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blink-182
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 94 votes
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Album Info
Label: Geffen
Release Date: 18 November 2003
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Alternative, Rock
Summary
Definitely not your typical blink-182 album, this eponymous release finds the once-juvenile band finally showing a mature side, and winning critics over in the process. The Cure's Robert Smith guests on one track.
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly
Despite their newfound earnestness, [blink] seem incapable of pretension. [21 Nov 2003, p.82]
Spin
A dark, emotionally intense record, best experienced on headphones. [Jan 2004, p.97]
Blender
Blink-182 have found a new, angrier way to never leave junior high. [Dec 2003, p.135]
Village Voice
I miss the penis jokes, I sincerely do, but when life's little fuckups sound like cosmic conundrums--and here I'm referring not just to the new disc's big choruses but, more importantly, to its snaking structures and unrelentingly urgent harmonies--now-and-then comparisons fail.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
Maturity suits these guys: Five albums into their career, it sounds like they're just getting warmed up.
Read Full Review >ShakingThrough.net
Blink-182 is a challenging listen, although not for the reasons one usually associates with Blink-182.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
The disc does meander in spots, and its most achingly sincere love songs become cloying, but it's easy to both enjoy and appreciate Blink-182's effort and evolution, especially when hooky pleasures continue to function as its primary stock in trade.
Read Full Review >Mojo
The heart of the album sticks closely to their well-tried formula: sing-song melodies and puerile lyrics set against a steady backdrop of numbingly bland riffage. [Jan 2004, p.106]
Q Magazine
The majority of material... is forgettable. [Dec 2003, p.118]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 94 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Kate S. gave it a0:
Terrible, misery and forgettable material.
louis s gave it a10:
This album is amazing they showed a more mature side which i loved and i cant wait for there new album.
Emil L. gave it a10:
This may not be their greatest album, but all songs are interesting and have something that make them very good to listen.
Evan B. gave it a10:
A lot of critics could never take blink-182 seriously because they presented themselves as young adults who never really wanted to mature. However, boxcar racer really set tom up to start writing darker material. Their last album is a classic because bands have been trying to match it ever since and haven't been able to. This album really reset the bar in the pop-punk genre. Compared to the new crap that's out now by the academy is... and all those bands, blink-182 is an unbeatable force. If critics were to shed all of their past impressions of this band and give the album a chance and see it at face value, they'd understand all of this.
Suleiman M gave it an8:
A great ending for a great band.
Cuyler F. gave it a10:
Wow! It seems like theyr'e songs have really matured. And the Instrumentals are great, the songs are a lot deeper. They are easier to listen to. My favorite songs on the album are Down Obvious Violence and Alwways. Still my favorite album of all time! Blink better get back together.
taylor s. gave it a10:
dude!
