r/poppunk

I wrote about my experience seeing Jimmy Eat World performing Bleed American for the twenty-fifth anniversary. It was an incredibly moving and life affirming experience and I tried to make some sense of it and share just why it was so meaningful to me.

"It’s incredibly powerful and life affirming to realise the things that you loved so dearly when you were younger are still a part of what makes you who you are now. I screamed along to those songs in Halifax at thirty-one years of age, not because I wanted to recapture how I felt when I was younger, but because they were still songs that I truly loved. Like the oldest of friends, we’ve been on a journey together. They’re part of who I am."

I need some suggestions for new tunings to try. I've been in standard for so long but I need more vocal comfort.

Big fan of Four Year Strong, the Wonder Years, All Time Low, New Found Glory, MayDay Parade, and Turnstile. Though I lean more on the punk side of things (speed and rhythm of bands like NoFX but melodic as well). I want to write more music in this amalgamation of styles but I find myself switching tunings a lot. As a high baritone voice, I find more comfort in stuff lower than standard. I'm not making like post hardcore or metalcore here though so I don't want it to be too dark.

Anyone else in my situation have the same problem and found something that works for you?

I'm either thinking D Standard or Eb Standard as my default.

Any bands use D Standard?

Hot take Pierce the veil,my chemical romance and SPASIFICLY "insomniac" by green day are NOT pop punk tell me I'm wrong >:3