Green Day With Three New Albums?

That's right, Green Day are working on three new albums to be released in the Summer of 2008. After touring on the road to promote their last album the band headed back to their studio to start recording. Billie Joe says that the next album(s) are going to be more than an event of a new record.

The band posted a brief note on Greenday.com explaining that they have starting writing material for their new album.

The post reads: "Billie, Mike and Tre are back from summer vacations working hard on new material for the next Green Day album. Stay tuned for more news next week."

As previously reported by NME.com in June, the band began working on dozens of ideas and demos for the new project, and have been calling the album "an event".

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."

Comments

[duncang]

Good for them.

Quality over quantity, but Green Day have always been quality (I don't actually like them).

[Fuzzbox91]

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

[oZone_TNS]

WTF? This is old news. But Im expecting maybe a double disk from Green Day and the 3rd CD will be The Network.

[Aidy Damage]

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

What do you expect GD to do? Put out a progressive metal or technical math metal album like you probabl listen to? Pfft...

Granted, American Idiot is a bit of a blip on their career, but Green Day are a rather good band with some great music. Stop flaming them because they're not as technical or as 'underground' as you like.

[=A7X=]

Awsome I've been a fan of Green Day for a long time, I can't wait till they release them

[The182ndDay]

lol...Green Day haven't really labeled themselves punk in a long ass time. Its really just rock now. Stop bitching, its good music. Personally, I can't wait for the new album. Its perfectly cool if you don't like them, just stop whining please because its annoying.

[PopNFresh07]

3x albums = 3x profit

[jcthomasva]

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

[Anarkyofadown]

yea im sure its easy to put out 3 albums at once with their kind of writing

[Demon Wolf]

46 times. Then you needa move on to D5-G5-A5.

But seriously, let them do their thing. Can't understand why people bash 'em all the time.

[guitarist41]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

3x albums = 3x Music

[mini-slash]

Can you stop f**king complaining already. This happens every time they do shit that's actually good. Get over the idea that just because they're a punk rock band they shouldn't get recognition, and get over this whole "sell-out" mentality. Oh and get your head out of your ass while you're at it, PLEASE...for all our sake!

[downontheupside]

Demon Wolf wrote:

46 times. Then you needa move on to D5-G5-A5.

But seriously, let them do their thing. Can't understand why people bash 'em all the time.

people bash them because theyve become what they used to bash

[hardcore dude]

prolly coz there a shitty no talent band that gets famous because because of some power chords and and makeup that they wear....i just assume anyways

Demon Wolf wrote:

46 times. Then you needa move on to D5-G5-A5.

But seriously, let them do their thing. Can't understand why people bash 'em all the time.

[PopNFresh07]

guitarist41 wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

3x albums = 3x Music

If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.

[PopNFresh07]

Note: I actually don't have a problem with Green Day. I like a few of their songs, too. But I really disagree with the whole three album thing, though.

[myname86]

I agree with the idea of quality over quantity. You can have 3 albums, sure. But if there are only a few great songs whats the point. Look at Stadium Arcadium, (not to bash the RHCP's or anything) but they had a few fantastic songs and the rest were kinda filler. You can make an album with only 10 songs or so, and if their all fantastic and great and all that shit then that's way more of an "event" than 3 albums at once. Look at GNR's Appetite for Destruction, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Zeppelin 4, or Boston's debut album. They all had like 10-15 songs (don't go apeshit if i'm a little off on those numbers!) and are some of the greatest albums of all time.


Quality Greenday, not Quantity.

None the less, I look forward to the album(s).

[USCENDONE BENE]

awesome, i cant wait! Unless of course the albums suck.

[c_strummer88]

I like the idea, as long as it doesn't turn out like Sandinista!, cus as much a Clash I am, that album isn't their greatest.

And people should stop moaning about them. Music is music, bands are gonna do what they want to do, weather it makes them music or not. I'm looking forward to the new album.

[guitar_player5]

I hate people. People suck. They're always so negative and out to piss everyone off. Why? What do you get out of it. I like Green Day, so please stop putting them down. They create good, catchy little riffs and thats awesome. Later.

[oZone_TNS]

The182ndDay wrote:

lol...Green Day haven't really labeled themselves punk in a long ass time. Its really just rock now. Stop bitching, its good music. Personally, I can't wait for the new album. Its perfectly cool if you don't like them, just stop whining please because its annoying.

Have you seen bullet in a bible? They say its the biggest show in the history of punk rock

I missed where he said they'd do 3 at all?...

[tim311mahoney]

Greenday has not put out a listenable album since dookie. 3 separate albums is a cool idea. granted system of a down did the two disks. these albums will flatter than a 4 month old opened can of coke. and i don't understand why everyone considered their last album a "rock opera" that makes NO SENSE. There is no clear storyline developed! I am still coming to grips with why critics loved this album. I guess being anti- GW Bush is just trendy enough to sell records.

[guitarist41]

myname86 wrote:

I agree with the idea of quality over quantity. You can have 3 albums, sure. But if there are only a few great songs whats the point. Look at Stadium Arcadium, (not to bash the RHCP's or anything) but they had a few fantastic songs and the rest were kinda filler. You can make an album with only 10 songs or so, and if their all fantastic and great and all that shit then that's way more of an "event" than 3 albums at once. Look at GNR's Appetite for Destruction, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Zeppelin 4, or Boston's debut album. They all had like 10-15 songs (don't go apeshit if i'm a little off on those numbers!) and are some of the greatest albums of all time.


Quality Greenday, not Quantity.

None the less, I look forward to the album(s).

Obviously...what's the point of buying an album(s) if it sucks?!?!?!?!?!?!

[LeveLHeaD69]

I liked Greeday alot back in the day. the problem with there music, however, is that you can only listen to one of their songs about 5 times before you never want to hear it again. 3 albums though... that would definitley make them alot of cash.

Checked/despammed

[Greeni999]

I dont get people who are always on there case!! I dont no how people can call them talentless!!! Ok there guitar riffs are very easy to play but they are effective!!! Oh an if you listen to the lyrics of american idiot, they are pretty dam good!!! Billie Joe can write songs a long better than most of the bands out there!!! Im sick of all these "Hardcore" lovers that slate it!! U guys p**s me off the most!!! Wats so talented about screaming down microphone sweet nothings!!!!

[euan_soad]

guitar_player5 wrote:

I hate people. People suck. They're always so negative and out to piss everyone off. Why? What do you get out of it. I like Green Day, so please stop putting them down. They create good, catchy little riffs and thats awesome. Later.

Powerchords should not count as riffs. You want riffs do you? Go listen to Megadeth or Clutch!

[guitar_player5]

"You want riffs, do you? Go listen to Megadeth or Clutch!"

I don't want to. I like Green Day. I like music that you can hear what the singer is saying and have music that is good to listen to. I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling in my ears. Later.

[Cheesepuff]

oZone_TNS wrote:

The182ndDay wrote:

lol...Green Day haven't really labeled themselves punk in a long ass time. Its really just rock now. Stop bitching, its good music. Personally, I can't wait for the new album. Its perfectly cool if you don't like them, just stop whining please because its annoying.

Have you seen bullet in a bible? They say its the biggest show in the history of punk rock

Their old stuff was kinda punk, and it definitely was rock. And they did play lots of the old stuff.


And for everybody else...


Don't bash Green Day if you don't like them. If you hate them because they are doing a trend, then you're just following the trend of bashing guys who you think sell out. Maybe they just like that kind of music, right? They have great lyrics if you listen too. And I can imagine myself up there playing all those Green Day songs having one hell of a fun time. So if you don't like 'em go to the column w/ Ozzy in it. Not that I particularly like them a lot, but they are good songwriters. And (for the shred noobs to stop saying 'd00d lawl blowj0b armstrong gatz no skillzz') Paul Gilbert likes 'em for their creativity in that area.

[Gibson Phoney]

Greeni999 wrote:

I dont get people who are always on there case!! I dont no how people can call them talentless!!! Ok there guitar riffs are very easy to play but they are effective!!! Oh an if you listen to the lyrics of american idiot, they are pretty dam good!!! Billie Joe can write songs a long better than most of the bands out there!!! Im sick of all these "Hardcore" lovers that slate it!! U guys p**s me off the most!!! Wats so talented about screaming down microphone sweet nothings!!!!

I don't think billy sings very good, the lyrics are crap. "Don't want to be an american idiot, going to mindf"uc" america" or something. How hard is that to come up with and get loads of people to buy? Sure they are easy to play but they are no way effective. Nirvana is easy to play and effective. And no, none of us are "hardcore" lovers btw. We just like decent rock music, and for your information, not all music apart from green day is screaming. I hope you open you're mind a bit. It's not the fact I think you shouldnt listen to them, everyone can listen to what they want but you can't make generilations like you did. Search around a bit, you will find something else and after a while you will love it over green day. If not fine, but you come across as someone which doesn't want to like anything else.

[claudman]

duncang wrote:

Good for them.

Quality over quantity, but Green Day have always been quality (I don't actually like them).

that is quantity over quality they

[samuwel]

i'm still hopeful for this album. although it was one of their worst releases to date, american idiot wasn't bad compared to most music that gets onto top of the pops :-p

still, i hope at least some of the music takes a step backwards.

someone should let green day what the actual music community (not 12 year old girls) think of american idiot before they release an album building on it.

[Bozjoarmstrong]

WHAT IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM WITH AMERICAN IDIOT?! WHO CARES IF ITS POPULAR? WHO CARES IF SOME OF THE RIFFS ARE EASY TO PLAY? IT SOUNDS GOOD!!!

[Draken]

Hmmm i hope this is better than last time.

Checked...

[CampKillUrslf]

I knew it was too good to be true when the music community didn'[t hear from Green Day in a while.

[Bellz06!]

to be honest im a huge GD fan.. addicted.. xD and this news has been around on other sites for ages... so.. its a little late.. no offence

[Chewy120]

guitar_player5 wrote:

"You want riffs, do you? Go listen to Megadeth or Clutch!"

I don't want to. I like Green Day. I like music that you can hear what the singer is saying and have music that is good to listen to. I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling in my ears. Later.

yayyy megadeth yayyyyy! ... i blame the music media for categorizing bands because then it limits the bands into certain kinds of songs, good music is good music

[Anarchy_Ant]

I keep saying the words "Rip off" if you like it, get it, if you don't, don't. What the **** is everyone's problems. They don't effect you in any way, so why not bash something that is evedentally bad...how aboutttt Locust? There you go, go bash them instead.

[guitar_player5]

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.

[Greeni999]

"Don't want to be an american idiot, going to mindf"uc" america" or something. How hard is that to come up with and get loads of people to buy?

Your basing your argument on one song!!!! I didnt say all band scream down the mic!! i like all sorts of music, including some that have a bit of screaming!!! I just making a point that people slate them coz there a bit commercial and not heavy enough!!! If you dont like them then change the channel!!!

[Lotz222]

Besides be completely over played on the radio American Idiot was actually a great album. I love almost all music from Led to Soundgarden to even Coldplay (some songs). American Idoit was a well developed album that really set new standers for green day. Compared to so much crap people call music it was good. If you wanna here garbage sell outs in it for the money listen to the lost prophets new cd and then there old ones NOW THAT IS HORRIBLE! Either way they are great songwriters and deserve a little compassion. Hopefully they don't rush it and just put out a quality album(s).

[BlindS!ght]

The only thing I hope for their next album(s), is that they will stay away from trying to be political. I mean seriously! At first they try to be the most immature band ever, and then they want to express their political views? I mean sure, everyone changes and matures over 10 years, but it's not like we were all waiting to here something from greenday that actually had a lot of meaning behind it (no I'm not being sarcastic). And sure they should change some from their dookie days, but that doesn't mean they have to be completely opposite.

[hurbz]

Bazilisck311 wrote:

You guys want some cheese with that whine?

hahah... that's so corny its funny... anyways... yeah... they want so much money they should change their name to Greeday...

Kidding.. in all seriousness, I don't understand why people hate them so much... "I listen to metal and underground stuff.. real music.. not 3 powerchords.. I'm so cool... blah..." who cares? Yes, Greenday does use a lot (if not only) powerchords... but guess what? They were able to use powerchords so well that they made a couple of records and became rich and famous... how many records have you released? How rich and famous are all you bashers?

Their music may not be "hardcore" and complex, but has another quality: it's simple enough to be understood and appreciated by a lot of people. I like some of their songs... mainly the stuff I grew up with... the new stuff, not as much, but still decent...

Unless you're paying them to produce the album, let them do whatever they want...

[BlindS!ght]

Kidding.. in all seriousness, I don't understand why people hate them so much... "I listen to metal and underground stuff.. real music.. not 3 powerchords.. I'm so cool... blah..." who cares? Yes, Greenday does use a lot (if not only) powerchords... but guess what? They were able to use powerchords so well that they made a couple of records and became rich and famous... how many records have you released? How rich and famous are all you bashers?

Their music may not be "hardcore" and complex, but has another quality: it's simple enough to be understood and appreciated by a lot of people. I like some of their songs... mainly the stuff I grew up with... the new stuff, not as much, but still decent...

Unless you're paying them to produce the album, let them do whatever they want...

that's the best post I've read so far in here.

[purple_haze989]

Yaay! so Greenday are sell-outs.. play easy power chords... and don't scream as much as "hardcore" bands... .... who gives a rat's ass???

GD rOcks!

[GreenDayChris]

I would actually regain an ounce of respect for this band if they released a 3-disc set for the price of a single album.
Even if the music continues down the same bland pop-rock path they've been traveling for the last couple of albums.

[HealthBar]

Since we're on a guitar website, I guess it would only be appropriate for me to say that I really started playing guitar in the first place because of a certain group of bands, Green Day being one of them. By no means am I saying that the stuff that Green Day puts out as intricate as say Master of Puppets, but it's so much more fun to play when you're still learning. The music scene seems to be leaning toward the side of Punk music being dead, which may be true in some way, because most of the big punks names in music aren't really around anymore, and some, like Green Day, seem to still be lingering. We've sort of moved into a much different music scene since when Dookie came out. I for one remember a time in music history where the really popular bands didn't even write their own music, whereas now, you can't do anything without some degree of original material. Say what you want about Green Day's lyrics writing ability, which in the 90's more often then not revolved around masturbation, but I found American Idiot to be something of a work of art. There's an intricate story there that's not hard to find, and even without that, it's still fun to sing along to and try and learn how to play.

That's my 3 cents, I'm out.

[BlackRevelation]

It's not just metalheads, shred guitarists, or "tru" punks that hate them. Stop the generalizing. There is no answer for why people dislike a band. Its all a matter of personal opinion. As for screaming... yes alot of metal has screaming/growls, but when your talking about the holocaust, or killing people are you going to softly sing it? No! Megadeth, Metallica, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden are all metal bands that do not scream. Open your f**king ears. As for greenday, they are energetic and pretty decent song writters when they try (sure the topics don't apeal to me but w.e) I rather hear them on the radio then most rap (just my opinion). One last thing about there riffs. Yes they are easy, look where they come from. They are not good musicians, and thats not needed when you come from a punk scene in S.D. My two cents, i could write more but I need cloves.

[duncang]

claudman wrote:

duncang wrote:

Good for them.

Quality over quantity, but Green Day have always been quality (I don't actually like them).


that is quantity over quality they

Not if the music is quality.

Checked

[1The_Trooper1]

I love how you are all saying the album(s) suck before they've even ****ing recorded it. Great job everyone! You all suck, Green Day are WAY more talented than anyone who has posted here. Don't even argue that, it's not possible. THEY ARE MORE TALENTED THAN YOU. Now, seeing as how most of you say they suck... what does that make you? If you don't like Green Day, then piss off and don't post in forums/threads/news about them and go post in whatever bands news/threads that you like.

Anyways, can't wait for the new stuff.

[Raizer Sabre]

Bazilisck311 wrote:

You guys want some cheese with that whine?

i'll drink to that :P

[Blaah_Blaah]

Lol, I agree with whoever said its now almost as 'trendy' to bash Greenday as to love them.

Personally, I still think they're ****ing amazing. Fine, so its all power chords, but if you think about it HOLY COW at how long they've gone with 3 power chords? (And although I like some metal stuff, I'd still rather listen to a song full of power chords than a 30-minute 'Holy shit, look at my solo skillzzz' guitar wank)

My neighbour is one of the best musicians I know, he plays Bass, and was playing at Degree levels at about 14-15. Of course most of the music he listens to is 'technically-impressive',
Primus and the likes. Greenday are still one of his favourite bands.

Admittedly, I went off them for a while, after over-listening to American Idiot, they just got boring. But then a few months ago I started listening again, and its still amazingly fun and listenable music.

[fly fly fly]

Kidding.. in all seriousness, I don't understand why people hate them so much... "I listen to metal and underground stuff.. real music.. not 3 powerchords.. I'm so cool... blah..." who cares? Yes, Greenday does use a lot (if not only) powerchords... but guess what? They were able to use powerchords so well that they made a couple of records and became rich and famous... how many records have you released? How rich and famous are all you bashers?

Their music may not be "hardcore" and complex, but has another quality: it's simple enough to be understood and appreciated by a lot of people. I like some of their songs... mainly the stuff I grew up with... the new stuff, not as much, but still decent...

Unless you're paying them to produce the album, let them do whatever they want...


that's the best post I've read so far in here.

It's true. I mean, some people aren't here to actually say what they think. They're just giving their prejudice opinion to make themselves look stupid, like

greenday suck balls. always have always will. dunno how they can still suck at their instruments.

Its a bit annoying. I personally thought their last album was ok, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't nimrod or dookie. Im not even a big greenday fan. Heck, my favorite band is rush, the polar opposite of greenday, but hey, like some random post had said up in the middle "they make good riffs, thats what matters". Greenday does get old, but theres worse.
But yeah, lets hope they get less image like.

[MacDizzy]

I laugh at all the kids on here that call Green Day talentless. They've stayed true to a formula that works for them. People remember catchy short riffs or chord progressions. And they have quite of collection of songs that you could bust out anywhere that people would instantly recognize. They don't follow the trends, they SET the trends. They've been in the spotlight for at least 15 years, how many pop/punk bands can say that? I didn't really care for American Idiot, but I still give respect where its due. They're still one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

[fly fly fly]

sorry for 2x post, but also, when I say image like, I mean so political and so "let me show you my ass so you forget about the music" ordeal.

