Blink 182

Blink-182的艺人档案                                                         小简介 Blink-182是当今美国比较年轻一代的朋克乐队中，在商业上最为成功的乐队之一。Blink-182乐队最早组建于1993年，这只有三个人组成的乐队最初在美国加利福尼亚州南部的Poway成立，当时的名字叫做Blink，由歌手兼吉他手Tom Delonge首先创立，另外两名成员分别是他的朋友，贝斯手Mark Hoppus和鼓手Scott “;Mad Dog”; Raynor。但是Blink乐队在成立不久之后，他们被告知自己乐队的名字和爱尔兰一支乐队相同，并且有可能因此受到法律方面的指控，Tom Delonge和其他两名成员被迫在乐队名字的后边加上了后缀数字182以示区别，于是就形成了乐队现有的名称Blink-182，至于数字182的含义，乐队成员表示这只是他们随机任意挑选的数字而已，并没有什么特别的含义。 The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the trio signed to Grilled Cheese/Cargo and released Cheshire Cat the following year. The threat of a lawsuit from a similarly named Irish band forced them to change their name to blink-182, but the group earned a higher profile touring the world with Pennywise and NOFX on the 1996-1997 Warped Tour, plus appearing on innumerable skate/surf/snowboarding videos. The third blink-182 LP, Dude Ranch, was jointly released in 1997 by Cargo and MCA. Dude Ranch expanded the groups audience and went platinum by the end of 1998, due in part to the popularity of their infectious teen anthem, Dammit (Growing Up). The group also signed officially with MCA, which released the bands fourth album, Enema of the State, in the summer of 1999. The album, produced by Jerry Finn (Green Day, Rancid), also welcomed a new member into the trios ranks; Travis Barker, formerly with the Aquabats, settled in on drums after Raynor left midway through a 1998 U.S. tour. Enema was greeted with almost immediate success, and helped the band achieve the mainstream status of toilet-humored pop-punk kings that Dude Ranch had only hinted at. Driven by the commercially successful singles Whats My Age Again?, All The Small Things, and Adams Song, music videos for the three songs (whose clips included themes of streaking and boy band spoofs) were MTV smashes as well. After selling over four million copies of Enema of the State, the trio played on with the limited-edition release The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back) in fall 2000. The album featured the bands radio hits in a live setting, intertwined with their quirky sense of humor as well as the new song Man Overboard. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, issued in spring 2001, saw the band return to their SoCal punk rock roots. Maturity, of a sort, came with 2003s self-titled album, released on Geffen. Not only did the album sport a song (All of This) that featured Robert Smith of the Cure, but I Miss You also topped the modern rock charts in 2005. In February 2005, however, popular as ever and seemingly indestructible, blink-182 unexpectedly announced they would be going on an indefinite hiatus, supposedly to spend more time with their growing families. Asking fans for help in selecting tracks, the group issued Greatest Hits that November. Bandmembers also continued on with other projects: Barker — who had previously released an album with DeLonge as Boxcar Racer — continued playing with the Transplants and running his clothing company, Famous Stars and Straps. His family was also spotlighted in the MTV reality show Meet the Barkers. Hoppus carried on with his Atticus fashion venture, began producing — starting with Motion City Soundtracks Commit This to Memory — and hosting his own podcasts. He further began work with Barker in a new band, Plus 44. DeLonge also continued work with his lifestyle clothing company, Macbeth, and formally announced his new project, Angels and Airwaves, that fall.