Blink-182 Deep Dive (WORST to Best)
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2023
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I rank the Blink-182 discography from worst to best! Where do Blink-182 albums like "Dude Ranch," "Enema Of The State," "Take Off Your Pants & Jacket" and "Cheshire Cat" rank?
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They’re better now that Tom’s back
Its so funny, i keep hearing you say "it easnt what i wanted from blink," throighout the ranking. I think after Enema everyone wanted them to keep doing that goofy band thing forever, but they ran the risk of becoming a joke/novelty band if they keot going down that path. I like seeing their growth. They somehow maintained their original soind despitr taking themselves a little more seriously.
"I disagree with those who say the Scott era stuff is the best Blink material" he said as he placed Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch in the top 3.
lmao exactly
Man Overboard from their Mark, Tom and Travis show is probably the best Blink song IMO. Just has everything that defines a Blink 182 song.
Tom’s guitar riffs
Mark Bass solo
Travis being Travis
Catchy
Trading vocals
and good harmonies 👌
If aliens landed and said “we heard our friend Tom was in a band, could u show us his music?”, Man Overboard is 💯 the first song I’d play for them
@@SecretAgentBeans Heck ya! Pathetic is a good one!
Man over board is an absolute stand out song.
Agreed, and some of the best, realest lyrics I feel they have written.
Listen, Finn. We all know you’re a hard-core kid who can’t deal with his emotions and that’s why you don’t like the emo stuff and that’s okay ❤️
Untitled and Neighbourhoods are both incredible albums that’s have both ages like fine wine. Willing to die on this hill.
Untitled being there best album in my opinion
yeah after this reunion i’ve been in a blink rabbit hole (like a lot of other probably) and i’ve given it a fair chance. i love it so much now.
You got me with untitled and lost me with Neighborhoods
Facts.
I still hate Neighborhoods lol
Enema of the State has to be their best, it's one of the best albums of the '90's. 2nd and 3rd I personnally have Untitled and Neighborhoods
C'mon Finn... "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show" was our first chance of hearing Travis' take on some older Scott era songs (ones that may never be played live again as a matter of fact), as well as a pretty good substitute for all of us who couldn't go to a blink-182 show! It captures perfectly the humor, energy and lack of talent of our boys.
The funny thing is, the album can also work as a "hype-inducer" for those who are going to a blink-182 show as well.
It also gave us the fantastic "Man Overboard"
@@TheTachy0narguably in their top 5 songs
It's a top 3 album for me
on top of that who makes a live album such a hit? that album is like one of the bands biggest release
I agree. I loved the way he made Damnit his own.
I wished they did some more Dude Ranch songs live like Apple Shampoo, Untitled and Enthused. I'll take more Cheshire Cat too, I was completely taken by surprise when they played Wasting Time live back on their tour in 2019. That's one of my favorite songs.
They def gotta bring back apple shampoo I legit have no idea why they dont play it. I mean its fast, emotional, heavy and it was literally one of the fuckin singles back in 97' S tier song
Lemmings and a new hope!
@@nicoblanco4348ya it’s weird, they also don’t play Josie or M + M’s, how do you have a song as good as Apple shampoo and don’t play it
Yess! I'm honestly still waiting for the day where they do a Dude Ranch anniversary tour. I know its just wishful thinking, but man, that'd be great!
@@adrianflippen9609 im ready for a 2027 30th anniversary tour. Id blow a shit ton of money on that 🤙🏻
Dude ranch is pop punk perfection!
@@athostholozan7630He's trying (and achieving) to sound too much like Milo from Descendents.
The opening of "Dumpweed" on Enema of the State is one of the best opening guitar riffs
and tracks off any album from any artist. That song and entire album brings such nostalgia....
some of the best times in life when the world was easier and a lot nicer to each other.
I feel bad for people who didn't get experience that era of music and American history.
That album was a complete game changer.
For real! Just thinking of that opening riff gives me goosebumps to this day
I'm not crying
Yeah totally. It was so big! One of my favorites. Dude ranch’s opening song was pretty good too.
Jerry Finn made that opening riff sound massive. He was so important to taking their sound to the next level.
Totally agree
I like that Rick Beato did 2 episodes of "What makes this song great" for Blink 182 ( whats my age again and all the small things).
He praised the production on enema of the state.
We're due for a 3rd, hopefully!
