[HeffyEnd]

I know a lot of people hated Green Day even back when their first albums came out around 15 years ago, but I was always a huge fan of them. Granted, I'm only 16 now, but I honestly don't remember the time I started liking them. It was just like I always did. Their music obviously isn't great or anything, but it was fun to me. Such songs as "Longview" and "Walking Contradiction" I just really enjoyed listening to. Then you know, in 2004 with their release of "American Idiot" they completely changed themselves and their music, and now I hate them more than any band I have ever hated in the history of music. Now it seems like all their fans are a bunch of pre-teens who think "American Idiot" was their debut album, and think "there liek s0o0o coooool!!!".

I'm sure they still have some of their old fans. But I'm also sure (or at least I hope) people hate them now more than ever. I remember seeing them on TV a little over a year ago.. they were talking about their fans, and how a number fans bailed after they released that God forsaken album. I believe they said those were not their "loyal" fans, ect. Which actually made me laugh more than anything. I think they're a completely different band now, which is why I, and other Green Day fans don't like them anymore. After I heard them talking on TV I just wanted to say to them "No sh*t a lot of your fans left you, you dumbasses. YOU SUCK NOW.", plus about a hundred more vulgarities.

Ehh. End rant.

[akira53]

I never really liked them
their songs are horribly overplayed now (well, they used to be)

[LucasBunny]

I luv them!
They are sooo cool!

[VersusVillain]

I want to stomp on all of their faces.

Dude have you seen their music video for "Jesus of Suburbia"? I swear, I wanted to throw myself in front of a bus after I saw it. It's the ultimate emo, suicidal, angsty, music video. It's like the anthem for all depressed teens who hate their parents and listen to crap like Simple Plan and Good Charlotte. It's about 7 minutes of some angsty teen running around acting stereotypical.

Him: "Did you f*ck him?!!!"

His girlfriend: "Yeah, I f*cked him!!"

(Guy runs around all angry, messing up rooms, cutting his hand open, and smearing blood onto a wall. Meanwhile, his stupid girlfriend is sitting there crying, masscara running down her face, and she's wearing a tiara- wtf???)

It just causes me physical agony to listen to anything from American Idiot or to watch any of their music videos from it.

[HeffyEnd]

^I haven't seen it, but the way you described it, I think if I saw it I would keel over.

[EMA]

green day pains me .

they've totally sold out i reackon . they were never really "unknown" , but now everyone knows who they are and they're really playing for the cameras now , so to speak . people talk about american idiot as though it was some amazing political statement , when all it was was something they knew they could sell albums to all the "omG iM sO in2 PolitiKz i haTe bUsh" kids .

[prequality]

I reckon everything went downhill with the release of American Idiot. Before that they ranged from average to pretty damn alright.

[LucasBunny]

I noticed many people hate Green Day these days...but how come there so succesful???

[petit_charat]

well judging by the replies of these posters, i'd say they're popular due to the emo sensation that is sloyl brain-washing every teen across the world (luckily i am no infected!). and they've got a lot of radio-play and have a "cool" fashion sense, so kids go buy their albums in hope to become them someday.

i must admit that some of their songs are alright, but they soon got annoying as i heard them everywhere, on the radio on the telly even on people's damn iPods! i soon got sick of their American Idiot album, so i went back to their Dookie and Insomniac days and listened to their Superhits album. but even then, i still could not believe that this small average band of the 90s shot to unbelievable fame in the 21st century. their music was never the same ever since they were being splashed about in the media every 5 seconds.

i wouldn't say that i HATED them because 'hate' is a strong word to use. i'm disliking them, to put it in a polite and civilised way.

sure i have a problem with their fans being all tenny-boppers and just embarassing themselves thinking their REAL green day fans but its thier option to do that and i still kind of respect that they've chosen that path. (i'm trying this new thing where i try not to critisise too much, its bad for my health )

[jcraze]

Dookie was rad. Nimrod wasn't too bad.

They've definitely changed, but you can still hear the small nuances that is Green Day. I guess playing to the trends is how it goes, it's not about playing (good)music anymore. Same goes for rap and how its degenerated into the trendy 'gangster' rap.

I listen to some emo music but honestly, this whole black dyed hair gothy emo look is depressing.

[PockyUpNose]

don't like them. Are they Emo rock?. Because they seem like pop rock with repetitive chorus.

THe 7 minute long video was gay...it's so gay i can't express how gay it is with proper words.

[broken.wings]

I think they're ok but their songs are overplayed now.

[wishywashy]

I think GREEN DAY rocks!!!! I think i only noticed them since minority came out. Since then i have been aware of their music. I really liked their American Idiot album. I even brought the dvd concert. I dont really buy these sort of music. Plus Billy joe looked quite fit when he was younger!!!

[MzBeciko]

i dont love them
i dont hate them

[ooo_it's_mE]

I can't stand Green Day!

[NEVERland]

o.O...Emo hatred is the new thing.

[vc1188]

I've never understood why the "original" fans are so anal about bands making it big/mainstream ("selling out") and attracting "poser/wannabe" fans. Music is music. If you were a singer, you would jump at the opportunity to be part of a major record label wouldn't you? so MORE people could listen to your music?

[Freackled]

I've never understood why the "original" fans are so anal about bands making it big/mainstream ("selling out") and attracting "poser/wannabe" fans. Music is music. If you were a singer, you would jump at the opportunity to be part of a major record label wouldn't you? so MORE people could listen to your music?

I know what you mean. I guess fans think that with mainstream success comes crappier songs, though.

I'm not really a fan of Green Day, but I don't HATE them. I just don't like the American Idiot album, and I can't say I've heard much of their other work.

...though I am a bit irked about the constant praise and adoration they receive when there's so much better music out there. But whatever, people can listen to what they want.

[myv_rox]

Don't really know that much about Greenday.. I think their music is all-right, def. not SING-ALONG material, but sometimes worth listening to. The "Jesus of Suburbia" music video is EXTREMELY emo-ish, but come on! How hot is Lou Taylor Pucci? Anyone here seen "Thumbsucker?" Don't worry, he's not really an emo! lol Yah... off-topic, once again.

[HeffyEnd]

I've never understood why the "original" fans are so anal about bands making it big/mainstream ("selling out") and attracting "poser/wannabe" fans. Music is music. If you were a singer, you would jump at the opportunity to be part of a major record label wouldn't you? so MORE people could listen to your music?

But I'm not a singer, I'm a fan. And as a fan, it pisses me the hell off that Green Day changed that much. Like I said, it's like they're a completely different band. Maybe they should have thought about their fans.

And as far as the whole mainstream thing goes, that kind of stuff doesn't bother me. Green Day has been mainstream pretty much since the release of Dookie in 1994. It's just that now they're nothing like they used to be and they're annoying as hell.