Blink 182

Power pop punk, energetic songs about relationships, and a sense of humor. That's what you expect from them, and that's what you get. I know plenty of "real" punks who hate Blink 182 because they aren't "real punk". Whatever. They write catchy aggressive punk-like songs. Deal.

There is definitely a tendency towards more complex production, with more back and forth between lead and backing vocals and a more groove oriented bass approach. There is an almost Cure like approach to instrumentation in several of the songs that actually works well with their lyrics. There is an interesting recitative delivery used on several of the songs which serves to aurally tie them together in a very subtle manner. There is a cohesiveness about this album both lyrically and musically that I find lacking in a lot of releases these days.

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