Live albums are great because some of us couldn't afford to go to concerts growing up so it gives us an opportunity to hear what the artists sound like live.
I love Bhudda because it gave us an opportunity to hear them at their most raw and it has Carousel my favorite Blink-182 song ever.
I like cheshire cat version of carousel best
I'm ready to hear the worst take on the self titled and neighborhoods
I actually really love Neighborhoods and it has some of my favorite blink songs to date. Its definitely more of Tom’s artistic influence but its got some bangers.
Even if She Falls & After Midnight & Snake Charmer 🧨
The fanbase wasn't ready for them being way more mature and letting dad jokes behind, that's what made Tom leave the band in 2015 and what brought us here. Neighborhoods is top tier
I take a sign to every show that says play A New Hope
Wishing well from that album is one of my favourite blink songs
The album with the best songwriting is untitled. It’s a full album with dynamics, darker themes and an edge. You can tell they took it more seriously and evolved their skills as musicians.
Mark has a deeper monotone voice while Tom has the higher pitch voice and their voices bouncing off each other is what makes them great. Whereas with skiba who also has a deeper voice like mark, it just didn’t have the same magic like they have with Tom
Totally agreed. Sometimes it was hard telling them apart
@@bloodhoug82No it wasn't
@@kiwiangeldust6912 yeah it was
Yes it was
Neighborhoods is criminally underrated
It’s in my top 3 blink albums along with enema and untitled.
Im 26 now, so I discovered them for myself around 2012 while completely unaware of how good or bad fans thought of them at the time. I fell in love with Neighborhoods because I had never heard music that embraces those darker themes about family life and it resonated with me. Which led me to get into all their other earlier stuff and I became a huge fan. I remember hearing California in 2016, but even I was thinking that it felt almost like an artificial attempt to recreate og blink.
and to this day, Finn's wife never pooped after getting together with him
I really liked Neighborhoods because it was an mash up of Untitled era Blink, +44, and Angel & Airwaves, and Boxcar Racer. It was every side of Blink in one album.
Great video! Cheshire Cat above TOYPAJ and Untitled! I did not see that coming, I need time to process this. Also, I like how you are not jaded by the overplayed singles like most die hard Blink fans.
Dude Ranch is my favourite album, Enema is arguably their "best" album -- if that makes sense?
This
Totally agree on this. Dude Ranch is my personal favorite but Enema has a certain quality I can't quite put my finger on. I think it's slightly overproduced compared to Dude Ranch, but the songwriting is extremely tight.
Triple J, our national alternative radio down here in Australia, blasted the crap outta 'M+M's' back in 1995. I think they toured here with Frenzal Rhomb back in '95-96. They've always been well loved here.
Australia embraced blink before any other country out of the US
Dude ranch is my favorite! I got that album in middle school changed my life
I enjoy hearing all those hits played at a faster tempo on the TM&T Show. The little adlibs and melody changes are fun too. Just songs we love a little tweaked is nice when you’ve heard them all 999 million times the original way.
This video made my morning. ♡ I love blink so much. I have favorite songs from every album, and each album has impacted me in different seasons of life. I appreciate them all so much, but Enema and TOYPAJ are cornerstones of pop punk. True masterpieces. ✨️
8) NINE
7) California
6) Cheshire Cat
5) Neighborhoods
4) Dude Ranch
T2) blink-182 (self-titled) - more progressive sounding and some of their best song writing
T2) Take Off Your Pants and Jacket - moody but sounds more similar to Enema of the State
1) Enema of the State
Please do more of these! Album rankings seem like a good fresh video subject to discover for this channel!
Patiently waiting for your review of the new album Finn 🫡
Bro. You just warmed my heart when you said that Blink has been your favorite band for 25 years. I'm right there with ya! They are my favorite band since I heard them in 1997 when I was 24. Been there for all their ups and downs and enjoy stuff for both lineups. And yes while some of their stuff isn't the best it's like you said...at their worst they are still a good band...I still love them. That being said...I really like California and think it's way better than Neighborhoods (even though one of my favorite songs of theirs MH 4.18.2011 is on it). I'm just so happy that One More Time... is amazing and I can't get enough of it. Blink 182 is making this 50 year old dad feel young again.
