The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!)

The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back
Live album by Blink-182
Released November 7, 2000
Recorded November 4, 1999 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
November 5, 1999 at Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California
Genre Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk
Length 61:52
Label MCA
Producer Jerry Finn
Blink-182 chronology
Enema of the State
(1999)		 The Mark, Tom and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back
(2000)		 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
(2001)
Singles from The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back
  1. "Man Overboard"
    Released: October 29, 2000
  2. "Dumpweed (Live)"
    Released: 2000

The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back is a live album by the American rock band Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released on November 7, 2000 through MCA Records. Recorded over two nights at performances in the band's home of California in November 1999, The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) primarily features songs from the band's third album, Enema of the State (1999), as well as selected tracks from previous albums Dude Ranch (1997) and Cheshire Cat (1995).

"Man Overboard", a studio version of a track originally considered (but not recorded) for the band's Enema of the State album, accompanies the release and was issued as its lead single, peaking at number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Although the album was promoted as a limited edition release, the record came back into print in 2006 due to popular demand.

Background

The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back was recorded at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California and November 5, 1999 at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on the group's Loserkids Tour.[1][2][3] The colorful, cartoonish album artwork contains several characters illustrated on previous Blink-182 releases, including aliens, the dancing bunny, wizards and a caricature of Enema of the State cover model Janine Lindemulder alongside caricatures of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker.[1] The LP was initially meant to be a strictly limited-edition release (although one million copies were pressed), but nonetheless, the album came back into print in 2006 due to popular demand.[1]

"Man Overboard", the only studio track for the album, was initially written and demoed for blink-182’s previous album, Enema of the State. The band entered the studio to record a final version of the song in mid-2000.[4] The song first saw release streaming for one month (starting in September 2000) on the band’s official website, MTV.com, and KROQ.com.[5]

Following "Man Overboard", the album returns to a live environment with 29 hidden tracks collectively known as Words of Wisdom. These document examples of Mark and Tom's stage banter towards one another. Their toilet humor jokes are something the band is renowned for and are exampled here. The tracks are removed from some editions of the album. The album also features previously unreleased material, including toilet humor songs, such as "Family Reunion" (released on Short Music for Short People in 1999), "Blow Job" and "The Country Song".

"Dick Lips" is censored as "Rich Lips", and "Blow Job" is censored as "Blew Job" on the track listing on the back cover, however they are written correctly on the inside of the American edition. The adult-themed songs were omitted from listening booths at various mainstream music stores such as HMV.

Release and reception

The album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 110,000 copies.[6]

Melody Maker observed that the album, "obeys the First Three Laws Of Rock: have a good time; maintain the generation gap; keep it simple." In the USA, Spin were similarly instant in their appreciation of the release, and weren't afraid to enjoy the "self-deprecating one-liners about boobies, boners and crooked wieners."[1] AllMusic wrote that "in the midst of teen pop mediocrity and post-grunge rollickers, it's good to see a band such as Blink-182 enjoying its time on top of the world,"[7] but not all reviews were positive, however: British magazine NME described the album as "the tragic sound of three men so desperately trying to avoid growing up."[8]

Consequence of Sound retrospectively reviewed the album in 2008, writing that "If you yourself were not into the band, you know someone who was, and the tour that this recording is from sold out many large venues for a good reason. They knew how to write catchy punk rock with more on stage energy than I have seen to date."[9]

The album is now out of print as of April 2010.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Dumpweed"   2:53
2. "Don't Leave Me"   2:38
3. "Aliens Exist"   3:43
4. "Family Reunion"   0:51
5. "Going Away to College"   3:40
6. "What's My Age Again?"   3:18
7. "Dick Lips" (Hoppus, DeLonge, Scott Raynor; listed as "Rich Lips") 3:35
8. "Blow Job" (listed as "Blew Job") 0:41
9. "Untitled" (Hoppus, DeLonge, Raynor) 3:07
10. "Voyeur" (Hoppus, DeLonge, Raynor) 3:28
11. "Pathetic" (Hoppus, DeLonge, Raynor) 2:51
12. "Adam's Song"   4:35
13. "Peggy Sue"   3:47
14. "Wendy Clear"   4:09
15. "Carousel"   3:38
16. "All the Small Things"   3:35
17. "Mutt"   3:39
18. "The Country Song"   1:00
19. "Dammit" (Hoppus, DeLonge, Raynor) 3:05
20. "Man Overboard" (studio track) 2:46
Total length:
 61:52

Personnel

Blink-182
Production
Management
  • Rick DeVoe – Management
  • Darryl Eaton & Brian Greenbaum – US Booking Agent
  • Mike Dwedney – International Booking Agent
  • Gary Ashley – A&R
  • Jeanne Venton & Alexa Sita – A&R Administration
Artwork
  • Tim Stedman – Art Direction, design
  • TJ River – Assisted Design
  • Glen Hanson – Illustration
  • Justin Stephens – Photography
  • Skye Everly, Thomas Noto, Tim Stedman – Additional Photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] 6
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 38
French Albums Chart[13] 59
German Album Top 100[14] 43
Japanese Albums Chart[15] 77
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Albums[16] 10
UK Albums Chart[17] 69
US Billboard 200[18] 8
Top Internet Albums[11] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[19] 144

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States November 5, 2000 MCA CD 088 112 379-2
Europe 112 379-2[24]
United States May 2011 Universal Music LP STDHT-ST01

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shooman, 2010. p. 79-80
  2. ↑ The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) (liner notes). blink-182. US: MCA. 2000. 112379.
  3. ↑ Waddell, Ray (1999-10-18). "blink-182’s Loserkids to be First Tour for House of Blues concerts". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  4. ↑ Basham, David (2000-08-28). "Blink-182 Records New Song For Live Album". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  5. ↑ Mancini, Robert (2000-08-30). "blink-182 To Debut New Track Online". MTV News. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  6. ↑ "Blink-182 Opens At No. 1, Sugar Ray Debuts High". Billboard. June 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  7. ↑ The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back) - Allmusic
  8. ↑ NME Album Reviews - The Mark, Tom & Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back - NME.COM
  9. ↑ Consequence of Sound
  10. ↑ - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). Australian-charts.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  11. 1 2 blink-182 - Awards - Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  13. ↑ InfoDisc : Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste. Infodisc.fr. Retrieved on January 18, 2014. NB user has to select "Blink 182" from the drop down list.
  14. ↑ Chartverfolgung / Blink-182 / Longplay. Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  16. ↑ - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!). Charts.org.nz. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ - Blink-182 - Artist - Official Charts. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  19. ↑ "The Year in Music: 2001 – Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard 113 (52): 33. December 29, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Blink-182 - The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

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