I love the idea that a band like the #GoreGoreGirls had a simple little idea and set up a whole 2 minute song to sing it out loud. #FoxInABox sounds like a loading screen for Guitar Hero and has a cool little lyrical story. #RGMM #Musicsky

Alt rock like #AmericanHi-Fi was my persona around 17. #TheArtOfLosing sounded cool and felt so relatable. But being a loser at 17 isn't the same as 24 or whatever but it's something that I always love to hear in music back then. "Losers keep trying and get back up" #RGMM #Musicsky

I first heard #TheDream by #TheeOhSees on a concert speaker system while Taking Back Sunday was getting ready to set up and play live as this bar I was bar-backing at. Going up and down 3 flights of stairs carrying cases of beer and cutting limes in the hot moist basement. Good times #RGMM #Musicsky

Fighting capitalism and fascist is at the heart of old school punk songs like #The11thHour by #Rancid. The lyrics really subvert the happy-go-lucky Californian sounding pop punk. The inner turmoil in those lyrics are pretty relatable especially today. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love #TheRockShow by #Blink182. It's a fast pace and fun. This songs reminds me of people I knew in high school who basically where this song. Cool skaters smoking at the gas, station drinking Monsters and just being all-around chill guys. #RGMM #Musicsky

#InFriendsWeTrust by #Chunk!No,CaptainChunk has a pretty hype up feel to it. Like talking up your friend to take the Walmart shopping cart for a joyride at midnight. The perfect song for shenanigans. I also love how Chunk slips in those metal death growls every now and then. #RGMM #Musicsky

For me high school was scored by Alt rock, metal, and the occasional pop and rap songs. College was my decent into the Pop-Punk and emo scene of music. #TakingBackSunday 's #SinkIntoMe was one of their later songs that has that great feeling of summer and rebellion. #RGMM #Musicsky

This is probably my second favorite #FalloutBoy song. It's poppy and catchy with a bit of edge to the sound. #OurLawyersMadeUsChangeTheNameOfThisSongSoWeWouldn'tGetSued is such a passive aggressive malicious compliance title as well. #RGMM #Musicsky

Ah, the angst of conformity. #Sum41 's #StillWaiting was definitely one of those songs you played in your room when mom wouldn't let you wear your wrestling shirt with the cuss words on it to school. F💀K that! A very important feeling to keep ahold of. #RGMM #Musicsky

#AlterTheEnding by #DashboardConfessional is a great pop punk jam. The lyrics are always great, very poetic, like their some kind of confessional......from a dashboard. The riffs and beat are so hopeful and ascending as well. #RGMM #Musicsky

I've seen alot of this type of song in the mid 2000's. It's pop rock sounding but more youth centered and kind of silly. #Anarbor 's #Eighteen reminds me of big bangs on girls, feather emo hair on guys, and mustache and taco stickers everywhere. Very twee. #RGMM #Musicsky

This is a admiring a woman so much it hurts kind of angst that the teens of my day where know for. For as corny as it seems now, #AllTimeLow was writing an anthem in #DearMaria,CountMeIn. But you know at some point you DO have to talk to the girl. #RGMM #Musicsky

Do people make songs about disappointing their parents in the year of 2026? If you ever cried while listening to #SimplePlan 's #Perfect remember to take lots of Vitamin D, because your bones need it more now than ever. That's me, I'm that person.. #RGMM #Musicksy

#DashboardConfessional 's #TheMotions is such a poppy upbeat take on the emo/punk love song. What happens when you finally get the girl? You live happily ever after of course. It feels like that's the trajectory that most love songs don't ever get to in the music world. #RGMM #Musicsky

In a world of rebellious punk anarchist and emotional emo feelings, I love #AgainstMe! They really rock hard and have something to say. #Don'tLoseTouch is a song I fell in love with when I heard it at Warped Tour way back. A reminder to stay true to yourself and not lose touch. #RGMM #Musicsky

I like this song for what it says about the time it came out. The emo/punk scene is becoming really popular because the clothes, the hair, and the music. And #Weightless by #AllTimeLow takes advantage of that and making a very crowd friendly Pop heavy song. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love my sad emo boy pop punk music, but a female led pop punk is even better. #TheDistillers ' #DrainTheBlood goes hard and some awesome riffs. The lyrics also feel more impactful and full of rage because of the perspective of the singer. #RGMM #Musicsky

