How Blink 182 Wrote A Pop Punk Masterpiece

How Blink-182 Wrote A Pop Punk Masterpiece
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What is going on my mates!
Today we will be talking about Blink-182 and how they wrote a pop punk masterpiece | Consisting of Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, and Travis Barker Blink had been building a name for themselves in the world of rock n roll for awhile before they released their greatest album to date.
The album in question is their self-titled or Untitled album. There’s some debate on whether it’s called the self-titled album or Untitled album, but in an interview in 2012, Mark Hoppus turned to Tom Delonge and asked “did we ever decide if it was self-titled or Untitled?” Tom responded with “ Untitled “ so that’s what we’ll go with.
Tom’s singing is at an all time high, absolutely killing his vocal delivery. Mark Hoppus of course has his moments as well, but Tom really steals the show with this album. Travis Barker is well.. exactly what you’d expect. Great. When it comes to Travis Barker, that’s just what you become accustomed to. Greatness.
Untitled’s Track List:
Feeling This, Obvious, I Miss You, Violence, Stockholm Syndrome, Down, The Fallen Interlude, Go, Asthenia, Always, Easy Target, All Of This, Here’s Your Letter, and I’m Lost Without You
And now.. it's time for the feature presentation you've been waiting for: How Blink 182 Wrote A Pop Punk Masterpiece
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[@NateTheMateForever]

what's your favorite blink album?

[@bgl1335]

Nate The Mate untitled

[@NateTheMateForever]

@@bgl1335 ayyyyy

[@bgl1335]

Nate The Mate ayyyyyy

[@GoldSteps182]

Enema of the state

[@ersudoku]

Not this

[@onlinefriends7499]

Well I guess this is growing up

[@NateTheMateForever]

da na na na na na naaaaa

[@jeffgrady601]

Perfect comment.

[@dannhmora]

Gold

[@artvandelay837]

I was just a young kid when I first heard that song on the radio... the VERY first time I heard it, I thought the lyrics were " well i got sissies growing up" lol lol

[@ethanthebigmuscleman]

that was the song that drew my to blink that and what's my age again

[@ablack923]

Duuuuuuuuude. As a longtime blink fan, I really appreciate this video. You did an amazing job

[@NateTheMateForever]

Angela B thank you so much Angela! I appreciate YOU!

[@emilybarrera5259]

I feel like the Untitled album was the perfect example of how a band could successfully change and mature without completely ‘selling out’ or whatever. It kinda sucks how it seemed like Blink dematured on California. The immaturity was nostalgic and good for everything before the Untitled album, everything after that should’ve been following down the path that the Untitled album set

[@NateTheMateForever]

BIG FATS MATE

[@NateTheMateForever]

Facts*** haha

[@emilybarrera5259]

Nate The Mate lmao

[@cundionfire]

That's why Dogs Eating Dogs is so disheartening to listen to sometimes. It had a perfect balance of maturity as well as their trademark catchiness. It gave me optimism for the band's future but obviously we know how all that turned out. Sorry to Matt Skiba but blink-182 is no longer a band as far as I'm concerned. Only the synergy of Mark, Tom, and Travis can create the true magic of blink-182

[@Scott-py1sd]

Besides Built This Pool, what's immature about California? If anything, Tom's unreleased demo Golden Showers in the Golden State is immature...

[@edg5973]

The build up on Stockholm Syndrome , from the interlude to the actual song, is unlike anything I've heard from any pop punk band at the time and since. It's absolutely incredible.

[@OathBoy_562]

Ed G chills every fucking time

[@Gross_Gaming27]

*My dearest...*

[@marcolamb6712]

Tom's voice was prime during self-titled. Too good

[@NorthCascades]

I think Dude Ranch was his peak. Although the album wasn't produced all that well compared to the others, his vocal range was so much higher back then.

[@rileyt416]

@@NorthCascades I feel like neighborhoods is really underrated too, he sounds great and also in the dogs eating dogs ep

[@chatochafa130]

I agree. His voice didn’t sound grungy like the 90’s albums. His voice wasn’t whale sounding like the 2010’s albums with his voice. He had a nice screaming and nice relaxed voice.