[7_seven_7]

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.

Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

[elmolikepie]

why dont you get it? They are just an awsome radio friendly band. Who cares if there not punk/ingenious or origional, its still awsome. There just a harmless poppy band and always have been, same goes for FOB and all the other bands that have to suffer this tedious and arrogant flaming.

[Blaah_Blaah]

7_seven_7 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.


Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

Name me a 3 chord Greenday song?

[7_seven_7]

I don't want to. I like Green Day. I like music that you can hear what the singer is saying and have music that is good to listen to. I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling in my ears. Later.

If you're referring to Megadeth when you said "I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling my ears", then you're clearly mistaken because Megadeth doesn't scream.

[GeekStinkBreath]

Zakk Wylde likes Green Day, why can't you metalheads admit it too?

[Kenndawg02]

Why is everyone doubting Green Day on this one? I've yet to hear one album of their's that is not good. They always put out some great songs, and it's always more than one or two on each album. None of you here can say that you didn't listen to their last album all the way through and not like at least two of their songs. Billie Joe is a great lyricist too. At least they're not gay asses like MCR!

[7_seven_7]

Blaah_Blaah wrote:

7_seven_7 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.


Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

Name me a 3 chord Greenday song?

I never said Greenday only had 3 chord songs. I was just wondering if you knew of a Metal song with only two chords in Drop D. Because I've honestly never heard one.
I don't necessarily like greenday, but my band covered a few of their songs just cos they're crowd-pleasers and fun to play.

I'm not into the whole bashing thing, and I can't say whether they are bringing out 3 albums just for money or not and neither can any of you. Why? cos for one you haven't even heard the albums yet.

I think what I'm trying to say has been said at least 5 times over already by someone else. So in short, just cos they are punk and have DEVELOPED their sounds over the years.. yes developed not totally changed it and "sold out" like a lot of you seem to think. Look at Metallica.. think they haven't sold out? hmm.

[barlface]

green day are always gonna be the best band in the world. they are also always gonna be the best live band in the world they make fantastic music and american idiot wasnt the best album theyve done but it was good personily i cant wait for there next work of art. rock on dudes(only doodes hu love green day)x

[hurbz]

To what the above guy said about selling out.. yeah... I think any band that plans to "make it" or "stick around" has to sell out at one point or another, even if it's just a little bit... that's how the music business seems to work... ideals about being "true to the music" and whatnot are admirable and optimistic, but realistically (and unfortunately), signed bands are in a business like any other business...

[blah69]

have you got any news that isn't from last year ?

[soapalot]

I lost interest in these guys after American Idiot. Ive got their International Superhits cd and its great, all the Green Day I need. Longview has one of the best basslines Ive ever heard

[Kenndawg02]

Ooh smoking pot is what Green Day is all about and it's 420. Maybe UG knew this...

[metal@hart11]

green days washed up. they have a little imo, steal moms eyeliner fan base and greenday looks just like those little kids. i hate when bands try and keep themselves in the spotlight when people dont want them there. and they probly just pay out alot of money to radio stations so we have to hear them every 4th song. please, give us some variety, and not as in 3 cds. as in different bands. give it a rest greenday

[Kenndawg02]

I lost interest in these guys after American Idiot. Ive got their International Superhits cd and its great, all the Green Day I need. Longview has one of the best basslines Ive ever heard

Eww! International Superhits... That's like saying you like Queen and only buying their greatest hits. And you talk about Green Day being poppy punk star sellouts. Well you just helped them sellout.

[break-me-in]

oZone_TNS wrote:
WTF? This is old news. But Im expecting maybe a double disk from Green Day and the 3rd CD will be The Network.

Yeah I read it ages ago and that's what I imagined. After all they said that they had three different types of things in the making, described roughly as: a straight-up punk album, a weird new wave type thing, and a sort of epic American Idiot style record. The new wave one'll be the network's release.

[break-me-in]

By the way, morons, they don't claim to be punk. They haven't been since Dookie and Kerplunk, and never say they are. So stop accusing them of bastardising punk. Just because poser kids think they're listening to punk with Green Day, doesn't mean it's the band's fault.

[soapalot]

Kenndawg02 wrote:

I lost interest in these guys after American Idiot. Ive got their International Superhits cd and its great, all the Green Day I need. Longview has one of the best basslines Ive ever heard



Eww! International Superhits... That's like saying you like Queen and only buying their greatest hits. And you talk about Green Day being poppy punk star sellouts. Well you just helped them sellout.

What? I never said they were sellouts, I just dont like American Idiot. People here go mental over nothing, you are one of them

[daytripper75]

thats cool, as long as they dont suck.

[rockownsyou]

jcthomasva wrote:

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

Oh it already has gotten old. A LONG TIME AGO!

Personally, I don't care about Green Day's music but I know alot of chica's who will be buying this album. So Green Day's gonna get rich off of this one.

[RockMusicFan]

They probably wanted to do the double album thing, but then thought "Hey, how about we do 3 instead". But yeah, as long as it's good I don't care.

*Spam deleted*

Keep your posts on-topic and constructive people.

[reizig]

They're loaded. Why the hell would they be be thinking "3 albums = 3x $"? They grew up broke off their asses; they aren't freaking Paris Hilton or a random pop star, they're just musicians who hit it big. Meaning blood pumps through their veins just like ours, not cash-money like some people would believe.

And how can you say Green Day just jump on whatever trend is out? American Idiot STARTED a trend, if anything. You're accusing them of making Green Day-esque music because Green Day-esque music got popular... completely ignoring the fact that they ARE Green Day, and that the Green Day sound has changed every record since their inception.

jcthomasva wrote:

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

The only anti-Bush sentiment on the ENTIRE ALBUM was during the track Holiday, which was one track out of over a solid hour of music. Unless you're counting the song American Idiot, where if you had any reading comprehension abilities whatsoever you'd already know it has nothing to do with the government and everything to do with trying to find your own identity without being duped by TV and the media in an age where images and advertisments and propaganda are being thrown in your face everywhere you look. That's what the whole CD is about.

I'd appreciate it if people would stop ripping on bands without knowing the facts just because it pisses them off that other people like music that they have decided is lame.

In other words, they're pissed off and jealous that Billie Joe Armstrong can put a song on top of the Billboard charts for 13 weeks with 5 barre chords, and the crappy-ass boring as hell prog rock band they spew on about will never place on a chart because no one wants to listen to 6 guys jerking off their instruments for 10 minutes at a time. THAT ain't music.

Music is about the sound, not about how impressive you look to other guitarists while doing it...

[MoshMaster101]

This is semi-old news. They've said before that they're working on three different sounds for this album: one American Idiot-style, one that sounds like some obscure Clash album and one that sounds like "somethign we've never played before". Maybe if they made a big-ol' 18 track diverse album it might please more people. Looking forward to it nonetheless though XD

[Korzack]

Bazilisck311 wrote:

You guys want some cheese with that whine?

Haha Seconded.
Although.... Um... Good for them. Sounds a little like 'Use Your Illusion' +1. Either that, or they can't be arsed with cutting the lame songs.

[sowhat360]

how many double disc albums can you say are good from start to finish. i can't think of any. guns n roses use your illusions are probably the closest but that could have definately been condensed to one album. maybe green day will suprise me but i dont think any band could pull off three. there just doing it to be different and most of it will probably appear to be filler.

[SlashNX]

i like them, but this doesnt sound promising! not makin a record but akin an event, screams to me "sell as much greenday products as possible" still ill keep a full open mind! if the music is good who cares!

[d_byrne23]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

2nded

[punkrockjoe]

I think that the fact of the matter is that they will not release 3 albums as this article is very speculation based, I think that anyone bashing them for american idiot can shut up because they had a huge cultural impact with that album...you don't believe me? Why are you replying to this article then?
At any rate I reckon green day will come out with something pretty sweet.

[schecter_guy]

i hate when people say green day sold out. they were never a punk band to begin with.

[njww12]

Greeni999 wrote:

I dont get people who are always on there case!! I dont no how people can call them talentless!!! Ok there guitar riffs are very easy to play but they are effective!!! Oh an if you listen to the lyrics of american idiot, they are pretty dam good!!! Billie Joe can write songs a long better than most of the bands out there!!! Im sick of all these "Hardcore" lovers that slate it!! U guys p**s me off the most!!! Wats so talented about screaming down microphone sweet nothings!!!!

hmm I don't think you'll get your point across with spelling like that kthxbai

[rollingslystone]

I would just like to say that the red hot chili peppers (my favorite band) had the same intention of bringing out 3 albums in one year because they had so much material they wanted to use, but they were convinced by warner bros their label to just bring out a double album, needless to say on the singles from stadium arcadium there are some really good b sides, so green day say they're bringing out three albums lets just see what happens, don't forget quantity doesn't necessarily mean quality.

[Greenfinger182]

"Billie, Mike and Tre are back from summer vacations working hard on new material for the next Green Day album

A little hard for them to come off of Summer break when it's mid-Spring.

[Kenndawg02]

Who's to say they can't have a summer vacation when it isn't summer. They are rich and famous.

[Cied Shredder]

guitarist41 wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit


3x albums = 3x Music

3x music = 3x the same songs.

[Kenndawg02]

I would just like to say that the red hot chili peppers (my favorite band)

Why does everyone on this entire site suck RHCP's dick. If you think Green Day is repetitive with their chord's well so is RHCP when it comes to making songs about California.

[Gemini]

1st Album: Style of Kerplunk, 10,000 Hours, etc.
2nd album: Conglomeration of stuff from Dookie up to American Idiot.
3rd Album: Something new that will blow us all away.

Who else thinks that would be a badass idea?

[ctb]

I hope they sound good and not exactly as their previous ones.

I like Insomniac.

Everything else bored me after a while.

Checked.

[ohmerrymayhem]

Look - I hate greenday as much as the next guy who can't stand greenday, and I think that releasing three albums is a stupid publicity stunt, but they're doing something right in the world of music, or they wouldn't be around for so long. If something sucks, it's going to die out, but greenday's been around since the 90s. You don't like em, fine, but don't be a bitch and talk shit for no reason..

[lalalama2]

"At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."

So we are going to release 36 songs on 3 albums that all sound the same and sell them for three times the cost.

After american idiot Green Day is dead to me.

[_sam_]

im exited i wonder when it will come out?

[punkextremest]

Unless they go back to the good old days of Dookie and Nimrod there is no way there gonna get big again. If there new stuff isnt like there old then theres no way Green day will bounce back from this. What a waste, what a waste.

[Spankyx2]

Aidy Damage wrote:

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

What do you expect GD to do? Put out a progressive metal or technical math metal album like you probabl listen to? Pfft...

Granted, American Idiot is a bit of a blip on their career, but Green Day are a rather good band with some great music. Stop flaming them because they're not as technical or as 'underground' as you like.

Now I'm gonna try and explain my thougts of the Green day issue. I like green day, I liked their old stuff and I thoguht American Idiot was a godd album. not as good as Dookie, but very good. But every one keeps saying " American Idiot was a shitty album". No it wasn't, I specifically remember EVERYONE liking it at first. but then American Idiot songs got to be big MTV hits . its not their fault they got pushed to the top of the alt rock, punk trend a couple years ago, but thats because the album was so well liked all across the board. and then people like this IE the " I like the old green day stuff but American Idiot sucks!" When in reality they liked it, but when Everyone liked it, it went from your album to that jock *******s album, to the preppy bitch we all hate, that boss who gets on your case, he liked it to. we didn't have our Green day. But something tells me, this ( or these) cd wont be big, and everyone will go "oh I kinda like Green day again". The last Cd wasn't a push to get money it was kinda like the Black Album of punk. Green day is Arguably the most recognizable punk band on earth, and Just like Metallica in the 90's, Had one huge album that made them a bajillion( yes Bajillion) new trend fans, and alienated those fans who liked them before. So in short they were the biggest thing for a while, they'll go back to being the soem where in the middle again soon, where we all liked them, so stop with the green day hating.

[Bazilisck311]

I think the target of my previous (and henceforth removed) post was largely misscomprehended...

[A monkey]

an incredible amount of stupid comments on this site

first, any band that makes it big is undoubtedly going to face criticism. people hate it when someone else succeeds.

i personally think that american idiot was a crappy album.

i wrote green day's epitaph after shenanigans which in my opinion was their final album. i regret buying american idiot and am certainly not going to buy this three disk set. mt first ever cd was nimrod, which might have been their best album.

RIP green day

also to you who said there was no 3 chord green day song if i remember right warning is just C A G repeated over and over. and yes i like that song

the monkey has spoken and now must rest

[Nybb]

lol @ UG starting to post Green Day articles every Friday again.

Where did he actually say three albums? It didn't really say anything about that in the article, and they even said get ready for the next album, singular. I don't get it.

Personally, I'd rather hear Green Day than Justin Timberlake or a lot of that other shit out there. If anything, I'm looking forward to new Green Day to steal some air time. That's probably all they'll manage considering that when they make one album, half the songs sound like filler...let alone three albums.

[GuitarSymphony]

From a marketing standpoint, Greenday will gain much more profit from selling the 3 albums seperately at diferent times. Despite some of the selling out that has somewhat gone on from the band, I still admire Green Day for their passion and their ability to still rock. I give them much respect.

[SynGates7X]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:
Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

No emotion in it? Are you kidding me? You definitley haven't listened to that album.

Anyway, I like them, I liked American Idiot, and I look forward to these. I think it's pretty funny how a lot of people liked it when it first came out, but then once it got really popular everyone started hating it for the sake of it.

[Xerothunder]

He only said they were releasing AN album... where are the other two mentioned?

[thatoneday]

Green Day is one of my favorite bands in the world. I'm sitting here wondering how anyone could dislike them...but then I remember "to each his own".

So if the entire world goes against Green Day and no one buys their album except for me, then so be it. I will be listening to them no matter what.

But the next time someone makes fun of me for listening to "emo shit" I'm gonna have to shoot them. They are a rock band, leave it at that.

Try imagining being in the band's place right now.

[Ace Diddle Dung]

Decent band.

But wow.. 3 albums at once? Sounds pretty hectic. Might be a bit too much?

[rollingslystone]

Kenndawg02 wrote:

I would just like to say that the red hot chili peppers (my favorite band)

Why does everyone on this entire site suck RHCP's dick. If you think Green Day is repetitive with their chord's well so is RHCP when it comes to making songs about California.

You don't like the Red hot Chili Peppers fair enough but you can't say it's crap or repetitive.

[SURFraptor7]

Despite the fact that they are almost entirely talentless, you HAVE to give them credit for making it as far as they have with such limited ability.

[axeslinger0u812]

Spankyx2 wrote:

Aidy Damage wrote:

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

What do you expect GD to do? Put out a progressive metal or technical math metal album like you probabl listen to? Pfft...

Granted, American Idiot is a bit of a blip on their career, but Green Day are a rather good band with some great music. Stop flaming them because they're not as technical or as 'underground' as you like.

Now I'm gonna try and explain my thougts of the Green day issue. I like green day, I liked their old stuff and I thoguht American Idiot was a godd album. not as good as Dookie, but very good. But every one keeps saying " American Idiot was a shitty album". No it wasn't, I specifically remember EVERYONE liking it at first. but then American Idiot songs got to be big MTV hits . its not their fault they got pushed to the top of the alt rock, punk trend a couple years ago, but thats because the album was so well liked all across the board. and then people like this IE the " I like the old green day stuff but American Idiot sucks!" When in reality they liked it, but when Everyone liked it, it went from your album to that jock *****s album, to the preppy bitch we all hate, that boss who gets on your case, he liked it to. we didn't have our Green day. But something tells me, this ( or these) cd wont be big, and everyone will go "oh I kinda like Green day again". The last Cd wasn't a push to get money it was kinda like the Black Album of punk. Green day is Arguably the most recognizable punk band on earth, and Just like Metallica in the 90's, Had one huge album that made them a bajillion( yes Bajillion) new trend fans, and alienated those fans who liked them before. So in short they were the biggest thing for a while, they'll go back to being the soem where in the middle again soon, where we all liked them, so stop with the green day hating.

well, if you are going to compare green day with metallica, you would have to look at the track record of metallica.

they got huge with the black album, alienated their fans, and never got many of them back. just go to any metallica thread and read the pre-black, post-black, all cd's arguments.

so if green day follows metallica, then they will not go back to being the green day people apparantly loved so much, and will continue more in the vein of American Idiot.

personally, I like some green day, and can't deny they can right a hook, but I prefer "guitar player" music, with the occasional guilty pleasures of simple bands. green day not one of them. i am intrigued by the three cd idea. anyone think they are going to write a three disc rock opera that coincides with a release with a movie and some comic books? =p

[RHDIII]

definetly a marketing scheme,

but im excited for it

[proguitarist11]

who gives a shit if all they play is 3 chords all the time. they're probably THE most famous band out there right now. I live in So Cal and i think at least one of their songs is played on every ****in radio station every day. even the classic rock station out here. they play their old stuff and their new stuff. and wuts the point of being in a band?? to get popular. if they can write stuff ppl like, THAT'S talent. get over urselves you stupid ****s.

[ad4mZX]

Hey look 12 year olds can play 3 new singles constantly for the next year then forget spaces in their favorite bands Greenday and Fallout Boy.

[Jaw Knee]

w0rd. This will be bomb, and maybe people won't piss themselves in frustration because they "sold out".

[ReeseKillsHIV]

I can see why they would release 3 cd's.
They cant recognize when they sound terrible, and when they actually pull off a good song, so they release 3 times the material in hopes of realeasing 5-6 good songs out of 36, instead of 2 out of 12.
And this thread is so ridiculous, that you SHOULD take this seriously.

[mrrjf19]

(SARCASM)Oh I can't wait untill all the little poser punk rocker girls to scream about green day for another whole long year uggh

[foxygurl11]

Ok, I think that's pretty awesome and Im excited about Green Day's "3 new albums"... I knew they were coming out with a new album 08 but I had no idea there would be 3!! Even better!!Green Day has always been one of my favorite bands and I know it will be amazing!

[breeze_slash]

Good for them, doesn't interest me.. I hate them, anyway It's an opinion..

[LewisMasonx]

Kenndawg02 wrote:

Why is everyone doubting Green Day on this one? I've yet to hear one album of their's that is not good. They always put out some great songs, and it's always more than one or two on each album. None of you here can say that you didn't listen to their last album all the way through and not like at least two of their songs. Billie Joe is a great lyricist too. At least they're not gay asses like MCR!