#bodybag has a great grungy sound and a great listen, but it really should be with #MachineGunKelly #YUNGBLUD and #BertMcCracken . I like this song, but it does feel like its missing something. I suppose the fact that its a 2020 song i expect more. #RGMM #Musicsky

There's a lot of songs that I can point to the lyrics, vocals, riffs, or hooks that make me like it, but #MyChemicalRomance 's #FamousLastWords is such a combination of all those things it's almost indescribable. It's just.....LISTEN TO IT! #RGMM #Musicsky

#Memory by #Sugarcult has a pretty catchy chorus. The kind of chorus meant for a live concert so the crowd can jump up and down rocking with their fists in the air with their many rubber bracelets. It paints such a vivid picture in my mind. #RGMM #Musicsky

#TheFutureFreaksMeOut by #MotionCitySoundtrack is a bit of a room filler on my pop punk playlist. It has the sound that alot of pop punk songs have without much to really make it stand out in any significant way. That said, its still a pretty solid by the books song. #RGMm #Musicsky

The intro of #Plumtree 's #InTheSink is pretty rad, just strummin' and layered guitars. A kind of SKA/ beachy feel but still not quite either. A song that's just fun for fun sakes. #RGMM #Musicsky

The best pop punk song about domestic abuse? I'd say yes. #TheRedJumpsuitApparatus 's #FaceDown was one of those hype driven songs that got you pumped up, and then you read the lyrics out later and felt kind of bad about it. Empowering in its own way. #RGMM #Musicsky

#TonyHawk'sProSkater with the endlessly awesome soundtrack. #Adolescents 's #Amoeba is a weird song that the lyrics don't matter to me, it's all about the sound. Awesome guitar riffs and aggressive drumming that feel like I'm about to go to battle. #RGMM #Musicsky

I maybe going through another phase of disassociation, because the pop punk is really pulling me back into the 2000's when things where simpler. #GoodCharlotte 's #GirlsAndBoys is such a high school song, that this 39 year old still feels in his dusty old bones. #RGMM #Musicsky

#DirtyLittleSecret by #AllAmericanRejects IS pop/punk. The sound is catchy and pleasant, and the lyrics are a love letter of a poem. What a song to put on in the car and rock out to. This would have been my most listened to song in like 2006, just on repeat. #RGMM #Musicsky

The first time I heard #ScottPilgrim from #Plumtree was because of its namesakes comic. At a time when I felt more alone then I had ever been, that comic series and the music surrounding it brought me so much comfort. This song is a nice hug. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love the triumphant and kick as intro of #HeadfirstForHalos by #MyChemicalRomance. Then they just start playing like they're trying to knock down a wall with the repetition of their riffs. Their lyrics are great, but in some songs I feel the real passion is in the instruments. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love the poppy mainstream pop punk, but the stuff they don't play in malls and grocery stores has a more genuine sound. #ToeCutter by #TheeOhSees has a sound that's not entirely mainstream friendly but that's what makes them so awesome. So much feedback and noise! #RGMM #Musicsky

#OfAllTheGinJointsInAllTheWorld is such a emo punk title. #FallOutBoy was the soundtrack of 2005 to 2010 for me. Almost everyone I knew loved them and they where played almost everywhere. Great poppy punk sound, set to vocals and lyrics that spoke to people. #RGMM #Musicsky

#GiveItAll by #RiseAgainst is one of those punk songs about being a human with passion and drive to be uniquely oneself. A great message and lyrics with the harsh haggard vocals that really make it impactful. A real 'Anthem' song. A song to base your teenage lifestyle on. #RGMM #Musicsky

#TheGreatEscape by #BoysLikeGirls is a song that makes me want to get a backpack and just hop a train or something. The wunderlust I used to have was so strong that Id do stupid things. Not so much anymore, but the feeling of escaping and exploring still hits. #RGMM #Musicsky

