Beerjeezus Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 The Billie Armstrong / Joe Armstrong thing makes me think of this meme format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 37 minutes ago, kaylubd said: Oh god Billie Armstrong?! That's how he's listed in his yearbook too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Montclare said: That's how he's listed in his yearbook too. Must have been something he was trying out. He went by Bill and BJ a lot in those days so I think he was fighting it. He told that story once where he asked his mom if she could just call him Billie and she was like “No. You’re Billie Joe” 😄 He had to grow to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Maybe it sounds way too cute when you’re trying to look cool, but it’s an original name so he can’t really complain - there’s a hundred of Bills but how many Billie Joes do you know except for BJA and this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 If he had just stuck with Two Dollar Bill he could have been a rapper 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosuke Hanamura Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 5:29 PM, Lapin said: Error Does this work any better? http://123tvnow.com/watch/fox-network/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Just saw an IG ad and a bunch more artists have been added to this (he’s definitely only doing one song) including Dave Grohl. I’m offended that it just says Dave Grohl but it still says Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day 😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that he’s not an A list celebrity. There’s a lot of bs that comes with that and I think it’s for the better that it’s the music that’s known rather than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave To The Network Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that he’s not an A list celebrity. There’s a lot of bs that comes with that and I think it’s for the better that it’s the music that’s known rather than him. I totally agree. It must give him more freedom and piece of mind. It also feels more special because I feel like he knows the majority of fans who care about him are very genuine. Not "OMG a FaMouS PerSOn!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_real_st_jimmy Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Green Day In Seattle said: I totally agree. It must give him more freedom and piece of mind. It also feels more special because I feel like he knows the majority fans who care about him are very genuine. Not "OMG a FaMouS PerSOn!" Right? I agree as well, plus he seems way more down to earth than those a lists celebs. I don't mean this in a bad way, but he seems like a regular person compared to those stuck up A listers😝😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave To The Network Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, The_real_st_jimmy said: Right? I agree as well, plus he seems way more down to earth than those a lists celebs. I don't mean this in a bad way, but he seems like a regular person compared to those stuck up A listers😝😊 He's so kindhearted and humble. He's legit like one of the nicest people out there. Like every single fan report of interacting with him is that he's just the sweetest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Green Day In Seattle said: I totally agree. It must give him more freedom and piece of mind. It also feels more special because I feel like he knows the majority fans who care about him are very genuine. Not "OMG a FaMouS PerSOn!" Yes, it seems he’s able to be out in public relatively normally without getting overwhelmed, which is probably better than causing riots wherever you go. And yeah, the cosy small fandom is cool too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 You are all correct of course. I just want to see him have every success he deserves, but there’s not necessarily any advantage to it and he likely doesn’t even care or even wants his name to appear that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: You are all correct of course. I just want to see him have every success he deserves, but there’s not necessarily any advantage to it and he likely doesn’t even care or even wants his name to appear that way. I agree with you on this though. I have a feeling he’s underappreciated as a songwriter/GD as a band, so obvously I’m happy when he gets the credit he deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I agree with @Beerjeezus but there is a part of me who would like to see him with a higher profile and getting more recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 All I want is for Green Day to stop being a “guilty pleasure” band because they’re genuinely great and that’s it. You know, I don’t want to get all edgy, but I’m convinced that if they went for a different aesthetic or generally targeted their music to a bit different audience, they’d get a whole different level of recognition. I mean, I don’t think Foo Fighters are any more impressive musically, but they seem to be taken more seriously to give an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 The large teen girl fanbase has hurt Green Day's reputation. That's sadly what happens when tons of screaming girls love any band. Beatles were even disliked early on because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: The large teen girl fanbase has hurt Green Day's reputation. That's sadly what happens when tons of screaming girls love any band. Beatles were even disliked early on because of this. Exactly. Except that the problem isn’t the teenage girls themselves but misogyny. I’d guess eyeliner didn’t help either. Too queer for a male snobbish music fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duhhan1023 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 And what do you think about the killers? Are they in par with Green Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: Exactly. Except that the problem isn’t the teenage girls themselves but misogyny. I’d guess eyeliner didn’t help either. Too queer for a male snobbish music fan. Eh...I can't stand the fangirls either. Not because they are women, but because of how obsessive they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: Eh...I can't stand the fangirls either. Not because they are women, but because of how obsessive they are. You can dislike whoever you don’t like, of course, but that shouldn’t influence the way the music itself is perceived. I mean, I doubt people whose reasoning is “young girls like this so it must be lame” have an actual reason to dislike fangirls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I just want them to be themselves and if that’s a cartoon pop punk band with a slightly queer aesthetic that attracts a lot of young girls then so be it. Truth is, they started out writing songs about crushes and Billie was so puppy dog boy band cute they attracted teenage girl fans way back at Gilman Street and were relentlessly mocked for it. (Thus the girl on the front of the Kerplunk cover and Laurie L story) This is nothing new, but it’s who they are and they shouldn’t try to change it. It’s also the same formula that has enabled them to maintain a fanbase of such diversity in age to this day. Not many thirty year old bands still attract kids and teens to their shows. It’s a strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: I just want them to be themselves and if that’s a cartoon pop punk band with a slightly queer aesthetic that attracts a lot of young girls then so be it. Truth is, they started out writing songs about crushes and Billie was so puppy dog boy band cute they attracted teenage girl fans way back at Gilman Street and were relentlessly mocked for it. (Thus the girl on the front of the Kerplunk cover and Laurie L story) Is that really where the cover art idea came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 minute ago, DookieLukie said: Is that really where the cover art idea came from? Yes. She's not a punk girl, she's supposed to look like the cute suburban girls that were coming into Berkeley for the first time following Green Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: I just want them to be themselves and if that’s a cartoon pop punk band with a slightly queer aesthetic that attracts a lot of young girls then so be it. Truth is, they started out writing songs about crushes and Billie was so puppy dog boy band cute they attracted teenage girl fans way back at Gilman Street and were relentlessly mocked for it. (Thus the girl on the front of the Kerplunk cover and Laurie L story) This is nothing new, but it’s who they are and they shouldn’t try to change it. It’s also the same formula that has enabled them to maintain a fanbase of such diversity in age to this day. Not many thirty year old bands still attract kids and teens to their shows. It’s a strength. That’s also true. GD’s audience is largely consists of teenagers and people in their 20s while their peers don’t have that as much if at all. Plus I guess there’s no way to fight it if Billie can spit up and then catch it, lick phone screens or talk about that one time he got lice from dumpster pants and still be considered cute, there’s nothing he can do. How gross would he have to be to break the spell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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