Enema of the State
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Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
Recorded | January–March 1999[nb 1] | |||
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Length | 35:17 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Jerry Finn | |||
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Enema of the State is the third studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on June 1, 1999, by MCA Records. After a long series of performances at various clubs and festivals and several indie recordings throughout the 1990s, Blink-182 first achieved popularity on the Warped Tour and in Australia following the release of their second album Dude Ranch (1997) and its rock radio hit "Dammit." To record their third album, Blink-182 turned to veteran punk rock producer Jerry Finn, who previously worked on Green Day's breakthrough album Dookie (1994). Enema was the band's first album to feature drummer Travis Barker, who replaced original drummer Scott Raynor.
The group recorded with Finn over a period of three months at numerous locations, including their hometown of San Diego and in Los Angeles. Finn was key in producing the fast-paced, melodic mixes, creating a pop-punk sound with a more radio-friendly, accessible polish. Lyrically, the album is inspired by adolescent frustration and relationships. Guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus primarily culled stories from friends and autobiographical situations to craft summer-related tracks revolving around breakups, suburban parties and maturity, as well as more offbeat subject matter such as UFO conspiracy theories. The cover artwork for Enema of the State features porn star Janine Lindemulder famously clad in a nurse uniform; the title is a pun on the term enemy of the state.
Enema of the State was an enormous commercial success, although the band was criticized as synthesized, manufactured pop only remotely resembling punk, and pigeonholed as a joke act due to the puerile slant of its singles and associating music videos. The album sold over 15 million copies worldwide, catapulting the band to become one of the biggest rock bands of the turn of the millennium. "
Background
By 1997, Blink-182, consisting of
Desperate for a break, the overworked band began to argue and tensions formed.[5] Raynor, who was at the center of this drama, had been commenting of his desire to attend college for years, and had been taking homework out with him on tour to try and complete his high school diploma.[8] The tension came to a head in February 1998 as the band embarked on SnoCore, described as "a winter version of the Warped Tour." Sharing the stage with Primus, the band was enjoying more success than ever before, but the drama between the musicians had grown substantially.[6] The band reached a low point when the band engaged in a fight on a Nebraska date after SnoCore's conclusion.[9] Raynor would depart following SnoCore,[6][10] and the ensemble recruited Travis Barker, drummer for the opening ska punk group The Aquabats, to fill in for Raynor. Barker, who had not had time to prepare or practice with the duo, learned the drum tracks for the 20-song setlist in only 45 minutes before the first show and performed them flawlessly thereafter.[11][12] "I remember Travis rehearsing backstage for an hour or two, then playing with them during sound-check," said Adam Deibert of the Aquabats. "A few of us were standing behind the stage and vividly remember the feeling of this is the new Blink. We should have looked for a new drummer right then because it was obvious what band he belonged in."[13] Shortly thereafter, the band embarked on a short minitour along the western coast, most notably Southern California, the band's favorite place to play. The tour ended with the band headlining a sold-out show at the Palladium in Hollywood, California, where the band had dreamed of performing for years.[14] Raynor returned for the band's Palladium performance, but the band became increasingly uneasy and arguments grew worse.[11] To offset personal issues and a "tragic loss," Raynor began to drink heavily and it began to affect the band's performances.[15][16]
Following a largely successful Australian tour in the spring, Hoppus and DeLonge presented an ultimatum: quit drinking or go to an in-patient rehab. Raynor agreed to both and informed the band of his decision after taking the weekend to mull options.[16] According to Raynor, he was fired through a phone call despite his agreement to rehab.[16] Despite this, he felt no malice toward his former bandmates and later conceded they were "right" to fire him.[16] The band would minimize the impact of the situation in future interviews and remained vague regarding his departure.[16] Initial news reports explained that Raynor had "reportedly returned to school."[17] DeLonge would later explain the drinking problem that led to his expulsion: "One show he dropped his sticks 10 times. It was so disturbing to see someone ruining himself."[18] The addition of Barker inspired DeLonge and Hoppus to "play better" and keep up with their new member, whom DeLonge called "perfect."[19]
Recording and production
Pre-production
MCA gave the band its first professional recording budget, and Blink-182 began work on Enema of the State in October 1998.[1][20] The trio had not been in a studio in two years and were anxious to record new material. Blink-182 returned to DML Studios to write new songs, where the band had previously spent time writing songs for their second record, Dude Ranch.[20] The three spent much more time in the studio than on previous records, allowing them to try many different things.[21] Barker would drive down each day from Riverside to take part in the writing process. Very satisfied with the results, the band completed writing in two weeks.[22] Though Barker helped write the songs on Enema of the State, only Hoppus and DeLonge received songwriting credits, as Barker was technically a hired musician, not official band member.[23] Don Lithgow, owner and operator of DML Studios, recalled that the trio's celebrity had increased considerably during the recording process: "[It] was different than their other sessions — girls hanging around outside, calling their friends on cell phones. All the kids wanted autographs. ... They'd unlock the doors and let kids into the studio, which most bands would never do."[20] Due to the success of Dude Ranch, the label and band management had high expectations.[23][24]
Recording
When the band completed writing and recording demos for the songs, the three headed to
Recording completed in March 1999 and all parties involved were enormously proud of the record. "When it was done, we were so stoked. It was like a masterpiece for our band," remembered DeLonge.
