadly, it's just a snoott tech suburb now.

[@fronts3165]

I grew up in Mira Mesa; a teen of the late 70’s and early 80’s went to shows at the headquarters in PB, the Del Mar Fairgrounds and sometimes up in Escondido. When I first saw the Blink vids I felt a huge connection to the cultural feel of the SD suburban landscape. Mark and Tom seemed like most of my friends from those days.

[@shawnryan2197]

What do you think about Rancho Bernardo?

[@robertciochon5990]

@@shawnryan2197 the school? It's fine. The neighborhood? At the time, it was basically the same as Poway. They're both still boring suburbs, richer nowadays, but lacking the fairly good music scene that the area enjoyed back then.

[@clarkarussell]

Same. From El Cajon originally. Its incredible what that little stretch of Cali valley had on the world.

[@Austinryanwilliams]

I went to RBHS class of 2009 but secretly wish I went to Poway. Still have friends there but it has changed a lot

[@calypso]

Not a big blink182 fan but they have some great songs that I still enjoy, and the fact that they went for the maximum amount of money possible without caring what other punk bands or fans thought was very punk in itself

[@jd6331]

Exactly, I agree. They don't care much what others think or who they piss off, that's the point. They just do what they do and they're good at it, and they're relatable - that's why people love them. They're not overly angry, but obviously suffer from the same angst many of us did/do growing up. They said what a lot of us were/are thinking or feeling at different times in our life. It's why younger generations growing up now are still able to connect to the music. As a girl introduced to them in 1999 when i was 13 and now age 35, I still love them and follow them and have been to many of their concerts. I love that they don't take themselves too seriously, but they do also have some deeper lyrics that really make you think and feel.

[@mickcollins1921]

EXACTLY. Telling people to shove their expectations up their arses and doing what you want IS punk. The Punk tribalists just got made because blink wasn't bucking the right expectations...

[@hyde1893]

1000% the most punk thing you can do is not give a shit and do what you want

[@johnnycbad]

Oh the irony of punk culture where you're only punk if you play a certain style of music, wear certain clothes and think a certain way. Green Day and Blink-182 are definitely punk in attitude by doing their own thing and not conforming.

[@PrincessDesert]

🍳”doing their own thing” except that blink completely ripped off of Screeching Weasel, Nofx, Descendents and many more😮

[@rockingthemike]

lifelong blink fan. they aren't particularly deep, or particularly good, but they remind me of good times in my youth, and they'll always be a fave.

[@astroboirap]

they are good u nob

[@ihopeyoudie30]

They actually are deep if listen to them mate.

[@mattpunk931]

You don't sound like a lifelong blink fan to me

[@brendatomines8171]

I love the goofyness in their songs, it really bring me to simpler times

[@joshdeveaux6936]

Not really lifelong fan if you don’t think there particular good

[@chikish]

Mark was right, they _do_ have good songs. I think that's ultimately what grants them legit punk cred. Even if you don't like how polished and radio friendly their sound became or their presentation and the way they were marketed, I think everyone can recognize that they have good songs.

[@malik87breaker]

How come they become radio friendly? They just grew up.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

Blink's Enema of the State was to music what Kevin Smith's movie Clerks was to cinema. A half comedy, half serious take on youth dissatisfaction with the real world that didn't necessarily pass trough big issues like world hunger or wars, but it had to do with more everyday issues closer to home. I'm 40 now and I whish there was new music that reflected how being 40 feels the way Blink's music reflected how being 20 felt.

[@seanlooney7061]

The Menzingers or Flatliners.

[@CronoXpono]

Andy Shauf 😂 he legit narrates my life now!

[@Scoots1994]

I saw Green Day at Gillman ... the people mad about their success are just bitter. They got success without changing their sound. After a few major label albums they did get softer but it's pretty hard to be a millionaire and write punk songs like you are starving and sleeping on basement floors.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Kerplunk and Ignition (Green Day and Offspring's pre-breakthrough releases) are very much similar to the albums that propelled them to superstardom. Music tastes gravitated towards what they were already doing.

[@Scoots1994]

@@johnchedsey1306 That's what I was trying to say. They didn't change much until well after they were successful.

