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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Geffen Records
Salesrank: 5243
Released: November 18, 2003 |
| Our Price: $8.81 |
| Used Price: $2.00 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Blink 182 Track Listing:
1. Feeling This
2. Obvious
3. I Miss You
4. Violence
5. Stockholm Syndrome
6. Down
7. The Fallen Interlude
8. Go
9. Asthenia
10. Always
11. Easy Target
12. All of This
13. Here's Your Letter
14. I'm Lost Without You
Editorial Review:
While Blink-182's pop-punk has given more than its share of entertaining moments over their career, "sonic experimentation" is hardly what you'd expect from their sixth studio album. Within their guitar-bass-drums template, however, they offer moments of playfulness and lyricism that stretch their definition of sound. The tempo changes and uses of (relative) silence in "Violence" and "Stockholm Syndrome" borrow post-punk conventions, and lend a new feel to the band's trademark cranked-upness. (The use of treated piano on the latter song also suggests that they’ve bent an ear to a few psychedelic-pop classics in their time.) As with 2001's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, a theme of loneliness emerges upon the first couple of listens, but this time it feels as if Blink wants to connect it to something larger than before. Growth from the guys who once jokingly celebrated man-on-dog intercourse? Yeah. And best of all, it's worth hearing. --Rickey Wright
Blink 182 Reviews:
Not the best 
2009-10-05 - I'm a big Blink fan, and loved the song, "I Miss You" but I should have saved my money by just buying the single off of Itunes. I had also ordered a used but good version of this CD off of Amazon, but it was scratched right over the song I most wanted. Lame.
Garbage band.
2009-08-14 - Whiney greasy vocals, horrible guitars, pop jumbles and just over all puke. This is not punk and if it is punk sucks.
blink-182's Masterpiece 
2008-12-18 - Since their breakthrough with the song "Dammit" off of 97's 'Dude Ranch', blink-182 have mostly been known for their songs about teenage rebellion mixed with their own brand of teenage humor, making for a catchy and funny listening experience. This was only fortified with the release of their albums Enema of that State, The Mark, Tom and Travis Show, and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (Ha... I get it...). Although each of their albums has a different sound to it, all of their albums stayed in the same vein of SoCal pop-punk. Until 2003, when they released their most aspirational album, the untitled (or self-titled) album, blink-182. Ranging from hard rock (Stockholm Syndrome) jazzy love songs (I Miss You) and blistering punk (Go), this album could be called blink-182's "masterpiece". This was the only album where blink put over two year's worth of effort into a CD, and it shows by having great production value and cool sounding instrumentation. This was the only album that didn't include any joke songs, like the classic "Happy Holidays, You Bastard" off of TOYPAJ. This album is moody, dark, and strange when compared to the other albums in their discography.
Feeling This- As the story goes, Tom and Mark were in two different rooms writing two different songs, and when they came out, they had both written about the same thing, with Tom writing about the more sexual aspect of a relationship and Mark writing about the other side of it, about true love. Great guitar riff, amazing drums. I really like the bridge, great singing by Mark. This song got me into Blink-182. 10/10
Obvious- This song bridges the gap between hard rock and punk in a strange way. Very angry lyrics. When Tom sings it, you know he means it. Very crunchy guitars, and average drumming by Travis. When the 2nd half of the song begins, it gets SO much better. 9/10
I Miss You- I know, I know, it's their biggest hit (behind All the Small Things) but there are so many better blink songs than this. Don't get me wrong, it is a really good song, just not the best off the album. The use of stand up bass and Travis's light drumming make the beginning the best part of the song. The piano interlude at the end is also very beautiful. I don't like Tom or Mark's singing on this song. 8.5/10
Violence- Weird... this song opens with a strange technoish beat and a creepy guitar sound over it. Travis comes in with an awesome drum fill, and the verse kicks in. Tom singing over Mark speaking, with the same techno beat from the intro. But then the chorus hits, and the track sounds normal. Then a bridge that focuses mostly around Mark's bass line. Doesn't use enough drums to make it a great song. The 2nd half of this song is just a lead in to Stockholm Syndrome, a woman reading letters apparently written by Mark's grandmother. Overall, this song works only because of the chorus. 8.5/10
Stockholm Syndrome- Another song on the border between punk and hard rock. One of the better songs on the album, and Tom's guitar is at its best on this track. The singing during the intro (chorus?) is a great mix of Tom and Mark's singing. The bridge is badly produced, with Mark's voice sounding distant, which doesn't fit the music, but it barely hurts this great song. 9.5/10
Down- Very mellow and poetic. Tom sounds sad in this song, the story of a man in pain. Mark in the chorus sells it, with the piano in the background and a solid beat provided by Travis. 10/10
The Fallen Interlude- A mostly instrumental song, using looped piano, drums, vocals and guitars. At the end is a series of solos by Travis over someone singing the chorus from Down. Not really a major part of the album. 6/10
Go- The most personal song on the album, about domestic violence. This is the closest thing to the old blink that you'll get, with fast drumming and power chords. This is where Mark shines on the album, and if it were longer, it would probably be the best song on the album. 10/10
Asthenia- This is the best song on the album however. With a minute long intro (using real NASA transmissions) the tension builds until Travis breaks it with a snare fill. Tom then comes in with a cool riff chock full of effects. The verses tell the story of an astronaut looking down on Earth and remembering what it was like there. The chorus, featuring some of the best guitar and drum work on the album, is the astronaut thinking about whether he should go back to Earth or stay in space forever. Tom has said that this song is about the loss of hope, and the looking at the lyrics, you can feel what this fictional astronaut is feeling. Also, the bridge sounds like classic blink, and is followed by a drum solo from Travis. The best song of the album, and one of the best songs made by Blink-182, period.