[@elftower907]

@@chatochafa130 whale hahaha

[@elftower907]

For sure the studio Sessions and live recordings are pure heart and emotion

[@killmekillme1193]

god this album has aged incredibly

[@διασκελίζων]

I listen to it, front to back, at least twice per year. Almost 20 years and it’s still as powerful as when I first heard it.

[@alsimmons1870]

I still play this and Enema of the State all the time

[@timothym3777]

100%

[@HeatherHolt]

oh man... "All Of This"... just beautiful. And I can't even listen to "I Miss You" and "I'm Lost Without You" without tearing up. Nostalgia. F*cking nostalgia. I wonder if Tom will ever come back to Blink.

[@sxkcb]

@BasketCase420 Well that didn't age well lol

[@andee3090]

i've been seriously into punk/rock for about almost a year and a half, but i didn't get into blink until a few months ago. they've easily turned into one of my favorite bands of all time. loved this video!

[@NateTheMateForever]

Bomboozld thanks mate! They are a great group!

[@gamalielcolungagrajeda6322]

Where is this rock you had been living in?

[@Eddboii_]

Untitled, is the best. Let’s not forget how underrated “Neighborhoods” is though.. very solid album.

[@diekoaan]

YES, hella mature, the perfect balance between AvA and Blink

[@thatonedudea]

Everyone acts like neighborhoods is bad and imo it's their best! But I love all albums

[@JamesEatWorld7758]

Thank you. I love Neighborhoods. It was such a natural step after this album.

[@Nightowl333]

Hell yes! Now that I’m older Neighborhoods is my favorite Blink album. The first half of that record is perfection, Tom absolutely kills it on those songs.

[@JrJrJrJrphD]

oPR0t0TYPEo Neighborhoods is boring😑

[@punk_cinema]

Dude Ranch has a such a special energy to it, that's the GOAT imo

[@MikeJones-pg2sf]

Brayten Gahimer special energy is perfect way to describe it. I 100% agree

[@gcarrdyyy1350]

FUCK NORRIS wtf 😂😂

[@NorthCascades]

My favorite blink album. Thank you

[@BigHeavyLove]

i used to always go around saying DR was their best album but as I matured I slowly realised how ridiculous that is cause self titles is simply a masterpiece.

[@jdepaul87]

@@BigHeavyLove I'd say it's a tie between the two. Considering the ratio of songs I skip per album, I don't skip any on either. The rest...

[@AceMusicFreak]

Great video!! small correction though the "read" of "reading and leeds" is pronounced like the colour red which I know doesn't make any sense but it is what it is

[@NateTheMateForever]

genuinely appreciate the correction and feedback! take care mate, you rock

[@angelaobscura2146]

Reading and Leeds are music festivals in the UK

[@CarlWinslow346]

Angela Obscura - don’t think that’s lost on the comment

[@bradenrocha9067]

Not to be racist but, this video was really good Nate

[@NateTheMateForever]

hahahahaha i love you

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

*looks around the room" Yeah I agree

[@caulinwilson4491]

Peripheral Vision is the goat

[@Swukelz]

Turnover!!!!

[@isaachauzel149]

@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nsp51frio]

This was also the album that broke them up. The experimental side of the album really pushed Tom to want to create AVA. To push the boundaries of his creative limits which Blink could never provide. However, to this day i havent heard many if not any songs by any pop punk bands since that come close to the untitled album. Most modern pop punk bands take their cues from TOYPAJ and Enema. Pretty cool

[@ejoshcoron]

Such a beautiful, haunting album. One of my all time favs. When this came out I fell in love for the first time at 18 right before she had to go on a trip to Europe, we fell asleep on the phone every night and this album was the soundtrack to that unforgettable time, those powerful feelings of love and longing. This album hits me in the soul

[@MikeJones-pg2sf]

Asthenia and Kaleidoscope 2 of the most underrated blink songs

[@midnightghoul1273]

Asthenia is my favorite blink song tbh

[@trogman43988]

Asthenia is definitely underrated. If you listen to it now you can tell that Tom’s lyrics are directly about his dissolution with being in blink 182

[@pgrothschild]

Reading in England, pronounced Redding. Great video.

