THE STRANGE HISTORY OF SUM 41

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @ThePunkRockMBA
    @ThePunkRockMBA  2 года назад +64

    Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/finnmckenty

    • @Dragwolf2334
      @Dragwolf2334 2 года назад +7

      Please do a video about MxPx, NOFX, pennywise, pridebowl, rufio, and no use for a name!!! 🎧🙏🏿

    • @evankelly6748
      @evankelly6748 2 года назад

      Maybe you're not such an elitist and trend chaser like I thought., great video, my dude.

    • @SoulforSale
      @SoulforSale 2 года назад +3

      @@evankelly6748 no, he totally is

    • @evankelly6748
      @evankelly6748 2 года назад

      @@SoulforSale not my place to judge, he is his own person figuring out what he choices today

    • @funderg8213
      @funderg8213 2 года назад

      I seen you talking sum41 in fatmike podcast now you made a video thanks sir

  • @cadencejacobs6501
    @cadencejacobs6501 2 года назад +1147

    Sum 41 is a band I have a ton respect for. They never took themselves to seriously but they never slacked off musically. They give it their all!

    • @chadwellington2524
      @chadwellington2524 2 года назад +13

      sum 41 on the discman before school was a good time

    • @notveryobviousguy4373
      @notveryobviousguy4373 2 года назад

      Ouch

    • @nebwachamp
      @nebwachamp 2 года назад +3

      They had 2 songs... but idk popular music.
      I don't know one drake song. Fact.
      I know all the words to come on over and the woman in me.
      Shania Twains awesome albums.
      I know every word to annihilation of the wicked as well. Of course

    • @nebwachamp
      @nebwachamp 2 года назад

      Abatah ahnk tkhet

    • @DaemonJerky
      @DaemonJerky 2 года назад +25

      @@nebwachamp how do you say "they had two songs" and follow it up with "idk popular music?" It's basically admitting you only listened to the songs that were radio-popular then saying you don't know popular music. It makes no sense. You can just admit you've never checked out any of their albums

  • @AlientotheIgnorant
    @AlientotheIgnorant 2 года назад +522

    Got into sum 41 at age 7. Met them when I was 18. They were the reason I started learning guitar and singing. I’m now going on a North American tour this summer with my own band.

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 2 года назад +7

      Shit yes!! Congratulations!

    • @rainelol1841
      @rainelol1841 2 года назад +2

      LUCKY ID KILL TO MEET THEM

    • @Y2Kikii
      @Y2Kikii 2 года назад +8

      Omg I saw you guys in Toronto last month! You guys were awesome 👌

    • @SheshehangEngden
      @SheshehangEngden 2 года назад +5

      Respect to you for making your dreams into reality. Wishing you more sucess and happiness. Rock on \m/

    • @canatolakhoemini6728
      @canatolakhoemini6728 Год назад +1

      Killer man. Good luck, Getcha Pull! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @jamesallen2909
    @jamesallen2909 2 года назад +1546

    Sum 41 has always been criminally underrated, even despite how big they were at one point. Almost the entirety of their discography fuckin slaps, and they’ve always been cool ass dudes through it all

    • @JohnBiddleMusic
      @JohnBiddleMusic 2 года назад +53

      The great part about them is all the different genres they do slap. They’re great at pop punk, but also more hard rock, metal, and even some their more straight up pop songs are great

    • @passi951
      @passi951 2 года назад +4

      Word.

    • @theirishpotato6588
      @theirishpotato6588 2 года назад +3

      Agreed

    • @scottoleson1997
      @scottoleson1997 2 года назад +22

      Yeah, I think the thing is, most people don’t wanna take them seriously. They just heard fat lip and probably think they’re trying to be a limp bizkit knockoff. For pop punk fans though, there’s so much to enjoy.

    • @scottoleson1997
      @scottoleson1997 2 года назад +8

      @@JohnBiddleMusic I really like their slow songs too.

  • @BMoney8600
    @BMoney8600 2 года назад +195

    I saw these guys in concert with Simple Plan a couple weeks ago at Radius. I swear the whole place was packed. People were jumping, people were singing at the top of their lungs, and just having a great time. When the concert ended we were hearing songs by Blink, Yellowcard, and RHCP people were singing along and I swear I finally found my people that night!

    • @jadenkorr979
      @jadenkorr979 2 года назад

      I also was at one of their shows with SP, Deryck came onto the stage and immediately started a moshpit that lasted the whole show. Fucking awesome!!

    • @sarabedrac4898
      @sarabedrac4898 Год назад

      I had the same experience in Austria! I swear finding your people is the best feeling ever I still feel so nostalgic

    • @Alienator98
      @Alienator98 6 месяцев назад +1

      I just went to their final concert in Boston this past tuesday and it was the same way. They played with Interrupters opening and that experience was very similar. I felt welcomed and like I belonged there. Everything was joyful and amazing.

    • @BMoney8600
      @BMoney8600 6 месяцев назад

      @@Alienator98 I am so happy to hear that

  • @What-pr5yz
    @What-pr5yz 2 года назад +732

    Sum 41 definitely needed a video made on them. They're pop punk legends to me and definitely deserve their flowers. Also, as an Indian, watching (and hearing) Dave Baksh, a brown guy shred in a major band was super inspirational to me. Representation makes a world of a difference to POC.

    • @DeKrischa
      @DeKrischa 2 года назад +17

      The thing is, they were Pop Punk for two albums (Half Hour of Power & All Killer no Filler). Does this look Infected and Chuck were VERY far from Pop imho.

