Blink-182 (album)

The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is blink-182 (album).

blink-182 (untitled) is blink-182's latest album, and was released on Geffen Records on November 18, 2003. During KROQ's annual Weenie Roast, Travis Barker, who was playing with his side project the Transplants, announced that the album was to be named: Use Your Erection I and II. Later on, he admitted that he was joking, and the band decided to leave the album untitled. The album is not self-titled, as some assumed. It is said that this album represents a "revamped" and "mature" Blink, infusing metal, goth rock and experimentalist elements into their usual punk, inspired by lifestyle changes (Mark, Tom and Travis all became fathers recently) and sideprojects (Box Car Racer and The Transplants). The album includes guest vocals by The Cure's Robert Smith on the track "All of This". Unlike previous records, this one contains absolutely no joke songs.

Track listing

1. "Feeling This"  – 02:52
2. "Obvious"  – 02:43
3. "I Miss You"  – 03:47
4. "Violence"  – 05:20
5. "Stockholm Syndrome"  – 02:41
6. "Down"  – 03:03
7. "The Fallen Interlude"  – 02:12
8. "Go"  – 01:53
9. "Asthenia"  – 04:20
10. "Always"  – 04:12
11. "Easy Target"  – 04:40
12. "All of This"  – 02:21
13. "Here's Your Letter"  – 02:54
14. "I'm Lost Without You"  – 06:20

Bonus tracks

1. International Bonus: "Anthem Part Two" (Live in Chicago)
2. UK Bonus: "Not Now" & "Anthem Part Two"(Live in Chicago)
3. Japan Bonus: "The Rock Show" (Live in Chicago)

Singles

1. "Feeling This", the album's first single, was released in October 2003.
2. "I Miss You", the second single, was released on 26 January 2004.
3. "Down", the third single, was released on 2 June 2004.
4. "Always", the fourth single, was released in November 2004.

Personnel

• Tom Lord-Alge  – Mixing
• Brian Gardner  – Mastering
• Steve Sisco  – Assistant Engineer
• Andy Wallace  – Mixing
• Jerry Finn  – Producer, Mixing
• Tom Delonge  – Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
• Mark Hoppus  – Bass, Vocals, Group Member
• Blink-182 (with Famous Stars and Straps Designers) – Cover Illustration
• Ken Andrews  – Instrumentation
• Femio Hernández  – Assistant Engineer
• Ryan Hewitt  – Engineer, Mixing
• Jordan Schur  – A&R
• Scandalous  – Design, Layout Design, Enhanced CD Direction, Group Member
• Jeff Cranford  – Editing
• Estevan Oriol  – Producer
• Jacken  – Producer
• Ronnie Sanchez  – Bass Technician
• Alan Mason  – Assistant Engineer
• James McCrone  – Assistant Engineer
• Sam Boukas  – Assistant Engineer
• Menno  – Guitar, Vocals
• John Morrical  – Keyboards, Assistant Engineer
• Robert Smith  – Vocals
• Seth Waldman  – Assistant Engineer
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr.  – Keyboards
• Travis Landon Barker  – Percussion, Drums, Group Member
• Bunny Lake  – Vocal Engineer
• Mister Cartoon  – Design, Layout Design, Group Member
• Moises Velez  – Producer
• Nikos Constant  – Producer
• Sonny Flats  – Design, Layout Design, Group Member
• Maxx Gramajo  – Cover Illustration
• Marc "Cheetah" Steinberger  – Camera Operator
• Daniel Jensen  – Drum Technician
• Lana Kim  – Production Coordination
• Doug Reesh  – Guitar Technician
• Ann Kaneko  – Editing

External link

All Music Guide page on blink-182 (album)