6 Reasons Why People HATE Blink 182

[@beyondartv]

shout out to my friend nate that drove to my house and uploaded this for you guys while i'm out town bc i'm a dummy and forgot to. lol, enjoy!

[@bombshell_official451]

You make great videos keep it up

[@heisedren7811]

Beyond ARTV is this Nate or Jon speaking?

[@jamestreacy1]

Hey John would you think blink 182 would work with Tom comming back to blink but Matt remaining as a guitarist and occasional lead vocalist making blink a 4 piece band

[@ObiWanKenobi]

The force is strong in Nate

[@JoshPenalty]

Haters: "all their songs sound the same!" Haters: "they change their sound too much!"

[@drmmr561]

So true lol

[@vincedprime]

jack cortez this is not only for blink 182 but all the bands

[@SkaMasta097]

Haters: "all their songs sound the same!" Fans: "they change their sound too much!" FTFY

[@brandievan2678]

@@SkaMasta097 this is more accurate, also, love your name, ska is awesome, people forget.....

[@iliketrains3495]

Coldplay in a nutshell

[@stewart1986]

People hate Blink 182? I did not know this

[@Amie.K_2024]

stewart1986 same... i was surprised when I saw this

[@rizaladhe_]

me too

[@mpmassacre91]

I'm surprised your surprised idk.

[@stewart1986]

@@mpmassacre91 maybe im just old. but surely anyone can appreciate Blinks Enema of the State album

[@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC]

Fax

[@intheway1439]

Iast time I was this early Tom was still here

[@Katarinarabbit]

Ikey Spider untitled starts playing

[@littlewordman]

FeelsBadMan

[@Indiee182]

ha

[@jajm611]

Scott*

[@dizzy6947]

I mean he's still alive

[@purpleheadedhedgehog3821]

Just reading the title , a little piece of me died , blink 182 are the reason I got into pop punk and alternative rock music they have a very special place in my heart ( my second favourite band after green day of course) and there song "Always" is my favourite song ever written , that and there albums can be both serious and hilarious in some places , and I love everything from Cheshire cat to neighborhoods ( underrated in my opinion) , hell even California is class in my opinion

[@xaviermorales4238]

Just for reading it? Really?

[@purpleheadedhedgehog3821]

@@xaviermorales4238 you need to understand , im a fanboy little bitch for this band so yeah

[@danielstellwag3081]

Hahaha

[@floodychild]

Good on you for saying what you think when people could shit all over you. Enema of the State is still one of my favourite albums of all time. Their music was the reason why I picked up guitar so Blink 182 will forever be one of my favourites.

[@darrenteee]

There’s no such think as pop punk, screammo punk, emo punk...It’s all in one genre punk rock

[@Reds-Retros]

Neighborhoods is such an underrated album.

[@90til]

Facts

[@DV-zv4ox]

It's disjointed and clunky, at best.

[@Reds-Retros]

@@DV-zv4ox I dunno man, musically I can almost listen through the whole thing without skipping a song. I personally can't really say that for many other Blink records except for like maybe California. Lyrically Neighborhoods also is much better in my opinion which is icing on the cake for me. Edit: Nevermind, listening to California again I realized how many songs I couldn't stand anymore.

[@Thedreamlandfire]

The ideas were amazing . Mixing and production was off but I feel like the ideas and songwriting were def there . It needed Jerry finn :/ he was the 4th member !

[@marcels_wine9602]

RedWolf I like how every single song is different from each other do it doesn’t sound stale to me over time

[@sugaramped5544]

1) our fav alien researcher is gone

[@laurastephanie4968]

And we miss him so much

[@juanjoseposadacastellanos5541]

Where are ya?

[@AndrewSmith-nu9kj]

And when he left he took all the guitar riffs with him.

[@anthonyfuller9933]

Everyone has haters. Blink 182 are legendary.

[@seanmclain3278]

They were. Before DeLonge left.

[@anthonyfuller9933]

@@seanmclain3278 True

[@spookypunky]

Right. That's why they're not around anymore. Because they're legendary. Wait until you're older and you understand what's "legendary."

[@zandithshloper2005]

Everyone does have haters. Not everyone is blink 182 (They deserve the hate cause THEY SUCK)

[@docproof26]

That's +44 era Mark Hoppus in the thumbnail !!!😲

[@grungefanboy9594]

Neil Avila it is!

