California
by blink-182
  • Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Jul 1, 2016
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 141 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 141
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 141
  3. Negative: 7 out of 141
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  1. skanonoy
    Jul 1, 2016
    2
    Only a few songs are really memorable, and the rest are just like copies of other pop bands. I was looking forward for the addition of Matt Skiba, but the album fell short because of the addition of John Feldman who looks to have more say on the album direction than the trio. Album also miss the memorable guitar Riffs distinct vocals that Delonge would have brought to the table.

    The    Only a few songs are really memorable, and the rest are just like copies of other pop bands. I was looking forward for the addition of Matt Skiba, but the album fell short because of the addition of John Feldman who looks to have more say on the album direction than the trio. Album also miss the memorable guitar Riffs distinct vocals that Delonge would have brought to the table.

    The album is 2/10 under blink 182 name. But could be 6/10 if it was from a new formed band.    … Expand
  2. YT_Guyyy
    Dec 11, 2016
    1
    THIS is in the top 5 best rock albums according to the Grammys? Holy **** they're just a huge circlejerck, where selling copies is the only thing that remotely matters. This album is pop punk at its worst. I never liked pop punk, I like some Green Day songs, I guess Blink-182 have good songs, but pop punk is one of the worst genres of music ever, and this album is the worst of the worst.

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#33 Most Discussed Album of 2016
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#74 Most Shared Album of 2016

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 10, 2016
    80
    California collects 14 hook-drenched punk-pop barnstormers that both reflect nostalgically on their youthful vigours (Bored To Death, Kings Of The Weekend, San Diego) and revisit them impressively (Teenage Satellites, No Future).
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  2. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Jul 11, 2016
    70
    California isn’t a perfect record, nor does it need to be. It displays a band getting back on the right page with great energy yet struggling a bit to find equilibrium.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 6, 2016
    55
    The earnest California takes plenty of time to sprawl out, from wound-licking power ballads (“Home Is Such a Lonely Place,” “Hey I’m Sorry”) to high-shine navel-gazings that hew closely to past hits.
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