Yeah, Tom Delonge was out of Blink182 forever definitively too
Maybe some should let off some steam before posting, they are mixing personnal taste and objective criticism.
No, DOT and AVFTTOFTW aren't unlistenable garbages, at least on the instrumental side, especially the latest, it has hundreds of intricate musical details that crushed me on my first listen, and it was with studio headphones on the HD audio version.
Just MM's charleston alone is enough to write an essay on it.
I am no longer a the astonishing fan but there are many good drum parts ! If only most of the album wasn't flattened and slowed down...
You seem to forget how riff based are the albums after SDOIT, that's the moment I began to feel a little disappointed, and it started with MP here.
I remember train of thought simulisten on IRC, MP literally lost his shit when he saw everybody telling which band could have inspired each riff.
Now, I think concepts and deliriums were from MP, maybe addicted MP sadly, because the others have a scholar approach and don't smell crazyness...
Once again, I think if DT stays out of modern DT chugchug +inspiration corner listening to mainstream shit +lazy DT just riffing around, we could get an amazing album.
I won't expect anything on vocals, especially if JLB isn't even in the room for rehearsal.