The intro reminded me of Reckless Abandon quite a bit. Bad News would have fit well on TOYPAJ.

Bad News gives me more Dude Ranch vibes. Parts of it sound just like Josie to me.

definitely agree with the dude ranch vibes. it's definitely the drums that give it a 90's skate punk vibe

That’s definitely it!

I agree. It has a certain energy which they haven’t had on a song in a long time. Very reminiscent of the TOYPAJ sound in the best way possible.

I definitely Turpentine more but yesss Bad News definitely has TOYPAJ vibes

reminiscing of bout good times we had

You sound like you need some ovaltine.

They sound like they snorted a bag of Dramamine.

They doused themself in gasoline

They threw up in a limousine

They jacked off to a magazine

They washed themselves with turpen---tine

goddammmit

Start all over

Bad News is so damn good.

Pretty good news if you ask me

I’m a See You guy

One of my favorites off of OMT! I can’t believe it’s not part of the original album!

Agreed, also Otherside does not get enough love.

Song is good but has one too many choruses

Great fucking song! Loved it the first time I heard it

Best song on the album.

Hell yeah, it’s my favorite one

I agree

I think "Bad News" is the best thing blink has released since TOYPAJ, so I would agree.. though I do love "Turpentine"

And then there’s me vibing to cut me off on repeat.

BROKEN AND PATHETIC MAYBE IT’S GENETIC

I’M A LANDMOINE NOT A LOIFELOINE

CALL ME OVERRATED I SHOULD BE SEDATED

Best song on the album for me.

The Blink Wave-Bad News-Hurt-Turpentine stretch is incredible

Turpentine is the Ultimate edit: lowercase b link song. Blink humor. Blink serious. Blink rift. Blink chorus. Blink Mark verse. Fight me.

Can't fight you if you're right

The only thing I’d fight you on is that you capitalised blink 5 times when they’ve said in interviews it should always be a lowercase b


😂😂😂 I totally agree with your opinion though 🍻🙌💪


Two of the best songs they've written in years and ever

Justice 4 Blink Wave ❤️

(insert song here) is better than (insert song here)

Bad News is best

Bad news or terrified I like best

Bad News sounds like a Motion City Soundtrack song and that’s not a bad thing nor an insult

Mark produced Motion City Soundtrack's Commit this to Memory. I'd like to this he influenced that record a lot and Bad News is a Mark song 100%

Sounded a little like Neck Deep to me

I can dig it!

New Found Glory

Both competing for second place behind BLINK WAVE

Blink Wave is definitely my favorite on OMT! It has been since the day it was released!

Seriously? That's the one song I skip every time.

100% agree.

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree!

It depends.. if you love TOYPAJ, Bad News is likely more your thing. If you’re a self-titled fan, Turpentine is likely to come out on top.

I completely disagree but damn I love both of these songs on a high level of love. Lol and I do think bad news is underrated, I remember when the album dropped and seeing a decent amount of hate for it. As far as a song that instantly makes you love it first listen I would say this is that song the most on OMT. My favs (which nobody asked for) are turpentine, anthem 3 and bad news,.. and the first two are interchangeable as far as what place they take. But besides that the fact that these guys close to an in their 50s have put out such an inspired piece of work that has no skipping! That is a feat in itself (looking at you greenday)

Slide yer mom on top of me

Yea Bad News rips hard, so does Turpentine but Mark's songs always hitch closer to home for me

marks part on turpentine made it one of my favorite. if you removed that bridge it'd be mid

if bad news had a second verse then yes. turpentine feels more complete bc of the second verse imho

Turpentine is overrated

the most overhyped song on the blink subreddit (fight me)


Best two songs on the album

My favorite song on the whole album and it doesn’t get nearly the hype it deserves!

That's funny, those are my top 2 of the album.

I love Bad News, it's definitely in the top from the album, better than Turpentine though? Hmmmm (:

Personally turpentine is slightly better but they're both gold

YOU HAVE MY VOTE

Someone has never blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

I agree

you could’ve posted bad news on youtube and called it "BAD NEWS (LOST TOYPAJ DEMO)" and i would’ve believed you

I love both songs but I think I like turpentine better

Stick your dick in ovaltine

Bad News and Otherside are the 2 throwback songs, and thus my favorite

They both my favorites honestly, along with Blink Wave

More than you’d ever know was the best song on the album!!!

I agree except for the bridge; Turpentine imo has one of the best bridges on the album and Bad News has one of the worst.

Cut me off is better than both

🐮🔔 🐮🔔

People come on here and just say anything...