Enema of the State is my favorite, I just love the fast pace and blast beats. Dumpweed and Dysentery Gary are my favorites on the album, I just love the riffs, the drums, and the energy. Take off your Pants and Jacket is my second favorite album. I love the face tempos, the drums, the riffs and the energy. Blink is just an amazing band. 😊
That's right. Enema was huuge! A phenomenal album back then. From street punks to regular teenagers who weren't into punk, they all listened to that album or at least knew All The Small Things. Punk gained popularity more than when Green Day first came out with their major label album, Dookie.. in my opinion. And if I remember, many kids at that time started playing in a band and took blink as a reference. So nostalgic!
Finn I love you brother and have watched your videos for years.for blink being your favorite band of all time (mine as well) you sound like a guy who says Arby's is your favorite restaurant but you only want the roast beef sandwich, all other menu items are too "dark and moody" great video man I loved it and mostly agree with your list. the cool thing about the mark tom and Travis show was they did it early enough that we get to her some older, pre Travis tracks but with Travis's drumming, plus man overboard. keep up the good work brother
The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show was a huge deal to me and my friends when it came out. It ended up being super important to us because it felt like we finally got to experience the fun of the live show.
Neighborhoods is criminally underrated. It’s a top 3 blink album for me. I’d put Untitled, Neighborhoods and then Enema
100%
Top three for sure.
Also Rock Show and First Date were written purely out of spite. The album was done and the label didn’t hear a hit and they were pissed so they wrote the popiest songs they could. I’d love to hear what songs Finn likes that aren’t hits. Blink has so many sleeper hits that have no videos or radio airplay
Going Away to College is sooo good!
From that album, Please Take Me Home and Online Songs are also under appreciated
@@errixPotentially their best song ever. Encapsulates their sound. It's so nursery rhyme punk that makes Blink - Blink.
Mark, Tom and travis show is probably my favourite, definitely my most listened too. Mainly for the sick drumming and hilarious banter 🤘
I'm glad I'm not the only one who's a fan of Skiba era Blink, big Alkaline Trio fan (new tracks great), and I loved what Matt Brought to the band, tho i dont totally disagree with his +44+ comment. Also, while i do get what Finns saying regarding 'dick joke era' Blink being prefered, i totally get that (dont disagree with Enema being no1 either) i love self titled post Blink, even Neighbourhoods is a grrat album and i think the playfulness with a touch of maturity really suits them. Great content as per Finn, i flipping love this little community you've built, such an engaged, fun loving, (mostly) open minded and friendly channel and i genuinely love and get excited for seeing new uploads 😊
I hated Nine when it first came out but now I actually love it. Matt shines on this album in a way he did not on California. No Heart to Speak Of is incredible
No heart to speak of is incredible
Real talk: The first Shinedown album is wall-to-wall amazing.
real talk, everything after was a slow decline
That is literally every band ever.
Nearly anyone who stumbled upon a magic formula to create very lucrative and popular music, they would take it and use it until they were filthy rich and then use it some more.
@@tiggettythat’s such a L take bud, there are plenty of bands/artist who get better and more progressive/advanced with each release. Come on dog tighten up
@@NEUTRALTRENTHOTEL nah bud dog, thats an L take dog for you bud. Big Dog L dog.
Lemme clarify bud chief dog. I was referring to bands that had become popular and figured out their personal formula for hit songs/radio play dude. It's totally the reason I mentioned the thing about finding a magic formula, kinda like how Shinedown very clearly has a very effective formula for putting out radio hits. They, like Fall Out Boy, are biologically prevented from writing songs that are not catchy, brosef.
And while outlier singles may happen later in their career, the quality of the bulk always trends down.
You have your whole life to write songs for your first album. You have a year two write songs for your second one.
@@tiggetty I ain’t reading all that, good for you tho or sorry that happened
Dude you are so funny! I love your sense of humor and great ranking
Listened to Cheshire Cat so much in high school. The drumming doesn't hold up these days but this is still my go-to for Blink.
Untitled is probably the most experimental as far as trying different sounds and ideas for them, probably why people appreciate it later on.
Right. I mean, even the "worst" songs from the self-titled are good. The songs "All of This" and "I'm Lost Without You" are different but still good. The songs "Stockholme Syndrome", "Violence", "Down", and "Easy Target" have some of their best lyrics.
