janine lindemulder was on the cover of enema of the state.
janine lindemulder was on the cover of enema of the state.
who is on the cover of enema of the state?
janine lindemulder
the cover artwork features porn star janine lindemulder dressed in a nurse uniform, pulling on a rubber glove. the band—semi-nude—appear on the back cover with lindemulder preparing for some sort of injection. the trio was oblivious to the fact that lindemulder worked in the porn industry until informed by producer jerry finn. the record company had delivered a stack of photos of potential cover girls, and the band members happened to pick lindemulder. "so it's kind of funny that they've been lumped in with kid rock and limp bizkit, who play up that kind of pimp lifestyle, because blink is so not that," remarked finn. according to mark hoppus, they always intended to have a sexy nurse on the cover, and the women considered included models from both "playboy" and janine's employer vivid entertainment. david goldman was the photographer behind the shoot, held march 12, 1999, and did not know the trio before shooting. in 2012, he stated the glove was inspired by the album's working title. "up until the very last minute, the album was going to be called "turn your head and cough"," he said. "and that's why i came up with the idea of the glove. obviously an enema is not really a glove type of thing. i thought it was a good visual." lindemulder is also featured in the music videos for "what's my age again?" and "man overboard".
enema of the state
"enema of the state" is mainly considered a pop punk album and is even considered a skate punk album. according to mike damante of "the daily cougar", the album "embraces the pop side of pop-punk". the songs on "enema of the state" are fast-paced songs regarding "adolescent aimlessness, broken hearts and general confusion over the care and feeding of girls." summarizing the album's content, "the new york times" called "enema of the state" a sampling of "ecstatic, goofy numbers about teenage uselessness, with a smattering of tender introspection." the songs are mainly autobiographical, or are inspired by stories from friends' experiences. "enema of the state" largely revolves around age and maturity—"more specifically, their lack of it, their attitude toward their lack of it, or their eventual wide-eyed exploration of it." the band decided to emphasize arrangements, harmonies and melodic ideas rather than the fast-paced nature of "dude ranch"; the change was brought about by the band, rather than the label. barker hoped to give the songs varying tempos, something missing in the group's prior recordings. "i told mark and tom, 'it's going to be repetitive if all our songs have the same punk-rock beat all the time. why don't we try some different tempos?'" delonge noted he was open to his proposals, and responded, "dude, i just play guitar and write melodies. you own the beats. if you have an idea, that's what you're supposed to do." delonge later reflected on his desire for a more "pop" sound:
enema of the state