"Green Day sucks, they should've stopped making music before they started."
"Rock Band sucks, why don't people play real guitars?"
Complain about Green Day's three-chord songs all you want, and while you're at it, don't forget to trash on the Ramones' simple guitar riffs and lack of solos. The way I see it, Green Day has been making quality mainstream rock music for sixteen years. They deserve their success, and if they want to release their own video game, more power to them. Besides, you don't have to listen to the band or play their video game. But still, people whine whine...[read more] |
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I'm not so sure where the Green Day backlash stems from, but it gets to be a tad repetitive seeing it in every thread about the band. Shrug.
I'm not so sure where the Green Day backlash stems from, but it gets to be a tad repetitive seeing it in every thread about the band. Shrug.
Plus American Idiot was a masterpiece.
Big rock bands write big songs to be played in big rock venues.
Albums like Dookie encompass a moment in time, a turning point in a band's career (I think the same can be said for most of their albums, but that's another discussion for another forum). On many levels. If the band were to attempt capturing any of those points in times or moments again? Personally, I think it would come off as pathetic.
I don't grasp the negativity as far as these things are concerned--if you don't like it, vent a bit if you must, but from there on in, don't listen and move on with your life. Le sigh.