Self-Titled is HANDS DOWN the best album
Hit after hit after hit after hit, Travis Barkers best drum performances are on this album, The drum solo at the end of I’m Lost Without You should of won a grammy & a oscar
it’s untitled, not selftitled
Agreed 100%
Oooo my ballchain dog necklace , I used it from 15 almost until my 20s, I used to love it. It has to be somewhere on some random box on my attic. What a memory.
great ranking! so where do you put the new one now? :)
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think Nine and California were really good. You nailed it though where you said a lot of people didn’t like because it wasn’t Tom, or didn’t even give it a chance. San Diego, No Heart to Speak of, Hungover You, Left Alone and some others are honestly some of my favorite Blink songs - even without Tom.
I'll definitely tell you this , from what I've heard from the new album I would take California or Nine over it !
Both of those albums are really good. I prefer them over Neighborhoods.
Agreed! San Diego specifically. What a song. California definitely better than Nine, but I found myself listening to both still recently
I liked California
I also really enjoyed California, especially the deluxe edition. Nine didn’t quite do it for me though
The untitled album is the best album. You see some fugazi influence and some influence from the cure. I can’t believe you always rank this lower than take off your pants and jacket.
It's their best album imo and I grew up on Enema and TOYPAJ
@@zephthisatrip same
it's subjective, I too enjoy more toypaj than untitled. I can listen to toypaj with no skips at all, while untitled... well, i'll leave it like that, i dont want to get any hate😅
@@ramoninzunza6036 I feel you on this. I guess to me on untitled the highs are a little higher and the lows are a little lower lol
Great video finn! My favorite band of all time
I remember getting enema of the state bc there was a hot chick with knockers on the cover. I had heard of blink bc of all the small things and adams song was popular and on trl and radio. I had this little boombox with a cassete dock in it. I literally listened to this album until it was unplayable due to scratches etc (i was a kid lmao). So much nostalgia man. thanks finn
The sound of madness from Shinedown blows everything Blink does. That should be number one in Blinks discography. It’ll make you wanna smell your own fingers.
Jokes aside but it's a really solid album! Was listening it on repeat for a long time.
@@Zomer2003 honestly, yes. It is a decent album.
Unpopular opinion: Cheshire cat is a mid album. honestly, "wasting time and Carousel" are the only two real bangers on the album
Toast and Bananas is great
Imagine Cheshire Cat but with proper Production.
@@SalveASMR I actually really enjoy the raw sound, but some songs need some serious polish. and i do consent M&M is good.
Agreed. Came out when better cali punk bands had better music than blink at that moment in time.
It's not as bad as Buddha which is unbelievably shit but Cheshire Cat is still really bad. Awful vocals, awful productions and most of the songs are terrible.
Of the 16 songs Carousel is good and 2-3 others are listenable.
It's also way way worse than a bunch of other skate punk bands/albums from that time
Been listening to Blink since the late 1990s. So glad they’re comin out with some great songs lately! We need em 🎶 🤘🏼
Very good ranking. Where would you put the brand new album? Seems like once again every song is a banger.
Blink 182 is one of those bands that you can argue got better with each release. Especially, if you stop at the selftitled album.
absolutely not
Untitled album was good but Enema was absolutely their peak.
To each their own. I thought the Selftitled was the "act your age album". I liked it a lot, and it was their most risky album.
@@MR.FREEDMAN Its "Untitled" btw. And yeah I would agree it was a risky album and I also love it. But when I truly think of blink at its core, Enema does it.
@puttfordoughdiscgolf9361 I don't remember the "Untitled" title for the album, I remember when it dropped. Wiki and streaming services refer to it as "Selftitled". "Enema of the State" was particularly specialty because Travis had no chill on that album. He really elevated the bands sound.
Nine is a top 3 blink album for me. It’s an experimental, yet moody album with Skiba being the bright spot, including over Travis.
I don't think Finn has listened to these albums anywhere near as often as people who really like Blink. He has a ton of music knowledge, but it is more on a macro scale. I really liked Skiba era stuff. I felt like they veered way off track with Neighborhoods and Dogs Eating Dogs and the early early stuff was pretty brutal. Enema, TOPAJ, Dude Ranch, and S/T should be top 4 - they are quintessential Blink - but I have Skiba era right after those.
@@Jambr380 I agree. Finn has stated he mainly listens to the singles on albums. I’m presuming he hasn’t listened to the rest of the album except for Darkside and Blame it On My Youth. But Finn has also made his decision on Matt isn’t blink and any moody albums aren’t blink’s best to him.
I was HUGE into MXPX back in the day and heard blink 182 on a my friends mix tape. They became my favorite band after listening to them that day.
