Blink-182 Deep Dive (WORST to Best) 

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"I disagree with those who say the Scott era stuff is the best Blink material" he said as he placed Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch in the top 3.

Man Overboard from their Mark, Tom and Travis show is probably the best Blink song IMO. Just has everything that defines a Blink 182 song. Tom’s guitar riffs Mark Bass solo Travis being Travis Catchy Trading vocals

Listen, Finn. We all know you’re a hard-core kid who can’t deal with his emotions and that’s why you don’t like the emo stuff and that’s okay ❤️

C'mon Finn... "The Mark, Tom and Travis Show" was our first chance of hearing Travis' take on some older Scott era songs (ones that may never be played live again as a matter of fact), as well as a pretty good substitute for all of us who couldn't go to a blink-182 show! It captures perfectly the humor, energy and lack of talent of our boys. The funny thing is, the album can also work as a "hype-inducer" for those who are going to a blink-182 show as well.

I wished they did some more Dude Ranch songs live like Apple Shampoo, Untitled and Enthused. I'll take more Cheshire Cat too, I was completely taken by surprise when they played Wasting Time live back on their tour in 2019. That's one of my favorite songs.

Untitled and Neighbourhoods are both incredible albums that’s have both ages like fine wine. Willing to die on this hill. Untitled being there best album in my opinion

I'm ready to hear the worst take on the self titled and neighborhoods

Dude ranch is pop punk perfection!

The opening of "Dumpweed" on Enema of the State is one of the best opening guitar riffs and tracks off any album from any artist. That song and entire album brings such nostalgia.... some of the best times in life when the world was easier and a lot nicer to each other. I feel bad for people who didn't get experience that era of music and American history. That album was a complete game changer.

The album with the best songwriting is untitled. It’s a full album with dynamics, darker themes and an edge. You can tell they took it more seriously and evolved their skills as musicians.

I like that Rick Beato did 2 episodes of "What makes this song great" for Blink 182 ( whats my age again and all the small things). He praised the production on enema of the state.

Dude Ranch is my favourite album, Enema is arguably their "best" album -- if that makes sense?

Live albums are great because some of us couldn't afford to go to concerts growing up so it gives us an opportunity to hear what the artists sound like live. I love Bhudda because it gave us an opportunity to hear them at their most raw and it has Carousel my favorite Blink-182 song ever.

Mark has a deeper monotone voice while Tom has the higher pitch voice and their voices bouncing off each other is what makes them great. Whereas with skiba who also has a deeper voice like mark, it just didn’t have the same magic like they have with Tom

and to this day, Finn's wife never pooped after getting together with him

I actually really love Neighborhoods and it has some of my favorite blink songs to date. Its definitely more of Tom’s artistic influence but its got some bangers.

Neighborhoods is criminally underrated

Im 26 now, so I discovered them for myself around 2012 while completely unaware of how good or bad fans thought of them at the time. I fell in love with Neighborhoods because I had never heard music that embraces those darker themes about family life and it resonated with me. Which led me to get into all their other earlier stuff and I became a huge fan. I remember hearing California in 2016, but even I was thinking that it felt almost like an artificial attempt to recreate og blink.

I really liked Neighborhoods because it was an mash up of Untitled era Blink, +44, and Angel & Airwaves, and Boxcar Racer. It was every side of Blink in one album.

Triple J, our national alternative radio down here in Australia, blasted the crap outta 'M+M's' back in 1995. I think they toured here with Frenzal Rhomb back in '95-96. They've always been well loved here.

Dude ranch is my favorite! I got that album in middle school changed my life

8) NINE 7) California 6) Cheshire Cat 5) Neighborhoods 4) Dude Ranch T2) blink-182 (self-titled) - more progressive sounding and some of their best song writing T2) Take Off Your Pants and Jacket - moody but sounds more similar to Enema of the State 1) Enema of the State

Great video! Cheshire Cat above TOYPAJ and Untitled! I did not see that coming, I need time to process this. Also, I like how you are not jaded by the overplayed singles like most die hard Blink fans.

Oooo my ballchain dog necklace , I used it from 15 almost until my 20s, I used to love it. It has to be somewhere on some random box on my attic. What a memory.

