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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
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Do you love blink-182? Yes? Then you’ll love this. Me, I was obsessed in high school. I have friends who still text me when they listen to blink. My high school radio station is name dropped. I went to the pop disaster tour. There’s so much in here I remember. There’s so many great stories here too, and the difficult ones. I loved that his first concert was TMBG. It was interesting getting the scoop on why things happened, how Boxcar Racer, etc., came to be. Hearing about touring. All the weird things that happened. I loved hearing it all. I’m so glad Mark has gotten to a better place after everything. I found myself tearing up. This was perfect for my xennial heart.
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I first heard about blink-182 in middle school and I even went to see them on the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day in 2002 (which Mark talks about in depth... the drama!) As a musician they've always been in my periphery, but I can't say I'm a huge fan. I'll listen if they're on the radio, but I don't actively turn on their music, and I haven't followed their careers too closely. All that said, I love a good memoir, especially a musician memoir. I listened to Travis Barker's book years ago and it wasn't great. Additionally he joined the band a little later, so I was eager to listen to this to get the full story on the development of blink-182, more out of curiosity than anything else.
This is a super easy listen - Mark does an excellent job narrating it, although, at first, I felt a bit flat. By far the best rock memoir I've listened to is Flea's Acid for the Children, where it feels like he's talking to you on the phone- super casual and relaxed. Mark is clearly reading off the page, so this felt a little wooden at first, but as the book continues he seems to ease up a bit.
He does an excellent job of giving you exactly what you want to hear, but not overdoing it, or spending too much time on any one thing. Clearly the development and evolution of of blink-182 is the majority of the book as it's been the majority of his life, but he gets very personal and explores his life outside of the band as well. I found those parts equally as interesting.
This was really engaging, and I've recommended it to several friends already. You don't need to be a fan of the band to enjoy this. If you need a quick read/listen, pick this up!
This is a super easy listen - Mark does an excellent job narrating it, although, at first, I felt a bit flat. By far the best rock memoir I've listened to is Flea's Acid for the Children, where it feels like he's talking to you on the phone- super casual and relaxed. Mark is clearly reading off the page, so this felt a little wooden at first, but as the book continues he seems to ease up a bit.
He does an excellent job of giving you exactly what you want to hear, but not overdoing it, or spending too much time on any one thing. Clearly the development and evolution of of blink-182 is the majority of the book as it's been the majority of his life, but he gets very personal and explores his life outside of the band as well. I found those parts equally as interesting.
This was really engaging, and I've recommended it to several friends already. You don't need to be a fan of the band to enjoy this. If you need a quick read/listen, pick this up!
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