[@jamesfinlon4185]

Out of the whole video that bit really annoyed me

[@a.ychristian3562]

Was wondering if I was the only one

[@bgl1335]

“Soaked in sorrow and dried with uncertainty” I hate how perfectly this describes me

[@NateTheMateForever]

hahahah

[@Slicknick.]

Honestly with the way things are now with mark doing simple creatures. Travis making songs with MGK. While they to keep blink alive. And Tom doing so much just out side of music. While also being (in my opinion) musically better than Blink-182 with angels and airwaves since Tom left in 2015. With how much it’s changed since 03. I’ve really come to love this album so much. From the songs on the album to the story of how it was made. It was the first CD I’ve ever bought, and I always come back to it. Great video man I really enjoyed it. Editing was done so well and very well spoken. It’s nice to see this album get some love

[@mcarlone5]

Their greatest album ever and personally, my favorite album ever. It has aged wonderfully. The more you listen, the more you grow, the more you understand and appreciate this masterpiece.

[@jacobj1234]

Would pop punk still be in the mainstream if Blink never had the hiatus between Untitled and Neighborhoods??

[@pantsnjacket381]

I think definitely. There were AVA songs supposed to be blink demos like The Adventure. It would've hit it big if it was released as a blink song.

[@conors4430]

No. It was waining anyway. typical example. Untitled sound was much more akin to Emo which was taking the mantle from pop punk so it has nothing to do with link at all

[@batman182]

No, I don't think so, the punk(pop) scene was shifted and getting overwhelmed by emo and screamo bands until it eventually died, a lot of fans grew out of that and started to fall out around the mid 00s. I wouldn't mind seeing a resurgence.

[@AsdAsd-rd6ce]

@@batman182 A lot of people hate to admit it but recent albums like MGKs Tickets to My Downfall and Mod Sun’s Internet Killed the Rockstar could be the start of a pop punk resurgence in the mainstream, or it could just be a fad. Only time will tell but either way they’re fun albums

[@batman182]

@@AsdAsd-rd6ce that's pretty cool, I'm not familiar with the albums and I only know about MGK due to his early controversy with Eminem, but that aside, if they can keep up the energy and have fun while doing it, they might be rolling in a new Era of pop punk. Hopefully something good comes from it, I'm sick of seeing all these wannabe rappers with their auto tune and GarageBand beats. Hip-hop and rap started to fizzle out for me around 2018, hopefully kendrick will roll out with something this year.

[@Modist802]

This album changed my life. I was about 13 and I had always been a blink fan. But, my mom picked up this record for me and I listened to it pretty much daily until I turned 15. Everything about it is perfect to me. You can tell that Mark, Tom, and Travis all put everything they had into it. And the experimentation on it just blows me away every time. Everything from the vocals, to Toms guitar tone is perfect. And it couldn’t have been at a more perfect time. I had been listening to simple plan, good Charlotte, Green Day and blink all along but this was around the time I started getting into more emo driven stuff like The Used, MCR, Jimmy Eat World, and Taking Back Sunday. So this switch couldn’t have been more appropriate. I love how dark the whole album was. It’s definitely my favorite album of all time.

[@issaacxxx6202]

2:43 idk why but I've met so many people in the us military that like blink-182

[@JoshuaGillespieMusic]

Damn, man. Great editing and audio. You should do more stuff like this. Maybe something like this on American Idiot and why it got as big as it did.

[@MikeJones-pg2sf]

How is nobody mentioning Dude Ranch?!? That album is a masterpiece

[@stephendre2902]

Mike Jones Yeah, Untitled sucks. I remember when it came out and I couldn’t find a human to even admit they liked one song from it. 20 years later little kids are saying it was their “greatest album”. Not even close. Not even Blink. The lyrics on feeling this... Really.... That’s blinks “greatest ever”. Wow. Cringe.

[@MejoraMx]

@@stephendre2902 I grew up with blink since Cheshire and still think untitled is their best.

