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Various: Punk Goes PopPunk Goes Pop (2002)
Fearless Records

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Published on December 13th 2002After Punk Goes Metal, Fearless Records released this creative compilation of (obviously) punk bands covering pop groups. And simply put, it's just fun to listen to these songs. The best songs follow the formula of not sounding too much like the original version, but also not seeming like a compl.

After Punk Goes Metal, Fearless Records released this creative compilation of (obviously) punk bands covering pop groups. And simply put, it's just fun to listen to these songs.

The best songs follow the formula of not sounding too much like the original version, but also not seeming like a completely original creation (excluding lyrics). These sort of songs come from Yellowcard's cover of Michelle Branch's "Everywhere," Nicotine's "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears, Stretch Arm Strong's take on "Get This Party Started" by Pink, and others. All of these evenly mix the pop with the punk.

Some are just too different from the originals. Especially "Candy" (originally by Mandy Moore) by Slick Shoes, which really defeats the purpose of this whole compilation. Despite the lyrics, it's just like any other Slick Shoes song.

Others are way too similar to the originals. The Backstreet Boy's "I Want it That Way" by Dynamite Boy and 'N Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye" by Further Seems Forever are both basically the same song with guitar added.

But despite some rough spots on the disc, it's still a great effort from all the artists, and it's fun to hear all of these as half-decent songs, as least. Obviously this isn't something that will stay in your CD player for weeks and weeks, but it'll be good for a few listens and laughs over time.

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waste_elite (December 17, 2002)

you heard me

Anonymous (December 17, 2002)

What

waste_elite (December 17, 2002)

you're putting way too much thought into a bunch of comments i made off the cuff out of boredom.

let me clarify then:

uninspired, slick, candyass, derivative, gimmicky, faceless, disposable, bands doing covers of uninspired, slick, candyass, derivative, gimmicky, faceless, disposable songs.

Anonymous (December 17, 2002)

Yeah, who brought Captain McShit down there? He hits enter a million times and then says "shut up." Oh, ok, since some idiot said to shut up, I guess I'd better do it!

Anonymous (December 17, 2002)

"Yeah, waste_elite, real intelligent." haha, funny, the fact that i think your taste in music sucks makes me uninteligent. what sound logic. well, jerkoff, it's a shame that you think that these bands are the best pop-punk bands out there. this is garbage. Dude, you just don't get it. It's not the fact that you don't like my taste in music that makes you seem unintelligent. It's the way you present your beliefs that makes you look like a moron. And that is sound logic. Look, if you think I have bad taste in music, and you outline a bunch of reasons why this isn't good music, and why the bands and the songs are "crappy," then I can look at it and be like, "arright, maybe he has a point. I don't necessarily agree with him, but at least I understand where he's coming from." But when you just straight-out say "i don't want to hear crappy bands do crappy covers of crappy songs... there's my analysis," then, yes, you do look unintelligent. If you say they're crappy, you really have to back it up, since hundreds of thousands of people out there think the music is good. If I went to the website of your favorite band and said "this is just crappy... there's my analysis," don't tell me you wouldn't be pissed. And don't tell me you wouldn't think I was a moron. That's the way you came across. Saying something is "crappy" and not saying why does look unintelligent, no matter how strongly you believe in what you're saying.

Anonymous (December 17, 2002)

She's with me.

BostonMusicGuy (December 16, 2002)

Who brought the cool kid?-BostonMusicGuy