Do you think Green Day have anything left?

It's sad really. I used to love Green Day. But some of Nimrod and what I've heard of Warning really dissapointed me. I wasn't too fond of Kerplunk but I really like Dookie. It's still one of my favs. I don't think we're gonna see any more of that Green Day.

 

I think that they have just gotten older and there music shows that. I do not think they are washed up.

 

Hm, perhaps they should change their name to Green Paper

 

no they don't. and there's other bands out there that are better than green day.

 

hmm, i loved nimrod, and what i heard of warning. i think green day are a very solid band, they'll always be up there in my book,

 

I loved Nimrod, but I thought that Warning was a pretty cheap cop out. They should have tried something original instead of doing the same thing only less well.
Jim

 

I don't.

I think that whatever they had going for them is now being done better, faster, cooler and with better marketing by the likes of Blink182, The Offspring etc.

GD is somewhat old hat if you ask me.

 

Intersting that you mention The Offspring as still relevant today. Didn't The Offspring and Green Day start about the same time? It would be interesting to see why the one still has enjoyable music and the other is getting to be "old hat."

 

I loved nimrod to death, I'd say that is in the top 3 most played cds i've ever owned. Warning dissapointed me at the first listen, but you know what... every album that i've anticipated to a great level will do that. Give it a few more listens, It's got some real highlights and it will grow on you. The song "warning", the unfortunate title cut, is kind of a weak spot, but beyond that I love the cd.

 

IMO, JOld, green day blows the offspring out of the water, and most people (my age) that i know agree.

 

i think just about anybody would agree with that statement dhc... i should know your real name by now... it only seems appropriate, aliases are so impersonal. anywho, green day, even if you do think warning sucks... listen to some newer offspring and tell me you can take that crap seriously for even a second. They lost my respect durring the "pretty fly" era and it only seems to have gotten worse. Green Day, however, has not resorted to such tactics, and I totally respect them for not going that rout.

 

I know completely nothing about pitch correction, I can not argue for or against your argument. All that I'm saying is that green day is still a good band that creates a good final product, and to me, it does not matter what they did to create it, i mean, is it really all that much different than having four guitar lines in a song when you're band only has 1 or 2? that is just as much false advertising as anything else, and a lot of respectable bands are guilty of that. I saw green day live for the first time a short time ago, and I thought they were an ubelievable live act. so I guess, I like them and my mind is not going to be changed any time soon.

 

arg! john, puh-leeeeeze don't turn this into another "punk-or-not" thread! that's not the issue here. green day = good!

 

I love green day. Allways have, allways will and I think Nimrod is one of their better if not the best album. At first I was a little dissapointed with Warning but then I agree with someone who said that they have gotten older and it is a fact. Time passes by and you just can't expect someone who now has somewhat 30 years to play the same music he played when he had 20. So I think Warning is indeed a good album and I will continue to support them for as along as they exist ( maybe even longer )

 

Well that's exactly my point. The Offspring reinvented* themselves circa Ixnay with a more personable sound, enabling them to compete with their contemporary heirs, Blink182 et al.

Just for the record, I'm not a fan of any of those three.

I can see it now. Bille Joe onstage at the Grammies...

"...and I'd like to thank DigiTech for making Pro Tools, so my singing can sound on key..."




*That's "sell out" for you cynics.