Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
"Carousel" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It is the opening track on the group's debut studio album, Cheshire Cat (1995). The song originated during the first jam session between band members guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus in August of 1992.
Mark Allan Hoppus [a] was born on March 15, 1972, in Ridgecrest, California. [1] [2] [4] He was raised near Washington, D.C., before his family settled in Ridgecrest, a place he later described as "geniuses, scientists, physicists, and then just complete strung-out meth-heads".
The trio consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band is considered a key group in the development of pop punk music; their combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands.
Finn asked Hoppus to write another break-up song, and claimed that Hoppus returned the following day with "Going Away to College". [ 7 ] The song was inspired by the film Can't Hardly Wait , a teen movie that centers on a group of high school students graduating and "facing an uncertain future."
Wishing Well" was solely created by DeLonge, and is what Hoppus describes as the epitome of the album: "It's very catchy, but the lyrics are really, really dark and a little depressing". [54] "Kaleidoscope" arose when Hoppus woke up with the song's opening lyrics in his head, [55] which he expanded into a Descendents-ish classic punk song. [27] "
Dude Ranch is the second studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997, by Cargo Music and MCA Records, making it their major record label debut. MCA signed the band in 1996 following moderate sales of their 1995 debut Cheshire Cat and their growing popularity in Australia.
Mark Hoppus talks about repairing his friendship with original Blink-182 member, Tom DeLonge, amid cancer battle. Mark Hoppus went through 'dark time' after cancer diagnosis: 'I was due for ...
It was released as a single two weeks before the album was released. It was written by bassist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist Matt Skiba, as well as producers Andrew Watt and John Feldmann, and songwriters Ali Tamposi and Nathan Perez. For the band, it was regarded as the toughest song to develop while writing Nine.