[@leahflower9924]

they had a cute sound but not edgy enough for me their cover of Operation Ivys "knowledge" was like mellow

[@Scoots1994]

@@leahflower9924 sure they made pop songs like the Ramones did.

[@bluehawaii30]

if we consider that bands like Green Day and Offspring had some pop punk songs but were not really pop punk groups, Blink 182 is definitely the defining band of the genre. it wasn't new, Descendents created that template more than a decade before, but no one else managed to get so famous, so much money, so much hate and so much legacy as Blink 182. one just can not talk about pop punk and not talk about Blink 182.

[@gianninaruiz7436]

I discovered my favourite band thanks to your “How Punk became Pop” video a couple of years ago, and the band was blink-182. I’ll always be eternally grateful to you.

[@pantsnjacket381]

Que cool!

[@jd6331]

They're the best. 🙃

[@trilogymango]

I feel like there is an inherent contradiction of so called "real punks" critisizing blink for not being punk, where "punk" ultiamtely derives from being yourself and not going along with the crowd, which blink did. they never changed their personas on stage and had a reputation for immaturity and childish antics which was rebellious in it of itself and is rejecting of how most bands or people who had the amount of publicity they had presented themelves. Not to mention how Tom started box car racer, which was a trubute to bands like fugazi, and how blink took a risk with the untitled album, which was a much more experimental sound which shows how they were not very strung up on making their classic sound for an easy cash grab.

[@chadarmtrong8612]

The thing about blink is what they were singing about is what everyone was living. They were so relatable it was like someone singing songs about your life. Instant endearment.

[@Raitor33]

I loved Blink back when I was 14/15. Now my music tastes have changed a lot with the years, but I will always have a special place in my heart for them. Great video!

[@IsasHappyHour]

i'll always be thankful for blink being my gateway into bands like bad religion, the cure, fugazi etc. but their success brought about the wave of pop punk bands who could also barely play their instruments, but lacked the songwriting chops blink has. i'll always enjoy their self-titled album the most, it's almost hilariously angsty but the production and creativity is at an all-time high on there, and travis gets so much more room to shine than on either of the past records he did with them.

[@benburke3015]

I never thought I'd ever hear 'Mic boy me Snare' himself playing Mark Hoppus, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't love it.

[@MalisaBatard]

what?

[@kendaskigchannel9063]

@@MalisaBatard Mark Hoppus quotes were voiced by the man behind Mic The Snare, another KZbin music channel. He’s really good, btw.

[@MalisaBatard]

@@kendaskigchannel9063 thanks

[@candirenee74]

Green Day was a breath of fresh air in a generation full of grunge and melancholy. Blink hit in 99 when we were attempting to leave grunge along w Korn, Limp Biskit. I started every Friday nite party with What’s my age again. It was refreshing. I was never a die hard punk fan, but I appreciated the bands that were punk inspired. I also loved “hair metal” and forgetting my troubles while listening to songs that were fun.

[@garageink74]

I actually like blink a lot more now in my 40s then I did in my 20s. At that time I took punk rock very seriously. Now I can listen to blink, black flag, and hank Williams sr in the same playlist.

[@miserableunoriginal]

Killer playlist

[@gabe_s_videos]

I feel like the success of Blink and other bands like them speak to the inherent self-contradiction of punk: *no two people rebel the same way.* Righteous anger towards social injustice, introspective angst over a stifling middle-class life and frustration about how safe popular rock music feels at the time are all completely valid feelings, and while I'm sure they do overlap, one is probably not going to be as passionate about the other and vice versa. And if someone is passionate about those feeling, they're going to say something about it. After all, that's the ethos of punk: if you want something done right, do it yourself. Blink-182 can't be what "ruined" punk rock, that would imply that punk rock follows a strict code of ethics, which it doesn't. The only rule about punk is that it's against the status quo, and not everyone is always in agreement of what that is. It's why I always say that fundamental values are always way more important than whatever groups you belong to, because they're not always going to reflect every important part of you, and sometimes they'll contradict them. Only living by the ethics of punk, saying whatever you're passionate about without filter or remorse, is how we got Nazi punks, because, again, no two people rebel the same way. Blink 182 didn't "ruin" punk, punk was just full of shit to being with.

