Not considered to be Punk music. Punk died, but lives on in music that claims only to be rock ‘n’ roll plain and simple and straight from the garage. Punk exists now only in spirit and is not something you can purchase at Hot Topic.
Among Christian lore there is supposed to be a Christ, and then in various sects of Christianity there is the Anti-Christ. Well in this case…
Punk = Christ
Pop-Punk = Anti-Christ
Oh, and Rancid is not Punk just because Tim Armstrong had a Mohawk.
Among Christian lore there is supposed to be a Christ, and then in various sects of Christianity there is the Anti-Christ. Well in this case…
Punk = Christ
Pop-Punk = Anti-Christ
Oh, and Rancid is not Punk just because Tim Armstrong had a Mohawk.
I blame the Descendants for the lame format later to be established as the current template for pop-punk artists’ success.
by Cpt. Buttcheek March 23, 2008
An oxymoron, said to be non-existant by "hardcore punks." A easier to handle version of the genre punk.
by Jason July 14, 2003
A very good music genre or subgenre. Instrumentals sound like a watered down punk, vocals sound somewhat like pop. People who listen to this do NOT shop at Hot Topic as assumed by many. People who listen who listen to this dress either white ghetto, preppy, sporty, or just jeans and a shirt. Sadly the famous Pop Punkers try to look punk :(
This music is not listened to by weird, dressed in all black, rejected, suicidal FREAKS. Although those freaks often tend to make fun of and bash Pop-Punk, all I have to say to them is get a life and stop slitting your wrists. The only reason Pop-Punkers "sellout" to MTV is because they arent afraid to show their faces on mtv, because unlike real punks they are not freaks.
This music is not listened to by weird, dressed in all black, rejected, suicidal FREAKS. Although those freaks often tend to make fun of and bash Pop-Punk, all I have to say to them is get a life and stop slitting your wrists. The only reason Pop-Punkers "sellout" to MTV is because they arent afraid to show their faces on mtv, because unlike real punks they are not freaks.
Examples of really awesome Pop-Punk bands: blink-182, Sum 41
pretty good Pop-Punk bands: yellowcard, simple plan, good charlotte, new found glory
btw Millencolin (skatepunk) and Green Day (punk) and offspring (punk) are really awesome too.
pretty good Pop-Punk bands: yellowcard, simple plan, good charlotte, new found glory
btw Millencolin (skatepunk) and Green Day (punk) and offspring (punk) are really awesome too.
by Kangol April 20, 2005
Pop: fads that are popular or mainstream, including music.
Punk: an movement of people and fads that go against what is popular and mainstream.
Pop-punk: stupid not-tallented bands like good charlotte and blink. they sound punky, but are corprate sell outs and therefore CANNOT by definition be punk at all. The entire point of punk is to be reafreshingly defferent from the mainstream of pop. So you can't mix them.
Punk: an movement of people and fads that go against what is popular and mainstream.
Pop-punk: stupid not-tallented bands like good charlotte and blink. they sound punky, but are corprate sell outs and therefore CANNOT by definition be punk at all. The entire point of punk is to be reafreshingly defferent from the mainstream of pop. So you can't mix them.
by J3TT August 19, 2005
not punk. more of a bastard red headed sone of punk. has some qualitys of punk, fast loud and obxios, but not punk. some what like ska(no I'm not comparing ska to pop punk) that has qulitys of punk but is a completely diffrent genra
That pop punker rocks pretty hard but still needs to stop shoping at goddanm hot topic and take that pre printed anarchy patch off.
by anita bigdick May 24, 2004
A term that many people misuse, as they confuse it with 'popular punk'. Pop punk is punk with poppy hooks, while popular punk is, as the name indicates, popular, and a very watered down version of punk.
Examples of pop punk (also known as skate punk):
NOFX
Lagwagon
Bad Religion
Pennywise
88 Fingers Louie
Anti-Flag
Rancid
Examples of popular punk:
blink 182
Yellowcard
Simple Plan
Good Charlotte
Examples of pop punk (also known as skate punk):
NOFX
Lagwagon
Bad Religion
Pennywise
88 Fingers Louie
Anti-Flag
Rancid
Examples of popular punk:
blink 182
Yellowcard
Simple Plan
Good Charlotte
by Strike Anywhere January 17, 2005
by dragondance~ May 12, 2007