+1 on Saunier. I’ll check out Shelley.

Pop punk is pretty much an oxymoron. I mean, taste in music is subjective and whatnot, but it’s really difficult for me to see the merit in that stuff. Especially the whiny, nasally vocals. Ugh.

Back when I was in high school, I remember a lot of my punk/goth friends being all “OMG GREEN DAY IS AWESOME!!!1,” and me, being the tool that I was, was like, “yeah!…” but despite all my trying, I could never bring myself to like them. There’s more to songs than being catchy, IMO. At the same time, I certainly don’t think technical skill = talent. I suppose I’m being difficult. That’s why it’s subjective, I guess.

This is great, I love the fact they are back.

You can say you hate their music, but they do have a different sound. I love Blink, I even listen to the old stuff sometimes, just because it’s so unbelievably bad.

Also Blink has some extra value for me, I met my girlfriend because I turned on First Date.
There was a fashion show to be held at our school, she was organising and dancing. I was in the technical club taking care of the lights and sound. Someone was constantly playing trance and 50-cent type crap .. at one point I had had it, threw his mp3 player out of the window, hooked mine up and blasted First Date. She came up to me “pfew.. finally some good music!” .. and sparks flew

It sounds like a bad movie I know. But yeah, I was heartbroken when they split, and now I can’t wait.

People are going to whine, because the album is going to sound different, as people whine over every album by a band they love. People don’t get the fact that a band is just a group of humans, and people’s interests change over the years .. so does the music you play and write.

i don’t care for them… punk rock really isn’t my cup of tea

but i care for Vai and man… if i could put into my music even half of the soul as he does, i’d be a lucky man… that guy knows how to do it

well if based on talent i wouldnt count out that they are robots but they both have soul. JEsse yoru a robot! hahah