blink-182 Album: “Cheshire Cat”

This is with-a-doubt the best album ever on this planet, as well as Blink's best. These were the days of touring in a band, and when they weren't making any money! Carousel, M & M's, and Wasting Time are the three "singles" (Carousel was never a released single but it is very well marketed) of the album. The last three tracks are joke songs, when the band pretty much shows what they do when they are by themselves: screw off! Ben Wah Balls is hilarious, as is the end of "Depends." If you like Eve 6 you will like this, the music isn't quite as rough as Dude Ranch but not quite as clean as Enema Of The State. If you were debating buying this cd i would definetly recomend it.

It's not Blink's fault that they are sell-outs... Blame the trendy pop top 40 stations and MTV... they have played blink's music with the gay boy bands. I still think EotS is a great CD, just incredibly trendy now.... this is their best album available and I highly suggest buying it. Dude Ranch seems to only have one sound throughout the entire CD, and that gets old (don't get me wrong, that's a great CD, too) But this is by far the best, with such lesser-known hits as Wasting Time, M & M's, Carousel, Strings, Does My Breath Smell?, Touchdown Boy, and several others.... their great songwriting took a backseat to joke songs soon after, with the exception of Dude Ranch's Dammit and I'm Sorry and EotS's Adam's Song and Going Away to College. If you are new to the spectacle that is blink 182, you'll be pleasantly surprised with this CD... it has a much different sound than their newer stuff and it has a great variety to it. You'll be laughing your arse off the entire time, too with "Depends" and "Ben-Wah-Balls"

This CD is good. Hey, it's Blink 182 after all. However, there is still a good number of those rough edges left over from Buddha, with which this CD shares many tracks. This sounds much less like it was recorded in a San Diego garage, but still doesn't make me think of this band at their best. It is a bit more varied than Dude Ranch, but the quality isn't there. There are some great songs on here, and you should buy it (and NOT Buddha) for that reason. Not as good as their later albums, but it's still a lot of fun!

Yeah yeah i know. All the punkers out there already have this cd, and yeah yeah Blink 182 sold out but just look at the legacy they left behind. They wrote some of the most amazing songs be it in lyrics (Carousel, Wasting Time) or in just amazing guitar riffs the opening in M&M's in particular. When Blink 182 sold out they stopped making good songs, and thats alright, cause they had a great run as pop punk's finest band. So to all you tennyboppers out there, put down the BSB and go get Dude Ranch, Cheshire Cat, and even Buddha, but just burn that Enema Of the State.

And to all the punkers out there: go to mp3.com if you are looking for more bands with that Blink 182/pop punk sound.

even though cheshire cat is a pretty good listen, i don't think it is as good as their other two albums. it does not sound as polished, and while some may find this more appealing, i prefer dude ranch and enema of the state. it shows a band that, while very talented, did not know their true potential. vocals are particularly weaker on this album, but this could be considered better because they have not been mixed and warped and edited by big studio high-tech sound equipment. big blink fans will love it, but those who are expecting something similar to enema will be disappointed.