[@HiMyNameIsJonathan]

Jerry Finn and is a huge reason why they blew up. Those who know, know.

[@Jacobpando1]

Jonathan Fernandez yes dude

[@onutube167]

This. Everything after him has been garbage

[@readysetrecordamente8564]

Couple of opinions this video hit me with. 1: Just because a band changes their music, doesn’t mean they are bad. It just means they are a different genre. 2: The simple lyrics. I hope it was just a plan for California just to get their voice heard since people seam to have an infatuation with generic radio hits. Hopefully now that it is out of the way, hopefully they do more with the next record. Blink 18-2 do your thing!

[@drmmr561]

As far as your second comment, their drummer Barker said that was pretty much the case.

[@Katarinarabbit]

I liked California

[@ellawhite7694]

Saw the notification whilst listening to them :/

[@nimbrother]

same lol

[@kikiurie1239]

I love your picture I love Green Day I love you marry me

[@lauraswiftfoot3855]

LOL SAME

[@kikiurie1239]

@@patricklauer4452 I'll marry you to

[@bluepearl_22]

*grabs popcorn* alright, off to the comment section!

[@watcheri5742]

Tom was the creative side and that is gone No good riffs on new album To me tom was blink

[@TommyDoesMusic]

Watcher I brohemian Rhapsody tho

[@houthoofd13]

Totally agree man. I have found my self following Tom and leaving Blink to the wayside.

[@watcheri5742]

TOM TRIES TO BE BETTER. MARK IS KIND OF IMMATURELY STUCK IN THE PAST IF YOU ASK ME

[@watcheri5742]

ymmot BROHEMIAN RHAPSODY RIFF IS A CHEAP RIPP OFF OF TOMS RIFF IN AVA. YOUNG LONDON I MEAN THEY HIRED A WRITER TO HELP ON 9. MARK AND TRAVIS ARE COMMERCIAL SELL OUTS

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

Their self-titled it's incredible, even if you're not a blink fan, it's outstanding, the production it's perfect and the mixing, for an audio engineer it's a must listen, everything in that album has an explanation on the sounds for why it's there. I keep listening to this band just for this album, also it's really mature compared to the others, and also compared to the last one (wtf happened with this last album it's terrible and the rad "cool" actitude seems phony for me at their age), the others I think they aged badly and they are kind of dated for some people.

[@pantsnjacket381]

I think the goal with California was to get attention one again, like, to put the band on track again in mainstream. It's imposible to this point for us think they're gonna repeat the formula again.

[@ericdangelo7025]

I’d have to argue #3. Blink at their peak 1999-2003 were very energetic live and Tom’s guitar playing/singing was on point for the most part. Just listen to the live record Mark Tom and Travis Show

[@beyondartv]

It was referring to current day blink.

[@saturnhero7254]

Agreed. I saw Blink in concert in 2002, when they co-headlined a tour with Green day. Talk about epic! And they were crazy energetic, both mark and tom jumping all over the place on stage, Travis going nuts on the drums and spinning upside down. And in between songs they were like stand up comedians, hilarious. The chemistry that was between Mark and Tom is unmatched.

[@r3ikobomb]

Yeah they were great in that era. It was after Tom trying to elongate his vocals in what he does in AVA that they went downhill. Blink songs don't sound right sung that way.

[@rodrigopadilla2144]

@@beyondartv hey do tier list of bands and singers and djs include 21 pilots

[@crainseye8499]

They were the first band I ever loved. Enema of the State literally changed my life. And I still love them to this day with Skiba. No, they're not the same, but still, with all they've done in the past they've impacted my life far more than any other band in existence and for that reason they can do whatever the hell they want. I can't really complain.

[@stephenjones9242]

Literally exactly the same for me, been listening to them since Cheshire cat and they shaped me into who I am today and will always be my favorite no matter how much time passes or they change.

[@Thedog674]

blink is my favourite band ever but i can agree with a lot of these reasons, live they’re pretty much travis barker ft blink 182

[@lucca123ful]

Bad stage presence... maybe Tom, Matt and Mark, but travis is always giving his 100%

[@drmmr561]

Right I was thinking same thing! Haha dude goes ham.

