Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, a suburb of San Diego, California in 1992. The band currently consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker, while guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge's position is disputed as of 2015.
Blink-182 is considered a key group in the development of pop punk; their combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands. Founded by Hoppus, DeLonge and drummer Scott Raynor, the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor.
The band was initially known as Blink until Irish band Blink threatened legal action; they appended "-182". Cheshire Cat (1995) led the band to tour with Pennywise and NOFX on the Warped Tour. Dude Ranch (1997) was co-distributed by major label MCA Records and featured their first rock radio hit, "Dammit". Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker. Enema of the State (1999) was an enormous success on the strength of hit singles "What's My Age Again?", "Adam's Song" and "All the Small Things", which enjoyed massive airplay and became MTV staples. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) reached number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Germany. The eponymously titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group, infusing experimental
elements into their usual pop punk formula, resulting in a more mature
sound. At the heights of stardom, DeLonge left the group in 2005,
sending the band into what was termed an "indefinite hiatus". The trio
reunited in 2009 and their sixth studio album, Neighborhoods, was released in 2011. As of January 2015, DeLonge is on an indefinite hiatus from the group.[1]
Blink-182 has sold over 35 million albums worldwide,[2] including 12.8 million US sales by 2008.[3] In 2011, The New York Times
asserted, "no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than
Blink-182," and even as the band receded after their 2005 split, "its
sound and style could be heard in the muscular pop punk of Fall Out Boy or in the current wave of high-gloss Warped Tour punk bands, like All Time Low and The Maine."[4]
Blink-182's music can be described as pop punk, a fusion music genre that combines some light characteristics of punk rock with pop music, "combining frustration and fast, sunny hooks".[89] The New York Times writes that the band "[took] punk's already playful core and [gave] it a shiny, accessible polish."[4][122] They are also considered alternative rock.[123][124][125] Their earlier work such as Cheshire Cat (1995) and Dude Ranch (1997) were rooted in skate punk and punk rock.[126][127][128][129][130] Blink-182 emerged from a "nurturing, often slapstick" Southern California punk scene, playing with groups like Guttermouth, NOFX and The Vandals,
but the band's sound was criticized when they achieved mainstream
popularity by several punk acts who wished to not be associated with
their music.[95] The band's sound evolved with their 2003 untitled effort, which incorporated post-hardcore influences into deeper, darker pop territory.[89] The band's newest material, Neighborhoods (2011), combines arena rock, hip hop and indie rock inspiration.[131] The Sydney Morning Herald characterised the band's sound as a "mildly tough approach to pop melodies with a decided adolescent spin".[132]
Common lyrical themes include love, family, friends, and relationships.[133]
In greater detail, this includes "adolescent aimlessness, broken hearts
and general confusion over the care and feeding of girls."[26] Lyrics in singles such as "What's My Age Again?" reflect age and maturity, while more serious compositions such as "Stay Together for the Kids" touch on the subject of divorce.[134]
DeLonge said in a 1999 interview that the goal is to remain sincere and
relatable, noting that the band takes their lyrics very seriously.[133] Despite this, the band gained a reputation for occasional lyrical toilet humor (Take Off Your Pants and Jacket).
As the band members grew older, lyrical themes began to reflect the
realities of adulthood, including relationship woes, daily pressures and
unexpected hardships, most prominently explored on Blink-182 (2003).[60] On Neighborhoods, darker lyricism continues: themes concerning depression, addiction, loss and death were inspired by Barker's plane crash and the death of producer Jerry Finn.[135]
The band has cited the The Cure, Descendents, Bad Religion, Screeching Weasel, All, Face to Face, Down by Law, Pennywise, The Vandals, Operation Ivy, Generation X, the Ramones, Fugazi and Refused as influences.[136][137][138] The band were also inspired by several mid-1990s "emo" acts, most prominently Jimmy Eat World and The Get Up Kids.[139][140]
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