not to be cofused with pop rock with a punk influance, blink 182, good charlotte ect. pop-punk is simply punk rock with more of a melodic pop sound, like bad religion or the bouncing souls
by jack January 20, 2004
Get the pop-punk mug.Contrary to popular belief, pop-punk is not neccesarily shit like Good Charlotte. It is actually a more medolic punk. Think The Descendants, Bouncing Souls, Screeching Weasels, yes, even The Ramones.
Although, someone using the word is probabbly referring to shit bands like Good Charlotte, Newfoundglory and Brand New.
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poseurs/posers
gay
*Also not to be confused with the similiar yet SLIGHTLY less bad "skate-punk" (nofx, goldfinger, rancid)
Although, someone using the word is probabbly referring to shit bands like Good Charlotte, Newfoundglory and Brand New.
see:
poseurs/posers
gay
*Also not to be confused with the similiar yet SLIGHTLY less bad "skate-punk" (nofx, goldfinger, rancid)
Dude 1: "Hey man, have you heard the new Descendants? It's fuckin' sweet!"
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Some chick with studded cuffs up to her elbows: "OMGZ!! I JUST HEARD DA NEW BRAND NEW, JESSE IS SO SEX-C!1! PXNK RAWKZ FOR EVAH!"
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Some chick with studded cuffs up to her elbows: "OMGZ!! I JUST HEARD DA NEW BRAND NEW, JESSE IS SO SEX-C!1! PXNK RAWKZ FOR EVAH!"
by suspect device June 3, 2004
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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 22, 2008
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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 September 15, 2005
Get the pop-punk mug.A big Oxymoron really its just an excuse for sad bands that think there punk whereas in reality there just rock emo or some other genre the people associated with it are people all over MTV and the Radio but the saddest thing of all is im 13 and there about 18-40 and i have a better understanding of punk than them.
NOTE: these are mainly my opinions on 'pop/punk' you dont have to agree but dont you dare go round saying that the bands bellow are punk oh and i dont think Bands like NOFX Rancid Bad religion are Pop/punk there just toned down punk in my eyes
NOTE: these are mainly my opinions on 'pop/punk' you dont have to agree but dont you dare go round saying that the bands bellow are punk oh and i dont think Bands like NOFX Rancid Bad religion are Pop/punk there just toned down punk in my eyes
Ehem Pop-punk bands are Green Day,Blink 182,Good Charlotte,Fall out boy,bowling for soup. A few of these bands think they are the punkest bands in the world but are far from punk at all *wink wink* green day there just boring deprressing rock
by imjoey November 2, 2006
Get the pop-punk mug.by anonnonononononon August 10, 2006
Get the pop-punk mug.Pop-punk is a genre of music deriving from punk and pop. There. It can be explained just like that.
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It was developed in America and Britain during the late 1970s and is characterized by fast, energetic tempos, emphasis on classic pop structures, and adolescent and anti-suburbia themes. During that time, you had bands like the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks setting the groundwork for the genre.
Then came the 1980s, where you had punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendants, and the Misfits (while not necessarily pop-punk in and of themselves, they were very influential to the genre) causing the genre to expand in the late '80s and early '90s.
Throughout the years, pop-punk has evolved, bringing in subgenres such as easycore (Set Your Goals), neon pop-punk (Let's Get It), emo pop (All Time Low), emo rap (Juice WRLD), and just emo in itself, and especially blew up in the 2000s with bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, early Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, post-Enema blink-182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and even solo artists such as Yungblud and the hypocritical Avril Lavigne.
I mean, hey, you can literally do anything with music. It's considered art for a reason!
NOTE: Some artists are more on the pop side (Avril Lavigne), some are more on the punk side (Set Your Goals, again), and some like to balance it out (Olivia Rodrigo?).
NOTE 2: i shit my pants
You want more details?
Fine. You're the consumer, I'm the producer.
It was developed in America and Britain during the late 1970s and is characterized by fast, energetic tempos, emphasis on classic pop structures, and adolescent and anti-suburbia themes. During that time, you had bands like the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks setting the groundwork for the genre.
Then came the 1980s, where you had punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendants, and the Misfits (while not necessarily pop-punk in and of themselves, they were very influential to the genre) causing the genre to expand in the late '80s and early '90s.
Throughout the years, pop-punk has evolved, bringing in subgenres such as easycore (Set Your Goals), neon pop-punk (Let's Get It), emo pop (All Time Low), emo rap (Juice WRLD), and just emo in itself, and especially blew up in the 2000s with bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, early Panic! at the Disco, Paramore, post-Enema blink-182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and even solo artists such as Yungblud and the hypocritical Avril Lavigne.
I mean, hey, you can literally do anything with music. It's considered art for a reason!
NOTE: Some artists are more on the pop side (Avril Lavigne), some are more on the punk side (Set Your Goals, again), and some like to balance it out (Olivia Rodrigo?).
NOTE 2: i shit my pants
Not all is sunshine and rainbows with pop-punk. Much like literally anything in this bizarre fucking world, it is never safe from criticism. Especially on here, where you have users such as Super Tips going on and off about the genre, along with Michael and Janet Jackson. One thing I can agree with them is in regards to the Jonas Brothers. We shall never consider them rock. EVER.
But, hey, pop-punk isn't all that bad, it's really catchy once you begin to listen to the instrumentals with your ears and not your eyes!
But, hey, pop-punk isn't all that bad, it's really catchy once you begin to listen to the instrumentals with your ears and not your eyes!
by 7568ino February 19, 2024
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