[@eridinthevirgin4191]

Well they can't play but they used to crack jokes a lot back in the day

[@dmqualitist7316]

When Matt first joined the band he gave it his all at almost every show but ever since the nine era and a bit before that is when his stage presence got worse

[@fouried96]

Defs more of a recent thing with the stage presence I agree. Their old shows on KZbin you can see them jumping around going crazy

[@drmmr561]

Yeah a lot of these reasons I can totally see for recent era blink.

[@pantsnjacket381]

To say you hate blink cause they "pretend" or "pretended" to be "punk" is kinda a dumb thing to do, basically because they emerged from the 90s explotion of the SoCal punk scene, for them releasing an album like Cheshire Cat with their own money invested on it and then it went to selling, like over 65,000 copies is a very DIY thing. The follow up Dude Ranch, totally put them in the seats to what was coming. Those first two records are entirely raw modern punk rock's classics that every one needs to put on repeat. Enema was and still is on a level where Dookie resides. It was equally revolutionary and to this day doesn't get enough credit for it. They were punk cause they represented their ideals. They still are because those are their roots and you can't take that away from them.

[@youmakenosense7437]

I can't imagine someone seeing Blink-182 live back in 1999-2003, and then say they aren't punk rock, they sucked, but in a very punk rock way. They indeed are a punk band.

[@susieq6558]

Enema of the state is one of those albums where I know every single lyric... that album got me through some pre teen angst and so I will always appreciate blink and that whole album for that .

[@johnbr59]

the very best album

[@atomicpunk2360]

I’ve always felt like they’re universally liked with people within my age group tbh (I’m 25). They’re easy to listen to and harmless tbh. I’m definitely a fan. Finally saw them in 2016 with A Day to Remember and All American Rejects 😃

[@AnonURnot]

Atomic Punk All three of those bands are playing this years warped tour albeit different dates

[@rodrigobonetto3850]

Lucky bastard, blink used to be my favourite band, then adtr came and took it s place

[@BeeBwakka]

Blink stopped being good live after they broke up the first time. That’s when their chemistry and energy on stage took a huge hit. But if you watch them live before that, they had great shows. Their live album was solid. Mark and Tom knew how to riff off each other, Travis is just amazing by default, and they would play waaaay fast.

[@pantsnjacket381]

During 2003-04 while all the tension was at their peak, on stage they'll compete with each other playing faster than the other.

[@armandocarl]

How could someone hate Blink-182

[@vampirzii]

People like me who like Chevelle and 10 years . They are not nearly as bad as blood on the dance floor and I think that is as bad and terrible as a so called " band " can get. But they are still pretty irritating to hear in my opinion

[@HafthorBjornssonFan]

I don't like Blink-182 because I think the singing is monotone, the bass doesn't deviate from the guitars in any special way, and the guitar work is basic. There is a difference between melodic guitar playing and basic guitar playing. Melodic guitar is specifically meant to serve a song while still being complex enough to showcase technical proficiency (David Gilmour). Basic guitar playing is when the guitar work sounds basic and sounds like a beginner toying around on guitar (Jack White, Tom DeLonge, and Blink-182 era Matt Skiba).

[@toruoikawa1153]

Ikr! I love Blink-182! I really like their album called California. I like to watch music videos from that album on KZbin. But when I read the comments, there’s so much hate!

[@ethanhall9376]

@@HafthorBjornssonFan although I 100% agree with what you're saying. Jack white isn't a good example. His guitar beyond 7 nation army is a lot less basic. Especially his solo career.

[@HafthorBjornssonFan]

@@ethanhall9376 I'm gonna be honest, I completely forgot that I left that comment.

[@heymistercarter.]

How about a future video on why people hate Muse? I do love them quite a bit, but I’ve seen a number of reasons people hate them. Some include: Their music and live shows are overly theatrical/over-produced. Their music has steadily declined in quality, with people varying on what album it happened. They completely left the rock genre and went sorta pop. All their songs and albums are about the same thing (revolutions, dystopian societies, etc.) Those and other reasons I hear of.

[@drmmr561]

Also a longtime fan of them, I actually agree with those aforementioned reasons. While they are incredible live, they do go a bit over the top (I think it's just their thing though). I will also say that since The 2nd Law (2012) that they've kinda lost some kinda spark. And yes, while they haven't totally abandoned the Rock genre as a whole, they seem to be distancing themselves from it (even if it's in the name of being "artistic" which I think also has always kinda been their thing). Again, just opinions and regardless they are easily one of my favorite bands!

[@heymistercarter.]

