Screeching Weasel is an American pop-punk band from Chicago, noted for melodic, Ramones-influenced punk and underground influence on later pop-punk acts. Key albums include Boogadaboogadaboogada! and My Brain Hurts.

Formed in Chicago and influential within the pop-punk revival; frequently compared to the Ramones and the Descendents. DeBaser reviews highlight Boogadaboogadaboogada! (1988) and My Brain Hurts (1991) as important records.

DeBaser hosts two appreciative reviews of Screeching Weasel. Reviewers praise the band's melodic pop-punk, Ramones/Descendents lineage, and standout songs on Boogadaboogadaboogada! and My Brain Hurts. Both pieces recommend these albums as essential underground pop-punk.

For:Fans of pop punk and punk revival, listeners of Ramones/Descendents-influenced punk, and readers of underground album reviews.

 For those who don't know, Screeching Weasel makes consciously melodic punk tinged with hardcore and spiced with a lot of ignorance.

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 if Screeching Weasel hadn’t existed, Green Day would never have existed (of course, we’re talking about the early Green Day albums)

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