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Welcome to Brankas Music

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:14:00 -0800

Selamat datang di situs BrankasMusic.blogspot.com. Situs ini dibuat untuk sharing kumpulan lirik lagu Indonesia&Barat mulai dari tahun 70-an hingga lirik lagu Indonesia terbaru saat ini.

Saat ini sudah terkumpul Lirik Indonesia hingga Lirik Lagu Barat, mulai yang jadul sampai yang terbaru disajikan secara lengkap

Dan sorry kalo biografi sama diskografi juga masih 'kurang lengkap', maklum waktu buat ngerjainnya rada terbatas jadi dicicil dan banyak artis yang ngerilis album baru....

Dan buat rekans-rekan yang punya situs, mungkin bisa ditambahin link ke situs ini, biar tambah ramai pengunjungnya, dan bisa join this blog. Thanks in advance.

Saran, kritik, koreksi, info atau apa aja yang dirasa perlu disampaikan bisa di posting kan dalam kotak komentar

Cheers ...

TOP SONGS

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:10:00 -0800

Adele - Someone Like You

Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris

LIMFAO - Sexy and I Know It

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks

Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger ft. Christina Aguilera

David Guetta & Usher - Without You ft. Usher

Coldplay - Paradise

Adele - Rolling In The Deep

Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

LIMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennet

Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts ft. Adam Levine

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young Wild And Free ft. Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

Pitbull - Give Me Everything ft. Ne-Yo

Jessie J - Domino

Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B

Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel... ft. Sabi

Avicii - Levels

Tyga - Rack City

Selena Gomez - Hit The Lights

Blink 182 - Anthem Part Two

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:05:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Anthem Part Two dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU ANTHEM PART TWO BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Violence

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:03:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Vioence dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU VIOLENCE BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - The Fallen Interlude

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:02:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu The Fallen Interlude dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU THE FALLEN INTERLUDE BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Stockholm Syndrome

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:01:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Stockholm Syndrome dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU STOCKHOLM SYNDROME BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Obvious

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:59:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Obvious dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU OBVIOUS BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - I'm Lost Without You

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:58:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu I'm Lost Without You dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU I'M LOST WITHOUT YOU BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - I Miss You (Acoustic)

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:57:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu I Miss You (Acoustic) dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU I MISS YOU (ACOUSTIC) BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - I Miss You

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:55:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu I Miss You dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU I MISS YOU BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Heres Your Letter

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:54:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Heres Your Letter dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU HERES YOUR LETTER BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Go

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:52:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Go dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU GO BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Feeling This

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:51:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Feeling This dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU FEELING THIS BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Easy Target

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:51:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Easy Target dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU EASY TARGET BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Down

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:49:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Down dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU DOWN BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Asthenia

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:48:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Asthenia dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU ASTHENIA BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 - Always

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:46:00 -0700

Bagi sobat yang merindukan penampilan dari band ini saya akan bagikan lagu lagu dari Blink 182. Dan inilah lagu Always dari Blink 182

DOWNLOAD LAGU ALWAYS BY BLINK 182

Blink 182 Biography (Indonesian Version

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:13:00 -0700

Prologue

Blink-182 adalah band pop punk asal Amerika Serikat yang beranggotakan trio Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, dan Travis Barker. Mereka telah menjual lebih dari 27 juta copy album di seluruh dunia sejak terbentuk di Poway, California pada tahun 1992. Bersama dengan drummer pertama mereka, Scott Raynor, Blink-182 merilis album perdana mereka, Cheshire Cat, pada tahun 1994 dan mendapatkan sukses menengah dengan album berikutnya, Dude Ranch, pada tahun 1997. Dude Ranch hingga saat ini tercatat telah terjual lebih dari satu juta keping. Scott Raynor kemudian digantikan oleh Travis Barker pada pertengahan tour tahun 1998.
Blink-182 mendapatkan sukses yang lebih besar pada tahun 1999 dengan penjualan album multi-platinum Enema of the State, yang mencapai posisi 9 di chart Billboard 200 berkat singel "What's My Age Again" dan "All the Small Things". Blink-182 segera mendapatkan popularitas atas rasa humor mereka yang kurang sopan. Album mereka berikutnya, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, pada tahun 2001 berhasil mencapai posisi 1 di Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Jerman. Album kelima mereka, Blink-182 dirilis pada tahun 2003 dan merupakan titik perubahan gaya Blink-182, dengan mencampur unsur eksperimental dan suara pop punk khas mereka yang menghasilkan suara yang terdengar lebih dewasa.
Tom DeLonge meninggalkan Blink-182 pada awal 2005, membuat status Blink-182 berada dalam masa vakum. Setelah itu, DeLonge membentuk band Angels & Airwaves sementara Hoppus dan Barker membentuk band +44. Pasca vakumnya +44, Hoppus dan Barker kemudian mulai melakukan solo-karir.
Blink-182 bersatu kembali pada Februari 2009. Album keenam mereka, Neighborhoods, dirilis pada 27 September 2011.

