I love how when a band's influences include punk bands, they get labeled a punk band (punk, pop punk.. whatEVER). I went through my stage where I lost all respect for Sum after I found out how they got signed (their demo couldn't cut it so they sent videos of them.. well, being them, out and that got them signed..) They may have gotten signed because they had the "right look" for where mainstream was headed (pop punk trend), but they also are LARGELY influenced by metal. Their newest album is, in my opinion, great. They were obviously given a lot more freedom to make it THEIRS and it shows. I don't think I'd really call them a punk band so much as a rock band. Rock is a pretty broad genre and Sum41 takes in a lot of aspects with their songs, drawing from punk, metal, rap and rock. Anyway, that's just my two cents on the band.. I've seen them live twice (once in an arena as part of a festival, and once in a smaller venue) and both times they rocked out. They get the crowd involved and keep them interested.. if you're not into them, it's really quite simple, don't listen.
I love how when a band's influences include punk bands, they get labeled a punk band (punk, pop punk.. whatEVER). I went through my stage where I lost all respect for Sum after I found out how they got signed (their demo couldn't cut it so they sent videos of them.. well, being them, out and that got them signed..) They may have gotten signed because they had the "right look" for where mainstream was headed (pop punk trend), but they also are LARGELY influenced by metal. Their newest album is, in my opinion, great. They were obviously given a lot more freedom to make it THEIRS and it shows. I don't think I'd really call them a punk band so much as a rock band. Rock is a pretty broad genre and Sum41 takes in a lot of aspects with their songs, drawing from punk, metal, rap and rock. Anyway, that's just my two cents on the band.. I've seen them live twice (once in an arena as part of a festival, and once in a smaller venue) and both times they rocked out. They get the crowd involved and keep them interested.. if you're not into them, it's really quite simple, don't listen.