Blink-182 – One More Time… • Page 3

Fuck you @Jason Tate. Could have at least put a "mascara warning" or some shit at the beginning. At 38 years old, I can now say I've cried for the first time reading an album review. Well written, very poignant.

 

The best review I've read in a long time. Outstanding.

 

Chills @Jason Tate.

Absolutely a beautiful, masterful piece. Thank you for having it be part of our week. There's some sentences in there that capture friendship/love/the passing of time, and blink-182 perfectly.

The last few days, with this album and this review/love letter.....incredible.

 

Beautifully written Jason, thank you. This captures so many of the emotions building up to this release, and the feelings a lot of us are working through as the forties and beyond are approaching.

 

I feel like many of us are going to read this and echo the same sentiments when listening to this album and thinking about what blink means to them. Job well done.

 

Wow @Jason Tate that review was incredible. You have captured exactly what blink-182 means to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I can't describe how reading that review made me feel. It was just beautiful. Thanks

 

I’ve just managed to watch the interview in full, then read this review while listening to the album. In the dark while my pregnant girlfriend is sleeping next to me. Incredibly written @Jason Tate and bringing back all the memories. Just need to decide whether the kid’s middle name is going to be Tom, Mark or Travis now. Haha.

 

Name him Scott and really fuck him up

 

"Congratulations, son. You were an alcoholic from birth, and you'll be this close to fame and fortune but fuck it all up."

 

Beautifully written, @Jason Tate

 

Jason, I’m not one of your personal old friends, but we go a long way back. I was there writing short, crappy reviews for my own website punkupdates.com and for punknews.org in the mid/late 90’s. They became a little less crappy after a while and in the end I think only a few dozen people took the time reading those more lengthy reviews because I wrote more about emotions and personal reflections than technicalities. Many criticized that lack of technical knowledge and I must confess that criticism was at place because I never played a guitar nor drums and my singing is horrible. But… this masterpiece of a review you wrote here does prove that music is so much more than technicalities and confirms my belief that music is all about emotions.
What Blink 182 has meant for you, is probably what a band like Bad Religion meant for me, being 15 years older than you. I never could have expressed that feeling like you did here though, also because English is not my native language but I don’t think I could have come up with that many adjectives in Dutch either. As for the reviewed album itself, although I haven’t listened to the newest songs released today yet, but after listening to the pre-released ones and after looking at the video’s of them just yesterday, I had that exact same feeling as you wrote down here. It’s amazing how with those few songs, they already managed to express that same message to people living on the other side of the world, just by music. And sorry for my lengthy comment, but I couldn’t resist writing this after reading that review which I consider one of the best ever written by any reviewer out there.

 

This review is so well-written. I remember back in the AP days I saw someone call you Tate and you commented something to the effect of you preferring Jason and that you didn’t like being called by your last name. That makes some bits of this review really interesting - kind of just another layer to that feeling of bittersweet nostalgia.

 

I generally roll my eyes over most "reactions" and album reviews (outside of this site), but this is one I was really looking forward to read... it absolutely did not disappoint. I will jump on the bandwagon and say this was a fantastic piece Jason, bravo. The whole time I was reading floods of similar memories were rushing through my brain. This album makes me feel similarly.

Words cannot describe what this band means to me and to see those three guys together having fun and delivering an album such as this is priceless. I think few can understand this feeling outside of a group like this. Hearing all the small things for the first time was my introduction to the band and I never looked back. I was blown away when I finally had enema of the state in my hands. That record would shape my life forever. It's because of this band that I love music more than just about anything in this world. I picked up guitar because I too wanted to be blink-182, especially Tom. Music is a driving force in keeping me grounded in this life and most moments I've been through I can relate it to a song or album during that time. I wouldn't be me without blink. This album is special and so is this band. I'm thankful to have them back. I never thought I'd see the day.

I have a strong desire to start hugging people that I cannot fight haha

 

Incredible job, Jason. Been visiting your site since the late 90s. You summed it up really well, and did so with such eloquence.


The 16, 17, 18, 19.. year old version of me sitting in my room hating my life, hating my family situation, wondering why the shit that happened had to happen, why relationships were so fucked and impossible to find a happy one, but found an outlet in punk rock music would be so fucking stoked on this.

The nearly 45 year old version who has the scars from all of that, and some gnarly new ones is also stoked because the therapeutic angst is there, the energy is there, and it's so authentic.

blink-182 for life.

 

Just beautiful. This captures so much about what I’ve felt about so many bands I’ve loved for so long. Blink, of course, being one.

TOYPAJ came out on the day of my 5th grade “graduation” field trip, which included, among other things, a trip to the mall. My best friend at the time and I had pre-planned to pick up the CD while there and perfectly sync our Discmans on the way home to experience the thing together, for the first time. A third friend of ours wasn’t allowed to get it because of the PA sticker. He sulked on the bus.

Listening to that, with him, is a core memory and the first that I directly connect with commonality over music. We’re casual acquaintances now, and often when we speak, one of us organically brings up that day.

 

This was the only review I needed to read and it didn't disappoint. I fought back tears multiple times during it. Thank you.

 

After three listens and nine beers, my first impressions ranking

1. Childhood
2. Bad news
3. Anthem part 3
4. Dance with me
5. Turpentine
6. More than you know
7. Edging
8. Terrified
9. Fell in love
10. One more time
11. Blink wave
12. Other side
13. When we were young
14. You dont know what youve got
15. Turn this off
16. Hurt interlude
17. Fuck face

https://chorus.fm/rank/?items=Anthe...urpentine Hurt interlude Fuck face Other side

 

That was such an event album. We all made sure to buy the different covers so we could hear all the bonus tracks the first time.

 

Haha. Scott Skiba

 

Incredible review. I don't think I have the same relationship with Blink as most do here, although I do love them, but this just sums up the feelings of the music we discovered when we were younger so beautifully.

 

You really do have a way with words, excellent review!

 

Jason, you never fail to put into words what countless others are trying to say. Thank you for writing such beautiful stories and for continuing to foster a community of people who have continued to support and inspire healthy interactions on this little corner of the internet. I’ll always be grateful for music and for voices that consistently shout that music mends broken hearts.

 

I can't remember the last time I took this long reading a review, taking breaks after each paragraph to reflect on its content and the parallels with my own life, memories of the past and all, re-reading some to soak it all in. And just feeling... exhausted (complimentary) but also satisfied when I got to the final line. It's one of the most affecting things I've read, and I've been a part of this community for 15 years now, so I really mean that. I have more to say but I figure this says it all, thank you so much for taking the time to write this.

 

I'm touched and nearly crying with your review.
I am a nurse and as I read this, I am at my Palliative Care post grad class. We often discuss loss, grief, life changing experiences and regrets. Let's appreciate the time of our lives.

 

I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for all the kind words sent my way over the past few days in regards to the review. I won’t have time to go thank every person individually, but please know I read your words and they touched me. I’ve always known this band resonated with people and to see that reflected by so many, and how many people connected with what I wrote, means so much to me. Thank you.

When I sat down and started writing I quickly knew I wanted this to be my defining piece about the band. I’ve written about them for years, reviewed a lot of their albums in various forms, but never wrote the piece about what they mean to me (and so many others), and I wanted to give that a shot. I wanted that to exist in the world. In the end, it’s probably my favorite thing I’ve ever written.

Thank you!