Tom Delonge's Voice.

Right now they are just touring and they will hit the studio in like Noveraber I'm pretty sure..According to Mark Hoppus they have already written a "Post-Hardcore" song.
This will be interesting...
 
I guess I'll have to be the first one to post an actual answer to the question...being a formerly huge Blink fan as a teenager

I think Tom's voice fit with Blink, because it's pop punk and you don't have to sing well. I never really liked the vocals in the band overall, but they did fit with that kind of music. And on Dude Ranch Tom has a certain young rasp to his voice that seemed to work better than the almost faux-british whiny sound he developed later, i.e. pronouncing his "I's" like "oi"

But as far as Angels and Airwaves go, and his assessments about how the band would change the world - it's laughable. And it's mainly because of his voice. The music is supposed to be atmospheric and pretty, but his voice comes in like nails on a chalkboard when corabined with something like that. I can't enjoy that band or anything "mature" sounding he does because his voice will always ruin it. He can sing for a fun jokey party band like Blink, thats it. You can't sing like Tom Delonge if your band is supposed to be "changing the world"
 
When I was a fan of Blink between 96 and 99, I preferred Tom's vocals over Mark's. Now probably not so much. But I still think Cheshire Cat and Enema of the State are good pop punk albums, even if I never get the urge to listen to them anymore. I never liked Dude Ranch much for whatever reason.
 
They played live on The Tonight Show. YouTube it, if you actually care.

Long story short, he sounRAB horrible. I'm anxious to go see them in concert this Septeraber because I'm really hoping he doesn't sound so bad by then, but I have a terrible feeling that nothing will change.
 
He's always had good recording vocals, but has always been shit live.

And his voice has changed, he isn't a whiney kid anymore however he's singing in an A&A voice at the moment, and people are getting annoyed by it because he isn't the same Tom. Get over it, years change, people change.
 
My brother's always been a fan of Blink 182 so I have a bit of a soft spot for them, regardless of their musical ability. I've never really been too keen on Tom's voice because let's be honest, it's like listening to a menstruating teeny-bopper. I just don't like whiny bitches.
I hadn't realised that his voice had changed since they'd reformed and now I've had a listen I've decided that Blink have lost their relevance. Really, I just find it a little sad that they're in their mid-30s and still singing about high-school.
 
Because it would be completely rational for them to change the lyrics to all of their songs and the fans would just accept it and learn new worRAB to sing along with.
 
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