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Blink 182 music is historic! Blink was one of the biggest pop punk bands back in the day. The band, made up of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker is most known for their music that was made up of juvenile and toilet humor. This type of music helped catapult the band into the mainstream in the early 2000′s.

Blink 182 originally formed in 1992 when Tom DeLonge met Mark Hoppus through a mutual acquaintance and they started writing and composing music together in Tom’s garage. Their original drummer, Scott Raynor was also a high school friend of theirs. He eventually left the band and was replaced by the more hard – radical Travis Barker.

In the early 90′s, Blink 182 released two albums, Buddha and Cheshire Cat. They were both independent records. In 1997, the band released Dude Ranch and shortly thereafter became a mainstream pop punk band. Dude Ranch was the stepping stone from playing music as a hobby or for fun to playing music as a career. They were ready for the big game!

Blink 182′s biggest break was when they released Enema of the State in 1999. Hit songs that emerged from that CD were “All The Small Things”, “What’s My Age Again?”, and “Adam’s Song”. These songs were played on radio stations across the nation and became theme songs for young teens and adults who followed the band from the early days.

In less than two years time, Enema of the State turned gold and platinum five times over. The music created by Blink 182 portrayed common emotions that are often experienced by the younger generation and was highly relatable to their target audience. Less than a year later, the bank released a live album that was called The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show. It sold almost as many copies as Enema of The State

The next year, Blink released one of the most remembered pieces of music that they created, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. From this album came well known songs like “The Rock Show”, “First Date”, and “Stay Together For The Kids”. This album went double platinum.

Unknown to Blink 182 at the time, when releasing their untitled album, Blink 182 it would be their last piece of music made together as a band for almost seven years. Unfortunately for them, this was one of their least popular albums released, although I did turn platinum eventually.

So here we are, 2009 and Blink 182 has announced their reunion. Blink 182 is back together again, making music and putting together a world tour. It will sure be interesting to see what kind of music they create when their new album is released later this year. All I can say is… Long Live Blink 182 Music!!

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