Star Analysis - Blink 182

Star Analysis – Blink 182

Category – Pop Punk

There have been multiple people come in and out of the band, two people who are known to have left are Scott Raynor, and Tom DeLonge, meanwhile, Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Matt Skiba are still currently involved with the band.

The band has been active for the years 1992-2005 and then took a short four-year break starting up again in 2009 to the present day.

They come up under several types of genre’s depending on the music that they plan on releasing…

• ·      Pop Punk
• ·      Alternative Rock
• ·      Punk Rock
• ·      Skate Punk

They’re managed under several record labels, or have once been managed by them…

• ·      Cargo Music
• ·      Grilled Cheese
• ·      Kung Fu
• ·      MCA
• ·      Geffen
• ·      Interscope
• ·      DGC
• ·      NMG

History

Blink 182 was originally formed in 1992, with the founder Tom DeLonge and Scott Raynor, it’s said to be an American Rock Band, they originally came from the Southern California Punk Scene, their lyrics are what is known as Toilet Humour, and they first were known for their high energy shows.

They originally toured with Cheshire Cat in 1995 and now have realised 7 studio albums. They are said to be a key group in how pop punk has been developed and was why the band received so much radio play as they had more radio friendly music than rock bands. So far they have sold over 13 million albums just in the United Sates and 35 million albums all over the world, and even have been said to be the most influential pop band of the 1990’s by The New York Times.

By Danniella Chapman