@@drmmr561 I can see what you mean by that. I will say, with some of the points, while I can see where people are coming from with them, I may not always agree on them. For instance, on the big music and especially live shows, I kinda feel their production value and theatrical live shows help set them apart. They really seem to want to give fans their money's worth, and they do with giving you a real experience when you see them. That said, for people who just want to see a band up on stage playing songs they like, they may not like an extravagant live show like what Muse provides. As for their sound quality declining/moving away from Rock, I'm not a Muse purist or anything. I'm more flexible on their sound and which tracks of theirs I like over others. I will say, I have a friend who claims their last great album was Absolution, so that's what I mean by saying there's divide on when their sound quality declined. Some would argue that one, some say BH&R, some say Resistance, and so on. 2nd Law seems to be one many point to, but there are some tracks on there I really like (especially Supremacy, Follow Me, Liquid State, and Unsustainable). There are some songs that aren't as good as others, such as Save Me on 2nd Law and some tracks on the latter half of Drones (like Revolt and some parts of Globalist), but the good tracks outweigh the bad ones for me. Of the points I listed, really the only one I can agree on is the lyrical content and themes being a bit repetitive from album to album. They do mention rebellions, sci-fi themes, dystopian societies, and so on a bit too much in my eyes, and I wouldn't mind seeing them change it up a bit in the future. That said, when Muse is great, they're awesome in my eyes.

[@jousemena]

ya like muse?

[@Top5Darkest]

@@drmmr561 Long time time of muse too! :) It must be hard being a band that is hitting 20+ years old though. Things change and you change, musically and creatively. Also you could fall into the trap of not being relative anymore. I feel its a very common thing for musicians, speaking for myself the music I wrote when I was 18 is nothing like the music I write at 30 now, and I imagine even more different when I am in my 40's. Funnily enough this is what muses song 'Pressure' about, how he is torn to keeping his brand from old muse style to keep fans happy or just do what he wants to do. He purposely made that song more heavier, to give that old muse style :)

[@drmmr561]

@@heymistercarter. Yeah 2nd Law is actually one of my favorites by them.

[@bozosaurus666]

it's a nostalgia thing for why i cherish blink182. I was born in 1990 so i during my adolescence years i heavily listened to blink

[@glittertimes176]

I used to hate blink 182 and they're now one of my favorite bands. We'll see if I felt any of these during that time

[@blakeluccason9971]

Same

[@sebastianyusuf1035]

Me too

[@DishingUpTheDodgers]

I didn’t know people even hated Blink-182. They were trailblazers of the pop punk scene back in the day. They were part of the soundtrack of my generation. Goldfinger is one of my fav bands, so I don’t appreciate the Feldy hate. I also really enjoy California. Guess I’m just an old lady yelling at clouds.

[@fordie8music584]

Exactly how I feel. The Goldfinger and Blink merger was awesome. I love the feel of California. And also the latest Goldfinger album is Soo good.

[@BCFroude]

They are terrible lol

[@mightylo5980]

@@BCFroude how?

[@JackMorgan06]

@@mightylo5980 not the original guy, and not trying to hate on people for liking them. But they make the cheesiest, cringiest music I’ve ever heard.

[@drmmr561]

From a longtime fan, I'm just gonna say (in my opinion), so many of these reasons are silly and some flat out dumb. For starters, shallow lyrics? While they definitely have their aforementioned "joke songs", they also have some very deep and even personal lyrics in their catalog ("GO", "Stay Together for the Kids", "Down", hello, "Adam's Song" is about freakin suicide!) Them not being "punk"....good lord. It's called Pop-punk people, it's a subgenre of the bigger "Punk" umbrella. And Tom being absent...(while I didn't like the departure), guess what? Members are allowed to move on. While some of these do have merit, many of these reasons are just lame Again, just my thoughts. Btw love your videos dude!

[@mattmcguirk9936]

blink is by far my favorite band, even though I'm not a super huge fan of California. I can tolerate it, but I prefer their albums with Tom. But I don't think they have shallow lyrics at all, the songs you mentioned are definitely deep, although you could make an argument saying California had shallow lyrics.

[@dmqualitist7316]

Matt McGuirk California wasn’t bad at all, it had a lot of great tracks and the album was really good overall. Don’t you wonder why it did so well?

[@justinTime077]

Most of your defense applies to pre-Skiba. The video meshes pre and post Skiba together, which is a crime.