    • @F4RB3YONDM3T4L
      @F4RB3YONDM3T4L 2 года назад +20

      @@DeKrischa nah lol still pop

    • @Pirategod23
      @Pirategod23 2 года назад +41

      As a black guy yellow cards drummer was my awakening as a kid

    • @psychotropictraveler514
      @psychotropictraveler514 2 года назад +13

      Brownsound rules! best member hands down

    • @SDREHXC
      @SDREHXC 2 года назад +59

      @@DeKrischa the dude writes a super wholesome comment and the thing you manage to hone in on is arguing about genres lmao. Never change, music nerds.

  • @BlindSideNZ
    @BlindSideNZ Год назад +212

    Chuck is such an underrated album. It’s a phenomenal album.

    • @Yixdy
      @Yixdy Год назад +7

      Got it for Xmas when I was like... 7? Actually, my sister did lmao, we were SHOOK, not at all what I expected. I think it might be why I listen to deathcore/slam/etc. Now

    • @pootassopick
      @pootassopick Год назад +2

      Chuck is great, but so many of the songs on their sound like other songs that released before that album.

    • @johnflorence2672
      @johnflorence2672 Год назад +6

      its their best album by far

    • @ZetsubouZolo
      @ZetsubouZolo Год назад +1

      agreed, my favorite record of them all. much harder and darker the usual punkrock stuff they do

    • @christian_cantarutti
      @christian_cantarutti 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@pootassopick I would say chuck sounded nothing like the albums before. Half hour of Power, All Killer No Filller and DTLI? had a lot of pop punk influence. Chuck was much darker.

  • @BestBandQOTSA
    @BestBandQOTSA 2 года назад +373

    Does this look infected, is still one of my favorite albums of all time.

    • @aleksrozum1594
      @aleksrozum1594 2 года назад +14

      Honestly AKNF HHOP DTLI and Chuck are incredible.

    • @nathanfay1490
      @nathanfay1490 2 года назад +3

      that album was so fucking huge

    • @totalityhypno
      @totalityhypno 2 года назад +5

      Undeniably good album... unfortunately written off as just another mall punk band

    • @yourescum497
      @yourescum497 2 года назад

      Is*

    • @ExtraMichael
      @ExtraMichael 2 года назад +7

      Does This Look Infected is maybe my all time favorite album by a band I otherwise don’t care about. They’re fine enough but I’ve tried to love their other albums and couldn’t care. But lord do just absolutely love DTLI

  • @dannielhmora
    @dannielhmora 2 года назад +49

    Sum 41 is one of the most underrated bands ever! Hope to see then live soon 🤞

    • @petergabriel8961
      @petergabriel8961 Год назад

      I would say they are outside of the pop punk world but in the music industry no they aren’t

  • @KasCalwein
    @KasCalwein 2 года назад +38

    That "You guys smoke? Well you do now"-line cracks me up to this day.

  • @nomar5spaulding
    @nomar5spaulding 2 года назад +118

    I remember when my brother bought Does This Look Infected and my mom decided (completely based on the cover art) that it was like vulgar or some crap... That was one of the best albums of my time in teens.

    • @debuthunter5389
      @debuthunter5389 2 года назад +5

      One of my favourite albums of all time. Up there with Millencolin Pennybridge Pioneers, Blink 182 Enema of the State, and Green Day American Idiot.

    • @bluejaysfan965
      @bluejaysfan965 2 года назад +2

      I remember my mom bought it for me

    • @ericcanadiangoldboygray4111
      @ericcanadiangoldboygray4111 Год назад +4

      Same thing happened with my parents and my brother, little did they know I myself had a copy hah

    • @NEXUS2040
      @NEXUS2040 Год назад +1

      My parents called the CD shop to complain that they sold 12 year old me the album.

  • @blanenewhard2447
    @blanenewhard2447 2 года назад +66

    Was a young lad walking through Target at the tender age of 10. I saw the cover for All Killer No Filler and took a chance. My life was forever changed. Thank you Sum 41

  • @Johnnybananass-_
    @Johnnybananass-_ 2 года назад +1

    I played ice hockey with the drummer from goldfinger and dave brownsound from sum41 years back in 04 in Canada, one of the best nights of my life such a blast , and I cant skate or play hockey, but best fun . Ive teched for Goldfinger so knew darrin through that ,

  • @davidyoung5676
    @davidyoung5676 2 года назад +91

    Chuck is flawless, everything Sum 41 does is great but chuck was the perfect album at the perfect time for my generation. Little bit heavier, little bit faster and solid all the way through, a perfect bridge for pop punk fans to heavier bands in the 2000s

    • @veraxiana9993
      @veraxiana9993 Год назад

      amen!

    • @Omgacow1000
      @Omgacow1000 Год назад +3

      Yeah re listening to chuck it truly is their masterpiece. The metal and punk balance was so good for that album and the album had such a crazy variety

  • @davechambers-media2599
    @davechambers-media2599 2 года назад +26

    Should be mentioned how great these guys are live, they pull the audience in so easily and are very tight.

  • @austin8783
    @austin8783 2 года назад +148

    Been a fan of this band my whole life. What has impressed me the most is how they've been able to change, but not alienate their core fanbase. They have kept a diehard fanbase for 20+ years. It's downright impressive. Also so happy for Deryck and his turnaround. For a while there in 2013, it wasn't looking good.

  • @ANIMYZE
    @ANIMYZE 2 года назад +44

    As someone who grew up in the 90's and began performing in the punk, emo, and metal scene in Canada during the mid 2000's, I can say with complete confidence that All Killer No Filler was an enormous deal. Their youthful and mischievous image, the skateboarding culture, the fashion, and especially the music made that album one of the biggest gateways into punk, metal and other adjacent subgenres for young Canadians at the time. To this day, the songwriting on that album is second to none.