Post-production
At the end of recording, Finn suggested they utilize keyboardist
Musical style and composition
Enema of the State is considered by critics as pop-punk[35][36][37] and skate punk.[38][39] The songs on Enema of the State are fast-paced songs regarding "adolescent aimlessness, broken hearts and general confusion over the care and feeding of girls."[40] Summarizing the album's content, The New York Times called Enema of the State a sampling of "ecstatic, goofy numbers about teenage uselessness, with a smattering of tender introspection."[41] The songs are mainly autobiographical, or are inspired by stories from friends' experiences.[42] Enema of the State largely revolves around age and maturity—"more specifically, their lack of it, their attitude toward their lack of it, or their eventual wide-eyed exploration of it."[43] The band decided to emphasize arrangements, harmonies and melodic ideas rather than the fast-paced nature of Dude Ranch; the change was brought about by the band, rather than the label.[42] Barker hoped to give the songs varying tempos, something missing in the group's prior recordings. "I told Mark and Tom, 'It's going to be repetitive if all our songs have the same punk-rock beat all the time. Why don't we try some different tempos?'" DeLonge noted he was open to his proposals, and responded, "Dude, I just play guitar and write melodies. You own the beats. If you have an idea, that's what you're supposed to do."[44] DeLonge later reflected on his desire for a more "pop" sound:
Punk rock was becoming polished. NOFX [was] a punk band we grew up listening to, and they had a record called Punk in Drublic, and it was awesome. It was game-changing; it sounded good. We wanted to take it to the next level. [...] There had never been a pop-punk band that sounded like nursery rhymes on steroids, on the mainstream level at least. And that's what I used to have daydreams of. I used to think the radio could use that, could use a band that was really powerful and catchy and fast and youthful and angsty.[45]
Songs
Green grass, sun, swimming pools, teen boys obsessed with and mildly terrified by sex, jokes about having sex with things that are not other humans, and a healthy side of toilet-oriented gags. This was middle-class teenage life as one great shiny kindergarten, only with alcohol, online pornography, and secondary sexual characteristics. [...] Blink-182 had puppyish enthusiasm, hearts on sleeves, bestiality jokes, much whining about girls, and hooks that sounded like someone doing cannonballs in a backyard pool in August.