Also Rock Show and First Date were written purely out of spite. The album was done and the label didn’t hear a hit and they were pissed so they wrote the popiest songs they could. I’d love to hear what songs Finn likes that aren’t hits. Blink has so many sleeper hits that have no videos or radio airplay

Neighborhoods is criminally underrated. It’s a top 3 blink album for me. I’d put Untitled, Neighborhoods and then Enema

That airwalk /Jean shorts look did come back like pre-covid for a year or two (palace, supreme)

Patiently waiting for your review of the new album Finn 🫡

Please do more of these! Album rankings seem like a good fresh video subject to discover for this channel!

Maybe I’m in the minority, but I think Nine and California were really good. You nailed it though where you said a lot of people didn’t like because it wasn’t Tom, or didn’t even give it a chance. San Diego, No Heart to Speak of, Hungover You, Left Alone and some others are honestly some of my favorite Blink songs - even without Tom.

Apparently Matt and Mark had been talking for years about starting a side project, but when Tom left I guess Mark saw it as an opportunity to work with Matt and keep Blink going.

I'm 50 and grew up on classic rock. Recently I started digging into Blink 182. This video is helping me decide where to go in their discography. Rock on!

I enjoy hearing all those hits played at a faster tempo on the TM&T Show. The little adlibs and melody changes are fun too. Just songs we love a little tweaked is nice when you’ve heard them all 999 million times the original way.

The untitled album is the best album. You see some fugazi influence and some influence from the cure. I can’t believe you always rank this lower than take off your pants and jacket.

I'm 38 and I've only recently realized that I've been reading Take Off Your Pants and Jacket the wrong way...

Finn I love you brother and have watched your videos for years.for blink being your favorite band of all time (mine as well) you sound like a guy who says Arby's is your favorite restaurant but you only want the roast beef sandwich, all other menu items are too "dark and moody" great video man I loved it and mostly agree with your list. the cool thing about the mark tom and Travis show was they did it early enough that we get to her some older, pre Travis tracks but with Travis's drumming, plus man overboard. keep up the good work brother

Enema of the State is my favorite, I just love the fast pace and blast beats. Dumpweed and Dysentery Gary are my favorites on the album, I just love the riffs, the drums, and the energy. Take off your Pants and Jacket is my second favorite album. I love the face tempos, the drums, the riffs and the energy. Blink is just an amazing band. 😊

That's right. Enema was huuge! A phenomenal album back then. From street punks to regular teenagers who weren't into punk, they all listened to that album or at least knew All The Small Things. Punk gained popularity more than when Green Day first came out with their major label album, Dookie.. in my opinion. And if I remember, many kids at that time started playing in a band and took blink as a reference. So nostalgic!

My friends in high school were some of the people who said that the self-titled album was the best, but I always stanned for "Enema of the State"

Dude you are so funny! I love your sense of humor and great ranking

I hated Nine when it first came out but now I actually love it. Matt shines on this album in a way he did not on California. No Heart to Speak Of is incredible

Real talk: The first Shinedown album is wall-to-wall amazing.

The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show was a huge deal to me and my friends when it came out. It ended up being super important to us because it felt like we finally got to experience the fun of the live show.

1. Untitled 2. Enema 3. Dude Ranch 4. TOYPAJ 5. Cheshire Cat 6. Nine 7. Neighborhoods 8. California I won't count the live album. It's weird that you would say you disagree about Scott era blink not being the best blink, but having 2 of those albums in the top 3.

Self-Titled is HANDS DOWN the best album Hit after hit after hit after hit, Travis Barkers best drum performances are on this album, The drum solo at the end of I’m Lost Without You should of won a grammy & a oscar

Untitled is probably the most experimental as far as trying different sounds and ideas for them, probably why people appreciate it later on.

This video made my morning. ♡ I love blink so much. I have favorite songs from every album, and each album has impacted me in different seasons of life. I appreciate them all so much, but Enema and TOYPAJ are cornerstones of pop punk. True masterpieces. ✨️

Bro. You just warmed my heart when you said that Blink has been your favorite band for 25 years. I'm right there with ya! They are my favorite band since I heard them in 1997 when I was 24. Been there for all their ups and downs and enjoy stuff for both lineups. And yes while some of their stuff isn't the best it's like you said...at their worst they are still a good band...I still love them. That being said...I really like California and think it's way better than Neighborhoods (even though one of my favorite songs of theirs MH 4.18.2011 is on it). I'm just so happy that One More Time... is amazing and I can't get enough of it. Blink 182 is making this 50 year old dad feel young again.

