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?

[ah_dut]

I like the Ataris who are apparantly punk....and I don't like Green day

[BDC]

American Idiot is quite a good album to learn to play simply by...

But other than that... *shakes head*

[Mablung]

Green Day is ok, nothing brilliant. The lyrics tend to be quite catchy but there seems to be a lack of...depth?

Anyway, A Perfect Circle - eMOTIVe is certainly a concept album, a lot of covers as well.
The Ataris are classed as punk? What is music coming to these days...

[zelda12]

Greenday is good for easy listening, anything above that and they lack depth. Still American idiot is a good album, when you consider some of the other crap out there.

[PanzerJaeger]

To think that Hendrix was playing, what 40 years ago?

Weve come so far in all other areas, yet musically we have GreenDay. Its all very depressing. They just suck compared to earlier music, as does every band out there it seems.

All just my opinion though.. i tend to long for days gone by anyway.

[lars573]

I like Greenday, don't personally own American idiot. My sister bought it though and played it, it's alright.

[JAG]

I like American Idiot and Green Day, it is their best album.

And I class the Ataris as punk, though I understand you could define it differently - I like those guys too.

[pyhhricvictory]

Greenday is good for easy listening, anything above that and they lack depth. Still American idiot is a good album, when you consider some of the other crap out there.

In the current state of American pop culture, AI is a deep album that makes people "think". Sad really...

[Mablung]

PJ...what is wrong with Tool...or A Perfect Circle?! They are awesome!

[dessa14]

or any of the other bands.
theres tool, and APC's first album and modest mouse, and the mars volta, and placebo, the tea party, there are heaps of great bands out there.
thanks,
dizzy

[Mablung]

Yeah, The Mars Volta is awesome! It actually does serious stuff, De-loused In The Comotorium is a tribute to a friend that commited suicide. Got to say their song Televators is just awesome.