Gutted to hear Travis Barker was involved in a plane accident a few days ago. ‘Enema Of The State‘ was released the same year I moved to London and I had the chance to catch Blink -182 play quite a few times in that period. The ridiculous banter between Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus was often grating (and occasionally amusing) but I knew i could always space out and focus on the bands true highlight, their human drum machine.
His versatility makes even the most average track sound fresh. Though I’m not a drummer myself Travis represents the most exciting drumming I’ve seen since Dave Grohl moved to front of stage.
I picked some of my favourite Blink tracks to wish him and DJ-AM a quick recover. Deepest sympathy to the other victims of the crash.
TRACKS:
Blink-182 – Man Overboard