    • @chadwellington2524
      @chadwellington2524 2 года назад +3

      ya im born 91 and our whole year was influenced by all killer no filler and blink 182 dude ranch, skateboarding, jackass stuff

  • @RanterInShades
    @RanterInShades 2 года назад +26

    Sum 41 is the most metal pop punk band of all time. Their cover of Master of Puppets is testament enough to that. Does This Look Infected is actually my pick for their best, with Chuck coming after, THEN All Killer.

    • @carpenoctem775
      @carpenoctem775 11 месяцев назад +2

      For sure.

    • @BrothersCinco
      @BrothersCinco 8 месяцев назад +4

      I've always thought The Bitter End was a direct homage to Metallica's Battery

    • @jimijames6449
      @jimijames6449 7 месяцев назад

      I’m exact same. 🎉

  • @jc-wx5oo
    @jc-wx5oo 2 года назад +7

    As a 2000s skater kid I very much attached to Sum 41. More than Blink or Green Day or others in the genre. I don’t think they’ve made a single album I dislike, though I prefer their darker stuff, and DTLI is probably one of my favorite pop punk albums of all time. It was accessible in the melodic sense, but still heavy and not overly silly like some pop punk. Really helped me through depression and adolescence in general.
    But I definitely love it all.
    Underrated in their catalogue is the trio of songs that kinda blend together on Screaming Bloody Murder: Holy Image of Lies, Sick of Everyone, and Happiness machine. That album doesn’t get enough love!
    Thanks for the video!

  • @Jencediggity
    @Jencediggity 2 года назад +357

    Dave coming out of the water ripping that solo is still nearly as chill-inducing as when I first saw it as like a 15-year-old. Absolutely incredible.

    • @sterlingarcher2287
      @sterlingarcher2287 2 года назад +16

      The only bad part about a Brownsound solo is that they were never long enough. I tried a million times to play the one from Hooch and never could get it.

    • @sxifster2144
      @sxifster2144 2 года назад +1

      nah my uncle killed that shit

    • @andrejspasvelk233
      @andrejspasvelk233 Год назад +2

      Why is bro acting like the dude playing that very mid solo is like Slash in November Rain

    • @HosCreates
      @HosCreates Год назад +3

      The guitarist coming out if the water rocked to me to and I was 19 when I saw it .

  • @ahbengj
    @ahbengj Месяц назад +2

    Just discovered this channel…nice material man

  • @benkendall5562
    @benkendall5562 2 года назад +111

    The songwriting on Underclass Hero is fantastic, a lot of the songs have the same or very similar chord progressions but the way they're put together is great, seems like a slept on album

    • @raphaelovicstrassovic9440
      @raphaelovicstrassovic9440 2 года назад +10

      Exactly. It lacks in musical variety so it gets boring if you just listen to it while doing other stuff but the way the storys are told on it, makes it a great listen through

    • @SetForTomorrow
      @SetForTomorrow 2 года назад +3

      Underclass Hero is def slept on. It is so good.

  • @berniekatzroy
    @berniekatzroy 2 года назад +12

    Being a 90s kid abd growing up in the 2000s finding my musical taste, Sum 41 was the band that got me into music. They should be way bigger but hey they've stood the test of time.

  • @guipontes7526
    @guipontes7526 2 года назад +250

    Deryck is such a great vocalist, especially considering pop punk vocalists usually aren't all that great as singers. You can find videos of him performing in studio and he sounds fantastic, there's a recent performance of Never There that really highlights it.

    • @ippotsk
      @ippotsk 2 года назад +19

      Exactly!!! He could do soft ballad vocals, strong rock vocals, snotty pop punk vocals, and even did borderline hardcore and metal vocals! He even covered Killer Queen decently!!! Definitely one of my top 3 singers from the whole pop punk scene for sure.

    • @FallingToFast
      @FallingToFast 2 года назад

      Fnnnf

    • @n0iro166
      @n0iro166 2 года назад +4

      Have you heard him covering the catalyst live with mike shinoda? He's just great.

    • @gokulkrishm51
      @gokulkrishm51 2 года назад +2

      I really like his vocals in "catching fire acoustic". Man's got a great voice.

    • @thrash208
      @thrash208 Год назад +1

      Hes also a great music producer. The man is just a talent powerhouse

  • @deividasbudginas5295
    @deividasbudginas5295 2 года назад +12

    Chuck and SBM are absolute masterpieces. I still can`t believe how good those albums are. Especially SBM. The song structures, melodies, vocal lines, it`s on another level. I still hope they would release something like that in the future.

  • @TikkiNikki
    @TikkiNikki 2 года назад +88

    I still think Dave Brown was one of the best guitarist in the genre hands down.

    • @atomicpunk2360
      @atomicpunk2360 2 года назад +10

      If we’re talking technicality, then hands down, absolutely, 100% no cap. If we’re talking ability to make the best and most iconic pop punk riffs, then you could definitely argue many different ways.
      But yeah, Brownsound is an absolute monster of a guitarist

    • @ippotsk
      @ippotsk 2 года назад +3

      @@atomicpunk2360 I still wonder if it's Deryck or Dave who wrote the riffs, although maybe it is Dave 'cause Underclass Hero felt a bit lacking in sick riffage.

    • @sxifster2144
      @sxifster2144 2 года назад

      my uncle Dave was a monsterrr, you might not believe me but he is 😂

  • @xcomadrejax
    @xcomadrejax Год назад +7

    I respect A LOT all the insight you give about your life. That is what punk rock used to mean for me and my friends, to be honest, to have your struggles but help a brotherhood. Really going deep into your videos brother, keep up the good work!

  • @bayerhead
    @bayerhead 2 года назад +8

    I've always considered Sum 41 a 90's band, as Canada is always a few years behind. They broke out with a punk sound but you're crazy if you can't hear their metal roots. I remember them being the opening band for an MTV special where bands paid homage to Metallica and they slayed master of puppets.

