A Pop-Punk Breakthrough
Bianca Cahue
Engl.120
2/15/14
A pop-punk breakthrough
In every generation, there is a band, a group, or singer that comes along soaring off the charts and influences the entire youth of that generation. The music scene for teenagers in 1992 would change forever with a big bang. The new-school punk trio, Blink-182 came bursting into the hearts and voices of teenagers with their loud, vulgar, crude-humored, rebellious, truthful, honest and strong-willed lyrics. Blink-182 was the voice of every teenager. They found a way to connect and relate to every hormonal teen who struggled with the hardships of being a teenager in society such as the songs, “Dammit” and “Anthem Pt. 2”. Blink-182 became the ring leader by demonstrating such things in the Album’s: Dude Ranch and Take of Your Pants and Jacket.
Blink-182 was born in 1992 in the suburbs of San Diego. The trio consisted of leading vocals and guitarist, Tom Delonge, bassist and vocals, Mark Hoppus, and drummer, Scott Raynor. Mixing fast, melodic punk with brutally honest, from the heart lyrics, they converted almost everyone who hears their music. In 1995, they released their first full album, Cheshire Cat. Dude Ranch followed in 1997, and this was the first album to gain widespread commercial success. Scott Raynor left the band the following year to go back to college, and he was replaced by Travis Barker. Blink-182 was then the perfectly molded pop punk trio to gain major success. The band signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute 1997's Dude Ranch, which featured their first rock radio hit, "Dammit". Their next album, Enema of the State (1999) was an enormous success and became airplay On MTV and MTV staples. Take off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), reached number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Germany. Blink-182 had one self-titled album in 2003 and in 2005, Tom DeLonge left the group due to personal matters. During that split period, Travis Barker was one of the two survivors of a South
Engl.120
2/15/14
A pop-punk breakthrough
In every generation, there is a band, a group, or singer that comes along soaring off the charts and influences the entire youth of that generation. The music scene for teenagers in 1992 would change forever with a big bang. The new-school punk trio, Blink-182 came bursting into the hearts and voices of teenagers with their loud, vulgar, crude-humored, rebellious, truthful, honest and strong-willed lyrics. Blink-182 was the voice of every teenager. They found a way to connect and relate to every hormonal teen who struggled with the hardships of being a teenager in society such as the songs, “Dammit” and “Anthem Pt. 2”. Blink-182 became the ring leader by demonstrating such things in the Album’s: Dude Ranch and Take of Your Pants and Jacket.
Blink-182 was born in 1992 in the suburbs of San Diego. The trio consisted of leading vocals and guitarist, Tom Delonge, bassist and vocals, Mark Hoppus, and drummer, Scott Raynor. Mixing fast, melodic punk with brutally honest, from the heart lyrics, they converted almost everyone who hears their music. In 1995, they released their first full album, Cheshire Cat. Dude Ranch followed in 1997, and this was the first album to gain widespread commercial success. Scott Raynor left the band the following year to go back to college, and he was replaced by Travis Barker. Blink-182 was then the perfectly molded pop punk trio to gain major success. The band signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute 1997's Dude Ranch, which featured their first rock radio hit, "Dammit". Their next album, Enema of the State (1999) was an enormous success and became airplay On MTV and MTV staples. Take off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), reached number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Germany. Blink-182 had one self-titled album in 2003 and in 2005, Tom DeLonge left the group due to personal matters. During that split period, Travis Barker was one of the two survivors of a South