attn punk enthusiasts

[LightsAreLow]

any recommendations for some killer melodic punk bands?

fast, catchy.. any of the likes. i was thinking something along the lines of descendants or super early saves the day like their demo stuff/ sefler songs

[AP_Punk]

Hmm...

Gaslight Anthem
Smoke or Fire
Teenage Bottlerocket

[Pat k]

the Ergs!
Lemuria
Husker Du
old Blink 182

and LIFETIME

[NOBLESTABBINGS]

Later d.b.s. records would be up your alley. There's a few songs here: www.myspace.com/dbsisdead (http://www.myspace.com/dbsisdead) Check out "Sunday" and "If you really had..."

[theguy77]

lifetime, definitely.

[indexfor...]

lol

i'm no good with melodic punk, but melodic hardcore punk! Sinking Ships, In the Face of War, Modern Life is War, newer Bane, Killing the Dream

[LightsAreLow]

wicked sweet input my ears are loving life.. and to the last poster, ive never really had the urge to check out sinking ships but for some reason you gave me the push



and to all those who said lifetime gooooood f-ing call

thats where my names from - though not the best cd
"when its quiet lights are low, youre the last one you want around. youre the last one you know.."

im so stoked they started being a band again. funnest shows

[SubrosaSeductiv]

The Movielife?

[xvszero]

Strung Out is by far the best fast, melodic punk band out right now.

[indexfor...]

yeah sinking ships is the shit

[LV03]

shot baker
the arrivals
delay
johnny bodacious and the bad attitudes

[Matthew Tsai]

Flatfoot 56!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (that Was An Attempted Metal Scream)

[mrzippo3]

Fallen From The Sky (http://www.myspace.com/fallenfromthesky)

[duhpunk]

Rufio.

[mybreakingpoint]

Rufio.

I would not consider them very punk. Pop-punk, but not punk. That's just me.

[mybreakingpoint]

Bullet Treatment

Bullet Treatment

& Bullet Treatment

Oh, and Pipedown

[duhpunk]

I would not consider them very punk. Pop-punk, but not punk. That's just me.

more so than some of the bands listed in here.

the guy who created the thread mentioned Saves the Day...:-|

[duhpunk]

...plus, he said melodic and catchy.

melodic and catchy does not always mesh with punk very well.

[versus_god]

That's a pretty ignorant statement.

[duhpunk]

then disprove it.

[mybreakingpoint]

He said EARLY Saves The Day/Sefler era. The early STD material could easily be considered melodic punk, more so than their more recent stuff.

Can't Slow Down, their first album, was a complete Lifetime rip-off. It's my favorite album by them still, but it is what it is, and that's closer to punk than Rufio is.

But I would agree, some of Rufio's stuff could almost be considered punk. I don't know though. I'm going back & forth in my head hahaha.

I consider melodic punk to be along the lines of Strike Anywhere, Lifetime, Rise Against, etc.

[versus_god]

then disprove it.

Have you even listened to a lot of the bands mentioned in this thread? The Ergs, Lifetime, Teenage Bottlerocket, the fucking Descendents...they've all produced some melodic, catchy ass punk rock.

[mybreakingpoint]

I consider NOFX punk.

I consider NOFX melodic and catchy.

Same with Anti-Flag.

He said punk. he didn't say street punk or hardcore punk. Neither of those would really be melodic or catchy, but just saying "punk...along the lines of Saves The Day", then that opens the doors to more bands than specifying "street punk" or "hardcore punk" or "skate punk", etc.

[duhpunk]

Comfort of Home was a bit more pop-punk, but Perhaps, I Suppose and MCMLXXXV were in my mind, more punk sounding than Rise Against.

[mybreakingpoint]

Have you even listened to a lot of the bands mentioned in this thread? The Ergs, Lifetime, Teenage Bottlerocket, the fucking Descendents...they've all produced some melodic, catchy ass punk rock.

I agree. While Background isn't terribly melodic, atleast to me (my least favorite Lifetime album), their new self-titled album is very melodic and catchy ("I hope you're in your car right now turning this shit up so loud"), but I certainly still consider it a punk album.

[duhpunk]

Have you even listened to a lot of the bands mentioned in this thread? The Ergs, Lifetime, Teenage Bottlerocket, the fucking Descendents...they've all produced some melodic, catchy ass punk rock.

yes i have. i didn't say it can't be done. i just said it doesn't always mesh that well.

[mybreakingpoint]

Comfort of Home was a bit more pop-punk, but Perhaps, I Suppose and MCMLXXXV were in my mind, more punk sounding than Rise Against.

Perhaps, I Suppose, maybe. MCMLXXXV more punk than The Unraveling? I'm not sure about that. RA's first album are veyr punk (hey, they were released on Fay Wreck). While their most recent albums may not be as "punk" as early Rufio, their first 2 album, in my opinion, top anything Rufio has ever put out in the "punk" category.

[versus_god]

yes i have. i didn't say it can't be done. i just said it doesn't always mesh that well.

Heh, fair enough. I read you're other post as saying that the two can never coalesce successfully, and I'm still going to have to say that more often than not the results are pretty pleasing to my ears. Whatever, it's a moo point... am I right or am I right?

I agree. While Background isn't terribly melodic, atleast to me (my least favorite Lifetime album), their new self-titled album is very melodic and catchy ("I hope you're in your car right now turning this shit up so loud"), but I certainly still consider it a punk album.

Agreed. I've actually never listened to Background, so I guess that's -10 Dan Yemin points for me.

And to the thread's creator: listen to Dillinger Four.

[hairsprayqueen]

lifetime, definitely.
thank god someone said lifetime.