It’s almost a given that the story of blink-182 is already familiar to most fans of current rock music. The scrappy pop-punk band forms in suburban San Diego in 1993, releases their debut album Cheshire Cat on a local label and four albums, countless stages and several million albums later, ends up as one of the world’s most wanted, most recognized and most emulated pop-punk acts.

However, it’s the new story of blink-182 that’s rather different.

It starts with nearly the same intro, back in the house of a San Diego suburb — this time, it’s a decade later and a rented house in Rancho Santa Fe — where band members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker spent hours on end discussing, writing, rehearsing and assembling their fifth untitled (not self-titled) full-length in early 2003.

The mere shift in environment is one of the many foreshadowing elements in blink-182’s latest, most challenging endeavors. Not only does the new album represent a new approach — it really represents an entirely revamped and mature Blink-182.

“On this album, we really made a conscious effort to go in with the attitude that we're not making our next record, we're making our first record,” says Hoppus. “So we went in, and we didn't think about what people expect from blink-182. If we had an idea, we wouldn't second guess, ‘Does that sound like blink-182?’ If that's an idea that we love, then what it'll sound like.”

Armed with this new sense of creative freedom, blink-182’s new album is quite the departure from their previous efforts of primarily guitar/bass/drums pop punk rock. And their redirected vision was further refined by long-time collaborator and producer Jerry Finn, whom Hoppus likens to “the fourth member of Blink.”

Partially ignited by lifestyle changes — all three members became fathers recently — and side projects (including Barker’s electronica-inspired punk act the Transplants and the dark, experimental rock of DeLonge and Barker’s Boxcar Racer), the new album showcases Blink-182 on an entirely new plane — whether it be instrumental or compositional.

“Go” is a blazing track, clocking in at just under two minutes, revolving around a single-stringed guitar riff. “Feeling This,” the album’s first single, finds itself oscillating between manic, compressed verses, while half-timed rhythms dominate the choruses. “That’s the first song we wrote for the album,” Hoppus notes. “It’s about love and sex. The verses are very passionate, basic sides of sex. The choruses are a lot more romantic.” The spoken-word verses of “Violence” by DeLonge and Hoppus are nearly stripped naked, merely backed by a couple shakers and some finger snaps. “Here’s Your Letter” is a powerful, straightforward cut, featuring the impressive stickwork of Barker.

And the act enlisted a few friends for some creative input — namely the aforementioned Finn on harmonium, The Cure’s Robert Smith guest vocal appearance on “All Of This,” Cypress Hill’s Sick Jacken production on “Fallen Interlude” and Failure/Year Of The Rabbit guitarist Ken Andrews contributing his two cents. blink-182 also enlisted the mixing talents of Finn, Tom Lord-Alge, Andy Wallace and Ryan Hewitt.

But, it’s not just musically where blink-182 have turned the page. There’s a new sense of maturity lyrically, as the new album is also blink-182’s most serious effort to date.

“We don't have any joke songs or anything like that on the record,” says Hoppus. “Everything's pretty straightforward. On the other albums, we'd have 12 songs on them and two of them would be the joke songs. On this one, we don't have any.”

The new album is also more of a concept-oriented collection of tracks, featuring a host of interludes that bridge songs together.

“It’s one of those albums where if you don’t listen to one song on it, you’re not going to get it,” Barker explains. “You’ve gotta listen to the whole thing — it’s kinda lllike a mini-movie.”

Although certain song themes might appear as simplistic as “having sex with your girlfriend” (“Feeling This”), “Stockholm Syndrome” is an incredibly touching and introspective track, with spoken word lyrics extracted from letters written by Hoppus’ grandmother to his grandfather during World War II.

Inspiration with blink-182 is also rooted in interests that probably many wouldn’t have imagined.
“I only read non-fiction books,” DeLonge says. “I have a book that I bought that’s the Oxford Guide To The United States Of The America’s Government. It’s just like a textbook that describes everything there is about government. I have books on the Rockfeller family starting the Chase Manhattan bank. Anything that has to do with wealth and power and how it affects government I’m very, very into. And no one knows this shit until they come and talk to [me] about it — people don’t expect that. I think that’s another reason why people are gonna kind of trip out on the record. Because there’s a lot of things that people don’t know about blink and think that Blink’s a certain way.”