Always- A classic 80's love song, featuring keyboards, synth, and heavy bass overdubs. However, when the chorus comes in, you know it's not some throwaway 80's song, but a full on blink rocker. Travis has great fills in this song, and Mark's bass is at the forefront. Tom's singing could get annoying after a while; it's very nasally and whiny. The lyrics are not great for a blink-182 song, but the instrumentation more than makes up for it. 9/10
Easy Target/All of This- Basically the same song with different tempos. Easy Target is FAR superior to All of This, which features Robert Smith from the Cure. All of This is very minimalistic and sad, while Easy Target is big and angry. Easy Target features much more emphasis on drums and guitar than its predecessor, which is not really a Blink song, because Robert Smith doesn't really fit with their style of music. It's more like they tried to cope with Smith's style then the other way around. It is actually very depressing, and it's not all that fun to listen to. Easy Target- 9.5/10 All of This-7.5/10
Here's Your Letter- Another Mark fronted song (the other being Go), this is very reminiscent of the future recordings of +44, and Travis has magnificent drumming on this song. This song is not very strong, but the chorus is good, and the lyrics are very deep. The bridge is the best part of the song, having the best singing and guitar on the song. 9/10
I'm Lost Without You- Beautiful. This is the best singing Tom has ever done. This has to potential to make you cry. Basically a piano driven song through the first verse, while the first chorus introduces the full band. Again, the most melodic and beautiful song Blink-182 has ever written, and a great way to end a great album. 10/10
Although this album is not their best, it is their most thoughtful, meaningful, and ambitious album ever released, and it is totally worth the buy.
Different direction 
2008-08-23 - Blink 182 made a different approach to this album. Their is not one toilet-humor song on this record. One of their biggest hits on here is I Miss You. Feeling This is a song about sex. All Of This features Robert Smith doing vocals. Stockholm Syndrome is about a psychological conditon wherein hostages identify with their captors. The Fallen Interlude is a completly instrumental album. Always has the 80's influence sound with lyrics about wanting to get back together with their girl. To bad they broke up after this. They could have a great future. This album proves they got talent and their are above the toilet-humor, party jokes they are known for
Blink's last, and also their best
2007-08-28 - Blink 182 pretty much from "Enema of the State" has been a band that not only has everyone heard of, but has also heard their music. No doubt with such popularity, it's sure to bring on the criticism. And sure enough, Blink has had plenty of it, and for good reasons too. But, strange as you think it might be, I consider Blink in the category of such bands as Korn, Staind, and Metallica. Not necessarily because of the style of music, but for what these bands have done in the music world. Each of these bands have made their name known pretty well for their genres, and Blink has most certainly done the same for the Punk/Rock world.
Before even purchasing this CD, I had heard the radio-friendly songs such as "Feeling This", "I Miss You", and "Down". All very well put together songs, and also having the classic Blink sound to them. But until actually popping this CD into the player did I realize where Blink had really gone with their music; Somewhere they haven't gone before.
For those who like the hilarious and vulgar Blink, this album may not appeal to you. This album has some pretty deep meanings in it, some of which you may not catch right away. But the more you listen to it, you start actually feeling quite depressed in an addictive sort of way, if that's even possible. The chemistry between Tom and Mark's vocals in this album blend very well. They certainly have a way of sucking you into this one, and the more you listen, the better it gets.
Truly, Blink found a way to go out on a high note. They put together an amazing piece of work for their last time around. But now, we have AVA and +44 to look forward to. But for Blink, their last was most certainly their best, if not at least their most mature.