Yes, but MCR have an exceptional guitarist (Ray), as well as Frank.

[LewisMasonx]

rollingslystone wrote:

Kenndawg02 wrote:

I would just like to say that the red hot chili peppers (my favorite band)

Why does everyone on this entire site suck RHCP's dick. If you think Green Day is repetitive with their chord's well so is RHCP when it comes to making songs about California.


You don't like the Red hot Chili Peppers fair enough but you can't say it's crap or repetitive.

And you should really take a look at RHCP's musicianship before making a statement like that

[backlashedplan]

proguitarist11 wrote:

who gives a shit if all they play is 3 chords all the time. they're probably THE most famous band out there right now. I live in So Cal and i think at least one of their songs is played on every ****in radio station every day. even the classic rock station out here. they play their old stuff and their new stuff. and wuts the point of being in a band?? to get popular. if they can write stuff ppl like, THAT'S talent. get over urselves you stupid ****s.

Actually, the point in being a band is to play music. Getting popular is only the goal of people who just want to get rich quick. Music that's deep and has meaning to it is the goal of a band, and trust me, I'm in my own indie band right now, plenty of the bands in the scene around here all write some good stuff, that's what being in a band is about, not getting rich. But to stay on topic here, I think it's a marketing ploy, and I was a huge fan of their really old stuff (39/Smooth era) but while I enjoyed American Idiot, it got boring fast.

[breeze_slash]

p.s maybe this time they'll put 4 chords instead of 3.. because they said they want to do something better.... thats an improvement... sry for double posting..

[blink182plus44]

Dude seriously even though Green Day is one of my favorite bands the people commenting hear defending Green Day are sooo annoying it almost makes me embarassed to like Green Day. Why does everyone who likes a simple band that gets dissed decide that they need to insult metal? What's wrong with metal? And what's wrong with Green Day?

[SJLetterbomb]

For everyone that says Green Day is not talented, listen to the bass. Mike Dirnt is a really good bass player, and just because you don't show off, doesn't mean you suck.

I don't think this/these album(s) are going to be what everyone thinks they will be. Because if you listen to every Green Day album, none of them are alike, with the exception of the first two. Each of them has a different feel.

And if everyone would turn off their radio and turn off their tv, they would appreciate Green Day a lot more.

[guitarist41]

DONT LIKE? DONT LISTEN.

[Td_Nights]

SJLetterbomb wrote:

For everyone that says Green Day is not talented, listen to the bass. Mike Dirnt is a really good bass player, and just because you don't show off, doesn't mean you suck.

I don't think this/these album(s) are going to be what everyone thinks they will be. Because if you listen to every Green Day album, none of them are alike, with the exception of the first two. Each of them has a different feel.

And if everyone would turn off their radio and turn off their tv, they would appreciate Green Day a lot more.

Damn right,man.

[punkrox101]

So what if they write 3 chord songs. It's not about how awesome the guitar part is. It's all about the MUSIC. Sure, I got to admit that their songs are very easy to play and I learned the guitar parts in a few minutes. But Green Day pulled the 3 chord notation off really well. Music doesn't have to be so complex to be so great.

[The_Trooper14]

I dont like Green Day or rabid Green Day fans, therefore i will not buy one two, or even three albums because frankly im tired of hearing them, hey Billie or whatever way you spell your name, go learn to play guitar, and Tre Cool, your not cool at all especially for changing your name to cool, and bass player guy, i have no qualm with you, because i have yet to learn your name, **** your Green Day and your "cause" and u shouldnt bash America, for it is the very country that made you rich, so in a way you are right, Americans are idiots, at least for the most part, the rest of us have functioning ears and listen to music becuase its good and not because of it being popular, that is all

[The_Trooper14]

take my message and do with it what you will, looking forward to the new Metallica album sincerely, pissed off single minded Metal Head, write a song about that, also Greed Day is wayy too overplayed and i know its not in their control but its annoying

[RattleHead16]

thats why i hate greenday.The music isnt good and the 3 power chord gets annoying as hell.Id rather listen to something with some awesome instrument work rather then the same crap every song.

[DaveGilmour1189]

nooooo! one wouldv'e been bad enough.

and i call bullshit. There's only gonna be one.
Thats how all these bands work. They put up a bunch of material and half gets left on the cutting floor. They'll come out with one album, with what they consider to be the best songs.

[The Novice]

Somebody must be broke, cause all I can think of is greed

[gibsonbrothers]

Yay... Finally some good news.

[DaveGilmour1189]

dam this is great. I love bashing threads. Theres the fans who premtively say how great the band is and not to bash them. The people saying don't judge if you listen to a different genre. The others bashing the band. The others pretending to bash the band for shits and giggles, and the others holding pointless conversations.

[ihaveatail]

where does it say in the article that they are doing three albums?:P

[Geekis_Khan]

PopNFresh07 wrote:


If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.

It's easier for songs to get ignored on double albums, even more likely on triple albums. If an artist wants all of their work to be recognized, putting it out in different pieces isn't a bad idea.

oZone_TNS wrote:
Have you seen bullet in a bible? They say its the biggest show in the history of punk rock

They are punk rock. At least in part. Not in the same sense as The Sex Pistols or The Clash (even though if you start listening to those bands, you realize there's a lot of really poppy stuff). Punk is indefinable because it really has so many elements. A lot of those elements can be found in Green Day's music (and don't say they're not, because we all know that most of the people here who would disagree don't listen to Green Day enough to know).


And for the record, qhy are you guys so pissed off over them "always playing three chords"? I find it ironic that you're complaining about all these short power chord progressions, and then you go and listen to Nirvana or Black Sabbath.

[ihaveatail]

The_Trooper14 wrote:

I dont like Green Day or rabid Green Day fans, therefore i will not buy one two, or even three albums because frankly im tired of hearing them, hey Billie or whatever way you spell your name, go learn to play guitar, and Tre Cool, your not cool at all especially for changing your name to cool, and bass player guy, i have no qualm with you, because i have yet to learn your name, **** your Green Day and your "cause" and u shouldnt bash America, for it is the very country that made you rich, so in a way you are right, Americans are idiots, at least for the most part, the rest of us have functioning ears and listen to music becuase its good and not because of it being popular, that is all

btw none of them are probably gonna read this.retard.

[Geekis_Khan]

Gibson Phoney wrote:
I don't think billy sings very good, the lyrics are crap. "Don't want to be an american idiot, going to mindf"uc" america" or something. How hard is that to come up with and get loads of people to buy? Sure they are easy to play but they are no way effective. Nirvana is easy to play and effective.

How can you say it's not effective when everyone on here is complaining about their popularity? How can you say it's not effective when everyone is talking about them? How can you say it's not effective when you're talking about them?

[Geekis_Khan]

samuwel wrote:
someone should let green day what the actual music community (not 12 year old girls) think of american idiot before they release an album building on it.

Don't speak for the entire music community when you say things like that. I'm a 17 year old boy. I listen to Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails. I listen to Korn and Rage against the Machine. I listen to AC/DC and Nirvana. I listen to Alice and Chains and U2. I listen to Black Sabbath and the Red Hot Chili Ppers.

"American Idiot" is in my top ten albums. Don't assume only 12 year old girls liked "American Idiot". True, a lot did because of the anti-Bush bandwagon and they thought Billie was cute, but "American Idot" is still a good piece of musical work that they put a lot of effort into.

Furthermore, an artist shoud never take into account how the rest of the community felt about one of their pieces. Making art is about making what you want, not what someone else wants. Get over it.

[Jordmo]

7_seven_7 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.


Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

maybe a bit of ministry has??

[ParticleManTMBG]

Geekis_Khan wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:
Yeah all rock is chord progressions when you break it down. I don't care about selling out; I'll buy the CD.


If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.


It's easier for songs to get ignored on double albums, even more likely on triple albums. If an artist wants all of their work to be recognized, putting it out in different pieces isn't a bad idea.

oZone_TNS wrote:
Have you seen bullet in a bible? They say its the biggest show in the history of punk rock


They are punk rock. At least in part. Not in the same sense as The Sex Pistols or The Clash (even though if you start listening to those bands, you realize there's a lot of really poppy stuff). Punk is indefinable because it really has so many elements. A lot of those elements can be found in Green Day's music (and don't say they're not, because we all know that most of the people here who would disagree don't listen to Green Day enough to know).


And for the record, qhy are you guys so pissed off over them "always playing three chords"? I find it ironic that you're complaining about all these short power chord progressions, and then you go and listen to Nirvana or Black Sabbath.

[Set-Abominae]

Lol, the drummer in my (metal) band used to be obssessed with these guys. Couldn't really figure it out, him playing metal but loving a pop-punk/rock band...

[kidwizz88]

why cant people just like what they like and accept that no one ever will have exactly the same musical taste as another person?

and i cant see how any one can call a band as big as greenday cr*p, as if they were cr*p they wouldnt be where they are today.

rather than slagging off bands and people for what music they listen to, just do what guitarists should be doing and make your own music.

thats just what i think anyways.

[TheGuitarDreams]

wow, if people are gonna aruge if they hate the new shit a band puts out, or argue that they are getting tired of the old formula that made them like it in the first place, or just coming to bash about "how good a band was before they sold out"

damn. Anyway, I'll look into this later.

[genresrforposer]

7_seven_7 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.

Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

I assume by making METAL so large your one of those people that'll get into an argument about how various subgenres don't "count" as metal while never actually giving examples of what IS(and when you do... more annoying subgenre bitching from people who disagree!)

But to hell with it I'll still give you an answer: ALL NU METAL.

And I like nu metal and Metallica. And Green Day. And basically any SONG I can get into. You could be the greatest musician in the world and still not be able to write a catchy song, but guess which matters more to people who actually have to listen to this crap.

It doesn't matter how complex something is, it matters how it sounds and that's why these sad attempts at making this totally subjective thing called music a boring and objective thing.

[some_guy]

wow, a lot of angry people here

seriously if you dont like green day then dont read the article and leave, flaming a band just because they aren't your thing is stupid

anyway, i think ill be looking forward to this when it comes out

[Tw1zzler]

Fuzzbox91 :
Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."




Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

no doubt

[trivium1123]

jcthomasva wrote:

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

lmao thats so true haha.
but dude, three albums at once? thats the worst idea ive ever heard. people arent gonna know which one to buy unless they deliberately make one better than the others, and thats stupid too. the materials gonna get no individual attention at all, its even worse than a double album, cuz you cant buy them all together.

im not gonna get into bashing them just because they arent some tech metal meets dream theater meets led zeppelin band with tons of talent because thats for losers who have no lives, but thats an absolutely terrible idea.

[GreenAC/DC123]

NIN&J5 wrote:

green day sucks, learn how to solo Billie Joe. That crap in holiday or american idiot doesnt count as a solo either btw.

Listen to 1039 and Kerplunk, retard

[jimmcs2000]

I play guitar! I like guitar! I don't really judge music so much on the intricacies but rather what my ear tells me. If it has a guitar,I'll listen. GD were more like punk but, not hardcore. Good is good. All the bands always mentioned are at least "good"
All these "they sold out after dookie" kids I say this:
that was after they "sold out". But, who gives a ****. Whoever said washed up, what the **** are you talking about. pretty successful album and tour. The album was not all about bashing bush, I was a reflection of pop culture and all the idiots don't get it - because you are who they're talking about. I loved learning guitar to green day, circle jerks and all those catchy powerchord stuff. I may have quit if my first song was master of puppets. I don't listen much anymore and i have progressed to Metallica and pantera (just a couple examples). When I get stuck in a rut I'll play along with a couple GD albums. It's just fun. Is it okay to play guitar and have fun? Greenday actually reminds me of rockabilly in the 50's like budy holly. I'm only here because I'm still at work. in 45 minutes i'll be hittin the bong playing guitar and forget all this B.S. Shut up and play, It's 420 punk, enjoy!

[jimmcs2000]

"It" was a reflection^^^^

[TooFast]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

No shit. Even if they release three albums over a three year period, they're still making the same amount of money.

Not bad news, Green Day isn't terrible.

[Zento]

All I can say to the biased metalheads is if your favorite band was as popular as Green Day, would they be "sell-outs"? You preach and preach yet if they were ever as popular you would probably say you don't like them anymore ala Metallica. Though I love Metallica up to the black album.

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

mini-slash wrote:

Can you stop f**king complaining already. This happens every time they do shit that's actually good. Get over the idea that just because they're a punk rock band they shouldn't get recognition, and get over this whole "sell-out" mentality. Oh and get your head out of your ass while you're at it, PLEASE...for all our sake!

no no no, you obviously aren't getting it. we're not saying that they shouldn't get recognition because they are punk rock...we are saying they are in no way shape or form punk rock...

change your name, you are a disgrace to slash.

[Havenspear]

Ugh.
Why?
Just make a GOOD album, as I've yet to hear since Dookie. I only want ONE.

[Cwolf]

i dont seem to understand why people dislike bands with any political over tones seriously they're people they live in the same world they can have politcial opinions.On top of that open ur friggin minds and stop whining about what is and what isn't punk rock or metal or ****in folk seriously if it sounds good shut up and go with it . if u dont like it thats fine to dont ruin it for everybody else i swear to god if my band ever gets anywhere im gonna flame/rant/seriously kick the crap out of as many bandwagon music fans as possible cuz all this negaitivty surrounding music needs to end.Also anybody who says they dont get into the music industry to get rich and rip you off is a ****ing liar.i dont understand that either the minute a band gets famous and starts making millions they sold out **** you they need to eat they need to live they have the talent to be rich they deserve just like baseball and football players they have talent they use it to get rich so stop whining and shut the **** up. u whiney little goth homos.also greenday isnt the first band to wear make up anybody forget about kiss,alice cooper most of the metal and glam bands of the 80's. Im 21 years old and im pretty sure all the flaming is coming from immature faggoty 14-17 yr olds that just got into music and listen to other so called " music affciandos " of the same age shut up and do ur home work and go to bed

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

Geekis_Khan wrote:

Furthermore, an artist shoud never take into account how the rest of the community felt about one of their pieces. Making art is about making what you want, not what someone else wants. Get over it.

ahhahhaahahahahahhhahhhha
hhaahaha. do you REALLY believe that green day is playing what they like??? they are the most blatently sold out band in the industry.

[MusicalMinority]

I'm just hoping as a hardcore Green Day fan that this is going to be a lot better than American Idiot. Old fans will recognize Dookie through Warning for the genius they was.

And yes, American Idiot did indeed have a plot line, although I do admit it sucked a little.

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

Cwolf wrote:

i dont seem to understand why people dislike bands with any political over tones seriously they're people they live in the same world they can have politcial opinions.On top of that open ur friggin minds and stop whining about what is and what isn't punk rock or metal or ****in folk seriously if it sounds good shut up and go with it . if u dont like it thats fine to dont ruin it for everybody else i swear to god if my band ever gets anywhere im gonna flame/rant/seriously kick the crap out of as many bandwagon music fans as possible cuz all this negaitivty surrounding music needs to end.Also anybody who says they dont get into the music industry to get rich and rip you off is a ****ing liar.i dont understand that either the minute a band gets famous and starts making millions they sold out **** you they need to eat they need to live they have the talent to be rich they deserve just like baseball and football players they have talent they use it to get rich so stop whining and shut the **** up. u whiney little goth homos.also greenday isnt the first band to wear make up anybody forget about kiss,alice cooper most of the metal and glam bands of the 80's. Im 21 years old and im pretty sure all the flaming is coming from immature faggoty 14-17 yr olds that just got into music and listen to other so called " music affciandos " of the same age shut up and do ur home work and go to bed

1. ROFL. when you say "bandwagon fans" greenday is the first thing that comes to mind.

2. these days, it's not what you know, but who you know. greenday has NO pure musical talent, they simply play what is popular. they made it big because they knew the right people and they must have had some knowledge of the industry. You say they made it big because of their extremely talented power chord banging?

[#1pornstar]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

guitarist41 wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

3x albums = 3x Music


If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.

they haven't even said that they're gonna make 3

settle down

[triscuit654]

haha, that was TOTALLY taken out of context! i read this, what they actually said was that they were working on Three seperate ideas for albums....and they havnt decided on which will be the new album yet.

[Bored to Tears]

Not my cup of tea, I think they're horrible.

[Cobalt Blue]

so a double album wasn't enough so they're kicking it up a notch?

[HazeD]

hhaahaha. do you REALLY believe that green day is playing what they like??? they are the most blatently sold out band in the industry.

Metallica hasnt even reached Greenday status yet... Greenday sold it out huge man... but what do i care, i dont like punk, pop-punk, emo, hardcore, or wtf ever. its straight Metal baby . and i mean real metal. Sabbath, Pantera, Maiden, Priest. < thats where the talent is and thats where im stayin so in my final words... FUCK GREENDAY

[HazeD]

and about the 2 note metal song.. Walk by Pantera is 2 notes, and that song kicks major ass. much more than greenday ever will haha

[Cwolf]

hey mtv guy i'd like to see u get a band together and do better than any big band out there then u can trash greenday until then do me a favor pull zakk wyldes cock outta ur ass sit down and write some music

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[febick]

i love how people tlak about this band but really have clue, it really makes me like them more. Most people only know them by two albums when in fact they have 10 including ISH and Shenanigans. How many of you people have heard the insomniac album? Quite possibly one of the greatest PUNK records to come out ever and if you dont believe me take a listen. The bottom line is bands wish they could do what green day do with a three chord progression, insomniac and warning are two of thier greatest albums and they could not be more different.

[daos_soad]

downontheupside wrote:

Demon Wolf wrote:

46 times. Then you needa move on to D5-G5-A5.

But seriously, let them do their thing. Can't understand why people bash 'em all the time.

people bash them because theyve become what they used to bash

so true.

[LiquidTension99]

First of all, I'd like to say that I don't really enjoy Green Day. Now that that's been stated, I still don't completely understand how they "sold out" on American Idiot. Yes, there was a political message in it and Green Day was being openly political around the time the album was released, but I've heard the album a few times and I know what the lyrics are about, and most of the album is more of the story about the main character. I suppose you could say that being political was "cool" at the time, but Green Day got ridiculously more criticism for doing in than other bands who were as or more open about it. The album was a "rock opera" or whatever you want to call it, and in my opinion it wasless accessible than the other albums. Having two nine minute songs might make some ADD-afflicted teeny-boppers quickly learn interest, and while it wasn't progressive metal --the actual music was still as simple as ever-- it was certainly more to handle than the earlier work.