This is my dad rock! #Hey,Princess by #AllstarWeekend is playing and me and my friends and girlfriend are going out to drink dance and take blurry cell phone pictures. So pop sounding, with the lightest touch of punk, like LaCroix levels. #RGMM #Musicsky

For being such an anti pop/preppy person in my early years; I really love pop punk. #BoysLikeGirls 's #LoveDrunk is the coke zero of punk music, but i drink that shit up. A celebration of being in love, young, and partying, so universal that every genre has one of these songs. #RGMM #Musicsky

#NightBeats have such a grungy basement sound that I love. #PuppetOnAString has a great beat and those crazy guitar riffs are the sound of skill and rebellion. They even have some decent harmonies as well. Just Solid. #RGMM #Musicsky

#MyChemicalRomance 's #Summertime was such a good evolution of their sound. They got away from the angry angst of teenage-dom and settled into a more mature angst of early 20-dom. Always great lyrics and vocals, and instrumentations to back it up. #RGMM #Musicsky

Some of the best music to listen to for me, is the music that has a story about how I found out about it. #TakingBackSunday 's #BikeScene will always have warm feelings of High School friends, driving around town, and the summer sun. #RGMM #Musicsky

When one of your favorite bands cover one of your favorite songs 💖. #MyChemicalRomance and #TheUsed 's collaboration cover of David Bowie and Queen's #UnderPressure has everything! No one is Freddy Mercery of course, but these emo boys are singing their hearts out! #RGMM #Musicsky

#We'reAllGonnaDie from #EMOTheMusical is such an odd ball gem of a song. The lyrics are *chef's kiss* for a very silly and simple teen movie premise. The pop punk riffs and beat in this "emo" song are also top notch. More people should know about this one. #RGMM #Musicsky

#AllGrownUp by the #GoreGoreGirls is punk with a little surfer rock sound to it. It's a great happy song about being mature and independent is such a uplifting way. "Be who I wanna be..." such a great line. #RGMM #Musicsky

That intro riff from #SR-17 's #RightNow is like Kool-Aid for my ears. Sweet delicious nostalgia with a bit of kick in it. A song that's so fun you can see a crowd of alt punks jumping and moshing in your mind's eye. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love to hear the jam session like songs that bands make. #Instrumental by #BoxCarRacer is a great exhibition of power pop punk riffs and the drums keeping everything on point. And a little musical wind chimes thrown in for good measure. #RGMM #Musicsky

#FingerEleven always felts like such a hard and tuff band, but they have a bit of a pop edge to them. #LivingInADream has a great uplifting sound while still sounding like a awesome rock track. #RGMM #Musicsky

#Walls by #CRX has fast and strong beat that feels like I should be moving faster than i am. So energetic and infectious. Definitely a hype song for getting your self moving when you don't feel like it. #RGMM #Musicsky

This is one of those songs that puts me right back in my hometown in high school and I'm just riding my bike without a care in the world. #Firefly by #BreakingBenjamin is rocking anime hero music. A wall of mounting sound to take on the world. #RGMM #Musicsky

I've always thought the #FooFighters were great, but #Walk was the first of their song to really hit me deep. The lyrics are inspirational and moving, the guitars backs up the words so well, and the beat is heavy and tenacious. This one got a few tears out of me. #RGMM #Musicsky

There were some really good songs on #GunsN'Roses Chinese Democracy. #CatcherInTheRye is probably my favorite of the ones I enjoy. The bridge is so impactful and Axel Roses voice was still so good at the time. Not just high notes, but soulful ones. #RGMM #Musicsky

#T.Rex has such a good drum and bass sound to their songs. #MamboSun has some great riffs accompanying its easy going mood. It's says a lot with its steady and even beat. A total laying in the grass staring at the clouds kind of song. #RGMM #Musicsky

I love the creepy old school cartoon video for #DeadPirates 's #UGO. It really suits the kind of slow and lazy strumming that feels very 'beach bum'. Cute and creepy. Even the breakdowns are slower and more subdued, its a real chill song. #RGMM #Musicsky

The male siren song of #TheDarkness 's #IBelieveInAThingCalledLove is fantastic. The lyrics of this song perfectly describe my thoughts for this song. Sick and heavy guitar riffs and a falsetto to die for. #RGMM #Musicsky