why do people hate green day?
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green day is my favorite band, and in my opinion they are the best band ever, and other ppl might not think the same and thats ok. i dont care. i just care about green day. i luv them to death.\n\nEMO is short for EMOTIONAL so in a way, EVERYONE is EMO because EVERYONE has EMOTIONS! duh. ne ways. oh and by the way, LABELS R FOR CANS! green day isnt "EMO". i hate when ppl say they r. they think cuz they wear black eyeliner and wear darker clothes or sumthin, then theyre "EMO". look, they dress the way they wanna. just cuz their music rox and u cant even get outta ur garage doesnt mean u have to bust on them. also ppl think theyre "EMO" cuz of sum of their songs on American Idiot being "slower" than their "old stuff". most ppl relate green day to being "EMO" thru Blv of Brken Dreams. just cuz u have one EMOTIONAL song doesnt make u "EMO".\n\nthe reason they are awsome is because of what they write about. they sing about teenagers having issues in their life, trying to find themselves. they put their music out for themselves. they write and sing what ever the f they want and u know what, its not for u, its for them.\n\noh and to all u ppl who think their "new stuff" sux, its not that "new" ne more. its a few yrs old now. and all of their "old stuff", wtf! which "old stuff"? there is 1,039/smoothed out slappy hours and kerplunk before Dookie, so what do u mean by "old stuff"? plus theres other old stuff, like insomniac, and nimrod... plus more! sum1 tell me how green day is "sold out" or "overplayed"? if u listen to their "old stuff" doesnt that mean that their "old stuff" is REALLY REALLY "overplayed"?! hello!? is ne 1 there!? if u like/luv green day, then u should like or luv it all! i dont care if u think the "old stuff" is better than the "new" but at least give respct to the "new stuff". if u totally blow American Idiot off by hating it so much and thinking that green day sux cuz theyve become mainstream, then u were never a true fan.\n\nthis following peice is to all of those who hated green day for making dookie, cuz the same s**t is happening again thu American Idiot.\nwhats the difference between playing in front of a small group of ppl @ Gilmore st. who know ur lyrics, compared to 50,000 ppl  in Giants Stadium who know those same f ing lyrics? just because they became successfull in putting their music out, letting others relate to them, and letting others hear them, doesnt mean they r ne different. what, do u just wanna keep them all to urselves!? is that y u hated them for signing with reprise and putting out dookie? ur f ing retarded u selfish B@$*@*ds! just because green day is successull and ppl listen to them, relate to their lyrics, and luv them, doesnt mean u have to be dfferent and hate them.\n\nAmerican Idiot... everyone knows of it, has heard of it... etc... but ppl mistake it for just politicalness. it isnt jsut a bash on bush, (bush sux). lol. it is a story of Jesus of Suburbia trying to find his way in life, meeting St. Jimmy, trying new things(give me novacaine), and falling in luv with Whatsername (shes a rebel). the whole cd is a story, yes its political, look at holiday, but its not just politics, but an adventure of a teen confused in life and doesnt know what to do, so he leaves. Blv. of Brken Dreams is a song about how JOS doesnt haven ne place to live, ne $$$ or ne food and hes basically homeless. dont think Green Day is "EMO" cuz of Blv. of Brken Dreams. its a chapter in JOS's life that he has to conqure, my life, and everyone elses life (at least once)! dont tell me uve never been sum hard times.\n\nsrry this is so long but i have to get it all out!\n\ni luv green day and i think that they are the greatest band ever, TO ME!\nbye!\n\nluv,\njess
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Green Day is the damn best band ever exist.
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Would you like an opinion on why someone DOESN'T like Green Day?\n\nTheir lyrics have absolutely no meaning for me, but maybe that's because I'm not a very political person.  However, "Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Good Riddance"-- political?  Iuno..\nFor me what makes a band interesting is either some good guitar riffs or a nice solo, powerful vocals, or an impressive drummer.  GreenDay doesn't provide any of that for me, and they're too.. pop.  The same riffs are used in like every other song they've written or they're like cheesy kindergartener tunes and chords.  Sometimes when I listen to one song, I feel like I've heard the same melody in one of their other songs.  Their guitar solos are pathetic.  In fact, they're not even guitar solos, they're just "interludes".  The drummer doesn't impress me that much either.  I'd pick Blink182 in a second over GreenDay because of Travis Barker's impressivenessss.  I'm pretty picky about the vocals I have to listen to.  Billie Joe doesn't have an annoying voice as opposed to some emo bands, but it just doesn't do it for me.\n\nHowever, even if I don't find their music all that worth listening to, I still think they're quite respectable in the fact that they've influenced and inspired so many people.
