Buddha (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Buddha
Type = Demo
Artist = Blink


Released = 1993 (Original)
October 27, 1998 (Re-issue)
Recorded = 1993 at Double Time Studios in San Diego, California
Genre = Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk
Length = 32:30
Label = Filter (Original)
Kung Fu (Re-issue)
Producer = Blink-182
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sk5gtq2zmu48 link]
Last album =
This album = "Buddha"
(1993/1998)
Next album = "Cheshire Cat"
(1994)
Misc =Extra album cover 2
Type = album
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Lower caption = The cover used of the 1998 remastered version.

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"Buddha" is a Blink-182 album that was originally released in 1993 (though the re-issue erroneously notes 1995) and released on CD for the first time in 1998. It was recorded over three rainy nights on a 24 track recording system at Double Time Studios in San Diego, California, according to the CD's liner notes. The album was one of the few Blink-182 albums released with the band name as "Blink".

The album was first released on cassette, but was later re-released on Kung Fu Records featuring a remix and remaster of the original album with different cover art and a different track listing. The remastered version was also available on cassette and vinyl, but is now out of print.

Track listing

Original version

#"Carousel" †
#"T.V." ‡
#"Strings" ‡
#"Fentoozler" ‡
#"Time" ‡
#"Romeo & Rebecca" †
#"21 Days" †
#"Sometimes" ‡
#"Degenerate" * §
#"Point of View" †
#"My Pet Sally" †
#"Reebok Commercial" ‡
#"Toast And Bananas" †
#"The Family Next Door" *§
#"Transvestite" * §

* = Does not appear on remastered version.
† = Lead vocals by Tom Delonge
‡ = Lead vocals by Mark Hoppus
§ = Lead vocals by both

Remastered version

#"Carousel" † - 2:40
#"T.V." ‡ - 1:37
#"Strings" ‡ - 2:28
#"Fentoozler" ‡ - 2:03
#"Time" ‡ - 2:46
#"Romeo & Rebecca" † - 2:31
#"21 Days" † - 4:01
#"Sometimes" ‡ - 1:04
#"Point of View" † - 1:11
#"My Pet Sally" † - 1:36
#"Reebok Commercial" ‡ - 2:35
#"Toast & Bananas" † - 2:26
#"The Girl Next Door" (Screeching Weasel cover) *§ - 2:31
#"Don't" * ‡ - 2:26

* = Does not appear on original version.
† = Lead vocals by Tom Delonge
‡ = Lead vocals by Mark Hoppus
§ = Lead vocals by both

* "Time", "Point of View" and "Reebok Commercial" originally appeared on the self-released demo "Flyswatter" and later on Blink-182's second demo.
* "Carousel", "T.V.", "Strings", "Fentoozler", "Romeo & Rebecca", "Sometimes" and "Toast & Bananas" later appear on the band's first major-label album "Cheshire Cat".
* "Degenerate" appears on the band's "Dude Ranch" album.
* The rest of the tracks are exclusive to "Buddha".

Personnel

* Tom DeLonge - guitar, vocals
* Mark Hoppus - bass, vocals
* Scott Raynor - drums

Buddha Promo

Infobox Album |
Name = Buddha Promo Tape
Type = Demo
Artist = Blink-182


Released = 1994
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk
Length = 22:38
Label = Kung Fu RecordsThe "Buddha Promo" demo was released after their album "Cheshire Cat" in very limited quantities to promote the re-release of "Buddha". It is comprised of mostly a collection of old songs from Short Bus sessions. It also features some songs that were not available until "Cheshire Cat" and "Dude Ranch" were released, such as: "Princess Leia" (early version of "A New Hope"), "Strung Out" (Early version of "Enthused"), "Ben Wah Balls", "Does My Breath Smell?", and "Wasting Time". It also includes an early version of the song "Voyeur" from "Dude Ranch", which has a similar concept to the "Dude Ranch" version although it has completely different riffs and lyrics.

Track listing

# "Princess Leia" - 3:29 (early version of "A New Hope", later on "Dude Ranch")
#*"Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus"
# "The Girl Next Door" - 2:33 (Screeching Weasel cover, featured on "Buddha" reissue)
#*"Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus"
# "Strung Out" - 2:40 (early version of "Enthused", later on "Dude Ranch")
#*"Lead vocals: Tom Delonge"
# "Ben Wah Balls" - 3:51 (early version of the song on "Cheshire Cat")
#*"Lead vocals: Tom Delonge"
# "Does My Breath Smell?" - 2:34 (early version of the song on "Cheshire Cat")
#*"Lead vocals: Tom Delonge"
# "Voyeur" - 2:06 (entirely different song than the song "Voyeur" from "Dude Ranch")
#*"Lead vocals: Tom Delonge"
# "Wasting Time" - 2:38 (early version of the song on "Cheshire Cat")
#*"Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus"
# "Don't" - 2:24 (featured on "Buddha" reissue)
#*"Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus"

Personnel

* Tom DeLonge - Guitar, Vocals
* Mark Hoppus - Bass, Vocals
* Scott Raynor - Drums

External Links

[http://netmusicdatabase.com/component/option,com_albumhome/Itemid,42/id,99/album,Buddha/artist,Blink%20182/ Buddha on The Internet Music Database]