Sejarah

Formasi (1992–1993)
Setelah pindah ke San Diego pada musim panas 1992, Mark Hoppus sering menceritakan keinginannya untuk membentuk sebuah band kepada adiknya, Anne Hoppus. Anne bersekolah di Rancho Bernardo High School dimana dia berteman dengan sorang siswa baru bernama Tom DeLonge. DeLonge juga sering bercerita kepada Anne tentang keinginannya membentuk band. Untuk itu, pada Agustus 1992, Anne saling memperkenalkan Tom DeLonge dengan Mark Hoppus. Mereka berdua mulai sering bermain berjam-jam di garasi DeLonge, saling menunjukkan lagu karya mereka masing-masing dan menulis lagu baru bersama-sama – satu diantaranya kemudian menjadi lagu "Carousel". Tidak lama kemudian, mereka memutuskan untuk secara resmi memulai band mereka sendiri. DeLonge kemudian merekrut seorang teman, Scott Raynor, yang sudah ia kenal terlebih dahulu di sebuah pesta dan sempat bermain musik bersamanya. Mereka bertiga mulai bermain musik bersama dan menamai diri mereka Duck Tape, hingga DeLonge mendapatkan nama "Blink".
Blink mulai berlatih secara konstan, yang menyebabkan kekasih Hoppus marah. Dia menyuruh Hoppus untuk memilih antara band atau dirinya, dan Hoppus memilih meninggalkan Blink saat mereka baru saja memulai. DeLonge kemudian memberitahu Hoppus bahwa dia telah meminjam alat recaman 4-jalur dari seorang teman dan dia menggunakannya untuk membuat demo bersama Raynor. Mengetahui hal ini, Hoppus memutuskan untuk meninggalkan kekasihnya dan kembali ke band. Kaset demo mereka, yang bernama Flyswatter, direkam pada Mei 1993 di kamar Raynor. Penggunaan perekam 4-jalur menyebabkan suara yang dihasilkan memiliki kualitas yang rendah. Berdasarkan pernyataan Hoppus, demo mereka hanya dibuat dalam jumlah kecil, diutamakan untuk keluarga dan teman mereka. Pada tahun yang sama, mereka merekam demo yang lain. Demo kali ini tidak dinamai dan hingga sekarang dikenal sebagai Demo #2. Demo ini berisi beberapa lagu dari Flyswatter yang direkam ulang dan beberapa lagu baru. Sebagian lagu dari demo ini nantinya akan direkam ulang untuk album Buddha, Cheshire Cat, dan Dude Ranch.
Buddha, album demo ketiga dan terakhir mereka, direkam pada tahun 1993 selama tiga malam dengan menggunakan sistem perekam 24-jalur di Double Time Studios, San Diego, California. Album tersebut dirilis dalam format kaset pada 1993 dengan jumlah 1000 copy yang diproduksi oleh Filter Records, sebuah perusahaan rekaman indie yang dikepalai oleh boss Hoppus. Album ini juga menjadi segelintir album Blink-182 yang dirilis dengan nama band Blink.
Pada masa awal karir mereka, mereka tinggal di mobil van, membawa alat musik mereka sendiri disetiap penampilan. Target pertama mereka adalah untuk tampil sebagai bintang utama di SOMA, sebuah klub San Diego untuk semua umur yang saat itu mampu menampung 1500 orang. DeLonge secara konstan menghubungi klub-klub di San Diego meminta sebuah tempat untuk tampil, juga meminta SMA-SMA lokal dengan meyakinkan mereka bahwa Blink adalah “band motivasional dengan pesan anti-narkoba yang kuat”.

Album-album awal (1994–1998)
Blink mulai dikenal atas penampilan yang penuh kelucuan dan atas hal itu mereka segera mendapat kontrak dengan sebuah label kecil, Cargo Music. Melalui label ini, mereka merilis album studio pertama mereka, Cheshire Cat, pada Februari 1994. Melalui album pertama mereka, Blink mulai mendaptkan popularitas di luar California sepanjang tahun 1995 dan 1996. Lagu "M+M's" dan "Wasting Time" dari album Cheshire Cat dirilis sebagai singel walaupun keduanya gagal memasuki chart. Walaupun album tersebut tidak berhasil menghasilkan dampak komersial, Cheshire Cat dinilai oleh Blink-182 dan fans mereka sebagai sebuah “iconic release”.
Tidak lama setelah rilis album perdana mereka, Blink tersandung masalah penggunaan nama dengan band Irlandia bernama sama. Untuk menghindari perselisihan hukum, mereka manambahkan "182" pada akhir nama mereka. Pada tahun 1994, mereka merilis split-EP dengan band Iconoclasts yang berjudul Short Bus. Mereka juga merilis sebuah mini-album berisi 3 lagu berjudul They Came to Conquer... Uranus pada tahun berikutnya. Mereka lalu pindah ke Encinitas, California pada 1996, dimana mereka merekam album kedua mereka, Dude Ranch, dengan produser Mark Trombino. Album tersebut dirilis pada 1997 dan secara relatif menuai sukses komersial. Blink-182 merilis album tersebut tetap di bawah label Cargo Records. Namun di luar dugaan, album tersebut mampu memasuki chart modern-rock di AS. Karena itu, mereka kemudian menandatangani kontrak dengan MCA pada 1998 untuk mengatasi masalah distribusi yang meningkat. Singel "Dammit" menjadi salah satu hits Blink-182 dan membuat mereka mulai menerima sukses mayor.
Berkat sukses dari Dude Ranch, Blink-182 memulai tour dunia selama 1997 dan 1998. Di tengah tour AS pada 1998, drummer Scott Raynor diminta untuk meninggalkan band. Beragam alasan beredar di internet selama bertahun-tahun. Salah satu alasan yang paling terkenal adalah bahwa Raynor memilik masalah serius dengan alkohol dan diminta untuk keluar. Ketika dia setuju untuk menghentikan kebiasaan minumnya, Mark Hoppus dan Tom DeLonge meragukan kesungguhannya dan dia dikeluarkan dari band melalui sambungan telepon. Pada sebuah wawancara tahun 2004, Hoppus menggambarkan tour Dude Ranch sebagai sesuatu yang “kasar”, dengan DeLonge menambahkan, “Itu adalah tour terburuk kami. Pada saat itu, drummer kami memiliki masalah alkohol. Dalam satu pertunjukan dia menjatuhkan stiknya 10 kali. Sangat menganggu melihat seseorang menghancurkan dirinya sendiri.” Namun, menurut Raynor pada sebuah wawancara dengan AbsolutePunk tahun 2004, dia menyatakan bahwa kepergian dirinya adalah keinginannya untuk tetap berada di band kecil non-mainstream, dimana hal itu bertentangan dengan meningkatnya popularitas Blink-182.
Hoppus dan DeLonge kemudian meminta drummer Travis Barker dari band The Aquabats untuk mengisi posisi Raynor selama sisa tour. Dia kemudian menjadi drummer tetap Blink-182 dan meninggalkan The Aquabats. Barker dikabarkan mampu menghafal seluruh setlist tour Blink-182 (yang terdiri lebih dari 20 lagu) dalam waktu kurang dari sehari. Mereka kembali ke studio pada Oktober 1998 untuk memulai penggarapan album terobosan mereka, Enema of the State.

