ok I won't lie
I just listened to a bit of PUP, latterman and jawbreaker. it immediately put me in my happy place. all three bands remind me of back when I was into punk pre-2001. they are surprisingly immune to influence of the pop punk archetype blink 182 that I fucking hate. gang vocals are there. non repetitive riffs and drums are there. and holy shit the songs actually sound different.
so in summary, maybe I'm getting over being snobby or maybe these bands are just really good.
still though, I would have to be in a certain mood to listen to this stuff. I don't see how anyone could nonstop. but, different strokes I guess!