Blink-182

I mean, it's allright. Overrated as fuck in my opinion. 2

One of my all-time favorite bands. Whoever submitted this, thanks! Haven't listened to this particular album in a couple of years, but it's as great as I remember. I Miss You is my favorite Blink song of all time. This album immediately takes me back to the Summer after HS graduation; the unknown excitement of getting ready to move to a new city for college, saying goodbye to friends in hindsight you likely will never see again. Wow, what a time capsule of emotions. Fate fell short this time!

I used to quite like Enema of the State but I think I've grown away from pop punk as a whole. A couple of songs are classics but I really didn't want to listen to this whole thing. 6/10

Unbelievable this album is not included in the books! Such iconic songs that meant so much for the punk-pop scene.

Blink's boring late-career slowdown album. They were a great fun band and this album wasn't any of that. Still ok tbh. 3/5.

I don't think I ever listened to this band at length before. I've got nothing against this, it's fast, it's polished. Whenever I tuned into the lyrics they seemed pretty superficial.

Two user-submitted Blink-182 albums ehhh. It's unfortunate they are so closer together for me in the list. I liked them a lot in middle/high school but after the years they are just... fine. I mean, a lot of it is nostalgia for me, but I think "Enema of the State" is probably the better album. The song with Robert Smith of The Cure was a surprise though. Not the collaboration I would have thought existed.

Or when Blink-182 wanted to mature and make a "serious" album. I'm surprised to see now that it's their highest rated album on Rate Your Music, or that it appears here. It didn't work for me then, and it doesn't work for me now, even though I've put all my effort into changing my mind since 2003...

It's weird, I like punk and I like pop, but punk-pop seems like a stupid genre to me. Unpopular opinion I know. The singer sounds like a 14 year old brat. 2 stars.

Robert Smith, what have ye done?!

When i was younger i looked down on Blink 182. I recognize that it was MTV's fault, not the songs. Not just for oversaturating the music but also for overplaying clips of them running around naked and other pop-punk antics. It's good that they're getting their flowers now - there are some undeniable bangers and great music here.

Everyone loves Blink. I don't think this is quite as good as some of their earlier efforts (I'm partial to Enema of the State), but once again I'm shocked to be reminded that here is another artist completely missing from any edition of the book whatsoever.

Back to the golden age of punk pop, babyyyyy. Bunch of solid high school hits here

It's a generational predisposition, or one of the epoch, or something about the west coast of this continent: Praise the Californian vocal harmonies. Blink-182s is more boyish than the Beach Boys, or more pasty, any color from ink and not the sun. The band sounds only a little skatey here, but the spin on punk stretches out just a bit in length and in breadth.

I mean, a great record, but Enema of the State is a bit more vital in my opinion.

Very solid record. Even though, I think if there is a blink record that should be in the list it should be enema.

5/10. Reminds me of American Idiot, but not as good.

C'est vraiment nostalgique. Il y des supers tounes qui me rappelle beaucoup de chose. I miss you, feeling this etc. mais en générale c,est juste un peu trop long pour moi 53 minutes.. 3.5

Not bad, but I prefer doofus Blink

Those first couple of Blink-182 albums were never my thing. Or as my 20ish year old self would say at that time: "Two demensional skate punk." With that I wrote them off completely and never got to hearing any of the later albums. And that turns out to be a pity! This particular album is actually pretty enjoyable. More emo-ish and musically there's a whole lot more to get from this one. From the wiki page: "the album has been described as darker and more mature than the band's earlier work." I think that sums it up for me, and also why it is much more appealing to me than their earlier efforts.

I always thought of blink-182 as an infantile punkpop band, especially when I heared Enema of the State. My opinion. But this is certainly something completely different. I can really get in to this, now that they take a more serious approach. Kudos! It could have been 4 stars, if it wasn't for the guest appearance by Robert Smith of The Cure. Damn Robert, you were certainly at the wrong party.

This one is their best by far

Not my favorite Blink album (not as poppy as Enema or Jacket), but there's definitely enough here that keeps me interested in what they do next. I Miss You is the runaway hit, though Feeling This, Violence, Down and Always are really strong. Really enjoyed my time here.

This is the kind of stuff I started using this website to find.

I can't believe that this album is better than enema.. I have never listened to the full thing and my greatest recollection of this record is my college roommate buying it the day it came out and then throwing it out his car window halfway through because he hated it so much. I don't understand that. This one seems to have aged great. They slowed it down a little bit and matured a whole lot. There's some good songcraft on here. It's indicative of future as well. In fact, I see a lot of +44.

I didn't think we needed another blink-182 album on the list, but they did some interesting and unique things on this album that really appealed to me! All of This, the collaboration with the lead singer of The Cure, really appealed to me. I think I like this even more than Enema of the State! Terrific!

Just freaking phenomenal. This album was everything to me when it came out.

I think that this album should have been the one in the original list, however my personal favourite is Dude Ranch.

It’s strange that there was no blink-182 on the original list. This album is a more mature offering that shows better developed songwriting and expands their trademark pop punk into a more New Wave direction. It works.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Feeling this, I miss you

Always loved blink-182, and so glad that someone stuck another album from them in the mix. This was their more mature album, not long before the hiatus when they started breaking up--Tom would go on to Angels and Airwaves, Mark and Travis did +44 for a minute (I know all the lore). This one is fantastic though, and it's cool that even a few albums in they were making absolute classic songs, some of their best: "Feeling This" and "I Miss You" especially, but me being a big time fan, so much of this hits for me. The deeper cuts, with more of an emo edge, were a welcome departure. Love this band, love this album. 4.5/5

Is this our first Blink album? It’s a doozy. So many hits on here and crazy they took a break after this. This album or at least the songs within were a staple while I was in college. I recently listened to it to see if it fit in my 100 and it didn’t make the cut but I’d say it’s in 200 for sure. I love Feeling This, I Miss You, Violence, Down, Always, All of This, and Lost Without You.

