Best skatepunk band?
 

Of course, you can skate to any music, but I'm thinking the fast, poppy, 90s Socal bands. You know, Pennywise, NoFX, etc. With that in mind, I'm not going to put Bad Religion on the poll, since they basically invented the sound (along with the Dead Kennedys). OK, GO!

You forgot Millencolin, you bastard. :nono:

Anyhow, out of those, I vote for Lagwagon. Close enough to Millencolin, and overall, just a kickass band.

****! I was just thinking that. That's exactly who I missed. I could also have put the Satanic Surfers.

Never heard of SS, but their name sounds Skate-punk-ish.

I think they were from iceland or something. They broke up last year.

I kinda liked NOFX when I was in like grade 6

naturally, Being that much older than most of you, my leanings are (were) toward 80's skate-punk bands.
Descendants
Bad Religion
Dead Kennedys
7 Seconds
Gang Green
Suicidal Tendencies
Dag Nasty
Faction

I like these bands they should be on the poll

I was gonna say Descendents, but they sound a fair bit different than a lot of the bands up there.

They're one of my favorite punk bands overall.

They're def my favorite too. Nobody better come with any "godfathers of emo" BS, cuz I'll projectile vomit all over you.

I could also have put The offspring. And I said I wasn't gonna put 80s bands. But yeah, 7 seconds, Suicidal tendencies, Descendents: good stuff.

So does like ska punk fit into this? Cause Less Than Jake would be a good candidate for the poll if it is.

To be honest, I usually associate NOFX with skating, if only because they have an expansive library and all the skaters around here seem to like them. But out of the bands discussed here, the Dead Kennedys are definitely my favorite.
How about some Bad Brains?

out of those bands, probably Lagwagon.

i still don't get what makes a band "skate punk". Can someone tell me?

Skate and Destroy>these bands.

I take it as melodic 90's punk (FAT Wreck Chord/ Epitaph) bands. I have heard the sound being described as Cali punk. But suicidals are also often thrown into the genre, probably becasue the wrote songs about skating.
I think alot of the cali punk bands were called skater punk because the band member often skated, they wore similar styles of clothing, and there music was often featured in skate videos.

Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains, I really can't see why they would be called skater punk.

BTW I picked NOFX based on there first 4 or 5 albums.

As most of the choices are early 90s Fat Wreck type bands I'd also throw in Bracket, Face To Face & Shelter. From the list I'd vote for Strung Out...

Bracket, another good band.

Bracket & Face to Face are good, but not really aggressive enough. More like Pop-punk. And I just heard Shelter a few minutes ago on Pandora.com. Pretty good.:band:

Yeah, Bracket has some mellow stuff, but they've got a few songs that'd be pretty good to skate to (Everyone Is Telling Me I'll Never Win, Trailer Park, etc).

But yeah, they're more like pop-punk.

Ten Foot Pole ftw

"Old Man" and "Fiction" are great songs. :shycouch:

that one song about A.D.D. kids is pretty funny.

:o none of you have mentioned agent orange FOR SHAME!@

and dag nasty released stuff in the 90s :P

would the AQUABATS be considered skate punk? Because I find them pretty funny.

Circle Jerks
Gang Green
Suicidal Tendencies

NoFX. They just epotimise the whole genre to me

Hot Water Music
Bouncing Souls

I wouldn't really call Hot Water Music skate punk.

Haven't listened to Bouncing Souls.

^^^ i find them both god-awful.

Hot Water Music is pretty awesome.

hmm i might have to re-check them out.

You can also include:
Naked Raygun
Circle Jerks
Drunk Injuns
and i'll say Faction again,cos they're that good!
ohhhh the days of schmitt stixx and vision (so much more), that's when shreddding was the ****e and seemed more exiciting...good stuff:bowdown::bowdown:

No votes for Guttermouth? Seriously? They'r ein my top three for best pop-punk bands, and definatley have the most interesting sound.

JFA anyone?!?

Lagwagon is clearly the best.

Against All Authority.
These guys were always in my cassette playlists in high school. I skated a lot back then, and these guys always pushed me further.

Although they aren't technically skate-punk, I would suggest Choking Victim and a lil bit of Leftover Crack's 1st album

Like, when I'm skaing dude, i always listen to this "punk" stuff. These bands kiuck major punk ass:

All American Rejects
Good Charlotte
Sum 41
Paramore


They all rule dude!!!:rolleyes:

^
Oh man, tell me about it.

Why are those bands even in a punk thread?

Can't believe Suicidal wasn't on the original list. WTF?!?