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Maybe they don't actually care what fans think of their efforts though? Not enough to let it affect what music they make or whether they make it anyway. I get the impression that they feel driven to make music that they like and that they enjoy making, not that caters to what fans want/expect. I'd say they should go on doing what they want and it's a nice bonus if fans like it and tough luck if they don't

Because Mr. Armstrong doesn't give a fuck That close-up! *counts beard hairs*

And throw another log on the Trilogy hate bonfire that is that thread? mmm... pass.

https://soundcloud.com/todd409/oh-love-acapella-green-day Hopefully Soundcloud doesn't take it down!

Yeah, at that point the only reason for them not being allowed to play was because they have a rule against any major label bands playing, it was nothing personal. It was a bit cheeky of them but they were among friends so I doubt anyone there was particularly bothered by the one off rule break.

Nah. The Jews were waiting for a Messiah that they would never get. They had misinterpreted scripture to say that their savior would be a militant one who would aid them in the destruction of Rome and the renewal of the Holy Land. When Jesus came preaching about metaphorical destruction and renewal, most Jews, especially those in power, rejected him. Truthfully, powerful Jews just didn't want anyone tampering with their profitable system, even if it was a Messiah of sorts. Now to Green Day fans. We're all waiting for another American Idiot or Dookie, an album to help us fight the modern static of pop radio. However, what we will probably get a solid if not equally good album that accomplishes more of a subtle music revolution in ourselves.

This. I think a lot of people on this forum have an idyllic view of their music-making process. "They do it cause they luuuv it, they don't care what anyone thinks!" Their jobs, per se, are to make and sell music. They know that, and if they were just making music for the sake of loving it, one could argue they wouldn't have signed onto a major record label with the intent to sell a shitton of records and get rich. So if they don't sell music, they're failing at their jobs. And they know that. There's no way they "don't care," as much as everyone here would like to think that's true. That's evident in their lack of trilogy promotion post-rehab and lack of significant acknowledgment of the music in their setlist. "Eh, this didn't work, fuck it, let's try something else some other time..."

And most of the people that had all the hatred for them were from the last generation

No One Knows is great...

I still scream for him now, even louder than I did when I first saw him He does nothing but getting cuter every day Just like Mikey and Tré ARMS.

Perhaps there is something wrong with me, but I like their newer stuff. American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown, Uno, Dos, Tre, and Stop Drop and Roll!!!... The guitars don't seems as compressed as they did in their older stuff. Demolicious is over compressed. Some old songs are nice: When I Come Around, Basket Case, Good Riddance, Geek Stink Breath, Welcome to Paradise, Warning, Minority, Maria, Poprocks and Coke, and Waiting. I like Billie's modern voice. His younger voice kinda sounds like he ran a marathon and is singing out of breath. I guess they are less punk, but I like that. I like how they aren't death metal or anything, and how some songs are really upbeat and energetic, some are regular and then there are some (Restless Heart Syndrome, Amy, Last Night on Earth, Brutal Love, 21 Guns, The Forgotten, etc, that you can fall asleep to.

I totally disagree with that, first because they actually never said they were going back to their roots or making an album like Dookie, and second because it doesn't sound like Dookie and is different from anything they've done before. I think some fans might feel that way because of all the shit going around about "back to their roots", they expected that and then were disappointed when they "failed" to deliver it, as if they'd tried to do that but missed the mark. But in reality all the band did was decide to make some simpler, more fun and spontaneous albums after the heaviness of making 21st CB, with a retro/rock and roll twist that made them different to their older simpler stuff, and never claimed to be doing anything other than that.

It's an unofficial DVD with the Irving Plaza 2012 show and I believe Fox Theater 2009. Both are in the download links, I'd like one of these still though just to have a hard copy.

The nuclear family video is one of my favourite green day videos and it's not even by them

Its a downloadable track for rock band 3

Consider yourself lucky lol

My greatest hits album would feature all 37 songs from the trilogy. It's hands down my favorite stuff they've ever put out.

EJN was performed on the Grammys and was a single. Let Yourself Go was far and away the most exposed single on the trilogy with the vma performance and KFAD is something that every "hardcore" GD fan has seen. Waiting was also a single.

plus there's not a single song on the trilogy that starts with just bass

The average setlist contained: KYE EJN Holiday BOBD Let Yourself Go WMUWSE Longview When I Come Around Welcome to Paradise Hitchin A Ride Brain Stew Basket Case She KFAD Waiting Minority AI JOS Good Riddance That's 19 songs that were almost always on the setlist that can be considered commonly known GD songs. Nearly all of them are either singles, been played on national TV, or been concert staples since the 90's. The only major single that they ignored was 21 Guns. And that is the ONLY one. Dookie and AI each averaged the highest songs per show. They cater to casual, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, in fact I support it. But they aren't playing these setlists for hardcore fans

Just saw your signature and noticed we were at the same show

Yeah, I don't know why anyone would actually want them to stop making music. At any point, you can stop following them, putting out new music doesn't have to ruin your enjoyment of their older material.

I actually like the tambourine in Fell For You... it adds a little flair to the song that I think makes it better than the hollow album version

He's doing it because he doesn't care.

^Damn! Looks like Laly was faster XD yep, it's from the GoTV interview. (I wish someone uploaded the GoTV video where they talk about their favorite music videos) gah

Larger version please?

:3

What video is this from?

1st gif in this thread: