Adam was my best friend. My skate buddy. My guitar buddy my get in trouble buddy and skip school and smoke weed buddy. He was my dude. Adam sadly took his life when we was 17 in 2001-02. No this song isn’t about him but man it sure reminds me of him. Rip Adam, I really miss you buddy *EDIT* Thank you for all the likes and comments. It really means a lot to me. I appreciate it
Raphy Blue ya tom was playing way too fast. They were all fighting before the shows on this tour. Tom was over it and wanted to be at home with his young family. Sucks that their creative peak was right when they broke up.
listen to the mark, tom and travis show his tone is so much louder and better there during the chorus here he's got the real Robert Smith sound, but it only works in the intro riff part if you ask me
Travis barker...the man on drums. But you have to say if you wrote a song like this and turned up to practise to show it to the band and your drummer started playing like that during the verse, you'd ask him if he was on drugs and tell him to pull his head in! Barker can pull it off though.
Matt Randall never heard a drummer who completely disregarded playing for the song like this guy. The live versions of what's my age again he's basically just playing a drum solo at the end. I don't care how talented he is. He's a great drummer, but a horrible musician. I also think some of those "remixes" he does are straight up pathetic.
Listened to this on repeat when I was 16. I am 19 now, but time sure does fly. I was not in a good mental-state then. It isn't much better now. But to have dreams and ambitions that I want to accomplish; a reason to get up in the morning, really feels good. To my 16-year old self, it gets better. It takes time and effort, but you will find happiness. I know it.
Typically, I don't comment on UA-cam videos, but this is one I am willing to comment on. I want to give Mark Hoppus some absolute props. While I do not believe he is the best singer, I believe he is a very earnest and passionate musician. He put his all into this performance and one can just tell when a performer does or does not put his or her all into something. Great effort Mark Hoppus. I have seen you live twice and didn't disappoint either time. :)
Knowing that there was tension between Mark and Tom at this time makes me feel so incredibly broken inside to say the least. It's such a shame that the whole Box Car Racer shit was all just miscommunication (from what I've read). Gosh it just makes me so mad that such a little thing Tom wanted to do turned into something huge. How do you just go on and not forgive each other. Geez. And now Tom is gone. Hopefully not for good. I hope they still talk at least. I want him back so bad. And I miss his voice and I miss songs like Dysentery Gary, Shut Up, Always, Feeling This, Degenerate, and literally so much more. California is good but it's not my favorite. I hate being so broken up by this honestly. And it hurts even more that I wasn't around back then to see them at their "prime." Fuck.
Jenna they did get back together after the hiatus. After mark formed +44 and Tom with Angel's and Airwaves. They made one more album and Tom decided to leave again. Now Matt Skiba from alkaline trio is the guitarist.
...SONG OF THE DAY!!! BLINK 182 - ADAM'S SONG (1999) De entrada les explico que es una canción que grita y representa a todos los que han sufrido acoso psicológico o bullying y es una carta abierta para volver a tener fe en que las cosas mejorarán. Adam Krieger era un chico de 16 años con serios problemas psicológicos y múltiples intentos de suicidio, después de padecer de acoso escolar y sentirse sin redes de apoyo, se quita la vida, parte de su carta de despedida se difundió en internet y de esta manera llega por medio de e-mail a Blink-182. Los miembros de la banda se sintieron conmovidos por los sentimientos del estudiante, pero a la vez se sintieron perplejos pues podían sentirse identificados con las palabras y sentimientos del suicida, y en gran medida con aquel sentimiento de soledad a pesar de estar rodeados de fanáticos…Mark Hoppus compone una canción que mezclaba los sentimientos de Adam con sus propios sentimientos, es una canción oscura, sin embargo anti-suicida cuyo mensaje es que EXISTEN MUCHAS COSAS POR LAS CUALES VALE LA PENA VIVIR EN ESTA HERMOSA VIDA.🤘🏿ULTRAMEGAROLOTA🤘🏿
Algo que es una verdad a. medias, pues Adam en realidad es un personaje ficticio y la rola habla de la soledad y depresión que Hoppus experimentó durante una gira con Blink-182.
