


If there was one area in which blink-182 most missed DeLonge, it was in the former singer's loopy stage presence and banter. The other two songs, "Built This Pool" and "Brohemian Rhapsody," were comic riffs that showed that for all its growth and maturity, blink-182 hasn't lost the sophomoric sense of humor that made it so fun in the first place. It, too, seemed to reflect the band's growth-still chanty, but with the deeper vibe of "I Miss You."

2 alternative) since "I Miss You" a dozen years ago. "Always," for example, was very good, and slightly different, but had the crowd wildly bopping, jumping, arm-thrusting and singing along.īlink-182 played three songs from its new album, "California," to be released July 1, starting with the first single, "Bored to Death," which recently gave blink-182 its highest-charting single (No. In between, Skiba mostly sounded like DeLonge, but different enough in a way that added emphasis to songs again.