[@eridinthevirgin4191]

Blink 182 got me into rock music. I'll forever be grateful for that

[@seanmclain3278]

I started listening to Blink-182 back in 1996 and what I liked about them was they never sounded like anything else out at the time. People tried to lump them in with Green Day but they sounded so different from Green Day.

[@gabrielacarrillo1740]

The interchange music is a bit...much. Interesting video though. I feel like a few of these points fall on Good Charlotte as well.

[@nova-jo1649]

True and i love gc!!!

[@xDudeHimSelfx]

Last time I liked blink 182 was when Tom was part of the band

[@katebeckinsnail910]

Neighborhood was a masterpiece. Hated California.

[@seanmclain3278]

Amen.

[@MrSarov]

Preach

[@francoaranda6499]

I liked both

[@dmqualitist7316]

California wasn’t bad it had a lot of great tracks. Cynical was easily the best but it was way too short, Los Angeles, no future, 6/8, she’s out of her mind, and bored to death were some of the best on the album. Don’t you wonder why it did so good when it was released?

[@katebeckinsnail910]

@@dmqualitist7316 no I didnt expect anything different. It did so well because it's blink . Why would anyone expect anything else.

[@cullanom]

1.) Tom's voice is so iconic and shitty no one can replace it

[@pantsnjacket381]

Punk isn’t a musical style, it’s an attitude.

[@isabelaortizalrcon8911]

Antoni C. Astacio And a way to handle your problems

[@fidgetyrock4420]

yes@@isabelaortizalrcon8911

[@guitardedmaniac]

You don't juxtapose POP with PUNK, because POP is trend and PUNK is anti-trend. It just doesn't make sense. Blink 182 is just rock.

[@jackgoldberg4698]

Blink 182 Evolution. Cheshire Cat and Buddha Age: Shaky and not as produced punk Dude Ranch Age: More Produced and hard hitting punk Enema of the state Age: Where the pop part of pop punk comes into place TOYPAJ Age: Similar to enema of the state except a little bit more slower songs Untitled Age: More experimental and dark Neighborhoods age: More like an Angels and Airwaves Sound California age: WOAH OH OH OH OH OH Nine Age: More pop and hip hop based rock

[@danielmorgan104dm]

favorite band of all time so got to click

[@justinpullen1097]

I'm part of the 6 crowd. Tom was wanting to grow as an artist but Mark wanted to do more of the same, and this goes all the way back to Box Car Racer.

[@arielezra8555]

I just can’t stand their vocal style but that’s my personal taste. I also agree that the lyrics seem pretty shallow.

[@rodneya6371]

Understandable. If you are open to checking out some of their music, though, where their voices mesh really well together with deeper lyrics, I'd really recommend songs like Every Time I Look for You, Feeling This, Stay Together for the Kids, and I Miss You. All those songs are from the Take off Your Pants & Jacket and Self-Titled albums. Both albums are really good listens where they did try to go for better lyrics and a harder sound. Anyway, I like that you posted your opinion nicely on the internet!

[@arielezra8555]

Rodney Patterson thanks for the suggestions I’ll check those songs out

[@rodneya6371]

@@arielezra8555 dope! And if you still don't like them after that I understand haha, i get they're not for everyone

[@jeremygoslin8864]

Wait, you are saying that Mark Hoppus, the person who is known as possibly the most energetic bassist in existence, just stands there? Maybe Tom or Matt, but Mark definitely doesn’t just stand there. Also they are getting so much older

[@dawnguy842]

Blink 182 and Linkin Park helped me through the darkest times of my life.

[@flex_piper]

Reasons 1 - 6: Matt Skiba "trying" to fill Tom Delonge's spot.

[@riahlexington]

Reasons people hate Oasis? I love them but a lot of people really hate them id be curious what you think

[@longinuscyclone213]

Riah Reviews I can name one They are tryna be the Beatles way too much

[@riahlexington]

longinus cyclone great point

[@sugaramped5544]

Crazy brothers tbh LG 4ever doe

[@riahlexington]

SugarAmped :)

[@Jules-cv3tq]

I love them too

[@channel182]

Nice video. I was a huge Blink 182 fan growing up. IMO they stopped being good after “Man Overboard” with the only song exception being “Bored to Death”. The band just stopped having fun playing together. Tom just gave up and the bands live performances suffered. Mark now just keeps trying to be relevant and has started several project bands trying to recapture the late 90s Blink success that IMO aren’t working. I like many forms of music and unfortunately Blink is not punk rock. They are pop punk. But they never claimed to be punk. They would always say they had punk bands as influential material. If somebody says Blink 182 is my favorite punk band I just say oh I like them too. No need to argue.