[@ShrtRndKid]

Dude Ranch is easily their best album. It was all downhill after that. What you'll find is that most people hadn't heard of them until Enema of the State and those people don't know anything from before that other than possibly "Dammit."

[@Treyworld]

Everyone still loves Dude Ranch, guys. There's no need to get defensive.

[@jeffgrady601]

When untitled came out, I felt like it just wasn’t blink to me anymore. I wanted more funny blink. Now that I am older, I find it incredible.

[@david4883]

Agree with everything you said in this video. But in my opinion, for as great as it is, it doesn’t get the widespread acclaim it deserves. It’s way better than the previous 2 albums that get most of the praise. The songwriting got more mature and they were finally showing how truly talented they all are. The addition of strings, keys, etc in certain songs is just icing on the cake. A classic.

[@NateTheMateForever]

david c couldn’t agree more mate! Appreciate ya

[@pantsnjacket381]

couldn't agree more, my friend.

[@isleofthecheetah]

Yeah I don't understand why this album isn't praised like American Idiot or Black Parade are. This blows them both out the water in my opinion....

[@bgl1335]

This better be about untitled Edit: THANK GOD!

[@NateTheMateForever]

mate, i gotchu don't even worry

[@bgl1335]

Nate The Mate OMG hey Nate!

[@InkAndPoet]

This is just solid proof that *NO ONE LIKES IT WHEN THEIR FAVORITE BAND GROWS UP*

[@NateTheMateForever]

no one likes it, but it can still be a beautiful thing! :)

[@InkAndPoet]

@@NateTheMateForever indeed it can

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

WELL I GUESS THIS IS GROWING UP *catchy riff*

[@brogcooper25]

I hated it but will admit it needed to happen.

[@Ricanson21]

@@NateTheMateForever Linkin Park the only band who got better as they went on. Every album was different and refreshing

[@MetallicaRocksss]

This is such a unique album, there's really nothing like it

[@joeeastman]

Dude Ranch, probably because my life during those times was a reflection of that album. Musically, Dude Ranch was an absolute masterpiece with the timeless chord progressions, riffs and bridges. Although Hardcore/punk was what I was most involved with during those years, pop-punk was my favorite genre of music and still is. Don't get me wrong though, the self titled album is also a favorite of mine. The two albums are so damn good that they should consolidate them into a single album so they never have to be compared......just sayin' 😎✌

[@andrevrd]

Awesome vid that really sets out what this album is. This album is still underrated when you leave the fan base. It deserves to sit alongside Ok Computer and melancholy and the infinite sadness and such but those who know know.

[@dogwaterjoe3783]

I remember my best friend got me this on C.D. when it came out my freshman year of high school. Upon my first listen, I was very disappointed, but I grew to love it more than any other album by the band.

[@NateTheMateForever]

i like this story

[@doctajuice]

Same experience for me. It was weird and wasn't the blink I wanted to hear at the time. Over time it grew on me though and apparently it was the blink I needed. Just took me a while to realize it

[@dogwaterjoe3783]

@@doctajuice exactly. It wasn't the blink we necessarily wanted but it was the blink we needed.

[@thomasm8217]

Favorite band forever. Wish they had stayed together...for the kids.

[@NateTheMateForever]

right.. they all have kids and owe it to them

[@TylerLL2112]

It’s not right.

[@Halorose182]

I remember when they were writing this album, the videos. I was in my last year of high school and I didnt have a computer at home so would go to the library every day to watch the videos on their website and sit on the loserkids webchat room 😂 ahh ... so long ago

[@BigHeavyLove]

man i remember the christmas of 2003 getting this album and spending hours sitting at my bedside reading the lyrics and blaring it in my CD player like it was yesterday. Then NFG's Catalyst came out the next year... those were the days.

[@jacobd567]

This is their best record. That much is *ahem* Obvious

[@JeffKaplanMain]

AHHH HE SAID IT HE SAID IT

[@NateTheMateForever]

Jacob Rottmann ayyyy haha

[@JamesEatWorld7758]

Aaayyyeeeeee

[@ethanthebigmuscleman]

nice pun, Obvious is a good song but not the best on the album, the best on the album (and the whole band) is Stockholm syndrome and self titled (untitled) is the best

[@Leo-dm8bl]

always!