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Green Day's American Idiot
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Older green day is awesome, newer green day went for that whole emo wave (no offense to anyone who is emo) which is the popular thing now! Simple plan.... i think they have maybe one or two good songs out every few years... I say TOM PETTY and the HEATBREAKERS... or maybe some GUNS n ROSES!!
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im not sure...i like their music, but not trying to offend anyone but all these little 7th graders are going out any buying "american idiot" and a pair of converse and think that they're punk...it kinda ruins the whole punk scene when its full of abercrombie... sorry if i offended anybody, its just my opinion
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You know what I think it is? \n\nThis is a band that has been around for over 10 years. Ok, why after ten years are they causing such a debate? Finally they have an album that went mainstream in the public's eye. So many people are just now discovering them. \n\nI think some alternative band lovers enjoy following a band that is a little more obscure. Once their obscurity is traded in for fame, some fans feel they have "sold out." In truth, the band has not changed their concept in the least. The public just woke up in recognizing them. To those that don't appreciate the explicit lyrics, they don't realize this is a band that has never hidden their expletives. They never have.......never will. No one has ever complained before, because of their obscurity. Now with their fame, people are complaining. Well, love them for who they are.....for who they were.......or ignore them and continue your day. The band is quite content with who they are. They don't seriously plan on conforming for the public. They stick to who they have been for 10 years. \n\nIt just makes me laugh to hear people talking about this band as if they are new on the scene. So some will hate them because they are finally MAINSTREAM. And others will resent that they are no longer obscure. It's a cycle of life folks. \n\nBut to answer your question......this is why I believe so many people are "hating" Green Day. "Don't be a hater!"
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I love Green Day 2. Some ppl on here a fucking stupid arent they?(and yes FOB is a bad excuse for a band.)
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Because some people aren't tolerant of other music genres. As soon as they hear the word 'rap' they're like, "I HATE RAP IT'S SO STUPID!" also, a lot of rappers have been shot n went to jail n most songs are about sex and drugs (not like theres no rock songs about those topics either) so some people use that as an excuse to hate it too. I think people just need to be more accepting of different music. You don't see me hating on rock bands, u know?
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with an answer like this:  "Neither, why dont you ask who's worse?"  i could give a damn less about your questions...  Why bother answering my question if you hate the bands?  DUDE!  hello!?   i was asking if you liked them, not hated them.  i like to call you a RAL, retard attempting life.
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Me, me and me!!!!!!! I love green day! They are the best band in the world.
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personaly i love linkin park, i think they are the best thing since sliced bread! But everyone has different tastes some people like pop, others rock, others classical, etc. I dont know how people can say they hate them really they dislike their music. If they played a different type of music they would appeal to other people. But the fact is they are who they are and no one can change that.
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Because you are a TRUE lover of music you can appreciate all types.  People that hate are people that don't understand.  They are so narrow minded and one sided that it's actually sad for them that they can never broaden their horizons and be a true lover of music for a true appreciation of the arts.
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Greenday was my favorite band in the mid-90s or so, but I still like the current music. Of course it's not exactly the same style. Bands have to be allowed to evolve however they feel. I think the only way they can be seen as posers is that they have kept a some of their old habits which they have outgrown.
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I know lots about green day. Green Day has been a band since 1989, and did you know that they inspired Fall out Boy?? Well They did. Tha All American Rejects also named themselves after Green day's song "reject". If you want to know alot about green day just email me or im me. btw, not to be rude, but fall out boy is emo not punx. well, ROCK ON!!!!
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green day is the best band ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rock on!!!!!!
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1. TO the girl who said that greenday was one of the original punk bands, u shouldn't talk about things u don't know. Obviously u r just a poser because u have obviously not heard of the Ramones, Sex Pistols BUzzcocks, Germs, ect. \n\n2. Greenday sux big time. The only tyime that they where ever close to being punk was there first album. They can't even come up with different melodies. ALl thier chord changes in their songs are the same all they do is change the strumming. \n\n3. Punk isn't just a word it is a revolution that was started in the late 1970's and the 1980's. It is an emotion. It is a style of music that that is fast pased and chastises everything.\n\nSO all of u pple who bag on punks or think that greenday is punk or blink 182 is should really take a crash course in punk.