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I call them a rock band who's punk at their core. Punk is clearly still important to them, but they've done so much more. There's also punk as a genre, and punk as a mindset/lifestyle.

I think it is important to them that they've stuck to certain punk ideals though, not necessarily in musical style but in wanting to stand for what's right etc. And it's legitimate to call them pop punk too because they are popular and do incorporate poppy/catchy etc elements in their music, it doesn't have to be a negative thing. They've never just been straight up punk and have always had pop as well as rock n roll/classic rock in there as well. I think it's OK to call them any of those things or all of them, they all fit.

I can get behind considering them rock n roll. When you consider how they are live at least, with this huge sound including keyboards, sax, additional guitars etc, they're far closer to the likes of The Rolling Stones and The Who than they are to, say, Blink 182 or The Offspring.

He should start posting in our Green Day references thread then

That's one of my favourite pics of hobo Billie. I love how he's just writing songs in the car. As for the Coverups show, I really don't mind what he wears, I know he'll look fabulous no matter what. Ideally, I'd like him to play the entire show naked, but there's a 99.99999999% chance that that won't happen so...

Is it an unpopular opinion to label Green Day just straight up Rock N' Roll? I prefer to call them as such since: 1: There's so much diversity in their music, that Punk on it's own does not describe their music anymore. 2: I fucking despise people labeling them "Pop", or "Pop-Punk", since that just makes them sound like they're just another musician that's part of the mainstream. They are not Despacito, or whatever is popular at this point. 3: I want to be able to stand them next to my favorites without conflict. (Journey, Queen, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who, etc.)

It was a Green Day today. I went to both Rudy’s Can’t Fail locations. I didn’t plan it but the first location didn’t have any t-shirts! So I got to see both, snagged a shirt and a pound of Oakland Coffee. No Mike sightings but it was fantastic to finally go! (Of course I asked, albeit slyly)

I think that RevRad being written before Trump's election is important to note. I know I already feel like we are living in an entirely different world than 2 years ago, when GD were writing and producing revrad. The album feels safe, but coming off the Obama years, there was a safe feeling at the time. The album has an essence that change is going to come, and desire for that revolution, but in real life, the revolution went the wrong way, and the wrong side won. We aren't living in troubled times anymore, we're living in the freaking upsidedown. However, the last year or so has been filled with grassroot efforts, protest, and resistance, and I think Billie is going to have something to say/reflect back about what is happening right now. Artistically, I can't see him sitting on the sidelines without some sort of societal commentary. So I think whatever comes next musically, lyrically, creatively will come from this place. It's hard to say if it will be the masterpiece we're all looking for, but I don't think he writes his music for us; like any artist, it comes from within, and once it's out there, then I guess we will see. I know I'm looking forward to it.

Found a picture of Hobo Billie I’ve never seen 🙂 This made my day. And this is the look I’m voting on for the Coverups shows 😍😍😍:

I wish I could like this more than once. On point!

Billie's live posts are infuriating Edit: The other one doesn't appear to be on youtube but I found it on tumblr. What a troll he is. I like how he's decided he owns the word dookie

That’s all they ever wanted was to be counted among the legendary classic rock bands and end up on classic rock radio. They never wanted to be a punk band for life, they wanted to evolve and end up with careers like The Who and the Rolling Stones. I think they deserve to be listed alongside the legends they admire now. Grammys, Hall of Fame, arenas, stadiums, concept records, broadway musical, what else do they need to do that these other bands have done (other than to keep doing it until they’re in their seventies). They even had their own Zeppelin style custom jet! They’re doing everything they can to earn that classic rock band title (apart from the groupies I suppose).

it wasnt an actual shout out she mentioned maya rudolph taking a "dookie" in the movie bridesmaids

And now I’m jealous of a dog.

Billie just did another short live video from his couch with his dogs all around him. Quick but cute. ETA: Here it is. Enjoy the shoes and socks 🙂

I feel, I don't know why, that JOS is one of their most passionate all-encompassing amazing songs- live or recorded. It does bug me that they use so much AI though because a) it's repetitive b) they're songs for a musical, taken our of context c) they don't put that much in the performance of the AI songs anymore, because they have amazingly deep and beautiful anthems like Still Breathing now (actually, I feel like this is the Green Day song that most encompasses life in the most basic and effective way. It's beautiful.). I think if AI, Holiday, and JOS were the only AI songs, that'd be good. But JOS adds a lot to the live experience, at least for me. It's a heartbreakingly beautiful experience to watch them sing it live.

Well someone lit a fire under that boi And omg Tre 😂

I just love him

Hair : longer and let curly like the first Coverups gig. Facial hair : I hope for a mustache but I guess it will be a stubble. outfit : a new jacket, another color than white or red. eyeliner : a bit, not very heavy. I don't think it'll end up being that exact look but I can't stop fangirling over how good he looks in this picture (and when zooming, the quality is amazing):

Jesse Michaels recenlty released his new art collection. One of the paintings includes so called ''Green Day Portrait'', which features what it seems to be a Kerplunk/Dookie era painting of Billie Joe and Mike durring a show. It's pretty cool, especially considering who Jesse is and what he represents to punk community and Green Day members. You can check his other stuff here.

