It's no surprise, then, that 2019's NINE, with its electronic instrumentation and more downcast, introspective themes, still resonated with their diehard followers-blink-182’s energetic, superbly crafted tunes and deeply emotional lyrics know no age limit.Before we start the review…let me take you back to a venue in Copenhagen in 2015. A massive lineup change-DeLonge left the band in 2015 and was replaced by Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba-didn’t slow them down, even as they and their fans grew up. ![]() Their sound matured considerably into the '00s, becoming more indebted to moody, muscular alternative rock, thanks in no small part to the crack-shot drumming and arrangements of Travis Barker, who joined in 1998. The trio's 1995 debut, Cheshire Cat, and 1997 commercial breakthrough Dude Ranch illustrate a fondness for breakneck-speed punk and sharply honed melodies, but blink-182 connected with bigger audiences in the later '90s because their rebellion offered both comic relief-see the nudity-heavy video for "What's My Age Again?," from 1999's Enema of the State-and seriousness, tackling the trauma of suicide ("Adam's Song") and divorce ("Stay Together for the Kids"). The San Diego band, which coalesced in the early '90s around co-frontmen Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, blend upbeat tempos, catchy hooks, and bawdy humor with lyrics that understand the pain of adolescence-and life in general. ![]() ![]() Pop-punk godfathers blink-182 embody why the genre appeals to millions.
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