A fork of Rural Dictionary
There's a bunch of idiots on here that are shutting all over pop punk, blah blah blah it's an oxymoron we get it, pop punk is basically what the name is, a catcheir, happier, more melodic and sort of poppy version of punk music. The older sort of pop punk bands are Green Day, Blink 182 etc, newer bands include Neck Deep, The Story So Far, State Champs, WSTR, Northbound, ROAM, Columbus etc Pop punk music has also (unfortunately) merged with the emo music genre, giving us bands such as all time low, my chemical romance and fall out boy. These bands aren't necessarily bad, they just have a large amount of emo kids supporting them, making the crowds and social media fantasies a tad irritating. (Plus, a few of these bands, ATL, FOB, have opted for a lot more of a poppy mainstream sound, making them a lot more pop than punk)
'I'm so excited for Reading Festival this year, there's so many pop punk bands playing' 'Hey dude, you should check out Trash Boat, they're really good. Angsty pop punk plus they're touring soon'
To be pop punk you have to be chill as frick. You listen to real friends, wonder years, man overboard, being as an ocean, title fight, brand new, neck deep, la dispute, etc. Most pop punk people say "stay posi" and eat pizza.
Person 1: Did you see that girl? Person 2: yeah man, she's so pop punk!
the biggest oxymoron of the 21st century
Pop-punk? But I thoug punk was supposed to be anti-mainstream?
oh my god. its just a genre of music. get over it. get over the fact that the name is an oxymoron. maybe it was supposed to be that way. get over the fact that you dont think its cool, other people do. not all people who listen to it think they're being punk. SOME people listen to music because they think it sounds good, not because theyre trying to represent something. all of the people trying to steer people who like pop punk in another direction should stop. pop punk is just an alternative to punk. nobody cares if you think its good. let people make their music. dont listen to it if you dont want to.
any bands who consider themselves pop punk.
Nobody here has once said that Pop-Punk usually involves harmonies, and being creative with different progressions. The only reason the word "Pop" is in front of punk, is because melodies are a lot more structured and clearer. It's just music that is easy on the ears, and usually talks about love, failure, and life. Much like the golden 50's, Pop-Punk is the equivelent to doo-wop bands like the early Beatles and The temptations. Though there can be many bad Pop-punk bands who sing about going to school and riding skateboards, it is just a form of music for the youth. I just say that back in the day, it was ok to sing about love, but what happened?
Kid 1:I really enjoy these Pop Punk bands. Kid2: I know! Those 3 part harmonies are ridiculous!