i never really thought they were a good band, a bunch of whiny babies who can barely play instruments...
why do you like them?
2006-08-21 08:45:51 · 23 answers · asked by hsfn09 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
lol i hate them too but i was hoping to hear from a green day fan
2006-08-21 08:51:56 · update #1
hey basketcase:
i might only be 14 years old, that does not mean i can't appreciate good music. i somewhat know how to play classical guitar and 4or 5 string bass. i can play guitar in both hardcore and standard tuning, better that that pussy from green day can. i am learning music theory from someone with a phd in it. i play multiple classical instruments. i listen to rock, rap, country, jazz, classical, bluegrass, oldies, and band.
but i guess i can't really appreciate good music..
2006-08-21 09:04:04 · update #2
They *were* whiny babies... back when they were 14-year-old punk kids from Berkeley. I think they've grown up quite a bit, and in the process, they've gotten much better at what they do.
To answer your question, I've always really appreciated several things about Green Day:
- Lyrics: when I was a kid, Billie Joe's lyrics hit me in the right spot. Boy likes girl, girl doesn't notice, boy writes whiny songs on notebook in Science class. I loved it. No fuss. Everything on "1039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hour" has that kind of roguish, whiny charm, and "Kerplunk!" did it even better. Now, they're railing against the Iraq war, consumerism and the religious right. Same fire, different targets.
- Harmonies: Mike Dirnt does flawless on-the-nose harmonies with Billie Joe and he's stayed consistent over the last 16 years. Catchy as hell melodies with a nod to the Beatles and the Clash. So good. Helps to have good music driving it, but they opened the gates for so many other pop-punk styled bands (for better or worse) to get heavy but stay buoyant with smart harmonies.
- Tre Cool: one of my favorite rock drummers ever. Creative as hell, fast, precise and goofy all at the same time. His performances on the "Dookie" record are priceless. Watching him play is like a drumming clinic.
That's basically why I like them.
2006-08-21 09:00:02 · answer #1 · answered by gperez 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I saw Green Day in concert twice, and both times they Rocked My World! When I saw them with Jimmy Eat World I was in the mosh pit and it was INSANE! They totaly connected with the audience! I saw them with MCR and was a little farther back but still, it was like no concert I've ever been to before! Rocked so Hard! Their music talks to me, it's like they wrote it just for me. I know a lot of other people out there agree. The music, the lyrics, the beat, the show! Nothing can compare! I guess you have to be one of us to understand!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL_MUWGGHHg And I have to add; you don't look old enough to appreciate good music. I bet I get the 10 points right! Insults always work! lol
2006-08-21 08:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Okay. Green Day circa 1994 (or whenever Dookie was released) was pretty freakin sweet. They were pretty freakin sweet until they released American Idiot. Then they became pretty little sellouts and pretty freakin annoying.
And i'm tired of the kids who say that "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up when September Ends" are "like, my favorite GreenDay songs - they so rock!!" because they are too young to have known semi-decent GreenDay songs. I can't stand either of those songs, or any others that came from that album, yet they got tons and tons of airplay. Makes one want to slit one's throat.
2006-08-21 08:55:12 · answer #3 · answered by Di 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I like green day cos they write good music. I love loads of other bands as well but green day are the best but their older music is better
2006-08-22 02:02:43 · answer #4 · answered by Raven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like there songs because there a lot more difficult to play and really long.
2006-08-21 08:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when they first came out i really dug them.
i liked their sound and their lyrics.
now i don't like them
they're trying too hard just to be.
i'm not down with them
peace
2006-08-21 08:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by elbluej 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Fu****g HATE Green Day. Their musical abilities suck, they have absolutely NO talent. Damn posers- they are ridiculous. Their lyrics irritate me so much, If I hear 'American Idiot' one more time, I will go insane.
2006-08-21 08:53:22 · answer #7 · answered by playdoh1986 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't like them....I LOVE 3 DOORS DOWN....!The only song i like from Green day..is Boulevard of broken dreams...and wake me up when september ends...!
2006-08-21 08:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
they rock out loud and if you don't like it your a potsmokeing hippie
2006-08-21 08:52:56 · answer #9 · answered by jakob d 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't like them that much...just a few songs....for example..."boulevard of broken dreams"....its my fav....i prefer slipknot....
2006-08-21 08:53:19 · answer #10 · answered by Worgvar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