Who has been more influential to today's pop punk scene

[workinclasshero]

Green Day and Blink 182 both have strong cases as to being the most influential band to today's pop punk scene.
I'm asking who do you think is more influential out of the two.
Don't give me that shit about how without Green Day there is no Blink, because that is a given.
But that's not the question here. I'm interested to see how this one goes.

[mondeoman]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.

[workinclasshero]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.
good call.

[Mark is God]

Well I'm under 21, so Blink.

[mondeoman]

I picked Blink because I feel like more of the upcoming bands are inspired by them. And I'm under 21 as well and Blink helped me to start and listen to the music I do now.

[yayitsdale]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.


For sure... I was gonna say green day. Then I looked at your post was thought... "that's so right on"

[Skatetopunk]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.
what he said... :)

[marrost]

Part of Blink's success came from Green Day's, though. This shouldn't even be a poll.

[Susan Sarandon]

Why isn't My Chemical Romance on this poll.
This is gay.

[WasteMyTime]

I'm 18 but I still voted Green Day...I dunno...if you trace it back, Green Day brought pop-punk to the mainstream (and don't give shit about the descendants cause ya, they were pop punk but they were still pretty underground during their time)

[SonEric84]

I've never really been a Green Day fan. I pick Blink.

[AShannon04]

hmmm, this is a really tough one for me. I heard Green Day and The Offspring around the same time, and both of them were hugely inspiring for me, and Dookie was the first CD I ever bought. However, when I saw the video for "What's My Age Again?" on MTV, I was totally blown away. So I dunno, I'd probably have to go with Green Day. For the record, I'm under 21

[WasteMyTime]

Why isn't My Chemical Romance on this poll.
This is gay.
I thought Cyndie Lauper shoulda been on here..

she's my inspiration

hmmm, this is a really tough one for me. I heard Green Day and The Offspring around the same time, and both of them were hugely inspiring for me, and Dookie was the first CD I ever bought. However, when I saw the video for "What's My Age Again?" on MTV, I was totally blown away. So I dunno, I'd probably have to go with Green Day. For the record, I'm under 21
ya I mean...Green Day got me into rock but I mostly listened to em cause of my brother...but "Dude Ranch" was the first album I ever bought and I've listened to that more than any other album combined.

[aminorthreat55]

Part of Blink's success came from Green Day's, though. This shouldn't even be a poll.
Seriously.

[marrost]

I've never really been a Green Day fan. I pick Blink.
Thanks for answering the question.

[SonEric84]

Thanks for answering the question.



Eh?

[VeloriumCamper]

blink, because they were the first band i liked, and got me into everything else....

but yeah what erich said. it depends on how old you are..i say blink and im younger than 21... but both obviously are influences.....

[heyRomanticA__x]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.


I have to agree with this, good point. One of the first bands I liked was green day though.

[catchmealone]

What about me? I am 21. So I can fit into both categories? 21 and up pick GD, 21 and down pick Blink, so I am in both...........most def Green Day.

[Vincewithouthee]

Blink. By far.

[Kid Kilowatt]

Jawbreaker

[duffe]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.
yes, that's why i vote for green day.

[aminorthreat55]

Green Day

[SockMonkeyRiot]

Green Day without a doubt.

I'm 19

[marrost]

I like Blink more but Green Day is the answer.

[Fullcollapse3k]

I've always been a bigger Blink fan, but I'm going with Green Day.

[PunkDrums182]

i want to meet mark hoppus

[Chemical Love]

Green Day.

[13th hour]

Green Day. Im 20 btw, but actually, if I could pick anyone, Id go with the Offspring.

[Goodbye Forever]

It's a tough call... Personally, Green Day was my first "favorite" band, but it was Blink who got me into other pop-punk bands (FenixTX, MxPx, NOFX, etc.).

Hrm...

[BrandNew20]

to todays pop-punk scene, I feel Blink 182 is more influential.

