Guitarist Tom DeLonge's guitar riffs are down-stroked and power-chord heavy, with large amounts of palm muting, while Hoppus acts as a combination between a rhythm guitarist and bassist. Writer Greg Heller of "Alternative Press", on the topic of Barker's role, observed that "In the great tradition of Cheap Trick's "Live at Budokan", the showcases the drummer's quiet fury—which is to say that when not drumming furiously, he’s quiet [... But when playing he’s the loudmouth, squeezing fills into rolls with unthinkable technicality and brutal abandon." Heller felt that Barker's percussive work on the album offers "something slightly more eclectic" than the typical "repetitive blitzkrieg" of double-time punk drumming. At this point in his career, Barker listed veteran percussionists Steve Gadd, Dennis Chambers, and Stewart Copeland as influences. DeLonge and Hoppus, meanwhile, jokingly prioritize carelessness, remarking on the album that they "professionally suck."