Blink-182 Music And Their Pop Punk Sound
Back in 1992 when the band Blink-182 was formed in San Diego, California. They would soon be known for playing pop punk music. It was formed by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus who met while there were in high school. They got together because of their common dream of starting their own band. They also realized that they both liked playing punk music which eventually formed their original Blink 182 music.
Just like with any other band, they did not start with having that name. They actually were calling themselves Duck Tape until DeLonge decided to just call the band, Blink. However, they experienced a big problem with it because an Irish band already called themselves by that name. They threatened to file a legal case against them if they would not change their name. DeLonge and Hoppus gave in and to solve the problem, they just added the numbers 182 to their name.
The group did not have everything work out smoothly on their side. They had to struggle just to find gigs. They would even call up some schools offering their band services, telling them that their band only played clean music and that they are not into punk rock and their songs do not contain expletives and topics like death, alcohol, drugs and other adult topics. But eventually they soon got the attention of some people and they started to be invited to play in some functions and gatherings.
They had to first release three demo tapes, all containing their initial attempts to find that right Blink 182 music, but most of these recordings were of poor quality. This is mainly because the equipment they used were just old ones borrowed from some friends.
The band was able to release their first studio album, “Cheshire Cat”, on February 17, 1994. The albums was notable as it was the only one that bore the band’s name back then as simply, Blink. It was considered just as a moderate success because the majority of its sales was made in the San Diego area.
However, it was actually the start of the bigger things that would come to their career. They followed their first album with “Dude Ranch” which was a bigger hit for the band. Its success led them to have their first ever concert tour across the United States. And since their popularity was peaking, it started the demand for original Blink 182 merch which their fans craved.
However, it was not all rosy about the band during this time. Their drummer, Scott Raynor was told to leave the band. Some sources say it is because of Raynor’s addiction to alcohol while others claim he just could not handle the fame and wanted a more quieter life. Nevertheless, he was replaced by Travis Barker as the band’s permanent drummer.
There were other albums that followed, all were bigger successes: “Enema of the State” (which has already sold over 15 million copies), Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and the latest album’s Blink 182 music showing their continuing ascend in the rock music scene. With all the millions of album and band merch sales around the globe, the band is considered one of the top pop punk bands in this generation.
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