Quietly and inevitably, Blink-182 is becoming a hugely influential band, simply because the mallrats who bought those records are getting old enough to voice opinions of their own. Japandroids put out one of the most critically acclaimed albums in recent memory with Celebration Rock, which features a song called "The House That Heaven Built," which contains the sort of beautiful, heart-in-throat bombardment that seems to exist solely to seize the Summer Jam throne. Critics wax poetic on its youthful vigor, how Brian King's "Tell 'em all to go to hell!" gave them butterflies. But really, is that any different than Hoppus' "Place your hand in mine /I'll leave when I wanna?" We're all getting infatuated with these semi-punk anthems on indie labels, conveniently forgetting that Blink-182 had this game down.
Look, maybe you're not convinced, maybe there's nothing I can say that will make you groove to the band that wrote "Adam's Song." I get it, it's a generational thing, but let me put it this way: If there was one band that had to transcend Warped Tour superstardom and become cultural bedrock, we should be pretty glad it's Blink-182.
RFT MUSIC'S GREATEST HITS
The 15 Most Ridiculous Band Promo Photos Ever "Where Did My Dick Go?" The Gathering of the Juggalos' Best Overheard Quotations I Pissed Off Megadeth This Week, My (Former) Favorite Band The Top Ten Ways to Piss Off Your Bartender at a Music Venue
Follow @rftmusic
