JamesDuarte

I still remember the day I first listened to the Blue Album. I had known of the Sweater Song from a random YouTube recommendation, and it was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. That song is amazing, and I remember how blown away I was first hearing it. I watched dozens of different live performances and demos of the song. Soon after, I decided to listen to this album. It didn't take me long; I remember listening to it before the afternoon had ended, and going straight to the mall ... read more

This band was suggested to me by a friend of mine. It's the brain child of the popular education YouTuber Mr. Beat. Very surprisingly, I discovered his band before I knew who he was as a YouTuber, despite his main channel having literally 1000x more subscribers. Needless to say, I enjoy knowing that Matt Beat makes not only entertaining YouTube videos, but good music that I can listen to as well. This was the first album of his I listened to, and it remains my favourite. When I first ... read more

Upon my first listen of this album, I don't seem to care as much for its songs as I do for other Blink-182 albums that hold a place in my heart. Despite the huge hype surrounding this album when it came out, none of the songs really stick with me. In fact, after having just listened to Nine and California, there surprisingly are songs on those albums that I actually enjoy more than songs on here. Oddly enough, Edging is my favourite song on One More Time despite it being the least rated. ... read more

There's so much I can say about this song, from the lyrics, to the arrangement, to the context. I'll keep it simple, this is one of the best songs of the 90s.