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blink 182 - A 3 member Rock/Pop Punk band with 2 Lead Singers and a Drummer.... Yes!

Blink-182 is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. The original lineup featured consisted of bass guitarist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Scott Raynor. Scott was subsequently replaced by drummer Travis Barker. Vocalist Tom DeLonge was the member who decided to part ways with the group for the second time in 2015. He has formed other bands and has a management firm.

Since 2015, the lineup of the band has consisted of bass guitarist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba.

Having overcome production anomalies from their 1995 work, the song "Damnit" caught fire in American Radio airwaves brought the band to some serious notice. Having secured a record deal with MCA Records the band released 'Enama of the State" which was their ticket to stardom. The album featured the Naked Run MV "What's my Age Again?" and the Boy Band rip off MV call "All The Small Things" breaking into the Top 20 in the charts and also won Best Group Video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.

Other albums such as Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and California hit #1 in the US Charts. The band has released 8 Albums, 1 Live Album, 2 Compilation Albums including Greatest Hits, 2 EPs and a bunch of Lead & Demo Singles.In all the trio have sold over thirteen million albums in the United States, and over 50 million albums worldwide.

On August 7, 2020, the band released Quarantine, a fast-paced punk number, written by vocalist Mark Hoppus, explores boredom during the self-imposed lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a sarcastic take on the national hysteria surrounding the outbreak.

Blink 182 Discography:

Cheshire Cat (1995)
Dude Ranch (1997)
Enema of the State (1999)
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)
Blink-182 (2003)
Neighborhoods (2011)
California (2016)
Nine (2019)

Vocalist Mark Hoppus recently (Aug, 2020) ranked his favorite Blink-182 albums.

“I love California the album. It’s probably in my top two or three. I think it goes Untitled, Enema [Of The State], California, probably Take Off Your Pants and Jacket over Nine. Then, Neighborhoods, Dude Ranch, and Cheshire Cat. What did I forget? Did I forget anything?”

GREATEST HITS - MUSIC VIDEOs (The Top 10)

#1 What's My Age Again!

Enema of the State (1999) - You need to act your age sometimes.. But, What's My Age Again!

This MV features the band running nude (actually they were wearing skin colored Speedos) on the streets of Los Angeles, through Commercials and TV Shows causing Mayhem, Shock, Surprise, Disgust and Panic on the faces of onlookers.

#2 All The Small Things

Enema of the State (1999) - All The Small Things make a Big Difference!!!

This Music Video mocked other Boy Bands such as Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, N-Sync and singers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

#3 Quarantine

Single (2020) - In Your Face Rocking Song and Yeah.. Quarantine.. F#$* this Disease!!

This fast-paced punk number explores boredom during the self-imposed lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a sarcastic take on the national hysteria surrounding the outbreak.

#4 Adam's Song

Enema of the State (1999) - An all-time Classic... Awesome lyrics!!