Originally Posted by Alfred (Post 959234)

Seeing as this issue has still not been resolved, I'm bringing this thread back up. I know The Undertones have recieved more votes in the poll, but if we were to compare pop punk of today to either of the two songs in the poll, it's a lot easier to hear the similarities between The Ramones and some of the modern examples I posted earlier in this thread than The Undertones. And Violent brought this up earlier: Blink 182 or Green Day. I think Green Day's earlier material is a far better representation of the genre than Blink 182. "Welcome To Paradise" is a fine pick.