Green Day

Eowyn, Lady of Rohan · 08-05-2005, 08:34 PM

I love Green Day! My favorite songs are American Idiot, Time of your life, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Scattered

***IronParrot*** · 08-06-2005, 10:58 PM

They're a big hit up here in Canada. I've never been very exposed to their music myself, but I confess I like their sound, even if a lot of the songs sound the same in a "heard one, heard'em all" kind of way that I think plagues a lot of '90s and '00s rock. On the other hand, as one of the bands that from what I've heard defined that pop-punk sound, you can only fault them so much.

Millane · 08-07-2005, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by IronParrot

On the other hand, as one of the bands that from what I've heard defined that pop-punk sound, you can only fault them so much.

possibly there most heinous crime, "pop-punk", :shudders:

nope, terrible...

***IronParrot*** · 08-08-2005, 01:59 AM

Well, speaking as a music snob myself, I don't think that it's a crime - it's just that I don't see any of the bands really taking it in a bold new direction apart from sitting on major chords and popping on a layer of garage vocals. They all sound very, very much alike.

Insidious Rex · 08-08-2005, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Millane

possibly there most heinous crime, "pop-punk", :shudders:

nope, terrible...

I would make the distinction that Green Day is (and was) punk made mainstream. Call it "pop punk" if you like but I think they predated it... While the Blinks and Avrils and such are kiddie punk or MTV punk. Remember Green Day was rolling stuff out when grunge was still on top. The kiddie punk phenomenon didnt really get huge until a good decade after they appeared. Hate em for being popular but they did it first really. And theres nothing wrong with makin fun energetic music with three chords and wink and a smile attitude.

Millane · 08-09-2005, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

I would make the distinction that Green Day is (and was) punk made mainstream. Call it "pop punk" if you like but I think they predated it... While the Blinks and Avrils and such are kiddie punk or MTV punk. Remember Green Day was rolling stuff out when grunge was still on top. The kiddie punk phenomenon didnt really get huge until a good decade after they appeared. Hate em for being popular but they did it first really. And theres nothing wrong with makin fun energetic music with three chords and wink and a smile attitude.

of course theres nothing wrong with it, i just dont like the music, i prefer fun energetic good music with a variety of sounds though...

sun-star · 08-11-2005, 03:25 AM

That "Wake Me Up When September Ends" song is annoyingly catchy, but I do like "Time of Your Life".

***IronParrot*** · 08-11-2005, 01:04 PM

Have you seen the video for "September"? It's about seven minutes long, and half of it is a war movie. Unconventional, and I'm guessing a very big budget.

Melfena · 08-24-2005, 01:11 AM

I like green day, their old and new stuff. I really like the story that the american idiot tells, but i don't like that the songs that they relesed for the radio thus far, are so scattered in the main character's life that you don't really get a feel for what the story is about.

Eowyn, Lady of Rohan · 08-25-2005, 08:55 PM

i just got their newest cd and i really like it.

08-05-2005, 08:34 PM	#1
Eowyn, Lady of Rohan The Evil One Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: here, on the moot Posts: 804	Green Day I love Green Day! My favorite songs are American Idiot, Time of your life, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Scattered __________________ GO RED SOX Evanescence, Green Day, Weezer, the Click Five, Train...The best song artists and singers ever! You laugh cuz i'm different, i laugh cuz ur all the same!!!

08-06-2005, 10:58 PM	#2
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	They're a big hit up here in Canada. I've never been very exposed to their music myself, but I confess I like their sound, even if a lot of the songs sound the same in a "heard one, heard'em all" kind of way that I think plagues a lot of '90s and '00s rock. On the other hand, as one of the bands that from what I've heard defined that pop-punk sound, you can only fault them so much. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-08-2005, 01:59 AM	#4
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Well, speaking as a music snob myself, I don't think that it's a crime - it's just that I don't see any of the bands really taking it in a bold new direction apart from sitting on major chords and popping on a layer of garage vocals. They all sound very, very much alike. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-11-2005, 03:25 AM	#7
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	That "Wake Me Up When September Ends" song is annoyingly catchy, but I do like "Time of Your Life". __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

08-11-2005, 01:04 PM	#8
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	Have you seen the video for "September"? It's about seven minutes long, and half of it is a war movie. Unconventional, and I'm guessing a very big budget. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

08-24-2005, 01:11 AM	#9
Melfena Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On the Outlaw Star Posts: 114	I like green day, their old and new stuff. I really like the story that the american idiot tells, but i don't like that the songs that they relesed for the radio thus far, are so scattered in the main character's life that you don't really get a feel for what the story is about. __________________ Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious

08-25-2005, 08:55 PM	#10
Eowyn, Lady of Rohan The Evil One Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: here, on the moot Posts: 804	i just got their newest cd and i really like it. __________________ GO RED SOX Evanescence, Green Day, Weezer, the Click Five, Train...The best song artists and singers ever! You laugh cuz i'm different, i laugh cuz ur all the same!!!

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