The sound of madness from Shinedown blows everything Blink does. That should be number one in Blinks discography. It’ll make you wanna smell your own fingers.

Listened to Cheshire Cat so much in high school. The drumming doesn't hold up these days but this is still my go-to for Blink.

1. Untitled 2. Enema of the State 3. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket 4. Dude Ranch 5. Neighborhoods 6. Cheshire Cat 7. California 8. Buddha 9. Nine

Blink 182 is one of those bands that you can argue got better with each release. Especially, if you stop at the selftitled album.

Unpopular opinion: Cheshire cat is a mid album. honestly, "wasting time and Carousel" are the only two real bangers on the album

"M+M's" was my first intro to Blink 182 and loved them instantly. Great list!

Very good ranking. Where would you put the brand new album? Seems like once again every song is a banger.

Nine is a top 3 blink album for me. It’s an experimental, yet moody album with Skiba being the bright spot, including over Travis.

I actually agree with your list a lot. I'd actually rank "Neighborhoods" last though.

Please tell me you're gunna react to the whole album. I just listened to it and the rest of the album blows the singles away. So so good.

great ranking! so where do you put the new one now? :)

1. Untitled 2. Enema of the State 3. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket 4. Dude Ranch 5. Neighborhoods 6. Cheshire Cat I don't really consider Skiba-era to be Blink tbh. Enema is their best pop-punk album but overall Untitled is their masterpiece in my view.

Mark, Tom and travis show is probably my favourite, definitely my most listened too. Mainly for the sick drumming and hilarious banter 🤘

Great video finn! My favorite band of all time

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's a fan of Skiba era Blink, big Alkaline Trio fan (new tracks great), and I loved what Matt Brought to the band, tho i dont totally disagree with his +44+ comment. Also, while i do get what Finns saying regarding 'dick joke era' Blink being prefered, i totally get that (dont disagree with Enema being no1 either) i love self titled post Blink, even Neighbourhoods is a grrat album and i think the playfulness with a touch of maturity really suits them. Great content as per Finn, i flipping love this little community you've built, such an engaged, fun loving, (mostly) open minded and friendly channel and i genuinely love and get excited for seeing new uploads 😊

Enema, take off, dude ranch, self titled, one more time, cheshire, buddha, nine, california, neighborhoods i wanted nothing to do with at the time, same with the dogs ep- but honestly the mark tom and travis show is in it's own category it's super fun.

Been listening to Blink since the late 1990s. So glad they’re comin out with some great songs lately! We need em 🎶 🤘🏼

Finn, you'll probably get a kick out of this story. So, I grew up in the same town as you, graduated in 2000, but was friends with a lot of the older punks that graduated from 97 to 99. I saw AKE and Formula One a ton of times. My girlfriend was best friends with Lou's sister. Anyway, Blink was going to play at the RKCNDY and for a couple weeks before that we were part of the "street crew" that passed out fliers around Seattle, Lynnwood, and Everett. We got to meet them and had bears with them even though most of us were underage. This was obviously very punk rock and cool of course. They weren't well known; in fact, Scott was still drumming for them. It was the skanking rabbit days. Had great times at all the old venues. Thanks for the video dude. PS, it's: 1. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket 2. Dude Ranch 3. Enema of the State.

The ad-lib lyrics on mark tom and travis show are timeless

Started the Shinedown listening marathon. 2 songs in my wife and kids left me. Thanks, Finn.

Finn doing a deep dive on Blink... Am I the only one who thought he was going to do every song not just album? 😂

Finn, I grew up skating and jamming these albums. The 90’s skater fashion is in full bloom bro. You can rock the puffy white socks and old skill air walks out into the work right now and look totally natural lol

My own list is probably something like this: 9. California 8. Dude Ranch 7. Cheshire Cat 6. California Deluxe (I'm counting only the deluxe version songs here because 11 new songs is basically a new album) 5. Nine 4. Neighborhoods 3. Take Off Your Pants And Jacket 2. Enema Of The State 1. Selftitled/Untitled which is also my favorite album of all time.