New York's Nitsuh Abebe on the album's summertime centrality[43]
"
The track segues directly into "
"The Party Song" was inspired by when Hoppus attended a "
Artwork
The cover artwork features porn star Janine Lindemulder dressed in a nurse uniform, pulling on a rubber glove.[53] The band—semi-nude—appear on the back cover with Lindemulder preparing for some sort of injection.[54] The trio was oblivious to the fact that Lindemulder worked in the porn industry until informed by producer Jerry Finn. The record company had delivered a stack of photos of potential cover girls, and the band members happened to pick Lindemulder. "So it's kind of funny that they've been lumped in with Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit, who play up that kind of pimp lifestyle, because Blink is so not that," remarked Finn.[55] According to Mark Hoppus, they always intended to have a sexy nurse on the cover, and the women considered included models from both Playboy and Janine's employer Vivid Entertainment.[56] Lindemulder is also featured in the music video for "What's My Age Again?".[40] David Goldman was the photographer behind the shoot, held March 12, 1999,[57] and did not know the trio before shooting. In 2012, he stated the glove was inspired by the album's working title. "Up until the very last minute, the album was going to be called Turn Your Head and Cough," he said. "And that's why I came up with the idea of the glove. Obviously an enema is not really a glove type of thing. I thought it was a good visual."[58] The album's other working titles included Vasectomy, Vasecto-you and Does That Look Infected?;[59] a similar title to the latter was later used by the band Sum 41 for their 2002 album.[60]
There are four different versions of the cover art. The first release has a red cross on the nurse's hat and a capital B in the Blink-182 logo. The band preferred the lower-case b in the band name, and the second version features the red cross and a lower-case b.[61] In a Reddit comment on June 2, 2013, Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus claimed that the American Red Cross pressured the band to remove the red cross from their artwork, stating that if they did not, they would be in violation of the Geneva Conventions. The band complied and, thus, the third iteration of the album cover features a plain white nurse's hat.[61] This third version is the only version to bear a Parental Advisory label for profane lyrics in "Dumpweed" and "Dysentery Gary." A fourth version, released only in Malaysia, features edited pictures on both the front and rear covers. Janine's cleavage has been edited out, with her instead appearing to be wearing a red t-shirt. Then on the rear there have been clothes edited onto the band members. This version also bears the red cross on the nurse's hat. Hoppus said the controversy some had with the cover was exaggerated as "it is just a picture of a girl."[62] Art direction for the album was headed by Tim Stedman, with Stedman and graphic designer Keith Tamashiro designing the package.[26] The album cover has since been called iconic by many publications.[53][58] In 2015, Billboard ranked the cover among the top 15 "greatest of all-time," calling it "an image that was burned into the mind of every TRL viewer, one that became instantly iconic."[63]
Singles
To promote Enema of the State, MCA Records released three singles in support: "
"All the Small Things," released in early 2000, became an even bigger success — it crossed over from alt-rock radio to
The third and final single, "Adam's Song," performed less substantially than the first two but still managed to peak at number two on Billboard's
Release
The record guys [MCA] sat us down and prepared us for three things. First, they said, 'You'll be more famous than you ever thought. Second, you'll have more money than you ever thought. And third, you're going to play more arenas then you ever thought.' I laughed at them. I said, 'That guy's on crack!'
Tom DeLonge[76]
By May 1999, the group was nearing platinum status for Dude Ranch and sales targets were higher for Enema of the State. The Los Angeles Times ran a Sunday feature on the band two days prior to release, noting that "The musicians are sanguine about chances to repeat or exceed the sales of Dude Ranch, noting the always-shifting sands of pop culture and that they've already done better than they'd ever anticipated."[77] Momentum began to build when US radio stations received advance copies of Enema of the State.[65] MCA issued Enema of the State on June 1, and the release peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200.[78][79] The album chart was gripped by the Backstreet Boys' Millennium, but Enema of the State still managed to move 109,000 units that week.[78] The band was supporting Lagwagon in Europe when MCA executives phoned the trio about rising record sales. Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon, remarked that "They were selling, like, 90,000 records a day [...] I was saying things like, 'What are you doing here? Go home! Why do you want to be on tour with Lagwagon right now?"[80] At a show shortly following the release of the album, DeLonge was approached by Noodles from The Offspring to congratulate him. "He looks at me right in the eyes and he goes, 'You're next,'" remembered DeLonge, who blushed and shook off the compliment.[80]
The major-label debut sold strongly and nearly four times as fast as Dude Ranch,
As of 2016, Enema of the State remains the highest seller in the band's catalogue, moving 4.6 million units to date in the U.S., according to
Reception
Critical response
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
E! Online | B[88] |
Kerrang! | [89] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[90] |
Rolling Stone | [46] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [74] |
The Village Voice | A−[91] |
