Blink-182 performing on the 2011 Honda Civic Tour in support of Neighborhoods
Blink-182’s musical style has been described by various sources as “pop punk” and “punk rock”. When playing live, the band typically plays their songs at a faster tempo and often replaces certain lyrics with toilet humor and various gags.Blink-182 songs are known for their simple melodies, teen angst and occasional lyrical toilet humor. They are often targeting subjects such as love and growing up, these being fused into multiple hit singles such as “Dammit” and “What’s My Age Again?”. Before the release of their fifth album, more emotional songs by the band include singles “Adam’s Song” and “Stay Together for the Kids”. While writing, the trio take their songs very seriously, and intend to, according to DeLonge, “really write songs about things that we genuinely and sincerely think kids can relate to.” The songs often deal with love, family, friends, and relationships. Bill Lamb of About.com described their music as being “marked by a radio-friendly sheen, but it still maintains much of the speed and attitude of classic punk rock”.
The band has cited Descendents, Screeching Weasel, Bad Religion, Pennywise, NOFX, The Undertones, The Vandals, and Buzzcocks as influences,and they have been cited for their influence on contemporary pop punk music, with MTV News declaring “…Without them, there’d be no Fall Out Boy, no Paramore, or no Fueled by Ramen Records.” All Time Low has cited Blink-182 as a major influence,[65] as have bands such as Paramore, Relient K, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Motion City Soundtrack, New Found Glory, We the Kings, Good Charlotte, Hey Monday, The Cab, Forever the Sickest Kids, Cute is What We Aim For, and Yellowcard.Blink-182 is one of the bands to be featured in a documentary about modern punk music. The film, entitled One Nine Nine Four, was due to be released in 2009 but has been delayed. Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk will narrate the film, which will also feature other punk acts such as Rancid, Bad Religion, Green Day, NOFX, and The Offspring. In 2011, The New York Times asserted that “no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than Blink-182,” stating that 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.”
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