I completely agree with most of this list, including the fact that Enema is the best on here. I will say though, Take off your Pants and Jacket had a personal affect on me as it probably did with many others with one specific song. My favorite song of theirs is "Stay Together for the Kids". It describes a broken home perfectly(From my perspective at least) with my parents hating eachother and all I could do was sit by and watch, not understanding the situation. It had a profound affect on me and the album came out the year my parents finally decided to split. That album comes in at number 2 for me, above Cheshire and Dude Ranch... I am also on the same page in agreeing that the untitled album was good, but not their best work. Thank you for doing this ranking.

Would love to see this for some of your favorite hardcore acts from back in the day

I was HUGE into MXPX back in the day and heard blink 182 on a my friends mix tape. They became my favorite band after listening to them that day.

Im on the same page with your ratings. Although i am in that group that likes the band more with scott. It was a more garage sound with alot of simplicity. It always vibed with me more than alot of what blink has done the last 20 years.

I never got into Blink. But I enjoy your enthusiasm about them. Maybe I should check out the Mat Skiba stuff as I like some Alkaline Trio.

As soon as I saw that The Mark, Tom and Travis show towards the back of this list I realized this list is invalid. It's an iconic live album. Yes I know that they did a lot of studio editing to it but it's great.

I found blink with the release of Enema. So the live album was out next and it opened me up to the older stuff and got me to buy Dude Ranch and Chesire Cat. I'll give it the recognition it deserves for that only, though at this point in time it's null.

I remember getting enema of the state bc there was a hot chick with knockers on the cover. I had heard of blink bc of all the small things and adams song was popular and on trl and radio. I had this little boombox with a cassete dock in it. I literally listened to this album until it was unplayable due to scratches etc (i was a kid lmao). So much nostalgia man. thanks finn

It wasn't just a live album. It featured the single Man Overboard which was a great buffer hit single till the next studio album.

loved the pantera worst to best, hoping you do more of these, id put them as an S tier on the tier list of your content

What's funny about your Shinedown joke is that my girlfriend has a guitar signed by Shinedown. Neither of us like the band. Her cousin won it from a radio morning show and gave it to her. 😂

I'm perfectly okay with never hearing "All the Small Things" ever again.

You had me at shinedown, I was so appalled 😂

The Mark Tom and Travis show kind of is the studio versions because they admitted to re-recording some of the guitar tracks in studio for the album

blink live in Manchester last Sunday were amazing! Smiled through the full set list which too was awesome !!!

Great video! I mostly agree with your ranking. Personally I flip “Untitled/ Self-titled” and “Neighborhoods.” All around that top 3 is 👌🏻!

Have you heard the MXPX Southbound to San Antonio live album? It’s a super fun listen and makes you feel like you’re there in the crowd.. and if you haven’t heard a leak of One More Time… it is the best of blink. You’re in for a treat

i didn't listen to much music in general post "take off your pants and jacket" album. i found myself listening to podcasts instead whenever i wanted to listen to something. so i'm not too familiar with the newer albums aside from singles that hit the radio, but i find this list pretty agreeable. my only change would be to put the mark tom and travis show up in the top half.

I thing that makes me come back to the mark Tom Travis show is how They change up the Melodies on a bunch of the songs

Neighborhoods is so damn underrated.

“Man Overboard” is the best part about The Mark Tom and Travis Show

Interested to hear your thoughts on One More Time...! Gotta say, it's their 'memberberries' record, and it actually sounds like Tom cares more this time around, unlike Neighbourhoods.

fun fact josie is robert smiths favorite blink song

Now you have to come back when their new album drops and give a new ranking!!

it would be awesome to also include in this rank the extender blink universe. AVA, +44, Box Car Racer

the three CDs that live in my heart forever will always be: Blink- enema of the state, Greenday-Dookie, and Sublimes self titled... those defined my teen years... throw in dude ranch, some offspring, millencolin... the pop punk era was is and always will be where it is for me!

Saw Blink on their tour last year and they didn't even play Carousel. Great show but I wish they played more early stuff.

I felt the same when the (self/un😅)titled was released, I was waiting for another toypaj, I agree with the order you ranked the albums