Dude Ranch (album)
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Dude Ranch is the second studio album by the American rock band Blink-182, released on June 17, 1997. The trio formed in 1992 amid the San Diego skate-punk circuit, and built a growing grassroots foll
Blink 182 Dude Ranch cover
Blink-182 performing in Los Angeles in October 1996
The album artwork is themed after cowboy kitsch and was photographed on a Hollywood backlot.
Enema of the State
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Enema of the State is the third studio album by the American rock band Blink-182, released on June 1, 1999, by MCA Records. The band formed in Southern California, earning an early fanbase with their
Dude Ranch (album)
…columnist Emma Garland writes: "Dude Ranch remains a formative and timeless classic [...] the perfect segue from [Cheshire Cat to their 1999 effort Enema of the State], capturing Blink-182 right on the precipice of self-discovery." Trevor Kelley from Alternative Press credited it with "reigniting" the pop punk movement…
Blink 182 Enema of the State cover
Enema of the State is the first Blink-182 album with drummer Travis Barker, pictured here in 2003.
Enema of the State was partially recorded in the band's hometown of San Diego, seen here in 2005.
The band became regular guests on MTV's TRL, whose Times Square studio, seen here, hosted many of their appearances.