Kesuksesan lanjut (1999–2004)
Setelah menyelesaikan proses produksi Enema of the State dengan produser baru Jerry Finn, album tersebut dirilis pada Juni 1999 dan menuai sukses besar, terutama karena lagu-lagu "What's My Age Again", "All the Small Things", dan "Adam's Song". Singel-singel tersebut berhasil mendapat penyiaran besar-besaran, membawa mereka kepada penggemar baru. Popularitas mereka juga membawa mereka ke dunia baru, seperti tampil sebagai figuran dalam film komedi American Pie pada tahun 1999 sekaligus menyumbangkan 2 lagu untuk film tersebut. Masih di tahun 1999, pada bulan November, mereka merilis sebuah album video berjudul The Urethra Chronicles yang berisi informasi belakang-panggung mereka. Lagu "Adam's Song" sempat menimbulkan kegemparan pada tahun 2000. Lagu ini diputar terus-menerus oleh seorang siswa 17 tahun korban selamat dari tragedi Columbine, Greg Barnes, ketika ia menggantung dirinya di garasi rumah orang tuanya. Meski begitu, Enema of the State tercatat telah terjual lebih dari 15 juta copy, memantapkan Blink-182 sebagai salah satu artis pop punk pada era akhir milenium kedua.
"The Enema Strikes Back!", dirilis pada bulan November 2000, adalah album live yang direkam pada November 1999 di San Francisco dan Universal City, California. Walaupun album tersebut dinamai sesuai tour besar mereka pada musim panas tahun 2000 (The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show Tour), album tersebut sebenarnya direkam pada The Loserkids Tour pada tahun 1999. Dua singel dirilis dari album tersebut, yaitu "Man Overboard" (satu-satunya track studio di album itu) dan versi live dari "Dumpweed".
Mereka melanjutkan kesuksesan mereka dengan album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket pada 2001, dengan sedikit perubahan arah dibandingkan album Enema of the State. Album tersebut terjual lebih dari 350.000 copy pada minggu pertama. Album tersebut berisi singel "The Rock Show", "First Date" dan "Stay Together for the Kids". Album tersebut berhasil terjual lebih dari 14,5 juta copy di seluruh dunia dengan mendapat double-platinum di Amerika Serikat. Album tersebut dirilis dalam tiga warna CD berbeda: kuning, merah, dan hijau, dimana masing-masing CD berisi dua lagu bonus yang berbeda-beda. Pada tahun 2001, Anne Hoppus, saudara Mark Hoppus, merilis sebuah buku yang berjudul Blink-182: Tales From Beneath Your Mom yang berisi kisah perjalanan mereka. Blink-182 mengikuti Pop Disaster Tour bersama dengan Green Day selama musim panas 2002, yang didokumentasikan kedalam DVD Riding in Vans with Boys.
Selama masa libur Blink-182, DeLonge dan Barker membentuk proyek sampingan bernama Box Car Racer dengan David Kennedy dari Hazen Street. Band tersebut dibentuk untuk percobaan material yang “lebih gelap dan tidak Blink-friendly”. Mereka merilis album perdana mereka, Box Car Racer pada Mei 2002. Album tersebut adalah bentuk penghormatan kepada pemberi pengaruh post-hardcore DeLonge, seperti Fugazi dan Refused. Sementara itu, Barker juga diajak oleh band rap rock Transplants untuk berkontribusi pada album perdana mereka yang dirilis pada Oktober 2002. Setelah menyelesaikan proyek sampingan mendekati Natal tahun 2002, Blink-182 kembali berkumpul dan memulai produksi album mereka berikutnya.
Mereka menyewa sebuah rumah di San Diego untuk proses produksi album tersebut. Proses rekaman tersebut ternyata membutuhkan waktu lebih lama dari dugaan awal mereka, menyebabkan mereka diusir dari rumah tersebut sebelum menyelesaikan album tersebut. Berlawanan dengan album-album mereka sebelumnya yang hanya memerlukan waktu rekaman kurang dari 3 bulan, album kelima mereka membutuhkan waktu hampir sepanjang tahun 2003. Album tersebut masih dalam proses penggarapan pada akhir tahun dimana mixing terakhir masih diawasi oleh mereka bertiga pada awal Oktober 2003. DeLonge menggambarkan hari terakhir mixing sebgai “crazy stressful”.
Album kelima Blink-182 dirilis pada 18 November 2003 melalui Geffen Records. Album tersebut cukup menuai sukses komersial (dibantu oleh singel "Feeling This" dan "I Miss You") dan menerima penilaian baik dari para pengamat musik yang menyukai arah dan suara musikalitas baru mereka. Album tersebut mewakili Blink-182 yang lebih "dewasa" dibandingkan album-album sebelumnya, dimana mereka mencampur unsur eksperimentalis dengan unsur pop punk mereka. Semua perubahan musikalitas Blink-182 tersebut antara lain dipengaruhi oleh perubahan gaya hidup dan proyek-sampingan.
Tidak lama sebelum rilis album Blink-182, mereka memulai "DollaBill Tour", dinamai atas tiketnya yang seharga $1. Mereka tampil di sepuluh klub di Amerika Serikat dan Kanada. Barker mengalami cedera kaki kanan setelah penampilan di Melbourne, Australia pada Maret 2004, memaksa mereka membatalkan beberapa penampilan Australia dan Jepang. Blink-182 melakukan tour dengan No Doubt pada musim panas tahun 2004. Dua singel lain dari album Blink-182, "Down" dan "Always", dirilis pada 2004. Namun, ketegangan mulai muncul di internal band setelah mereka menyelesaikan tour Eropa pada Desember 2004.