[LarsHamfield]

Prince or the artist foemerly known as prince or whatever did something similar to this back in the 70s and alienated most of his fansi sure hope better for green day wouldnt be a guitarist without em

[tralala13]

Green Day just isn't really my thing. I quit liking them after I turned 13.

[x_thurston_x]

well, i guess i won't judge till it comes out but these seems a little far-fetched, can't say I'm expecting much from them anymore...

[anybodyhome]

1The_Trooper1 wrote:

I love how you are all saying the album(s) suck before they've even ****ing recorded it. Great job everyone! You all suck, Green Day are WAY more talented than anyone who has posted here. Don't even argue that, it's not possible. THEY ARE MORE TALENTED THAN YOU. Now, seeing as how most of you say they suck... what does that make you? If you don't like Green Day, then piss off and don't post in forums/threads/news about them and go post in whatever bands news/threads that you like.

Anyways, can't wait for the new stuff.

well put, if you don't like greenday why the hell are you bitching and whineing about it on a story about greenday screw off no one want's to hear that people

[The Spoon]

6 4 7
6 4 7
4 2 5

YES! new song!


lol j/k green day ispretty good

[The Spoon]

i meant they're catchy and i dont hate them

[travman_401]

DaveGilmour1189 wrote:

dam this is great. I love bashing threads. Theres the fans who premtively say how great the band is and not to bash them. The people saying don't judge if you listen to a different genre. The others bashing the band. The others pretending to bash the band for shits and giggles, and the others holding pointless conversations.

+1 And people like us. Enjoying this crap.

[guitar_player5]

I nicely ask you all to stop putting Green Day down, but it's like talking to a wall. Just stop. Read articles on the bands that you LIKE. Like anyone wants to hear you put down there favorite band. I don't go and bash bands that I don't like. I read articles on bands that I LIKE. Later.

[febick]

insomniac is one of the greatest punk records ever, go take a listen.

[guitar_player5]

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." - Every mother I have ever met

Some of you should take this advice and compose your comments with maturity.

[Bass Pants]

i may not listen to green day often but 3 albums would be cool, 3 times the music for the fans to get excited over and for big green day fans, more songs to perform on the road.

[iljh]

I'm sorry, but it pisses me off how they think they're right about everything, especially political shit. You be President when 9/11 happens, then write about how much you ****ed up. If you hate Bush that much over stupid-ass ****ing shit, keep it to yourself and not make a huge over-dramatized deal about it.

[Baltic Ave.]

Honestly, I dont get why you guys hate them because their more successful than two or three of your death metal bands put together....I cant wait for the new albums to come out, today when my brother told me about this, I honestly almost wet my pants because GD's that awesome.


Oh yeah and also, what is the point in being a musician that dosen't make any money? You have to sell out sooner or later, unless you want to end up being a cashier at Wal-Mart (no offense to all the good people that are cashiers). I'd WAY rather make music and get paid, then make music and get paid 500 bucks for a gig (before you split it with your bandmates....)


And if you dont like Green Day.....THEN QUIT READING GREEN DAY'S NEWS!!!!

All of you rednecks go away and quit hating an awesome band. Here's an idea, kill all of your brain cells and listen to your metal and stuff while watching mosquitos get zapped by a bug-zapper and wonder why you have no friends, life, or taste in music.

I cant wait for the new album(s).

I dont rednecks or metal, I just hate the two together.
Over and out.

[guitar_player5]

Wow. Compose your comments with maturity and keep your negative comments to yourself. That's all I ask, put people just enjoying being mean and dumb. I just don't get it.

[Baltic Ave.]

I meant to say I dont hate rednecks.
SRY
Yeah and Insomniac is one of the greatest punk records ever.

[POWERMETAL!]

Baltic Ave. wrote:

Honestly, I dont get why you guys hate them because their more successful than two or three of your death metal bands put together....I cant wait for the new albums to come out, today when my brother told me about this, I honestly almost wet my pants because GD's that awesome.


Oh yeah and also, what is the point in being a musician that dosen't make any money? You have to sell out sooner or later, unless you want to end up being a cashier at Wal-Mart (no offense to all the good people that are cashiers). I'd WAY rather make music and get paid, then make music and get paid 500 bucks for a gig (before you split it with your bandmates....)


And if you dont like Green Day.....THEN QUIT READING GREEN DAY'S NEWS!!!!

All of you rednecks go away and quit hating an awesome band. Here's an idea, kill all of your brain cells and listen to your metal and stuff while watching mosquitos get zapped by a bug-zapper and wonder why you have no friends, life, or taste in music.

I cant wait for the new album(s).

I dont rednecks or metal, I just hate the two together.
Over and out.

really? because of one southern band (whom i don't even like) your going to associate rednecks and metal, dude metal is much more than just detuned guitars and pinch harmonics being uselessy wasted. thats what i call sh!t metal. real metal is an amazing thing and it beats the hell outa green day, for a band who complains about sellouts they pretty much win then hypocracy award...

i can't believe they even have 3 albums worth of ideas left in their talentless 3 chord band...

[theataris_dan]

Cheesepuff wrote:

oZone_TNS wrote:

The182ndDay wrote:

lol...Green Day haven't really labeled themselves punk in a long ass time. Its really just rock now. Stop bitching, its good music. Personally, I can't wait for the new album. Its perfectly cool if you don't like them, just stop whining please because its annoying.

Have you seen bullet in a bible? They say its the biggest show in the history of punk rock
Their old stuff was kinda punk, and it definitely was rock. And they did play lots of the old stuff.


And for everybody else...


Don't bash Green Day if you don't like them. If you hate them because they are doing a trend, then you're just following the trend of bashing guys who you think sell out. Maybe they just like that kind of music, right? They have great lyrics if you listen too. And I can imagine myself up there playing all those Green Day songs having one hell of a fun time. So if you don't like 'em go to the column w/ Ozzy in it. Not that I particularly like them a lot, but they are good songwriters. And (for the shred noobs to stop saying 'd00d lawl blowj0b armstrong gatz no skillzz') Paul Gilbert likes 'em for their creativity in that area.

Wtf? Are you retarded? Stop trying to make shitty excuses. "ur just doin it to follow the trend of bashin bandz that sel out"

How about this one. They did sell out, their music is about money, there is no trend in bashing them, they suck and are labelling themselves something absolutely stupid...I can't even be bothered to point out all the stupid things they do. But everyone has a legitimate reason to be bashing them, so don't try make up stupid shit.

[lateraluspiral]

For some reason Im looking forward to this.

[Codeman26]

GreenDay Has Never Ley Me Down So I'm Expecting This to Be A Huge Awesome Phenomenom

[TheFishMan92]

I'm more worried about this coincidence:

1991: Metallica release The Black Album (their biggest album to date), tour for several years, release a tour video/DVD, then come back with enough material for several albums.

2004: Green Day release American Idiot (their biggest album to date), tour for several years, release a tour DVD, then come back with enough material for several albums.

In conclusion, you shouldn't be worried about these albums, but the next studio album after.

*thinks of St. Anger and shudders*

[TheFishMan92]

Sorry for double post, but to stick directly to the subject, i am a fan (not huge) and will buy these albums, but what i'll do is wait to see which album people say is the best and pick that one.

[Zakk Mylde]

LewisMasonx :
Kenndawg02 wrote:

Why is everyone doubting Green Day on this one? I've yet to hear one album of their's that is not good. They always put out some great songs, and it's always more than one or two on each album. None of you here can say that you didn't listen to their last album all the way through and not like at least two of their songs. Billie Joe is a great lyricist too. At least they're not gay asses like MCR!


Yes, but MCR have an exceptional guitarist (Ray), as well as Frank.

MCR do have good guitarists but are you saying Billie Joe isn't good as a guitarist? I would say all of the above aren't that great but I know "I want to be alone" on 1039 Smoothed out Slappy Hours is a much more challenging song to play than any MCR song I have ever heard. Not to mention he is singing while playing guitar. Green Day rocks! Weezer even says so.

[boxcarblink94]

green day rules.
yes, including american idiot. great cd.

can't wait for the new stuff

[Keef-is-king]

I don't see why we all have to bash Green Day, while I don't think that their last album was their best work they had been putting out songs with interesting lyrics for almost 20 years before that(since something like 1986). And I think we all have to suck it up and admit that there was a time in all of our times playing when Green Day or a band that made less technical music like them helped you along, and helped you build confidence. Let's also not forget that the Mighty Satch himself has professed to liking Green Day.

Hi, I'm Chris and I have been a closet Geen Day fan on these boards since I joined.

[gmikey222]

7_seven_7 wrote:

I don't want to. I like Green Day. I like music that you can hear what the singer is saying and have music that is good to listen to. I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling in my ears. Later.

If you're referring to Megadeth when you said "I don't want some guitars and some guy yelling my ears", then you're clearly mistaken because Megadeth doesn't scream.

where do you get megadeth from that?!

[Zakk Mylde]

Where did we get this idea that Green Day is not Punk. They came from nothing, toured in people's houses, while doing lots of drugs, they don't care too much for the gov't, and they've practiced what they preached. Why are we even putting band's in genre's and what is up with these new bands creating their own genres like 'postmodern punk elite rap' or something. Genres suck! Green Day Rocks!

[some_guy]

Wtf? Are you retarded? Stop trying to make shitty excuses. "ur just doin it to follow the trend of bashin bandz that sel out"

How about this one. They did sell out, their music is about money, there is no trend in bashing them, they suck and are labelling themselves something absolutely stupid...I can't even be bothered to point out all the stupid things they do. But everyone has a legitimate reason to be bashing them, so don't try make up stupid shit.

*sigh*

if they did sell out, it was back in 1994 when they went from a small punk label to a big label and released dookie

considering they haven't changed label, how did they sell out? hm?

they wanted to make a political album, it was a success....no selling out here

you dont like green day, fair enough but dont make up crap that isn't true just because you dont like them

[gwitersnamps]

Their albums will overshadow eachother. They should stagger the releases by a year. Then each album will be viewed individually.

The flipside is, if they release them all at once then maybe each single will get less airplay, and we won't get as sick of the songs.

[SJLetterbomb]

they wanted to make a political album, it was a success....no selling out here

Actually, it wasn't even a political album. The only political song was Holiday.

And hasn't every band that anyone's ever heard of sold out in some way? That how you expand your music to other people.

People can be so shallow.

[TheAngryMob875]

Okay, some of you people I swear to god are retarded. Half of you faggots are saying "Green day uses C5 and G5 and D5 and A5' and whatever the hell else. Duh. Wonderwall uses E and G and D and A. Does that make that song suck? Soem of the beatles songs use those very same chords. Some Rolling Stones songs like Satisfaction use riffs with fewer notes than that. Who cares as long as the songs are good? And you people that bash them? First off, many many artists are becoming political. They have songs that say what they believe. It's called freedom of speech faggot. They can say what they want, when they want, and American Idiot got them on top of the world again. The biggest song off of that album was boulevard of broken dreams, which had nothing to do with politics.

euan_soad :
guitar_player5 wrote:

I hate people. People suck. They're always so negative and out to piss everyone off. Why? What do you get out of it. I like Green Day, so please stop putting them down. They create good, catchy little riffs and thats awesome. Later.

Powerchords should not count as riffs. You want riffs do you? Go listen to Megadeth or Clutch!

Are you ****ing kidding me? Megadeth? Clutch? Satan worshipping bands that scream as loud as hell with homosexual songs? Are you insane? Once Megadeth gets 60,000 people in another coutnry to see them, come tlak to me.

Fuzzbox91 :
Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."




Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

Okay, who do you like? Green Day doesn't do what is trendy or popular. They make music they love, like American Idiot, which was the "Punk rock opera" and people ending up liking it. And btw. No feel or emotion? With songs about his dad dying, what they feel about politics, and the personal songs that told stories, they don't have emotion? You can go back with the other Megadeth faggot fan and listen to some Marilyn Manson you ****ing queen.

[WhereArtEsteban]

I like the occasional Greenday song, good for them doing what they want to do. I mean think about it wouldn't it be kind of weird for them to come off of the success of American Idiot and just make a "normal" album. Hopefully it wont suck. You never know.

[Zakk Mylde]

TheAngryMob875 :You can go back with the other Megadeth faggot fan and listen to some Marilyn Manson you ****ing queen.

Haha! It's so true! Twist of Cain can totally join them!

[les_paul_01]

eh, good for them for being ambitious, but a lot of double/multiple albums recently haven't turned out that well.

[jdsarge91]

Note to all Green Day fans....

Most people are shitting on Green Day because of the huge spotlight there in, when in fact they really don't make amazing music. Catchy? Yes. Appealing to mainstream crowd? Yes. Technical, more creative and intricate then many other unnoticed band? Absolutely not. Broaden your musical horizons a bit. There's more to music then a chord progression and a catchy melody.

[woodfromnorway]

oh, i saw a glimpse of a comment that included something about The Network. that would be epic. maybe some Pinhead Gunpowder? correct me if i'm wrong, but i never have seen any comment about Green Day calling themselves punk. that's what people today think of their old stuff and they assume that because their new material is different, they are trying to regain their 'punk'.

i give it a "Thumb's Up" to the new material.

[woodfromnorway]

oh, i havn't bothered to look just yet, but if there is a comment bashing them about their obvious disapproval of the government stated in Idiot, i'm sure they wouldn't say the same about these bands.

NoFX
Anti-Flag
Bad Religion.

your opinion changed? quit picking on Green Day just because they recently hit it big. who really would choose less money versus more money doing something they love, music.

[febick]

The general consesus with almost all music is to hate whatever is popular ie. mainstream. Bands or musicians who are not well known are held in much higher regard because it gives the feeling that the fan is experiencing something special with only a few other fans who know the band (not eleven year old girls who put posters of them on their wall), or the feeling that the band is in it more for the music rather then money. Green Day make excellent music and are successful, lets find whatever we can to criticize them about, well thats nice and you can do that, but dont downplay the fact they've made excellent records ranging from heavy to mellow and everything in between. At this point they dont need anymore money so you have to believe the motivation is not just profit. All that aside, I would even go as far as to say that Billie Joe is one of the greatest song writers of our time.

[woodfromnorway]

hardcore dude :
prolly coz there a shitty no talent band that gets famous because because of some power chords and and makeup that they wear....i just assume anyways

ok. one more comment, then i'm done.

dear hardcore dude,
it's interesting the reasons why you dislike Green Day. power chords and makeup. i want you to name three good bands that really don't use power chords. and the makeup, please, it's the the 21st century and you're "hardcore". that's pretty much you. it might not be my personal liking, but everyone wears makeup. probably half the bands you enjoy listening to wear makeup. and play power chords.

later.

[jerrytwilight]

response to TheAngryMob875:

You should get your facts straight before you bash a band. Dave Mustaine(Singer/Songwriter for Magadeth) is a christian not a satan worshiper. They have sold millions of records worldwide and sell-out almost every concert. Mustaine does not scream and he is considered one of the best guitar players worldwide not just Heavy Metal. his lyrics are socially and politicaly relevant to issues around the world.
Clutch can blow a goat though.

To everyone else:
Greenday has a talent for writing catchy POP songs that apeal to the masses. There is nothing wrong with that as long as Greenday is ok with it.
There is so much wasted energy on hating music you don't like. If you don't like it leave it alone. Move on to something you do like.

[dima210]

I hate their music, without powerchords they would be nothing. All they know is powerchords.

[MikESPviper]

Green Day bought and has been buying into for a long time what people want to hear. the 90s was all into being messed up, now its all about anti bush, and why the us gov is messed up, and how they do nothing about it but write cheap lyrics and make money. they are pop, they give u want u wana hear, get used to it

[Jondy]

Aidy Damage wrote:

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

What do you expect GD to do? Put out a progressive metal or technical math metal album like you probabl listen to? Pfft...

Granted, American Idiot is a bit of a blip on their career, but Green Day are a rather good band with some great music. Stop flaming them because they're not as technical or as 'underground' as you like.

If you had actually read his post, you'd know he listens to PUNK.

[jerrytwilight]

WITH-OUT THE POWERCORD WE WOULD ALL BE LISTENING TO COUNTRY MUSIC. ROCK IN ALL OF IT'S FORMS WOULDN'T EXSIST. Black Sabbath wrote most of there songs based around the power-chord, the great blues musicians like Clapton and B.B. King even used them alot. Alot of Green Days' music is written in open chords as well. Hell, Billie Joe can even play a little lead as well. I don't even like Green Day but I know they use more than a two fingers moved around the fret-board.

[catchy phrase]

i think they're worried that they won't be able to top american idiot with the masses. i have a suspicion this may be their last album(s).

[xJohnxAnarchyx]

jcthomasva wrote:

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

well first off they don't only use that three chord progression. Second they have advanced musically. The solos aren't as simple as the other stuff you hear on the radio. Trust me it's all a matter of that they were doing on the road. They toured for over a year and a half. So of course they had some time to write some extra stuff on the road. And people don't try to claasify green day as rock or straight up punk. It' pop-punk.

[G&LTelecaster]

Why do guitarists here have to be either obsessed with Greenday or "metal" music for meatheads? As if this is the only continuum of rock or pop music available today. I suppose it is, if you only read Guitar World and watch MTV or VH1.

Greenday is a watered down, mainstream version of what "punk" was. Music that was already perfected 20, 30 years ago with bands like the Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Clash, The Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Black Flag, The Minutemen, etc. Punk rock is a dead, musical genre. So, if you really want to spend $15 for this bullshit, be my guest.....when you can purchase music you've never heard before.

And really, are we all still in high school and find the need to be narrow-minded? "Faggot," homosexual? Come on kiddies, let's think for ourselves now.

[clincher09]

An event? What are they trying to do make another year zero?

[spazticpsycho43]

Releasing three cds worth of material, that all their fans are looking forward to. God, what sell-out gay *******s. *sarcastically*

I don't see why people can't mind their own business about other people's music taste. I, for one, am a huge fan of Green Day, and I assure you that typing "they r geyz0rz" will not change my, or anyone else's opinion. If you think they suck so badly, try writing some music of your own that you like better with your free time instead of hating a band that has been around for 20 years, with a dedicated fanbase. As for their instrumental ablities, they're always used simple riffs, they haven't changed their style to gain more fans, which sort of eliminates the whole "selling out", at least by my definiton.

