Blink-182 (also referred to as the untitled album) is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blink-182, released on November 18, 2003, by Geffen Records. Following the blockbuster success of their last two albums, Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, the trio went on hiatus and participated in various side projects including Box Car Racer and Transplants. When they regrouped, they decided to approach their next album by placing more attention on song structure and musical arrangements. Their longest album, it marks a shift toward a darker, more expansive and complex sound; its interconnected songs and cinematic structure blur the lines between pop-punk and post-hardcore.
Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – keyboards Robert Smith – vocals on "All of This" Ron "Menno" Froese – guitar and vocals on "The Fallen Interlude" John Morrical – additional keyboards on "All of This" Ken Andrews – additional guitars and keyboards on "Violence" and "Obvious" Joanne Whalley – spoken word on "Stockholm Syndrome Interlude"
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"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. (...) Growth from the guys who once jokingly cele ated man-on-dog intercourse? Yeah. And best of all, it's worth hearing."