  • @lexidarling
    @lexidarling 2 года назад +37

    Been rocking with Sum 41 since 2001, one of the best bands to ever do it. I’m also a much bigger fan of their pop punk style than the metal leaning stuff, but I have huge respect for them regarding the latter, it was a ballsy move for the guys who got famous off the All Killer singles to put out an album like Chuck.

  • @BunnysEatMonsters
    @BunnysEatMonsters 2 года назад +12

    I always thought they were underrated. Definitely one of my favorite bands. All the way from Half hour of Power to Order in Decline. When they would dress up like 80s rockers during shows, it was great. They are SO talented

    • @rainelol1841
      @rainelol1841 2 года назад +2

      Get ready for heaven and hell! It's a double album going back to pop punk and metal

  • @Gerd0
    @Gerd0 2 года назад +64

    Despite my overall taste trending toward either heavier or stranger metal, I can always go back to Chuck and love it just as much as I did in middle school. Does This Look Infected? is pretty dope too. Metally Sum 41 has aged very well. It was the perfect storm of some of the best qualities of their influences while also being distinct and accessible in way that didn't feel watered down.

  • @theshevanel
    @theshevanel 2 года назад +5

    The first album I ever bought was All Killer No Filler after I heard “Makes No Difference” and “Fat Lip” on a PS2 demo “MX 2002 Ft. Ricky Carmichael.” First rock band I ever listened to and the band that started the journey to the metal fan I am today. Still love Sum 41, and I’d have to say their best album was “Does This Look Infected” followed closely by “Screaming Bloody Murder.” Great video.

  • @sadrequiem
    @sadrequiem 2 года назад +17

    This band has always been under appreciated. I love all their stuff

  • @NeroBaelside13
    @NeroBaelside13 8 месяцев назад +2

    When I bring up Sum 41 most people talk like they're a long forgotten one hit wonder and it's such a bummer sometimes. I mean everyone knows and loves Fat Lip and In Too Deep. But they never checked out what else they had to offer because they probably only heard them from American Pie :\

  • @blaschuckblas2122
    @blaschuckblas2122 2 года назад +57

    Screaming bloody murderer is their most special record. Unique sound, powerful, with heavy stories behind it. As far as I know, it's also Deryck's favourite one too. But their record label ruined the whole situation: the album got zero marketing, just one song had an official music video and the brand broke up with the record company after that. I wouldn't say that it was their best album, but if I have to choose a Sum 41 record I usually end up listening to this one. Somehow it's catch you, if you let it.

    • @zeneste21
      @zeneste21 2 года назад +4

      I think SBM is super underrated and while it may not be their best stuff IMO I still really like the record and think it deserves more credit than it gets

    • @mocranks
      @mocranks 2 года назад +6

      Definitely my favourite album by them. Holy Image of Lies ->Sick of Everyone -> Happiness Machine is such a ridiculously good run of three songs. Jessica Kill, Skum, etc. So many good tracks.

    • @spillo7
      @spillo7 2 года назад

      Gotta echo this is my favourite album too.

    • @blvckgold5911
      @blvckgold5911 2 года назад +5

      Def agree. The songwriting on this album is ridiculously good. The melodies, the arrangements, the energy, it had it all. It's a much more mature Sum 41, but it's an album that most rock band can only dream of writing.

    • @thomasharvanek2411
      @thomasharvanek2411 3 месяца назад

      Indeed. Im certain making it was therapy for deryk and helped him heal , and listening to it while ones family one tried to build is exploding and being betrayed, helps process one's emotions and grief and be the best for ones children and move on to better life. amhik

  • @RedFlame95
    @RedFlame95 Год назад +2

    I love how they do pop punk and more metal rock punk too. I really enjoy listening to both. My favorite is Chuck but also love all killer, underclass hero and look infected

  • @mrfathed3129
    @mrfathed3129 2 года назад +122

    I remember seeing Sun 41 at the warped tour in the "All Killer No Filler" days. Dave was shredding in between songs and the crowd then didn't really know what to do with it.

    • @Yixdy
      @Yixdy 2 года назад +8

      Beautiful

    • @corruptpx
      @corruptpx 2 года назад +1

      Sun?

    • @loganhathaway3113
      @loganhathaway3113 2 года назад

      @@corruptpx bro it's a typo don't be an idiot. If that confused you then I mean, god damn man.

  • @JamesOKeefe-US
    @JamesOKeefe-US 2 года назад +1

    Fabulous video! Love Sum41 and your stuff!!

  • @CarlStacey
    @CarlStacey 2 года назад +31

    Chuck is one of my fave albums of all time and influenced everything about me as an individual to this day, that being said every album is perfect to me

    • @JohnBiddleMusic
      @JohnBiddleMusic 2 года назад +1

      Chuck is such a great album

    • @Jaceno
      @Jaceno 2 года назад +1

      Chuck is full of underrated songs.

  • @AidenBlanch
    @AidenBlanch 9 месяцев назад +1

    People can say what they want, but Underclass Hero was by far my favorite Sum 41 album. I’ve been a fan since chuck, but UH is the one that speaks to me the most.

  • @Rizz3n
    @Rizz3n 2 года назад +20

    Sum 41 had a huge impact on my life and musical history. Even though I don't like their newer stuff, they'll always have a special place in my life.

  • @NEMESIScreator
    @NEMESIScreator 2 года назад +6

    Does this look infected and Chuck are my favorites. ❤ I discovered this band when I was 13.
    I am now 33 years old and I am a metalhead.
    I still listen to Sum 41!

  • @TophsterOven
    @TophsterOven 2 года назад +25

    Half Hour of Power is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. Such an amazing album.

