Freshman 15 bassist here! Stoked to have made the cut! Yes

@TheAlexLamberty

7 күн бұрын

Davey!! Alex from The Alumni Club here. Miss you bro, touring with you and F15 was such a great experience.

Whew! As the “singer” of Freshman 15 I was absolutely terrified Finn would rip us to shreds. Came out relatively unscathed! But that photo… woof.

@startervisions

Ай бұрын

You singing "don't fucking like us" live, is one of the most legendary moments in pop punk history...LEGEND

@FinnMckentyPRMBA

Ай бұрын

City Lights and Freshman 15 tour in 2011ish!

outRAGEus drummer here. Thanks for the mention 😆😆🤘

I could listen to Finn talk about Pop Punk as much as most people love listening to him talk about Nu-Metal.

@michaelbeard4883

Ай бұрын

same

@lizzy6333

Ай бұрын

same, because pop punk has more than 2 good bands

@marin2684

Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@lightningmonky7674

Ай бұрын

Same, I don't get how people could possibly be so into my metal

@chrisbeaumont3882

Ай бұрын

I actually dislike all the nu metal stuff he talks about. It’s called Punk Rock MBA and I’ll gaitkeep PRMBA all day!

The fact that Cartel is mentioned on this list makes me so happy, mega underrated band

@SconnerStudios

Ай бұрын

They made a new album and reuinted a year or 2 ago, along with the summer set, the academy is, yellowcard, and a bunch of the smaller sized but still great pop punk bands of the 2000s.

@SconnerStudios

Ай бұрын

Boys Like Girls too, they just released a new album in October and did a song featuring 30H3, the ready set, the summer set, and state champs. Pretty cool almost like a rap cypher where they combine a bunch of bands.

@rotaficionado666

Ай бұрын

They probably deserved their rating for their singer talking shit about early Panic out of sheer jealousy LOL

@gnarxcore

Ай бұрын

Chroma is such a solid album! I still keep the CD in my car 😅

@aaronsemasko9281

16 күн бұрын

I always say “Honestly” is the best pop punk song ever written.

Zebrahead, Rufio, Millencolin, Lagwagon, No Use For a Name, The Living End

Pop-Punk was my gateway to Metal as a 14 yr old. The Offspring, Green Day and Blink 182 and more... I moved on to MOSTLY listen to different things but I will always had a soft spot for this type of music. Great to discover these "Hidden Gems" of Pop-Punk - this is like a MetalJesusRocks video for Pop-Punk! 😁

@spfadden082711

Ай бұрын

Same that was definitely my favorite music for a few years and when sum 41 came out with chuck I started to like heavier stuff. Not that Chuck was metal really.. but it was a bit heavier than the other stuff I was listening too.

Man, how insane was the Drive Thru Records lineup in the early 2000s? Home Grown, The Starting Line, New Found Glory, Allister were all great.

@jsandman21

Ай бұрын

The Early November, Hidden In Plain View, Something Corporate, The Movielife, Midtown, Finch, Senses Fail, Houston Calls, Halifax, Rx Bandits, etc. Drive Thru rarely missed! So many pop-punk classics from that label alone!

@meghanbeverly837

Ай бұрын

I was a bonafide Drive Thru Records hoor. If a band was on that label, I at least gave them a shot if not had them in permanent rotation. Finch and Something Corporate are still two of my absolute favorite bands

@spfadden082711

Ай бұрын

@@jsandman21Finch is still to this day one of my all time favorites. Also Allister I think could have been way bigger.

@robdtoys

Ай бұрын

@@spfadden082711 Finch and Allister as two of my favorites!

@duncan61

Ай бұрын

@@jsandman21 Also, little known Steel Train. Not really always pop punk, but included Jack Antonoff (Bleachers, Fun, Grammy winning producer)

The guitar tone on that Cartel album is delicious

Be careful with Relient K, they’ve got a song about going to the Sadie Hawkins dance in your khaki pants

@zbrizzle8182

Ай бұрын

There's nothin better

@jsandman21

Ай бұрын

Mmhmm is still one of the better pop-punk albums from the 2000's.

