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Pop punk
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pop punk
Stylistic origins Punk rock, Pop, Power pop, Pop rock, New Wave
Cultural origins mid-1970s United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries
Typical instruments Vocals - Electric guitar - Bass - drums - occasional use of other instruments (such as keyboards)
Mainstream popularity Various degrees of commercial success since the late 1970s; massive international commercial success in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other topics
List of pop punk bands- New Wave music - Post-punk - Skate punk - Ska punk - Alternative rock - Emo
Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. It is typically referred to as a strand of alternative rock that combines power-pop melodies and chord changes with speedy punk tempos and loud guitars.[1]
It is not clear when the term pop punk was first used, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the mid to late 1970s; performed by bands such as the Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Clash, The Undertones, and Descendents.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Bad Religion, who started in 1980, were another early band to play the genre, and some consider them godfathers of pop punk.[8][9][10] In the mid-1990s, the Northern California-based pop punk bands Green Day and Rancid as well as the Southern California-based pop punk bands The Offspring and Blink-182, achieved worldwide commercial success, and the genre's association with the the Southern California area has led to the term SoCal sound.[citation needed] From the mid-1990s onwards, some bands associated with the genre have been described as happy punk, faux-punk, mall punk, pseudo-punk, bubblegum punk or surf punk.[11][12]Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Origins (1974-1980s)
1.2 Independent pop punk (early 1990s and later)
1.3 Popular acceptance (1994-1997)
1.4 Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003)
1.5 Contemporary mainstream pop punk (2003 and later)
2 See also
3 Footnotes
4 External links
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History
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Origins (1974-1980s)
Further information: Punk rock
The pop punk style emerged at the onset of punk rock around 1974, with the Ramones; however it was not considered a separate subgenre until later. The Ramones' loud and fast melodic minimalism differentiated them from other bands in New York City's budding art rock scene. Protopunk and power pop bands had also helped lay the groundwork for the pop punk sound. An early use of the term pop punk appeared in a 1977 New York Times article, Cabaret: Tom Petty's Pop Punk Rock Evokes Sounds of 60's.[13] By 1977 in the United Kingdom, punk rock had already become a much more active and concentrated movement than in New York City. The Undertones, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Rezillos and The Shapes featured catchy melodies and lyrics that sometimes dealt with relatively light themes such as teenage romance. Many mod revival bands also displayed pop punk leanings.
By 1981, hardcore punk had emerged in the United States, with louder, faster music than the songs played by punk bands. Vocal harmony, melodic instrumentation and 4/4 drumming were replaced with shouting, discordant instrumentation, and experimental rhythms. A few bands began to combine hardcore with pop music to create a new, faster pop punk sound, sometimes referred to as popcore (or skatecore), such as Descendents and The Vandals. Their positive, yet sarcastic approach began to separate them from the more serious hardcore scene. The term pop punk was used in the 1980s, in publications such as Maximum RocknRoll, to describe bands similar to Social Distortion, Agent Orange, and TSOL.[14]
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Independent pop punk (early 1990s and later)
Pop punk in the United States underwent a resurgence in the early to mid 1990s. Though often regarded as the most mainstream of punk music styles, many pop punk bands retained a do it yourself (DIY) approach to their music. Pop punk at that time was not commercially viable, and no major record label signed a pop punk band until Green Day's breakthrough in 1994. Both these factors contributed to the emergence of a number of independent record labels, often run by people in bands in order to release their own music and that of their friends.
The independent labels Lookout! Records, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records achieved commercial success after bands such as Green Day and The Offspring brought in a new audience for pop punk, leading to criticism by some of leaving behind their independent punk roots and releasing records by bands with little artistic merit because they would sell well. This homogenous mid-1990s pop punk sound is sometimes referred to as the Epifat sound.[citation needed]).