    • @JohnBiddleMusic
      @JohnBiddleMusic 2 года назад +1

      Already on its own it’s a friken great pop punk album

    • @pantsnjacket381
      @pantsnjacket381 2 года назад

      I still love this ep

    • @letsplayclassicgames5024
      @letsplayclassicgames5024 2 года назад +3

      Totally agree. Never understood why people dismiss it. Mostdays I prefer it over All Killer even. So glad it got a vinyl pressing a while back, I figured it never would happen.

    • @Soldano999
      @Soldano999 2 года назад +1

      I 100% agree the album has some of their best songs it's pop punk at its best. Why people dismiss is as some kind of demo is beyond me.

  • @estevanclementi230
    @estevanclementi230 2 года назад +2

    When you make videos like this, I get In my feelings of growing up in the late 90s/early 2000s.

    • @GhastlyCretin
      @GhastlyCretin 9 месяцев назад

      Same. Where tf did that time go? Scary.

  • @evankelly6748
    @evankelly6748 2 года назад +15

    These guys always have been way too underrated, glad they're getting more of the recognition for being true artists in music that I always felt they deserved.

  • @rowantorisade3223
    @rowantorisade3223 2 года назад +10

    Well done with the video, Finn! It's actually really odd, yet interesting how underrated Sum 41 is. I've personally always loved Sum 41. Discovered them oddly enough while watching the 2005 Fantastic Four movie. Heard their song Noots during, if memory serves me right, the snowboarding scene. Had no idea who the band was that was playing this wicked song, but I needed to know as soon as I could! I've loved the band ever since. Chuck definitely ranks at #1 for me.

  • @snarkyshawn
    @snarkyshawn 2 года назад +9

    Sum 41 definitely was my gateway into metal, and I’m definitely excited for the double album since I’ve been kinda nostalgic for their more pop punk stuff lately.

  • @sabre242
    @sabre242 2 года назад +2

    Really enjoyed this video, glad to see people showing this band so much respect in the comments. My one addition to this would be that people often overlook the band's NOFX influence. They started out as a NOFX covers band. Listen to "Leave it alone" by them and tell me you can't hear that Deryck based his singing style on it.

  • @fadedidentity
    @fadedidentity 2 года назад +7

    Sum 41 was the first rock show I ever went to. I saw them in the 4th grade during the Chuck tour, they really were firing on all cylinders at that time. they were the perfect mix of pop punk with legitimate hard rock and metal influences. admittedly I stopped listening after Underclass Hero but they truly hold a special place in my heart and my musical history.

  • @D21BeastReviews
    @D21BeastReviews 2 года назад +28

    "Summer" got me into Sum 41 and I've LOVED the metal sound the band has focused on throughout their career. Though I still enjoy when Deryck gives us another softer song like "Never There" or the acoustic version of "Breaking The Chain". My favorite Sum 41 song will always be "Noots". But I would put "Chuck", "13 Voices", and "Does This Look Infected?" in my top 3 albums.
    Thanks for the video!

  • @FuneraryDirge
    @FuneraryDirge 2 года назад +19

    Without Sum 41, I would have had 0 interest in rock music, they were the band that grabbed my attention

  • @AlextheBant
    @AlextheBant 2 года назад +5

    Dude i'm so glad someone says this. I have been saying forever that i always saw them as the most talented poppunk band. Just because they were poppunk with all the catchy hooks we love but with much more skilled musicians behind it who can play more than just powerchords. That in turn leads to a more varied and better written repertoire.
    Tons of respect for these guys.

  • @MilitantMe
    @MilitantMe 2 года назад +23

    Sum-41 was always my preferred choice over blink. I connected with them in ways I didn't with other bands. I felt like they grew with me in my musical tastes over time. I'm definitely that fan that holds Chuck as the high mark but love everything they've done. Tho unrelated in genre, they're up there with Linkin Park and Avenged Sevenfold as one of my all time favorite bands.

    • @takodabostwick8507
      @takodabostwick8507 2 года назад

      I'd put Sum 41 ahead of Linkin Park and Avenged Sevenfold easily! These are the only non pop punk bands that I love. I'd put Yellowcard ahead of A7X because I like Yellowcard more than A7X, but they're still awesome! Linkin Park used to be in my top 15, but I had The Moody Blues, Bad Religion, and Dokken got in the way. And A7X are easily in my top 25.

    • @austinalexander5645
      @austinalexander5645 2 года назад

      I'm like
      1. Linkin Park
      2. Paramore
      3. MCR
      4. Sum 41

  • @adamb2619
    @adamb2619 Год назад +3

    The amazing things about the Punk Rock, is that you related to every single song. Some were silly and ridiculous, humorous, and some downright dark. They hit you with emotions, not just words.

  • @Typrevail93
    @Typrevail93 2 года назад +35

    For me I struggle to split “All killer, No Filler” & “Underclass Hero” as my favourite album from them. Those two albums are pure perfection.

    • @MikeIzzle_
      @MikeIzzle_ 2 года назад +13

      Underclass hero is so underrated, that was always one of my favorites too

    • @Soldano999
      @Soldano999 2 года назад

      I agree the songwriting is fantastic. I also like half ourbof power. Other albums for me have been hit and miss.

    • @Necroggore
      @Necroggore 2 года назад +2

      Chuck and does this look infected is miles better than both 💀

    • @heloxiii8894
      @heloxiii8894 2 года назад

      they do have given a lot more songs in UH, i'll give you that, and it sounds more mature. I'd rate it 3rd best. then DTLI

    • @timothyachema6523
      @timothyachema6523 2 года назад

      Underclass hero for me.