[@danchampion4054]

Lots of Punk elitists in the comments. Nothing is more punk than deciding what is and isnt punk. Things never change.

[@HauntingSpectre]

You'd be non-conforming too, if you looked just like me. The irony is lost on them I suppose.

[@mickcollins1921]

we are punk rock rebels...we all look the same and sing the same songs bitching about the same man...you can only be a rebel if you do it exactly the way we do it... How do the elitists not see the sad irony...?

[@hotaruhime]

I never was a huge fan of Blink-182 but they were everywhere when I was a kid and I always did enjoy their music. Their songs are reminding me of innocence and silliness, so when I hear them, it's kind of a feel good vibe for me. I think their music is kind of timeless, they never took themselves seriously and I think it keeps it fresh. Also, I can't believe Tom Lord-Alge was behind so many iconic songs of when I was a teenager, wow !

[@jd6331]

Yes @ Tom Lord-Alge 🙌 amazing

[@devilsoffspring5519]

In a nutshell, the Blink album Enema made the music vibrant and FUN, instead just of competing with other bands to see who could be angrier or more depressed. It wasn't the immaturity, it was the freedom from the DRAG of music that was intended to be "important."

[@chrisdrake447]

Not necessarily a big Blink fan, but I do just love of good up-tempo, guitar- and lyric- driven rock song. A bit of knowing wit and self-deprecation goes a long way, regardless of genre. What’s My Age Again, All The Small Things and Rock Show amongst many, are gems.

[@xenos_n.]

I love your videos, you're definitely underrated on here. There's something about your style and presentation that makes me really interested in even bands I've never heard about or care about and that says something. Keep up the good work!

[@landmarkcreations1183]

Blink for me represents summer time, feeling young and having fun..even nearing 40 it still makes me feel the same way as it did back then

[@jasonyoung5628]

Wow, I remember when "selling out" was a big deal and a negative thing. Nowadays making money is seemingly the first thing people think of when creating art. Not that that is a bad thing, making money isn't exclusive to creating art.

[@azzgunther]

It's about their status relative to other bands in the industry. In the late 90s the default status of a band whose name you knew was intertwined into the musical industrial complex. Therefore it was special when a band was not corporate. Today, much of the money has left the industry and artists are more often doing it for the art. It's kind of special when a band gets a big contract and can sustain themselves.

[@FreshDeus]

Yeah its kinda crazy how massive our culture changed in that regard, look at the NFT hype...it only attracted people, because of the money aspect...just disgusting...I remember how much shit youtubers of the old days got for sponsorships. Nowadays its expected...back then everybody hated corporitism...now somehow everybody is on board changing the world, but only when theres an opportunity to make cash...

[@abdeldorado]

I´m 35, still listen Blink182 and i love it.

[@justinsantos8514]

Nothing else needs to be said. 🤘🏾

[@leadnsteel1428]

Me too. Also The offspring as well.

[@William_Stephens]

I remember my older brother bought enema of the state for me in 7th grade. First album i ever asked for. We'd rock out to it in the basement. I remember not being able to get over the fact that literally every single song was so good and so catchy. This band literally changed my musical tastes with this album and turned me into a musician .

[@xintlzer3354]

Basically ''What's My Age Again?'' is the ''Smells like Teen Spirit'' of pop punk.

[@mrpumavol7.044]

Nah Nah

[@mrpumavol7.044]

SLTS changed everything

[@bajablink]

@@mrpumavol7.044 so did whats my age again

[@mrpumavol7.044]

@@bajablink no

[@ianlerma8110]

I’m a teenager and as any teenage boy I was obsessed with one girl and she broke my heart last year. The first song I heard afterwards was I miss you. And I fell in love with the song. I’ve heard blink many times before but after hearing I miss you again, I listened to more and more of their songs and fell in love with pop punk more than I had thought I liked it

[@MrBuzz1208]

It's so cool to see Mark Trombino being mentioned, Drive Like Jehu were so cool! This man is a Legend!

[@dirtybird311]

Great video! I bought this album not long after “What’s My Age Again” came out. My favorite Blink song is “Stay Together For The Kids” off of TOYPAJ! The lyrics, music, coupled with the video are powerful!