[@camz25]

UNTITLED IT IS!!! "Despite much of Blink's career being built on showcasing the beauty of youth, Untitled shows us that there's equally as much beauty can be found in growing up." ----- It hits me. Nate, the amount of passion and dedication you're pouring on your videos are really amazing! You're on a roll! Always a QUALITY CONTENT! Also, I love the aesthetics on this video or whatever you call it. P.S. I have a pouch with Untitled logo print. 💕

[@brogcooper25]

It's hard for me to imagine anyone who fell in love with Blink before Untitled thinking post Untitled is better. They are just completely different bands before and after.

[@JonShanny]

This album hit me at the exact moment I needed it just as I was leaving high school. I feel lucky to have come of age with blink and in parallel with Andy from Toy Story. Would be interesting for you to explore the themes of Untitled that eventually made it into Angels and Airwaves because it’s all there. Great stuff Nate

[@Nightowl333]

Same. It came out during my Senior year of high school and it just immediately became the soundtrack of the year for me and my friends. All I think about is that time now when I hear that album.

[@rjvstheworld]

You can’t rush perfection

[@timschannel9467]

This video brought back so many nastalgic memories, thankyou for that dude. 🤟😊

[@7elevenqt]

TOYPAJ is their best imo, but Untitled is a very close second

[@NateTheMateForever]

an outstanding blink album

[@03cobramustang]

Toypaj is one of their weakest. Still a great album but it brought nothing new to the table after Enema.

[@classicpinball9873]

Matt R. Exactly this, they just tried to do the same thing again but most of the songs didn't pan out

[@backrooms_bandit7485]

Righttt toypaj is my favorite

[@leftywith4strings201]

I feel like TOYPAJ wasn’t as good as Untitled, but it was definitely an awesome transition from the older albums

[@sloppy_hand]

first 3 Blink records (Buddah demo, Cheshire Cat & Dude Ranch) were pretty much skate punk to my ears...

[@pantsnjacket381]

Same to me

[@xXJavaMongyXx]

Already love the video 15 seconds in

[@NateTheMateForever]

dang ily

[@xXJavaMongyXx]

Nate The Mate if u wanna collab on a documentary, let me know😜

[@arturodelagarza428]

Lets not forget, dogs eating dogs EP....so much potential

[@conors4430]

And the difference? They did it quickly and stop sending samples and recording sessions from one side of America to the other. They just got in a room and pumped it out

[@vee3rdeye]

Love this album, they hit the emo phase right as i did

[@alsimmons1870]

This album totally kickstarted emo into mainstream pop culture heading into the mid 2000’s

[@oscar18034]

Not emo ffs…. emo is terrible lmao blink is awesome

[@ISCREAM.STORE1]

i love so many of their songs over the years, but no one ever seems to mention carousel, and to this day i think its a gem, but that is just 1 of many tracks i simply love and take me way back years into the past!

[@db165]

Y E S my personal favorite.

[@thenamelessranger7747]

Untitled is definitely their best but Dude Ranch is my favorite!

[@NateTheMateForever]

totally feel you! i'll always have a special place for dude ranch haha

[@briefcasewanker4765]

Dude ranch is 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@VasiLynch]

My lady’s so sweet she likes to entertain :)

[@HaroldsLastChance]

🤘👏👌

[@FoxJof]

Amen! 🤘

[@Qwin444]

Nate you absolutely nailed this video. I love this quality and time you’re putting into each one. Just wanna say at the end when you talked about growing up, it hit home man. Keep up the awesome work 🤙🏼

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

I actually like the older Blink better. I listen to Carousel almost daily, and often listen to things from Dude Ranch, and Enema of the State.

[@beateasy]

this is a lovely edit. perfect pacing.

[@fredropro]

Im 43 now and Dude Ranch was such a great album the guitar riffs on that album were their best

[@ParadiseDB7]

Wow, this is such a well done video!

