Blink 182, an American punk rock and pop punk band, was formed in 1992 in Poway, San Diego, California. The band's founders are vocalist and guitarist Tom Delonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1993, the guys released two demo tapes, and a year later on the label Grilled Cheese Records – the album Cheshire Cat. Originally there were no numbers in the band's name, but they were later added to avoid conflict with the Irish electronic band Blink. According to the participants themselves,
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Blink 182, an American punk rock and pop punk band, was formed in 1992 in Poway, San Diego, California. The band's founders are vocalist and guitarist Tom Delonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1993, the guys released two demo tapes, and a year later on the label Grilled Cheese Records – the album Cheshire Cat. Originally there were no numbers in the band's name, but they were later added to avoid conflict with the Irish electronic band Blink. According to the participants themselves, the number was chosen completely by chance.
The 1996 album "Dude Ranch" received its first success. Two singles fall into the top ten in the national hit parade. In the same year, the band changed drummer - Travis Barker. In 1999, the presentation of the album "Enema of the State", the circulation of which exceeds seven million copies. Musical accompaniment of the album resembles the music played by punk rock bands
"Green Day", but the compositions of the album are qualitatively different processing. Blink 182's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was released in 2001. There are several versions of the album with different bonus tracks. The following year, the band took part in the Pop Disaste tour together with other bands. At the same time, DeLonge created the side project Box Car Racer, which also plays drummer Travis Barker. In the autumn of 2002, another album appears on sale. In 2005, the band almost broke up due to the departure of Tom DeLong, the musicians moved to solo projects. In 2009, they announced a reunion. Like the punk bands Sum 41, NOFX, Blink 182 gained great popularity not only in the United States but also abroad. The songs of the collective have simple, memorable melodies, as well as cheerful and cheerful lyrics. / Discography: 1994 - Cheshire Cat 1997 - Dude Ranch 1998 - Buddha 1999 - Enema of the State 2001 - Take off Your Pants and Jacket
2003 - Blink-182 2005 - Greatest Hits