GuitarPlayer5 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 First off, if one of the administators wants to move this to The Underground, feel free. There's more traffic here though, so I put it in the Green Day/General Chat section.This is a waste of money, because it has the same backing tracks that you can find anywhere else. I can't seem to find any other Green Day songs other than the following:- American Idiot- Basket Case- Boulevard of Broken Dreams- When I Come Around- Wake Me Up When September EndsIf you want guitar backing tracks for these songs, click here.After you download those, you are only left with a handful of songs. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) is an acoustic ballad and doesn't really need a backing track. That leaves Longview, Brain Stew and Minority, which I would like to have, but I just can't see myself spending $15.00 for three songs. I would say that the CD is very similar to the "Can You Rock Like Green Day?" one that came out a few months back. The tabs would be sort of nice, but I have no use for them and I can just find those on the internet.If you want guitar tabs for Green Day, click here.Overall, I wouldn't recommend it, but then again, there are those diehards out there who want anything that involves Green Day, so I suppose you never know who will purchase it. Just trying to save you people some cash.Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Solnyshka Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Allright........Are you encouraging people to illegally download? BTW online tab sites are under threat from the MPA for legality reasons, promotion of them is not the greatest idea, the idea is to support an artist to buy the book not just get somebody's poor interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I like tab books. They're nice to have as a guide, but one can't follow them directly because everybody plays guitar differently and no one can produce Green Day's sound except Green Day. I'm thinking of buying the bass book though, because I'm going to be starting out on it soon, and as I said, tab books make nice guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayer5 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 The guitar backing tracks are free and that makes them legal downloads.None of the proceeds go to Green Day.Tabs are exactly like the ones on the internet. They are someone's interpratation of the song. These tabs were not done by Green Day themselves.Ultimate Guitar is not under investigation or whatever, because they sponsor news, contests and other things. Not just guitar tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Solnyshka Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Actually Ultimate Guitar was under threat from the MPA but because they are a Russian based site, the MPA cannot touch them with the American Legal System. Just a piece of information.Free music, backing tracks or not, are not legal. Green Day doesn't endorse them and get nothing from it. And yes, the tabs were not made by Billie Joe but they were made by a proffesional and proceeds would have to go to the artist for royalities unlike with internet.I am not gonna keep arguing, none of us are perfect and we all download legally once in a while, I'm just saying you need to get your facts straight and encouraging illegal activity is not the smartest thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayer5 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 Ok.The argument ends, because I have to get ready for work.Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Green Day has enough money anyways. If they knew backing tracks were being downloaded for free I highly doubt they'd care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomness Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 most of the unofficial things are a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 most of the unofficial things are a waste of money.Most of the official things are a waste of money too. Case in point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I wouldn't purchase it even if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayer5 Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 Actually Ultimate Guitar was under threat from the MPA but because they are a Russian based site, the MPA cannot touch them with the American Legal System. Just a piece of information.Free music, backing tracks or not, are not legal. Green Day doesn't endorse them and get nothing from it. And yes, the tabs were not made by Billie Joe but they were made by a proffesional and proceeds would have to go to the artist for royalities unlike with internet.I am not gonna keep arguing, none of us are perfect and we all download legally once in a while, I'm just saying you need to get your facts straight and encouraging illegal activity is not the smartest thing to do.I personally do not think that guitar tabs should be considered illegal. Someone puts their work and time into creating them and they are only someone's interpretation of the song. Ultimate Guitar is a great site and I am glad that the MPA can't lay their greedy hands on it.As far a professional guitar tabber goes, they do not have any authority to do so. They are just as good as any tabs you can find on the internet. I would rather look at hundreds of tabs made my guitarists rather then some corporate company that is no better. Tablature books are usually a waste of money and are nothing special.Backing tracks aren't endorsed by Green Day like tons of things on the internet. If the backing tracks were so called "illegal", the website would be sued or closed. I highly doubt Green Day would care, because the tracks that are downloaded just means that Green Day's music is getting out to their fans and that is what matters most to them. I don't think they would give a damn if they discovered these backing tracks were being downloaded for free or "illegally" as you so call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootbeersoup Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 As far as accuracy goes, tab books > online tabs... Some people on the internet make really bad tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayer5 Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 That is very true, but I just go for the highest rated tabs and they are usually very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootbeersoup Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Plus, people will copy everyone's tabs, so the bad tabs are being spread like a virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaredrummer9 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 this might seem strange but i have a drum CD and notebook with the same songs (except Good Riddence) but instead of a download, you can actually buy it. didn't seem worthless, more helpful. weird huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billy024 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 there are alot of terrible tabs out there i do think that the international superhits guitar tab book is really good it gives you lots of songs perfectly tabbed billie joe even helped on that book although they spell his name like billy joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minna Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Hmm, well Green Day's riffs are easy enough for most people to figure out on their own. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.fender Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 i agree tab books are waste of money, go and look for some online tabs.btw, at mr.threadmaker: is it really worth its discussions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam-greenday-fan Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 would never waste my money on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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