Do bands like blink 182 count as rock? If so, they are probably passé and I am a basic bitch for liking them, but I do. There a bunch of bands like them with a similar sound that I also like songs from such as neck deep, secondhand serenade, +44, sum 41, etc…
I saw em at Stebs bunches, and everywhere else too. I saw hundreds of live bands in the 1990s, plenty of national touring acts and the best of em was my hometown band HOLS. They were hot hot hot live but records couldn’t capture the magic imo. Not sure if I will make that show but definitely considering it.
Stebs was my hangout - bar-backed/bounced there as well at times, late 90s. Saw tons of bands. We'd also head to First Ave/7th St Entry in Minneapolis alot then too, catch bigger bands at that super cool venue!
That’s awesome! I was late 80s (underaged lol) - mid 90s. Stebs was definitely the place in those days. House shows the energy was incredible.
(Small thread hijack, but not concerned about the OT self imposed rulers)... similar story, started working/drinking there underaged, someone dimed me out, and I was told by Sherm that he'd bring me back on when I turned 21 (which they did)... so I just wandered up the back stairs to Suds, and that became my home!!
That was pretty darn good.
I think I am unintentionally hilarious with music. I love blink 182’s and the other bands’ I listed harmonies and such, but I am a conformist in real life. With that said, I don’t really listen so much to words as I do melodies, harmonies, and beats. Csb.
I'll put your ear to the test. This album came out last year after I saw this act live open for my favorite band and I liked the album so much that I looked up whatever press on it I could find. There was an article where the songwriter went over each track and according to him this was his attempt at writing a Blink 182 song:
That’s known as rock n roll brother! (Dude is wearing a Little Richard shirt, this ain’t gonna be techno!)
Yes this is totally in my wheelhouse. Sounds like a cross between blink 182 and weezer. FYI here are a couple of Blink 182ish songs I was referring to:
