Blink 182 - Enema of the State (1999)

Download Blink 182 - Enema of the State (1999) -Blink 182 embodies all the rock & roll verities, from savage, power chord-driven, guitar-bass-and-drums attack to a carefully cultivated tastelessness (see album title and cover art), bolstered by plenty of attitude (the abundance of tattoos doesn't hurt either). The band's post-Green Day pop-punk leaps out of the speakers with zero subtlety and maximum aggression. Guitars alternately blaze and chug over breakneck rhythms, while the vocal melodies pay homage to the time-honored pop hook tradition. Despite the band's four-on-the-floor approach, the arrangements are regulated by careful, radio-minded production for a more accessible sound.

Blink 182: Tom DeLonge (vocals, guitar); Mark Hoppus (vocals, bass); Travis Barker (drums).

blink-182: Tom DeLonge (vocals, guitar); Mark Hoppus (bass guitar); Travis Barker (drums).

Personnel: Roger Manning (keyboards).

Audio Mixers: Jerry Finn; Tom Lord.

Recording information: Big Fish; Bomb Factory; Conway Recording Studios; Mad Hatter; Signature Sound; Studio West.

Photographer: David Goldman .

Arranger: blink-182.

Additional personnel: Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (keyboards).

Enchanced CD

This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (7/8-7/22/99, pp.149-50) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...gnarly enough to forment the kind of anti-everything rebellion that spawned rock & roll way back in the day....more power to 'em."
Rolling Stone (7/8-7/22/99, pp.149-50) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...gnarly enough to forment the kind of anti-everything rebellion that spawned rock & roll way back in the day....more power to 'em."
Q (10/99, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...bright, three-minute pop tunes with adolescent vigor...More fun than Crass, at least."
Q (10/99, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...bright, three-minute pop tunes with adolescent vigor....full of songs about frat parties, making out, shitty jobs and, yes, bottoms....More fun than Crass, at least."
CMJ (5/31/99, p.5) - "...a geeky, three-chord rocker that employs a locker room sense of humor....While Blink 182 does slow down punk's pace, making it accessible to the pop-happy masses, this small concession hardly dilutes the band's potency."
CMJ (5/31/99, p.5) - "...a geeky, three-chord rocker that employs a locker room sense of humor....While Blink 182 does slow down punk's pace, making it accessible to the pop-happy masses, this small concession hardly dilutes the band's potency."

Enema of the State

1.     "Dumpweed"       2:23
2.     "Don't Leave Me"       2:23
3.     "Aliens Exist"       3:13
4.     "Going Away to College"       2:59
5.     "What's My Age Again?"       2:28
6.     "Dysentery Gary"       2:45
7.     "Adam's Song"       4:09
8.     "All the Small Things"       2:48
9.     "The Party Song"       2:19
10.     "Mutt"       3:23
11.     "Wendy Clear"       2:50
12.     "Anthem"       3:37