The Official Green Day Thread (dance, house, punk, favorite song)

14232949 · 09-13-2011, 01:20 PM

To be totally honest, a lot of us grew up with Green Day, and if you think of all of the bands/artists that you listened to threw adolescence, Green Day are probably one of the better bands.
They're older, less poppy stuff, still sounds good after this time.
I think the problem with Green Day, is that they appealed to us as alienated teens/young adults themselves, and as time passed, they lost that charm.
Ditto, Blink 182.

Metal Connoisseur · 09-21-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mankycaaant

To be totally honest, a lot of us grew up with Green Day, and if you think of all of the bands/artists that you listened to threw adolescence, Green Day are probably one of the better bands.
They're older, less poppy stuff, still sounds good after this time.
I think the problem with Green Day, is that they appealed to us as alienated teens/young adults themselves, and as time passed, they lost that charm.
Ditto, Blink 182.

I'll admit to listening to green day as a youth, but never Blink 182. Even then I knew the difference between the two, which is most distinguishing with the overall "punk aura" of the bands. I'm aware of the pop-punk sub genre, but how much pop does a band need to use before they are just a pop band with some punk elements?

14232949 · 09-21-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Metal Connoisseur

I'll admit to listening to green day as a youth, but never Blink 182. Even then I knew the difference between the two, which is most distinguishing with the overall "punk aura" of the bands. I'm aware of the pop-punk sub genre, but how much pop does a band need to use before they are just a pop band with some punk elements?

I wasn't comparing Blink and Greenday, I'm was just pointing out that they succumbed to the same fate.
I'm sure Greenday & Blink 182 will still appeal to some, but they had to move away from their original sound in order to remain relevant I believe.

Songs like Time Of Your Life won't have had the same effect if they were being sung by a group of 40 somethings.

I'm not a Blink 182 fan btw, they're cover of Another Girl, Another Planet lead me to dislike them with a passion.

However, I will admit to listen to them whilst growing up, as I did Greenday.

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14232949 The Big Dog Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,989	To be totally honest, a lot of us grew up with Green Day, and if you think of all of the bands/artists that you listened to threw adolescence, Green Day are probably one of the better bands. They're older, less poppy stuff, still sounds good after this time. I think the problem with Green Day, is that they appealed to us as alienated teens/young adults themselves, and as time passed, they lost that charm. Ditto, Blink 182.