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

Oh oh oh

@Nik.No.K

Ай бұрын

Seems like a lot of people write them off for being christian but “mmhmm” and “TLDMARB3D” are perfect pop punk albums imo and it might be stupid but I appreciate the positivity and fun they brought to the genre. “High of 75” is a great song if anyone wants to look into it. Then later on they matured into a more alternative sound with “forget and not slow down” and “air for free” which are personally my favorite two albums by them. Idk if people have a hard time taking them seriously or what but I think you’ll be pleased if you check out any of the music I’ve mentioned. Their monthly listeners is way too low

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

@@Nik.No.K cus I'm sunny with a high of 75

I wish more people talked about Hit the Lights. Top tier pop punk

When you're really into a c-tier band, it feels like you have a personal connection and it's your thing. Saying your favorite band is an s-tier band is like being a stan for Wal-Mart. I found my old iPod Nano recently and it goes really far down the iceberg. Me Vs Hero, Chunk No Captain Chunk, etc. There was this band that only ever got popular in the Long Island bringer show scene called This Condition (yes they sound like Jack's Mannequin minus the piano) that I'm still sad never got more exposure. Their singer is a pretty successful songwriter in Nashville now.

Authority Zero never gets any love. One of my favorites from that time period and still putting out good music

This is my wheelhouse as a 39 year old who lived through all of the best years of pop-punk... I still spend countless hours searching out unknown pop-punk bands all the time: Some more mid-tier bands not mentioned: The Academy Is, Hit the Lights, Count the Stars, Over It, The Matches, The Cab, Cute Is What We Aim For, Farewell, Every Avenue, Gob, Lucky Boys Confusion, The Maine, Marianas Trench, Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack, Punchline, Quietdrive, Set It Off, The Summer Set, Zebrahead, State Champs, Sugarcult, With Confidence, WSTR, Youth In Revolt, Bowling For Soup, Hands Like Houses, Hot Rod Circuit, Madina Lake, Mayday Parade, Rufio, Valencia, We The Kings Some lower-tier but good pop-punk bands: Off By One, Crash Romeo, Amber Pacific, Armor For Sleep, Artist Vs. Poet, The Audition, Between You & Me, Broadside, Carousel Kings, Chin Up Kid, Danger Is My Middle Name, Crash Romeo, Don't Look Down, Faber Drive, Figureitout, FM Static, Friday Night Fever, Go Radio, Halifax, Hawk Nelson, Hey Monday, Hidden In Plain View, In Her Own Words, The International Drive, School Boy Humor, Last Night Saved My Life, Loveless, Milestones, Modern Maps, Never Heard Of It, Northstar, Novice, Red Car Wire, Sleep On It, Slick Shoes, Stand Atlantic, A Story Told, Take Cover, These Hearts, A Thorn For Every Heart, Too Close To Touch, Wakefield, We Are The In Crowd, The Years Gone By, You Vs. Yesterday, Yours Truly, Youth Fountain More obscure pop-punk that is still awesome: 7 Minutes In Heaven, 15 Minutes Late, Ace Troubleshooter, All New Atmosphere, An American Skyline, As Night Falls, Aspire, Avion Roe, The Background, Barely Blind, Best Interest, Brighter Brightest, Calm Collected, Car Party, Dear Dakota, Digger, Ever We Fall, Eyes Catch Fire, False Image, Flashlight Brown, Forget Me In Vegas, The Great Valley, In Search of Symmetry, Jasper Drive, Kid Down, Late Night Habit, Late Night Reading, Lights Out Dancing, Ludo, Mugshot, My Aim Is True, Nuclear Saturday, Pathway To Providence, The Scenic, Shaded, Showoff, Snakefight, The Sophomore Year, Starting Over, Stellar Kart, Sunset Atlantic, The Victory Lap, The Wedding, Wester. Yes, I just went down my itunes playlists basically, but I've been building it for almost 25 years. Left off a lot more too.

@vld1998

Ай бұрын

Youth in revolt is pop punk now?

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

Northstar rules

@jsandman21

Ай бұрын

@@vld1998 Lots of pop-punk elements in their choruses. "Love is a Liars Game", "Alright" or "I'm Not Scared" are nice examples. Their cover of "Something in the Way You Move" also has lots of pop-punk stylings to me. They have some heavier elements more akin to post hardcore or bands like ADTR, but they definitely have a "poppier" side in many of their songs. Love the band though!

@ericaanderson14

20 күн бұрын

I saw Stellar Kart play at a coffee shop in Green Bay, WI and man was that magical

@danieljones2936

19 күн бұрын

Not sure how popular they are but a newer band I've been enjoying lately is "As It Is"

Anytime someone brings up Unwritten Law, Mest or Home Grown, my grinch heart smiles.

@spfadden082711

Ай бұрын

Elva is one of the best all around albums ever. The “music in high places” album ( I may have gotten that name wrong) where they played it in acoustic was great.

The Home Grown album with the closeup of a mouth on the cover was FANTASTIC fun.

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

Kings of pop

@NinetyNine678

Ай бұрын

That album is incredible.