[@megaascension2748]

To be honest, I've never listened to any Blink 182. I'm planning on listening to them and Green Day once I get through Linkin Park's discography. Which should I listen to next by Linkin Park- Minutes to Midnight, Living Things, or The Hunting Party?

[@Kuba16BVB]

What sort of music have you been listening to your whole life? 😱 But you are on the right way now 😉 Minutes to Midnight should be your Next step. I think you have started with Hybrid and Meteora?

[@orka268]

People forget that dogs eating dogs and Neighborhoods even exist. They were a step forward, different and felt creative.

[@RupertMontoya007]

that paramore poster is sick

[@deadcityproductions2058]

I’ve been a fan for 10-11 years. I own each of their albums. I have Take Off (my favourite album) on Vinyl. Ontop my band covered “First Date” and put it out. So yeah, im a fan

[@mattburgs8491]

Tom Delonge is the reason I picked up a guitar at the age of 10

[@mattburgs8491]

And John frusciante

[@nickschrunk]

#6 is THE reason. When you lose 1/3 of something, it's never as good. Tom wound up being a nerd/tool, but he destroys Skeeza on vocals and guitar. The primary element that made blink so good was the contrasting vocals of Mark and Tom - the distinct highs and lows played well together and blended beautifully the music. And they ARE punk - maybe not as hard-core as Descendents, Vandals, UK Subs or 7 Seconds

[@sabretechv2]

Feeling This is one of their best songs, perhaps the most “punk” - What’s My Age Again is also great

[@WeWatchedAMovie]

I loved "California" but I do get the knock on the lyrics not feeling like they have meaning. That's on Feldman. He would give them time limits to hurry up and get songs written. Plus, Mark really wanted this record to get back to basics for an album. For the new album, they are apparently getting way more experimental like the "Untitled" album. The live thing makes no sense though. With Tom post the first breakup, they were bad because he butchered the vocals. But the positive of having Tom was more of the banter and comedy. Matt is extremely better live musically though so it's a good trade off. To say Mark just stand there is insane though, he's constantly running around.

[@jsreviews4177]

I’m a fan of Blink. I love albums like Enema of the State and Take off your pants and jackets. But I do think they’re a bit overrated. Most of these reasons are very valid.

[@jaysato]

i was in high school when i first heard the enema album. then i also learned to appreciate their old albums. ive seen them progress and grow though preferably i liked the band with tom more. also blink is important to me because they taught me that i dont have to be serious all the time. i learned to chill out and try to have a sense of humor.

[@gabeaddisonmusic]

I saw a entire Instagram account made to hate on Blink 182 the other Day 😭😂

[@austinbruce2422]

I love Blink-182. I’ve loved them for over twenty years when I discovered my moms old recording tapes. She had old school blink and I’ve loved it since. I enjoy listening to the oldies but look forward to new blink which is coming this year. Travis said it’s the closest to old blink they have recorded lately and he’s super excited

[@larryparr2799]

I don’t understand the they suck argument. It might be like you said more recently. I have seen them half a dozen times, but not since 2003. The first time I saw them was in 98 without Travis and it was a perfect show with chemistry between Mark and Tom and stage presence. I was 13 so their humor was right where I was at the time.

[@DeathRider1298]

I expected them to be better live. Mark was the only one who seemed like he was into it. Matt seemed like he was bolted to the ground the entire time I dont recall him ever moving from his spot

[@santillan1626]

Could you do videos on the starting line and bloodhound gang?

[@ohko3892]

Chips with semen People still listen to the starting line what? I thought that band was buried in my memory.

[@beepst]

Blink 182 is not as hated as it was 10 years ago. It's mostly hated by post-punk/hardcore-punk fans, I used to hate them too, but once I grew up I learned to appreciate the simplicity of their music.

[@youmakenosense7437]

It's the same kind of people that hates on Metallica, because it's not "real metal" for some reason.