[dann_blood]

Ok. Greenday fans, you all stop saying "each to their own" then flat out plead Greenday's case to UG.
I liked early Greenday. Then out came American Idiot. Boy, did they **** up there. You stick to what you do. Greenday are in league with the shit that is mass-produced by MTV, appealing to people too narrow-minded to see past what they see and hear from any media outlet.
If someone offered money for me to listen to these new albums, id turn it down.
Im gunna be sticking to Tool and Dream Theater. The music that not many people know but shits on everything MTV has ever shown.

[Learn_to_fly]

hahaha, wow, only a green day article could get 225 comments posted and 23 removed in less than 24 hours. see, they ARE the best at something.

[G&LTelecaster]

spazticpsycho43 wrote:

Releasing three cds worth of material, that all their fans are looking forward to. God, what sell-out gay *****s. *sarcastically*

I don't see why people can't mind their own business about other people's music taste. I, for one, am a huge fan of Green Day, and I assure you that typing "they r geyz0rz" will not change my, or anyone else's opinion. If you think they suck so badly, try writing some music of your own that you like better with your free time instead of hating a band that has been around for 20 years, with a dedicated fanbase. As for their instrumental ablities, they're always used simple riffs, they haven't changed their style to gain more fans, which sort of eliminates the whole "selling out", at least by my definiton.

I am suggesting that you listen to punk rock that was on the edge and unique (and frankly, still is.) Green Day is, like most mainstream music, neither.

[GodSaveUsAll]

just because they play powerchords, doesnt mean they dont sound awesome

[tai1221]

Havenspear wrote:

Ugh.
Why?
Just make a GOOD album, as I've yet to hear since Dookie. I only want ONE.

You obviously havent heard any of their albums then.Even if they are popular,it shouldnt be looked down on,accept it.Be a little open minded,its creative and they are great songs,especially hitchin a ride.And american idiot was wonderful,ambitous,and alot of the political stuff was very dead on,its not that mainstream of material,they are green day,people like them,and people most dont even listen to the lyrics,the album was wonderful.Rock opera hadnt been seen in a long time. The Wall is the best one ever though. Thanks for hearing me.

[Gorilla Fingers]

They aren't punk. They aren't rock. Their music is made to be catchy and popular. Everything about them changes with the time, they are the anti-Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols quit when they got too big. They were punk, they were cool. These guys aren't the same. This doesn't deserve a front page headline.

[Gorilla Fingers]

tai1221 wrote:

Havenspear wrote:

Ugh.
Why?
Just make a GOOD album, as I've yet to hear since Dookie. I only want ONE.
You obviously havent heard any of their albums then.Even if they are popular,it shouldnt be looked down on,accept it.Be a little open minded,its creative and they are great songs,especially hitchin a ride.And american idiot was wonderful,ambitous,and alot of the political stuff was very dead on,its not that mainstream of material,they are green day,people like them,and people most dont even listen to the lyrics,the album was wonderful.Rock opera hadnt been seen in a long time. The Wall is the best one ever though. Thanks for hearing me.

And they AREN't rock opera. Meatloaf rules.

[tai1221]

MikESPviper wrote:

Green Day bought and has been buying into for a long time what people want to hear. the 90s was all into being messed up, now its all about anti bush, and why the us gov is messed up, and how they do nothing about it but write cheap lyrics and make money. they are pop, they give u want u wana hear, get used to it

hmm so you should be criticized for agreeing with ideas during their life time? wow. And you know if you knew a little about the band,you would know,they were messed up back then,kerplunk had songs that were wonderful,and about growing up,back then,they were still young. And a ton of people hat bush,who cares if they do too.

[tai1221]

Gorilla Fingers wrote:

They aren't punk. They aren't rock. Their music is made to be catchy and popular. Everything about them changes with the time, they are the anti-Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols quit when they got too big. They were punk, they were cool. These guys aren't the same. This doesn't deserve a front page headline.

I believe they quite cause sid died and killed nancy,i am not sure,but they would stop a band pretty quick,i am not sure if he died and then they quit,or they quit and then he died,someone put the correct info.

[Goatface]

Interesting, they must be feeling alot of pressure to top the success of the last album. But I don't think musically they are capable of releasing three solid records, seems kinda pretentious like something coldplay or tool would do. I just wish they would stop calling their music dangerous, like at the grammys, if you are being honoured there you are not a dangerous band. Billie Joe writes some good hooks though.

[Baltic Ave.]

So Gorilla Fingers, how would you explain The Ramones? They invented punk and there wouldn't be a Sex-Pistols if it wasn't for them. They were HUGE during the 70's, and they made way more than one album after they got big. If making another album after you get big isn't punk, then that's like saying Green Day isn't punk, which means Ramones aren't punk, which is saying Sex-Pistols aren't punk.

So I hate to admit it Gorilla Fingers and all of the GD hating company, but Gorilla Fingers has just contradicted himself.

[febick]

Once again have any of you people heard the insomniac album? Its incredible, it may even please the metal heads. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THIS BAND AND INSIST ON JUDGING THEM ONE ALBUM THEY HEARD, WHEN IN FACT THEY SPAN A WIDE GENRE OF MUSIC THROUGH OUT THEIR TEN, COUNT THEM, TEN ALBUMS!

[the_bi99man]

tim311mahoney wrote:

Greenday has not put out a listenable album since dookie. 3 separate albums is a cool idea. granted system of a down did the two disks. these albums will flatter than a 4 month old opened can of coke. and i don't understand why everyone considered their last album a "rock opera" that makes NO SENSE. There is no clear storyline developed! I am still coming to grips with why critics loved this album. I guess being anti- GW Bush is just trendy enough to sell records.

I love Green Day's old stuff. I never really listened to them very much (except for the song, "When I Come Around, which I found on a random mix cd at my friend's house like 8-9 years ago), but then my aunt got me American Idiot for my birthday. That made me start checking out their older stuff, which I would now say is much better. I liked American Idiot (Give me Novacaine is such a chill song), but yeah, it got waaay more success than it deserved. And what really pisses me off is how people call "Jesus of Suburbia" a punk epic. So what if it's 10 minutes long? It's literally 5 or 6 songs strung together, and constantly changes subject. The Offspring did a 10 minute long song 9 years ago called "Pay the Man" that was actually one 9 minute song. But where's all the people heralding that as a "punk epic"?

[Baltic Ave.]

Seriously if guys just listened to Insomniac or Kerplunk or 1,039 you'd see how punk they used to be.

They still rock though despite the makeup.

[dann_blood]

what really pisses me off is how people call "Jesus of Suburbia" a punk epic. So what if it's 10 minutes long?

+1000. Look at Dream Theater, atleast half their albums are made up of 10 minute songs, but no one calls their songs epic.

[morello_man]

dream theater shit is epic. Are you deaf?

Jesus of Suburbia is also epic. Awesome song.

[Father Moe Lest]

Green Day, ughh....Listen "punk rockers" u have to be joking. some of u say or atleast hint that punk is the greatest or most talented??? if u think their great thats find but more TALENTED?!?! i dont think so...metal songs are not depressing, sad, or annoying. listen to 80's thrash metal, the real metal...Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Overkill Anthrax...theres your talent. compare ANY green day album to Metallica's "Kill'em All" that album has "energy" its "effective" its METAL! Punk music like green day is a phase 14-16 yr olds go thru...as u get older n more mature, u realize its junk n move on to bigger and better things...when i was that age i listened to punk too, but i listened to metal my whole life n i dont regret it at all.

[Father Moe Lest]

and yea dream theater awesome dude...check out symphony X...prog metal. 15, 20 minute songs

[Zakk Mylde]

hardcore dude :
prolly coz there a shitty no talent band that gets famous because because of some power chords and and makeup that they wear....i just assume anyways

MikESPviper :
try taking off the makeup and stop worrying about how u look, and make real music this time?

Have you even listened to their old stuff? There are plenty of solo's and challenging songs. Don't base everything you know off one album. You probably have never heard any of their older albums. The Ramones only played power chords and they were way more famous than Green Day. Poppy too. Many bands get by on just power chords. It's the chord progressions and their lyrical abilities which keep people entertained. Many bands wear makeup and it's not just in this era. 80's metal was big for wearing makeup...hell they even dressed like women. Ozzy wears makeup to this day. Try listening to their older stuff and maybe you will change your mind. I think you are just jumping on the bandwagon of people who totally changed the way they thought about Green Day when their last album came out. You are probably a dirty Republican and when they criticized George Bush you had a little hissy fit and decided to become a huge pussy.

[Zakk Mylde]

Father Moe Lest wrote:

Green Day, ughh....Listen "punk rockers" u have to be joking. some of u say or atleast hint that punk is the greatest or most talented??? if u think their great thats find but more TALENTED?!?! i dont think so...metal songs are not depressing, sad, or annoying. listen to 80's thrash metal, the real metal...Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Overkill Anthrax...theres your talent. compare ANY green day album to Metallica's "Kill'em All" that album has "energy" its "effective" its METAL! Punk music like green day is a phase 14-16 yr olds go thru...as u get older n more mature, u realize its junk n move on to bigger and better things...when i was that age i listened to punk too, but i listened to metal my whole life n i dont regret it at all.

So now that I am older I am supposed to just listen to metal? Nothing else. Man growing up sucks. Fucking Idiot.

[Father Moe Lest]

im not sayin ur "supposed" to dont put words in my mouth, im stating my opinion and what i did...Fucking Idiot.

[Zakk Mylde]

Haha...good point. There songs aren't all about power chords is what I was trying to get at. Mediocre, but not all power chords.

[Father Moe Lest]

When September Ends might be there hardest song, and its an easy song haha

[Myonosken]

For all of you saying "but Billie Joe writes the best lyrics", try listening to some other non-emo shit once in a while. Open your minds to more alternative bands, like the romanticism of The Libertines or the ****ing brilliant talent of Morrissey in The Smiths.

[Dingoman]

great.although i wish theyd give us one of them now and the other 2 later

[Gibson Phoney]

It's funny when people who obviously havn't a clue abour guitar or lyrics say that green day songs are challenging. Usually when people grow up the music that they like also gets better, why do you think pop music is popular? Loads of kids buy it, and all this rap shite is even worse because it doesn't actually have any music in it.

Jesus Fucking Christ, i've just sifted through hundreds of posts of some of the most blatant bullshit and off topic horsecrap i've seen on this site.

Checked/De-spammed/Warning distributed. and I swear, carry on with this crap and it's straight up warnings, structured or not. We have a forum if you want to debate on this stuff.

I actually can't wait for a new Green Day album of any sort. Fantastic band.

[nevada]

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

Dude ever heard the line "it says home is where the heart is but what a shame, coz everyones heart doesnt beat the same" so maybe becaus theyre not the most mathmatical or technical of bands but everyone loves what they do with their music, green day kick ass because people like what they do, they dont wanna be rich just sit back and play guitar, in 1994 billy joe said in an interview

we never wanted to be famous or anything we were happy enough playing in peoples basement because thats all we wanna do

[m_daly_123]

as long as its not political i'll give it a try..seriously what are bands like green day gonna do after the 2008 election?? what will they write about?? where will thier inspiration come from?? what will we do??..there'll be no new music on MTV!!

[belavista man]

Green Day are not sell-outs. they were greatly critizied for their music, but they didnt change it. and how can they be giving the music listening public what they want when all of those guys on there are complaining about it

[guitaranddrums]

Yay! That's really good to hear
I'm actually listening to Green Day right now!

[Feel bad inc.]

i find it funny how people say they are just a 3 powerchord band when most of their songs are more than 3 power chords. Jesus of Suburbia was a few more than 3 power chords, otherwise i dont think it could of gone on for 10 minutes or so... But in all seriousness i dont like them as much as i used to, but good luck to them, ill give there album a listen when its out.

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[#1pornstar]

i dont know why everyone's so pissed at them for possibly putting out 3 albums

system of a down put out 2 and nobody ****ed with them

[heavyjay]

To everyone that wants to hate Green Day, that's certainly your right to have that opinion. But have you ever tried to write a song that millions of people like? Have you ever even tried to write a song at all? Probably not, because if you had, you'd realize how f'ing much talent it takes to write 1 decent song in your entire life. Much less dozens upon dozens.

Bottom line is, people that hate Gren Day that much...it's really just jealousy that they can't admit. Hey, I'll admit I jealous of 'em. But I don't hate them. I just work my ass of and try to be as talented as them.

[Mr.Loomis_shred]

guitar_player5 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.

Again another ****ing generilisation! For one i dont think you actually know what heavy metal is really. Metal is known for being one of thee most diverse genres and your extreme generilising pisses me off to tell you the truth. Another thing "2 chord metal song", find one and a cookie will be rewarded. And again another thing, please stop with this notion that metal is screaming. please, i beg of you, stop!!! It is true that recently in metal(imo its not good and brings down the image of the metal genre) is screaming and that is tuned down, another thing im not too fond of and a lot of other metal fans. Basically im saying, stop generilising a genre you have practically noknowledge of ok?

On greenday though, never really liked them, although i agree they are "fun and energetic" personally theyve never changed or expanded music and are to me boring. Not because the music they play is simple, i love simplicity, it can be extemely beautiful but greenday are nothing special in my eyes. People often forget that music is the expression of feeling. If you feel a connection when you listen to a certian type of music, it has done its job. So, people cant go around saying music genres are bad, you can of course give reasons why you think it doesnt appeal to you etc. but nothing more imo. Also bands progress, so although you can compare albums they are likely to have wandered off and changed because they want to, you cant stop it, bands that do change because people have said this is really bad etc are not doing the right thing, imo if you write music it should satisfy you to start with, other people liking it is just a bonus.

[shove.off]

In a world where artists like fergie, akon and p diddy are releasing crap everyday, I'll gladly choose Green Day's 3 albums any time.

And isn't punk rock about power chords anyway? If you want something complex, then I don't know what the hell ur doing commenting on punk/rock.

[parkerguitars24]

Green Day= Maybe not honest, but great music. I personally can't wait.

[Baltic Ave.]

So are they gonna release them seperate or in one case like RHCP's latest?

[7_seven_7]

genresrforposer wrote:

I assume by making METAL so large your one of those people that'll get into an argument about how various subgenres don't "count" as metal while never actually giving examples of what IS(and when you do... more annoying subgenre bitching from people who disagree!)

But to hell with it I'll still give you an answer: ALL NU METAL.

And I like nu metal and Metallica. And Green Day. And basically any SONG I can get into. You could be the greatest musician in the world and still not be able to write a catchy song, but guess which matters more to people who actually have to listen to this crap.

It doesn't matter how complex something is, it matters how it sounds and that's why these sad attempts at making this totally subjective thing called music a boring and objective thing.

I guess you thought I was one who said..

"Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later."

No.. i was the guy who left the comment underneath. And no, I am not the kind of person who get's into a huge argument over subgenres. Subgenres, in my opinion, are a waste of time and cause more arguments than anything else in music. I don't give a **** if you call AC/DC hip-hop. Cos to me, it's good music and that's all that matters in my opinion.

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[7_seven_7]

Father Moe Lest wrote:

Green Day, ughh....Listen "punk rockers" u have to be joking. some of u say or atleast hint that punk is the greatest or most talented??? if u think their great thats find but more TALENTED?!?! i dont think so...metal songs are not depressing, sad, or annoying. listen to 80's thrash metal, the real metal...Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Overkill Anthrax...theres your talent. compare ANY green day album to Metallica's "Kill'em All" that album has "energy" its "effective" its METAL! Punk music like green day is a phase 14-16 yr olds go thru...as u get older n more mature, u realize its junk n move on to bigger and better things...when i was that age i listened to punk too, but i listened to metal my whole life n i dont regret it at all.

I honestly can't stand people like you. People who think that the "real" metal is: Metallica, Slayer, Pantera.

Just because they were around first doesn't make it the only "real" metal. Define real for me. Hell I listen to a lot of "metalcore" for all you sub genre conscious people. Such as, Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Symphony In Peril. Aswell as some other stuff like Incubus and RHCP. And they have a lot of talent. And I can guarantee at least 1 of you will go "EWWW STUPID EMO SHIT z0Mg!!!"

Seriously, I bet none of you even know what real emo is. It's not even around anymore, the last of the emo bands broke up in the mid nineties and eighties. Do some research before you absent-mindedly judge what you have no idea about.

[greendayfan222]

wow, i finally reached the post your comment section here.

are you ready for my two cents:

i have listened to green day since the days of kerplunk. i have followed them since then. i want someone to explain to me how someone has the control of 'selling out'. how on earth can green day just sell out when they have been doing the same exact thing over the course of the past 17 years. what billie joe do, put a gun to everyone's head and forced them to buy the album what i dont understand is that people are judging them because american idiot wasnt to their liking. ill admit it, american idiot wasnt the worlds best album. all you people on here are complaining about green day, why dont you name 10 non-american idiot songs. . .cant, can you? you ignorant idiots are complaining whn you havent heard the very best of them. give dookie, insomniac and nimrod a listen. and what i dont get is why are people calling them emo. emo bands are like about people complaining about their sorry lives. is green day doing that. hell no. use some freaking logic. green day is a very great band (im not going to say the best because that is my opinion) and everyone who is good is going to face critism. and for the guy who said "everyone is following a trend of bashing them", i agree. why is it that more people bash green day more than the no talent bands. . .because they DO have talent. thats how society works.

oh and btw, 90% of the bands that are around that you idiots listen to, was somewhere influenced by green day. have a nice day

Adrien

[SJLetterbomb]

Learn_to_fly wrote:

hahaha, wow, only a green day article could get 225 comments posted and 23 removed in less than 24 hours. see, they ARE the best at something.

I bet Fall Out Boy could do better. lol

Simplicity does not equal bad.
I mean, The White Stripes were built on simplicity, and they're a great band.

