<![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:52 EST Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:52 EST http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4385352 "the girl at the rock show" was a lot of fun. but angels and airwaves makes me want to stop listening to music.

tigerpop

]]> 33:359802:c4385352 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:52 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4378753 Oh, nothing against Robert Smith. And I actually think the instrumentation on "I Miss You" is really beautiful and interesting. But some of those lyrics and the vaguely misogynistic/cartoonishly gothic video...oof. Makes my skin crawl.

Kate Richardson

]]> 33:359802:c4378753 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:36:53 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4371870 i like robert smith, and come on "i miss you" was still a big hit even though it was a little darker than their usual stuff

Annie10

]]> 33:359802:c4371870 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:09:20 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4364474 @extracrispy: To be fair I went back over a couple of their songs that are up on YouTube just to see if I really do hate them or if I'm just being flippant. It's kind of both. It seems like musically they're pretty solid. I don't really enjoy the songs at all, but they definitely have some things going on. The thing I genuinely do despise is Tom DeLonge's vaguely new agey lyrics/presence. I can't put my finger on it, but it rubs me in all the wrong ways.

That being said, when I was younger I loved Tom in Bink 182 because he was a fun jokester who didn't appear to take himself seriously, and any more serious incarnation of his personality is immediately going to be met with my scorn. No matter what. So in that way, yes, I'm just spouting uninformed hate.

Kate Richardson

]]> 33:359802:c4364474 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:45:18 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4363859 Angels & Airwaves is one of my favorite bands making music right now. For the life of me, I can't figure out why they get so much scorn around here. But it wouldn't be an Idolator post without a throw-away line like "We all know what horror Tom DeLonge moved on to" that you don't bother backing up. Not to mention the childish assertion of a statement that begins "We all know..." As if everyone is expected to like and dislike the same music. I thought we stopped doing that after high school.

Sometimes I wonder if you people actually like music or this blog exists solely to hurl snark at your latest targets.

extracrispy

]]> 33:359802:c4363859 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:15:09 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4363096 1) Holy shit, I forgot the video for "Josie" was shot at my high school. Crazy.

2) Someone else said it, but I'll reiterate it: Scott Raynor should round up 2 ringers and reform Blink 182. They could be the new Christian Death.

Cos

]]> 33:359802:c4363096 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:48:54 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4362242 @Captain Wrong: Well, I don't know about the greatest drummer ever, but the guy's no slouch. I think he's a great example of a drummer elevating a band. A lot of competent drummers would just ride the 4/4 on these types of songs, but Travis just delivers a great sense of dynamics and rhythmic interest. Adam's Song being a perfect example.

And I'm old.

Feh Am Legend

]]> 33:359802:c4362242 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:09:39 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4360950 @Jasonbob7: Seen it. Good stuff. But have you read their book, "Tales From Beneath Your Mom"?

Kate Richardson

]]> 33:359802:c4360950 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:15:18 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4360189 @Shenanigans: took the words from my mouth.

watching these videos makes me feel like im in high school all over again and a crush gave me a mix tape with 'all the small things' on it.

canhazhipster

]]> 33:359802:c4360189 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:52:02 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4359515 I have no shame in saying that 16 year old me would get a little misty at the "true... so true" sentiment in the chorus of "Dammit."

Okay... I have a lot of shame in saying that. Dammit (no pun intended)

Halfwit

]]> 33:359802:c4359515 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:57:55 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4359338 @solanine: You know, I might be able to be convinced that the Blink album is more mature than American Idiot. The reason I said that Green Day's album was more mature is that Blink-182's album covered the same topics they always sang about -- girls and alienation -- while American Idiot at least tackled a relatively new topic for Green Day -- politics. Granted, it approached politics with the idealism of a 19-year-old, instead of the realism that I think most 30+ years olds approach politics, but hey, nothing wrong with idealism. (See Obama v Hillary.)

That said, I definitely agree that the Blink album holds up better, as a peak at my itunes play count totals would reveal.

How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

]]> 33:359802:c4359338 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:47:02 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4359176 <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

jordan_s

]]> 33:359802:c4359176 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:35:55 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4358895 @How do I say this ... THROWDINI!:

You know, I actually think Blink-182's self-titled album is better than "American Idiot", and more mature too. Green Day's album is more ambitious and definitely had more of an impact, but I think Blink's holds up to repeated listening much better.

solanine

]]> 33:359802:c4358895 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:18:41 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4358795 "They were by no means great musicians"

Don't tell that to the kids who think Travis Barker is the greatest drummer evar!!!!

Captain Wrong

]]> 33:359802:c4358795 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:12:21 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4357747 For a good sense of Blink 182 at their prime on the road, dig up the movie "Riding In Vans with Boys". It's a tour film starring Blink, Green Day (well before their American Idiot revival), and a shitty but hilarious crew called Kut U Up, friends of Tom's from back in the day. Tons of great punk-band-on-tour highjinks. Worth seeing.

Jasonbob7

]]> 33:359802:c4357747 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:21:14 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4357185 Adam's song was good too. I'd lump that into the pre-downhill phase

Shenanigans

]]> 33:359802:c4357185 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:57:27 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4357068 Damn, now you have me craving "What's My Age Again?" and it'll be at least 3 1/2 hours before I can get home and steal it.

Also, exhilirating, hilarious, addictive punk didn't die with these guys. If anything, it got caustic and mutated a little more brains with Mclusky/Future of the Left.

SuperUnison

]]> 33:359802:c4357068 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:52:47 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4356477 I actually sorta liked that last video of theirs, but most likely because i like arty, silly videos with disturbing marilyn mansonesque crap going on.

speaking of which, those two bands would make a great lineup =) in a horrible way.

oh well, most bands peak hard when they try and get political (green day) even if people argue its 'their strongest work ever', sometimes you just want the dick jokes to go on.

Tenno

]]> 33:359802:c4356477 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:31:03 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4356224 @How do I say this ... THROWDINI!: Agreed, I still think that last overly serious/pretentious/eclectic "mature" self-titled album they did was by far their best work.

Al Shipley

]]> 33:359802:c4356224 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:22:38 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355950 poway 4 eva. lucy's fur coat is getting back together, maybe you could do a post on that.

catdirt

]]> 33:359802:c4355950 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:13:54 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355766 I'm probably in the minority here, but I really liked their last album. Robert Smith is always an improvement over masturbation jokes. I'd call it a step toward maturity/adulthood. Not as big a step as say Green Day took with their world-conquering American Idiot, but still not a bad record.

How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

]]> 33:359802:c4355766 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:07:11 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355728 @Maura Johnston: Thanks!

futurehorse

]]> 33:359802:c4355728 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:05:53 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355678 or rather:


+ Watch video

(the 'related' coming first in the url messed up my first attempt)

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:359802:c4355678 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:04:12 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355638 @futurehorse: if you post the youtube url with no code it should work:

[www.youtube.com]

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:359802:c4355638 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:02:49 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355524 @futurehorse: Wait, I thought you could embed YouTube videos now? I must have misread the memo. I guess you should just go here to see naked men running.

futurehorse

]]> 33:359802:c4355524 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:58:43 EST <![CDATA[It's Been Three Years Since Tom DeLonge Was The Least Bit Tolerable]]> http://idolator.com/359802/its-been-three-years-since-tom-delonge-was-the-least-bit-tolerable#c4355417 I'm not too sure which was first, but this is clearly the best naked men running video:

futurehorse

]]> 33:359802:c4355417 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:54:54 EST