[@KahnuevsKrake]

Blink-182 were an important part of my teenage years and I still love listening to them. Tom Delonge was my guitar hero and i went to several AVA and Blink-182 concerts, and I was pretty devastated when he left the band the 2nd time, however, I sadly saw it coming. He was great when they played Brixton in 2012 and the stage banter was largely still there, but then came Reading 2014, he didn't seem to give a damn. In hindsight, it was pretty obvious that Blink wasn't his top priority. While Matt Skiba is probably a better guitarist than Tom, it's still not Blink to me. California just didn't work for me because it was like it was trying to emulate old school Blink without the old school guitarist, but Nine was pretty decent because it was it's own identity and was Matt's moment to shine and put his own stamp on it, but it barely feels like the band I fell in love with. It's almost like Blink-182 is little more than a brand name these days. If Mark, Matt and Travis formed a completely new band, I'd pay to see them. Maybe then they'd shake their reputation for teen angst and toilet humour considering they're nearing their 50's now.

[@Nick-jv5ow]

blink-182 is great i don't care what anybody else says lol

[@Amie.K_2024]

Nick agreed

[@goodbyeblackbird8438]

Aye!

[@nathanmcdaniel2557]

They were a lot better live in their earlier days

[@tessaweber2856]

Dude I'd like to see an autopsy on Black Veil Brides

[@kylefinnegan6750]

I think what people like myself really enjoy about blink-182 is all the work of their producer late the Jerry Finn. They described him as the fourth member of the band. This includes Box Car Racer and +44. (1999-2006)

[@alexmercer7530]

blink-182 are amazing live, I saw them live in 2016 for their California tour and I thought it was amazing, I even recorded part of the concert I went to on my channel if you want to see it for yourself

[@sonalj4081]

Pretty much agree with your take on these opinions. Wanted to chime in that 1. Untitled (and Neighborhoods to an extent) aren't formulaic 2. laughed too hard when the nana's made it to simple creatures, it's definitely become a go to annoyingly 3. Only seen them with Skiba and they killed it imo :) 4. Like the og ones but the california ones annoyed me with the vocals

[@DamBaker95]

Blink-182 remains relevant today, their lyrics might be simplistic, but they're made that way so a lot of people can or could relate to their music in their younger days. For their live performances, i've seen them live 2 times and i have to sa Tom was more charismatic, but Matt Skiba is in the end a better singer imo.

[@bradpittiful7288]

i dont care if people love or hate blink 182...i like them...thats all that matters

[@devinthunder5907]

My uncles friend went to go see them in Minneapolis and he told him that Tom said, "Kansas City, how we doing?!". They immediately started getting boo'd and tried playing it off like it was an ongoing joke that they do at every show buuuuuut, needless to say the crowd wasn't having it 😅 Idgaf though honestly, I still love them lol

[@andrevrd]

Blink 182 are my favourite band and I agree with most your points. I like Matt too, I miss Tom but Feldy is my issue with the band. I've always loved that they don't take themselves serious. For me Blink has always been an underdog band that are never treated fairly. They are judged on what people think they are and not judged on all the music they put out. But it's better than been overrated like a lot of bands are.

[@Nacnud92]

I’ll say it again, for everyone who isn’t aware.... Punk isn’t a musical style, it’s an attitude.

[@harkerdavies4280]

How about they are cancelling shows a lot (for good and bad reasons) they cancelled a festival in oh 2 years in a row (the first time was for Travis’s health issues, but the second time was so that they could “work on their new album) they are still playing dates over that course of time. Dick move imo

[@JamesEatWorld7758]

Harker Davies I mean they cancelled on Fyre fesr which was probably for the best.

[@TheLastWordWithBob]

I’d take a new album over shows

[@danielcontreras561]

I'm a really big blink-182 fan and I do acknowledge these reasons. This was an interesting video

[@NakedSnake85]

As a Blink fan this list doesnt even phase me. Still love the band but its true that when Tom left, they arent as creative as with Tom.

[@austin2k186]

Blame it on my youth was horrible.