@nurk_barry

Ай бұрын

Yep, Kings of Pop, I listened to a few tracks off of it yesterday. Tomorrow, Give it Up, great album, awesome band.

I'd love to hear your take on Zebrahead sometime.

We need a Finn McKenty deep dive into stuff like the late 90’s Christian music festival Tomfest, and how wild that era was.

Relient K played at my highschool in the Poconos once back around 01 or 02. What a gig.

I refer to bands like Cartel, Relient K, We the Kings, Cute Is What We Aim For, etc, as “Girlfriend Core.” While the dudes were listening to Job For A Cowboy or Terror their girlfriends were listening to All Time Low or The Summer Set 😂

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

Yeah. We also sang along to Relient K in the car with them, though.

@kingschlamiel

Ай бұрын

@@RiggedandReady I sing that shit alone in the car fuck you mean lmfao

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

@@kingschlamiel good point bro haha

man i just wanna say that i have respect for all you older people talking about pop punk and having such a passion for it. im a 16 year old kid who found blink 182 a couple years ago on spotify and now i have become a full out pop punk and punk rock fan. i love how pop punk is coming back even through shit heads like mgk. but man it honestly is getting closer to what the 2000s pop punk sound used to be and the culture as well also quick thanks to finn mckenty for bringing me into the light of pop punk music without him i would never have found kennyhoopla, or better yet rancid.

@lelandshennett

Ай бұрын

As 30 year old it makes me super happy to hear the youth discovering this music ❤

@7stitches

Ай бұрын

Check out title fight bro. Start with the album “the last thing you forget” its their most pop punk album

@7stitches

Ай бұрын

Nvm u probably already know them I thought you said you got into it 2 months ago not 2 years lol

@thesaturdaynightcomfyexpre4471

Ай бұрын

finding blink 182 on spotify. dang, that's something. back in my day they used to be on the radio constantly. i run a pop punk/easycore show, there's a lot of hidden gems on there. really great bands that unfortunately didn't get the attention they deserved. don't mean to be that guy shilling his videos, but it's a passion project and i like to share this music with others who also enjoy it. kzread.info/head/PL2vbJW9B4atwa0Eu-1cPQmWmRQhcr80kX

Loved goldfinger. Very underrated

I saw Cartel in the thumbnail and haven’t clicked on a video that fast in my life 😂

Unwritten law are definitely a vastly underrated band, had bangers

First tape I ever bought (with my lawn mowing money) was MxPx Life in General. Still one of my favorite albums of all time.

Hell yeah, a Fenix TX shout out. I loved them!

@astralmass

Ай бұрын

Fuck Yeah! My little sister was really into them, so as I was going into way heavier genres, she was all about this sound. Goddamn amazing tunes.

@astralmass

Ай бұрын

Nobody talks about Belvedere anymore either.

@spfadden082711

Ай бұрын

Loved Fenix Tx. Ben is one of my favorites from them.

@mikedelvalle931

Ай бұрын

@@spfadden082711 Ben used to be the first song to play when going on my Myspace page. Damn I'm old 😂😭😂😭😂

@jasongall7634

Ай бұрын

​@astralmass I saw belvedere about 2 months ago! Thier newer song "elephant march" absolutely slaps!

River Pheonix changed their name to Fenix TX due to a cease and desist from River Pheonix's mom. River Pheonix died before Fenix TX was a band.

@markshadows3667

Ай бұрын

Yes.

Rufio & Amber Pacific. My cousin burnt me a mixed cd in 05 & I remember being completely blown away at where they were taking the pop-punk sound. Underrated asl. Years before four year strong or Adtr too.

@voidofhope6259

Ай бұрын

Rufio absolutely kicked ass

Not very fun fact about Me Vs Hero - they had a hard time as their guitarist died falling over a railing and dropping 50ft inside a block of flats in Preston. They did a reunion set at Slam Dunk festival a few years ago where they played the Days That Shape Our Lives album back to front, and it was outstanding.

Matt from Set Your Goals sings in our band. He’s probably played with a majority of these bands. I think one of the big factors of why so many of these bands did well is the production. Pop punk is already catchy and combine that with solid production and it’s going to gain a following.

Those ALL and big drill car songs hit just right. Thank you for the brain learning, professor mckenty.