If examined further, this song is actually an anti-suicide song. "This song is about me being lonely on tour before finding the woman I love. It's also about depression, but as bad as things get, there's got to be something better on the other side. There's always hope, and you can count on your best friend who is always there for you and so on." -Mark Hoppus-
+The Rabbit Hole Wow. I've known about Blink since '99 and during the space of that time, I've seen hundreds of live vids from them, but I've NEVER seen this performance until now. Thanks for the upload!
I can't remember where I read it but apparently this song is a bit autobiographical about Mark when on tour. It was initially called "Allan's Song" but it was too obvious to be about Mark so they changed it to Adam's Song, or so I read. I wish I could find the article
Its true, this song was about Mark being lonely and depressed on Tour because after the tour Tom and Travis had girlfriends and friends waiting for them back at home but Mark didn't have anyone to come home too. Hence the "I couldn't wait till I got home, to pass the time in my room alone."
It’s about a fan they had and they got a letter from a fan saying about how they helped him through depression but he couldn’t take it and said that he was going to take his life which he did. So this song is about a fan that committed suicide
Lyrics : I never thought I'd die alone I laughed the loudest who'd have known? I trace the cord back to the wall No wonder it was never plugged in at all I took my time, I hurried up The choice was mine I didn't think enough I'm too depressed to go on You'll be sorry when I'm gone I never conquered, rarely came Sixteen just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over, we'd survived I couldn't wait till I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never thought I'd die alone Another six months I'll be unknown Give all my things to all my friends You'll never step foot in my room again You'll close it off, board it up Remember the time that I spilled the cup Of apple juice in the hall Please tell mom this is not her fault I never conquered, when you came Sixteen just held such better days Days when I still felt alive We couldn't wait to get outside The world was wide, too late to try The tour was over, we'd survived I couldn't wait till I got home To pass the time in my room alone I never conquered, when you came Tomorrow holds such better days Days when I can still feel alive When I can't wait to get outside The world is wide, the time goes by The tour is over, I've survived I can't wait till I get home To pass the time in my room alone
Flanger and Chorus effects sometimes may sound similar but keep in mind that if its flanger you are going to hear the guitar like a jet sound, kinda jet sound. Chorus is more like space sounds and in generall nirvana most songs. I think that here he uses a chorus effect
Adam was my best friend. My skate buddy. My guitar buddy my get in trouble buddy and skip school and smoke weed buddy.
He was my dude.
Adam sadly took his life when we was 17 in 2001-02.
No this song isn’t about him but man it sure reminds me of him.
Rip Adam, I really miss you buddy
*EDIT*
Thank you for all the likes and comments. It really means a lot to me. I appreciate it
He would be proud of you bro
Towqio thank you
Anyone has his Adam, sooner or later. Be strong and happy remembering him, I'm quite sure he is always near to you buddy.
Did he like blink-182 ?
kalenjifly thank you
Ah the good old days when blink played every song twice as fast live haha
@@Elegies22 i dont think so. It was a Blink live trademark for a long time, you can watch big days out concert
@@Elegies22 damn bruh. you clearly are not a musician
The Guitar Sounds So Good
dat phase shifter
Because it's a baritone.
wsomervell147 Sounds more like Chorus/Flange to me
Flanger + Baritone + Mesa Triple Rec.
actually its in C# F# B E G# c#
I like how they all have their own tempo🤣
Raphy Blue ya tom was playing way too fast. They were all fighting before the shows on this tour. Tom was over it and wanted to be at home with his young family. Sucks that their creative peak was right when they broke up.
Travis is overqualified for the job xD
@@trogman43988 actually Tom tried to slow down when drum party was silent and actually played solos like on the album
I feel like travis went too fast at first setting a tempo for mark. Doesn't matter though. It still was great. Tom matched it brilliantly though.
Travis is way too fast
The impeccable guitar tone.
listen to the mark, tom and travis show
his tone is so much louder and better there during the chorus
here he's got the real Robert Smith sound, but it only works in the intro riff part if you ask me
3:14 THIS PICK SLIDE😍
Holy shit that did sound good
That's a pretty smexy pick slide 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
“16 just held such BETTER DAYS..”
and it's now April 9, 2018.