  • @RichardHoogstad
    @RichardHoogstad 2 года назад +2

    This is one of the few punk rock bands I keep going back to but never understood quite why. This video (no pun intended) sums up pretty well why I do.

  • @roflc0re
    @roflc0re 2 года назад +15

    Sum 41 is one of my favorite bands! Deryk is a very underrated singer imo and my favorite albums has always been No Killer, Underclass Hero and Chuck

    • @SoulforSale
      @SoulforSale 2 года назад +2

      Yeah but number bands are passe'. It makes them seem out of touch. How about this: the Sums. Eh?

  • @kolizeum9
    @kolizeum9 5 месяцев назад +1

    Underclass hero is my favorite album from them followed by does this look infected. I’m rly surprised how the fans didn’t like as much lol

  • @dakotafletcher3996
    @dakotafletcher3996 2 года назад +7

    Sum 41 has been one of my favorites since I was a teenager. I've honestly fully enjoyed everything they've put out, even their newer stuff, and I feel like Deryck still displays his musical talent as he matures, very different from someone like Blink 182 who floated in my same iPod playlists back in high school.

  • @flex_piper
    @flex_piper 2 года назад +8

    They didn't waste their time becoming casualties of society.

  • @jimmytweedale2191
    @jimmytweedale2191 2 года назад +5

    These guys are the reason im into metal today.

  • @amanchabra8947
    @amanchabra8947 Год назад +3

    There are songs on all of those albums that I like. Whether it's the angsty "Fat Lip", the light catchiness of "In Too Deep", or the darker tone of "Pieces" and "With Me", I feel like a song is good if it sticks with you and creates an emotion inside of you, and each of these songs and many more from Sum 41 do just that. More than anything, they bring back great memories of high school and college when times were simpler.

  • @Paprokh
    @Paprokh 2 года назад +47

    When you mentioned that Sum 41 are innovative and influential because of the fusion of pop punk and metal with a little bit of rap, I felt that I agree but immediately thought of Zebrahead which is straight up a band that fuses even more genres, they have a singing lead vocalist and a rapper (pop punk, rapcore, heavy and thrash metal, ska punk), and they never got the attention they deserved and I'm not even sure If you know Zebrahead, because I never heard you mention them ever before. I hope that this comment will resonate with other people here too. I think you should do a video of the strange history of Zebrahead

    • @marcusgoulart4963
      @marcusgoulart4963 2 года назад +7

      Me and one of my best friends are the only people I know that know and enjoy Zebrahead A LOT. I do think they are one the most underrated bands ever. Damn, their songs always have good and catchy choruses in a consistency I've never seen with any other band in the genre. And they're also very productive as well. They may sound a little repetitive after a while, but I still love everything they released.
      Btw, Sum 41 is my fav band ever and I'm glad Finn finally did a video about them.

    • @MISmotionimagesound
      @MISmotionimagesound 2 года назад

      Yes please!!! Zebrahead were awesome!

    • @laurisaarinen1126
      @laurisaarinen1126 2 года назад +1

      I was just going to make a comment about them until i saw this. I love Zebrahead! Waste of Mind and MFZB are amazing albums, also showing two different sides to them with the first being more funky and hip-hoppy party music and the latter more serious and emotional stuff. Great songwriting and musicianship on both. Plus catchy as all hell.

    • @brandonxpagano
      @brandonxpagano 2 года назад

      strange history of zebrahead is such a good idea

    • @mrdontgothere
      @mrdontgothere 2 года назад +1

      I was practicing "Someday" on guitar just last night. Zebrahead are kind of one of pop-punk's best kept secrets. I didn't really keep up after Justin left, but those first three albums are fantastic.

  • @MikiJustSG
    @MikiJustSG Год назад +2

    My favourite band, so so underrated. Every album slaps, they dont have one bad song. I love them with my whole heart. Ive been to their concert twice and had the best time. The interaction with crowd was amazing, whole band was smiling the whole time and the energy!! EVERYONE was jumping and singing, minimum people with phones, just having a great time. Nothing but love for these guys!

  • @EricAxel36
    @EricAxel36 2 года назад +7

    I was a pre-teen at the time, and once I heard Fat Lip on Much Music I was hooked. Definitely a stepping stone into heavier music, nu-metal came to me soon after, and now I listen to 'extreme' metal. Was always a bigger fan of their heavier songs, like Still Waiting. Lost interest when Dave left and the albums after Chuck sucked imo. Does This Look Infected? is my favourite.

  • @designedbylowen
    @designedbylowen 2 года назад +1

    seeing these types of videos always catch me off guard since i’m so used to cone being my uncle that i forget how amazing his music is

  • @MakoLion09
    @MakoLion09 2 года назад +5

    I found Sum 41 through the first Spider-Man movie where they had a music video in the bonus stuff, they were actually the first music artist I ever found I liked. Later I got the Chuck album and played that thing to death. I haven't really kept up with them recently but I always enjoy going back every once in a while.

  • @thebigm
    @thebigm Год назад +10

    I used to be friends with their friend who contacted HIV and I had no idea that song was about her. That's crazy. She seems to be doing great btw.

  • @TheBassicBassist
    @TheBassicBassist 2 года назад +5

    Sum 41 has been my favorite band since Fat Lip released when I was in 7th grade. They will be forever. Legends

  • @getahanddown
    @getahanddown 10 месяцев назад +2

    I got "Does This Look Infected" when it came out and have loved it since.
    That album has chops

  • @peterw2880
    @peterw2880 2 года назад +7

    Absolute giants of the genre who deserve all the respect we can give them and more

  • @GVilleAnarcho
    @GVilleAnarcho 5 месяцев назад +1

    we have exact opposite responses to this band lol I absolutely love when they go metal, and im not at all into their pop punk sound. I def grew out of that early 00s pop punk but I'll still listen to Sum every once in a while.