Masa vakum (2005–2008)
Sebuah tour Amerika Utara telah direncanakan untuk musim panas 2005 dalam ajang promosi album Blink-182 dan singel "Always". Namun, ketegangan mulai muncul di antara para personel band ketika DeLonge ,mengungkapkan keinginannya untuk membatalkan tour tersebut dan memasuki masa istirahat selama satu-setengah tahun. Pada pertemuan band yang bertepatan dengan permulaan tour Eropa mereka saat itu, DeLonge mengungkapkan keinginannya untuk menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu dengan keluarganya. Dia juga menolak untuk membuat album baru. Hoppus mengatakan, “Pembicaraan tersebut sangat panas dan berlangsung selama dua atau tiga jam. Pembicaraan kami hanya berputar-putar, dan hasilnya adalah pembatalan tour, tanpa mengetahui kapan kami akan melakukan sesuatu dengan Blink-182 kembali.” Selama masa enam bulan istirahat, Hoppus mengungkapkan keinginannya agar Blink-182 dapat tampil di Konser Music for Relief untuk Asia Tenggara, sebuah pertunjukan penggalangan dana untuk membantu korban Gempa bumi Samudra Hindia tahun 2004. DeLonge menyetujui hal tersebut dan mereka mulai berlatih untuk acara tersebut. Namun ketegangan kembali muncul di antara mereka setiap kali berkumpul. Mereka pun mulai memperdebatkan tentang pembubaran band, album kompilasi Greatest Hits, ataupun kemungkinan rekaman album berikutnya.
DeLonge menyatakan bahwa dia hanya akan merekam kontribusinya pada album Blink-182 berikutnya di rumahnya di San Diego, dan bahwa Hoppus dan Barker bisa mengirim berkas ProTools kepadanya untuk dikerjakan. Mengenai saat-saat terakhir mereka bersama sebagai band, Hoppus menyatakan, “Seseorang berusaha mendikte segalanya. Kami memberitahu Tom satu hal, keadaan menjadi panas. Kami berkata, 'Kau mencoba untuk mengendalikan segalanya. Dan hal itu salah.' Dia lalu berkata dia tidak bisa menjadi bagian dari sesuatu yang tidak dapat ia kendalikan, dan dia meninggalkan tempat pertemuan.” Pengacara DeLonge, DeVoe, menghubungi Hoppus dan Barker keesokan harinya memberitahu bahwa DeLonge telah keluar dari band, dengan menyatakan, “Terhitung sejak hari ini, Tom DeLonge tidak lagi menjadi anggota dari Blink-182.” DeLonge diketahui segera mengubah nomor teleponnya untuk menghindari diskusi tentang hal tersebut dengan Hoppus maupun Barker. Mengikuti beredarnya spekulasi mengenai fakta bahwa mereka telah bubar, Blink-182 mengumumkan bahwa mereka memasuki masa “indefinite hiatus”.
Hoppus dan Barker mengumumkan pada April 2005 bahwa mereka telah membentuk band baru, +44. Selama masa vakum, Hoppus mengalihkan perhatiannya untuk memproduseri album Motion City Soundtrack dan mengurus podcast miliknya, HiMyNameisMark, sementara drummer Travis Barker meluncurkan merk sepatu buatannya dan bekerja di tiga proyek musik — The Transplants, TRV$DJAM, dan +44. Sementara itu, DeLonge tidak pernah terlihat oleh publik, tidak membuat penampilan apapun, dan tidak melakukan wawancara apapun. Kabarnya tetap misterius hingga 16 September 2005 ketika ia mengumumkanproyek barunya, Angels & Airwaves, dengan menjanjikan "revolusi rock & roll terhebat untuk generasi kali ini." DeLonge kemudian menyatakan bahwa dia sempat mengalami ketagihan terhadap analgesik, sambil berkata “Aku kehilangan akal sehatku, aku bergantung pada ratusan penghilang rasa sakit, dan aku bahkan hampir membunuh diriku sendiri.”
Geffen Records kemudian merilis album kompilasi Greatest Hits of Blink-182 pada 1 November 2005. Seiring waktu, +44 juga merilis album perdana mereka, When Your Heart Stops Beating, pada tahun 2006. Album tersebut utamanya berdasarkan pada perasaan yang ada pasca perpecahan Blink-182, dengan salah satu lagu, "No, It Isn't", mengarah langsung pada DeLonge. Sementara itu, Angels & Airwaves merilis dua album selama masa vakum Blink-182: We Don't Need to Whisper (2006) dan I-Empire (2007).
Pada 21 Agustus 2008, Jerry Finn meninggal karena pendarahan otak. Kejadian ini menjadi katalis awal bagi DeLonge untuk mulai berkomunikasi kembali dengan Hoppus dan Barker. Pada 19 September 2008, Travis Barker menjadi korban selamat dari sebuah kecelakaan pesawat. Adam Goldstein (atau juga dikenal sebagai DJ AM) dan Barker menjadi satu-satunya orang yang selamat. Barker mengalami luka bakar yang parah pada torso dan tubuh bagian bawahnya. Ketika berada di rumah sakit, Mark Hoppus dan Tom DeLonge datang menjenguk, membuat mereka dapat menyatukan perbedaan mereka dan berdamai. Mengenai kecelakaan yang dialami Barker, pada tahun 2010 Tom DeLonge menyatakan, “Jika kecelakaan tersebut tidak pernah terjadi, kami bukanlah sebuah band. Jelas dan sederhana. Itulah takdir.”

Reformasi dan Neighborhoods (2009–sekarang)
Pada malam Grammy Awards ke-51 tanggal 8 Februari 2009, DeLonge, Hoppus, dan Barker muncul di panggung bersama untuk pertama kalinya sejak Desember 2004. Di atas panggung tersebut, Barker mengumumkan reformasi band, menyatakan “Dulu kami pernah bermain musik bersama, dan kami memutuskan untuk bermain musik bersama lagi”, dengan Hoppus menambahkan, “Blink-182 kembali!” Mereka juga meletakkan sebuah pengumuman di situs web mereka. Pengumuman tersebut tertulis, “Untuk membuatnya sederhana, kami kembali. Maksud kami, benar-benar kembali. Memulai dari yang kami tinggalkan. Di studio menulis dan merekam album baru. Bersiap untuk mengelilingi dunia lagi. Persahabatan telah diperbaiki.” Blink-182 juga membuat sebuah konser reuni di Amerika Utara dari Juli hingga Oktober 2009, didukung oleh Weezer dan Fall Out Boy.
Peneyelesaian album keenam Blink-182 sempat mengalami penundaan beberapa kali. Pada November 2010, Hoppus berkata bahwa dia mengharapkan tanggal rilis sekitar bulan April atau Mei 2011. Pada Februari 2011, Barker berspekulasi bahwa album tersbut akan dirilis pada bulan Juni atau Juli. Bulan berikutnya, DeLonge menyatakan bahwa album tersebut akan keluar pada saatnya mereka akan melakuakan tour Eropa pada bulan Juli sambil berkata, “Kami tidak akan melakukan tour tanpa album baru.” Namun, pada bulan April, mereka mengumumkan penundaan jadwal tour disebabkan keterlambatan penyelesaian album, sambil menyatakan "Kami harap kami dapat memiliki beberapa lagu baru untuk dimainkan daripada hanya melakukan tour greatest hits. Geffen Records kemudian terpaksa memberi mereka batas akhir penyelesaian album, yaitu tanggal 31 Juli 2011. Pada akhirnya, album keenam mereka, berjudul Neighborhoods, dirilis pada 27 September 2011. Singel pertama dari album tersebut, "Up All Night", mulai diputar pada 15 Juli 2011. The Blinkumentary, sebuah film dokumenter juga dijadwalkan untuk dirilis pada musim gugur 2011.

