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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Finn, how is TOYPAJ "a whole album of Adam's Song"? Outside of Stay Together... everything is upbeat! Roller Coaster, Online Songs, Shut Up...I mean with all respect what the hell are you talking about???
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.
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
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.
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.
As soon as I saw that The Mark, Tom and Travis show towards the back of this list I realized this list is invalid. It's an iconic live album. Yes I know that they did a lot of studio editing to it but it's great.
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.
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.
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.
Apparently Matt and Mark had been talking for years about starting a side project, but when Tom left I guess Mark saw it as an opportunity to work with Matt and keep Blink going.
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
1. Untitled 2. Neighborhoods 3. Dude Ranch 4. Enema of the State 5. Dogs Eating Dogs 6. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket 7. The Mark, Tom & Travis Show 8. Nine 9. Cheshire Cat 10. California 11. Buddha
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 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😅
I am a 'pre-Travis hipster' who tells you that early blink was better. Toms' best and most intricate guitar work was on Buddha, Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch. And I don't mean that everything that came after that is bad, I just mean that I prefer the old sound of the band, despite how (damn) well the new album turned out.
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. 😊
You contradict yourself about the Scott Raynor / Skater Punk Blink era being 2nd class material compared to their later Pop Punk albums with Travis as Drummer. You listed 2 of their top 3 albums from the Scott Raynor / Skater Punk early era of Blink. So both of Scott's albums with Blink. (which I think is fair) I actual would have listed Creshire Cat # 1, Dude Ranch # 2. Watching artists in their prime / Youth with excitement on stage (even if raw) is another world. and, as you eluded to, You're either a skater punk fan OR pop punk fan at any given 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
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
Untitled Enema of the state Take of your pants and (jack it) Neighberhoods Californië (deluxe) Duderanch Checire cat 9 buddha Some weird shit they brough out before buddha
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
1) Take Off Your Pants & Jacket 2) [Untitled] 3) Enema of the State 4) One More Time... 5) Dude Ranch 6) California 7) Neighborhoods 8) Nine 9) Buddha 10) Cheshire Cat
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
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.
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.
@NUETRALTRENTHOTEL 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
@@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.
I like the Matt albums a lot. California 1&2 are so good. Los Angeles, 6/8, California, Misery, Left Alone, Wildfire.. I could go on but you all get it. I love them more than Neighborhoods because it was two guys making music and enjoying themselves. You can hear it. Neighborhoods is A&A meats +44. Not good.
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'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!
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
Worst to best: Buddha Live Album Self-titled Nine California Cheshire Cat TOYPAJ Dude Ranch Neighborhoods Enema of the State And if we add Dogs Eating Dogs EP, I’ll throw that in between Cheshire Cat and TOYPAJ..
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
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.
hey, im 15, i discovered blink recently and fell in love with their songs. i started with whats my age again, i miss you and all the small things, then the entire ONE MORE TIME... album, always and now im addicted. is there any song or recommendation at all anyone can give me? i was never that much into music but now i always feel like listening to them, i dont know a lot about their story, i havent heard most of their songs but i think they already are my favorite band also, he says that cheshire cat and dude ranch are great and top 3 blink albums, but from what ive heard theyre just terrible i cant see what everyone sees
What's funny about your Shinedown joke is that my girlfriend has a guitar signed by Shinedown. Neither of us like the band. Her cousin won it from a radio morning show and gave it to her. 😂
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.
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.
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
People who think Enema is their best album need to finish their lil glass of warm milk, put on their footie pajamas, and go to bed so the grown ups can talk.
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 feel like it’s not even Skiba’s fault at all on the 2 blink albums. It was more of Feldman’s fault. Everything on Nine just didn’t feel like blink really.
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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
@@AgentBeans 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 🤙🏻
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.
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
Neighborhoods is criminally underrated
Definitely makes up the big 4
Dude ranch is pop punk perfection!
@athostholozan7630He's trying (and achieving) to sound too much like Milo from Descendents.
Nope enema is
I'm ready to hear the worst take on the self titled and neighborhoods
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!
@@dons1932 and here's hoping it's Adam's song or Stay together for the kids or Always
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
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
Finn, how is TOYPAJ "a whole album of Adam's Song"? Outside of Stay Together... everything is upbeat! Roller Coaster, Online Songs, Shut Up...I mean with all respect what the hell are you talking about???
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
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.
and to this day, Finn's wife never pooped after getting together with him
"It's not 'Self-Titled', it's 'Untitled'" is blink's "ALL CAPS WHEN YOU SPELL THE MAN'S NAME"
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
1. A New Hope
2. Emo
3. Wasting Time
Josie
Dammit
Roller Coaster
The Rock Show
Whats my age again
90s Blink was the best to me.
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.
As soon as I saw that The Mark, Tom and Travis show towards the back of this list I realized this list is invalid. It's an iconic live album. Yes I know that they did a lot of studio editing to it but it's great.
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.
Neighborhoods got better with age. When it came out I was disappointed. Now it’s in my top 3 blink albums
Facts
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.
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
Apparently Matt and Mark had been talking for years about starting a side project, but when Tom left I guess Mark saw it as an opportunity to work with Matt and keep Blink going.
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.
"M+M's" was my first intro to Blink 182 and loved them instantly. Great list!