[huevosplash]

I laugh at all the kids on here that call Green Day talentless. They've stayed true to a formula that works for them. People remember catchy short riffs or chord progressions. And they have quite of collection of songs that you could bust out anywhere that people would instantly recognize. They don't follow the trends, they SET the trends. They've been in the spotlight for at least 15 years, how many pop/punk bands can say that? I didn't really care for American Idiot, but I still give respect where its due. They're still one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

getting people to recognize your song is not really that much talent as you would believe. and i must laugh, because i also believe in the notion that Green Day has become the corporate c***-suckers they used to bash in their hay-day. just remember their incident with Trent Reznor on MTV.
i do enjoy Green Day's old stuff, but they have recently gone to crap. idk. i think the pop-punk scene is dying out. i don't hate them now because of their popularity, but their music just doesn't hold that much water imo. a band's musical complexity doesn't always guarantee that they will sound awesome, but if it feels dead, coporate, and emotionless, well then i definatly won't like it. and thats how i feel about the recent Green Day.

all that crap aside, im interested by this album(s). if its a marketing ploy, its certainly working. i hope they make something heart-felt this time tho.

[jonas33]

i have a couple of things too say

first of all to you people who say they only know powerchords, you are sadly mistaken....obviously u have never heard the song "one for the razorbacks" download and enjoy the solo, or been to their concert where they cover we are the champions and they play that whole solo...billie joe is a great musicain, and a talented lyricist..he can shred, he chooses not too, adn as far as i can see its worked


secondly, those who say they are imagy, they are..i dont like teh eyeliner anymore than any of you..but i actually lsiten to the music and dont worry what they look like....if dave mustain, or zaak wylde wore a pokodot bikini, would u think any less of them?..if u do tehn yur not about teh music


also i can think of plenty of shredders who use powerchords....theres actually this one band that used a shit load of 3 chord progressions and are one of teh biggest bands that i dont hear anyone bashing...i think it was something liek ac/dc, i could be mistaken tho

[imnotastoner]

ok, first things first.

i hate greed day, but thats not because they sold out with american idiot or anything. i used to like some of their old stuff, but not anymore.

but, what makes a good song isnt JUST how hard the guitar part is for it.

its if it sounds good. some of that stuff, yeah its not too difficult, but it SOUNDS decent. of course, at UG we all think differently because we're all guitar players. so, of course, most of us are going to have less respect for a band with a shitty guitar player. but something you have to look at is, they didnt excpect to get popular off of their guitar playing.

moving on, you cant really say this is going to be good or bad this early. you can only say this once the album actually comes out, because band constantly go through changes. and, you can tell by the sound of this article, their music is probably going to change. obviously not that much, but they are going for something different here. you cant tell if theyre going for something like their old music or their new music. personally, i like to keep an open mind on things, so i have faith in them.

not that much, but i DO have faith.

we just have to see how this works out for them.

[huevosplash]

Father Moe Lestwrote:

Green Day, ughh....Listen "punk rockers" u have to be joking. some of u say or atleast hint that punk is the greatest or most talented??? if u think their great thats find but more TALENTED?!?! i dont think so...metal songs are not depressing, sad, or annoying. listen to 80's thrash metal, the real metal...Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Overkill Anthrax...theres your talent. compare ANY green day album to Metallica's "Kill'em All" that album has "energy" its "effective" its METAL! Punk music like green day is a phase 14-16 yr olds go thru...as u get older n more mature, u realize its junk n move on to bigger and better things...when i was that age i listened to punk too, but i listened to metal my whole life n i dont regret it at all.

thrash metal was influenced greatly by old school punk. these metal bands just decide to refine their virtuosoity (sp?) and guitar skills to great effect. i find it funny when fans of pop-punk and metal start arguing. damn yall need to chill and stop so being defensive over musical differences. hell i listen to stuff that is supposedly emo (Sparta, At The Drive-In; well thats basically it from that musical spectrum) and other stuff like most forms of metal, classic rock, progressive trip rock, (post)hardcore punk, and even some ****ing rap (real rap, not this bullshit pushed out the Clear Channels money hungry, soul-evisarating crap)
im not siding with Green Day, but i just try to maintain an empirical thought process. music is music; don't judge by it genre but by specific songs. accept that not everyone is gunna agree with you, so let it go you dipshits (i don't mean everyone, just the people who are getting rowdy, including myself). lol!!!#!

[Doodleface]

My only beef with Green Day (other than their music) is that when they had the two 9 minute songs with 5 parts each, everyone at my school was like 'no ones ever done that before' and '9 minutes has got to be one of the longest songs ever'

I was all 'listen to: Yes, King Crimson, Dream Theater, Rush, other various prog bands'

[deanosaurx]

ummm, just because it has 3 cds does not mean it will necesarily make more money. the early november's triple disc sold for 10 bucks.

[clazz]

Is this going to be like Stadium Arcadium but with 3 CDs instead of 2? Or would they actually release 3 separate CDs?

[MetallicaNRoses]

guitar_player5 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.

flaming the flamers. nice. i don't have a problem with you disliking metal, even if i do love it. i can respect you for that. but you don't have to be so mean about it.

[Second Rate]

jonas33 :
billie joe is a great musicain, and a talented lyricist..he can shred, he chooses not too.

Highly unlikely, man (the shredding part).

Now, my two and a half cents on Green Day. I enjoyed and still enjoy "dookie," but that is it. To me, everything after just didn't do anything for me. Now, there was another reason i did not like American Idiot at all. The "concept" of the album was almost, if not completely identical to that of Queensryche's "Operation: Mindcrime." A young man, disillusioned with the politics of his era goes on a search for some type of solace and ends up becoming an anti political revolutionary. it seemed like all they did was dumb down a prog metal classic for the post-TRL generation. That is just my opinion though

[winged136]

anybody who has any common sense knows music has two rules since the beginning of IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T LISTEN = IF YOU DO LIKE IT ENJOY P.S.

[falloutgirl_17]

why do ppl always bitch n say "they sold out after american idiot" but god, so wot they arent punk anymore, i love their music and the message they send out in their songs. so stop dissin em. u know u all sing along to their songs when u hear em on the radio! dont deny it. i cant wait for their new album(s) ive been waiting for ages, thinking how long it would take. it will probably be even better than all their albums cos they work hard and put a lot of feeling and passion into their songs. they're more passionate about what they do than other bands, and they've been around for ages, i admire them for their dedication and i always will.

[DisturbedIbanez]

I don't like Green Day. Not because they are mainstream, commercial, political or not heavy enough. Its because they are poor musicians and their music is not original, creative or musically interesting. Typical of commercial and mainstream bands.

[jimmcs2000]

I just realized most of you were not even born when most of your favorite bands started out. you didn't experience most of rock except on your computer.
Rock was dead in 1994 and green day was a relief bringing some post punk beats and some cool ****ed up lyrics. also, metallica blew the **** up in '83 and it was like a continuous riot at their shows. Nothing ever done before.
for this reason i give these bands a pass. I was there. But, Cliff died and they all got old and comfortable. It's harsd to relate when you don't know what a loaf of bread costs.(but, i couldn't tell you either) I feel bad for this generation because there's not much new. So you bitch about some rock you experience from your bed room.
Rent these videos:
Decline of western civilization
and Decline of western civilization: the metal years
this was pretty much the beginning. peace420

Alright I'm sick of reading bollocks. From here on any posts not on the topic of the news gets a warning.

And don't think you can write a five paragraph essay on metalcore being more talented than pop-punk, followed by one line about the news and get away with it.

[lateraluspiral]

I'm hoping that if they do run with the idea that its three seperate albums instead of one triple album.

[Indie Purist]

Okay guys...Green Day don't have enough talent to fill one album, much less three. Power chords and "punk" lyrics don't constitute talent. There's so much out there, yet people keep coming back to this.

[tomisamonkeyman]

whats the point of three albums? why not put out one album with the decent songs on it, not just full of filler tracks.

[nickdavis]

to make more money, da-dur! people will buy each album, thinking it will be better than the last

[SJLetterbomb]

Correct me if I'm wrong, because I very well may be, but isn't it the record company's decision on whether to make it a triple-disk or three separate albums?

[Second Rate]

I think it would more than likely be the band's decision.... pending approaval from the record company. So, i'm gonna say Yes and No

[MusicalMinority]

Oh, to clear up the three albums thing:

Album One is like another rock opera.
Album Two is hard heavy punk.
Album Three is experimental stuff.

[koikomoru]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

guitarist41 wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

3x albums = 3x Music

If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.

It's not about ripping kids off. The band is making money and they put their lively hood into the music. They need to live and get paid just like you do. So stop bitching about it.

[DOOdooroCK]

cool

[Annie Victim]

I think what tey mean by three albums is:
1. New Green Day album
2. New Network album
and 3. And album Billie and Tim Armstrong are producing together w. some other people.

[sev945]

punk is trying to put out a message, but if punk bands stay underground the message won't be heard. greenday is not hardcore but let them play there music without you people complaing. there just doing what they think is right.

[metalmaster 989]

well i like the "old" greenday, but i cant stand them since american idiot came out..... hopefully the new stuff will have older punk riffs and not image obsessed crap.... but im sure that this next cd(S) will make 9-10 year olds across the country go crazy.

P.S. i totally agree with you POWERMETAL!

[BulletBill519]

wtf? they're going to write, record, and produce 3 albums in one year? Billie Joe probably sits at his house with a die with random letters on there, and turns whatever he rolls into "riffs".

[JesseWyllychuk]

jcthomasva wrote:

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

Hahahaa, that's great!

[RaiLeff]

Yay, GreenDay's on the wagon again

[s1nch4n86]

arghh!! awesome
can't wait guys!!!

[l)ragonForce]

Why not just make a double album or something

Checked/deleted/warnings issue.

No more debating American Idiot.

No more diatribes on your thoughts on the state of music today.

This is a zero tolerance policy. Don't come bitching to us when you get warned.

[SL!!!]

Aidy Damage wrote:

Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

What do you expect GD to do? Put out a progressive metal or technical math metal album like you probabl listen to? Pfft...

Granted, American Idiot is a bit of a blip on their career, but Green Day are a rather good band with some great music. Stop flaming them because they're not as technical or as 'underground' as you like.

i don't know where that response came from, but really, greed day did just reinvent themselves to be more popular on that last record. and compared the old green day, it f*cking sucked.

[Serjem]

woah that's gonna b gr8 =)

[stjimmy86]

call them sellouts but i dont give a ****. i listen to them off and on and theyre one of the greatst bands ever.

[jessiminica]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."



Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

thats bull Billie-Joe put a hell of a lot of emotion into AI have you listened to the lyrics? coz if you had i dont htin u'd b sayin that. leave green day the hel alone. just coz they hav talent.

[C3_Rocka]

This is very good news. I love Green Day.

[Lutman]

Whats with ppl trying to defend green day by saying metal sucks??
I love green day but still, theres no need to insult other styles of music that people like.
And back on topic I cant wait for the new CD's! Hopefully they'll do a more punk rock dookie/insomniac sorta record.

Checked/Deleted/Warned.

Hmmm... 3 albums sounds a bit far IMO, but I'm sure there'll be a decent selection of songs in there.

[jammer-91]

i think 3 albums takes things a bit way too far (is it a marketing tactic?). Lot of you think green day sucks crap... Guess what? They're richer than you'll ever be. They're songs are fast catchy and easy to remember. Even with the fact they're a pop-punk band they still succeeded. If you dont like a band don't criticize (its really annoying and narrow minded)

[sjaxemaster07]

how awesome would that be ! 3 albums, a 3 cd album content. i dont think i have ever recalled a band do that,but,it still remains to be seen if they do it,i hope they do.green day rule.

[Cheezy]

Yeah i agree with the whole arguement against the 3 album thing...I LOVE the RHCP but i gotta admit a lot of the stadium arcadium album was scraping the barrel, theyd have been better just putting the 12 best songs on one disc, so thats my only real concern with this album.
I do like greenday, a lot of their stuff i find myself singing along to, and i spose its just all bout taste really. My favourite band are Muse and thats aprtly because they have 11 or 12 GREAT songs ion an album, none of it is rlly filler...so gud luk to grrenday just hope they dnt end up settling for some average filler

[Gino]

They are the ultimate sell out band...

the latest album sucked so much but teh old stuff was imense. Im hoping to god that the new album isnt as crappy as the last. lets get some old basketcase style stuff going again

[verythomas]

PopNFresh07 wrote:

guitarist41 wrote:

PopNFresh07 wrote:

3x albums = 3x profit

3x albums = 3x Music

If it's about the music, they'd just release them all as a single album, with three discs and charge $25-$30 for all of it.

Rather than releasing them all separately at $18 dollars a piece.

That is, going by CAD. I don't know what it translates into euros or American dollars.

It's like what SOAD did with Hypnotize/Mesmerize.

I wonder how many kids they're going to be able to rip off.

couldn't agree any more on that + the fact that i believe there are more people who respect SOAD's music more than GD.

[AdamDK]

Three albums is a bit much. They should just split the songs so they have a double sided album with say 20 songs each side, perhaps? Anyway, I hope this is a lot better than American Idiot. There was a handful of songs I liked off that album, but that was it. But meh... Music is music.

[rocknrollreject]

Gino wrote:

They are the ultimate sell out band...

the latest album sucked so much but teh old stuff was imense. Im hoping to god that the new album isnt as crappy as the last. lets get some old basketcase style stuff going again

yeah im with you if these suck there losinf me as a fan

Checked/Warned.

[matt_fender_3]

gren day and politics don't mix.greenday and mastrabation, yea that works perfectly together.it's like when blink got all shitty and whinny.sure half of my music collection is political punk rock.but they do it right

[Gregoric]

Great, now Green Day can make even more money out of us...3 times as much

[matt_fender_3]

green day were just complaining about bush.they weren't trying to get peace or get rid of the corruption in the system so when they fight for a right cause i will be with them

[Gregoric]

Blaah_Blaah wrote:

7_seven_7 wrote:

Green Day is awesome. I like their music, because is fun and energetic. I've played heavy metal before, it's so dark and depression and annoying. I'd rather sing then scream and I'd rather play 'American Idiot' then play a two chord metal song in Drop D. Just stop with the flaming. Later.


Name me a two chord METAL song in Drop D.

Name me a 3 chord Greenday song?

Walking contradiction? It's got very few lol

[xiheartprozacx]

Ive loved Green Day since Ive been 4 years old. KErplunk was oneof my favorite all time albums. Granted, Nimrod and Warning were the WORST

Checked.

[SLD.Potato]

Wait, guys, aren't two of the three albums they're coming out with just the re-release of 1039 and Kerplunk?

[Jet]

I love how there are the people who hated American Idiot, but forgot about Dookie. Yea, they did sell out on some aspects from American Idiot, but they're still good if you look past it. To bad theya rent taking a year to filter out these new songs and just shoving them all out

[stevenlogan]

The Potato is right. Its just rereleases of 1000 hours and kerklunk.

[stevenlogan]

hehe, kerklunk..

[KetchupLad14]

myname86 wrote:

I agree with the idea of quality over quantity. You can have 3 albums, sure. But if there are only a few great songs whats the
point. Look at Stadium Arcadium, (not to bash the RHCP's or anything) but they had a few fantastic songs and the rest were kinda filler. You can make an album with only 10 songs or so, and if their all fantastic and great and all that shit then that's way more of an "event" than 3 albums at once. Look at GNR's Appetite for Destruction, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Zeppelin 4, or Boston's debut album. They all had like 10-15 songs (don't go apeshit if i'm a little off on those numbers!) and are some of the greatest albums of all time.


Quality Greenday, not Quantity.

None the less, I look forward to the album(s).

I actually liked almost every song on Stadium Arcadium, but it took a while for it to grow on me.

BTW Who's Next (The Who) only had like 9 songs on it, and that rocked rediculously hard.

Anyway, I'm actually looking foward to seeing if they evolve a lot from AI. I thought their old stuff was great, so I can;t wait to see what happens.

[rockshow08]

old news

[falafel]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."



Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

so true

[sev945]

SLD.Potato wrote:

Wait, guys, aren't two of the three albums they're coming out with just the re-release of 1039 and Kerplunk?

i think they already re-released the first two albums(Jan 2007)these albums are coming out in 2008

instead of making us pay so much in one year should make a triple album and sell it for $11 like the early november did

[dantheman123]

3 albums... the radio will be non-stop greenday *puts gun up to head*

[febick]

You dont just spit out three albums without putting some work into it, i love green day, always have, always will. When I first heard "Jesus of Suburbia" on my stereo I was blown away. They never dissapoint me and put on a hell of a live show, thats something you can not argue. Green day probably love that you hate them anyway because like ive said you probably only have heard two or three songs, so why would they want you as a fan anyway?

[v2kv]

lmao who cares, if they're putting out 3 albums even their fans are gonna think it's shit, theres no way they can make that much material in a year and make it good and that goes for any band, but then again they're sellouts and they always have been so w/e

[Metallica_Ðuke]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."



Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

damn rite dude.. when greenday came out they were so kick ass, then they changed thier music because they werent popular anymore. why cant a band be who theyr are instead of changing their style evry year to stay popular. look at papa roach, they used to be all metal now u cant even tell wtf they are anymore..

[febick]

Sigh...does anyone know what album came after Dookie? Of course not. Dont you think theres a reason for that? They made Insomniac in much of the same vein as Nirvana made In Utero. If Billie Joe shot himself in the head after Insomniac, you all would have loved it, and be calling Green Day genius. Either way great band, love everyone one of their albums 1039 to American Idiot.

[CaTeArS]

insomniac wasnt that good. in utero was good.

dookie was really good.

three more albums to hear about from everyone, i'm not expecting them to be good...we'll see..

[CaTeArS]

as long as theyre not political again. i'm sick and tired of hearing politics in music. politics are ruining punk rock

[jerrytwilight]

Cool, a band who is actually writing more than 10 songs before they even record an album. There used to be a day when a band would go into the studio with 50 plus songs and work and rework those 50 plus songs until QUALITY music was produced. Now we get albums with one or two good songs. And people wonder why we don't want to shell out 18 bucks for 30-40 minutes of CRAP. I don't like GD very much but at least they are making an effort.

[flashley630]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."




Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

They're classed more as Alternative and Pop Punk, American Idiot is probably the album that had the most emotion in it, I mean it's a whole story about someone... they didn't just go "well Rhianna is singing music that people seem to like so we better make music like that too" ...

I hope it is 3 albums... that'd be awesome...

