Skate punk: Difference between revisions

1970s and early 1980s punk rock bands like [[Buzzcocks]], [[Descendents]], [[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], and [[Circle Jerks]] paved the way for skate punk. Skate punk was pioneered in the 1980s by bands such as the [[Big Boys]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[JFA (band)|JFA]], [[T.S.O.L.]], [[Drunk Injuns]] and [[Love Canal]]. Many early skate punk bands are part of the hardcore punk movement [[nardcore]], which emerged in [[Oxnard, California]]. Skate punk band [[Bad Religion]] started the more melodic style of skate punk in 1988 with the band's influential album ''[[Suffer (album)|Suffer]]''. This melodic style of skate punk continued in the 1990s with several skate punk bands emerging at the time. In the 1990s, skate punk changed into a more melodic punk rock genre with bands like [[NOFX]], [[Lagwagon]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]], and [[No Use for a Name]].

Other skate punk bands achieved underground to moderate success. Pennywise's 1993 album ''[[Unknown Road]]'' sold 100,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped bring the band underground popularity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=pennywise+billboard&pg=PA19 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Popular Uprisings |date=June 10, 1995 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=19}}</ref> Bad Religion's 1994 album ''[[Stranger Than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]'' was certified gold by the RIAA on March 4, 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Stranger Than Fiction|artist=Bad Religion}} ''Stranger Than Fiction''{{'s}} song "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]" peaked at number 11 on the [[Alternative Songs]] chart on December 24, 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-religion/chart-history/mrt/ |title=Bad Religion Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> and the song's music video was played a lot on [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19950105-1995-01-05-9501060364-story.html |title=Dressing Stars Makes Her Shine |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |last=Harville |first=Bobbie |date=January 5, 1995 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Although ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring did not achieve the same sales as the Offspring's album ''Smash'', ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 1997.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Ixnay on the Hombre|artist=The Offspring}} As of November 1998, the album sold at least 3 million copies worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=https://articleswww.latimes.com/1998archives/la-xpm-1998-nov/-17/entertainment/-ca-43522-story.html |title=The 'Americana' Dream : Post-Hoopla, the Offspring Settles Into Normal Music-Making |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Boehm |first=Mike |date=November 17, 1998}}</ref> and, as of August 2015, the album sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.<ref name=Christman>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6663761/the-offspring-columbia-catalog-for-sale-price |title=The Offspring's Columbia Catalog Is On the Block for $35 Million: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> In June 1997, Blink-182 released its album ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]''. It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1998, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in November 1999.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Dude Ranch|artist=Blink-182}} Scott Heisel of ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' described ''Dude Ranch'' as "a killer skate-punk record".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/and_the_best_blink_182_album_of_all_time_is |title=And the best Blink-182 album of all time is... |work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |last1=Crane |first1=Matt |last2=Major |first2=Nick |last3=Obenschain |first3=Philip |last4=Heisel |first4=Scott |date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> ''Dude Ranch''{{'s}} single "[[Dammit]]" was a hit. It peaked at number 61 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Hot 100 Airplay chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/298592/blink-182/chart?f=350 |title=blink-182 - Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> received heavy radio airplay,{{sfn|Hoppus|2001|p=70}} and was played a lot by MTV.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1998 |title=Blink 182 Propelled By Cargo's Vision |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=110 |number=4 |pages=11, 100 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In 1998, the Offspring released their album ''[[Americana (The Offspring album)|Americana]]'', which was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Americana|artist=The Offspring}} MxPx began to receive underground attention in 1996 with the band's third album ''[[Life in General (album)|Life in General]]'', which sold 89,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped the band's first two albums, ''[[Pokinatcha]]'' (1994) and ''[[Teenage Politics]]'' (1995), sell 50,000 combined.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+1996+chick+magnet&pg=PA18 |title=A&M Rounds Up Existing Fan Base For MxPx's 'Buffalo' Set |magazine=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]] |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=May 23, 1998 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=18}}</ref> The song "[[Chick Magnet (MxPx song)|Chick Magnet]]" received limited play on [[MTV]] and [[MTV2|M2]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+clips+%22chick+magnet%22&pg=PA9 |title=A&M To Co-Market MxPx With Tooth & Nail |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=9 August 1997 |page=9}}</ref> MxPx released its fourth album ''[[Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo]]'', which was certified gold by the RIAA in January 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo|artist=Mxpx|region=United States|type=album}}