Dude ranch is my favorite! I got that album in middle school changed my life
1. Untitled
2. Neighborhoods
3. Dude Ranch
4. Enema of the State
5. Dogs Eating Dogs
6. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket
7. The Mark, Tom & Travis Show
8. Nine
9. Cheshire Cat
10. California
11. Buddha
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
I am a 'pre-Travis hipster' who tells you that early blink was better. Toms' best and most intricate guitar work was on Buddha, Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch. And I don't mean that everything that came after that is bad, I just mean that I prefer the old sound of the band, despite how (damn) well the new album turned out.
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. 😊
You contradict yourself about the Scott Raynor / Skater Punk Blink era being 2nd class material compared to their later Pop Punk albums with Travis as Drummer. You listed 2 of their top 3 albums from the Scott Raynor / Skater Punk early era of Blink. So both of Scott's albums with Blink. (which I think is fair)
I actual would have listed Creshire Cat # 1, Dude Ranch # 2.
Watching artists in their prime / Youth with excitement on stage (even if raw) is another world. and, as you eluded to, You're either a skater punk fan OR pop punk fan at any given time :) .
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
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"
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%
Untitled
Enema of the state
Take of your pants and (jack it)
Neighberhoods
Californië (deluxe)
Duderanch
Checire cat
9
buddha
Some weird shit they brough out before buddha
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
1) Take Off Your Pants & Jacket
2) [Untitled]
3) Enema of the State
4) One More Time...
5) Dude Ranch
6) California
7) Neighborhoods
8) Nine
9) Buddha
10) Cheshire Cat
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.
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
Blink has been one of my favourite bands since about the 5th grade up there with SOAD and Green Day as my favourites
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.
Patiently waiting for your review of the new album Finn 🫡
Please do more of these! Album rankings seem like a good fresh video subject to discover for this channel!
Referring to TOYPAJ as a “dark” album is baffling lol
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.
@NUETRALTRENTHOTEL 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.
@NUETRALTRENTHOTEL Aww bud, dont leave me on read dawg.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Where would you put One More Time on that list?
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'm 38 and I've only recently realized that I've been reading Take Off Your Pants and Jacket the wrong way...
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.
I like the Matt albums a lot. California 1&2 are so good. Los Angeles, 6/8, California, Misery, Left Alone, Wildfire.. I could go on but you all get it. I love them more than Neighborhoods because it was two guys making music and enjoying themselves. You can hear it. Neighborhoods is A&A meats +44. Not good.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
I actually agree with your list a lot. I'd actually rank "Neighborhoods" last though.
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.
"I don't see how anyone could say that Scott era Blink is better than the Travis era."
*Has 2 Scott era Blink albums in his top 3*
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, 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.
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.
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.
Worst to best:
Buddha
Live Album
Self-titled
Nine
California
Cheshire Cat
TOYPAJ
Dude Ranch
Neighborhoods
Enema of the State
And if we add Dogs Eating Dogs EP, I’ll throw that in between Cheshire Cat and TOYPAJ..
The Mark Tom and Travis show kind of is the studio versions because they admitted to re-recording some of the guitar tracks in studio for the album
if the dogs eating dogs ep gets rated, i legit think thats the best thing theyve done post self-titled
That airwalk /Jean shorts look did come back like pre-covid for a year or two (palace, supreme)
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
Finn doing a deep dive on Blink... Am I the only one who thought he was going to do every song not just album? 😂
I'm perfectly okay with never hearing "All the Small Things" ever again.
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.
Very good ranking. Where would you put the brand new album? Seems like once again every song is a banger.
hey, im 15, i discovered blink recently and fell in love with their songs. i started with whats my age again, i miss you and all the small things, then the entire ONE MORE TIME... album, always and now im addicted. is there any song or recommendation at all anyone can give me? i was never that much into music but now i always feel like listening to them, i dont know a lot about their story, i havent heard most of their songs but i think they already are my favorite band
also, he says that cheshire cat and dude ranch are great and top 3 blink albums, but from what ive heard theyre just terrible i cant see what everyone sees
Dude Ranch the best
10:45 that very well might have been me, cause they said they couldn't find a proper name for the album to live up to, so it's Untitled
What's funny about your Shinedown joke is that my girlfriend has a guitar signed by Shinedown. Neither of us like the band. Her cousin won it from a radio morning show and gave it to her. 😂
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.
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.
1. Dude Ranch
2. Self Titled
3. Enema
4. Cheshire Cat
5. TOYP
6. MTT SHOW
7. Buddha
8. Neighborhoods
9. California
10. Nine
What is a shinedown
Tom didn't get emo hair though, emo got Tom hair!
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
Thinks take off is "dark" and doesnt care for adams song, im calling bs, unsure this dude ever heard a full album
Neighborhoods is so damn underrated.
People who think Enema is their best album need to finish their lil glass of warm milk, put on their footie pajamas, and go to bed so the grown ups can talk.
Clicking on a Blink 182 video only to see Shinedown catching strays. This is why we love you Finn.
Mark, Tom and travis show is probably my favourite, definitely my most listened too. Mainly for the sick drumming and hilarious banter 🤘
Started the Shinedown listening marathon. 2 songs in my wife and kids left me. Thanks, Finn.
I am such a Neighborhoods apologist, still revisit it often. This is the direction I had hoped they would take as they aged.
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 feel like it’s not even Skiba’s fault at all on the 2 blink albums. It was more of Feldman’s fault. Everything on Nine just didn’t feel like blink really.
Saw Blink on their tour last year and they didn't even play Carousel. Great show but I wish they played more early stuff.