[@tombuck]

Thank you for not leaving out The Aquabats 🙌

[@ChrisMag100]

I’m a big fan of their 2003 album. At the time, I write them off as trash. It’s a shame I did. Would have been good to see them live.

[@corey2232]

I always looked at the people whining about Blink not being "true" punk as music hipsters & gatekeepers... The same people that wouldn't shut up about their favorite garage band, but then immediately hated that same band the second they got any recognition. The Mark, Tom & Travis Show helped me get through a very tough point in high school, when I was uprooted from the place I lived my entire life & moved half way across the country. I'd just pop those headphones in, zone out on the bus, and feel like I could enjoy my day again. And over the years, listening to Mark & Tom's interviews, you can see they just made music THEY enjoyed & fully acknowledged that Travis was the only one good at his instrument 😂 Tom said he just wanted to be able to play "decent" and sing "decent," while always writing his own music. Getting Travis made them actually want to get better, and the band really didn't care if they were seen as immature or not as "punk" as others. They cared about music they enjoyed, doing their own thing, and hoping other people would feel the same way. All these years later, I enjoy their stuff even more. Side Note: Remember in 2003 when their self-titled album came out? So many people whined that it wasn't funny enough or not like "old Blink," yet today it's widely considered their best album in polls. They were much more proficient at song-writing, better on guitar & bass, and went for a more post-punk/alternative sound. Feeling This, Down, I Miss You, etc. all ended up being extremely popular, and I think "I Miss You" in particular is their most viewed song on KZbin period.

[@alexfairhurst359]

Props for giving credit to the legends that are Jerry Finn and Tom Lord-Alge. Pop punk wouldn’t have sounded half as good as it does without them. Such a shame that Jerry died so young

[@DukesMusic84]

For Millenials, Blink-182 have aged better than any band from the late 90s-early 2000s. Something about their music and attitude will always resonate with people.

[@leadnsteel1428]

I like The Offspring as well. They still make good stuff.

[@DukesMusic84]

@@leadnsteel1428 FACTS, gotta check the new stuff out fr.

[@Mattythebassman]

Blink were great. I'll defend them to the end, great combination of catchy melody with a punk attitude but no pretensions about being strictly punk. They did what they wanted and didn't care what punk purists thought, if that's not punk idk what is. They also made a whole generation want to pick up a guitar and get into punk.

[@emeric7422]

Amazing video that taught me a lot about them, but I don’t consider their songs sexist. “I need a girl that I can train” in Dumpweed actually underlines that most girls are too smart for him. I think they’re one of the best, if not the best band of their era, and they’re still doing pretty good, especially with their world tour next year.

[@brandon.lewis.]

New Found Glory really deserves praise. We all hate when our favorite band breaks up or retires. NFG have never even taken a break. Props to those dudes.

[@oldskatepunker]

I was 13 when Enema of the state came out. Guess what i listen to 22 years later. Late 90 early 00s pop punk. This album was a game changer for me I was perfect age demo for it

[@johnchedsey1306]

I was probably "too old" for Blink when they started getting traction. I honestly never had an issue with their existence, so indifference is probably the most accurate way to describe how I felt about them. By then, the pop punk scene was already saturated and I realized that I mostly liked the bands that had invented it (in particular, Descendents/ALL, Bad Religion), while most were just playing stuff that followed the formula too closely. But good for Blink for deciding they wanted to pursue being a huge band and succeeding. side note: that montage of bands that dude mixed is startling in how he really does mix them to sound about the same.

[@leahflower9924]

i'm from NY i'm sorry i never really understood the California scene but I do love the Descendents

[@MrVisde]

I think Screeching Weasel’s influence on modern punk is underrated. Tom’s lead riffs could fit on any SW album.

[@rodpunkrock7047]

👍👍

[@pantsnjacket381]

That's a fact

[@bajablink]

blink 182 even did a cover of the girl next door

[@MrVisde]

@@bajablink yeah, Tom used to have a big ol’ screeching weasel sticker on his guitar.

[@gianninaruiz7436]

Say what you want but Green Days riffs always sound so similar to me and in blink every riff sounds different, even if they are the same chords! Except Boring and Online songs lol that shits exactly the same.

