Blink 182 - Enema of the State
Just by looking at porn star Janine on the cover of their latest album, Enema of the State, you can tell that Blink 182 is still the same, energetic punk/ska band they have always been.
The first single off their album, "What's my age again?" has a distinctively different sound than previous Blink hits such as "Dammit" and "Josie."
Look more closely, and you'll see that the lyrics remain the same. "What's my age again?" features the best line on the whole CD: "I called her mom... from a payphone. I said I was the cops... and you're husband's in jail... the state looks down on sodomy."
The CD also appeals to the non-Blink fan because it's, well, more mellow than their previous albums.
The rest of the album has that Blink flavor to it, however, which will appeal to the San Diego band's die-hard following, like "The party song" and "Wendy clear."
If you're a hard-core Blink fan, you'll be happy with this album. If you don't like Blink in the first place, don't be suckered in by that song that's always on the radio, because not all of the album is like it.
-Bryan Rosenbaum
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