I think it’s similar to how the Stones started out as a blues band and that remains at the core of their classic rock style that they evolved into. I’m talking musically, the punk ethos thing is a separate thing altogether that I don’t think other musical styles carry.

I'm alright with saying they use pop elements in some songs, I just don't like when people just say they're just pop. Considering most of those people only have listened to BOBD, WMUWSE, or 21 Guns. If people use those songs on their own as the basis for saying what GD's Genre is, then they might as well call Green Day a Boy Band.

I miss this.

I like that you leave that .00000001% chance that it could!

They could replace Holiday with it, perfect I don't actually have anything against live AI songs, they just play too many of them and it makes the setlist unbalanced. See also Dookie. I know they'll always play the most songs from those albums as they're the biggest or whatever but they really don't need to hang on to every song to the point of cutting out whole other albums before they'll sacrifice a single one. It's overkill.

It was the hip hop trio Migos on last night’s SNL. Looks like he was just hanging out and watching it and wanted to share. (Billie, next time flip the camera for a second and say hi as well 🙂)

With not one but two Coverups shows this week, I think we can thankfully say that this Energizer Bunny is not slowing down anytime soon. Love you boi!

^^^He looks so gorgeous there. The shape of his legs, his hands, his beautiful eyes, and those adorable little ears. He has everything.

^^^ That was worth zooming 😍

When I said "And what's wrong with Somewhere Now?", that was in reply to E X H A U S T E D, not MiksuSH And I think my problem with RevRad is it hasn't been as interesting as any of the other most recent albums or projects Green Day has done. American Idiot was interesting because... well it was fucking American Idiot. 21CB was even more ambitious than AI and imo, as good if not better. The trilogy was interesting because well... it was a TRILOGY of albums, something that's rarely done and even though it had its flaws, brought some new sounds and experimentation. RevRad, while still a great album, didn't really tread on any new ground. Pretty much every song is one I can compare to a previous GD song. I can expect RevRad to be your favourite if you've only just discovered GD recently through that album (Idk if you did or not) but I feel like RR is a mixture of AI and everything after, but not really as interesting. I still really enjoy most of the songs on RevRad. BB, BOTW, TT, FN and SG are probably my favourites. And I'd rank the album above all of the 90's albums except for Dookie.

It's back!! That moment when Rev beckons to the camera 😍😍😍

I agree. I remember seeing GD for the first time and hearing everyone singing that song together...it was wonderful. I feel like over time concerts have lost that sense of camaraderie they used to have. I watch old show clips and you see people who don't know each other chatting like they've been friends forever. I'm not saying it doesn't happen at all anymore, but at least in my experience, it's rare. But singing Bohemian Rhapsody with thousands of others recaptures that and I love it.

Honestly, of all the things I could stomach or even be in favour of giving up when it comes to future live tours (since it is so definitely in need of a refresh) this would be the absolutely last thing (next to ending the show with Good Riddance). Nothing gets the crowd going better than that song!

Lucky dog 🐶

Yeah, the title track is such a disappointment to me, the lines that actually make sense are just a bunch of revolution clichés that say "yeah, let's go out and fight" without actually doing it. Bang Bang, however, I will never say a bad word against because I loved it since it first played on the radio, I honestly think it's one of the best punk songs anyone's written in quite some time, it's just such a disappointment that the rest of the album didn't follow suit.

I have a love hate relationship with the moustache. It's hideous BUT as part of the lounge singer look it does make the whole thing more amusing and fabulous. I can't say I won't enjoy it if it makes a reappearance

T shirt, clean shaven, lots of skin 😁

The prospect of Billie coming to Europe makes me so happy, even if it's just a possibility. And if he's coming all the way over here, he can stay a little while longer and play one or two or more Coverups shows here, how about that

Just scored this baby!

He’s doing something right

Jumping right in here but having been pretty indifferent about JOS and then seeing it in the musical setting (edit to clarify: where it works so much better) I'm 100% for dropping it from the live set. It's too long, especially at that point in the set. Forever Now must stay, well, forever. Apart from being one of the best songs they've made in years, it's worth keeping purely to watch Billie losing himself in that part from ~7-7.25 in the video above

Billie’s favorite thread for sure

No caption needed...

He’s a fanboy for this obscure little bar band with the funny facial hair and the fake beer, and I totally get it

I don’t mean to sound cynical, but having a connection like that is good for a small town too. Viggiano is already all over Italian media for it. It’s a friendly overture for sure but there is definitely a benefit on both sides here as a motivator.

I love the harmonies 💚💚