I had not heard of Me Vs Hero, Major League or ALL, thank you for that! Here are some of my favorite honorable (mostly forgotten) mentions: Allister, Lucky Boys Confusion, Anberlin, Autopilot Off, Every Avenue, Twin Atlantic, Witterquick, Heartsink, June, Quietdrive, The Rocket Summer, Spitalfield, Stellar Kart, The Summer Set, We Shot the Moon 👌

@voidofhope6259

Ай бұрын

Autopilot Off🖤🖤🖤 That’s a name I had forgotten about

@RiggedandReady

Ай бұрын

Spitalfield mention! Love that band. Northstar, hot rod circuit are two of my favorites. I may be stretching the pop punk term, though.

@JohnBiddleMusic

Ай бұрын

Dude autopilot off is so good! It’s sad they never took off

@caesarorzell600

Ай бұрын

Saw Anberlin and I had to like

@Zogun_85

Ай бұрын

@@caesarorzell600 Right!?

Speaking of Sugar Ray, you should do a tier list on bands that totally changed their sound for commercial success. Goo Goo Dolls is another classic example.

@FinnMckentyPRMBA

Ай бұрын

I did a couple of those on my main channel!

I remember buying the album "Guitarded" when it came out by the relatively unknown pop punk band Limp. They sure had some fun songs in this genre !

Scott Russo is a great songwriter. I actually think his drinking and drug issues both helped (song writing) and hurt him. He also once dated Aimee Allen from The Interrupters who is an insanely hot punk rock star. I do remember hearing stories in the early to mid 2000's about him pissing off other bands he was on tour with.

Finn please make a playlist. I’m ready to get into some obscure pop punk.

That me vs hero song grabbed me so fast. Thanks for the recommendation!

Alright, this video was great. It's like hanging out with an old friend ranting about music. I feel like I'm on a road trip and my friend is going through my mp3 player judging me

What therapy never managed to conclude was done here in the first 2 minutes. "I am not normal". So glad it's out of the system now. Lets celebrate with some Pop-Punk 😂

I started watching your videos a few months back and have been the featured stream comment more than once and now my youtube ads are exclusively temu and coors light. Thanks for outing me as an elder millenial.

My somewhat obscure pop punk band is Lucky Boys Confusion, also based out of Chicago, like the underground greats of the genre!

I had a gf get me into Mest back in 2002. Their first two albums are great, especially “Wasting Time.” I saw them tour with UL and got a pic with them all after the show. Jeremiah was drunk and blatantly looking down my gf’s shirt.

Pollen, Slick Shoes, Broken Cedar, Bodyjar, Melody Fall, Last Day Before Holiday, Ellegarden, For No One, F.O.D., Monoeyes, Hit The Lights, Can't Bear This Party, Reset, Radical Radical, Pop Disaster, Daylight, Better Luck Next Time, Dynamite Boy, Tonight Alive, Yours Truly

Great format!

This was so fun! Thank you for the video

Was expecting to see American Hi-Fi, Allister and Spunge I here somewhere, but man there's some blasts from the past the lower we get on the ice berg, love this video

The iceberg content is almost as good as your tier list content. Both are fantastic, keep up the great work Finn. When I get paid I'm going to support you on Patreon.

Love that you brought up the starting line. Such a good song

So glad he mentioned City Lights!

With the punches "slizzards crossing" is so fucking badass... hulk hands is legit af too

Love this list and 💯 agree with your logic on the iceberg! Stoked that you gave Unwritten Law a nod- they’re so slept on

“Oz Factor” by Unwritten Law is one of my favorite albums. Always go back to it.

When you paused for MEST’s drum rack I thought you were gonna talk about Tony’s tramp stamp 4:07

Always love to hear the RK call outs.

This episode was made for me. Thank you Finn.

I friggin' love Me vs Hero. Finn, I got into easycore because of your main channel videos on it back in 2019.

Fenix TX was my favorite punk band for the longest time . They are really good .. The singer battled throat cancer multiple times.. so the band split up and did a hiatus, came back in 2016 for an EP.. reformed -- then cancer reimurged.. Things have been tough for that band being able to continue what they do

@markshadows3667

Ай бұрын

I still have their debut cd when they were called River Fenix. They were local here in Houston and the bassist worked at Wherehouse Music in the mall.

Unwritten Laws latest album is slept on. Underrated band in general

I really need to get a better sleeping pattern. When I notice a new upload here I realize its like 7am my time lol. Good work, Finn.

Omg I’m so glad you mentioned Me VS hero 😭😭😭

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE VIDEO FINN! Since we are the same age, like you I was still going to Warped Tour will into my later 20s. Man, I love all these bands and still listen to them every day. I have been listening to Unwritten Law for ages and Major League is one of my all time favorites. Home Grown and Mest definitely has some bangers! I love a lot of 90s skate punk that transitioned into pop-punk. What a time to be alive! More videos like this please!