[@megano2000]

For some reason I clicked on this video thinking it would be about "All the Small Things." Although I was disappointed towards the beginning, I wasn't at the end. Suggestion: Would you be willing to do a video on Sum 41's Chuck? It has a really interesting backstory.

[@NateTheMateForever]

thanks so much mate! I'd be willing to look into it, what's the general basis of the story?

[@pantsnjacket381]

@@NateTheMateForever I think they were on a trip to Congo, to record some MTV special show and a shooting got near and a man working as a security or something in a hotel fought to save their lives. Then they called the album by his name as a dedication.

[@JuanOchoa21]

Great job putting this together and thank you.

[@charliesmith4951]

Self titled, TOYPAJ, Enema, all masterpieces tbh

[@ghrocks]

Dude!!!!! This video was awesome. Thanks a lot for doing it!!

[@captainrisky6561]

Honestly, I feel like the self titled album was the worst they had made at that point, at least since Travis joined. It wasn't bad but I would still put it under dude ranch. The singles are great but it's been years since I listened to the whole thing without skipping several tracks.

[@Nswix]

Odd, this album, along with Grayscale's Nella Vita are one of few no-skip albums out there.

[@sc4140]

Who taught you how to throw the dick down the stairs! Cheshire cat - First blink album i was introduced to. After that it was all downhill, for me.

[@sudarg5005]

Great analysis and video. I got chills a few times. This is one of my favourite albums of all time

[@robertciochon5990]

Hello from Poway! Great video, but I politely disagree on this being the album where Blink's influences shine through the best, if at all. Dude Ranch and Cheshire Cat do a much better job of showcasing that. In regards to musical style, Cheshire Cat in particular is almost indistinguishable from Screeching Weasel's Boogada and My Brain Hurts - identical song structures and textures, and the melodic leads that can be plugged straight into a Weasel song. Lyrically, everything up until Take Off is basically just an extension of what the Descendents had already done, just updated a bit for the 90s California high school culture that used the word 'gay' to mean 'uncool'. Unwritten Law might have been the biggest influence on Blink's self-titled album. Early Blink and UL sound nearly identical, and the bands were friends at the time. After a decade of being an emotionally charged skate punk band, they made the jump to being more than just the band that wrote 'Calin' with their release Elva, which gave them the jump to mainstream popularity. With pop punk's popularity dying out in the early 00's, Blink had to have seen the success of Elva alongside the rise of post-hardcore and made the jump themselves a year later. Blink's Self-Titled sounds a lot more like Elva than anything else, and it's no coincidence. TL;DR. early blink-182 = their influences, Blink's self titled = Unwritten Law's Elva.

[@exitostropicales101]

Thank you for taking the time to do this video. That album is a masterpiece indeed. At the time, they sounded so different. Nevertheless, they kept their spirit intact.

[@EclipseStardust]

How are you going to talk about Untitled and not mention Violence ?

[@Tech215Studios]

To your videos are fantastic!! I can tell you out a ton of time researching the topic and writing the script. Excellent work my friend!!!

[@bgl1335]

I guess this is growing up

[@NateTheMateForever]

Helpthony Metano darn :/

[@brianfrost303]

Enema is their catchiest and most influential album. In 1999 everyone.. and I mean **everyone** aged 13-19 had a favorite blink song. There wasn't a pop punk band between 2000-2008 that didn't list blink as a major influence or inspiration. Untitled is more mature though. **shrugs**

[@PunkStevo7]

You mispronounced "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" when you were talking about their greatest album of all time.

[@chrispinelli]

Was in high school when this album came out, and was glued to their website to watch all the videos they put out when they were making it. I definitely think this is their best album.

[@mattmcguirk9936]

The Untitled album is legit proof that bands can evolve and still sound like the same band. I mean Buddha to Untitled, that's a perfect evolution of a band, IMO. During this time, the progression of the sound, tone, lyrics, you name it, just got better and better. Obviously the hiatus after Untitled and the Neighborhoods album (which is a good album but nowhere near the expectations people had) affected the band's evolution, but I think they were on the right track with the Dogs Eating Dogs EP. Since then, I haven't been a big a fan of their newer stuff with Matt Skiba, but I don't completely hate it, either. Fingers crossed for Nine.

