10 Albums That Fell Apart During Production
7. Neighborhoods - Blink-182
After fans started to learn about what happened during Blink-182's hiatus in the mid '00s, it felt like the pop punk bridges were burnt to a crisp. Tom DeLonge just didn't seem like he wanted to play that bratty pop punk anymore, and the next few years saw him disappearing into the world of space rock with Angels and Airwaves while Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker kept doing their usual schtick. Once Travis had a brush with death in a plane crash though, Neighborhoods felt like having a high school reunion with your friends all over again.
When you start to break down the ins and outs of this record's development, the reunion that we had envisioned almost felt like it was happening out of obligation, with songs that feel like they would make decent Angels and Airwaves songs but not retaining the same energy as tracks like the Rock Show or I Miss You. If the self titled record was already a bit of a mess to make, the tracks for these albums were practically being mailed in, as Tom insisted that the band play in separate studios to get the tracks, which makes a lot of sense when you realize MH 4 8 2011 is actually the name of a demo rather than an actual song title.
It might have made for some great singles on their own like After Midnight or Ghost on the Dance Floor, but this doesn't feel like the same band that got you bouncing around to All the Small Things. This is a reunion in name only, and it wasn't long after that Tom would disappear into the galaxy again.