The initial critical response to Enema at the time of its release was favorable, though some critics found it juvenile. The New York Times designated the record its 'Album of the Week',
In the decades since its debut, Enema of the State has been widely hailed as a pop-punk classic,[nb 2] and one of the genre's defining works. Jeremy Gordon at Pitchfork called the record sensitive and juvenile in equal measure; an "amazingly effective" combo.[90] Jeff Yerger from Stereogum viewed it as a spiritual canon successor to Dookie, calling it "the strongest set of songs [Blink] ever wrote [...] the chemistry between the three members is instantly gratifying."[98] Billboard described the album as a "classic" in a retrospective review, calling it the "catchiest batch of songs the band had ever written," and commending the leap in quality both in production and vocals in comparison to its predecessor.[86] Andy Greene of Rolling Stone dubbed it a "landmark,"[99] while Dan Weiss, writing for The Recording Academy, praised its "remarkably clean-sounding guitars, [and] the hyperactive drumming of Barker."[100]
Criticism
The success of the album, as well as its cleaner sound and the group's appearances on MTV, caused many longtime fans to accuse the band of "selling out."[21][50] Many commentators stated that the band's polished pop sound only remotely resembled punk music. Although the video for "All the Small Things" was filmed as a mockery of boy bands and teen pop, "fame [didn't] discriminate based on origin: soon the group was as famous as those it was parodying."[41] "Blink now had the backing of a major record company ... just like the synthesized pop acts they were spoofing," said British journalist Tim Footman. "In what way were they less 'pop' than Sugar Ray and 98 Degrees?"[101] Matt Diehl, author of the book My So-Called Punk, called the basis for satire thin: "To seasoned ears, Blink-182 sounded and looked just as manufactured as the pop idols they were poking fun at."[102] The band faced a backlash shortly after Enema of the State was released from several punk and emo acts who wished to not be associated with their music.[103]
Tristin Laughter, employee of
Legacy
The record proved very influential on the pop-punk genre.[106] With the release of the record, Blink-182 became celebrities and the biggest pop-punk act of the era.[53] The glossy production instantly set Blink-182 apart from the other crossover punk acts, such as Green Day. In 2011, The New York Times credited the record with "[taking] punk's already playful core and [giving] it a shiny, accessible polish," calling it "among the catchiest music of the time."[41] Matt Diehl, author of My So-Called Punk, writes that mainstream acolytes of their sound led to profound effects on the "pop punk" genre, such as the deracination of regional scene identity—due to its wide popularity, pop punk bands became commonplace outside the genre's origins.[102] Jon Blisten of Beats Per Minute writes that "Enema's success perpetuated pop-punk's viability on mainstream radio, which is where Blink's progeny — bands like Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, and New Found Glory — would receive a decent amount of airplay."[107] Rolling Stone's Nicole Frehsée wrote that the album influenced emo fans,[108] while MTV News credited the album, alongside the Get Up Kids' Something to Write Home About (1999) as pioneering emo pop, calling them "some of the scene's most influential records."[109]
Enema of the State has been called an accurate representation of middle-class teenage life, especially at the time of its release.
In 2014, Alternative Press ran a special in celebration of the album's fifteenth anniversary, which contains reflections from members of bands influenced by the album, including The Maine, The Story So Far, Mayday Parade, and Yellowcard, among others.[112] "When I heard how massive and epic Enema was for the first time, my mind was blown. It definitely made me want to be a better songwriter and make bigger-sounding records," said Ryan Key of Yellowcard.[112] In the article, the magazine credits the album with "single-handedly changed the face of mainstream rock."[112] Property of Zack also gave the album a fifteenth anniversary feature, commenting, "Enema of the State has become the single most important album in our overarching community since its release in 1999. It is more important, to this current generation and the one preceding it, than Dookie, or Smash, or whatever you want to put on that pedestal — and it will likely never give up that spot at the top of the standings."[113]
Accolades
Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Blender | United States | 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die[114] | 2003 | * |
Guitar World | 100 Greatest Guitar Albums[115] | 2006 | 66 | |
Kerrang! | United Kingdom | 50 Greatest Punk Albums Ever[116] | 14 | |
100 Greatest Rock Albums[117] | 85 | |||
Rock Sound | Top 150 Albums of Our Lifetime (1992–2006)[118] | 15 | ||
101 Modern Classic Albums[96] | 2012 | 2 | ||
The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time[119] | 2014 | 1 | ||
Billboard | United States | The 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time[120] | 2015 | 13 |
Spin | The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)[121] | 134 | ||
Kerrang! | United Kingdom | 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever[36] | 1 | |
Rolling Stone | United States | 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time[122] | 2016 | 37 |
50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums[123] | 2017 | 2 | ||
Loudwire | The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums of All Time[124] | 2022 | 2 |
* denotes an unordered list
Touring
With massive radio and video play, Blink-182 played to larger crowds when they began touring in support of Enema of the State. The Loserkids Tour commenced in the autumn of 1999 and was the band's first arena tour.
