To assume that pop punk is dead would be doing the genre a great disfavour. It was once very much alive and really kicking at its time. If you’re someone who into those songs from the early years, songs from bands such as Blink182, Sum41 and Simple plan, then New Found Glory’s third album “Sticks and Stones” from the year 2002 was one of the best in the entire pop punk genre of music and is a definite must to listen to with, many fans considering it to be their best. Everything about the album from its cover to the lyrics of its songs and its crisp and powerful tone really characterizes and follows along the “true spirit” of Pop Punk which comprises of teenage expressions of friendship, relationships, the love-hate attitude, individuality and reality.
The album contains a total of 12 songs, some of which are the band’s greatest work, catchy songs such as “Understatement”, “Head On Collision”, “Forget Everything “and “My Friends Over You” which has managed #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the Modern Rock track chart, will certainly get stuck in your head for a couple of days.
To sum up, this album contains many emotions ranging a happiness to sadness entwined with awesome guitar riffs, amazing beats from the drums and bass along with both fast and slow paces of singing really defines and brings out the Pop Punk Genre and New Found Glory still continues to do so to present day.
The album contains a total of 12 songs, some of which are the band’s greatest work, catchy songs such as “Understatement”, “Head On Collision”, “Forget Everything “and “My Friends Over You” which has managed #85 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the Modern Rock track chart, will certainly get stuck in your head for a couple of days.
To sum up, this album contains many emotions ranging a happiness to sadness entwined with awesome guitar riffs, amazing beats from the drums and bass along with both fast and slow paces of singing really defines and brings out the Pop Punk Genre and New Found Glory still continues to do so to present day.