Finn, I grew up skating and jamming these albums. The 90’s skater fashion is in full bloom bro. You can rock the puffy white socks and old skill air walks out into the work right now and look totally natural lol
I actually agree with your list a lot. I'd actually rank "Neighborhoods" last though.
Please tell me you're gunna react to the whole album. I just listened to it and the rest of the album blows the singles away. So so good.
I found blink with the release of Enema. So the live album was out next and it opened me up to the older stuff and got me to buy Dude Ranch and Chesire Cat. I'll give it the recognition it deserves for that only, though at this point in time it's null.
1. Untitled
2. Enema of the State
3. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket
4. Dude Ranch
5. Neighborhoods
6. Cheshire Cat
I don't really consider Skiba-era to be Blink tbh. Enema is their best pop-punk album but overall Untitled is their masterpiece in my view.
To me, I put Enema at 1st. I have self-titled/TOYPAJ tied for 2nd because each one has their distinctive sounds and lyrical content.
Cheshire Cat is so underrated it’s painful. I would recommend listening to it.
@@benyantek3293 Fair.
@@zetho.270 it has 3 good songs. The rest are forgettable...
I completely agree with most of this list, including the fact that Enema is the best on here. I will say though, Take off your Pants and Jacket had a personal affect on me as it probably did with many others with one specific song. My favorite song of theirs is "Stay Together for the Kids". It describes a broken home perfectly(From my perspective at least) with my parents hating eachother and all I could do was sit by and watch, not understanding the situation. It had a profound affect on me and the album came out the year my parents finally decided to split. That album comes in at number 2 for me, above Cheshire and Dude Ranch... I am also on the same page in agreeing that the untitled album was good, but not their best work. Thank you for doing this ranking.
I'm 50 and grew up on classic rock. Recently I started digging into Blink 182. This video is helping me decide where to go in their discography. Rock on!
Loved this
Enema, take off, dude ranch, self titled, one more time, cheshire, buddha, nine, california, neighborhoods i wanted nothing to do with at the time, same with the dogs ep- but honestly the mark tom and travis show is in it's own category it's super fun.
Finn, you'll probably get a kick out of this story. So, I grew up in the same town as you, graduated in 2000, but was friends with a lot of the older punks that graduated from 97 to 99. I saw AKE and Formula One a ton of times. My girlfriend was best friends with Lou's sister.
Anyway, Blink was going to play at the RKCNDY and for a couple weeks before that we were part of the "street crew" that passed out fliers around Seattle, Lynnwood, and Everett. We got to meet them and had bears with them even though most of us were underage. This was obviously very punk rock and cool of course. They weren't well known; in fact, Scott was still drumming for them. It was the skanking rabbit days. Had great times at all the old venues.
Thanks for the video dude. PS, it's: 1. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket 2. Dude Ranch 3. Enema of the State.
Enema came out when I was in 5th grade. It fucked me badly since it was during a full week of school tests and the album got me so addicted that I couldn't do anything else beside listening to it nonstop during that week. Still love that album today but 24 years later, the straightfoward fast songs with catchy riffs songs like Lemmings, Apple Shampoo or Waggy are what make Blink one of my favorite bands.
Im on the same page with your ratings. Although i am in that group that likes the band more with scott. It was a more garage sound with alot of simplicity. It always vibed with me more than alot of what blink has done the last 20 years.
Started the Shinedown listening marathon. 2 songs in my wife and kids left me. Thanks, Finn.
It wasn't just a live album. It featured the single Man Overboard which was a great buffer hit single till the next studio album.
the three CDs that live in my heart forever will always be: Blink- enema of the state, Greenday-Dookie, and Sublimes self titled... those defined my teen years... throw in dude ranch, some offspring, millencolin... the pop punk era was is and always will be where it is for me!
Would love to see this for some of your favorite hardcore acts from back in the day
1. Untitled
2. Enema of the State
3. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
4. Dude Ranch
5. Neighborhoods
6. Cheshire Cat
7. California
8. Buddha
9. Nine
One more time is so damn good. My favorite band of all time and can’t believe they delivered such a great album in 2023. It fits in with dude ranch, enema, toypaj and self titled. I don’t have a favorite. Love all those albums and now I have a 5th favorite album. Love these guys. Cheshire Cat is great too but I find myself skipping a lot. Carousel and m&ms are classics.