[@MarinasFound]

Loved the video but i need to say something. Blink wasant the opposite of fugazi, bikini kill or nirvana, they were just different, actually, when blink went to write the self titled album, tom always said that fugazi and refused were one of his biggest influences at the time. For me, blink was not a band that was against feminism, it was just a band full of jokes and allied with the feelings of the sex in the youth. Another thing, i think that when enema released, they made a tour that only costs 1 dollar to pay the ticket, that line from tom was clarly a joke. Taking that aside, loved the video! thanks!

[@rgs8970]

If "What's My Age Again?" is the price of admission for "Sugar, We're Going Down", I would pay it a million times over

[@brendangoosen]

Blink, NFG, Saves the Day were a breath of Fresh air from the punk and metal scene that I was in for many many years. Exactly that music wasn't fun anymore. These bands made it fun again.

[@Thr35her]

They were soundtrack of my teenage years, with Greenday and Offspring.

[@thrbrandao]

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday, I feel like this video was made for me, so thank you for that 🥰

[@norinko7224]

"while maintaining some of their more troubling qualities" shows brand new LOL

[@bluemcdaniel99]

It’s just about the melody. The tunes. Genre’s can’t get ‘ruined’. It’s what they grow into. Enema was a tasteful culmination of a culture and Jerry Finn made it ear candy. It’s some damn good candy 👴🏽💅🏼. Mutt is undeniable.

[@George-gn2qn]

What about a video on bloodhound gang? Love them like i love blink also one of the best channels on yt! Cant wait for the next new British cannon!

[@knucklehoagies]

Pop-punk of the early 2000s actually made teens of that era more interested in the actual punk movement of the 80s. Bands like Blink 182 and the like was more of a gateway for them to discover what OG punk rock was.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

I remember this with a whole lot of affection. Why can't punks evolve, write pop songs? OK, I'm just old enough to remember bands like the Buzzcocks and The Skids. OK, for me a little too much American Bro culture in some aspects. You know, breaking the first rule (don't be a...err... Short form of Richard) but the energy, the line "what's my age again" and the feeling of being not knowing how to act your age because you have never been this age before! That does filter through. I'm in my 50's now, still not worked it out so how would someone half that age work it out! Like the point of the Waterboys "Whole of the moon", I could spend a lifetime trying to work it out, others just are by instinct!

[@leahflower9924]

haha yeah that bro culture is a little rough I love the Ramones sorry I'm from NY but a lot of those British bands from the 70s and early 80s were great and the london boy accents were cute to me

[@remowhat3879]

I was never a big fan of Blink-182, but every girl I ever had a crush on liked them, even if they didn't like rock music of any kind. When I look at them I can't help but think they were the last big rock band that I can remember. As for the pop aspect, a ton of punk bands from 77 did the same thing. I didn't know much about punk when Blink 182 was around, but after taking in a lot of the genre, a lot of the best punk songs are just fast pop songs. What can you do? People just love love songs.

[@bitzbox]

I loved blink and so many other rock and punk bands around the late 90's early 00's. I've probably outgrown them a little but still enjoy them from time to time

[@kennethjose7159]

Two and a half minutes is too short for a great song like What’s My Age Again. Making me play it all over again. That’s what made it addicting for me

[@cobbler88]

I was 30 when I first heard Blink-182 and I've just always enjoyed them. They've never really pretended to be anything more or less than they are, which was refreshing to me because I always felt that Green Day believed it was entitled to much more hardcore punk cred then it deserved. Imitation almost invariably results in near parody, but I can't hold Blink-182 responsible for the exaggerations that followed. You'll notice that none of those bands had nearly as many singles as Blink did. That's no accident.

[@HenryMyth]

You got Mark and Tom mixed up at certain points in the video, but regardless great work as always.

[@NJoint]

I'm drownings in nostalgia and I'm enjoying it

[@bobvylan7215]

Dude Ranch is one of the best punk anthem albums ever, and is constantly overlooked. As much as Enema of the State showed us Joey Ramones dream with Sheena Is A Punk Rocker coming to life, Dude Ranch was the defining subculture of Southern Cali bratty punk for suburban kids. It was Green Day without the self conscious I’m a punk rawker still undertones. There was a freedom to that album that no other punk band pulled off without being called sellouts. Enema of the State was so solid because it just popped up another Dude Ranch, seeming like a band that didn’t change, but slightly matured. Oddly all of Blinks albums have followed this trajectory. Every album is still Blink, just grown up a little more.

