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Blink-182 was started in san Diego. They formed as 3 players named: Mark Hoppus (b.1972) on bass, Tom Delong (b.1975) as guitar and lead vocals and Scott Raynor on drums. Their first named was blink. They broke into mainstream the late 90's | |
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When they began they had a non-stop gigging schedule on local punk circuit. their first full album debut was Cheshire cat. It was under Gilled cheese label in 1994. It did not sell very well and wasn't very well known. | |
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The band was forced to change their name from blink to blink-182. They had to change the name due to legal threats. Threats made by an Irish trio already recording as blink. Inspite of the name change blink 192's popularity began to grow. | |
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Blink-182 became well known for immature tune and their ability to craft great tunes. Their break through arived in 1997 with heir next album dude RANCH. Scott Raynor was replaced by Travis Barker. | |
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Their next album was huge. The name was The enema of state. It debuted in the U.S. top 10 in June 1999. It sold over a million copies in just 2 months. It's 2 catchy singles were "what's My Age Again?" and "All the Small Things. | |
| Blink- 182's 5th album came out in June of 2001. The name of the new album was Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Audience could tell Blink- 182 mature a little more with this album. Its first sing the was "FIrst Date". | ||
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The last album Blink-182 put out was not like the rest they made. It was self-titled cd and allot more mature. The singles from it were "Feeling This", "Always", "Down", And "Go". It shocked a lot of people with how much it mature it was. It came out in November 2003. |
