Genres: Rock Released: Apr 15, 2008 2008 World Records I don't want my future kids anywhere near most Blink-182 records, at least not until they're adults. I imagine the band as a parent's worst nightmare; they'll cuss, they'll joke about "nasty sex stuff," and they'll encourage the other kids to do the same. It just ain't healthy for a child to grow up around such acts. Unfortunately, Blink-182 are also the Holy Grail of pop-punk music. And so with the existence of such a band, the morally striving family is shoved into a morally wrenching dilemma. "Should we expose our kids to the glorious pop-punk days of the past, a feat only Blink-182 is worthy of handling, or is Amy Grant enough?" Now I'm not saying they are the first band to do this, but Better Luck Next Time provides the ideal solution. Working like a filter, the band's Start From Skratch reminds nostalgic romantics of everything they adored about Blink-182 (and also MxPx and New Found Glory while they're at it) without having to come across mentions of unabashed incest, voyeurism, or anything of the like. Hey, lead vocalist Brian Bortoli isn't even "into girls who just post pictures of their tits and a** all over "! That's certainly something valuable and rare in today's "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" world....