Shockingly not terrible, but I Miss You is a godawful song.

Definitely more mature step-up from the previous User Submitted “Enema Of The State”. Some good music here.

Good

In spite of my disinclination to like it, this album won me over like a crooked smile. It's well made and a genuinely fun listen, if not mind blowing. Great energy, strong hooks, and some surprisingly lovely sounds here. There's also way more musical depth than I might expect on this type of album. But I will never enjoy those vocals. Fave Songs: Stockholm Syndrome, Asthenia, Down, I Miss You, Always, The I'm Lost Without You, All of This

Hits way less now im a non teenager! But a nice bit of nostalgia, thanks for the selection.

Blink 182's attempt to be mature and deep. It's ok, with a few nice highlights, but in the main it doesn't really suit them. Rating: 2.5 Playlist track: I Miss You Date listened: 22/08/24

I like Enema Of The State a whole lot better. It's not a punishment to have to listen to this energetic and catchy album though.

Pop-punk, alternative rock, emo, new wave, post-hardcore. Ni fu ni fa.

Some core Blink songs on this one. I’ve never been a fan, but I appreciate these guys for what they are to the late 90s/early aughts punk scene.

Probably not as good as their previous albums. Solid, but nothing too outstanding. Stockholm Syndrome Interlude just seemed indulgent. Maybe I just didn't understand it.

The last 00s era blink 182 album where they went out on top with one of their best songs on thid album in I miss you. Feeling this was one of my favorites as it was in some nhl game I played as a kid. This album isn’t nearly as good as enema of the state as it has an odd interlude and different styling choices in songs on the back half of the album. This is solid but not nearly as good as a couple of their earlier albums. 7.6/10

I am, in my bones, a pop-punk and emo kid. Dyed in the wool. But I've never particularly gotten the hype for Blink. I did see them perform in 2023 and it was a fun show, but as far as "how they've gotten so big"? Elusive. Being a fan of the genre, I'm aware this was, essentially, the end of their "imperial" era: "Take Off Your Pants" established them as mega stars, this record did well but was generally thought of as lesser, the band disbands. Listening to it now, with the benefit of over twenty years of hindsight, I think I can understand why: this record sounds like Blink matching their peers, maybe sometimes even attempting to keep pace; "Page Avenue" by Story of the Year came out around this, and I feel I can draw parallels to this. Blink takes some swings here and most don't particularly land, the interludes in particular don't feel super necessary. They're at their most fun when they're playing loose, fast skate punk, not playing whatever it is that "Violence" is attempting to be. The record feels very Tom heavy as well. And, as a personal follow up, the +44 record that came out after Blink broke up was, and continues to be, immaculate. Favorite tracks: "Feeling This", "Go"

I’ve listened to more blink-182 this week now than I have done in years. This self-titled (or apparently ‘untitled’) album is a really interesting change of pace for them - at the height of their pop-punk powers, they took a left turn for a moodier emo-inspired sound that must have been a huge inspiration for the wave of mid-‘00s ‘emo’ bands that followed. I think it’s great they did that, as they were already getting diminishing returns with their 2001 album Take Off Your Pants… feeling like a less good version of 1999’s Enema of the State. I was quite excited to give this more mature Blink record another shot now that I’m older, especially as I couldn’t remember much outside of four massive and magnificent tracks. Feeling This is a statement opener and maybe my favourite Blink song, I Miss You is possibly their biggest, Down sounds like a completely different band, and Always is a great song even if it kind of sounds like it could have fit on any of their previous albums. Unfortunately with this latest relisten I had the same take aways - those four songs are still fantastic, but everything else is quite forgettable. There’s interesting stuff going on, such as the hip-hop inspired drum break The Fallen Interlude and the moody track with Robert Smith of all people, but there are also naff lyrics and forgettable hooks. It’s an album I’m very glad they made, I just wish it held up better

Not my time

I was a big fan of Blinks 182 and their earlier albums as a teenager, Cheshire cat, dude range and Enema of the state. By the time this album came out my view of them was waining. Therefore I don’t think this album should be on the list, and this version of pop punk really hasn’t aged well, I don’t listen to it apart from Nostalgia feelings, But I can make an argument for blink being on the list, so 3 stars for blink overall.

Pretty generic sounding pop-punk music. Compared with the other blink-182 album submitted, this is a disappointment. It's not bad but it's not great. It's just generic. It reeks of that early 2000s pop-punk sound. Which, given the band, can work, but here it doesn't. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No. The other user submitted one is better.

Wow, I was surprised at how much they developed. Not in love with the vocals, so good they got Robert Smith in for a bit!!!

Early aughts party punk

I’d give this a 3.5. When I think of pop punk, three name stand out and one of them is blink 182. Pretty good album and I only previously knew the two hits.

Surprisingly, not too bad

A fun LP, but feels a bit less inspired after a first introduction to the band through Enema. This is more straight pop punk, which is enjoyable for a while but wears a bit thin by the end of the album’s surprisingly long runtime

Not their best one...

I'll jump back in when another interesting album appears. This ain't it.

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An interesting listen, but not one that resonated with me unfortunately.

After enema of the state I thought I’d heard enough blink 182 on this list and that’s pretty much how I still feel after hearing this. Less exciting than that album and where are you isn’t enough to make it worth it. Less punky than before and more mature in a not good way.

Another Blink-182 record. This doesn’t feel as essential. I like that there’s just a The Cure track in the middle

I can't take this band seriously, man. The Blink-182 singer is like the male version of cursive singing. Enema is better. Both kinda suck though.

Found this a bit formulaic

nooooooooo, horrible

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