[@RD24LFG]

ATST was their real break into the mainstream opposed to WMAA. But both were definitely impactful. Most fans have tired of ATST but still love WMAA.

[@Mixedbag456]

I owe a lot to Blink musically. They were my band back in middle school, and Tom got me back into playing guitar after I quit for a few years due to laziness. And the emphasis and focus on the melody, catchiness, and earworminess they'd have playing live, especially for a punk band that would use that to make it big, also really stuck with me. Enema and the Untitled album still remain their best works for me, and again, there's a lot I have to hand to them for exposing me to the world of pop punk. A subgenre I may have grown to resent at times (Simple Plan, MGK, etc.), but still am glad managed to prove that it could be more than just waving your dicks drunkenly around (though it is an important part of it for sure), and mostly prove to just be something for everyone. Green Day may have been godfathers of it, Blink just took it to the next level. And I still love and respect them for that.

[@Milkthief]

Interesting, I had a sense back then that "this is not my punk rock" but I was like 12 so it didn't go much further. Definitely still not a fan, though the songs are extremely well known. I would love to see a video about Killing Joke or Godflesh, both are extremely underrated bands from the UK and both have stories that would well fit your style :D

[@organicsludgeqt7037]

All of this music was the soundtrack of my middle school torture but I still watched the whole video. That’s how much I like your channel.

[@brandonpage7087]

Man, watching this video took me back to when I was 15-16!!! Those were the days!! Blink 182 was one of my favorite bands!! I'm also not ashamed to say that TRL was my shit, from about '98-'00. Man, can you believe that all the guys in Blink 182 are in their 40s, now???

[@cxssetteman182]

*50s

[@matthewcampbell3466]

When I was in high school damn it was on my running playlist. Every cross country/ track meet that I had, that was constantly running through my mind. By my junior year, all the girls on the cross country team knew every single word to all the small things, and at that point in time I had most of the enema of the state songs memorized. It's time progressed, blink-182 still remained a staple in my playlist. In 2009, I planned a cross country road trip around seeing blink-182 ( first time seeing them live)in Virginia beach. Flash Forward to 2015, and the last physical readiness test that I ran. The first song in the PRT playlist, was dammit by blink-182.

[@FoxInferno13]

The older I get, the more I get into the individual projects the blink boys have created like Angels and Airwaves and +44. That being said, I wore a terry cloth Smiley Face logo wristband all throughout middle school until it fuckin' fell off of me. blink-182 will always hold a place in my heart, even if I can't bring myself to listen to the newer stuff before I soon Self Titled for the thousandth time 💜💜💜

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

I think Punk needed Blink more than it likes to admit. Punk was losing its audience to time as people grew up, matured, etc. Punk bands were maturing as well, trying to tackle heavier topics and develop their message. Problem is, lot of them were trying to act more mature than they really were. It's hard to be young AND wise. Blink knew exactly who they were and never tried to act like they were better than that. It's raw, honest, and that was what Punk needed to be again.

[@pantsnjacket381]

A wise comment.

[@bxbbyxx]

Great video. Enema Of The State is arguably the most iconic pop punk album that will ever be in existance

[@Brosowski]

If it weren't for Blink182 then we wouldn't have seen the same bands that we know that came after. Every pop punk band that came after Blink182 took influence form Blink182 in some form or another. So Blink182 didn't ruin pop punk for me but made it way better.

[@burtro2747]

Blink provided CPR to a scene on its last breath. Because of Blink , I discovered The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Misfits , Social D. They were a gateway in to Punk.

[@ChainsGoldMask]

You showed the cover for short music for short people and I will now love you forever, more than ever. I have been asking Mike to make a second short music comp. it’s my favorite.

[@homogenicmp3]

They might not be true "punk" like the punk elitists have always said over the last 20 years but they were a gateway for people to get into some cult punk bands from the 70s and 80s. I loved them when I was a teenager but now my music taste changed but I still appreciate them.

