Stockholm Syndrome is the best song on the album, it's AMAZING vocal clashing, and some singing we've never heard from mark before. Little shaky if it's your first time listening to it, but you get used to it, and learn to love it.

I give the album a 5/5, with Stockholm, Easy Target, and Obvious being my favorites.
Easy Target has an okay verse, but you just get so pumped up and blown away by the chorus. It's so catchy, like you've heard the tune before, but you love it. Obvious, just a classic song, and the speding up part at the end is just someting to bob your head to.
5/5, once again.

is the album heavier than other blink songs? like some of the riffs on the boxcar racer record? or is it all pretty poppy punk stuff?

Its a mix of both
IT's a lot like Box Car Racer though, Obvious prob has the heaviest distortion in it, but theres other that use the distortion wisely. But theres also the accoustic riffs Tom loved in BCR, in songs such as "Miss you". Download a song or two, and if you like it, buy the album. The songs id recomend you download are "Stockholm Syndrome", "Obvious", and "Miss you". It gives you a nice mix of the material on the new album. But if you REALLY want to hear how blink has changed, download "Violence". But if you like how blink was back a few years ago, download "Go" and "Feeling This". Those are the only songs that show what blink used to be.

I loved this album!!

Being a drummer i am amazed at some of the things travis comes up with, he's definitely one of the most original drummers of today - not just in technique but in the way he plays, he loves to play very fast beats and drum fills and it fits in perfectly with each song. One of the best songs he's ever put a drum beat to was probably "The Anthem Part 2" which i thought was excellent!

I started listening to Blink 182 around the era of Dude Ranch, but grew extremley disenfranchised with them over the period of the next few years. However, after hearing this album, they have regained my respect though not to the degree they once had. It is good music, and it does shine, but something tells me they're making an atempt at clinging onto this new emo scene that is starting to break into the mainstream, with the likes of Dashboard Confessional, etc.

I still plan on buying the album. In any event, I am pretty impressed with them this go, especially after such piles of putrid crap as Enema Of The State and Take Off Your Pants And Jacket.

violence shocked me at first by the way it sounded. it doesnt sound like anything that they would do, but they did. but after awhile i got used to listening to the song.

id give the cd a rating of 8/10

some of the descriptions of songs in the booklet are stupid though, like they claim the songs are writtten about a special topic.... but when you listen to the song and read the lyrics it has nothing to do with what it claims... and also there is no methaphoric lyrics that could link it to that topic as well...

that might ave just confused u but oh well

If you like the old Blink182, then prepare for a shock because the guys have "grown-up" and their songs are about war, peace, love, and even space. You woln't find the silly songs about masturbation or Tom's parents spliting up (Stay together). Though what do you expect, the guys are all about 30 and married and they (as well as band) are viewing themselves as "punk elders"

Songs
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"I miss you" - An all acoustic instrument song. It may not sound like it, but trust me it is. Very slow to.


"Always" - It is probally just me, but I do get a small "Stay together" vibe from this one in the very beginning of the song. This song is one of the few that sounds like them (or as close as they got). It's kinda slow as well.


"All of this" - Ever heard of Robert Smith? He sings lead in this little jewel. Sounds like it could have come off the 1982 Cure's album "pornography"


"Down" - one of the good songs on this cd. This one also sounds like the old guys sorta. Has a strong emotion about it. Varible speeds as well as strengths. It starts kinda easy and then hits you and then goes back to being easy.
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There is of course more on the cd but those where the ones I liked. I suggest using iTunes or something like that, buy two or three songs (3 bucks) and see what you think before you spend 15 bucks on the whole thing. If you are a big Blnk182 fan it is a decent investment, but if you are a diehard "old style Blink182 fan" then stay away becuase you probally will not like it.

RATE: 3/5

ps>> Check out Jan 2004's issue of Guitar world for a full article/interview with the guys about their new cd and where they are going next. Very interesting.

dude these guys have grown up a lot and it really shows. i love this cd its so much better than there otheres wich i also liked but o well this one owns.

I Haven't Heard The Album So Don't Criticise Me

Feeling This - Not As Good As Other Blink Songs But Something New For Them To Try. Hopefully They Go Back To Their Old Style Of Song Writing.

