{"id":6500,"date":"2012-04-08T09:08:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T08:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rockhaq\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2014-01-08T17:27:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T17:27:16","slug":"album-blink-182-neighbourhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockhaq.com\/1546951672250\/?p=6500","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Blink-182 – Neighbourhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The kings of pop-punk, Blink-182, have returned with their follow up from 2003’s self-titled album,\u00a0Neighborhoods. <\/em>This is possibly one of rock’s biggest comebacks because of the sheer impact Blink have made on their ever growing fan-base. The band are well-known\u00a0for their catchy songs and hilarious lyrics.\u00a0Neighborhoods<\/em>\u00a0is far from being an album that revolves around the aspects of teenage life. The album exposes the darker side to Blink where some songs are based around their break-up, transformation of the band and\u00a0the lengthy process in which Neighborhoods<\/em> was produced.\u00a0So does the album deliver and fulfil expectations for die-hard Blink-182 fans after the six year break-up? Yes and no.<\/p>\n

Neighborhoods<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0an incredible comeback because it shows\u00a0all members of the band combining\u00a0all their different side-projects into one with the sprinkle of Blink-182 producing a very unique style. The album consists of\u00a0guitarist Thomas Delonge bearing hints of stadium rock, drummer Travis Barker infusing hip hop\u00a0effortlessly and bassist Mark Hoppus’ catchy and thumping bass-lines. But\u00a0Neighborhoods<\/em> can be very bland in places where some songs just seem very repetitive in terms of song structure. In my opinion Blink-182’s 2003 self-titled album has the edge over Neighborhoods <\/em>because\u00a0it is a lot more appealing in the quality of songs.\u00a0Neighborhoods <\/em>begins with\u00a0Ghost on the Dancefloor <\/em>which is where we first encounter and hear Delonge’s iconic sound from side-project Angels & Airwaves fused with Barker’s sensational drumming. The track Natives<\/em> is a complete contrast to Ghost<\/em>. Natives<\/em> encompasses Barker’s sheer brute force drumming which reflects lyrics “I’m like a cat in a cage, locked up and battered and bruised<\/em>” so perfectly. Hoppus’ haunting chorus, rife with the imagery of Jekyll and Hyde shows the band’s clever lyrics.<\/p>\n

Up All Night <\/em>is the band’s lead single for Neighborhoods.<\/em>\u00a0Delonge’s lyrics “And all these demons they keep me up all night<\/em>” shows that with the irreconcilable differences behind them, there is a part of the split that still haunts him.\u00a0“You seemed so sweet at the start but the start’s all wrong.\u00a0You say you speak from your heart but your heart’s all gone” <\/em>which\u00a0Hoppus belts out in Heart’s All Gone. <\/em>The track is one of the highlights of the album because not only does it define Blink so well but\u00a0it also\u00a0blends the best elements of their younger years with the weathered vision of their late 30’s.<\/p>\n

Overall this is one of rock’s finest comebacks where\u00a0Blink-182 have done\u00a0something very risque which would leave fans appalled or jumping all over the place in excitement. The deluxe edition has some additional songs on it such as Even If She Falls<\/em>, Snake Charmer, Heart’s All Gone Interlude <\/em>and\u00a0Fighting The Gravity<\/em> which adds some lovely finishing touches to the album. If anything die-hard Blink fans should be impressed with\u00a0Neighborhoods<\/em> as the band have pulled out all stops\u00a0for this album. Blink-182 are definitely back and ready to achieve\u00a0global domination once again.<\/p>\n

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The kings of pop-punk, Blink-182, have returned with their follow up from 2003’s self-titled album, Neighborhoods. This is possibly one of rock’s biggest comebacks because of the sheer impact Blink have made on their ever growing fan-base. The band are well-known for their catchy songs and hilarious lyrics. This is possibly one of rock’s biggest comebacks because of the sheer impact Blink have made on their ever growing fan-base.
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