10 Greatest Career Resurrections In Rock History

4. Blink-182

The entire fallout surrounding Blink-182's hiatus in the mid '00s wasn't necessarily easy to watch for longtime fans. As Tom DeLonge started to move on to other genres with Angels and Airwaves, you could tell that there was some bad blood still brewing between each member when they released their respective solo projects. However, a funny thing happened once they were met with tragedy.

After Travis Barker was nearly killed in a plane crash with DJ AM, those pent up feelings suddenly seemed unimportant, causing the band to patch things up and reunite at the Grammy Awards. All seemed to be well...for a little while. Though Neighborhoods was good at the time, some of the diehard pop punk fans started to feel a bit cheated, instead being given an Angels and Airwaves attempt at pop punk than a return to Enema of The State. As the tour went on, it became clear that Tom was becoming a problem, leaving Travis and Mark Hoppus to kick him out of the band and drafting in Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio.

Though DeLonge is still a sorely missed presence, albums like California and Nine are the return to form that many of us wanted to see, as Skiba brings the aggression that many wondered if Tom could even pull off anymore. The formula might be tried and true, but it's sometimes better to gradually evolve than fumble around in the dark.