Green Day appreciation thread

[New Found Glory]

I just wanted to make mention of the fact that these guys have been churning out stellar albums for 14 years. This all culminated last week with their finest work to date, American Idiot. Nimrod was the benchmark for Green Day and they somehow surpassed that when I thought that they could not. Their lyrics and songwriting ability have imporved with every album to the point where they now experiment with many different types of sound and pull it all together...in one song. Who else thinks Green Day is awesome?

 

[TerabyTe]

Who else thinks Green Day is awesome?

I do.

 

[blackwasp]

In my opinion, Green Day has been all downhill since Dookie, with the exception of a few good songs. I haven't heard the new album in its totality, but the "American Idiot" single seemed to have subpar lyrics/songwriting. I've heard it praised as their best song, but I believe that those reviewers are getting too caught up in the anti-Bush movement, and forgetting about the music.

 

[DMBfanLongliveStrongBad!]

In my opinion, Green Day has been all downhill since Dookie, with the exception of a few good songs. I haven't heard the new album in its totality, but the "American Idiot" single seemed to have subpar lyrics/songwriting. I've heard it praised as their best song, but I believe that those reviewers are getting too caught up in the anti-Bush movement, and forgetting about the music.

i agree.


i'm not a huge fan. but i appreciate their music (and afterall, that's what this thread is all about)

i also think it's cool that they've stuck around for more than 14 years. and i've heard from many people that this new album is their best.

i think the whole celebrity/politics/anti-bush thing is stupid. But even my favorite band, DMB, is touring against bush, so whatever.

they're a cool band. I'm not huge into punk, but i really don't mind Green Day.

 

[KristianJ]

I agree that American Idiot's definitely not their best song - my fave, whilst overplayed at end of school functions and the like - is Time Of Your Life. On the whole, I don't mind them - the songs from Nimrod that got airplay were good, and some of their earlier stuff is good as well.

 

[Roo6339]

i really like their new album. it's awesome! they really put a lot of work into this album. i also have dookie, but i never really got around to actually getting into it. american idiot, however, just i dunno... it just caught my attention.