Blink-182 (album)

blink-182
Studio album by blink-182
Publication (s)	November 18, 2003
admission	January to October 2003
Label (s)	Geffen Records
Format (s)	CD , DVD , LP
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , pop-punk
Title (number)	14th
running time	49 min 23 s
occupation	Vocals , guitar : Tom DeLonge Vocals, bass : Mark Hoppus Drums , percussion : Travis Barker
production	Jerry Finn
Studio (s)	The Rubin's House, Conway, Rolling Thunder and Signature Sound
chronology Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) blink-182 Neighborhoods (2011)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Blink-182   DE 14th 12/01/2003 (25 weeks)   AT 16 11/30/2003 (21 weeks)   CH 17th 11/30/2003 (21 weeks)   UK 22nd 11/29/2003 (46 weeks)   US 3 12/06/2003 (47 weeks)

Singles

Feeling This   DE 49 11/24/2003 (8 weeks)   AT 65 11/23/2003 (2 weeks)   CH 60 11/23/2003 (3 weeks)   UK 15th 12/06/2003 (10 weeks) I miss you   DE 32 03/08/2004 (9 weeks)   AT 41 02/29/2004 (8 weeks)   CH 51 02/29/2004 (5 weeks)   UK 8th 03/13/2004 (14 weeks) Down   DE 76 07/05/2004 (3 weeks)   AT 59 07/04/2004 (3 weeks)   UK 24 07/03/2004 (4 weeks) Always   DE 96 12/20/2004 (2 weeks)   UK 36 December 25, 2004 (4 weeks)

blink-182 is the fifth studio album by the American pop-punk band blink-182 . Produced by Jerry Finn , it was released in 2003 by the record label Geffen Records , making it the last album released before the band's hiatus (2005-2009). It is not entirely clear whether blink-182 is actually the name of the album or whether only the band name is shown on the cover. The band members sometimes speak of the "unnamed album".

The album marks a departure from blink-182's previous work and received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The collaboration with the Cure singer Robert Smith , who participated in the title All of This , was particularly noted . Four singles that were released from the album - Feeling This , I Miss You , Down and Always - also appeared on the album Greatest Hits . It's a classic concept album . Not only does the "common thread" run through all pieces of music, a mood that is more melancholy than earlier works and the increased addressing of serious and emotional topics, there is also a close lyrical and musical relationship between the individual songs: Overall, there is a harmonious flow through the The entire work can be found between Down and Go , which have in common the lyrical but not the melodic mood, the instrumental interlude The Fallen Interlude , while the two songs Easy Target and All of This merge seamlessly with the end motif of the previous one is used as the initial beat of the next.

The album CD features a live version of the song Anthem Part Two as a bonus track , the original version of which appeared in Take Off Your Pants and Jacket .

reception

Stefan Friedrich stated in a review on laut.de that blink-182 with their self-titled album will "probably split the masses again", but this time it will happen in a different way, since the band has grown up. In the beginning the record “still runs in the usual catchy and melody-like tracks”, but from Violence “then more and more completely atypical blinking passages in the songs, such as quiet piano parts” and “ spoken word chunks” without theirs Losing earwig suitability. But “even if the song structures meanwhile go beyond the commonplace scheme , the lightness of Blink is retained for most of the time, e. B. Go , Asthenia or Always “. Friedrich describes the collaboration with Robert Smith as the most incredible in years. All of This is "a pleasant symbiosis of Cure and Blink 182, which surprisingly works and which provides a good example for the new Blink".

Likewise, Armin Linder in plattentests.de certifies the band's increasing maturity. That is "still not a reinvention of rock music", but "the three of them no longer want to bang their heads through the wall, with their hands in their pants or with their tongues under their skirt." They managed to "grow up" and “the surprisingly fun-free lyrics don't even justify the Parental Advisory logo.” The pace is “around half of the tracks well below the usual punk rock speed”. That sounds “in the worst case, like quite audible colleagues like A or Eve 6 . Ideally for a capable rock band with incompetent singers ”. The band managed a surprise with the album, which is “more level than all previous Blink 182 albums combined”.

Track list

The album was produced by Jerry Finn (tracks 1–6,8-14) and Sick Jacken (7). Ryan Hewitt took care of the recording . The songs were mixed by Jerry Finn (1, 7, 9, 13), Tom Lord ‐ Alge (2, 6, 12), Andy Wallace (3–5, 8, 11) and Ryan Hewitt (10, 14).

No.	title	Songwriter	Lead vocals	length
1.	Feeling This	Mark Hoppus , Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge, Hoppus	2:53
2.	Obvious	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	2:43
3.	I miss you	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge, Hoppus	3:47
4th	Violence (including Stockholm Syndrome Interlude ( Pregap Hidden Track ))	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	5:20
5.	Stockholm Syndrome	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	Hoppus	2:42
6th	Down	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	3:03
7th	The Fallen Interlude	Travis Barker & Jack R. Gonzalez	Instrumental	2:13
8th.	Go	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	Hoppus	1:53
9.	Asthenia	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	4:20
10.	Always	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	4:12
11.	Easy target	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge, Hoppus	2:20
12.	All of This	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker & Robert Smith	Robert Smith, DeLonge	4:40
13.	Here's your letter	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	Hoppus	2:55
14th	I'm Lost Without You	Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker	DeLonge	6:22
Overall length:				49:23

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
2. ↑ thus published on blink-182.com (accessed on November 10, 2013) in connection with a live performance of the album.
3. ↑ Blink are grown up now and even bait Robert Smith. Review on laut.de
4. ↑ The final exam , reception at plattentests.de

Web links

• blink-182 at Allmusic (English)
• blink-182 on MusicBrainz