[@KeithRobertson1]

This album came out the summer before high school for me... and shaped who I was throughout the rest of my youth. So good.

[@nickhopwood4233]

i feel like Go is the most personal on the record for Mark

[@NateTheMateForever]

Nick Hopwood I can see this

[@nickhopwood4233]

@@NateTheMateForever luv u bro

[@kingchuckfinley]

My all time favorite album from any band. Can’t wait for 2023 when Tom comes back for the 20 year anniversary!

[@ang3lstardust]

Can you do Green Day next?

[@NateTheMateForever]

21st_century_americanidiot for sure!

[@ang3lstardust]

@@NateTheMateForever Since American idiot is about to turn 15 and also Dookie just turned 25, I was thinking about you probably doing Green Day because of that.

[@aleksandarmarkovic221]

Nate The Mate as long as it’s not on American Idiot. Do Dookie or Nimrod

[@ang3lstardust]

@@aleksandarmarkovic221 I like those albums, but American idiot is my favorite, though. I'll be fine, ARTV is gonna be doing a rating of the album probably (which I suggested to him.)

[@LeosNotFaking]

You hit the nail right on the head with this video Nice job!!

[@showtime1235]

I Wish I Really Hated You Is their newest song and it’s actually really good Look it up

[@macyb2726]

Showtime123 yea so fucking good

[@JjustBoy]

I remember in school the day me and my mates got it, we where blown away how different it was, we loved some songs but not all. At the time we couldn't fully understand the songs to there fullest but as we grew into more mature young adults the songs clicked into place. Definitely an album for life.

[@brogcooper25]

It was a Tuesday in the fall of 2003 when Untitled came out. I was 16 and Blink was my favorite band by a large margin. I even still have an original Buddha demo tape. I scheduled an orthodontist appointment for the morning of its release so I could get out of school and buy it as soon as Best Buy opened. I popped it in my CD player and listened to it as I drove around before going back to class. I was....so disappointed. I've listened to it fewer than 10 times since. It just never really grew on me. I can't even name any of the songs besides the radio hits. I haven't really listened to anything they've put out since. They needed to change. Mark was over 30 and they all had families. "what's my age again" and "well I guess this is growing up" don't work forever. I'm not mad that they went in a different direction, it just wasn't my style. Sometimes I still play their albums but always stop at TOYPAJ. They're eligible for the R&R HoF in 2020 and I think they deserve it.

[@jayminlapointe8698]

Dude! Thanks for making this! Amazing video. Keep it up

[@NateTheMateForever]

Jaymin Lapointe thanks so much Jaymin!

[@willgraham4279]

I’ll take more Blink vids plz m8

[@NateTheMateForever]

William Graham coming up

[@Deecams]

Mate! Last time I watched one of your videos you were eating beans in your car and now you’re making like college thesis level videos about bands! Nice!

[@fbbfan9476]

I found bL!Nk 182 at 17 my fav album until last was Take off you’re pants and jacket. But has I’m getting older the more mature Blink 182 seems more appealing too me. Thin I still love Dude Ranch,Emma of the State and T.O.Y.P.A.J.

[@NateTheMateForever]

FBB fan 94 love your perspective mate

[@Swiftest_sketches]

This video made me love Blink even more! I think my favorite album is Neighborhoods

[@mattmcsherry761]

You should do "How Blink-182 Stopped Writing Pop-Punk Masterpieces"

[@stephenleader2792]

Matt McSherry step one: hire Matt Skiba!

[@figphenom]

Excellent video man. You put a lot into it and it shows 🤘

[@atlantida2005]

To me, their best album was Enema. Sound and composition was beyond any band has done at the time.

[@popfiasco]

Yes, for me too. Enema was like a refined advanced version of what they did on Chesire/dude ranch. The drums were also a shock at the time. When the record came out i didn't know they've changed the drummer, and i was like: what? man, just wow... this is amazing. Where did this guy came from?

