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Hey everybody! I’ve been reading the forum for a few weeks and it’s been really cool to watch it unfold so far. 2000s pop-punk music is my jam, so for my first ever thread I thought I would create a place for people to share the best classics from the genre!

There are so many good bands, and for a while growing up it seemed like everybody was listening to emo music. Alas, like all great things it must end, and public interest has shifted to other types of music.

And, of course, some of the bands have not aged well, for various reasons (ahem.. the accusations). That said, there are still so many good songs from this genre, and I still listen to pop-punk music almost every day even though I’m now in my 30s. So, here we are.

To start this off, I’m going to share one of my all-time favorites. Yes, I decided to start with just one!

And that one is “Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard. This is one of the first pop-punk songs I heard and today it’s such an iconic representation of the sound. Accessible, catchy, and best played at high volume.

I’ve got plenty more where this came from, but I want to hear from the community! What are your favorites?

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I’m so game for this topic. “Ocean Avenue” is also a nostalgic favorite of mine, but I’m going to start with some big heat.

Speaking of artists that got cancelled…

I present, “Seventy Times Seven” by Brand New

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Yeah! Big Brand New Fan here!

How about the Taking Back Sunday counterpart to “Seventy Times Seven” … “There’s No ‘I’ In Team”

Did you know that these bands had a beef?

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I don’t know, I think you are being too soft. The best is the loud stuff to me. How about Senses Fail? Most of this record stands in the top of this genre. It is the perfect balance between screaming and pop-rock vocals.

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Northstar doesn’t get talked about enough imo

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Relevant for a post in this thread, the Bonnaroo 2024 Emo Superjam (Saturday, 6/16/24) reads like a greatest hits playlist from the genre. Massive Fomo on that. Couldn’t decide if i should post it here or on the Bonnaroo thread… decided here.

This is taken from a screenshot that @marleyfacedboy sent to our group chat. I don’t know the original source. All this stuff is worth checking out!

Emo Superjam Setlist

• Stolen – Dashboard Confessional
• I Woke Up in a Car – w/ Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate)
• The Middle (Jimmy Eat World) – Dashboard with Andrew McMahon
• Understanding in a Car Crash – w/ Thursday
• I’m not ok (MCR) – w/ Thursday
• Screaming Infidelities – Dashboard
• I Miss You (Blink 182) – w/ Mayday Parade
• Helena (MCR) – w/ Anthony Green
• Make Damn Sure (TBS) – Anthony Green w/ Thursday guy
• That’s What You Get (Paramore) – w/ The Beaches
• Vindicated – Dashboard w/ Yvette Young
• Never Meant (American Football) – w/ Mike Kinsella
• Cute Without the E (TBS) – The Maine guy and Medium Build
• One Armed Scissor (At the Drive In) – w/ Tim Kasher + Anthony Green
• Sugar We’re Goin Down (FoB) – w/ Trousdale
• Misery Business (Paramore) – w/ Trousdale
• Teenage Dirtbag – Dashboard + Mayday Parade Guy + Trousdale
• Say it Ain’t So (Weezer) – w/ The Maine guy + Tim Kasher + Andrew McMahon
• Hands Down – Everyone!!!!

And here’s the poster for that Emo superjam, for reference

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Wow I am so Jelly of that emo superjam! I would have been screaming my lungs out during that whole set!!