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San Diego, United States (1992 – 2005)
blink-182 was a band formed in 1992 suburbs of San Diego, United States by Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor later to be replaced by Travis Barker.
Early years (1992-1998)
In May 1993, Blink recorded their first demo tape, entitled Flyswatter, in drummer Scott Raynor’s bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material, resulting in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only around fifty copies of the demo were produced to give to their family and friends. Before the end of the year, the band released another demo, Buddha. Around 1,000 copies were produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus’s boss.
In early 1994, Blink signed with Cargo Records. The band recorded their debut full-length album, Cheshire Cat in three days. The album contained a number of updated versions of songs such as “Carousel”, “Strings”, “Sometimes” and “TV” that had appeared on the Buddha demo as well as some originals.
Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, Blink was threatened with legal action by a pop band in Ireland of the same name. In order to avoid a dispute, Blink appended “182” to the end of their name. The band has cited a variety of reasons for ultimately choosing 182, with some of the more common explanations being the number of times Tony Montana utters the word “fuck” in Scarface, references to the 1985 Timothy Hutton film, Turk 182!, the band’s ideal weight, the number of half the days in a year and the number of miles Hoppus had to drive to visit his girlfriend. However, DeLonge has stated that it is just a number that they “pulled out of their ass”.
Early years (1992-1998)
In May 1993, Blink recorded their first demo tape, entitled Flyswatter, in drummer Scott Raynor’s bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material, resulting in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only around fifty copies of the demo were produced to give to their family and friends. Before the end of the year, the band released another demo, Buddha. Around 1,000 copies were produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus’s boss.
In early 1994, Blink signed with Cargo Records. The band recorded their debut full-length album, Cheshire Cat in three days. The album contained a number of updated versions of songs such as “Carousel”, “Strings”, “Sometimes” and “TV” that had appeared on the Buddha demo as well as some originals.
Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, Blink was threatened with legal action by a pop band in Ireland of the same name. In order to avoid a dispute, Blink appended “182” to the end of their name. The band has cited a variety of reasons for ultimately choosing 182, with some of the more common explanations being the number of times Tony Montana utters the word “fuck” in Scarface, references to the 1985 Timothy Hutton film, Turk 182!, the band’s ideal weight, the number of half the days in a year and the number of miles Hoppus had to drive to visit his girlfriend. However, DeLonge has stated that it is just a number that they “pulled out of their ass”.
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First Date
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Going Away to College
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Carousel
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Shoutbox
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hells_bells69 wrote:
THEY ROCK THATS ALL I CAN SAY
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khshred wrote:
im a metalhead and i fucking love Blink 182!
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BarneyHaddock wrote:
no coments <3333 LOVE
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Datensucher wrote:
blin182 for ever !!!!!!
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Riotka wrote:
On Tour? LOL
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<3333333333333333333
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_lostface wrote:
miss them so much. :/
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lucy182 wrote:
ha i dont prefer blink live.. they werent that great live. and that is coming from a massive fan. would still go and see them again though..
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cnnrkysr wrote:
damn. blink has a new picture on here like every hour.
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FightforFreedom wrote:
Prefer live versions of songs? Then check this group out! http://www.last.fm/group/Live+is+better+than+Studio
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Peppsy606 wrote:
I added a new song "Take A Picture" on my artist page. If you think Foo Fighters is a decent band then you might like my shit. :) /P http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen
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yourmom10 wrote:
i fukin love this band. i used to listen to whats my age again (i am right now lol) a shitload of times back in summer 07. then i bought enema. and then all the others (cept for the self-titled one) tthe band is not my absolute favorite anymore, but hell they still kick ass.
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Germanchelo wrote:
eeee cambie la foto :P
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suke182 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+don%27t+live+without+Blink-182
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troublenao wrote:
The Best =D
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pUxy7 wrote:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PXgXZ2J7gww Ne-Yo vs Estelle vs Kanye West vs Rihanna vs Madonna ft Justin Timberlake & Timbaland vs Britney Spears vs Leona Lewis vs Lupe Fiasco vs More - Mashup : http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PXgXZ2J7gww
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anarcho_punk95 wrote:
i completely agree with Craigsriot. he actually knows his music...
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Leonardo00 wrote:
The Best =D
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Seth16 wrote:
В принципе группа хорошая была. Лично я против нее ничего не имею. Не знаю почему то она меня не ципляет!!!
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YLoveK wrote:
Блинк навсегда:)
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