What dyou love about billyjoe armstrong

[Victimized]

I dont like him, i dunno how girls find him sexy atall.
I think the lostprophets leadsinger, Ian Watkins, has alot more going for him than billy joe, but meh.

[SkaKid77]

I lubb him cos hes shexai XD
and craaaaaazay
And he shud break a law zand marreh me XXD

Wow...This isnt even worth a thread this long. You seem to be another who has jumped on the proverbial band wagon.

Lubb isnt a word, neither is Shexai...or Zand..Marreh, are you even English?


As for anyone who thinks Greenday sold out and arent listening to them purely for that reason (if you truely dont like the new music AT ALL, and not just because its different, then thats ok) but if it is because they "sold out" they didnt. They became popular and will slowly fade away, like the Darkness. They didnt ask to become popular or anything like that, it just happened.

It would seem that there are 2 types of people who "like" Green Day, those who liked them in the days of Dookie, Warning, Nimrod and other older albums (which i might point out that you were probably 3 or younger when they were around) and now dont like them because of American Idiot. And the ones who have only heard American Idiot and made the show i wanted to see sell out before i could get tickets for it. There are also the ones who listened to American Idiot first and are saying they dont like the older albums because "they ****."


As for the people saying "oh yeah Green Day Rock" or babbling on about themselves liking heavy rock music and stuff like that, they all need to shut up. Greenday were Punk (probably still are, but more mainstream) or Pop-Punk (which isnt really a genre). If you like "heavy Rock" (and i dont mean Metallica which is who most people refer to), i mean Il Nino, SOAD, Slipknot, Atreyu, and many others.

Thats my rant over, i hope you are all that much more enlightened to how stupid some of you sound.

[properclone]

he's a really, really, really pants guitarist?

[Not-Thrilled]

Wow...This isnt even worth a thread this long. You seem to be another who has jumped on the proverbial band wagon.

Lubb isnt a word, neither is Shexai...or Zand..Marreh, are you even English?

It's annoying; I think they do it for attention.

As for anyone who thinks Greenday sold out and arent listening to them purely for that reason (if you truely dont like the new music AT ALL, and not just because its different, then thats ok) but if it is because they "sold out" they didnt. They became popular and will slowly fade away, like the Darkness. They didnt ask to become popular or anything like that, it just happened.

Green day didn't just "become" popular randomly. Their recently found popularity was down to their latest album which we've already discussed lots in this thread. People heard the politically fuelled pop/rock and took a shine to Green day and the album, eventually realising they'd been around 10 years. Most now pretend they were fans of Green day before the American Idiot record so they appear 'real' fans of the group.

It would seem that there are 2 types of people who "like" Green Day, those who liked them in the days of Dookie, Warning, Nimrod and other older albums (which i might point out that you were probably 3 or younger when they were around) and now dont like them because of American Idiot. And the ones who have only heard American Idiot and made the show i wanted to see sell out before i could get tickets for it. There are also the ones who listened to American Idiot first and are saying they dont like the older albums because "they ****."

Agreed.

As for the people saying "oh yeah Green Day Rock" or babbling on about themselves liking heavy rock music and stuff like that, they all need to shut up. Greenday were Punk (probably still are, but more mainstream) or Pop-Punk (which isnt really a genre). If you like "heavy Rock" (and i dont mean Metallica which is who most people refer to), i mean Il Nino, SOAD, Slipknot, Atreyu, and many others.

Indeed. Green Day's new music is a bit heavy to be considered punk I think, more Pop-Rock. You're right about the whole rock thing sort of. Although, SOAD aren't really heavy rock, more alternative metal and I wouldn't consider Slipknot as music tbh. Metallica are heavier than SOAD.

[RedStratocas]

It would seem that there are 2 types of people who "like" Green Day, those who liked them in the days of Dookie, Warning, Nimrod and other older albums (which i might point out that you were probably 3 or younger when they were around) and now dont like them because of American Idiot. And the ones who have only heard American Idiot and made the show i wanted to see sell out before i could get tickets for it. There are also the ones who listened to American Idiot first and are saying they dont like the older albums because "they ****."

Lol, actually dookie was my first album (Technicly my bro's because he was 7, I was 4, we both listened to it). My parents werent aware of the swearing because it didnt say it on the CD, but found out and didnt care too much since we didnt know what they were. I still listen to that album to this day, because it is a great album.
Some people werent aware of "old" green day, some because they didnt even bother to look up anything else, and some because they are afraid of "old" music, and want to stick with whats popular.
Another thing is the popularity of it. Have you noticed everytime they come out with a video, it starts to become really popular. The "Wake me up when septermber ends" video came out a few monthes ago, and I hadent even heared of the song before that, even though it came out last year. Now that the video is out, everyone loves it. Its all because people think its popular.

[Not-Thrilled]

That song bores the living **** outt'a me. Full marks for whatever Billy Joe was getting at though...and the video. Another pollitical stunt no doubt.

[:dallsgreen]

I dont like anything about him, I hate their new stuff. They're old cds were so much better

[SkaKid77]

Lol, actually dookie was my first album (Technicly my bro's because he was 7, I was 4, we both listened to it). My parents werent aware of the swearing because it didnt say it on the CD, but found out and didnt care too much since we didnt know what they were. I still listen to that album to this day, because it is a great album.
Some people werent aware of "old" green day, some because they didnt even bother to look up anything else, and some because they are afraid of "old" music, and want to stick with whats popular.
Another thing is the popularity of it. Have you noticed everytime they come out with a video, it starts to become really popular. The "Wake me up when septermber ends" video came out a few monthes ago, and I hadent even heared of the song before that, even though it came out last year. Now that the video is out, everyone loves it. Its all because people think its popular.

I wasnt referring to anyone in particular (except the first bit of my post for the person who started the thread).

People like fads, and most people follow what the crowd is doing, so if someone likes a song in a matter of time everyone will say they like it (whether they do or not).

I started by liking a few of their past songs, but i havent listened to that much. I dont see American Idiot as Greenday "selling out" or "worse than older music" i just see it as more music by Greenday, im not an Avid fan like some people, i just like certain music when i hear it.

I saw them live because i wanted to (and also New Found Glory were supporting, kinda like a 2 bands for the price of 1 :p).

If you ask people their favourite 5 songs, i will reckon you can tell if they were fans before or after American Idiot. (or not at all if they cant even name 5)