@LambosForAll I miss those years
90s and early 00s was the best man
Now it’s March 6th 2019
@@cloud_monkey422 fr
I'm 16 and I'm going through a skater/punk phase and I feel this song
@@jeefsquaa Enjoy your 20- days kid
awesome guitar sound
EVH
flanger
@@mt7907 thanks
Que recuerdos esos
props to whoever recorded and whatnot
This is clearly proshot so blink recorded it...
You again xD
strum182 Toms guitar sound is sick isnt it?
Thanks
Marks voice is always consistent live 🔥
That flanger sounds awesome
The name for the effect "flange" was made up as a joke by John Lennon
Travis barker...the man on drums.
But you have to say if you wrote a song like this and turned up to practise to show it to the band and your drummer started playing like that during the verse, you'd ask him if he was on drugs and tell him to pull his head in!
Barker can pull it off though.
Matt Randall never heard a drummer who completely disregarded playing for the song like this guy. The live versions of what's my age again he's basically just playing a drum solo at the end. I don't care how talented he is. He's a great drummer, but a horrible musician. I also think some of those "remixes" he does are straight up pathetic.
@dietcokeaddict48 cuz hes a star u fool the drums and cymbals on blink records are amazing
dietcokeaddict48 it’s a three piece. The drums need to be as large as the guitar, as the bass, and as the vocals. Travis carries Blink-182 live
He said that once you play these songs over and over again it's boring so he improvises
Their ‘sound’ is Travis ripping The drums bro. You’re missing the point.
Tom’s jazzmaster sounds awesome here. Love the flange during the verse.
Mark and Tom were trying really hard to keep up with Travis
Omg is there ANYTHING better than 2004 blink, Tom looks sexy as hell and just right playing that riff with the long hair. Epic, these were the days.
2:10 Tom stare at Travis and be like "Come on Travis, slower...."
Hahaha true😂
the best adam song live perform
Zheythomas Hudzaifah definitely ¡¡¡
Daytona beatch the best
Telmo Barbosa concordo
No one of the best perfome, but guitar sound's sick!
Agreed.
2024 anyone?
Fuck 2024
Listened to this on repeat when I was 16. I am 19 now, but time sure does fly. I was not in a good mental-state then. It isn't much better now. But to have dreams and ambitions that I want to accomplish; a reason to get up in the morning, really feels good. To my 16-year old self, it gets better. It takes time and effort, but you will find happiness. I know it.
Feeling you rn, 16 and this is on repeat
@@noahclark2546 me too
Love Tom's sound on that guitar!
This version is insane
It's 2019 and i'm listening
same
this is wild bc the tone of this performance sounds closer to when blink eventually reunited
for some unexplained reason, no they never became as good as they were.
Well they improved in some areas, just not live.
My favorite song of all time
Typically, I don't comment on UA-cam videos, but this is one I am willing to comment on. I want to give Mark Hoppus some absolute props. While I do not believe he is the best singer, I believe he is a very earnest and passionate musician. He put his all into this performance and one can just tell when a performer does or does not put his or her all into something. Great effort Mark Hoppus. I have seen you live twice and didn't disappoint either time. :)
Travis was playing fast because he was pissed at Shanna at the time. He was also mad at Tom and Mark for always arguing about stupid things.
i think they’ve said before that they played so fast then because they hated each other so much that they wanted the shows to end as fast as possible
I love how fast they used to play. Made their songs so different and unique plusbthey could squeeze so much into their set list.
That guitar is straight up The Cure
lol Tom face was like wtf when someone throw a blue ball at him
at .11
Roy Ortiz threw*
Lmfaoo
my all time favourite song, i just hope i get to hear this live one day.
Knowing that there was tension between Mark and Tom at this time makes me feel so incredibly broken inside to say the least. It's such a shame that the whole Box Car Racer shit was all just miscommunication (from what I've read). Gosh it just makes me so mad that such a little thing Tom wanted to do turned into something huge. How do you just go on and not forgive each other. Geez. And now Tom is gone. Hopefully not for good. I hope they still talk at least. I want him back so bad. And I miss his voice and I miss songs like Dysentery Gary, Shut Up, Always, Feeling This, Degenerate, and literally so much more. California is good but it's not my favorite. I hate being so broken up by this honestly. And it hurts even more that I wasn't around back then to see them at their "prime." Fuck.
