blink-182
by blink-182
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Nov 18, 2003
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 253 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 230 out of 253
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 253
  3. Negative: 11 out of 253

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  1. kermitology
    Jan 10, 2013
    8
    Definitely different, but I prefer it from anything else they've ever done. It has nothing to do with anything else they did prior, and I suspect that's where a lot of the distaste comes from. But the music is pretty darn good for a rock album.
  2. jimmck9
    Oct 20, 2010
    10
    Perfect album. All the songs are amazing. Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus are the best at what they do in their genre. Travis Barker is the worlds best drummer. This album is a lot more insightful and serious than their other work, but could be their best material. Fav songs: asthenia, go, and feeling this.
  3. axelkoch
    Aug 21, 2012
    7
    'Enema Of The State' was nearly perfect, 'Take Off Your Pants..." was good and sadly, this album is another level lower. It starts very cool with "Feeling This", which shows both sides of love and then there are all those meaningless, unspecial songs. Like "Violence": It lasts 5:20 and what does it bring to us? Nothing! "Mother's Day" (on the yellow version of TOYPAJ) had more meaning than'Enema Of The State' was nearly perfect, 'Take Off Your Pants..." was good and sadly, this album is another level lower. It starts very cool with "Feeling This", which shows both sides of love and then there are all those meaningless, unspecial songs. Like "Violence": It lasts 5:20 and what does it bring to us? Nothing! "Mother's Day" (on the yellow version of TOYPAJ) had more meaning than this one! The album is good because blink-182 can't be bad, but it's way lower than their last albums. Obviously they didn't take enough time to make it. "I Miss You" is their best song of all time and makes the whole album a bit better, Robert Smith is cool in "All Of This" and "Here's Your Letter" is another good love song. But there are these disappointing songs who destroy the album.… Expand
  4. MK
    Nov 24, 2003
    3
    OOOH WATCH OUT THEY'VE "GROWN UP" NOW!!!!
  5. KateS.
    Jul 20, 2009
    0
    Terrible, misery and forgettable material.
  6. punkrocker
    May 1, 2004
    5
    wtf happen to blink, they fucked it, they could have been legends but then they go and turn emo. people don have to mature as they get older, take nofx for example. every cd up this fukin rocks (in a poppunk sought of way) but this emo shit sucks
  7. ash?????
    Jul 20, 2005
    5
    im not a big blink fan but this was ok.....
  8. GaborA
    Mar 1, 2004
    3
    Ripe fruit never tasted so terrible. They have proven that no matter how much they mature they simply cant produce decent music. Its time to cut down the tree before more awefull fruit develops or one of the seeds spawns another blink knockoff.
  9. matt
    Aug 8, 2004
    4
    disapointing. i am a very devoted blink fan, but take off your pants and jacket was so much better.
  10. JohnV
    Dec 11, 2003
    3
    Garbage , complete and utter pop punk garbage.
  11. KamachoMcSagget
    Jul 29, 2011
    1
    What the hell happened?! Going for a more "adult" sound may have worked for Green Day, but even with the help of Robert Smith, this still sounds boring. Blink-182 used to take so much pride in their immaturity (as I do), so I can't imagine why they would go for a sudden turn such as this. I felt like I could take them seriously when they wanted the listener to in previous albums (like inWhat the hell happened?! Going for a more "adult" sound may have worked for Green Day, but even with the help of Robert Smith, this still sounds boring. Blink-182 used to take so much pride in their immaturity (as I do), so I can't imagine why they would go for a sudden turn such as this. I felt like I could take them seriously when they wanted the listener to in previous albums (like in "Adam's Song" and "Anthem Part Two"), but in this album it just sound forced. This is still one of my favorite bands, but this is just mindblowingly awful. And the love songs make me want to puke.… Expand
  12. TomS
    Feb 8, 2004
    10
    wonderfull album, they are sooooo goood
  13. TyreeL
    Apr 1, 2004
    10
    I love this cd its the best cd in the world ... i love tom he is so hot .. this is my favorate band ever i love this cd
  14. FrankieM
    Sep 9, 2004
    10
    This album is the shit and any one who is a downer can go suck cock
  15. dank
    Feb 2, 2005
    10
    it was awesome they were awesome live and in songs and lbums this album was very well done i was very happy with it
  16. DannyBoy
    Apr 19, 2005
    9
    NOOO BLINK-182!!! Why did you have to break up?! you have just released your best album ever!!!
  17. stevej
    Jul 26, 2005
    9
    This cd blows me away and i think its blinks best work to date because by changing their song formula and style it allowed them to show how strong there sound production and recording really is. This cd takes many twists and turns along the way and the mood changes quite a bit. This allows each song to have its own sort of style and even environment. There are plenty of cool studio sounds This cd blows me away and i think its blinks best work to date because by changing their song formula and style it allowed them to show how strong there sound production and recording really is. This cd takes many twists and turns along the way and the mood changes quite a bit. This allows each song to have its own sort of style and even environment. There are plenty of cool studio sounds and effects and i even think Blink 182 took an idea or two from the very musically talented Pink Floyd. Another side of the album is the dark side and if you will emo aspect that Blink took from The Cure. The last major feel i got from blink 182 was the choppy distorted guitar chords of Tom Delonge which no doubt reminded me of his solo project BCR. The guitars are distorted loud and fast picked but are still somehow easy to make out and blend in with the rest of the music beautifully. I myself first got into Blink 182 during the summer of 04 when my good friend introduced me to a hallucinogenic drug called magic mushrooms. Being an open minded person I reluctantly ate the bag of the shrooms and hung out at his house. Once it started kicking in i put on his head phones and listened to new blink and must say i was really fucked up but really amazed at what i was hearing. So if you smoke weed or do another drugs i recommend listening to this for an optimal sound experience worth taking. Overall Blink 182 is a great cd and I wonder in five or ten years from now if Blink will be remembered as a well respected act because of this cd or if they will be remembered for there pop years when TOYPAJ came out.....................I guess only time will tell.… Expand