Personil

Personil aktif

Mark Hoppus – vokal, bass (1992–2005; 2009–sekarang)
Tom DeLonge – vokal, gitar (1992–2005; 2009–sekarang)
Travis Barker – drum, perkusi (1998–2005; 2009–sekarang)

Mantan personel

Scott Raynor – drum, perkusi (1992–1998)

Diskografi

Cheshire Cat (1994)
Dude Ranch (1997)
Enema of the State (1999)
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)
Blink-182 (2003)
Neighborhoods (2011)

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My Chemical Romance Biography (English Version)

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:11:00 -0700

Prologue

My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004; the album was a commercial success, and was awarded platinum status a little over a year later. The band eclipsed their previous success with their 2006 concept album, The Black Parade, which gained generally favorable reviews among music critics. Their fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, was released on November 22, 2010, to positive reviews.

Background

Early career (2001–2002)
The band was formed by front-man Gerard Way and drummer Matt Pelissier approximately one week after the September 11 attacks. Witnessing the planes crash into the World Trade Center influenced Way's life to the extent that he decided to start a band. Way wrote the song "Skylines and Turnstiles" to express his feelings about September 11 and shortly thereafter, Ray Toro was recruited because at the time Way couldn't sing and play the guitar at the same time. The name of the band was suggested by bass guitarist Mikey Way, younger brother of Gerard, who was working in a Barnes & Noble when he was struck by the title of a book by Irvine Welsh named Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance. The first recording sessions were undertaken in Pelissier's attic, where the songs "Our Lady of Sorrows" (formerly called "Bring More Knives") and "Cubicles" were recorded. The band refers to those sessions as The Attic Demos. After hearing the demo and dropping out of college, Mikey Way decided to join the band. While with Eyeball Records, the band met Frank Iero, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Pencey Prep. Following Pencey Prep's split in 2002, Iero became a member of My Chemical Romance, just days prior to the recording of the band's debut album. They recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, just three months after the formation of the band and released it in 2002 through Eyeball Records. The album was produced by Thursday frontman Geoff Rickley after the band became friends with him while playing shows in New Jersey. Iero played guitar on two of the tracks, one of which was "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville." During this time, the band was booked at the infamous venue, Big Daddy's, where they began to receive more attention.
My Chemical Romance offered free downloads through PureVolume and the social networking website MySpace, where they gained an initial fan base.

Major label signing and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2003–early 2006)
In 2003, the band signed a deal with Reprise Records. Following a tour with Avenged Sevenfold, the band began working on their second album, entitled Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Released in 2004, the album went platinum in just over a year. The band released four singles from the album: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Thank You for the Venom", "Helena" and "The Ghost of You". After returning from a tour of Japan in July 2004, the band replaced Matt Pelissier with Bob Bryar.
At the beginning of 2005, the band was featured on the first ever Taste of Chaos tour, and was also the opening act for Green Day on their American Idiot tour. They then co-headlined Warped Tour 2005 with Fall Out Boy and co-headlined a tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect around the US. That same year, My Chemical Romance collaborated with The Used for a cover of the Queen and David Bowie classic, "Under Pressure", which was released as a benefit single on iTunes and other Internet outlets.
In March 2006, the album Life on the Murder Scene was released, incorporating a CD and two DVDs. It included one documentary DVD chronicling the band's history, and a second DVD with music videos, the making of their videos and live performances. An unauthorized biography DVD Things That Make You Go MMM! was also released in June 2006. The DVD does not actually feature any My Chemical Romance music clips or performances, but contains interviews with those who knew the band before much of their fame. A biography titled Something Incredible This Way Comes was also released, written by Paul Stenning and published in 2006. It features information on their beginnings right through to their third album, The Black Parade.

The Black Parade (2006–2008)
My Chemical Romance started recording their third studio album on April 10, 2006 with Rob Cavallo, producer of many of Green Day's albums. It was originally thought to be titled The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance (in reference to "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie), but in an interview with Kerrang! magazine, Gerard Way suggested this was just the album's working title, stating "It was never the title of the album, more a spoof, or joke."
On August 3, 2006, the band completed shooting the videos for their first two singles from the album, "Welcome to the Black Parade" and although not released until January 2007, "Famous Last Words". The "Famous Last Words" video was directed by Sam Bayer, director of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Green Day's American Idiot videos. During filming for the second video, band members Gerard Way and Bob Bryar were injured. Way suffered torn ligaments in his ankle, and Bryar a burn to the leg which caused a severe staph infection that needed constant monitoring in hospital. Consequently, the band was forced to cancel a few tour dates. While these injuries were reported by several news agencies to have been the result of a car accident, a statement released by the band on their website and MySpace page confirmed that these injuries occurred on the set of the video.
On August 22, 2006, the band played a special one-off show at the 1800-capacity London Hammersmith Palais. The show sold out in 15 minutes, prompting tickets to be re-sold on eBay well over the tickets' face value. The name of the album was announced and 20 people dressed in black capes with their faces obscured paraded around the Hammersmith, followed by a large group of fans and street team members with signs saying "The Black Parade". Later during the show, the album title and the UK release date were confirmed. Before the band took the stage, it was announced that My Chemical Romance were unable to play, but they would be replaced by The Black Parade. After initial crowd hostility it became clear the band were simply performing under a pseudonym in keeping with the theme of the album.
"Welcome to the Black Parade" was released as a single on September 11, 2006. On September 26, 2006, the music video for "Welcome to the Black Parade" was released in the UK, and on September 27 in the US. The single became the band's first number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. The Black Parade was released on October 23, 2006 in the United Kingdom and on October 24, 2006 in the United States.
The Black Parade World Tour commenced on February 22, 2007, with the eventuating 133 shows featuring Rise Against, Thursday and Muse as support acts. Reggie and the Full Effect frontman James Dewees played keyboards and synthesizer on the tour. In April 2007, it was announced that Mikey Way would temporarily leave the tour to spend time with his new wife, Alicia Simmons-Way. Way's temporary replacement was Matt Cortez, a friend of the band. During the third leg of the tour, as a support act for Muse, members of My Chemical Romance and their crew, along with members of Muse's crew, suffered food poisoning, and consequently had to cancel six shows. The band later featured on Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour in 2007, along with Placebo, Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, Taking Back Sunday and HIM.
My Chemical Romance received mixed accolades for The Black Parade. Kerrang! rated The Black Parade as the fourth-greatest album of 2006. In Rolling Stone magazine's ranking of the top 50 albums of 2006, The Black Parade was voted the 20th best album of the year. My Chemical Romance went on to win the award for Best International Band at the 2007 NME Awards, and Gerard Way also won the Hero of the Year award. My Chemical Romance was also nominated for Best Alternative Group at the 2007 American Music Awards.
The band announced in a blog on their website that they would be going on a final tour in the United States before taking a break. At the same time, they announced they will be releasing a live DVD/CD collection titled The Black Parade Is Dead!, which includes two concerts from October 2007, the final Black Parade concert in Mexico, and a small show at Maxwell's in New Jersey. The DVD/CD was meant to be released on June 24 in the United States and June 30 in the UK, but was postponed to July 1 because of a technical fault with the Mexico concert.
In 2009, My Chemical Romance released a new single entitled "Desolation Row" (a cover of the Bob Dylan song) on February 1, 2009. It was recorded to feature as the end credit track for the 2009 film Watchmen, an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name. The band then announced that they would be releasing "a collection of nine never-before-seen live videos, straight from the encore set of the Mexico City show from October 2007", entitled ¡Venganza!. The release came on a bullet-shaped flash drive and also contained exclusive photos of the band from the show. It was released on April 29, 2009.

