blink-182 - Flyswatter (1993)
"Hey Kenny, what does shit sound like?" You ask me and I put your hand directly on this demo tape. "Hey Kenny, what is disappointment?" You ask me and I place your other hand on my penis. "Hey Kenny, what is love?" You say and we lock eyes before kissing. It's the best night of my life and the most regretful of yours.
This is PUNK ROCK, DAD! It's MEANT to sound like shit! Except sometimes it sounds too much like shitty shit and then it sounds even shittier than shit! And by that, I mean this shit sounds like shit! But like if shit could take a shit after eating shit, throwing that shit up, and then eating that shit, then shitting that shit out, it'd probably sound like this shit.
Even though guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge leaves something to be wanted in the vocal department, you're stuck with it, so don't expect to be hearing Mark's vocals on this demo aside from two tracks right at the end. Speaking of the bassist/co-lead vocalist Mark Hoppus, he plays a pretty alright bassline in the beginning of "Marlboro Man", I gotta give him that. This is just proof that Mark's always been cool.
But hey! There's NOFX cover towards the end! Oh well, that's just another reminder to turn on some NOFX classics instead of listening to this shit. Weak vocals + Weak songs + Weak production = Nothing unexpected from a demo from a punk rock band in 1993.
4/10
