Green Day fans?

[TheSilverKnight]

There any Green Day fans lurking about the tavern? I've recently been fully won-over with their new album "American Idiot". I'd listened to them before, not as much as now.
So do we have any other fanatics?

[Byzantine Prince]

Me? Not really. Their guitar work is amateurish. I've made fun of them too much though, I better stop typing........ now.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

I'm not a fan of three chord punk. American idiot, while a step in the right direction, is still rather laughable as a concept album. And BP is right, their guitar work is not good.

[Devastatin Dave]

I don't like neopunk rock. Punk Rock died the day Jello Biafra's house was raided.

[Steppe Merc]

I really don't care for Greenday either. American Idiot is a step in the right direction, but it's a joke compared to Tommy, Quadrefinia, Sgt. Peppers, or any of the great concept albums.

[Cygnus X-1]

Hang on...American Idiot was a concept album?! Sheesh, i would never have thought that by just listening to it. I dunno, maybe i'm not perceptive enough. But i guess it's good to see some bands bringing back the er...concept of a concept album.
But as Sanctaphrax and Devastin' Dave said, i'm not really into that kind of thing. Admittedly, i like some 'punk' bands (early blink and alkaline trio), but true punk has been dead for years. The way i saw it, punk was more about ideals than about the music. I mean, i've never really appreciated punk bands musically (except The Clash), but i could respect that they're following something.
Nowadays it's 'scene' to be punk or emo or hardcore or many of the other genres this generation has made up in order to find an identity. In fact, i think we have far to many genres as it is. What the hell constitutes 'Emo' anyway?