[MegaPanterica21]

3 albums of s**t, $45 bucks of nothing, Greenday sucks, they are only making 3 albums cuz people will spend $45 dollars on all 3 and it will make little rich emo boys, im not even a fan of Megadeth but their new album will be much better, hell i could write better stuff
f**k greenday

[jerrytwilight]

CaTeArS wrote:

as long as theyre not political again. i'm sick and tired of hearing politics in music. politics are ruining punk rock

Punk used to be about speaking out against the system and being an individual. This new stuff shouldn't even be called punk. Blink, Good Charlote, and GD don't count as punk-rock. If GD was punk they wouldn't have been so subtle with thier lyrics about Bush. At least NOFX and Jello Biafra have the nuts to really say what they think without worrying about what people will think of it. GD makes quality POP music not PUNK music.

[Synister_Cool]

This is probably the worst article I have ever seen. It's old news, and it's worded the wrong way, leading people on to think that they really are coming out with 3 new albums. The specifically said that they have enough new material to make 3 new albums... woow... nice way of interpriting it, you dumbass "journalists"...

[Synister_Cool]

jerrytwilight wrote:


CaTeArS wrote:

as long as theyre not political again. i'm sick and tired of hearing politics in music. politics are ruining punk rock


Punk used to be about speaking out against the system and being an individual. This new stuff shouldn't even be called punk. Blink, Good Charlote, and GD don't count as punk-rock. If GD was punk they wouldn't have been so subtle with thier lyrics about Bush. At least NOFX and Jello Biafra have the nuts to really say what they think without worrying about what people will think of it. GD makes quality POP music not PUNK music.

They said they're not punk. Billiw Joe Armstrong said it himself. Look it up, dork!

[CORT noob]

Oh my god, three albums? My ears just stopped bleading from American Idiot, now I have to put up with 3 albums worth of air play?

[powerchordjunki]

mini-slash wrote:

Can you stop f**king complaining already. This happens every time they do shit that's actually good. Get over the idea that just because they're a punk rock band they shouldn't get recognition, and get over this whole "sell-out" mentality. Oh and get your head out of your ass while you're at it, PLEASE...for all our sake!

THNK U! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THNK U! im getting tired of ppl opinions, why dont u all go and whine to someone who CARES?

[ValenceElectron]

HAHA, you know a band is shitty when they can put out three albums in one season.

[nerk13]

Isn't this a bit of old news? Seriously... wasn't this up like a loooong time ago?

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to their new album, I'm betting it'll be great. Hopefully, though, it won't sound a lot like AI. I love AI, I just don't think they should ride on that album and just put out an identical clone of the same thing. I don't think they will... they haven't done it before.

To those whining, like the guy above me, it's understandable if you don't like them.. I just don't see how you could hate them. Their music isn't absolute horseshit as some of you seem to make it.

As for the punk thing, yes, Green Day HAS claimed they're punk. They stand by that. Billie has stated many times that they find punk a lifestyle, not just music. They don't play straight out punk music, they came from the punk underground and grew up in a punk-charged atmosphere in their late teens. So they have their own punk values they stick to.

And Green Day IS NOT EMO. I don't know where the hell people get that from. Which ever since you mean; They don't play emo music, they don't cut themselves, they don't even have any ****ing songs concerning anything emo. Honestly, I don't see where that comes from.

The selling out thing: Holy hell, people. GET OVER IT. Yes, Green Day is making money with what they're doing, but that's their ****ing business.
Sure, they left the underground for a major label. Why? Because they loved doing what they were doing.
Believe it or not, kiddos, they toured for SIX YEARS while on an independent with no money except what they got selling band merch and albums on the road. They slept in fans' houses, their van, sometimes motels if they could afford it. I don't think they could have lived their entire lives like that. So, they signed. They weren't expecting to sell that many CD's, nor were they expecting the fame. Get over it.

Another quick note, I'll bet more than half of you who have said they were sell outs might just be living at home with Mom and Dad or be well-situated. They weren't. It's different turning down the oppertunity to play music and get paid when you've got money, as opposed to when you don't and lived most of your life dirt poor. All three of those guys had nothing. Billie grew up in borderline poverty after his father died, Tre lived in the moutains with no electricity, and Mike was adopted by unstable foster parents, and eventually moved in with Billie. So obviously, they wouldn't mind having a bit of money thrown their way. In fact Mike stated once that he was glad he had money; He was able to buy his mom and sister a house, so they didn't have to stay in a trailer. Billie was literally homeless for a year or so in his late teens. When you grow up in those kind of situations, you tend to have an insecurity and fear like "Shit, I'll spend my entire life living like this."

Sell-outs, my ass.

[guitargal313]

nerk13 wrote:

Isn't this a bit of old news? Seriously... wasn't this up like a loooong time ago?

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to their new album, I'm betting it'll be great. Hopefully, though, it won't sound a lot like AI. I love AI, I just don't think they should ride on that album and just put out an identical clone of the same thing. I don't think they will... they haven't done it before.

To those whining, like the guy above me, it's understandable if you don't like them.. I just don't see how you could hate them. Their music isn't absolute horseshit as some of you seem to make it.

As for the punk thing, yes, Green Day HAS claimed they're punk. They stand by that. Billie has stated many times that they find punk a lifestyle, not just music. They don't play straight out punk music, they came from the punk underground and grew up in a punk-charged atmosphere in their late teens. So they have their own punk values they stick to.

And Green Day IS NOT EMO. I don't know where the hell people get that from. Which ever since you mean; They don't play emo music, they don't cut themselves, they don't even have any ****ing songs concerning anything emo. Honestly, I don't see where that comes from.

The selling out thing: Holy hell, people. GET OVER IT. Yes, Green Day is making money with what they're doing, but that's their ****ing business.
Sure, they left the underground for a major label. Why? Because they loved doing what they were doing.
Believe it or not, kiddos, they toured for SIX YEARS while on an independent with no money except what they got selling band merch and albums on the road. They slept in fans' houses, their van, sometimes motels if they could afford it. I don't think they could have lived their entire lives like that. So, they signed. They weren't expecting to sell that many CD's, nor were they expecting the fame. Get over it.

Another quick note, I'll bet more than half of you who have said they were sell outs might just be living at home with Mom and Dad or be well-situated. They weren't. It's different turning down the oppertunity to play music and get paid when you've got money, as opposed to when you don't and lived most of your life dirt poor. All three of those guys had nothing. Billie grew up in borderline poverty after his father died, Tre lived in the moutains with no electricity, and Mike was adopted by unstable foster parents, and eventually moved in with Billie. So obviously, they wouldn't mind having a bit of money thrown their way. In fact Mike stated once that he was glad he had money; He was able to buy his mom and sister a house, so they didn't have to stay in a trailer. Billie was literally homeless for a year or so in his late teens. When you grow up in those kind of situations, you tend to have an insecurity and fear like "Shit, I'll spend my entire life living like this."

Sell-outs, my ass.

Thank you for putting it into words PERFECTLY! D I agree 1000% with you and I am myself pretty much a huge fan of them. But i will realize when they've f'd up ect. You just put it perfect. I'm really anticipating the new album(s) in 08.

[Deaniemcfeeni]

nerk13, well said.

3 albums eh? that should be interesting...i'm definitely looking forward to it.

[Tedward]

36 x 2:30 seconds = a bunch of radio songs that are most likely gonna be overplayed for no apparent reason. no one really cares. Sure a lot of people like them, those are the people who DONT actually care about what they listen to.
The people that think a few powerchords are soo much better because billy sings them are idiots. Technically Greenday is pathetic compared to EVERY SINGLE METAL BAND, so a lot of people here are making fools of themselves. Especially that guy who said Megadeth is for fagots and they arent as good as Greenday because they didnt get 60 000 people go to there show in another country.

Seriously, Greenday has died as an innovative band. And BTW, most of my friens like Finger 11 and stone sour better than Greenday, so its not just my opinion, it a lot of peoples. I hope none of them come out, because i dont want to not be able to listen to the radio without hearing them ( i hope thats grammatically correct :P)

but still ppl should lighten up lol

[mini-slash]

"A lot of you have been emailing us about an article on Ultimate-Guitar saying that Green Day was releasing three new albums in 2008. I won't link to the article, because it's very mis-leading. Green Day is not planning on releasing three albums. The news post on Ultimate-Guitar was just old news from last August when Billie Joe mentioned the band had at least 3 albums worth of new material, but they were unsure what direction the album would take. Don't worry, as soon as we get any legit word about work on the new album, we'll be sure to pass it on."...greendayauthority.com

[Tedward]

sorry for double post, but i think that it wouldnt be NEARLY as bad if it was only one album. Why on earth would they want to put out 3 albums in one summer??? tahts why people are calling them sellouts.

[febick]

i like a lot of different kinds of music, i have every Pantera album, I have every Tool album, hell I even have almost every single Rolling Stones album believe it or not and you better believe I have every Green Day album, they're that damn good to me.

[jerrytwilight]

Synister_Cool wrote:

jerrytwilight wrote:


CaTeArS wrote:

as long as theyre not political again. i'm sick and tired of hearing politics in music. politics are ruining punk rock


Punk used to be about speaking out against the system and being an individual. This new stuff shouldn't even be called punk. Blink, Good Charlote, and GD don't count as punk-rock. If GD was punk they wouldn't have been so subtle with thier lyrics about Bush. At least NOFX and Jello Biafra have the nuts to really say what they think without worrying about what people will think of it. GD makes quality POP music not PUNK music.



They said they're not punk. Billiw Joe Armstrong said it himself. Look it up, dork!

I was responding to the other guy you idiot. Never did I claim that GD was or ever claimed to be punk. I am old enough to remember punk in its glory days. I would have to be a complete moron to believe that they are a punk band.

[jerrytwilight]

cesspit wrote:

why do some tits get upset if u slate their band?

Because some people have nothing better to live for than the idols they worship.

[punkrox101]

nerk13 wrote:

Isn't this a bit of old news? Seriously... wasn't this up like a loooong time ago?

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to their new album, I'm betting it'll be great. Hopefully, though, it won't sound a lot like AI. I love AI, I just don't think they should ride on that album and just put out an identical clone of the same thing. I don't think they will... they haven't done it before.

To those whining, like the guy above me, it's understandable if you don't like them.. I just don't see how you could hate them. Their music isn't absolute horseshit as some of you seem to make it.

As for the punk thing, yes, Green Day HAS claimed they're punk. They stand by that. Billie has stated many times that they find punk a lifestyle, not just music. They don't play straight out punk music, they came from the punk underground and grew up in a punk-charged atmosphere in their late teens. So they have their own punk values they stick to.

And Green Day IS NOT EMO. I don't know where the hell people get that from. Which ever since you mean; They don't play emo music, they don't cut themselves, they don't even have any ****ing songs concerning anything emo. Honestly, I don't see where that comes from.

The selling out thing: Holy hell, people. GET OVER IT. Yes, Green Day is making money with what they're doing, but that's their ****ing business.
Sure, they left the underground for a major label. Why? Because they loved doing what they were doing.
Believe it or not, kiddos, they toured for SIX YEARS while on an independent with no money except what they got selling band merch and albums on the road. They slept in fans' houses, their van, sometimes motels if they could afford it. I don't think they could have lived their entire lives like that. So, they signed. They weren't expecting to sell that many CD's, nor were they expecting the fame. Get over it.

Another quick note, I'll bet more than half of you who have said they were sell outs might just be living at home with Mom and Dad or be well-situated. They weren't. It's different turning down the oppertunity to play music and get paid when you've got money, as opposed to when you don't and lived most of your life dirt poor. All three of those guys had nothing. Billie grew up in borderline poverty after his father died, Tre lived in the moutains with no electricity, and Mike was adopted by unstable foster parents, and eventually moved in with Billie. So obviously, they wouldn't mind having a bit of money thrown their way. In fact Mike stated once that he was glad he had money; He was able to buy his mom and sister a house, so they didn't have to stay in a trailer. Billie was literally homeless for a year or so in his late teens. When you grow up in those kind of situations, you tend to have an insecurity and fear like "Shit, I'll spend my entire life living like this."

Sell-outs, my ass.

the best reply so far. I agree with you. Even if they're rich and famous, they're still imperfect human beings. They still have to pay bills, and provide for their families. What would you people feel if you grew up poverty? Of course you'd probably want to make your life better.

[jerrytwilight]

By the time they made it big there wasn't anything left to sell-out to. Punk rock in it's true form had died. GD was and still is making music they love. How can that be a bad thing.

[wilhelmstekel]

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!

[XNevermindX]

This isn't true. Or, at least, very misleading. Ultimate-guitar clearly misunderstood. Billie Joe said awhile back that they had enough material for three albums. Not that they're actually going to make three albums. Has no one else realized this? I believe GreenDayAuthority.com adressed it.

[XNevermindX]

SLD.Potato wrote:

Wait, guys, aren't two of the three albums they're coming out with just the re-release of 1039 and Kerplunk?

Those have already been rereleased, I believe.

[wilhelmstekel]

damn, I knew three albums was too good to be true. Whatever they release, I'm excited to hear it anyway.

[kfong03]

go greenday

[bigman81]

For God's sake, am I the only one who still thinks green day kicks ass? BTW, I thought St. Anger by Metallica was f**king awesome.

[guitar_player5]

I'm so happy to finally hear some Green Day fans read this article. Everyone is so negative. I can't wait to hear what they got up their sleeves. Later.

[guitar_player5]

wilhelmstekel wrote:

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!

OMG! I love this person. Haha. The best comment throughout this entire article. Later.

[guitar_player5]

GUNZ 'N' ROSES wrote:

Green day? or gay day? its pretty safe to say this try hard band like a bit of C.O.C.K up there A.R.S.E! but wen will that guy billy i think sum call him learn how to play the giutar properly? the musc sounds like some country hick all sally on u know what... and dont get me started about those lyrics. o boy!

Wow, you must be about 12 years old.

[Tmor586]

GUNZ 'N' ROSES :
all u C.U.N.T.S out there who think green day are awsome or even midly pleasing or even slightly tastefull.. should think again. have You actully sat down and herd what they sound like? EW. last nite i herd a song on the radio of therz..American A.R.S.E wipe... i threw up 3 times consecutively and smashed that radio with my fists until the blood driped all over it.. i thought to my self im proud for to listen to that crap itd be like puting a G>un 2 my head.

Now i think we should clear this up Guitar player 5.. can u tell me wat takes more skill and sounds better a power chord over used tot the point of bordom..or artistic brilliance in the likes of such artists as Guns N' Roses and pantera even Pearl jam. But im am not comparing these bands to the likes of a absolute nothing like green day i am mearly saying YOu as a guitar player if you are 1 that is....can you honestly say that green day have any talent any musical spark which goes beyond the limits of a person who has played the guitar for a month of two? any 1 who could hold a power chord could play and even make better the music that this F.U.C.K.I.N.G monster of a band we know as green day

shut up untill u sell as many records as these guys. they rock.

[guitar_player5]

First off, use some maturity while composing your comments. Second, I think Green Day write very good lyrics. They flow and have good poetic sound to them. Guitars do not, I repeat, DO NOT need to be blazing fast in order to be good. Power chords are fun and simple to play and they sound good in the process. I play a lot of Green Day, but I also play a lot of Ozzy, Guns and Roses, BLS, Pantera, and Avenged Sevenfold. I love playing the guitar. You have to look at it from a perspective as a musician. I love singing and playing Green Day, because they are fun and energetic to play and to watch.

[GUNZ 'N' ROSES]

yea ok its fun 2 sing and play some power chords now and again im just saying that i wouldnt play green day songs. sure man the music might be fine but when you put it together i just hate it. o and i wasnt attacking You guitar player 5, Just the band. Also i never said anythig about it having to be blazing to be gud.

[guitar_player5]

Your entitled to your opinion dude. I like them and you don't. That's all you have to say. You don't need to sware and all that crap to get your message across. I love playing Ozzy too, but with Green Day, I can jump around a little bit.

[GUNZ 'N' ROSES]

Yea man I love a gud head bang. But i still stand by what i said.

[wicked_hobbit]

reizig says :

Music is about the sound, not about how impressive you look to other guitarists while doing it...


I very much agree with this. Don't get me wrong - I have multiple CD's by Dream Theater and Coheed and Cambria and I respect their music. I enjoy those long journeys thru prog songs. But what annoys me so much is that how many people think that guitar shreds and complexity of chord progressions are the only indicators of good music.

[TMAW]

their actual music is less the problem, even though the bass playing seems to have gotten worse since nimrod, i miss the crappy tone and the fills he used to do, but it is thier whole attitude, yes they are allowed to want money but people my age grew up listening to green day because green day were young as well, but they have to study the youth of today to come up with a message that puts them back in the eyes of young people, and telling them what to do when they dont believe it themselves, or if they do they are trying to force it onto young children.

Yes my preffered type of music is metal, some shred and prog but that doesnt mean that i dismiss punk and simple song structures out of hand, i just like things that strech my listeing capabilites as much as myy playing

[chad007]

wow alot of hateful people here. anywho I think it's about time for a new album from them, though i personally hate greenday. but they had their moments hopefully this album will have it's moments too

Checked/De-Spammed/Warnings distributed.

God, some down-right stupidity has gone down since the last check.

[xDesensitizedx]

I love Green Day. I always have. I think their old stuff was way, WAY better than it is now, I mean, American Idiot was quite lame compared to the old stuff. But people say they're not punk anymore cos they've gone mainstream now- but they can't help it if people like them, you know? They're only doing what they WANT to do, they're playing the music THEY like, if they're maturing and changing the sound it'ss up to them, it's their taste and their way. Seriously, do you really think they're gonna write music JUST because the general public like it? No. They need to keep a theme gonig for their true fans, and they need to know what got them where they are. So as a fan, I think good for them. If that's what they want to do, it's a challenge and a learning experience. I personally can't wait to hear what they've done.

[mosh_rocker2006]

They better make an album like Dookie if they're releashing 3...otherwise they suck

[m1chael w0rkman]

xDesensitizedx wrote:

I love Green Day. I always have. I think their old stuff was way, WAY better than it is now, I mean, American Idiot was quite lame compared to the old stuff. But people say they're not punk anymore cos they've gone mainstream now- but they can't help it if people like them, you know? They're only doing what they WANT to do, they're playing the music THEY like, if they're maturing and changing the sound it'ss up to them, it's their taste and their way. Seriously, do you really think they're gonna write music JUST because the general public like it? No. They need to keep a theme gonig for their true fans, and they need to know what got them where they are. So as a fan, I think good for them. If that's what they want to do, it's a challenge and a learning experience. I personally can't wait to hear what they've done.

