Buddha (album)

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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.

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

1. "Carousel" †
2. "T.V." ‡
3. "Strings" ‡
4. "Fentoozler" ‡
5. "Time" ‡
6. "Romeo & Rebecca" †
7. "21 Days" †
8. "Sometimes" ‡
9. "Degenerate" * §
10. "Point of View" †
11. "My Pet Sally" †
12. "Reebok Commercial" ‡
13. "Toast And Bananas" †
14. "The Family Next Door" *§
15. "Transvestite" * †

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

Remastered version

1. "Carousel" † - 2:40
2. "T.V." ‡ - 1:37
3. "Strings" ‡ - 2:28
4. "Fentoozler" ‡ - 2:03
5. "Time" ‡ - 2:46
6. "Romeo & Rebecca" † - 2:31
7. "21 Days" † - 4:01
8. "Sometimes" ‡ - 1:04
9. "Point of View" † - 1:11
10. "My Pet Sally" † - 1:36
11. "Reebok Commercial" ‡ - 2:35
12. "Toast & Bananas" † - 2:26
13. "The Girl Next Door" (Screeching Weasel cover) *§ - 2:31
14. "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

The Buddha Promo demo was released in very limited quantities, and was only released to promote Buddha. It 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.

External Links

Buddha on The Internet Music Database