Why Blink 182 Sucks
[an excerpt from a Facebook Group Thread]
Blink 182 fans are inherently hypocrites. If there's any oxymoron here, it's "Pop-Punk." Punk is rooted in anti-establishment and anti-corporate movements. Blink's very essence contradicts this very message. You can't be a punk, and milk the very corporations you claim to detest.
At no point in Blink 182's career, did I ever get the impression that they were ever truly punk at heart. They always appeared to be MTV-cookie-cutout synthetic-punksters. In lesser terms, they were tools. Tools, who's only purpose was to make money for the corporations they represent.
Their music was mediocre at best. With the exception of a few tunes (I admit, "Adam's Song" wasn't all that bad), it was all very monotonous. Every song sounded exactly the same. So, any originality (if any) they had quickly faded. Unfortunately for many, these rhythmic and melodic boundaries are intentional, as they maximize a bands popularity (a concept well-known by the music industry). For those with limited musical taste, consistent and repetitive sounds have the musical attraction of a moth's irresistance to fly into a bug zapper. This is the exact science behind Pop music. It works. It makes money.
For those of you Blink 182 fans who are incapable of arguing with me in a civilized manner, don't bother replying to me. Calling us anti-Blink people "Emo Fags" is not acceptable. It does not fare well in your argument, nor is it at all relevant. If you're going to argue, do it right. Argue my my above points, or not at all. I'm neither a fag, or an emo. Not that it matters, but emo's aren't real punks either. They lack a certain necessary backbone.
Blink 182 fans are inherently hypocrites. If there's any oxymoron here, it's "Pop-Punk." Punk is rooted in anti-establishment and anti-corporate movements. Blink's very essence contradicts this very message. You can't be a punk, and milk the very corporations you claim to detest.
At no point in Blink 182's career, did I ever get the impression that they were ever truly punk at heart. They always appeared to be MTV-cookie-cutout synthetic-punksters. In lesser terms, they were tools. Tools, who's only purpose was to make money for the corporations they represent.
Their music was mediocre at best. With the exception of a few tunes (I admit, "Adam's Song" wasn't all that bad), it was all very monotonous. Every song sounded exactly the same. So, any originality (if any) they had quickly faded. Unfortunately for many, these rhythmic and melodic boundaries are intentional, as they maximize a bands popularity (a concept well-known by the music industry). For those with limited musical taste, consistent and repetitive sounds have the musical attraction of a moth's irresistance to fly into a bug zapper. This is the exact science behind Pop music. It works. It makes money.
For those of you Blink 182 fans who are incapable of arguing with me in a civilized manner, don't bother replying to me. Calling us anti-Blink people "Emo Fags" is not acceptable. It does not fare well in your argument, nor is it at all relevant. If you're going to argue, do it right. Argue my my above points, or not at all. I'm neither a fag, or an emo. Not that it matters, but emo's aren't real punks either. They lack a certain necessary backbone.
posted by NiX0n at 4:58 PM
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