[@jk_46]

Officially the best video on youtube. I've listened to blink 182 since 2001 and never knew the majority of the things mentioned as I enjoyed their music and never bothered to search hi and low as to why songs were the way they were and then this gem popped up!! Mind blowingly awesome!!

[@hinesypoomusic]

Blink had such a huge influence on me and so many other people. Also, I think we should hear more about the Aquabats

[@lancemiller7658]

My gateway to punk was Green Day and the Offspring thanks to MTV. I got those tapes and went to my local record store and they turned me on to Pennywise and NOFX, and then it all went from there. I'm sure Blink did the exact same thing for kids just a couple years younger than me, though by the time they were becoming popular I was already a punk rock music snob! Great Video as always

[@BrentJohnson]

I have a daughter who's turning 23 in 11 day's, and she has been looking forward to my promise of a 'what's my age again' birthday cake, for over a decade now, because she's a fan too. blink will always be in our family, and that's a good thing.

[@glyph241]

Bless You* *Insert Skank Bunny Here

[@Kwright304]

Minor note here, Jimmy Eat World was mark’s favorite band, not toms. Toms was fugazi.

[@kingnorkaiser]

Loved this, and would love to see more videos like it and like the Jimmy Eat World one. Thanks dude

[@ccsmooth55]

Growing up in SoCal as a teenager in the mid 90s, this band was absolutely magnetic and instantly changed the punk game. Im 40 now and that Enema of the State album is still so special to me.

[@josephyn89]

Yayyyy you made my Friday! Gonna watch this while I clean my room.

[@Thomas-oc2ln]

Good job holding the "they were misogynists" to the end of the video. I would have clicked off much sooner if that was at the start haha

[@StinsonHunterTV]

This was so well made. Even as a huge blink fan I was throughly engaged. Great job buddy.

[@koppy82]

yea hardly realized nearly 20 minutes went by 😅

[@DV-zv4ox]

While Mark and Travis certainly had no problem with writing the same old generic pop punk, Tom grew tired of it only after a year or so. You can hear it in Take Off Your Pants and Jacket that he was experimenting with heavier riffs, which led to Box Car Racer, which led to the Untitled record. He clearly grew tired of that scene and left blink for many reasons. One thing you can't deny is that he left a band that was at the peak of it's career, making them each ~$10,000 per show, for Angels and Airwaves which would've objectively made him far less money. Tom always put his heart and soul into the music he writes and artistic expression comes before money and fame for him. A lot more people need to give him credit for doing what he wants and doing it honestly.

[@colinmacdonald6001]

A year?

[@billynair]

I think they saved punk. Growing up with sex pistols, dead Kennedys, suicidal tendencies, etc, I got annoyed when people said, oh punk? So you like blink 182? WTF?!? Not even close!! But I eventually did like them a few years later, after I "grew up" and got married, maybe wishing I could go back to being "23". My kids now listen to 182 which is cool, but I have to say, I think they saved punk. Not in the way it might have wanted to be saved, but younger generations will at least know the old "real punk" bands because of blink 182

[@BB-se9bl]

Those three albums from Enema to their self-titled are all great, and no one can tell me otherwise. Blink-182 doesn’t age.

[@pantsnjacket381]

I'd include Dude Ranch. The Holy Trinity completed right there.

[@BB-se9bl]

@@pantsnjacket381 Dude Ranch is pretty good and has some classics but the production kind of puts me off. Jerry Finn worked his magic after that one.

[@Rufoid]

Hope Is Important and then 100 Broken Windows by Idlewild are two of the most underrated albums of the late 90s/early 00s.

[@Emh19]

I'm sorry but "Aquabats drummer Travis Barker" was not a sentence i ever thought I would hear.

[@dominickdolio2703]

I really wish I was around to see Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Ramones, Cramps and Pistols. Blink 182 may have been one of the first bands to touch on punk that I listed to, but the roots of their influence... or influences of their influences really pulled me on and strayed away from what I started with. Songs about girlfriends I could never relate to, knowing that someone is having a really rough time in the world like the first Suicidal Tendencies album really hit and does do this day. I guess in the end I’m thankful for being turned onto the music, but 1977 had clearly passed.