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Tom DeLonge Reflects on ‘Neighborhoods’

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  1. Melody Bot

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    Tom DeLonge talked with ABC Audio:

    DeLonge now feels that he may have been “too heavy-handed” in trying to change Blink’s sound for Neighborhoods, something he admits Barker and Hoppus were “probably rightfully hesitant” to do. Should he ever return to the band, though, DeLonge believes he’d be able to strike a better balance between what all band members want from a Blink record.

    “Knowing that I’ve gotten so much out of my system with this type of music with Angels & Airwaves, I don’t need Blink to land here, like I might’ve 10 years ago,” he says.

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  2. CMilliken

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    In the minority here but Neighborhoods is better than the last two blink albums. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
  3. josh-

    Twitter: @joshcaraballin

    Let’s go!
     
  4. deflector

    formerly pizzatime

    agreed, but that's not exactly an endorsement of Neighborhoods
     
  5. Brent

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    I don't think this is a stretch at all.
     
  6. Allthegiganticthings

    Regular

    I love neighborhoods
     
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  7. DannyZach

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    It’s much better
     
  8. Ferrari333SP

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    Yeah I went through the last Blink album once and was like "nope...."
     
  9. jeff.dart Dec 2, 2021
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    jeff.dart

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    Nice when someone can critique their work like that and give credit to their band members . I’d love to see blinks dynamic with this perspective from Tom.
     
  10. IATAvalanche

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    tom wants to come back so baddddddddd
     
  11. Missing out. It’s quite good.
     
  12. Ska Senanake

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    So much better than the last 2 trash releases.
     
  13. marioeatworld

    Keep on moving. Busy street.

    Neighborhoods lacks energy and chemistry between the members, but at least it doesn't give me listener fatigue after five songs like California and Nine. Those albums are so compressed and squeaky clean it's ridiculous.
     
  14. gbuffers

    England.

    Neighbourhoods had some misses but it at least sounded like they were trying to push themselves. Especially when the three of them weren’t exactly in a good place. I’d be interested to hear what they produced now although out of nostalgia it might be more of a nod to old blink.

    I like the last 2 albums but I do feel like they were too ‘safe’
     
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  15. IAmMikeWhite

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    I can never tell if the reason I don't like Neighborhoods is because we know the recording sessions were tumultuous or because the songs sound like the sessions were tumultuous and disjointed. Whichever the case, I can't get past either feeling, and it's still my least favorite blink album.
     
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  16. Miller304

    Be excellent to one another. Supporter

    Just reunite already! :clap:
     
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  17. theredline

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    I love Neighborhoods. And I can see how he may feel there’s some heavy-handedness. So if he ever did come back and that perfect balance could be stuck that could be an amazing album. And would probably have all my favorite pieces of the best things they’ve done! Please do this!
     
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  18. theredline

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    I agree to a point. My only issue with the last two is there’s a bunch of filler. If you take the best songs from both albums you have a really good album. They should have edited a bit and waited a bit and put out that one amazing album.
     
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  19. quietwords

    RIP EmoPunkKid28: 2002-2016 Prestigious

    Nine is excellent.
    California is fine- mindless summer fun.
    Neighborhoods has a few great tracks, some good ideas on others, and bad bad production.

    Curious for whatever comes next!
     
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  20. AlwaysEvolving21

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    I can appreciate and respect this. I don't agree....but mad respect.
     
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  21. kpatrickwood

    Give what you can.

    Excited to see what their live set up will be like when Tom comes back. I've always thought Blink could really benefit from a Jason White type like Green Day has to fill their shows out a little bit. I think a set up where Skiba fills that role and still takes the vocals from his newer songs would be cool.
     
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  22. mattylikesfilms

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    I still enjoy Neighborhoods quite a bit. Is it perfect? Hell no.

    Is it much better than California and Nine? Without a doubt, yes lol
     
  23. AlwaysEvolving21

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    Creatively speaking, they seem to be aligned more now then ever given Mark and Tom's love for new wave/post-punk stuff and where they both have gone creatively the past few years. Travis will always show up and bring stuff to the table.

    Because of that, I can totally see Mark and Tom vibe off one another more now compared to the Neighborhoods/DED era. Plus, Travis bringing his production skills to the table would only help them more.

    Just Do It.

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  24. DannyZach

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    Damn,do it already!!!
     
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  25. dnaps

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    For me, Neighborhoods is easily the band's weakest release. I think Nine is by far the best thing these guys have put out since Untitled. Like, by far.