The band also performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2000.[127] To celebrate the success of the tour, the band released a limited edition live album titled The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!), which featured snippets of the band's between-song dialogue.[128] Released in November 2000, the band returned to the studio with Finn to complete a song left off the final track listing of Enema of the State: "Man Overboard."[127] The final tour in support of Enema of the State was the 2001 Honda Civic Tour, for which the band designed a Honda Civic to promote the company.[129]
Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Dumpweed" | DeLonge | 2:23 |
2. | "Don't Leave Me" | Hoppus | 2:23 |
3. | "Aliens Exist" | DeLonge | 3:13 |
4. | "Going Away to College" | Hoppus | 2:59 |
5. | "What's My Age Again?" | Hoppus | 2:28 |
6. | "Dysentery Gary" |
| 2:45 |
7. | "Adam's Song" | Hoppus | 4:09 |
8. | "All the Small Things" | DeLonge | 2:48 |
9. | "The Party Song" | Hoppus | 2:19 |
10. | "Mutt" | DeLonge | 3:23 |
11. | "Wendy Clear" | Hoppus | 2:50 |
12. | "Anthem" | DeLonge | 3:37 |
Total length: | 35:17 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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13. | "Dumpweed" (live in London) | DeLonge | 3:25 | |
14. | "What's My Age Again?" (live in London) | Hoppus | 3:18 | |
15. | "All the Small Things" (live in London) | DeLonge | 4:05 | |
16. | "Dammit" (live in London) |
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| 2:36 |
17. | "Mutt" (live in Los Angeles) | DeLonge | 3:10 | |
18. | "Aliens Exist" (live in Los Angeles) | DeLonge | 3:16 | |
Total length: | 54:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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13. | "Pathetic" (live in Los Angeles) |
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| 3:04 |
14. | "Untitled" (live in Los Angeles) |
| DeLonge | 2:45 |
15. | "Josie" (live in Los Angeles) |
| Hoppus | 4:17 |
16. | "Aliens Exist" (live in Los Angeles) | DeLonge | 3:16 | |
Total length: | 48:39 |
Australian tour edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "All the Small Things" (single edit) | DeLonge | 2:54 | |
2. | "Dumpweed" (live in London) | DeLonge | 3:25 | |
3. | "What's My Age Again?" (live in London) | Hoppus | 3:18 | |
4. | "All the Small Things" (live in London) | DeLonge | 4:05 | |
5. | "Dammit" (live in London) |
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| 2:36 |
Total length: | 15:38 |
Personnel
Adapted from Enema of the State's liner notes.[26]
Blink-182
Additional musicians
Artwork
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Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[162] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[163] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[164] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Indonesia (ASIRI)[82] | Gold | 35,000[82] |
Italy (FIMI)[165] Units sold since 2009 |
Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[166] | Gold | 75,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[167] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Philippines (PARI)[82] | Gold | 20,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[168] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[169] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[81] | 5× Platinum | 4,600,000[86] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[83] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide (IFPI) | — | 15,000,000[53] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
Explanatory notes
- ^ While one source states the group planned to begin work in October 1998,[1] a CD promo, distributed to radio stations, includes a press kit and an info sheet that reads "Enema of the State was recorded from January to March 1999 in the band's hometown of San Diego at Signature Sound."[2]
- ^ A list of sources describing the LP in those terms follows:[86][96][97]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c MTV News staff (September 17, 1998). "Blink 182 Lands Role in New Coming-of-Age Film". MTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ Blink-182 (1999). Enema of the State (CD Promo) (liner notes). US: MCA Records. UMD-9991. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Hoppus 2001, p. 74
- ^ Hoppus 2001, p. 79
- ^ a b Hoppus 2001, p. 81
- ^ a b c d Hoppus 2001, p. 83
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 45
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 50
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 47
- ^ Hoppus 2001, p. 80
- ^ a b Hoppus 2001, p. 85
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 52
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 57
- ^ Hoppus 2001, p. 84
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 51
- ^ a b c d e Shooman 2010, p. 56
- ^ MTV News staff (July 14, 1998). "Blink 182, Aquabats Play Musical Drummers". MTV News. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Weiner, Jonah (2004). "The Greatest Songs Ever! All the Small Things". www.blender.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2024. citing Weiner, Jonah (November 2004). "The Greatest Songs Ever! - All the Small Things". Blender. Alpha Media Group. p. 76.
