To punks-in-my-blood: Eww...Something Corporate? So far from being punkrock it's not even funny. I don't get how you could say that. Also Sublime and Thrice aren't really punk either. (oh, and to set everyone straight, I'm speaking of only the "real" punk, not the overly broad genre that it has become today)
To Iamalejo: I agree with you that that list of bands (not counting Social Dis.) is a list that kids think are cool punk. While that's true, that doesn't really take away from the fact that they all play pretty damn good music. You say that the best bet is to just stay in the local scene, but that really kind of limits what's out there to listen to. I know what you mean and everything, but not listening to bands because of what genre they are in or how popular they are is just as bad as listening to music just because of that. I personally think why should anyone not care whether or not a band is the popular thing to listen to. If the music is good, than it's good.
Oh and for everyone: good "real"punk bands = subhumans, nofx, NUFAN, propaghandi, SNFU, Christ on Parade, millions of dead cops, TSOl, vandals, DOA, reagan youth, DRI, bad religion, Good Riddance. Just a list for everyone.

as i just said a couple of posts ago they are the MOST like punk in that list. and i consider thrice to be punk. and all of those bands you named are good and are "real" punk if that is even the case anymore, there are to many branches that i dont like, emo (bad), pop punk (horiable), hardcorepunk (best thing after punk)

That's true about the hard-core punk. Agnostic Front kicks ass.

Are We Talkin' About A Punk Attitude Or Punk Music ?

Sex Pistols Were more Attitude Than Music Which Is Why They're Seen As The Forefathers
And

Ramones, Waynes County, New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, The Heartbreakers And The Clash Were More Music And All Bar The Clash Came Before The Pistols.

I Personally Think That These Are 'punk' And Not The (In My Personal Opinion) The Sh*t You Called Punk. But Hey - My Opinion.

I'm into a bit of punk,Against All Authority,Thrice, Sick of it All, Avenged Sevenfold, Thursday(is that even punk?), but what pisses me off most... is as someone mentioned before, how punk is turning into a fashion , more than people appreciating the music.
So many girls walk around my town, wearing black and pink shirts reading 'Punk Couture' or whatever and it's like wtf?
If they were true punks then they obviously wouldn't be wearing clothes labelling themselves....

You'all gotsta have

The Exploited
The Misfits
Germs
A Global Threat
Operation Ivy
Aus-rotten
The Casualties
The Nerve Agents
Dead Kennedys
Conflict
The Forgotten
Minor Threat
The Unseen
The Clash
Refused
Rancid
Capitalist Casualties
Cheap Sex
Circle Jerks
Black Flag
Ramones
The Virus
T.S.O.L.
Youth Brigade
Agnostic Front

the list could go on...

My point is there isn't really a "coolest" punk band, and all bands are different. You can compare all you want, but there is no "almighty" band. Remember, we're talking about "punk" bands.

First, those are ok bands, and no, Thursday isn't punk (however much they rule anyway), But the whole punk fasion isn't anything new, it's been here for like four years already. I say let the little shi ts be angry at the world, and when the next cool thing to do comes around, we can say goodbye to them. I personally find it amusing how many 14 year old girls are so angry at how bad they have it living in nice houses with good cars and all the clothes they can buy from hot topic. But oh well, I suppose you have to rebel somehow>?

you think you people have it bad?? think about me, in london though there is loadsa cool bands etc in my school especially there is a majority of people who think avril lavinge is "punk" but these people tend to be beaten up by all the goth kids..

I think Greenday are punk & i love them.Avril Lavinge is not punk i like her but she a punk dats 4 sure!!

Punk is dead. However the stuff that is like punk rock that I like is Anti-Flag, Against Me!, and A Global Threat.