"M+M's" was my first intro to Blink 182 and loved them instantly. Great list!
blink live in Manchester last Sunday were amazing! Smiled through the full set list which too was awesome !!!
Have you heard the MXPX Southbound to San Antonio live album? It’s a super fun listen and makes you feel like you’re there in the crowd.. and if you haven’t heard a leak of One More Time… it is the best of blink. You’re in for a treat
loved the pantera worst to best, hoping you do more of these, id put them as an S tier on the tier list of your content
You had me at shinedown, I was so appalled 😂
My first concert ever was blink 182 for one of the shows the recorded for the Mark Tom and Travis show. I believe all the recordings came from 2 or 3 different live shows. Also I really like how Travis plays some of the songs way faster, and hearing him play dude ranch songs is always great.
I remember the Warped Tour back in ´99 and they handed out those demo tapes from enema of the state, there were like small parts of like five songs or so. Man I played it in my car over and over again. What great times in high school😅
I had the same list! All their albums have great songs but Enema just turned them into something special. It's the first album with Travis and it defines the "blink sound" imo. Everything before was a bit linear, Travis made them reach a new level.
My friends in high school were some of the people who said that the self-titled album was the best, but I always stanned for "Enema of the State"
i didn't listen to much music in general post "take off your pants and jacket" album. i found myself listening to podcasts instead whenever i wanted to listen to something. so i'm not too familiar with the newer albums aside from singles that hit the radio, but i find this list pretty agreeable. my only change would be to put the mark tom and travis show up in the top half.
I felt the same when the (self/un😅)titled was released, I was waiting for another toypaj, I agree with the order you ranked the albums
And yes, enema is the best album of all time not only from blink .
I never got into Blink. But I enjoy your enthusiasm about them. Maybe I should check out the Mat Skiba stuff as I like some Alkaline Trio.
Re: live albums- generally, I agree; the one exception is BMTH's. That is a spiritual experience. (They also included entirely new orchestral parts so it wasn't just That's the Spirit.)
I'm 38 and I've only recently realized that I've been reading Take Off Your Pants and Jacket the wrong way...
My own list is probably something like this:
9. California
8. Dude Ranch
7. Cheshire Cat
6. California Deluxe (I'm counting only the deluxe version songs here because 11 new songs is basically a new album)
5. Nine
4. Neighborhoods
3. Take Off Your Pants And Jacket
2. Enema Of The State
1. Selftitled/Untitled which is also my favorite album of all time.
That airwalk /Jean shorts look did come back like pre-covid for a year or two (palace, supreme)
Blink has been one of my favourite bands since about the 5th grade up there with SOAD and Green Day as my favourites
Great video! I mostly agree with your ranking. Personally I flip “Untitled/ Self-titled” and “Neighborhoods.” All around that top 3 is 👌🏻!
Ayyy I love to see the love for Dude Ranch. Definitely agree with its placement, although nothing will beat Enema
Your opening line about Shinedown made me laugh, cause I saw them last night.
Blink is also one of my favorite bands ever. Personally, Neighborhoods is amazing. I love the dark melancholy subtone the album has. I listened to it a lot towards the end of high school so when I listen to the album now I get nostalgic for when I listened to it driving around to the movies, having little worries, and just having fun.
Interested to hear your thoughts on One More Time...!
Gotta say, it's their 'memberberries' record, and it actually sounds like Tom cares more this time around, unlike Neighbourhoods.
Always thnkful for remind me that i grew up in the merging of two of the best eras: mid 90s to mid 00s. Even now this energy is something kids recreate and cosplay
The self titled was basically boxcar 2.0 and it was amazing. The song Down just hits different especially being older now. I think their newest album is the greatest thing since the self titled. Honestly if you cut out everything in between i don’t think we are missing anything at all. I think everyone loves blink so much and it’s just like why we love nu metal. It was peak mtv with trl and the last like good tv. We all then went to high school and then college and life happened. Now we look back and remember those days as the best since we didn’t have responsibilities and jobs and kids.
1. Untitled
2. Enema
3. Dude Ranch
4. TOYPAJ
5. Cheshire Cat
6. Nine
7. Neighborhoods
8. California
I won't count the live album.
It's weird that you would say you disagree about Scott era blink not being the best blink, but having 2 of those albums in the top 3.
it would be awesome to also include in this rank the extender blink universe. AVA, +44, Box Car Racer
And Transplants ;)