Their connection to Punk was mainly through their time being known with the Gillman Street crowd in SF through the Late 80's ad Early 90's, mainly in a very trying time for Punk after the fall of Hardcore and a scene finding something in a very mixed bag so they do have a small part in Punk history despite being more of a Power Pop band at heart in my opinion. When they were on Lookout, there was a little more edge to their sound but one can hear in their Pop Punk that it was a band looking to break through in a more mainstream kind of way as a lot of their lyrics were very mostly lovey-dovey.
To those who have not heard the Lookout stuff, here's a small example. They had a lot of interest in Rock history, as obviously told by many keen ears when it comes to describing what some parts of their songs sound like. Here, it's with the title...and Rolling Stones fans will already know where they got the idea for it from.
Still, you have to admit they have a way with a hook.
The book Gimme Something Better, a Bay Area Punk Scene collection of quotes in Please Kill Me style that's a great read, Green Day's connection to Punk is fully explained.
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