Neighborhoods starts out very similar to the last two AVA albums, with the spacey intro and then the drums and distortion kick in. The album is very solid from start to finish, but it does have a lot of side-project influence. The one constant is Travis pounding away on the drums to create the backbone of Neighborhoods. I would say that this album is right on par with the last two albums that blink put out, before the hiatus. Do yourself a favor and download this album.
Man, I couldn't tell you which blink album is my favorite because they all have been my favorite at one point or another, from Buddha all the way to their untitled album. But I can say for sure that this one is my least favorite. Waiter! I ordered blink 182 and it seems that you've brought me some AVA.
Welcome Back Blink! Honestly their best album to date. A very strong comeback album.
Was September 11, 2001 really the day the music died? It sure seemed like it at the time. Clear Channel released a memo suggesting the removal of more than 150 songs from their 1200 radio stations, declaring such tracks as Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'," Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," and "all songs by Rage Against the Machine" to be "lyrically questionable" in light of the terrorist attacks. Record stores yanked the latest by hip-hop anarchists… more »
