Blink-182 - Enema Of The State flac album

It’s their first release with drummer Travis Barker, who replaced original member Scott Raynor. Beginning to stray away from their punk roots, the band collaborated with reputable punk-rock producer Jerry Finn, who played a pivotal role in creating the album’s pop-punk sound and bringing the genre to its mainstream peak. The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and continues to make several top album lists, including Rock Sound’s 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time and a spot in Kerrang!’s 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever. The album cover, which remains one of the most recognizable to date, features porn star Janine Lindemulder in a nurse costume.

However, something of a melancholy presence lurked beneath. On the surface, Enema Of The State presents itself as an album loaded with tales of juvenile delinquency. In reality, however, it deals in nostalgia for adolescence.

Countless awards, iconic tracks and the cultural influence of Enema mark it in history as one of the greatest albums of all time. 1. Pushing pop punk into the mainstream. Prior to the release of Enema Of The State, punk was still known as somewhat of a niche genre.

Enema of the State catapulted the band to the top of the alt-rock scene back in 1999, with the album peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The set yielded such massive radio singles as "What's My Age Again?," "All the Small Things" and "Adam's Song. The album went on to be certified five times platinum in the .

Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on June 1, 1999 by MCA Records Состояние .

Although the Mark Trombino-produced album featured the band's first hit single ("Dammit"), its gritty sound wasn't too far removed from the indie releases of their early years.