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2009–present)
On May 27, 2009, My Chemical Romance's web designer, Jeff Watson, announced via the band's website that the band was headed to the studio to record their fourth full-length album. The recording took place over the following few weeks with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with AC/DC, Mastodon, and Pearl Jam.
In an interview with NME, Gerard Way said the band's next record would be a rock album, saying, "I think (the next album) will definitely be stripped down. I think the band misses being a rock band." In a separate interview with Idiomag, Way commented that the next release would be less theatrical in scope, stating that "it's not going to be hiding behind a veil of fiction or uniforms and makeup anymore." In an interview with PopEater, Way also stated that the next album will be "full of hate." He also said "over the years that we've been hearing ourselves live and hearing us on records, we kind of prefer the live. There's more of a garage feel and more energy. I'd like to capture some of that, finally. That's the goal for the next one."
On July 31 and August 1, 2009, My Chemical Romance played two "secret" shows at The Roxy Theater in Los Angeles. The shows were the first concerts the band had played since Madison Square Garden in May 2008. The band also premiered several new songs said to be from their upcoming fourth album during the shows, one reportedly titled "Death Before Disco", a song that Way said he was particularly excited about. The song was since renamed "Party Poison" and was included on the new album. Way explained further in a Rolling Stone interview that "it's a completely different sound for the band — it's like an anti-party song that you can party to. I can't wait for people to hear it. It brings back, lyrically, some of that wonderful fiction from the first album."
Gerard Way also said in a November 2009 interview with Rock Sound that the fourth album would be their defining work. "A friend who heard the record recently said he now had no interest in listening to our older work anymore, that we had made all our old material redundant. I took it as a compliment, the next thing you should always make the last thing seem unimportant and I think that will happen when we finally release this album."
On March 3, 2010, Iero announced on their official website that Bob Bryar had left the band, writing:
"As of 4 weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways. This was a painful decision for all of us to make and was not taken lightly. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and expect you all to do the same."
The band did not state reasons on why he left.
In a March 2010 MTV interview about the new album, Way explained, "There's no title yet...I'm actually kind of excited about that. It's kind of 'anything goes' at this point, but I'm so happy with the songs." Though the band since decided on the title of their fourth album, it continued to go unannounced, with various rumors circulating and the band stating on their website that it will be revealed "all in due time" and in Way's words, "a special way this time. Maybe some sort of event, something fun, something soon."
During the San Diego Comic-Con 2010, Way announced that the band had finished recording the fourth studio album. This was later confirmed by Iero on the band's website, announcing that the album was "done, finished, kaput, in the proverbial can, and being played loudly as we drive way too fast in our respective cars."
In September, a trailer video was uploaded to My Chemical Romance's official YouTube page entitled Art is a Weapon, which announced the title of the album: Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The video featured the band wearing strangely coloured outfits and battling unusual characters in a desert surrounding, and featuring a sample of music from the song "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)". Notable comic book author and the band's personal friend, Grant Morrison, makes a special appearance, in the role of an enemy and leader of a band of masked characters. On September 22, 2010, the band premiered their song "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)" on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, and Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ-FM. The album was released on November 22, 2010.
Rock Sound had a preview of the album and gave a positive review, commenting "the way they’ve used everything they learned on ‘The Black Parade’ and tightened up in certain places feels natural and confident" and that it sees "the creativity of the band taking flight musically, graphically and literally."
Michael Pedicone joined the band as a touring drummer late in 2010, replacing Bryar. During a performance at Wembley Arena on February 12, 2011, Way announced that the band will be appearing at a UK festival later in the year, later confirmed as the Reading and Leeds Festivals, which they headlined. They also performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Carlisle, England on May 15, 2011.
On September 2, 2011, Frank Iero posted a blog on the band's site stating, "The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over" and explaining Pedicone was sacked because "he was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed to police after our show last night in Auburn, Washington." He also mentioned his hope of getting a new drummer in time for their next show and avoiding having to cancel any performances in the process.
On September 4, 2011, it was revealed through various sources that Jarrod Alexander will be the new touring drummer for the remainder of the Honda Civic tour. He also performed with them in late October at Voodoo Experience and at their Australian + New Zealand shows at Big Day Out in early 2012.