Jenna they did get back together after the hiatus. After mark formed +44 and Tom with Angel's and Airwaves. They made one more album and Tom decided to leave again. Now Matt Skiba from alkaline trio is the guitarist.
I pray that Tom and Mark talk again someday
California is stale trash
You should listen to AVA.
@@AndyTolly123 I can die happy now
The only time toms E string has been correctly tuned to D. This honestly is a great live show
They played it a half step lower, in C#
...SONG OF THE DAY!!!
BLINK 182 - ADAM'S SONG (1999)
De entrada les explico que es una canción que grita y representa a todos los que han sufrido acoso psicológico o bullying y es una carta abierta para volver a tener fe en que las cosas mejorarán. Adam Krieger era un chico de 16 años con serios problemas psicológicos y múltiples intentos de suicidio, después de padecer de acoso escolar y sentirse sin redes de apoyo, se quita la vida, parte de su carta de despedida se difundió en internet y de esta manera llega por medio de e-mail a Blink-182. Los miembros de la banda se sintieron conmovidos por los sentimientos del estudiante, pero a la vez se sintieron perplejos pues podían sentirse identificados con las palabras y sentimientos del suicida, y en gran medida con aquel sentimiento de soledad a pesar de estar rodeados de fanáticos…Mark Hoppus compone una canción que mezclaba los sentimientos de Adam con sus propios sentimientos, es una canción oscura, sin embargo anti-suicida cuyo mensaje es que EXISTEN MUCHAS COSAS POR LAS CUALES VALE LA PENA VIVIR EN ESTA HERMOSA VIDA.🤘🏿ULTRAMEGAROLOTA🤘🏿
Algo que es una verdad a. medias, pues Adam en realidad es un personaje ficticio y la rola habla de la soledad y depresión que Hoppus experimentó durante una gira con Blink-182.
3:20 travis barker is Absolutely A Beast , Amazing
If examined further, this song is actually an anti-suicide song. "This song is about me being lonely on tour before finding the woman I love. It's also about depression, but as bad as things get, there's got to be something better on the other side. There's always hope, and you can count on your best friend who is always there for you and so on." -Mark Hoppus-
after hundred of blink video on youtube this is the first time i watch this performance
just love this...it prevails as you get older!
I enjoyed watching this precovid concert
This is my absolute favorite version of this song
Okay, so nobody is talking about how Travis is playing this song with his left foot on the kick-drum? Damn.
This song makes me sad. I love it, but it makes me sad.
Love to comeback to this video once in a while.
Blink-182...Memories
I watch your videos all the time, i didnt even bother to look at who posted this video. Ive watched it so many times, thank you
Tom de long really feeling it at 0:57
0:40 that was amazing
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This looks like the same night of the Pepsi Smash in 2004. Same set, and both Tom and Mark are wearing the same shirts in the "I miss you" video.
Nope, Mark was wearing a different shirt and trousers in that one, I believe.
blinkMATIC thanks for the clarification
+The Rabbit Hole Wow. I've known about Blink since '99 and during the space of that time, I've seen hundreds of live vids from them, but I've NEVER seen this performance until now. Thanks for the upload!
Patrick Shaw that stage setup was their setup for their 2004 North American tour.
Patrick Shaw This was in Camden, New Jersey at the BB&T Pavilion. June 2004
Take me back to this time please!!! 😢😢
I can't remember where I read it but apparently this song is a bit autobiographical about Mark when on tour. It was initially called "Allan's Song" but it was too obvious to be about Mark so they changed it to Adam's Song, or so I read. I wish I could find the article
Its true, this song was about Mark being lonely and depressed on Tour because after the tour Tom and Travis had girlfriends and friends waiting for them back at home but Mark didn't have anyone to come home too. Hence the "I couldn't wait till I got home, to pass the time in my room alone."