[Alex Djaferis]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.

yep. this poll doesnt work because of that. its too big a generation gap. green day influenced things like Blink....and what we hear today derives alot from blink....etc

I'm 18 but I still voted Green Day...I dunno...if you trace it back, Green Day brought pop-punk to the mainstream (and don't give shit about the descendants cause ya, they were pop punk but they were still pretty underground during their time)

Yeah...im 20, and I got into green day just after they blew up...95-96. its been so long....its crazy

[Rebs]

Umm Blink. They are one of the bands that got me into the music that i listen to now

[A picasso blue]

well Green Day came like 8 years before so...

[yanggoh]

MxPx, bitches.

[so typical]

i was never really into greenday

[workinclasshero]

Yeah...im 20, and I got into green day just after they blew up...95-96. its been so long....its crazy
And there is a lot to be said about a band that can hang around as long as Green Day has and still make popular music.

[paperw1ngs]

i'm going to have to go with green day. i'm pretty confident in the fact that when i heard Dookie, it made me want to listen to this type of music more and more.

[ActorInThisPlay]

lol Well I am 21 but since I didn't get into punk music until Blink's Enema came out, I am going to go with Blink.

[WasteMyTime]

though if you look at the bigger bands in the today's pop punk scene...you have simple plan, Mest, NFG, Good Charlotte...all bands that sing mostly about girls and worry about looks...2 things green day never did too much.

honestly...green day is the biggest band in today's pop punk scene.

[last light]

green day without a doubt, you cant ignore the fact that if not for green day thered be no blink, even for the sake of this poll, there is just too much of an influence.

[Alex Djaferis]

And there is a lot to be said about a band that can hang around as long as Green Day has and still make popular music.

so true.

though if you look at the bigger bands in the today's pop punk scene...you have simple plan, Mest, NFG, Good Charlotte...all bands that sing mostly about girls and worry about looks...2 things green day never did too much.

honestly...green day is the biggest band in today's pop punk scene.

green day ONLY talked about girls right up to about dookie, insomniac. :)

but green day had more cred.

[Tyler Revolution]

The question isn't who influenced your musical tastes more... it's who influenced more bands in the "scene" today? So all who answered, "I'm under 21, so Blink" needs to revote.. Who do think has influenced more bands and the "scene" out of Greenday and Blink 182? I know this is what he meant, because we have talked about this before. Anyways, I went with Blink. I think they have made more of an impact on music and influenced alot more bands than Greenday.

[marrost]

The question isn't who influenced your musical tastes more... it's who influenced more bands in the "scene" today? So all who answered, "I'm under 21, so Blink" needs to revote.. Who do think has influenced more bands and the "scene" out of Greenday and Blink 182? I know this is what he meant, because we have talked about this before. Anyways, I went with Blink. I think they have made more of an impact on music and influenced alot more bands than Greenday.
..but again, Green Day had an impact on Blink.

[kidinthecorner]

For me it would be GreenDay. 2 of my first 3 CDs were from them. I wasn't much of a Blink fan, and only hvaea 1 or 2 of their CDs. Well, 2 if you count one that's burned.

Oh yea, but to answer the question, I put Blink, because it seems like everyone has them as an influence.

[irthesteve]

It's a tough call... Personally, Green Day was my first "favorite" band, but it was Blink who got me into other pop-punk bands (FenixTX, MxPx, NOFX, etc.).

Hrm...
note: having an x in your name back then made you punk... now it makes you hardcore... hmmm

and i'm 17 and chose green day

[Lueda Alia]

..but again, Green Day had an impact on Blink.
... but that's not the question. The guy asked which band has had the biggest influence on "the scene", not which of the bands had an influence on the other.

[thisisareality2]

blink

[dp619]

i would have to go with blink, but mostly because they were pop-punk. Green Day came more off as punk than pop-punk. Blink got me into NFG and motion city and all those other great pop punk bands

[SC0926]

I think it depends on how old you are. I've noticed if you are about 21 and older it's Green Day, if your 21 or younger it's Blink.
i agree, and I picked Green Day