Description
Blink 182's 1997 release, Dude Ranch, featured juvenile hardcore-pop songs with dumb sex jokes and off-color artwork. Two years later, the band released their new album, Enema of the State, which features cover art of a tarted-up blonde nurse donning a rubber glove. The album supports the humor with strong musicianship, and the songs are more dynamic and multitempoed than those on Dude Ranch. Unlike the glut of alt-rock releases that offer one or two memorable songs, Enema of the State is flush with instantly memorable melodies and ear-pleasing harmonies.
On their 1997 release, Dude Ranch, juvenile hardcore-pop band Blink 182 tickled the funny bone with an assortment of dumb sex jokes, off-color artwork, and between-song skits, including one of a dog drinking from a freshly peed in toilet. So, two years down the road, have the band matured at all? One look at the cover of
Enema of the State, which features cover art of a tarted-up blonde nurse donning a rubber glove, provides the easy answer. Fortunately,
Enema supports the humor with strong musicianship. The songs are more dynamic and multitempoed than those on
Dude Ranch, sounding like a cross between the Descendents and Fountains of Wayne. And unlike the glut of alt-rock releases that offer one or two memorable songs,
Enema is flush with instantly memorable melodies and ear-pleasing harmonies. Good, dirty fun--no more, no less.
--Jon Wiederhorn
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