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Popular acceptance (1994-1997)
In February 1994, Green Day released Dookie, the band's first album on a major label after starting out on the independent Lookout! Records. The first single, "Longview", instantly became a hit on MTV and modern rock stations across America and the UK. Following the success of their first single, Green Day released "Basket Case", which became an even bigger hit. Other hits from the album included "When I Come Around", "Welcome to Paradise" and "She". Dookie sold 10 million copies in the US and 20 million copies worldwide. Green Day performed at Woodstock '94 and on Saturday Night Live, and appeared on the covers of Spin and Rolling Stone. They won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Shortly after the release of Dookie, The Offspring released the album Smash on the independent label Epitaph Records. The first single "Come Out and Play", with a pop punk sound that differed from their earlier work, became popular first on radio and later on MTV. Other singles, "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away", sold well. The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label, which to this day has not been beaten.[citation needed]
By the end of the year, Dookie and Smash had sold millions of copies.[15] The commercial success of these two albums attracted major label interest in pop punk, with bands such as Rancid and Bad Religion being offered lucrative contracts to leave their independent record labels. Rancid, while sticking with Epitaph Records, achieved some commercial success with the hits "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb" from their album ...And Out Come The Wolves, which eventually went platinum.
In the mid-1990s, a ska punk revival was taking place, led by bands such as Sublime and Rancid. Some ska punk, such as that recorded by Goldfinger and Less Than Jake, shared many characteristic of pop punk, such as an upbeat sound.
By 1997, pop punk's audience had expanded significantly. Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", from their album Nimrod, brought pop punk to new levels of mainstream acceptance. The song featured Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong playing acoustic guitar and singing heartfelt lyrics backed by violins. The song was used in one of the final episodes of Seinfeld in 1998, exposing Green Day's music to a wider audience. Also in 1997, Blink-182 released their second album and first commercial hit, Dude Ranch. It included two of the trio's most popular songs at the time, "Dammit" and "Josie".
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Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003)
Pop punk
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pop punk
Stylistic origins Punk rock, Pop, Power pop, Pop rock, New Wave
Cultural origins mid-1970s United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries
Typical instruments Vocals - Electric guitar - Bass - drums - occasional use of other instruments (such as keyboards)
Mainstream popularity Various degrees of commercial success since the late 1970s; massive international commercial success in the 1990s and 2000s.
Other topics
List of pop punk bands- New Wave music - Post-punk - Skate punk - Ska punk - Alternative rock - Emo
Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. It is typically referred to as a strand of alternative rock that combines power-pop melodies and chord changes with speedy punk tempos and loud guitars.[1]
It is not clear when the term pop punk was first used, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the mid to late 1970s; performed by bands such as the Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Clash, The Undertones, and Descendents.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Bad Religion, who started in 1980, were another early band to play the genre, and some consider them godfathers of pop punk.[8][9][10] In the mid-1990s, the Northern California-based pop punk bands Green Day and Rancid as well as the Southern California-based pop punk bands The Offspring and Blink-182, achieved worldwide commercial success, and the genre's association with the the Southern California area has led to the term SoCal sound.[citation needed] From the mid-1990s onwards, some bands associated with the genre have been described as happy punk, faux-punk, mall punk, pseudo-punk, bubblegum punk or surf punk.[11][12]Contents [hide]
1 History
1.1 Origins (1974-1980s)
1.2 Independent pop punk (early 1990s and later)
1.3 Popular acceptance (1994-1997)
1.4 Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003)
1.5 Contemporary mainstream pop punk (2003 and later)
2 See also
3 Footnotes
4 External links
[edit]
History
[edit]
Origins (1974-1980s)
Further information: Punk rock
The pop punk style emerged at the onset of punk rock around 1974, with the Ramones; however it was not considered a separate subgenre until later. The Ramones' loud and fast melodic minimalism differentiated them from other bands in New York City's budding art rock scene. Protopunk and power pop bands had also helped lay the groundwork for the pop punk sound. An early use of the term pop punk appeared in a 1977 New York Times article, Cabaret: Tom Petty's Pop Punk Rock Evokes Sounds of 60's.[13] By 1977 in the United Kingdom, punk rock had already become a much more active and concentrated movement than in New York City. The Undertones, Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Rezillos and The Shapes featured catchy melodies and lyrics that sometimes dealt with relatively light themes such as teenage romance. Many mod revival bands also displayed pop punk leanings.