Musical style and influences

My Chemical Romance's general style has been categorized as "alternative rock", "post-hardcore", "punk revival", "pop punk" and, most controversially, "emo". The band's official website describes their music as simply "rock" or "violent, dangerous pop". Gerard Way has publicly rejected the term "emo", describing the genre as "fucking garbage". However, Way has reportedly also described the band's style as "What-else-ya-got-emo".
Way said to Rolling Stone, "we love bands like Queen, where it's huge and majestic, but also bands like Black Flag and the Misfits, who would go absolutely crazy." Way has stated that the band is heavily influenced by Queen, Misfits, Black Flag, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Smiths/Morrisey. Way has also said that his band patterns their career after that of The Smashing Pumpkins, another band they admire.

Controversy

"Emo" label
Singer-songwriter Gerard Way has previously stated that he strongly disagrees with the band's frequent classification of "emo", saying:

"Basically, it's never been accurate to describe us. Emo bands were being booked while we were touring with Christian metal bands because no one would book us on tours. I think emo is F–ing garbage, it's bulls–. I think there's bands that unfortunately we get lumped in with that are considered emo and by default that starts to make us emo."

UK tabloid incident
On May 8, 2008, British tabloid The Sun published an article entitled "Suicide of Hannah, the Secret emo", which reported the death of a thirteen year-old British girl named Hannah Bond, who had hanged herself supposedly because of her involvement with a reported "self-harming 'emo' cult", which the newspaper directly associated with My Chemical Romance, and their then-current album The Black Parade, which was said to be linked to her suicide. In the article, coroner Roger Sykes expressed concern that Bond's "emo" lifestyle glamorized suicide, and suggested that her obsession with My Chemical Romance was linked to her death. Regardless, The Sun's article, and an article in NME about The Sun's article, had linked My Chemical Romance to the suicide. Supporters of emo music contacted NME to defend the genre against accusations that it promotes suicide.
A group of British fans eventually planned a march across London in protest against the depiction of the band in the media. The march was expected to be held on May 31, beginning at Hyde Park's West Pond and ending outside the offices of tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail, which widely criticized My Chemical Romance and had published general pieces about the dangers of "suicide cults". The march was expected to attract 500–1000 protesters, according to the organizers. After concerns by police, the march was called off and instead about 100 fans congregated at Marble Arch and the band repeated the statement "fuck the Daily Mail" during their gigs in the United Kingdom.
The Daily Mail defended its position saying its coverage was "balanced, and restrained" and "in the public interest" and they were reporting genuine concerns raised by the coroner at the inquest and claim that their coverage of the incident has been misrepresented and confused with rumor. They state that their coverage of the coroner's remarks and the parents' comments was in common with that of other newspapers, and point to their publishing of readers letters defending the band and positive reviews of the band's albums and tours.

Accusations of "propaganda"
On April 28, 2011, US broadcaster Glenn Beck labelled the My Chemical Romance song "Sing" as "propaganda" after it was featured and covered on the US musical drama TV series Glee in February 2011. Beck stated "It's an anthem saying 'Join us'. How can you and I possibly win against that?" The lyrics that Beck pointed out were: "Cleaned up corporation progress, dying in the process / Children that can talk about it living on the railways [sic] / People moving sideways / Sell it till your last days / Buy yourself the motivation / Generation nothing / Nothing but a dead scene / Product of a white dream". Many have stated that Beck has taken the song literally, despite it being set in a fictional, futuristic California. Way responded to the accusation on the band's official website, writing, "I think the word Glenn Beck was looking for was 'subversion' not 'propaganda', because I don't know what it would be considered propaganda for—truth? Sentiment?" He also said that he was "shocked that no actual fact-checking was done on the lyrics".

Tours

My Chemical Romance played in many major tours in 2005. The band toured with Green Day in 2005 on the "Green Day Presents American Idiot Tour". They were also part of the Warped Tour in the same year. "For a lot of kids, it's the one thing they look forward to all year," said Gerard Way of the Warped Tour. "They save up for it. They get to see all the bands they like in one shot." Their set list included mostly songs from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
My Chemical Romance co-headlined the main stage with The Used on the Taste of Chaos tour, before starting their first headlining tour, simply named the "My Chemical Romance Tour". The tour launched September 15 in Ohio, stopping at 30 locations in the United States, to promote their album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. Supporting were Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect. This tour marked the beginning of the heavy theatrics later showcased in many of their live shows. Way expressed his plans for the tour in an interview with MTV, saying, "we'd talked about bringing out dancers for our headlining tour in the fall, but it's a big undertaking; you have to have a bus full of dancers. We've always wanted to do a big theatrical tour. But you have to do it in steps". The use of theatrics was evident during The Black Parade World Tour, which supported their album of the same name. The tour featured 133 performances worldwide, featuring three legs in North America, one in Europe, Asia, and South America, and one internationally.
See also: The Black Parade World Tour and The World Contamination Tour
The band joined headliners Linkin Park on Projekt Revolution 2007, starting on July 25 and ending on September 3, 2007. The band played a one-hour set on center stage, opening with "This Is How I Disappear", as flames burst behind the band. The set ended with "Cancer", occasionally with falling confetti, and fireworks. A stream of controversial events occurred over the kiss Way and Iero shared during a performance of "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" in San Bernardino on July 28. Following the Projekt Revolution tour, they opened for Bon Jovi in October, and then departed for a European Tour with Mindless Self Indulgence.
On September 19, 2010, the band announced "The World Contamination Tour", which took place in parts of the UK, France, Amsterdam and Germany.

Band members

Current members

Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals (2001–present)
Gerard Way – lead vocals (2001–present)
Mikey Way – bass guitar (2001–present)
Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
Former members
Matt Pelissier – drums (2001–2004)
Bob Bryar – drums (2004–2010)

Touring members

James Dewees – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2007–present)
Michael Pedicone – drums (2010–2011)
Jarrod Alexander – drums (2011–present)

Discography

Studio albums

I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004)
The Black Parade (2006)
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (2010)

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Bruno Mars Biography (English Version)

3teen.wijaya@gmail.com (Tokichi Mikuni) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:19:00 -0700

Prologue

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age. He performed in various musical venues in his hometown throughout his childhood. He graduated from high school and then moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career. Mars produced songs for other artists, joining production team The Smeezingtons.
Mars had an unsuccessful stint with Motown Records, but then signed with Atlantic Records in 2009. He became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals and co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. He also co-wrote the hits "Right Round" by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha, and "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan. In October 2010, he released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Anchored by the worldwide number-one singles "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. Mars was nominated for seven Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards, winning Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just the Way You Are".
Mars' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many musical genres. He has worked with an assortment of artists from various genres. Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. Mars also incorporates reggae and Motown inspired sounds into his work. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop." Worldwide, Mars became the best-digital selling artist for 2011. With three singles in the top ten including first place with 12.5 million sales the single "Just The Way You Are".