  • @morrisberben3132
    @morrisberben3132 2 года назад +18

    When metal bands went pop
    Sum 41 went metal

  • @Gizzy666
    @Gizzy666 2 года назад +1

    I haven’t watched this yet. But man, I used to jam to sum 41 24/7 back in early 2000s. Best days of my life. Now let’s watch this video.

  • @kuraiineco
    @kuraiineco 2 года назад +15

    I only discovered them during my university days 6 years ago but they quickly become my favorite band ever. I still can't find any vocalists that have the same feel as Deryck to this day
    P.S I agree that Chuck (which is my number 1) and OID are the best albums they have ever released. Not a knock on DTLI?, AKNF, and the other albums though. I still listen to them regularly, especially UH. It's nice that Sum 41 have pretty much any sounds for everyone

  • @islandrebelmakeup4653
    @islandrebelmakeup4653 2 года назад +15

    Screaming bloody murder and order in decline are my favorites of them. They both have brilliant pace changes, which I think is an important earmark of the best metal music around.
    In a recent interview deryck said that sum 41’s next album will a double album that’s half pop-punk, half metal. It’ll be brilliant.

  • @darkozosel9114
    @darkozosel9114 2 года назад +4

    I've been wanting to see these guys live since I was 12. Last weekend, at 23 years of age, I finally saw them live at Rock Werchter. Loved it, only wish they performed a bit later in the day, and performed a few other songs. But I still loved it, I love this band, I hope I get to see them more.

    • @thekaiser1156
      @thekaiser1156 2 года назад +1

      "and performed a few other songs."
      Saw them in Toronto and thought the exact same thing lol. They did perform some super old school songs like Summer because it was the 22 anniversary of half of hour of power which hyped up the dude a few seats beside me like crazy. That's the problem though, they have waaay to many good songs and if they did perform all of them, it would be like 4-5 hour set.

    • @darkozosel9114
      @darkozosel9114 2 года назад

      @@thekaiser1156 they didn't perform anything from Screaming Bloody murder. Or even from their last 2 albums, which was unfortunate.

  • @chrish7983
    @chrish7983 2 года назад +2

    We're All To Blame is one of my favorite songs of all time. Not just of Sum 41's catalogue. It has a lot of layers, takes you for a ride.

  • @revdavid11
    @revdavid11 2 года назад +7

    This was one of the first bands that got me into rock/metal, and until this day Screaming Bloody Murder is one of my favourite albums. Really looking forward to their double album, but I'm also a little concerned about them doing another pop punk record.
    Also saw them live 3 times, they are still pretty amazing.

    • @BlinkPS2
      @BlinkPS2 2 года назад

      With Brownsound in the band, I personally think the pop punk part of the double album will be leagues better than Underclass Hero, which is personally my least favorite Sum 41 record.

  • @tomasschlagel3061
    @tomasschlagel3061 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for making a SUM 41 video, they really deserve more credit than they get. But also, thanks to you for making this videos about specific artists like The Offspring, Good Charlotte and now this. I am from Buenos Aires, Argentina and a little bit younger than this bands normal audience, so getting all this context and cool stories from all these bands and the perspective from someone who knows and clearly lived through this era in the US is really cool. Keep'em coming!

  • @gonzalozamora5715
    @gonzalozamora5715 2 года назад +4

    It would be really nice to see a Video about how music videos changed Pop Punk. Bands like Sum 41, Blink 182, Good Charlotte really blew up because of them. And after thst with youtube it was really a drive to keep them alive through the 2010s

  • @bewbathis_3211
    @bewbathis_3211 Год назад +2

    This was a great breakdown of an amazing band. Thanks for putting in the work, man. As a slightly younger fan, I really enjoyed seeing a time lapse of Sum 41's career

  • @MWTravesty
    @MWTravesty 2 года назад +28

    When I was a teenager I went on a houseboat trip with my parents for two weeks and forgot to bring my CD wallet with me, so the only album I had to listen to the entire time was All Killer No Filler. I never got sick of it and still think that album is fucking great. I still play Hell Song and Over My Head on my guitar on a regular basis because they are the perfect blend of oldschool metal and modern pop punk and just so much fun to play.

    • @givemeahandle
      @givemeahandle 2 года назад

      sounds like something from my own childhood. Were your parents drunk most of the time too?

    • @MWTravesty
      @MWTravesty 2 года назад

      @@givemeahandle Only one of them

    • @givemeahandle
      @givemeahandle 2 года назад

      @@MWTravesty your mom, huh?

    • @MWTravesty
      @MWTravesty 2 года назад

      @@givemeahandle Nope Mom was the enabler

  • @kevin1153
    @kevin1153 3 месяца назад +1

    Seeing this 2 years later it’s interesting to see the released a top ten song and became the band with the longest span between songs that hit #1 on the alt chart. 21 years between fat lip and landmines.

  • @kylefinnegan6750
    @kylefinnegan6750 2 года назад +5

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention that Sum 41 is working on a double album called “heaven and hell” which one half is pop punk and the other is metal. It seams like the perfect end to your video and the thesis throughout it.

    • @zeneste21
      @zeneste21 2 года назад

      Although he didn't mention it outright, at 17:23 he showed part of a Louder article that was discussing it. Maybe he ran out of time on the vid and cut it out

  • @steve6556
    @steve6556 2 года назад +1

    Warms my heart to see how many people acknowledging how good of musicians they actually are, and always have been. When AKNF dropped, I was 8 and it was the first CD I ever listened to from beginning to end. Can honestly say few things have had an impact on my life like that album. Fat Lip was the song my wife and I walked out to at our wedding reception. IMHO, it’s the best pop punk song of all time.
    They deserve so much more credit than they get (as mentioned, finally getting more). They are one of the best live acts you can ever see and even now in their 40’s, they still bring an immense amount of energy that few can bring to this day. Can’t wait for their new album.

