Screeching Weasel, they're so cute haha :)

The Thermals
Descendents
Ramones
Buzzcocks
The Queers
Rancid (used to like em a lot)

Descendents (Milo Goes to College era)
Ramones
Buzzcocks
Groovie Ghoulies
Green Day (pre 1997)
Bouncing Souls
NOFX

is that same as softcore punk? how about X? where do they fit in?

Rites of Spring, Jawbox

Niiceeee, you know Jawbox? They're great. So are Burning Airlines and his latest group, Channels. And Rites of Spring are also ace

Yea i like a great deal of the Dischord punk groups, Jawbox are awesome!

I would add Q and not U to the list of good pop punk bands too.

hmm i wonder why their guitarist/vocalist has a 2 humbucker jag...

Early GG has a power-pop/New York Dolls sound to it but with extremely vulgar lyrics. I find it enjoyable, much better than his later grunty hardcore shit.

Blondie.

I never tire of them. I even find stuff to like on their (crappier) somewhat recent releases.

The Ramones

Jawbox freakin' rules. They always seemed underrated to me. Saw em live a couple times.

To me they are the quintessential 'pop punk' band. Loved them for years.

Oh, and the Buzzcocks.

Novelty is a fantastic record.

That's a good 'un, but For Your Own Special Sweetheart is my fave. I remember seeing the Savory video on 120 minutes and being instantly blown away by that song.

do you know Black Lips? is that punk? I just call it good music(they put on killer show).

also anyone see Silversun Pickups on leno last night? great band.

i caught them.
i think that single of theirs sounds better when the singer is screaming, as he does near the end of the song, rather than the light, whispery singing.
sounds so much stronger and powerful that way. the whole song should've been like that.
when i went to their myspace page and heard how polished the song sounded it was a turn off.
great song though.

Depends what you're referring to as 'pop punk'. If you're referring to bands such as the Buzzcocks, The Ramones etc, then you're also referring to the Clash etc, and that was/is punk and I very much like it. But if you're referring to the 'so cal' stuff like NOFX, Blink 182, Lagwagon etc, then no, I'm not a fan of pop punk.

The Lost Patrol Band are awesome.

haha, I don't even know what to call them. Folk punk? Just acoustic? I have one of their albums, it's the one with just Lisa and Dennis

No, that's the Lost Patrol. Which is just Dennis with guest appearances. I'm talking about the Lost Patrol Band. Which is 70s punk more leaning towards 70s pop punk.

OOOOOHHHHHHH. Well that clarified a lot. They sound waayy different from Lost Patrol, and it sounds great. Thanks very much!

That's ok.

Listening to Doesn't Matter right now. Cool song.

everybody says that I'll go nowhere
but maybe I don't care
everybody says that I'm unaware
but it doesn't matter I swear
'cause everybody says alot of dumb shit down here

GG Allin & the Jabbers...maybe not quite philosophically untouchable, but that "Banned in Boston" is a GREAT album!!!

My favorite pop-punk band of all time is Head. Many bands have been called Head, but this is the one from Seattle. They had two 12"ers in the 90's a couple 7"ers before pretty much disappearing...but then they came back in December 2006 with a new album which is just about as awesome as the first. They are the only band I know which actually succeed in "out-Ramonesing" the Ramones. They got it down to a science, playing the bassline an octave up during the chorus. Plus, they keep it way dumb, yet sometimes surprisingly clever...like, singing songs about Pharoah Sanders and shit??? "Street Level Assault" was the 12" that rates as the best, but the new "No Hugging, No Learning" is great, too. "The Monkeys" has a lot of great songs, too, but should not be your first Head record.

Their music no doubt influenced The Spits, who surely should rate mention here. Delightfully moronic shit!

I have a soft spot in my heart for the Meanies. They were an Aussie band through the 90's that made some dorky pop-punk that occasionally had a smack of Nirvana and a little thrash in there. They had a knack for over-producing their sound to such a ridiculous level that the extreme compression made the whole band sound like one instrument, the drums, the bass, the guitar, and all the vocal harmonies even.

Another fave on the edge of being pop-punk for me was Scratch Bongowax. They made some 7"ers and maybe a couple of albums (if you count Japan-only singles and comp track collections as an album (I DO!)). Their songs were stupid, too, but that concealed a clever sarcasm. "Because I Hate You" is so great!

Another quick flash in the 90's was a band called the Tito O'Tito band. They had two guitars playing really messy, and a bit of a ramshackle hardcore edge, but the key features up front were the egomaniacal vocals of Tito and the barely "Mary Had a Little Lamb"-level one-string playing of what I suppose you might call the "lead guitarist."

Pre-Erase Errata was a band I think Ellie would want you to forget, but I liked them a lot. They were called XXY, and "Wiener Boy" was a most excellent slice of dorkness.

There's almost a pop-punk edge to many Mika Miko songs, and they are one of the best and crucial bands in punk rock today, and one of the leading lights in inspiring new bands, I think. Everytime I see them, I expect some unusually high percentage of the young girls in the audience to immediately make a plan to start their own bands. It's a more palpable sense than I ever got from any band with strong female presence since Bikini Kill....and that includes Sleater Kinney.

Oh yeah...a little more...

How could I forget Sewer Trout?!?!?

"Holiday in Rumania"...one of thee best songs ever!!! "President of the Anarchists Club" is also gonna have you laughing for sure. One 7" and then a 10"...all collected onto a CD some years back.

Sacramento had a band called Nar which also kicked ass. Snappy songs that you just wanted to singalong to for days. Members went onto the Bananas and FM Knives and some other bands. Find the "Holiday Routine" 7-inch for the best slice of Nar. The split LP of the Lizards and Nar is also among the crowning Sacto punk moments.

Can't leave out the first Queers 7"....don't hold their last couple of decades worth of mediocrity against their early greatness.

I might just hafta do a "pop-punk" AFS show soon!

I'd like to add Yaphet Kotto to my list. Great band.

Pop-punk blows.

Love them. The (International) Noise Conspiracy are rad too.

Nice, I'm wearing an (International) Noise Conspiracy shirt right now!

WHOA! Awesome! A friend of mine was supposed to see them, but his friend skipped out on the ride, or something like that....
Other than Lyxen's bands... I can't think of many pop-punk bands I dig, save for like.. Ramones and the CLash and shit, if they even count... and a local band (Who are pretty well known in some areas) Statues.



...I'm not here, though. BYE!

I'm wearing an Armed Love zip-up hoody right now too. Coincidence.

I didn't mention T(I)NC as they aren't pop punk but you guys know that.

Probably Shonen Knife. So many good tunes.