History YMMV / Blink182

** Some old school fans who loved the skate punk sound of the early albums detest the commercialization of ''Enema of the State'' and everything afterwards, feeling that the band "sold out".
** Plenty of fans who gravitate towards everything from Enema to self-titled/untitled stopped paying attention to anything released after the original breakup in 2005.
** The largest of these groups is made up of those who dislike ''California'' and everything onwards, which tends to feel that Blink is not complete without Tom and that the sound of the newer albums is overproduced, lacking the punch of the earlier albums.
** ''Nine'' in particular tends to get this treatment from some older fans due to the GenreShift into a heavily poppy, TrapMusic-inspired sound, with some decrying the album as not being one by the band, and others even deriding it as a case of Travis' side projects bleeding into the band.

* HilariousInHindsight: Early in their history when they were still called Blink, the band was threatened with a lawsuit by an Irish band of the same name, forcing them to append the 182 suffix. As history will tell you, Blink-182 went onto mega-stardom and still continues to this day after one break-up period, while the original Blink fell apart and never achieved the same fame that their counterparts did.

** ''Neighborhoods'' has those who are enthusiastic about the idea that they're incorporating elements of their various side projects into it, and those that hate it because it's "[[RecycledINSPACE just]] Music/AngelsAndAirwaves [[JustForFun/XMeetsY with Mark and Travis]]". While ''Dogs Eating Dogs'' received the same concerns, it was less divise than ''Neighborhoods''.

* NeverLiveItDown: The general public's first impression of them was as a psudo-joke band who wrote songs about juvenile things and seemed to deliberately resist maturing (one of their songs is [[GrowingUpSucks called "What's My Age Again?" for a reason]]), and to most who knew them from their mainstream breakthrough, they'll always be the band with [[BestKnownForTheFanservice the porn actress prepping for an anal probe]] on the album cover, ignoring the more emotionally mature band they eventually became.

*** ''California'' - "She's Out Of Her Mind"; "Bored to Death" for ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Horizon'' fans[[note]]the song was part of the in-game soundtrack of ''Forza Horizon 3'' and was popular enough to make its series return in ''Forza Horizon 5'' as part of the ''Forza Horizon 10th Anniversary'' update[[/note]]

*** ''Neighborhoods'' - "Wishing Well"

*** ''Nine'' - "Darkside"/"I Really Wish I Hated You"

*** ''Enema of the State'' - "What's My Age Again?"/"All the Small Things"
*** ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' - "First Date"/"The Rock Show"

** The mid-to-late 2010[=s=] was another rough time for the group, with the borderline caustic reception of the song "Blame It On My Youth", the constant delays of ''Nine''[='=]s release, Mark's apparent attitude in recent interviews and twitter posts (as well as [[DearNegativeReader mocking those who didn't like John Feldmann's production]] off of ''California''), and to say nothing about the constant cancelling showing gag. Fans however were confused by the sheer idea that blink-182 decided to tour with ''Music/LilWayne'' of all people, who then '''quit''' their tour after a few shows due to differences and ''he himself'' finding the setup strange. This in turn made fans less excited and more concerned over ''Nine''.

** The mid-to-late 2010[=s=] was another rough time for the group, with the borderline caustic reception of the song "Blame It On My Youth", the constant delays of the new album, Mark's apparent attitude in recent interviews and twitter posts (as well as [[DearNegativeReader mocking those who didn't like John Feldmann's production]] off of ''California''), and to say nothing about the constant cancelling showing gag. Fans however were confused by the sheer idea that blink-182 decided to tour with ''Music/LilWayne'' of all people, who then '''quit''' their tour after a few shows due to differences and ''he himself'' finding the set up strange. This in turn made fans less and less excited and more concerned over ''Nine''.

** The mid-to-late 2010's was another rough time for the group, with the borderline caustic reception of the song "Blame It On My Youth", the constant delays of the new album, Mark's apparent attitude in recent interviews and twitter posts (as well as [[DearNegativeReader mocking those who didn't like John Feldmann's production]] off of ''California''), and to say nothing about the constant cancelling showing gag. Fans however were confused by the sheer idea that blink-182 decided to tour with ''Music/LilWayne'' of all people, who then '''quit''' their tour after a few shows due to differences and ''he himself'' finding the set up strange. This in turn made fans less and less excited and more concerned over ''Nine''.

** Most fans generally do not think highly of ''Neighborhoods'', owing to both its sharply divergent sound and the fact that its TroubledProduction led to Tom leaving the band. ''California'' produces a BrokenBase between "[[WinBackTheCrowd return to form]] (and Matt is awesome)" versus "[[ItsTheSameNowItSucks coasting on formula]] (and we still miss Tom)".

** A parody of "All The Small Things", where the lyrics are just someone listing the names of [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants the main characters from [=Spongebob=]]] became popular in 2021.

* ValuesDissonance: "Cheshire Cat" was released in 1995. Track 8, "Does My Breath Smell?" contains the word "retarded". Usage of this word is frowned upon in the [=21st=] century.

** ''Neighborhoods'' has those who are enthusiastic about the idea that they're incorporating elements of their various side projects into it, and those that hate it because it's "[[RecycledINSPACE just]] Music/AngelsAndAirwaves [[JustForFun/XMeetsY with Mark]]". While ''Dogs Eating Dogs'' received the same concerns, it was less divise than ''Neighborhoods''.

** To a much lesser extent, ''Enema of the State'' and ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'', the albums that marked their mainstream breakthrough. Both albums have their own large numbers of fans (with good reason), but a decent chunk of old-school Blink-182 listeners hate them (more so ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'').

