Pop punk is one of those semantics debates that everyone loses in. Like what the fuck does that shit even mean? Rant: over. Screeching Weasel is a fucking dope punk band from the Prospect Heights just northwest of Chicago. They formed in 1986 and are still kicking to this day. They have been paramount in establishing the Chicago suburb's punk scene and bringing a new sound to a larger mass. That sound is very unique, very copied. While they might not have been the first to make power chord pop, Screeching Weasel was certainly one of the best and most influential. It's fast and short and catchy and snotty and pissed off and harmonic as heck. There's 27 songs on Boogada, some only like 15 seconds. There's so much suburban rage, you could call it emo - ehhhhh semantics again. This is probably their best known album, right down to the weasel on the front. The songs are instant classics, really funny and varied - love songs, UFO songs, paperboy songs, songs talking shit about Led Zeppelin. It's just a solid and fun punk album from start to finish
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