

It took a young, snotty trio from California to introduce punk to kids bred on sugary pop hooks. While bands like Sum 41 faithfully translate Green Day's crisp rhythms and power chords into prickly pop gems like "In Too Deep", Blink-182 inject it all with snarky humour on "All the Small Things" and Panic! At the Disco embellish their spiky melodies with flashy, theatrical flair.