You should have read my review. I said in there Feeling This is the worst interpretation you could get of this album. It's the most poppy and in my opinion the worst song on the album. The rest of the album is alot better.

I'm not saying they are more mature because they are slower i'm saying they are more mature because they are changing the chords they use in their music, their lyrics and suchforth.

[QUOTE=EastBR]I believe thats called selling out...[/QUOTE]

Gah.... That statement is just...wrong.
Please stop.

Gah.... That statement is just...wrong.
Please stop.

The bass is still piss poor, as is the guitar. Very bland, very mediocre, nothing special.

Album Rating: 4.5

Wow, if you had asked me a while ago if Blink had any good songs, I would have said "Adam's Song" and "Stay Together For The Kids" were their only good songs, with Dammit being a decent song. This album is so much better now, although the guitar and bass is a bit weak.

Album Rating: 3.5

The best Box Car Racer album by Blink 182., November 18, 2003

Reviewer: Joe (see more about me) from Shanklin,Isle of Wight,England

As a Blink 182 devotee I was looking forward to this immensely,

and then I heard 'Feeling This'.That rocked me to the core.If it wasn't for Tom DeLonge's distinctive whine then it would be completely unrecognisable.As it was it was more Box Car Racer than Blink,and certainly not classic Blink 182.Yet,unfortunatley it's the most Blink Blink song on the album.Oh dear.I listened to it with my friend,and we were both shocked as to what lay within the disc.



In both our opinion,this is the worst Blink album.This really is the sound of Blink 182 selling out.Before,they may have never strayed far from the original Blink template,but they played for the fans.This is an attempt at reaching more fans,which is okay,but not at the extent to which they alienate fans who stayed loyal to them during the'We hate Blink 182'times(which featured constant slagging off aimed at Blink)by completley overhauling their music.



Roughly 4 of these tracks are good,mainly the ones with a hint of Blink 182 left in them.'Down' and 'Asthenia'are good,but the only real standouts are 'Feeling This' and 'Go'.The opener to 'Stokholm Syndrome' is a joke,as is 'The Fallen Interlude' and the horrific verse of 'Violence' and for christ sake,the last song,'I'm Lost Without You' simply chugs for 6 and a half minutes.A 6:30 Blink song!?!What happened to affluent bursts of 3 minute punk?Where's the killer riffs,and the memorable,singalong melodies?This is the first Blink 182 album where I've come away with a feeling of boredom.This is also the only Blink album with a majority of 'skip' tracks.Listen to 'Carousel','Reebok Commercial' or 'Dancing With Myself' and think about this Tom DeLonge being the same Tom DeLonge behind this album.



Influences here are obvious,AFI and The Rolling Stones are present her,and more obviously Led Zepplin on 'Violence' and The Cure(with Robert Smith's vocals)on 'All Of This'.Also,the album has quite obviously been tinkered with to an extent,with samples,looped beats,and a polished overall sound cropping up.In fact Mark and Tom have a very poppy vocal technique on the album,and to be perfectly honest,at times (vocally)sound like Busted.Tom's voice is still as nasal and recognisable as always,but is over polished and lacks the rough edge that lit up songs like 'All The Small Things' and 'Stay Together For The Kids'.On the plus side though,Travis Barker's time with the Transplants semms to have served him well,as his drumming on the album is exemplary.



To sum up,'Blink-182'is flawed and souless,but look hard enough and persevere there is some good lisening to be had,nothing that will change your life like 'Dude Ranch','Enema Of The State' or 'Take Off Your Pants And Jacket' did,but it's okay.Tom may have ditched the Blink of old for a more Box Car Racer approach in order to gain wider appeal,but at what cost?I personally would like to give him a sharp slap to the face and tell him to wake up,but others may like this.On things for sure though-this album will split the fans like never before,so this once-great institution of punk-rock may have to suffer a backlash due to this new direction change.

All together"Will the last one out please shut the door...."

i've been reading some great reviews in this thread. i've been tempted to buy this album. well done everyone. :thumb:

ok, i'm cleaning up all the spam/useless posts in this thread.

this album is good but i still think that the mark tom and travis show is by far the best album that they've made the new album still rocks though