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Punk Rock Begins
Punk Rock is a major genre of the time. Bands such as The Ramones, The Jam, Toy Dolls, The 101ers (Joe Strummer pre-Clash), Generation X, and many others would lay the groundwork for what would become pop-punk music later on. Bands like these set themselves aside from many others of their time because of their upbeat, loud, and melodic music. -
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History of Punck Rock Music
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1980's/ Hardcore music begins to show up
It mainly came from the underground scenes in California, Washington D.C., New York, and the most notable place, Boston, New Jersey where the scene continues to flourish the most. Hardcore music could be classified by it's loud, often angry sounding vocals, distorted guitars and break downs. Catchy upbeat chorus lines and a clean, defined sound was rarely heard here, if ever. -
1985
Bands begin to fuse hardcore with its punk roots and pop music such as Youth crew and what is often called "tough guy hardcore" (or beatdown, or moshcore). Youth crew bands are the ones that started the straight edge movement and are most associated it with. -
1990's/ First wave of pop punk music
What was officially known as the first wave of pop-punk started to show up in the early 1990s. The genre wasn't a commercial success and most bands had a DIY approach to their music like their hardcore punk counterparts, but a lot of independent record labels began to spring up during this period, two notable ones being Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records, who would see huge success later on. -
1995/ Pop Punk becomes a commercial success
In the mid 90s, pop-punk music began to find itself becoming more and more popular. Green Day released their first album on a major record label, and other bands such as The Offspring and MxPx did the same. With many of these songs being played over and over on radio stations and MTV, there was an interest in punk music again from major record labels. -
Pop Punk becomes main stream
The late 90s to early 2000s was when pop-punk completely hit the surface, becoming absolutely huge. Bands such as Sum 41, New Found Glory, and Simple Plan were among the most played artists on the radio, and Blink-182 was a major success and highly revered with their breakthrough album Enema of the State (1999). It was around this time when the theme of friendship began to show up more and more frequently, but not so much as it would later on. -
2003
What defines pop punk music becomes obscure with new bands on the scene. -
2005
Hardcore makes a comeback -
2010
Pop Punk is redefined and merges with it's traditional hardcore roots. Bands such as The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and My Chemical Romance began to take the scene by storm, showing many pop-punk characteristics but spouting a darker and more depressing tone. The traditional hardcore punk scene saw itself being reborn and a little redefined with bands such as Stick to Your Guns and Have Heart. -
Now
Because of the previous obscurity of what defined it, the pop-punk genre began to fall in prominence, though still stayed a large scene. During this time, the genre underwent a few changes and it's fans and musicians did what could be called "taking back the sound". Friendship and unity became a staple theme in the music. as well as perseverance. Pop-punk bands also began to fuse their sound with newer traditional hardcore bands, attempting to pay homage to their hardcore roots - Pierce the Veil