  • @diefordethklok3711
    @diefordethklok3711 2 года назад +7

    I saw Sum 41 in Ontario with my mom and cousin after the first album. I remember a girl sitting by the sound guy “hey you want a drink?” And my mom comes from nowhere “HES 13!!!!” Lmfao

  • @josephtiessen
    @josephtiessen 2 года назад +2

    Sum 41 will always be one of my favorite bands started listening to them when I was around 12 I'm now 32 and just saw them two days ago at the myth in Minnesota and they're still kicking ass! Phenomenal show by the way, I'd highly recommend seeing these guys on tour. I did have to call in the following day to work though because I jacked my neck up in the pit 🤣

  • @sd3457
    @sd3457 2 года назад +3

    I've always loved the obvious Iron Maiden influence, especially in the guitar sound. Maiden made their success injecting original punk attitude into their early metal influences and Sum 41 made their success injecting Maiden into their punk origins. The circle of life, or something eh?

  • @willnemo3333
    @willnemo3333 Год назад +2

    Commenting after the retirement announcement:
    I love your assessment of their albums and have no notes in that regard.
    I wish them well and hope to scream bloody murder at the show with them on their final tour. If I don't see you again, may the pit be merciful and abundant.

  • @quackersaurus6207
    @quackersaurus6207 2 года назад +6

    Screaming Bloody Murder never seems to get the love that it deserves. Deryck's lyrics are so thoughtful and heartfelt on that album, plus that's where his voice really comes into his own imo. But the thing that really stands out to be about that album is the way that quite a few of the songs stray from the traditional verse/chorus structure, going for something a little more experimental. Not to say that it's proggy, but it struck me as pretty profound for a band associated with pock punk. Outside of some of Green Day's songs during their rock opera phase, I hadn't really heard another band of the same genre do something like that.
    I guess what I'm trying to say is listen to SBM for fuck's sake, that album means the world to me and got me through one of the shittest times in my life.

    • @jc-wx5oo
      @jc-wx5oo 2 года назад

      I love the trinity of holy image of lies, sick of everyone, and happiness machine…amazing blend of three songs!

    • @apinchofdisappointment
      @apinchofdisappointment Год назад

      It reminded me a little bit of MCR’s stuff

  • @andrewmachado6988
    @andrewmachado6988 2 года назад

    I grew up in the same town that these guys are from and my parents actually still live there (Ajax,Ontario,Canada). I remember when “All Killer No Filler” came out, being in 8th grade and the album being sold out at every store in the area. The stores couldn’t keep them in stock. A lot of people hated on them but they definitely inspired a lot of kids in the area to start bands and at one time we had a really great music scene here and quite a few small local venues that had all ages shows every weekend and had a lot of great local bands. I’ve always been a big supporter of these guys and am happy that they’re still going strong after all these years.

  • @NOISEEROOM
    @NOISEEROOM 2 года назад +3

    They’re such a good live band they sand exactly like their recordings it’s actually so Fucking impressive

  • @TrackDayMedia
    @TrackDayMedia 7 месяцев назад +1

    Underclass hero, while I loved it in highschool when it came out, I quickly grew tired of it, and was excited for screaming bloody murder, it also fell flat for me. Easily my two least favorite albums of theirs. Loved their last 2 albums, and does this look infected has always been my favorite. Totally realized I still don't have a copy of Chuck, and I'm deeply disturbed by that 😭

  • @monbroe2806
    @monbroe2806 2 года назад +7

    My first show ever was Sum41 when they were still touring for all killer No filler. I owe this band so much. They were the reason that got me in to "real" punk, metal, and hardcore. I first saw them with the Canadian hardcore band No Warning opening for them. Being an addict and alcoholic myself I look up to Deryk alot. He overcame his demons and came back stronger than ever!

  • @sterlingarcher2287
    @sterlingarcher2287 2 года назад +1

    Great video! Thanks for the blast into the past. I was a Sum fan since Grab the devil by the horns. Those guys were a huge part of my growth from Punk/pop-punk into metal and you really hit the analysis of this band on the head. I must've watched the DVDs from Does this Look Infected a hundred times. Now I've got to go dig out my Chuck CD...

  • @Tsudkyk
    @Tsudkyk 2 года назад +4

    I met Dave in the mid 2000s, we got into a conversation about “pain for pleasure” and I encouraged him to do an entire album in that genre. He said he was trying to influence the band to move in that direction while they wanted to “play it safe”, Dave’s words. He told me he was planning his exit from Sum to start a metal band. I was surprised when it actually happened.

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 2 года назад

      I would like hear Dave’s metal band

    • @rorysmakingamovie
      @rorysmakingamovie 2 года назад +2

      @@tompatchak8706 I believe it was called Brown Birgade

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 2 года назад

      @@rorysmakingamovie solid?”$

    • @tompatchak8706
      @tompatchak8706 2 года назад

      @@rorysmakingamovie thanks

    • @redgroupclan
      @redgroupclan 2 года назад +1

      @@tompatchak8706 I like Sum 41, but I didn't like Brown Brigade.

  • @NefariousDreary
    @NefariousDreary Месяц назад +1

    Great work as usual, my dude. Does this look infected is one of my fav albums.

  • @zack4660
    @zack4660 3 месяца назад +4

    Random fun fact that’s sooooo random: for some reason Eminem was actually in the crowd of the fat lip music video

  • @vcepelin
    @vcepelin 2 года назад

    Man I really wish there is a similar youtube creator talking about rnb and soul ans classic pop and stuff. Thank God we have you.