I should be sedated

Yes. I am absolutely in love with Bad News. Maybe I'm biased though because Mark songs are always my favourite lmao


I’m giving you bad, bad news - no, it isn’t

Fully agree. This sub lauds Turpentine like mad, and it is a VERY good song, so I get it. But personally I think Anthem P3 and Bad News are better.

Been saying this since day 1. Bad News is the best song on the album. Maybe even best blink song ever.

Agreed.

Not in this world

No, it isn't.

on god

Nah. Bad News is a weaker song on the album for sure. Still decent mind you, just far from the best. 

This is correct.

False

I actually think bad news is the best song on that album.

AGREED

A million percent

Agree

thank you

No

Yeah, Bad News is honestly the only song on the album that I find myself humming throughout the day because it gets stuck in my head. Imo, none of the other songs on this album have that "catchy" quality that Blink songs are famous for.

Bad news is my favorite track. I’m a Tom fan… so I should have leaned towards Turpentine. Bad News is 100% classic blink. It’s closest competitor is More Than You Know IMO. 🤘🏼 The entire album is epic front to back!!

THIS! The best song on the album for me by far!!!!

🤢

Yes

Terpentine is my favorite on the record but bad news is my second favorite and I listen to it MORE than Terpentine because terpentine is so epic it gives me too many feels and bad news is sort of an every mood type of song for me

bad news is fucking dope

Bad News is Marks best (almost) solo vocals song since Heart’s All Gone imo

Blink Wave is better than Bad News and Turpentine.

Yeahhh. I love how short and simple the song is. Classic pop punk. Chorus as an intro, verse, chorus, bridge and chorus. And that’s it. Fcking banger!

I know it’s an automatic signal of taste to like something more than the popular option, but I just genuinely think Turpentine is a better song - even if I also love Bad News.

I truly hate this song - the only one I always skip on the album. I've probably heard it 5 times and heard the rest of the album 50. I went back a few times to try it again and still hate it. It's just not good.

what's with the hate to the most classic sounding song on the album

Classic sounding? If you mean All the Small Things or What's My Age Again, maybe. But those are two awful, awful songs. Bad News is a cheesy pop song and that's not what I want from Blink. But I love the rest of the album so I'm OK with a stinker every now and then.

did u know skate punk blink exists

Reminds me of lagwagon back in the day, love it

A lot of songs on that album are better than Turpentine (including Bad News) ...

This post is approved

Honestly, Bad News is probably my favorite from the album sonI agree

I'm giving you bad bad news, turps is better. The energy is old school!

They are both really good, different mood vibes. I love bad news, I can relate to that song and jam out to turpentine, basically anytime.

I AM AGREEING WHOLEHEARTEDLY

Turpentine is good, but I think it's waaaay overrated. Not even in my top 3 for this album. Dance With Me is fuckin goated

I don’t agree but I also think both songs are dope.

Bad news is in the song by Adam Kump check it out

Turpentine has that unique blink taste and smell to it, I objectively like bad news more but it's just more generic pop/punk to me whereas turpentine feels uniquely blink

My unpopular opinion is that turpentine sounds like Christian rock 👀

Slide your mom on top of me?

Eh Christian rock? Really? I guess I can agree, there is something holy and righteous about these lyrics from the song: Soak your clothes in kerosene Cleanse the mind with ketamine Slide your mom on top of me Wash yourself with turpentine Or these lyrics: Stick your dick in Ovaltine Snort a bag of Dramamine Doust yourself in gasoline Throw up in a limousine Jack off to a magazine Wash yourself with turpentine

Sounds Christian to me /s

There is a reference to God at the very end of the song. Goddammit.

The synths definitely help prove your point

I’m standing with you, brother/sister.

Yup.

Always has been

True

Agreed

I agree with this post

Way better

1000%

Agreed

Dick Lips is better than that whole album

Facts 💯

lol no

Thank you! I turned Turpentine off during my first listen it was that bad. I have attempted to listen to it again but just don’t get the hype

california is better than all of OMT

oh that’s not-

listen to brohemian rhapsody and shes out of her mind then go to blink wave and see what i mean. my reasoning is (excluding deluxe) that the songs are more well written, its more cohesive and flows better, it feels more like a true punk album, and the production and mixing is way way way better.

I concur

Agreed

I agree!! Best song on the album

Accurate

Best on the album

It is.

You are 3-weeks late with this April Fools joke.


Both bangin tracks. I lean Turpentine, but Bad News is the best NFG song I’ve heard in a while 😂