Lead singles 'Feeling This' and 'I Miss You' received the most radio airplay out of the four singles released, and peaked high on Billboard charts. It received positive reviews, with critics welcoming its change in tone. In addition, its recording process was long and often unconventional.įans were generally split regarding the band's 'new' direction, but the album proved successful, selling 2.2 million copies in the United States. The songwriting is more personal in nature and explores darker territory, touching upon the realities of adulthood and unexpected hardships. Its songs are sonically expansive and downcast, leading critics to view it as a more elaborate, mature side of the band.
Recorded from January to October 2003 with producer Jerry Finn, Blink-182 marked a departure from the band's earlier work, infusing experimental elements, inspired by lifestyle changes (the band members all became fathers before the album was released) and side projects, into their usual pop punk sound.
When they regrouped, they felt inspired to approach song structure and arrangements differently on their next effort together. Following their ascent to stardom and success of their prior two releases, the trio was compelled to take a break and subsequently participated in various side projects (Box Car Racer and Transplants). It's no surprise, then, that 2019's NINE, with its electronic instrumentation and more downcast, introspective themes, still resonated with their diehard followers-blink-182’s energetic, superbly crafted tunes and deeply emotional lyrics know no age limit.Blink-182 is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on Novemby Geffen Records. A massive lineup change-DeLonge left the band in 2015 and was replaced by Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba-didn’t slow them down, even as they and their fans grew up.
Their sound matured considerably into the '00s, becoming more indebted to moody, muscular alternative rock, thanks in no small part to the crack-shot drumming and arrangements of Travis Barker, who joined in 1998. The trio's 1995 debut, Cheshire Cat, and 1997 commercial breakthrough Dude Ranch illustrate a fondness for breakneck-speed punk and sharply honed melodies, but blink-182 connected with bigger audiences in the later '90s because their rebellion offered both comic relief-see the nudity-heavy video for "What's My Age Again?," from 1999's Enema of the State-and seriousness, tackling the trauma of suicide ("Adam's Song") and divorce ("Stay Together for the Kids"). The San Diego band, which coalesced in the early '90s around co-frontmen Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, blend upbeat tempos, catchy hooks, and bawdy humor with lyrics that understand the pain of adolescence-and life in general. Pop-punk godfathers blink-182 embody why the genre appeals to millions.
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