10 Legendary Albums That Fans Originally Hated

For the pop punk world, it was practically a miracle seeing Blink 182 come together at the Grammys in 2009. After Travis Barker survived his tragic plane crash incident, we now had the trio that we grew up with announcing that they were going to finally be making music again. And when we finally got the fruits of their labor, most people greeted it with caution rather than excitement.

Granted, a lot of the hate for this record normally comes down to how the record was made, as Tom DeLonge ended up working in a separate studio than Mark Hoppus and Travis. Ignoring the patchwork job that the production cycle had been, this is the kind of record that feels like the mature follow up to what the self titled had done, as the band dip their toes into more alternative leaning styles and Tom bringing some of his sounds from Angels and Airwaves to most of the track listing.

If anything, this feels closer to what Blink should sound like right now than the kind of stuff they're putting out with Matt Skiba, which feels more indebted to the sounds of Enema of the State than actually breaking any new ground. While there's always a chance that Tom could rejoin the band later down the line, this was a nice slice of what a new version of Blink might have looked like with the classic lineup. Recent songs like Darkside might be great, but we'll probably never get something like Ghost on the Dance Floor with the new lineup.