** ''California'' is in the very early stages of this depending on who you ask. The vocal group of fans who vehemently hated it upon release seem to have mostly moved on at this point, leaving behind many who enjoyed it or at least thought it was decent. With the more positive reception of ''Nine'', the general consensus on ''California'' seems to be that it was the building blocks needed to lay the foundation for ''Nine''[='=]s darker and more engaging sound. Many can agree that "Cynical" and "Bored to Death" were a solid return to form even if opinions on the rest of the tracklist remain mixed.

** ''California'' is in the very early stages of this depending on who you ask. The vocal group of fans who vehemently hated it upon release seem to have mostly moved on at this point, leaving behind many who enjoyed it or at least thought it was decent. With the highly positive reception of ''Nine'', the general consensus on California seems to be that it was the building blocks needed to lay the foundation for ''Nine'''s darker and more engaging sound. Many can agree that "Cynical" and "Bored to Death" were a solid return to form even if opinions on the rest of the tracklist remain mixed.

** The non-album song "Quarantine", released in August 2020, has the line "some people storm the capitol". In January 2021, a large group of extremist Trump supporters actually stormed the US Capitol.

** "Quarantine", released in August 2020, has the line "some people storm the capitol". In January 2021, a large group of extremist Trump supporters actually stormed the US Capitol.

* MisaimedFandom: Back in the day, the "All the Small Things" video wound up exposing the band to waves of {{squee}}ing teenage girls who didn't realize or care that they were making fun of {{boy band}}s with that video. That being said, plenty of said teenage girls still got the hint and there were still a lot of girls into blink before Enema of the State. Considering the amount of people who find each member of the band highly attractive (and all that [[FauxYay stage gay]]), you can't exactly ''blame'' some teenage girls for not knowing or not caring, right? The influx of teenage girl fans for blink was practically a test run for the dominance of Music/FallOutBoy, Music/PanicAtTheDisco, Music/MyChemicalRomance and their primarily female fanbases in the mid-00s. Though that time around, the fandoms ''definitely'' weren't misaimed.

* EpilepticTrees: Before Tom's return to the band in 2022, debates on whether or not he was ''really'' out of blink-182 were pretty common, despite Matt clearly having taken his place in the meantime. This was not helped by Tom's insistence that he still was a member, his considerable peace with Travis at the time, and his eventual interactions with Mark on social media that began in 2019.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: For a pop-punk band, they seem to hold a lot of regard for people. ''Enema of the State'', ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' and ''especially'' [[GrowingTheBeard the untitled/self-titled album]] all do a great job at encapsulating the band's career as a whole.

** ''Neighborhoods'' has those who are enthusiastic about the idea that they're incorporating elements of their various side projects into it, and those that hate it because it's "[[RecycledINSPACE just]] Music/{{A|ngelsAndAirwaves}}vA [[JustForFun/XMeetsY with Mark]]". While ''Dogs Eating Dogs'' received the same concerns, it was less divise than ''Neighborhoods''.

** Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio being the replacement for Tom until his eventual return. Some fans ''really'' see him as a good part, but there's a minority who still feels he can't replace Tom. It gets ''very'', '''''very''''' messy.

** Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio being the replacement for Tom, at least for current shows. Some fans ''really'' see him as a good part, but there's a minority who still feels he can't replace Tom. It gets ''very'', '''''very''''' messy.

** ''Enema of the State'' split the band's fanbase since a good while after its release, mostly due to it being the album that made the band stars.

** ''Enema of the State'' broke the band's fanbase in half, in large part because it made the band mega-stars.
** ''Neighborhoods'' has those who are enthusiastic about the idea that they're incorporating elements of their various side projects into it, and those that hate it because it's "[[RecycledINSPACE just]] Music/{{A|ngelsAndAirwaves}}vA [[JustForFun/XMeetsY with Mark]]". While ''Dogs Eating Dogs'' received the same concerns, the reaction has been more receptive than with ''Neighborhoods''.
** Tom's "departure". There's a ''huge'' divide with the fans, there are those who feel Tom's [[TookALevelInJerkAss been holding blink back and not caring about the project]], but there's another small side that feels Mark and Travis took things too far. It doesn't help the former is the ''big majority'' of what people think about Tom now and are constantly insulting/degrading him and feel [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing him being out will strike a new era for blink]]. Some just TakeTheThirdOption and just give up on the band itself and listen to the music due to how both parties are acting.

** Most older fans however, consider Mark to be the "true" face of the band; in part because Mark is "more punk" than Tom, whose tendency towards the emo sound[[note]]And aesthetics. Mind you, he had an emo fringe long before the emo trend went big all over the world![[/note]] alienated some fans. Not to mention that all of their earlier singles were written and sung by Mark (e.g. "M&Ms", "Dammit", "Josie"). It was only with "All the Small Things" that the tables were turned singles-wise.

** Subjective; both Tom and Mark sing an equal number of songs, with Mark being known for "Dammit" and "What's My Age Again" and Tom for "All the Small Things". Travis, meanwhile, is known mainly for his overall drumming talent, his reality TV show, and his near-death experience.
** Most older fans however, consider Mark to be the "true" face of the band; in part because Mark is "more punk" than Tom, whose tendency towards the emo sound[[note]]And aesthetics. Mind you, he had an emo fringe long before the emo trend went big all over the world![[/note]] alienated some fans. Not to mention that all of their earlier singles were written and sung by Mark ("M&Ms", "Dammit", "Josie" and "What's My Age Again"). It was only with "All the Small Things" that the tables were turned singles-wise.