[@stephendre2902]

1. Dude ranch 2. Cheshire Cat 3. Enema 4. Take off your pants and jacket 5. +44 6. Buddha 7. California 8. Dogs eating Dogs ep 9. Untitled 10. Neighborhoods 11. Angels and Airwaves (everything) 12. Odds and ends

[@EyeBelieveSo]

Stephen Dre every Ava album beats all imo.

[@DuhGoldenEye]

LMAO

[@thejman36]

"Greatest album to date" is a subjective opinion. I still stick by Dude Ranch and Enema as their best albums.

[@andreasscheidl4454]

Yep

[@kcjade5221]

I switch my favourite so often lmao. I got into them through TOYPAJ and then expanded from there. Enema, dude ranch and untitled are all awesome albums imo but untitled definitely was the most experimental

[@pantsnjacket381]

I know how important and pivotal Enema/TOYPAJ (W/O Dude Ranch THERE IS NO ENEMA, face the facts) are for pop punk history, but blink has four (and not only two, like many people say) landmark albums: 1. Enema of the State (pop punk, punk rock/skate - 5x platinum U.S/15 mill. sold ww) 2. TOYPAJ (pop/punk rock, posthardcore tone - 2/3x platinum U.S./14 mill. ww) 3. Untitled (pop/punk rock/post-hardcore tune - 2x platinum U.S./7 mill. ww) 4. Dude Ranch (skate/punk rock/pop - 1, 2x platinum U.S.) Also, I'd like to tell people that blink-182 isn't only rooted to the pop-punk term/subgenre. You can also CLAIM they are PUNK ROCK. Don't be afraid to say it, a keyboard Sex Pistols killer won't kill you. They're not fully pop (at least during the 1995/03 time period). I feel kinda frustrated when I hear blink is just only POP PUNK all the time, it's not that is a bad thing but let's face it. Many people consider Green Day both, pop and punk rock, but the biased construction of their genre is mostly punk rock for their fanbase, even though they are really pivotal to pop punk due to their massively contributions. Billie Joe prefered to keep refering to it as punk rock music, that there's no other way around. And that he hates the pop punk term. Let's debate, guys.

[@afterthought55]

Enema of the State is their pop punk masterpiece, not this album. That album was way more inspirational and groundbreaking

[@andreasscheidl4454]

Totally agree

[@pleaseenteraname9193]

This video was so lovely. Blink is my favorite band of time, so it’s refreshing to hear something other than complaints about their newer music or confusion with their current tour with Lil Wayne haha. I would absolutely love a video about how Blink-182 has evolved.

[@MitchellMusso69]

First of all the self titled is not their best album, and second Travis wasn’t with them until Enema of the state

[@musicman6555]

Those last 4 songs on this record (Easy Target, All Of This, Here's Your Letter, I'm Lost Without You) just make the entire thing. Don't ever skip any of them. Just listen to them flow into each other. It's insane how those 4 are in the same key, yet don't sound repetitive in any way.

[@sackedygo]

I am disappointed Cheshire Cat tho man

[@Sk8rocka]

pfffft

[@kingchuckfinley]

Asthenia is such a beautiful song. I miss this Tom, man.

[@HaroldsLastChance]

1. The Mark Tom & Travis Sho 2. Dude Ranch 3. Dude Ranch 4. Dude Ranch 5. Dude Ranch Dude.

[@mexiwolf009]

Great video my friend. This was Blink-182 in there prime. It’s sad to think that it was all coming to an end a few years later.

[@bellaurent]

lol i didn't know everyone referred to it as untitled as opposed to self-titled #fakefan

[@NateTheMateForever]

carolinelizabeth I’m a fake fan too, don’t worry

[@bellaurent]

Nate The Mate thanks for the reassurance :)

[@AsdAsd-rd6ce]

Ik this is late but Mark has said that it is untitled

[@wxxyz77]

Thank you Nate! Great vid

[@ataridc]

It's a great album. It's a shame they regressed when Tom left.

[@jeremya535]

"Here's your letter" off "Untitled" imo is one of the most underrated songs they've ever written.