Once again proving that things don’t always have to work a prescribed, certain way, blink-182 opted to launch the release of their latest album with the DollaBill club tour, performing selected dates in advance of the album’s release in intimate venues throughout the nation, in an effort to reach out and support to those who had supported the act throughout the years — their fans. Most incredible of all, every ticket on the entire tour was priced at one dollar.
Still, blink-182 affirm that the act haven’t turned a new corner when it comes to entertaining their audiences on stage.

“We're not done with the jokes,” Hoppus says. “We're just ourselves. We'll always be ourselves. Sometimes we'll act like idiots, sometimes we're serious, sometimes we'll just be whatever.”

“If I’m in front of a lot people, I’m gonna say something stupid,” DeLonge adds. “I have fun when I play no matter how sad the next song’s gonna be. Our shows are always going to be like that.”

Source: http://www.blink182.com/about/features.asp?AssetID=1073763&artistid=4

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Gojira - The Art Of Dying lirik

Breathing slowly, mechanical heartbeat
losing contact with the living
Almighty TV plugged, hybrid empty brain
don't see anything real in the game
The tension is building constantly
No reason just a reflex I have, driven by clockwork
I try to keep an eye open
And I realize I haven't closed my eyes in a long time

Neglected emotions lead to catastrophic voyage on the other side
I have been given so much stress and lack of confidence
I've been given the gift of so small hope deep inside
I haven't closed my eyes in a long time, I am trying

I cannot stomach these forms and colors anymore
but I'm here to continue, after all I have been through
I try to keep my eyes open, I am realizing
This life and death more precious than anything

I won't bring no material in the after life
Take no possessions, I would rather travel light
I'm of this kind that kills all day
but I don't know yet how to die

Art of dying, is the way to let all go
Within I practice in the secret of my soul
My shape in the reflector
has now for ever, a life on it's own

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The Red Jumpsuit App - Face Down

Hey girl you know you drive me crazy
one look puts the rhythm in my hand.
Still I'll never understand why you hang around
I see what's going down.

Cover up with make up in the mirror
tell yourself it's never gonna happen again
you cry alone and then he swears he loves you.

Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wade around forever you will surely drown
I see what's going down.

I see the way you go and say your right again,
say your right again
heed my lecture

Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down a new life she has.

Face down in the dirt she says, this doesn't hurt she says I finally had enough..

Face down in the dirt she says, this doesn't hurt she says I finally had enough..

One day she will tell you that she has had enough
its coming round again.

Do you feel like a man, when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has.

Do you feel like a man, when you push her around?
Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has.

Face down in the dirt she says, this doesn't hurt she says I finally had enough..

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Kamis, 06 November 2008

The Red Jumpsuit App - Your Guardian Angel

When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one

I will never let you fall (let you fall)
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Cuz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and
Please tell me you'll stay, stay

Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be okay
Though my skies are turning gray

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

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Jason Mraz - Im Yours Lirik

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my best test
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved

So, i won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm sure
there's no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate
I'm yours

Scooch on over closer, dear
And I will nibble your ear

I've been spendin' way too long checkin' my tongue in the mirror
and bendin' over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I'd be sayin' is there ain't no better reason
to rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
it's what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more,
no more it cannot wait
I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours

so please don't, please don't, please don't,
there's no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I'm yours

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Sabtu, 18 Oktober 2008

Lirik Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country

"He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man"

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay.
I try to drive all through the night,
The heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights.
No oasis here to stay, the sand is singing deathless words to me.

Reff :
Can't you help me as I'm startin' to burn (all alone).
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction.
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone).
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention.

As I adjust to my new sights the rarely tired lights will take me to new heights.
My hand is on the trigger I'm ready to ignite.
Tomorrow might not make it but everything's all right.
Mental fiction follow me; show me what it's like to be set free.

Reff :
Can't you help me as I'm startin' to burn (all alone).
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction.
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone).
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention.

So sorry you're not here, I've been sane too long my vision's so unclear.
Now take a trip with me but don't be surprised when things aren't what they seem.

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay.
These eyes won't see the same, after I flip today.

(solo guitar)

Sometimes I don't know why we'd rather live than die,
We look up towards the sky for answers to our lives.
We may get some solutions but most just pass us by,
Don't want your absolution cause I can't make it right.
I'll make a beast out of myself, gets rid of all the pain of being a man.

Reff :
Can't you help me as I'm startin' to burn (all alone).
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction.
My confidence is leaving me on my own (all alone).
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention.

So sorry you're not here I've been sane too long my vision's so unclear.
Now take a trip with me but don't be surprised when things aren't what they seem.
I've known it from the start all these good ideas will tear your brain apart.
Scared but you can follow me I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die.

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