Sum 41 is a band I always wrote off until I happened to see them at a festivle in the early 2000's. They were fantastic live, and they did a "Metal history lession" where someone in the crowd would yell out a metal song and they'd just play it. The whole thing was pretty cool.
We're spoiled as audiences. There's an excess of talent in music. We don't appreciate many forms of art any more, but we still love music. We don't make anything in factories anymore, but we still make music. So we have a society with a shitload of good musicians. Probably the most talented pool in human history.
@@promontorium Not that I don't think there aren't a bunch of talented musicians these days. But if we're talking about "the most talented pool", my money would be on the bebop era and into the decades that followed to the 70s. The jazz and the bebop era really promoted high levels of musicianship and then that influence permeated into the rock era and culminated in the 60s and 70s with some truly legendary studio musicians. You had the musicians in what was dubbed The Wrecking Crew that played on literally thousands of recording and hundreds of top 40 hits. Or check out guys like Larry Carlton, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd etc who were also involved in thousands of sessions and tons of top 40 hits. And of course, those are only the more the studio session guys that are famous among musicians and doesn't even count the stars to the general population like Jimmy Page, Keith Moon etc And of course this was an era that didn't have all the digital tools that current studios can employ. All the dynamics and sounds produced on those records had to come from their playing. These were all guys that could sit down and produce all time performances in 1 or 2 takes at times. If you listen to the drum solos in Aja, Gadd banged that out all in one take basically. They did a second take from which they added little bits and pieces into the final mix, but they said the first take was good enough on its own and the 2nd wasn't even necessary. Again, not that I don't think there aren't musicians of that caliber today. I mean there's no doubt in my mind guys like Larnel Lewis or Corey Henry couldn't have been just as successful back then. But I don't think the pool of musicians at that caliber is anywhere near as large today. I mean there's just not the same demand for it. Pop music isn't anywhere near as demanding as it used to be back then and there's so much emphasis on digital plug ins etc, that there just isn't the demand for the same amount of high caliber musicians. Now adays you get 9 people writing a single pop song that uses the same chord progression as 90% of the other pop songs out there and they just tweak the sound in pro tools and logic with plugins etc. Its a completely different ball game these days. I'm not sure we'll ever see something like we did in the previous decades because the nature of music just doesn't demand that kind of musicianship anymore. So outside of the people that would get to that level in any kind of environment, you don't have the same kind of external driving factors to give that extra push for the people that might get with the right motivation.
Anything off of “Chuck” or “Does this Look Infested?” would be great songs for them to react to. Screaming Bloody Murder and their newest album (title escapes me) has some bangers too.
Something to remember about the time this kinda music was popular (98-2003) was that there was most teenagers in America since the 1950's (babyboomer generation) Something many people don't realize.. The late 90's/early 00's was our "1950's"
skate pop punk early 2000's fun times. 90's and early 2000's were the fun happy times golden era things fell apart around 2004 onward to the hell hole we have today. I'd say the 90's vibe was barely still hanging on in the early 2000's till things went down hill.
I remember this! Pop punk was big in the '90s and '00s. Millenials and younger GenXers. These songs came on American Pie movies. Brad is right about the message and vibe of the song, genre. Right about Smash Mouth too similar group and era.
Oh man ! Going for my first day in highschool, this song playing in my walkman, seing my friend comming at me on his skateboard... Good times fly and never go back.
I remember hearing this on the radio as a teen. they had another of their songs (a short one) play right after this every singletime, Pain For Pleasure. both are great.
I feel like one can be an appreciative of something without necessarily being a fan. As far as I know, I’ve not heard one Sum41 song I don’t like, but I don’t have any albums and don’t ever feel the need to look up a song for old times like I did the other day with Hoobastank.
In too Deep is a song everyone will mention, but also check out Heart Attack, Motivation, Pain For Pleasure, Makes No Difference. We're All To Blame and Still Waiting. In fact those first four, plus In Too Deep are all off the same album, All Killer No Filler
Happy Mardi Gras! guys look cute. Lex, right on the pop punk mix with rap. Also watch the actual video for this group, they are fun and their other videos as well.
Didn't love this song... But it was playing all the time when I was 14/15.. so now I have nostalgic love for it. It was on MTV all time, it was in videogames, in movies. Very early 2000's.
Great band and still one of my all time favorites. Even there deep cuts are good songs. I highly suggest more Sum 41. You can’t go wrong with literally any of there songs. I actually challenge anyone to give me a bad Sum 41 song
I think it’s more about being yourself and not conforming to what society wants you to be and how they want you to act. At the same time telling them to F off
Brings me back to being 10, Blockbuster, watching WWF, playing basketball, skateboarding, PlayStation 1 early 2000s Summer time..one of those songs that always makes me feel like a kid again
This songs is from late 90’s early 2000’s they had a lot of great irreverent songs. Y’all should check out 88 or We Are All To Blame from their album Chuck to hear how they matured. Also their Metallica medley is amazing!!!
In this episode of Brad & Lex, the contrast of Brad & Lex's dynamic is quite visible. Brad's eyes hopefully dancing but most likely scanning as Lex physically mirrors the energy given by Sum 41 starting with "swift bops" fingertip ear tappys, lyrical quivers, and even a resting moment to take it all in before hyping out briefly and ending the trip abruptly. Brad will present his "summary" to Lex after his fragmented "sway" and Lex will concur.
Girlfriend is the song she wrote about Deryck. Sk8er Boi is actually about the lead singer of the pop-punk band Off By One whom she was actually dating at the time the song was originally written (sorry the dude's name escapes me right now). Very underrated album that band put out in 2002 by the way.
Great Canadian pop-punk band. Check out Canadas best ska band, the Planet Smashers!!! Their 1995 song Pee in the Elevator is my all time fav!!! But a newer song, Can’t Stop, has the lyrics as part of the video…so you’ll like that.
Actually the Beastie Boys started out as a hardcore punk band. They were influenced by Minor Threat, Bad Brains and many others. I do agree with that though. They kind of sound like them. I like punk from the 70s to now and all the sub-genres.
What I get out of the song is to stay youthful and true to you. Not conforming to societal standards. (Basically saying fuck it to the 9-5 life). Great band, sum 41, blink 182, and Avril Lavigne era was the best.
Pop punk band, my kids love them. They can rap, too lol. Beastie Boys like. Punk and rap mix. American movies and other movies during the '90s and '00s.
The music video is soooo epic! I get the copyright restraints here on RU-vid and things but damn, what a time to be alive when it came out on MTV and I was probably 15, maybe 16.
Not that this is a horrible song, cause it’s not; but to dig just a little bit deeper, from around the same time Pop Punk - Mr Chainsaw - Alkaline Trio Clockwork - Autopilot Off No Stars Tonight - Fabulous Disaster Jamaica Next - The Movielife Labor Issues In The Toy Department - Dillinger Four Punk - Teen Idol Eyes - Swingin’ Utters If You Don’t Know - The Explosion Reach For The Sky - Social Distortion We Laugh At Danger(And Break All The Rules) - Against Me! Start Now - Rancid
You should react to a more modern pop punk band from Canada called Seaway (Same country Sum 41 is from). Their becoming a bit more popular but it would be great if both of you can get them a little more recognition.
They did a song called "Pain For Pleasure". It's under 2 minutes and I urge you to react to the video. It was sort of a spoof but.... You just have to see it
I remember buying this in 01' as a rampantly deranged teenager lmao.....this was right down my street....not as "serious" say as SOAD or many of the other great bands at the time, not as Hip Hop as Limp Bizkit, it was just fun, crazy, and they kicked ass.....