Early life

Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez and raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, by parents Pete Hernandez, of Puerto Rican descent and Bernadette "Bernie" of Filipino descent. His mother emigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child and his father moved to the island from Brooklyn, New York. Mars' parents met while performing in a show, where his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion. At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to chubby professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino.
Mars was one of six children and came from a musical family who exposed him to a diverse mix of reggae, rock, hip hop, and R&B. In addition to being a dancer, his mother was a singer and his father used his musical ability to perform Little Richard rock n roll music. Mars' uncle was an Elvis impersonator. By the age of three his uncle had Mars up on the stage performing. He also performed songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, The Isley Brothers, and The Temptations. At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, in which he became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley.
In 1990, Mars was featured in MidWeek as "Little Elvis", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992. He later reflected on the influence Presley had on his music: "I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police. It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan." In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, explaining, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments. My uncle's an incredible guitar player, my dad's an incredible percussionist, my brother's a great drummer, he actually plays in our band. I've just been surrounded by it." In 2003, shortly after graduating from President Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of seventeen, Mars moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a musical career. He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I’m out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars."

Career

2004-10: Career beginnings and It's Better If You Don't Understand
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed to Motown Records in 2004, in a deal that "went nowhere". However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label. Mars, Lawrence, and engineer Ari Levine began writing songs together, and formed the production team The Smeezingtons. In 2006, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future manager at Atlantic Records, Aaron Bay-Schuck. After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took about three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label. In the meantime, Bay-Schuck hired Mars and the Smeezingtons to write and produce songs for the label's artists. According to Bay-Schuck in an interview with HitQuarters, Mars had stated that although his ultimate goal was to be a solo artist, he was willing to write and produce for other artists, both to help improve his songwriting and help him discover the type of artist he ultimately wanted to be. Bay-Schuck credits this as a period of "self-discovery" that contributed significantly to Mars' later success.
Before becoming a successful solo artist, Hernandez was an acknowledged music producer, writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston, and Flo Rida. He also co-wrote the Sugababes' hit song "Get Sexy" and provided backing vocals on their album Sweet 7. His first musical appearance as a singer was in Far East Movement's second studio album Animal, featured on the track "3D". He was also featured on pastor and hip hop artist Jaeson Ma's debut single "Love" in August 2009. He reached prominence as a solo artist after being featured on and co-writing B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire"; both songs peaked within the top ten of many charts worldwide. He said of them, "I think those songs weren't meant to be full-sung songs. If I'd sung all of "Nothin' on You", it might've sounded like some '90s R&B." Following this success, Mars released his debut extended play (EP), titled It's Better If You Don't Understand, on May 11, 2010. The EP peaked at the 99th position on the Billboard 200 and produced one single, "The Other Side", featuring singers Cee Lo Green and B.o.B. Mars collaborated with Green once more in August 2010 by co-writing his single "Fuck You!". He performed a medley of "Nothin' on You" and "Airplanes" with B.o.B and Hayley Williams at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.

2010-present: Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Mars' debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, was released digitally on October 4, and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010. The lead single, "Just the Way You Are", was released on July 19, 2010, and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as well as several other charts worldwide. The music video was released on September 8, 2010. The second single, "Grenade", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance. In the United States, Doo-Wops & Hooligans debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 for the week of October 13, 2010, selling 55,000 copies. The album also received generally positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly's Leah Greenblatt praised Mars for his "instant-access melodies" and "sly snatches of dance-floor swagger", but noted weaknesses in songs deviant from his conventional pop and soul genres. He opened for Maroon 5 on the fall leg of the Hands All Over Tour starting October 6, 2010 and co-headlined with McCoy on a European tour starting October 18, 2010.
On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine. When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "foolish" and that "he has never used drugs before". Mars pled guilty to felony drug possession, and in return for his plea, he was told that the charges would be erased from his criminal record as long as he stayed out of trouble for a year, paid a $2,000 fine, did 200 hours of community service and completed a drug counseling course.
On February 13, 2011, Mars won his first Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, having received six nominations; Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Nothin' on You", Record of the Year for "Nothin' on You" and "Fuck You", Song of the Year for "Fuck You", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
On September 16, 2011, Bad Meets Evil released their single, "Lighters", which featured Mars in the song. The song was met with mixed reviews from critics and many criticized Mars for doing this type of song. On September 22, 2011, it was announced on Mars' website that his new song "It Will Rain" will appear on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack which was released on November 8th. On October 30, 2011, Mars gave an exclusive performance of "Runaway Baby" on the results show of The X Factor UK, the same day that Mars received six nominations for a Grammy Award; Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Grenade", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 54th Grammy Awards. During the ceremony, Mars performed "Runaway Baby" but he did not win any awards as Adele won in all the categories he was nominated in and also lost to Paul Epworth for Producer of the Year.
Mars has confirmed on Twitter that work on his second album has begun.

Musical style

Mars' music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, including pop, rock, reggae, R&B, soul, and hip hop. His co-producer Philip Lawrence says, "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." Mars himself says, "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that’s an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor." Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat, Jodeci and R. Kelly, as well as 1950s rock 'n' roll and Motown. In high school, he began listening to classic rock groups such as The Police, Led Zeppelin, and the Beatles. All of these genres of music have influenced Mars' musical style; he observed that "It’s not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there’s only a handful of them." Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys, Jessie J, Jack White and The Saturdays.
In addition, Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that "'Nothin' on You' had a Motown vibe, 'Billionaire' was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the Cee-Lo [Green] song ['Fuck You']. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's 'Just the Way You Are.' If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music." He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as "just straightforward love songs – so charming and simple and romantic." In addition, Mars states that growing up in Hawaii influenced his music, giving the songs a reggae sound. He explains that "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley. That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first." Lyrically, many of Mars' songs have been described as "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic, however, darker subjects are addressed in songs such as "Grenade", "Liquor Store Blues", and "Talking to the Moon", which detail failed relationships and self-destructive behavior.

Discography

Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)

Tours

Doo-Wops & Hooligans tour (2010–2012)

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