[@ryplay08]

I gotta say that the people who missed Tom in blink are probably happy now

[@anarchism]

the problem is that they were overrated when they were famous, and now that they are not, they are way underrated. people will always be stupid, anyways

[@allcatsaregods2043]

Having been a fan of Blink 182 before the 182 and having been a fan of Marks before Blink I am seriously biased. The music is just fun. When I hear all the small things or whats my age again, it just puts you in a good mood. Do I think Blink 182 is a ground breaking band, no of course not. Now I did see them in 1999 when they were touring with Fenix TX and Bad Religion and yes they were sloppy at first, I was a bit disappointed but then after a few songs went by they brought it! As far as the Punk label. Punk is doing what you want and not giving a crap what others think. its living in your authenticity. I knew Mark in high school. He was a prankster, mischievous and very funny. Kind of like Blink huh. So if you apply what I said about Punk to how Mark was in high school and how he is with Blink 182 than uh...yeah he is more punk than the gang of dudes with matching leather jackets with spikes on them. Also Mark dressed up just like Robert Smith from the Cure. Mascara, lipstick everything!! Guys that was brave back in 1990. And he owned it!! So yeah for those that don't think Mark was a serious punk, you don't know the dude at all!

[@alex_flamer]

5 Reasons why people LOVE Chvrches!

[@JillyMaysHere]

Yes! I look up to them so much.

[@sammo2560]

Couldn't find one

[@alex_flamer]

@@JillyMaysHere me too but I can imagine lots of girls look up to Lauren for what she does outside of the band. Women's rights, anti-mysogomy, and journalism.

[@JillyMaysHere]

@@alex_flamer That's also why I look up to Lauren though

[@emilyblenn]

#4 and 5 is the reasons I like them, bowling for soup, and PTUSA and not other ‘punk bands’. I don’t like the emo shitty lyrics that make you cry. I like the happy upbeat funny immature music.

[@Amber_xo_133]

Jon Blink 182 or Green Day?

[@benfrank8649]

blink would be just fine lyrically if they let Skiba be himself and write some songs. If he used some Alkaline Trio type lyrics it would be great

[@lizcohenour]

Thank you for calling it the untitled album and not the self named album!

[@thrashorbleach8912]

Jon is like Sheldon from the Big Bang theory but not as a physicist but as music theorist.

[@Blink240sx]

Blink-182 DIED WHEN TOM LEFT

[@JudasPriest82]

I always felt like they died out in 2004, after Green Day came out with American Idiot and all the bands that followed nobody really cared about those early 2000s pop punk bands anymore

[@andreasstarkmann2873]

Nice s13 dude

[@Blink240sx]

Der Suchti Thanks dude!. I sold it 2 years ago, but I just picked up a cleaner one 2 months ago!.

[@youmakenosense7437]

@@JudasPriest82 Blink was in hiatus by that point, so I don't think it's fair to make a contest.

[@alanparana6899]

Similar to what you said, self titled album has some of the best most creative lyrics on any pop punk album

[@Kori-T]

i haven’t even watched the video yet, but I think fyre festival should be number one on this list

[@nickgornall8929]

Don’t get how you can “hate” blink, I get it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.. but they’re just guys who wanted to have fun and didn’t take themselves too seriously. I also think blink died once Tom left.

[@ivandemesa7437]

First they hate it because they don’t like it

[@christophermolina9231]

Well between singing and playing I don't think they have the option to give more stage presence. I notice Tom and Mark take turns running around on stage cause usually the alternate vocals and or have to sing at the same time. Give em break in that area :P

[@dog-a-lish-ousgames6601]

Wait people hate blink 182

[@robbiesilverwolf]

5:30 yeah it is a recent thing there is a big difference between their shows pre-hiatus and post-hiatus just listen to the Tom, Mark, and Travis show album

[@yoggz]

Has anyone ever heard someone say I hate blink 182?

[@michaelsuezo]

The band now is only blink-182 by label. As soon as Tom left it isn't blink anymore. The writing, vocals, sound and creativity of real blink hinged on Tom's talent. Matt is ok but it's not the same band at all now.

[@super_nknown6067]

the hate days are gone..now poeple seems to like them abit more

[@indieflopqueen]

i agree. they got SO much criticism when they broke through, but it seems to have fizzled out since it's been 20 years. now they're seen as classics in the genre. a combination of nostalgia and poptimism which didn't exist when they became famous

[@mattmcguirk9936]

blink is definitely my favorite band, but I'm not sure I fully agree with the shallow lyrics thing. I mean, California definitely had shallow lyrics, but some of their other albums had some deep songs. Adam's Song, Stay Together For The Kids, and Go definitely come to mind. To this day I still think they limited themselves with California, I don't know if it was Feldmann or Mark and Travis, but that album should've been much better.

[@90til]

Who's excited for 'Live Fast, Die Whenever'???