You probably have a favorite band, who you know the lyrics to every song and even b-sides or unreleased tracks. Perhaps you've backtracked your favorite band all the way to their very first recordings and fell in love with every sounds that emitted through your speakers. However, there are certain recordings that stayed unreleased and unprofessionally recorded because they are, for better or for worse, irrelevant.
At some point in your life, you've probably heard a Blink 182 song, whether you realize who the band is or not. If you listen chronologically to the band's music, there is a definite maturity time-line that is follows. At the beginning, Blink were not a whole lot different from other bands at the time, such as NOFX, Screeching Weasel, or even Green Day. Really, what made this band stand out and what eventually got them signed was their work-ethic and potty-humor filled stage shows.
What Flyswatter provides for any Blink fan brave enough to survive it's less-than-mediocre sound quality, (the lyrics are unpronounceable), are decent attempts of a band trying out songs that would impress few. Mark Hoppus on bass demonstrates that he is a natural at finding harmonies in the right places, and Tom Delonge consistently plays riffs that subtly differentiate from each other. Ex-drummer, Scott Raynor's job, was simply to keep up and play fast.
Honestly, the only difference between this demo tape and your buddy's from down the street, is that Blink knew what they wanted to sound like; a lyrically-ridiculous punk band who wanted to play loud, fast, and get people to notice them. But hey, it worked, didn't it? If you for some reason feel like digging this forgotten demo-tape from the vast internet, don't judge them based off being immature... (Wait... Oh yeah.)
RATING: 3/10
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