this is a question for green day haters.......?

Question

why do you hate them?

just because you are jealous doesnt mean its their fault.

trapdoor, i dont need 3 frickin pages

Answer 1

While I personally don't hate Green Day (I just shudder or roll my eyes whenever they're mentioned as some sort of revolutionary ensemble or compositorial masters), the reasons why they are a band that produce a negative reaction in many musical corners are few but just. Jealousy does not play into the equation, though they are a band that has met with a great amount of personal success. As a result, this can easily lead to the inference that envy is a factor in this particular reaction. As this question is a matter of opinion, I can only speculate on the rational assumptions as to why an individual would dislike Green Day.

Green Day are touted by many of their fans (most of whom are limited in their degrees of musical knowledge appreciation) as great musicians and songsmiths and many other things that are matters of speculation. It is unarguable that Green Day produces catchy, melodic pieces of music that are greatly accentuated and made unique by the timbre and tone of Billy Joe Armstrong's alto register. In a genre (pop-punk) that is unarguably homogeneous, establishing a distinguishing characteristic without isolating the demographic is no small feat.
However, this genre is still very homogeneous, and even though Green Day were one of the progenitors of such a sound (a sound that, in actuality, reached its mainstream peak several years after Green Day pioneered it), the sound is decidedly unoriginal in the current musical climate. As a result, many musically-inclined individuals will put it down for this reason.

Other individuals will look at the success of Green Day and will ethically decide that they are "commercial." In the world of the hipster or other musical elitist, classification of or aspersions toward such a status is frowned upon and attacked. Commercial music is generally manufactured by record labels or greedy artists and as such lacks the ethical "nobility" that many listeners of an elitist mentality strive to align themselves with. In the mind of the elitist, a band loses its "moral responsibility" (a clause that is never expressly stated or intended) to its audience
when it becomes a commercial entity or otherwise successful. In earlier and arguably more fruitful periods like the 1960's and 1970's, there were many artists and bands that became highly successful and influential that, in today's musical climate, would not be considered "commercial" or even "accessible." The record industry was a more experimental and arty creature in those days as opposed to now, and were more inclined to sign bands that lacked the commercial promise that seems to be a near-prerequisite with today's executives. This is sensical as these individuals are almost disgustingly non-artistic and tend to eschew original, passionate, and integritous artists in exchange for finely-primed projects that have great probability to generate
large income from record, merchandise, and ticket sales. Many of these artists rise and fall very quickly, which is convenient for the labels as it allows them to continue their tried and true methodology of exploitation. As Green Day is clearly a prototype (whether intentional on their behalf or not) of the modern day major label pop-punk bands that are striking a chord with much of the lowest common denominator, they are clearly an influence on the propagation of such practice and are thus lauded by those who are offended, disturbed, or otherwise infuriated by such a stagnation in the wasteland of modern popular music. As many of these groups seem to have an agenda that puts finance before art, and as Green Day can be lumped into the category of such artists, this explains yet another facet of why they are so vehemently disliked among many listeners.

As Green Day is a band that engineers their music with lyrics devised to connect with their target audience (teenage children), memorable melodies and addictive harmonies, it makes much more sense to consider the ethical elements above as the reasons for their growing distaste in the minds of those who listen to music for reasons of musicality. The majority of Green Day's music is upbeat, fast, and melodic, and as, for whatever reason, mankind is attuned to enjoy melody (and harmony), there is no reason, on purely musical grounds, that anyone should not enjoy their music. The same can be said for any artist with great commercial success that chooses (or is made by an authority such as a record executive) to operate within the boundaries of stale musicality.

Answer 2

They are a sorry punk pop band. Billy joe sings with a fake brittish accent. Im not bashing really, just giving my reasons for not being a greenday fan. They turned their back on the punk community that supported and fostered their growth in the early days. You cant be punk and be on mtv.

Answer 3

eco-friendly Day is an ok band. I only like 2 of their albums, Dookie and American fool. i don't understand why eco-friendly Day is arguable between who likes them vs. who doesn't like them. If others are taking area in the band, let them - existence sucks, we detect happiness the position we may be able to. sure, there are better bands obtainable, yet I actual don't have from now on some thing adverse to eco-friendly Day even in spite of the indisputable fact that Billie Joe is amazingly boastful and cocky.

Answer 4

I hate them because they are feeding off of the very media they decry. They offer no real solutions to the vague problems they disclose, and they're getting in the way of real punk bands trying to get a real message across.

Real punk bands use their fame to advance a political agenda;
Green Day uses a face political agenda to garner fame.

Answer 5

There music is just stupid and has no true meaning behind there songs there were cool when they first came out now there just old. ya am really jealous about a band whos lead singer wears eyeliner!

Answer 6

I don't hate them... just want to get that out...

Answer 7

b/c they suck a s s thats why!

Answer 8

THE SONGS SUCK BAD.