  18. EvanB.
    Jan 1, 2009
    10
    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 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.… Expand
  19. LarsF
    Nov 29, 2003
    10
    mind blowing
  20. tylern
    Dec 1, 2003
    10
    Blink 182 has always been a personal favorite of mine, and i think that's because we've matured at the same rate. With each album release i've found myself at about the same spot as the band. Lately i've been feeling like their poppy one dimensional songs of the past weren't quite doing it for me anymore. So when i popped in the cd i wasn't very sure what to Blink 182 has always been a personal favorite of mine, and i think that's because we've matured at the same rate. With each album release i've found myself at about the same spot as the band. Lately i've been feeling like their poppy one dimensional songs of the past weren't quite doing it for me anymore. So when i popped in the cd i wasn't very sure what to expect. Then i was totally blown away, their catchyness still exists, but their songs are now in depth looks at angst love and other things that every person alive can relate too. Older, harder, faster, better. Bitchin cd… Expand
  21. GrantT
    Feb 14, 2004
    9
    they keep on getting better and better , this album has it all , i cant stop playing it , cant wait for them to venture out to australia again
  22. laurenb
    Feb 7, 2004
    10
    this album totally rocks! ive been a blink fan for a while now and this is the best cd of theirs by far. the first time i heard the cd i didnt think it was that great but soon i realised it was a great album with strong lyrics and songs. blink 182 rule!
  23. ReneeR
    Mar 20, 2004
    10
    This album is overall the best album for the future of Blink 182. This album should go gold in the U.S. because of how good it is.
  24. DUDECAT
    May 12, 2004
    9
    This album is different in a cool way. Its weird and i like weird. I have every album and i luv 2 listen 2 blink cos its always quality music that cheers u up. I hate the critics that try 2 hard 2 hard 2 b cool and give blink a hard time they just took the meaning of music critics and rubbed it in the dirt. they can take their f*#^ed ratings and shuve them up their @$$ cos blink f*#^in This album is different in a cool way. Its weird and i like weird. I have every album and i luv 2 listen 2 blink cos its always quality music that cheers u up. I hate the critics that try 2 hard 2 hard 2 b cool and give blink a hard time they just took the meaning of music critics and rubbed it in the dirt. they can take their f*#^ed ratings and shuve them up their @$$ cos blink f*#^in rock in a punk rock sort of way.… Expand
  25. SidneyA
    Mar 2, 2005
    7
    Monkeys eat dolphins-unfortuunately blink one eighty 2s newest release is unchararistichaly shit compared to there old stuff.
  26. DanielP
    Apr 19, 2005
    9
    I never really was a fan of Blink 182, that was until I heard 'I Miss You'. This is easily one of the best songs they have ever done. Then came 'Down', also great, and then 'Always'. Blink 182 matured with this album, and started releasing songs that would become classics, not just #1's, then never heard again. This album has some truly great moments, I never really was a fan of Blink 182, that was until I heard 'I Miss You'. This is easily one of the best songs they have ever done. Then came 'Down', also great, and then 'Always'. Blink 182 matured with this album, and started releasing songs that would become classics, not just #1's, then never heard again. This album has some truly great moments, such as 'I Miss You', 'Stockholm Syndrome', 'Asthenia' and 'I'm Lost Without You' 'I'm Lost Without You' really shows where Blink-182 have matured. It goes for six minutes, and the verses are so non-Blink (based on previous albums) that it is really refreshing. I thouroughly enjoyed every moment on this album. Great job, their best album yet. One of the good things is there is also less swearing, which is quite refreshing as well. P.S. Have a listen to the first 10 seconds of 'Anthem Part Two'. I thought it was pretty funny.… Expand
  27. TonyImportant
    Nov 20, 2003
    9
    There's something so different about this album. They've really learned how they should sound. Enima can eat it's shorts, this one is the best EVER
  28. juliap
    Nov 24, 2003
    9
    I love this cd!
  29. Kent
    Nov 26, 2003
    10
    Kudos to blink for trying something new this time around. I love the old stuff. I love the new stuff. Musically and lyrically, this disc is richer than anything they've ever done. If you want the fart jokes, go to the concerts...mark and tom will still deliver.
  30. JordanB
    Dec 16, 2003
    9
    I am tempted to give this album a lower rating, but it's just so rare in music today that an artist can surprise you with a new release and improve so much so quickly. Their last album, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket," and their sudden, meteoric rise to crapdom made me hate the band, but they actually put effort into this latest album and it has made me a fan once again. This will I am tempted to give this album a lower rating, but it's just so rare in music today that an artist can surprise you with a new release and improve so much so quickly. Their last album, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket," and their sudden, meteoric rise to crapdom made me hate the band, but they actually put effort into this latest album and it has made me a fan once again. This will probably not make a Blink fan out of everyone, but anyone who is a fan or ex-fan of the band will enjoy this album. They retain their catchiness but also mature and expand. Travis Barker, the drummer, is brilliant and Mark and Tom are slowly getting better at their instruments, vocals, and songwriting ability. I wish that more bands would try as hard as this one has. … Expand
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#15 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#1 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. The A.V. Club
    70
    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.
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  2. Blender
    80
    Blink-182 have found a new, angrier way to never leave junior high. [Dec 2003, p.135]
  3. ShakingThrough.net
    74
    Blink-182 is a challenging listen, although not for the reasons one usually associates with Blink-182.
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