- ^ ISSN 1355-5049. Archived from the originalon December 12, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Hoppus 2001, p. 91
- ^ a b MTV News staff. "blink-182: Party All the Time". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c Barker & Edwards 2015, p. 123.
- ^ a b c Barker & Edwards 2015, p. 119.
- ^ a b c Hoppus 2001, p. 92
- ^ Rick Rubin (February 17, 2024). "Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin: Travis Barker". Apple Podcasts (Podcast). Tetragrammaton LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Blink-182 (1999). Enema of the State (liner notes). US: MCA Records. MCD 11950.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wallace, Brian (July 16, 1999). "Blink-182's Secret Of Success: They Write For Fans". MTV News. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 63
- ^ a b c d e Hoppus 2001, p. 95
- ^ Harris, Chris (August 25, 2008). "Blink-182, AFI Producer Jerry Finn Dead At 39". MTV News. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Hoppus, Mark (2000). Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program. MCA Records. p. 17.
- ^ Blink-182 (2013). Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2013 Vinyl Reissue) (liner notes). US: Geffen / Universal Music Special Markets. SRC025/SRC026/SRC027/SRC028.
This reference primarily cites the Mark Hoppus foreword.
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- ^ Ralph, Caitlyn (January 27, 2017). "Listen to this cover of the 1975's "Girls" in the style of 'Enema Of The State' Blink-182". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Brian (September 16, 2019). "The Best of What We Saw at Riot Fest 2019". The Young Folks. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
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The band approached the session with their typical three-chord, hyper-melodic, breakneck skate punk, and the production value was able to walk a nearly-impossible to find line that appealed to literally everyone.
- ^ a b c d e f Edwards, Gavin (August 3, 2000). "The Half Naked Truth About Blink-182". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Carimanica, Jon (September 16, 2011). "Not Quite Gone, A Punk Band Is Coming Back". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ ISSN 1065-1667.
- ^ a b c d e Abebe, Nitsuh (September 22, 2011). "Sentimental Education". New York. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ Barker & Edwards 2015, pp. 120–121.
- ^ Leebove, Laura (October 17, 2014). "Record Club: How 'Enema of the State' Changed Tom Delonge's Life". Wondering Sound. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d DeLonge, Tom (2000). Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program. MCA Records. p. 14.
- ^ a b c Hoppus, Mark (2000). Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program. MCA Records. p. 14.
- ^ DeLonge, Tom (2000). Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program: Tom's Stupid Alien Page. MCA Records. p. 17.
- ^ a b c d MTV News staff. "Blink-182: Enema of the Stage". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ DeLonge, Tom (2000). Blink-182: The Mark Tom and Travis Show 2000 Official Program. MCA Records. p. 17.
- ^ Various artists (1998). The Show (liner notes). US: Theologian Records. T-67.
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General and cited references
- Barker, Travis; Edwards, Gavin (2015). Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums. William Morrow. ISBN 978-0-06-231942-5.
- Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
- Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-906191-10-8.
External links
- Enema of the State at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Official website