I thought it was about Adam Kreiger
It’s about a fan they had and they got a letter from a fan saying about how they helped him through depression but he couldn’t take it and said that he was going to take his life which he did. So this song is about a fan that committed suicide
Brodie Allen that’s a myth
Seymour Pantaloons it's one song. Idc anymore. Also that does makes sense as they did later on make joking lyrics
I love that pick slide😊
This is when they peaked.
fact
Best blink 182 period ever !
0:57 ♥
Lyrics :
I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest who'd have known?
I trace the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone
I never conquered, rarely came
Sixteen just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months I'll be unknown
Give all my things to all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
I never conquered, when you came
Sixteen just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, we'd survived
I couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never conquered, when you came
Tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait till I get home
To pass the time in my room alone
The sounds tom used to get of the guitar were exceptional.
Travis one of the best drummers of all time
Fue mi tema favorito de la banda hace más de 10 años.. pensé q no me iba a generar nada escucharla ahora pero esta versión en vivo es tremenda!!!
Just visiting after listening to “I really wish I hated you”. 2019 blink sucks so bad.
Does it? Or was it you who couldn't keep up with their new style?
Listen to NINE when it comes out, shit is great
HeroSoulEater I listened to Nine. The only good song is Ransom. The rest sounds like generic alternative rock.
Sound nice, I liked, not the same style but it’s good!!!
El mejor live que he escuchado hasta ahorita de blink.
I miss this blink, the new album sinks!
Perfect ! 2019
Used to watch this when I was teaching myself guitar in 2014
Porra Toopzera master caraiooooo Blink foREVer MELHOR ÉPOCA 2004
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Both, both is good!
Man this is one of their best Adams song performances I love it
This is by the far the best OCDP kit Travis has ever had
love the drop c# tuning and tom playing the open c# chord during the chorus!
still hear this song...2017
They are at their best when they play faster than the studio versions of songs.
The best live era.
I think tomorrow night I’ll get really drunk and then watch this video 5-10 times while crying.
Mark sounds awesome here
I keep coming back to watch tom get hit by that ball
THANK YOU BRO!!!
still my favorite blink song :)
Mark is not singing in perfect pitch, but that’s what makes live performances so awesome.
BigBoysClimbOnBigRing he did it fast because he wanted to get away from Tom in the concert cuz they hated each other over a misunderstanding
What guitar effects Tom uses for this song?
+Tom Delonge sounds like a flanger. If it is, Tom used the EVH flanger
Tom Delonge whenecer i play it i use the chorus effect, flange might work but its not as strong as chorus
its special guitar.
Flanger and Chorus effects sometimes may sound similar but keep in mind that if its flanger you are going to hear the guitar like a jet sound, kinda jet sound. Chorus is more like space sounds and in generall nirvana most songs. I think that here he uses a chorus effect
Tom never used a chorus live. Only ever a flanger.
Travis Barker being 99 on rolling stone is literally one of the biggest jokes ever.
Barker is a savage on drums. Didn't realize how good he is.
2004 was Blink's creative peak, they never sounded better
I think Dogs Eating Dogs was incredible, especially Dogs Eating Dogs and When I Was Young.
man it's crazy mark sings this...i didn't know he could sing this high.
Travisss.... Love you
i love blink
I'm Japanese
very love blink182
This was the year I was born lmfao
lol mine is next year after this
I was the year before
I don’t know why I get it but I can’t explain the feeling this gives me 😐
Tom turned into Boomer for a split second at 0:08 lmao
"fuck you"
Ok boomer
Fucking
Lmao
Nacho don’t think you get it
Thank god they had a producer in the studio
Delonge with FENDER ❤️🔥🤘🏼
Jaguar
Superb....................`
band favorit waktu masih sekolah 😁😁
Absolutely love it
Great song
gracias blink 182
The best band.
Very good live version!
perfect....
At this point Mark hated Tom ???
Lauti Ibañez Yeah this was before the hiatus. if you've seen the 2004 footage of shows you can feel the negative energy and tension between them.
They hated each other, they played fast so they could end the shows early and get out..
everything live is played at 140 bpm vs 120 bpm recorded
Mr. Jim Business not everything are at those tempos.
yet it was the best they ever sounded as a band.