No, this was a next-level indecency that would have made George Carlin blush, at times so off-the-wall that it couldn’t have been scripted. Blink drummer Travis Barker’s 19-year-old son Landon had those covered, littering the banter in his short opening set with generically-used f-bombs. These weren’t just run-of-the-mill profanities. It's no surprise, then, that 2019's NINE, with its electronic instrumentation and more downcast, introspective themes, still resonated with their diehard followers-blink-182’s energetic, superbly crafted tunes and deeply emotional lyrics know no age limit.In those 72 pre-”Adam’s Song” seconds, Hoppus demonstrated a level of maturity and perspective absolutely befitting a guy who’s 51, a dad, and a cancer survivor.īut other than that fleeting, touching, grown-up moment, pretty much everything that came out of the mouths belonging to him and to bandmate Tom DeLonge (who is 47) between songs on Friday night required nothing more than a middle-school boy’s intellect - and a borderline disturbing fascination with male genitalia. A massive lineup change-DeLonge left the band in 2015 and was replaced by Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba-didn’t slow them down, even as they and their fans grew up. Their sound matured considerably into the '00s, becoming more indebted to moody, muscular alternative rock, thanks in no small part to the crack-shot drumming and arrangements of Travis Barker, who joined in 1998. The trio's 1995 debut, Cheshire Cat, and 1997 commercial breakthrough Dude Ranch illustrate a fondness for breakneck-speed punk and sharply honed melodies, but blink-182 connected with bigger audiences in the later '90s because their rebellion offered both comic relief-see the nudity-heavy video for "What's My Age Again?," from 1999's Enema of the State-and seriousness, tackling the trauma of suicide ("Adam's Song") and divorce ("Stay Together for the Kids").
The San Diego band, which coalesced in the early '90s around co-frontmen Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, blend upbeat tempos, catchy hooks, and bawdy humor with lyrics that understand the pain of adolescence-and life in general. Pop-punk godfathers blink-182 embody why the genre appeals to millions.
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