Monkey’s Hand

Punk rock started in the 1974 as a dissonant, irregular uprising opposed to mainstream music charted by the number or sales. Rock ensambles like Green Day, the Offspring, and Rancid helped bring punk music back in the mid-1990's. This time the weave of fast, naive rock with smooth popular melodies stayed on radio and MTV. These days, self-styled punk pop is a key part in the world of mainstream pop music. These ten tracks are the best starting points to get to know pop punk.

1. blink-182 - Enema of the State

In blink-182's endless attempt to diminish all adults in the neighbourhood, this tape featured a model dressed as an enema governess on the booklet. The punk pop inside is youthful and unforgettable with the massive hit single “Don't Leave Me.”

2. The Donnas - Spend the Night

Girls can perform punk, too, and this album is a profuse evidence of that. The group modeled after the Ramones in NY with each performer taking the name Donna. Download Pressure to compare.

3. Good Charlotte - Young and the Hopeless

A band from Waldorf, Maryland Good Charlotte with Paul Thomas blasted into the top ten of the pop album chart with this set. It is filled with tales of high school and difficult mothers. The big hit track is “Girls & Boys.”

4. Green Day - American Idiot

Later declining from their mid-90's fleeting surge of popularity, Green Day faded to the studio to put together punk's first opera. Despite the fact that the punk band was anxious about their fanclub's reaction to American Idiot, it to be an American punk rock classic climbing several album chart and winning an award for Best Rock Album of 2004.

5. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray

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