Man, I didn't think Major League would make this list. The Truth Is... is my favorite pop punk album, probably. Great video, Finn.

Unwritten Law is 🔥 You a real one for the shout out 🤌🏽

I met Unwritten Law in a 7 Eleven parking lot around 2002. Knew they were band because of their van and we talked for a few minutes. I'm pretty sure I talked to the singer and he could have been chatting me up because I looked very ubergoth during that time, meaning I was wearing a corset.

appreciate you so much 🤘

The Dangerous Summer is one of the really underrated ones from the late 00s, early 10s. They had that really summery feel but with heart-rending lyrics, almost in the realms of midwest emo.

For me, the ultimate pop punk label was Drive-Thru Records.

I miss tumblr era so bad. Nothing like it. I wish someone would make a movie or something

I saw Unwritten Law play the whole Black Album from start to finish, sick show

One of my favorite bands way down the iceberg would be Such Gold! 🤩

now THIS is the content im here for. pop punk hell yea. i cant wait to look into some of these bands.

Thanks for showing this! I’m looking for something new to listen to.

Loving the longer form content

Home grown was and still is wildly under rated

Growing up in San Diego in the late 90s....we all knew Unwritten Law. Finn is correct...they are awesome

I remember watching Fuse back in the day with a couple friends who were into power violence and this came on they were laughing hysterically at how hard the bassist pops off when the song kicks in. They thought the song was too soft for that energy.

The tumblr era is still my favorite era of pop-punk but you’re definitely right about it not getting much mainstream attention. I didn’t even discover many of those bands until I was an adult and tumblr was no longer a thing and when a bunch of these bands changed up their sound

I often feel like Spraynard sounds so awesome they could've/sould've been bigger

Should ALL be really that low down? Featured on Punk-O-Ramas, Them being a The Descendents continuation etc, I would put them in the same category as Unwritten Law, Lagwagon, Pennywise in terms of popularity and exposure...

@FinnMckentyPRMBA

Ай бұрын

Hell no, nobody knows who they are

@hbgghx5764

Ай бұрын

Agreed! I know who they are.

Yes so much yes.... This feels like the best parts of local shows in central FL and warp tour 1998-mid 2000s

Homegrown has been one of my favorite bands since the early 2000s, they’re f’n rad… Check out the album “Kings of Pop” A few other people have mentioned Zebrahead too, another banger of a band…they opened for 311 back in 00 or 01, they have a rap-rock element to their sound as well.

Nothing to lose from San Diego is one of the greatest pop punk bands ever, and soooooo underrated

That's a great video. Thanks :)

MX Superfly was the Gamecube Motocross Game with Cadillac on the Soundtrack.

I remember seeing that last music video once on a drunk KZread binge looking for new music a decade ago.

Unwritten Law is one of my favorites. I'm definitely late to the game with them, but they're awesome.

I knew I was a huge fan of pop punk music, but I didn't realize how much I loved it till I realized I had at least heard of 95% or so of these bands lol

Great video I wish you would’ve mentioned secondshot , the centerfolds or like sicko or like the more poppier stuff like American diary or head injuries. Highly recommend

Glad to see someone giving ALL their due.

I dont even know where to start. Wow.. just wow...this was the best thing ive...

Seeing Red by Unwritten Law in the movie Grind was sooo epic to me as a 7 year old. I went back and watched grind all watery eyes from the nostalgia.

Watching this reminded me of a few lesser known bands from late 2000s like a loss for words(from boston). Then also june and the audition for anyone who remembers all the victory records samplers

that neck deep tssf state champs era is still amazing

Home Grown reunion show in June! Im flying to LA from London especially. Cant wait

crunkasaurus mentioned!! I toured with Major League in 2010. I was in Carousel Kings at the time. You could throw a dart and hit a Major League sticker anywhere in Philly/South Jersey at the time.

Just saw Homegrown reunite for a show with the Starting Line at the Novo in LA tonight. They were fantastic and brought me back.

I'll still listen to Mest every now & then. They were great. Saw them in concert twice back in 2003 & 2004. First at Warped in Atlanta. Second with Fall Out Boy (Fueled by Ramen days) in support. That's how big Mest got for a minute. Loved Unwritten Law as well. These were my bands back between ages 17-21

knuckle puck, Conditions and Citizen are still my go too. Man they make me so nostalgic.

I listened to so much Four Year Strong. The breakdowns were a new world for me.

My great grandma would have loved Me Vs Hero but sadly she passed away in 2006 so they have always reminded me of her. RIP.