Enema of the State
Enema of the State is the third studio album by American rock band Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on June 1, 1999 by MCA Records. After a long series of performances at various clubs and festivals and several indie recordings throughout the 1990s, Blink-182 first achieved popularity on the Warped Tour and in Australia following the release of their sophomore effort Dude Ranch (1997) and its rock radio hit "Dammit". To record their third album, Blink-182 turned to veteran punk rock producer Jerry Finn, who previously worked on Green Day's breakthrough album, Dookie (1994). Enema was the band's first album to feature drummer Travis Barker, who replaced original drummer Scott Raynor.
The group recorded with Finn over a period of three months at numerous locations in their hometown of San Diego and Los Angeles. Finn was key in producing the fast-paced, melodic mixes, creating pop punk with a more radio-friendly, accessible polish. Lyrically, the album is inspired by adolescent frustration and relationships. Guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus primarily culled stories from friends and autobiographical situations to craft summery tracks revolving around breakups, suburban parties and maturity, as well as more offbeat subject matter such as UFO conspiracy theories. The cover artwork for Enema of the State features porn star Janine Lindemulder famously clad in a nurse uniform, and the title is a pun on the term enemy of the state.
The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)
The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back is a live album by the American rock band Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on November 7, 2000 through MCA Records. Recorded over two nights at performances in the band's home of California in November 1999, The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) primarily features songs from the band's third album, Enema of the State (1999), as well as selected tracks from previous albums Dude Ranch (1997) and Cheshire Cat (1995).
"Man Overboard", a studio version of a track originally considered (but not recorded) for the band's Enema of the State album, accompanies the release and was issued as its lead single, peaking at number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Although the album was promoted as a limited edition release, the record came back into print in 2006 due to popular demand.
Background
The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back was recorded at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California and November 5, 1999 at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on the group's Loserkids Tour. The colorful, cartoonish album artwork contains several characters illustrated on previous Blink-182 releases, including aliens, the dancing bunny, wizards and a caricature of Enema of the State cover model Janine Lindemulder alongside caricatures of bassist Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. The LP was initially meant to be a strictly limited-edition release (although one million copies were pressed), but nonetheless, the album came back into print in 2006 due to popular demand.
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- Born to Be Wild
- I Want It That Way
- La Isla Bonita
- If I Had a Hammer
- Last Christmas
- Viva Forever
- I'm a Believer
- White Flag
- Give Me More
- Beautiful
- Breakaway
- Accidents Will Happen
- I Wanna Get High
- Heartbreaker
- Aicha
- We Are Family
- Hey Little Girl
- It Never Rains in Southern California
- Come Undone
- Ordinary World
- Dragostea diu tei
- Ring aus Feuer
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if I did, you know I'd never cheat her
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Undpredictable, it was my mistake to stay here
On the go and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train
She's a dove, She's a fuckin' nightmare
Undpredictable, it was my mistake to stay here
On the go and it's way too late to play
I need a girl that I can train
I need a girl that I can train
I need a girl that I can train
Turn your back and run now