*applause, whistle, whistle*
i couldnt have said it better myself.

[sev945]

i read all these comments and i still wonder why people who trully hate the band read this, i would just skip
dunno it just dosn't make sense(can't spell)

[Hooyahman]

yeah I can agree that if you don't like the band, skip the article. But I hope this CD set will be good.

Checked.

Okay, how hard is it to not post when you don't have anything constructive to say?

[punkbass481]

"Everyone is so full of shit!
born and raised by hypocrates
hearts recycled but never saved
from the cradle to the grave
we are the kids of war and peace
from anaheim to the middle east
we are the stories and disciples of
the jesus of suburbia!
Land of make believe
and it don´t believe in me and
i don´t care !"

"to live and not to breathe
is to die in tragedy
to run, to run away to find what to believe
and i leave behind this hurricane of ****ing lies
i lost my faith to this, this town that don´t exist
so i run, i run away
to the light of masochists
and i leave behind this hurricane of ****ing lies
and i walked this line a million and one ****ing times
but not this time
i don´t feel any shame, i won´t apologize
when there ain´t nowhere you can go
running away from pain when you´ve been victimized
tales from another broken home"


thats not punk?

[elmuchoroddis]

this could be great but
i still want to see more of the old green day

its the green day that is good and most ppl like

Roddy

[drummerdude92]

Blaah_Blaah wrote:

Admittedly, I went off them for a while, after over-listening to American Idiot, they just got boring. But then a few months ago I started listening again, and its still amazingly fun and listenable music.

same. and people are already bashing the new album lol. ill buy it.

[geetarmuzikplyr]

so are we (the fans) going to have to pay like 35 bucks for 3 different cds or is it going to be like a 3 disc set thats a bit cheaper?

[guitar_player5]

1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk were bought out by Reprise Records and they re-released them digatally remastered. Those are two of the three CD's that are being referred to in this article. If I'm wrong, please let me know and let me know where you got your information from.

[GreenDayUberfan]

guitar_player5 wrote:

I'm so happy to finally hear some Green Day fans read this article. Everyone is so negative. I can't wait to hear what they got up their sleeves. Later.

What's this? Did someone call for a Green Day fan?

Green Day kicks ass. Always has. Always will. Just because they aren't underground anymore doesn't mean that they're not punk. Honestly. They can't help it if people like their music. They'd be kind of screwed if people didn't.

Punk isn't about having a crappy, unpolished sound with awful instrumentation and worse vocals (The Sex Pistols. While they were one of the first punk bands, they sucked balls).

It's about the mother.f.u.c.k.i.n.g ATTITUDE, man! The ATTITUDE! It's still there, so Green Day is still punk.I for one think that they ALWAYS will have the attitude, and that they'll always BE punk.

GO GREEN DAY! F.U.C.K. YEAH!

[xDesensitizedx]

I would like to add to my earlier comment. I don't think the rereleases of Kerplunk and 1036/smoothed out slappy hours are included in these 3 new albums. If you read the Green Day News on here, it says they were due to release them THIS YEAR back in January. So as far as us ACTUAL GREEN DAY FANS are concerned, there are 3 NEW albums on their way next year. Fantastic! (And GreenDayUberFan is indeed correct) Thats all for this time. Laters.

[GreenDayUberfan]

^Thanks for the support on that.

[G&LTelecaster]

punkbass481 wrote:

"Everyone is so full of shit!
born and raised by hypocrates
hearts recycled but never saved
from the cradle to the grave
we are the kids of war and peace
from anaheim to the middle east
we are the stories and disciples of
the jesus of suburbia!
Land of make believe
and it don´t believe in me and
i don´t care !"

"to live and not to breathe
is to die in tragedy
to run, to run away to find what to believe
and i leave behind this hurricane of ****ing lies
i lost my faith to this, this town that don´t exist
so i run, i run away
to the light of masochists
and i leave behind this hurricane of ****ing lies
and i walked this line a million and one ****ing times
but not this time
i don´t feel any shame, i won´t apologize
when there ain´t nowhere you can go
running away from pain when you´ve been victimized
tales from another broken home"


thats not punk?

Whatever you want to label it. It's shit. And if you believe punk is about playing for arena crowds, slaving for a major record company, and regurgitating the same material until eternity, you are pretty musically isolated.

[G&LTelecaster]

wilhelmstekel wrote:

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!

Wait.....chords are melodies? Really? Which planet do you live on, again?

[Baltic Ave.]

Actually G&L Telecaster, punk is doing what you wanna do and living how you wanna live, and Green Day wants to play arenas. So how is that not punk? Look at the Ramones (I hate bringing them into this) they played arenas and were on a major label they INVENTED punk. Wilhelmstekel probably lives on whatever planet he wants to live on because he's punk, and would probably be a good example to follow if you also want to be punk, because by the sound of him, he's probably got more sense than you do.

Ramones = Punk

So that means....

Green Day = Punk

[sev945]

Baltic Ave. wrote:

Actually G&L Telecaster, punk is doing what you wanna do and living how you wanna live, and Green Day wants to play arenas. So how is that not punk? Look at the Ramones (I hate bringing them into this) they played arenas and were on a major label they INVENTED punk. Wilhelmstekel probably lives on whatever planet he wants to live on because he's punk, and would probably be a good example to follow if you also want to be punk, because by the sound of him, he's probably got more sense than you do.

Ramones = Punk

So that means....

Green Day = Punk

i agree 500%

[GreenDayUberfan]

G<elecaster wrote:

wilhelmstekel wrote:

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!


Wait.....chords are melodies? Really? Which planet do you live on, again?

He wasn't referring to the chords, you jackass. He was referring to the vocal melodies that accompany them. You're such a pompous prick. If want to slam Green Day, go start f.u.c.k.ing website. You're an *******.

[guitar_player5]

These few comments are awesome you guys. This is the kind of comments I want to see. Stop slamming Green Day and grow up already. Green Day rules everyone in here. Later rockers.

[cappuccinojb229]

I honestly don't see why people are calling bands like green day or my chemical romance sell outs since they are doing what they want to do, not what the record company or their fans want. In case you didn't know, record company's hate concept albums because it is so risky. Green day isnt selling out, neither are bands like FOB, My Chem, or Bayside. In fact the people who are calling these bands sell outs are much more of sell outs than anyone. They go to their jobs in walmart or blockbuster every day and listen to what their bosses tell them to do, wear what they are told, and are not doing stuff that they want to do. those people are sellouts because green day is doing exactly what they wanted to do and they are good at it. And as for three albums, it could turn out good it could turn out bad, but either way they are doing what they want and i say good for them

[G&LTelecaster]

GreenDayUberfan wrote:

G<elecaster wrote:

wilhelmstekel wrote:

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!


Wait.....chords are melodies? Really? Which planet do you live on, again?

He wasn't referring to the chords, you jackass. He was referring to the vocal melodies that accompany them. You're such a pompous prick. If want to slam Green Day, go start f.u.c.k.ing website. You're an *****.

Fair enough, then. You are right. I mean, they are really on the cutting edge of music at this moment.

If you would like to entertain yourself with that idea, be my guest. Whatever allows you to be content.

[GreenDayUberfan]

G<elecaster wrote:

GreenDayUberfan wrote:

G<elecaster wrote:

wilhelmstekel wrote:

Green Day have written some of the best melodies of all time. It doesn't matter to me if the song has only three chords because Green Day doesn't write songs for the guitar part, they write songs for the melody. It's extremely hard. Most of you couldn't write a catchy melody to save your life. That's where screamo bands come from. You can write an infinite amount of good melodies based on a 1-4-5 progression and a lot of people would realize that if they opened their eyes outside of the confines of rock'n'roll.

I think musically American Idiot is their best album yet. There isn't a single song on that I skip when I listen to it. It blows my mind from front to back. There are however a couple songs on 39/smooth that sound alike and I typically skip over those.

Politically, dude, I don't even care, I buy it if the music's good. They can be the biggest band in the world or the smallest playing in your friends basement. They can rip chickens heads off for fun, I don't care about that, I just care about the music. It seems to be working out pretty well for me, maybe some of you should try it.

And American Idiot isn't anti-Bush, it's anti-war!!!


Wait.....chords are melodies? Really? Which planet do you live on, again?

He wasn't referring to the chords, you jackass. He was referring to the vocal melodies that accompany them. You're such a pompous prick. If want to slam Green Day, go start f.u.c.k.ing website. You're an *****.

Fair enough, then. You are right. I mean, they are really on the cutting edge of music at this moment.

If you would like to entertain yourself with that idea, be my guest. Whatever allows you to be content.

No. I know that you're being a smartass. They're NOT on the cutting edge of music right now. They're experimenting with THEIR OWN sound, but they're not producing anything really that hasn't been done before. People who are moving forward in rock music are bands like: The Killers, 30 Seconds to Mars, The Secret Machines, and AFI.

I'm not "entertaining myself" with any idea. It's the truth. It's just that you're too dead-set against anything popular to see things clearly.

At any rate- go start an anti-Green Day website. Don't do your bitching about them here. This article was to inform the fans (even though it turned out to be incorrect), not to give the people who don't like the band something to complain about.

[Baltic Ave.]

Why can't we all just get along?

If you don't like GD, then either give your opinion, and say nothing else (that means no arguing), or simply go to one of your favorite band's pages because I gurantee there won't be any of us flaming your music.

Why are there people who's one goal in life is to make other people mad or put them down, even though the victims would never bother them?

Our world is screwed up.....

[les paul junior]

I love Green Day but do not see the point of three albums at the same time. Better they release one album now and play it live here in the Netherlands cause I missed them last year -_-' and I hope that those next cd's are not going to be as over comercial as American Idiot, cause I liked the cd but after a vew months It felt like they we're only trying to get money out of there fans. For example the Idiot club or something. You have to pay for that to be member I mean what Kind of "punk" band does that? well I gues that they just lost they're last bitof being punk

[zekk]

Cool. I'm hoping the stuff they put out will be more like Kerplunk and less like American Idiot. Butwhatever. It'll be decent.

[TheRealMadZ]

BlindS!ght wrote:

Kidding.. in all seriousness, I don't understand why people hate them so much... "I listen to metal and underground stuff.. real music.. not 3 powerchords.. I'm so cool... blah..." who cares? Yes, Greenday does use a lot (if not only) powerchords... but guess what? They were able to use powerchords so well that they made a couple of records and became rich and famous... how many records have you released? How rich and famous are all you bashers?

Their music may not be "hardcore" and complex, but has another quality: it's simple enough to be understood and appreciated by a lot of people. I like some of their songs... mainly the stuff I grew up with... the new stuff, not as much, but still decent...

Unless you're paying them to produce the album, let them do whatever they want...


that's the best post I've read so far in here.

Ye dude I agree...ive been sat here 20 mins now, n e way, Green Day are a band that like to do what they want, so you need to stop saying they r crap jst because u dont like them. Thats just like saying "Eminem is crap because he's a white guy tryin 2 rap" SO WHAT. Atleast he's doing something with his life, he's made it. If you don't like Eminem then don't listnen 2 him, no 1 cares wat u listen 2, r u so self concious thinking in your head: "what will people think of me if i listen 2 that stuff?" get a grip. do what you like i don't care. ALSO... go ahead and send in your opinions, its good 2 find out what other people think, but dont insult the band just because you dont like them, OK? Gd gd, I think my work here is done...
I AM THE REAL MADZ, whoever put thier name as MADZ, i want to know ur reason for this!!!!

[gbrettski]

Im not a huge greenday fan(espcially of all there older albums) but i have a strong feeling that there gonna really **** up there new album(s)

[rhcp3112]

I'm excited. I just hope on this new album they don't become another emo band. I mean Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends are good songs because they are different from anything else they put out at the time. If they turn emo, I will cry.

BTW, I really don't care whether or not the album is punk. I mean, they are like 35. they should just expand their sound. JUST DON'T TURN EMO!!!

[Closertodying]

Being punk is standing wwhat you think is good in your opinion.... not anything stand in your way and speak up your mind!!! Greenday did that greenday is Punkrock!!! all who dont believe cant handle the truth!! greenday is PUNKROCK!! Your a freakin mo*** if you dont believe that!!

[Likecal]

I wonder how they will do all 3 tracks in hust one year, but most likely it will suck

[Likecal]

i meant to say "in just one year"

[mcl guitar]

All I have to say is...I hope it is more like Dookie, that was probably Green Day's best album!

[monkeynutt07]

you know....i love green day...i have since i was 3 and i'm 18 now....i'll admit..as many others will..American Idiot was pretty bad....but i still stand by them...their old stuff up till then was great...even Warning...Insomniac is my favorite...definately their best....but.....i ALMOST hope these 3 CD's are as bad as American Idiot just to prove to all the *******s out there that hate them only because everyone else does that Green Day don't give a rats ass what any of you think and will continue doing whatever the hell they want with their music no matter what.....now i don't want that particularly..i'm just saying if they did...i'd at least feel good knowing that...and i would still love them for not letting people like all of you control them and make them change into something that they don't want to be....just let them be man....
i'm stopping now
let the bashing begin....cause i know it's coming

[monkeynutt07]

o and....cant wait to hear the new record! hope it's cool....
now i'm done..

[dannyboy1992]

lol, everyones against greenday:P
but most people hate them because they use three chords
who cares if it sounds goood?

[greenday_rocks]

shut the mother **** up!!!green day are damn good!!their music is punk rock and it rocks!!!and they don t care about the money. Billie joe went to New orleans to build houses for the poors...!!he is a good man with good heart like the other two...!!!i don t care if they use three chords it sounds goood!!!and at 2005 and 2006 everyone listen to green day!!give me a brake,green day are phenomenon.they got so many awards.They have got any bad thing against them,at concert they have too much energy and good character!!and i love them. american idiot sell 50 million copies!!come on they are the best!!

[monkeynutt07]

sev945 wrote:

Baltic Ave. wrote:

Actually G&L Telecaster, punk is doing what you wanna do and living how you wanna live, and Green Day wants to play arenas. So how is that not punk? Look at the Ramones (I hate bringing them into this) they played arenas and were on a major label they INVENTED punk. Wilhelmstekel probably lives on whatever planet he wants to live on because he's punk, and would probably be a good example to follow if you also want to be punk, because by the sound of him, he's probably got more sense than you do.

Ramones = Punk

So that means....

Green Day = Punk


i agree 500%

finally!! PEOPLE WITH SOME F***ING SENSE!!!
punk is doing what you want and not regreting anything you do!!
that's what makes punk amazing...
so leave green day alone!...they didn't do any of this to listen to people like G<elecaster bitch cause they will always pale in comparison to the likes of green day


i wish people would realize that

[vam1]

omg, ppl r so stupid. this is gonna b the best album ever...ill admit their older albums were better. but if u dont like the music turn off the ****in radio an quit ur bitchin!

[shyalicia]

we need their music. i cant believe how limited music seems to be now days. too much hip hop and rap. i cant take it!

[ParkerScks]

erm i only like there older shit but for some reason i always antisipate there new albums... duno why.. just curiosity i guess. and no green day arnt punk lmao they never saw punk eather pop-punk mabi well id class em as pop now tbh

[greendayfan1294]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."
**** you *******, why don't you go make 8 albums, get critzied for not being punkand the come complain!



Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

[greendayfan1294]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."




Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

****,y dont you put out 8 albums then come talk to me

[greendayfan1294]

Fuzzbox91 wrote:

Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV: "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought out and (that) all of our blood is put into."




Yeah right theyre just gonna do what they always do and find whatever is "trendy' and "popular" and put it into an album and call it punk. Seriously the last album had absolutley no feel or emotion in it, they jsut wanted to get rich, and now they wanna get richer. I just wish they moved on to a different genre instead of bastardizing punk the way they are.

**** you *****, why don't you go make 8 albums, get critzied for not being punk and then come complain!

[Saint_7]

awesome, waiting with overbeat heart.

[Saint_7]

if you don't like American Idiot, **** you.
if you don't like Green Day, **** off.
if you like to complain, go cut yourself emo.
if you got a problem, shuve it.

[RX120D]

WOW,
badass right here ^
lmao

[Haushinka1989]

it's funny how alot of you complain about Green Day doing things that are 'trendy or cool'....but I dont see any of you little ****heads on a stage or on TV.None of you will ever come close to the popularity of Green Day. Also you complain about their music changing,the world changes with time,if they kept putting out an album like Dookie every time,they will never make any progress and then you would bitch about all of their music sounding the same,you are all idiots.If you dont like Green Day,then dont bitch about them,you are just trying to piss off other people cuz you have no lifes.

[dontlikeit]

jcthomasva wrote:

Its going to be hard to stretch their basic message of "Bush sucks," out over three albums worth of songs.

How many times can you use the C5-F5-G5 power chord progression before it starts to get old?

hey, ****er, obviously the three chord progession is still working,since it's been going on since, i don't know, THE FUCKING 70's, dumbass. oh, and if you actually listen to American Idiot, you'll find out that NOT ALL THE SONGS ARE ABOUT BUSH, ****ing tool

[blinksumGD]

u people r stupid a song doesnt hav 2 b hard 2 play on guitar 4 it 2 b a good song. so wut if they only play powerchords it still sounds really good. and how can sum of u idots say that american idiot had no point besides bush sucks. if u actually listen 2 the entire cd its a fuken emotional trip 4 sum ppl(lik my friend that cries cuz it relates 2 him)and if u eva seen bullet in a bible billie joe even describes how emotional this album is be4 they play jesus of suburbia.

[<loldeicidenerd]

okay this is just getting ridiculous, as my name suggest's i listen to metal , however i also listen to lighter stuff such as pop-punk , i think everyone just needs to relax, smoke some pot,and have a proper think about things. Lets look at it from green days point of view, in the late eighties early nineties they gained alot of underground respect for their unique style of punk. Alot of punk-rockers considered them to melodic or poppy, they'd pretty much done everything they could as an underground , basically they had taken it to its full extent, so atleast they thought. Soon after they got approached by some major labels , they upheld their punk values and declined, my guess as to why they got invitations to major label is because they were a experimental form of music and similiar genres such as grunge had reasontly broke mainstream (nirvana is a great example). Basically they got to the point where they had two choices, uphold their honour and tour, record underground for the rest of their lives, or be brave and explore the possibilities of punk going mainstream. Curiousity overcame them and they chose the latter option. okay now i bet only half of you here would not sell out in that situation.