Need help identifying a pop punk band/song which was recorded sometime around late 90s early 00s?

I get what you're saying, and I tend to functionally agree, but only to an extent. It's all about tastes, really. I personally like the Joey Santiagos and Doug Martsches and Steve Malkmuses of the world.

They aren't incredibly flashy necessarily, but they just always seem to be doing awesome things. I'm sure they could all shred if they wanted to, but their style is a bit more toned down and melodic. The best player I've ever seen in person is this dude from a local band called Shaky Feeling who does a bit of both.

He's incredibly proficient and he will flex his technical skill from time to time, but he's also very smart about what he plays (that and the dude just makes it look so easy and casual that it drives you a little bit nuts). Shredding is definitely a skill and there is a craftsmanship to it too. Like anything else there are those who do it in an uninspired way and those who innovate.

I can't really be a judge of it because it's not really my bag, but I think to dismiss it as "everyone just trying to play as fast as humanly possible" while there are some guitarists who seem to hang their hat their, I think as a blanket statement it is very unfair. So, in a nutshell: yeah, well, maybe not, but yeah, but kinda not really.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.