Great example of why I'm so glad we finally seem to have moved on from the whole indie/rock/whatever you wanna call it THIS YEAR craze that seems to have dominated the mainstream music industry for the last decade. Absolute moron.
As opposed to the terrible electronic music that is being churned out at the moment?
Met them years ago on the Dookie tour (I was bar manager at one of the (tiny) venues they were playing literally weeks before they exploded). They were really nice guys - no bullshit primadonna crap at all. This is just a publicity stunt.
It just annoys me when people don't back up their so called "facts"
I've been listening to Green Day since literally before you were born Nathan. EA is right - they haven't made a good album since Nimrod and Insomniac. So, actually, longer than ten years. The two albums after that had four or five good songs on them, since then they have been laughably poor.
It just annoys me when people don't back up their so called "facts"
I've been listening to Green Day since literally before you were born Nathan. EA is right - they haven't made a good album since Nimrod and Insomniac. So, actually, longer than ten years. The two albums after that had four or five good songs on them, since then they have been laughably poor.
I'd agree with that. Warning had its moments but as a whole album it was disappointing. I found American Idiot mostly embarrassing
After the mediocre American Idiot I tuned out to Green Day. Just think they've become everything they were against when they started, just 3 middle aged men wearing make up and playing mediocre new songs along with their old hits.
Sad that he has a problem, but haven't rated them for a while.
After the mediocre American Idiot I tuned out to Green Day. Just think they've become everything they were against when they started, just 3 middle aged men wearing make up and playing mediocre new songs along with their old hits.
Sad that he has a problem, but haven't rated them for a while.
Can't argue with that. Pretty much the same for me..........
Great example of why I'm so glad we finally seem to have moved on from the whole indie/rock/whatever you wanna call it THIS YEAR craze that seems to have dominated the mainstream music industry for the last decade. Absolute moron.
As opposed to the terrible electronic music that is being churned out at the moment?
Terrible electronic records that kids love and sells bucket loads.....or mundane indie bands doing the same old same old that no one is listening to or buying?
Cringeworthy. The multi-millionaire middle aged rock star throwing a hissy fit to show `the kids' how he stands with them in their collective fight against `the man'. I imagine 10 minutes later as he sat in the back of his limo chatting to his accountant he'd forgotten all about it.
Green Day = For many years now musically irrelevent, tedious, bloated, corporate America, money making machine....it happens to a lot of 'em.
Great example of why I'm so glad we finally seem to have moved on from the whole indie/rock/whatever you wanna call it THIS YEAR craze that seems to have dominated the mainstream music industry for the last decade. Absolute moron.
As opposed to the terrible electronic music that is being churned out at the moment?
Cringeworthy. The multi-millionaire middle aged rock star throwing a hissy fit to show `the kids' how he stands with them in their collective fight against `the man'. I imagine 10 minutes later as he sat in the back of his limo chatting to his accountant he'd forgotten all about it.
Green Day = For many years now musically irrelevent, tedious, bloated, corporate America, money making machine....it happens to a lot of 'em.
My view as well. They were fantastic in the early nighties but as you say they are irrelevant. Just another group of musicians pumping out the same sound for decades.
I liked them in the early 90s but could never take them serious. My brother was a bigger fan and had their first 6 albums. I remember when I first heard American Idiot and thinking WTF? Awful record and you could see the direction they were heading, capitalising on the teenage angst market that reappeared with the Nu-metal scene.
Cringeworthy. The multi-millionaire middle aged rock star throwing a hissy fit to show `the kids' how he stands with them in their collective fight against `the man'. I imagine 10 minutes later as he sat in the back of his limo chatting to his accountant he'd forgotten all about it.
Green Day = For many years now musically irrelevent, tedious, bloated, corporate America, money making machine....it happens to a lot of 'em.
I get the impression that a lot of people have turned against them simply because of the change of direction since American Idiot. I wonder how the critical acclaim would have fared if it was their first album? They've churned out a lot of hits since then.
I'm not a massive fan, they're OK - Gotta give them credit for reinventing themselves though. A lot of bands get stick for doing that sort of thing, but everybody grows out of different styles of songwriting.
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Sad that he has a problem, but haven't rated them for a while.
I imagine 10 minutes later as he sat in the back of his limo chatting to his accountant he'd forgotten all about it.
Green Day = For many years now musically irrelevent, tedious, bloated, corporate America, money making machine....it happens to a lot of 'em.
I'm not a massive fan, they're OK - Gotta give them credit for reinventing themselves though. A lot of bands get stick for doing that sort of thing, but everybody grows out of different styles of songwriting.