By 1981, hardcore punk had emerged in the United States, with louder, faster music than the songs played by punk bands. Vocal harmony, melodic instrumentation and 4/4 drumming were replaced with shouting, discordant instrumentation, and experimental rhythms. A few bands began to combine hardcore with pop music to create a new, faster pop punk sound, sometimes referred to as popcore (or skatecore), such as Descendents and The Vandals. Their positive, yet sarcastic approach began to separate them from the more serious hardcore scene. The term pop punk was used in the 1980s, in publications such as Maximum RocknRoll, to describe bands similar to Social Distortion, Agent Orange, and TSOL.[14]
[edit]
Independent pop punk (early 1990s and later)
Pop punk in the United States underwent a resurgence in the early to mid 1990s. Though often regarded as the most mainstream of punk music styles, many pop punk bands retained a do it yourself (DIY) approach to their music. Pop punk at that time was not commercially viable, and no major record label signed a pop punk band until Green Day's breakthrough in 1994. Both these factors contributed to the emergence of a number of independent record labels, often run by people in bands in order to release their own music and that of their friends.
The independent labels Lookout! Records, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records achieved commercial success after bands such as Green Day and The Offspring brought in a new audience for pop punk, leading to criticism by some of leaving behind their independent punk roots and releasing records by bands with little artistic merit because they would sell well. This homogenous mid-1990s pop punk sound is sometimes referred to as the Epifat sound.[citation needed]).
[edit]
Popular acceptance (1994-1997)
In February 1994, Green Day released Dookie, the band's first album on a major label after starting out on the independent Lookout! Records. The first single, "Longview", instantly became a hit on MTV and modern rock stations across America and the UK. Following the success of their first single, Green Day released "Basket Case", which became an even bigger hit. Other hits from the album included "When I Come Around", "Welcome to Paradise" and "She". Dookie sold 10 million copies in the US and 20 million copies worldwide. Green Day performed at Woodstock '94 and on Saturday Night Live, and appeared on the covers of Spin and Rolling Stone. They won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Shortly after the release of Dookie, The Offspring released the album Smash on the independent label Epitaph Records. The first single "Come Out and Play", with a pop punk sound that differed from their earlier work, became popular first on radio and later on MTV. Other singles, "Self Esteem" and "Gotta Get Away", sold well. The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label, which to this day has not been beaten.[citation needed]
By the end of the year, Dookie and Smash had sold millions of copies.[15] The commercial success of these two albums attracted major label interest in pop punk, with bands such as Rancid and Bad Religion being offered lucrative contracts to leave their independent record labels. Rancid, while sticking with Epitaph Records, achieved some commercial success with the hits "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb" from their album ...And Out Come The Wolves, which eventually went platinum.
In the mid-1990s, a ska punk revival was taking place, led by bands such as Sublime and Rancid. Some ska punk, such as that recorded by Goldfinger and Less Than Jake, shared many characteristic of pop punk, such as an upbeat sound.
By 1997, pop punk's audience had expanded significantly. Green Day's song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", from their album Nimrod, brought pop punk to new levels of mainstream acceptance. The song featured Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong playing acoustic guitar and singing heartfelt lyrics backed by violins. The song was used in one of the final episodes of Seinfeld in 1998, exposing Green Day's music to a wider audience. Also in 1997, Blink-182 released their second album and first commercial hit, Dude Ranch. It included two of the trio's most popular songs at the time, "Dammit" and "Josie".
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Continued mainstream ascent (1998-2003)
