Music is my imaginary friend
Regular readers of Dangerous, Dirty, and Unfun are familiar with my nostalgic love for Blink 182. (Irregular readers can catch up here.) So after four years, Blink has gotten back together, and will be embarking on a summer reunion tour, if they haven’t already started. Which is great, but much to the shock of certain readers, I have no interest in getting tickets. I haven’t heard a lot of good things about them as a live band, and Blink’s recent TV appearances have left a LOT to be desired. So I’ll take a pass.
This is all sort of immaterial to the true point of this post, which is that Weezer is opening up for Blink on this tour. At first I was like, of course. Great tour! But then I thought about it a little. Weezer is opening for Blink 182? Really? I mean, I’m not quite sure how many more records one band has sold more than the other, although my instinct is that the count favors Blink. But am I alone in thinking this lineup is weird? Isn’t this like Metallica opening up for Tool? Dare I say, like Springsteen opening up for Bon Jovi?
Weezer is like the Chipper Jones of bands. Other flashier bands come along and put up good numbers, and Weezer sort of falls by the wayside. Then one day you look back and realize that all Weezer has done all these years is bat .310, drive in 110 runs, and hit 30 dingers. Their catalog is wall to wall hits! Their new stuff is still good! They shouldn’t be opening for anyone!
I had a tough time choosing a video for this installment of Music Is My Imaginary Friend, since not only does the band have great singles, but they actually put good effort into their videos. (Witness the viral mashup for “Pork and Beans,” or the Elisha Cuthbert cameo in “Perfect Situation,” or the band’s Muppet Show appearance in “Keep Fishin’.” In fact, just go here and watch all of Weezer’s videos.) This one, though, is in the 90s pantheon, and forever hold a special place in my heart.
Listen to a little “El Scorcho.”
Tags: "Dammit", Blink 182, halcyon days, memory lane
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