Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Ratae Coritanorum If the guy is now in rehab, he was ill when he did what he did. I can't stand the music or image that Green Day or BJ portray and yes Celine Dion is more punk than he is. Let's see how he gets on in rehab, it can often turn a wanker boy into a relatively mature grown up. Everybody deserves a chance, it's now up to him whether he takes it Come on Sean, don't sit on the fence about their music! What do you really think?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 $10k in damageMillions $$$ in exposuresounds like WIN to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nxt Lvl Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 He's right about JB though. JB wears less make up, and probably hasn't forgotten that he makes zillions playing music instead of working. What a douche this guy is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Malcolm Ramone Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 "Sometimes, I give myself the creeps. Sometimes, my mind plays tricks on me. It all keeps adding up, I think I'm cracking up Am I just paranoid, am I just stoned?" He's just living out the song, man! -Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tidal Rhythm Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by frankthomson $10k in damage Millions $$$ in exposure sounds like WIN to me Agreed. The crowd seemed to enjoy it and now can say they witnessed a rock-'n-roll moment ("OMG! Really? You were there when Billy Joe smahed his guitar during the 'one minute' tirade??") The festival got it's monies worth with more free press that should produce bigger attendance in the future, and BJ got his moment to vent & some apparent motivation to move things in a more positive direction. As far as "sides" go, I think everyone came out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhatDoIKnow Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 I am a big Green Day fan, but that was a stunt. Billie is kind of a different cat."The one thing about Billie is he will snap and rip your head off if you point anything out at all other than how beautiful he is and how nice he looks today."-Tre Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ugameus Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Bullettoothtony Yeah, they haven't released a decent album since Kerplunk ... Fixed that for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Beyer160 The Grateful Dead played a 3+ hour show at my college in the early '70s, and ignored all signals to stop. Finally, an electrician cut the mains breaker. The band picked up their acoustic instruments, sat on the edge of the stage, and played another hour. The moral of the story is that the Dead were more punk rock than Green Day. Pretty much this. Should have played until they had to pull you offstage physically. {censored} the clock. I see his point, but that was drama queen stuff, and the substance rehab announcement that followed. By the way, we have a new album coming out! Yeah. And the "I'm sorry for offending you, oh master Clear Channel." Very punk rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alo33 Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 wow hes officially as cool and punk rock as Henry J Originally Posted by alo33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevenJM Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 He could've made all the points he wanted without looking like a privileged, entitled douche. Just explain to the crowd what's going on, "unfortunately we have to cut our set short so usher can have a longer sound check, we apologize but we promise we'll be back soon and play a show without Usher."Everything about his rant seems so fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Shoulda played this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 BTW -- is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that nowadays in order to have any punk "cred" there seems to be a rule that you must have at least 25% of your body covered in tattoos. I think if I were still playing punk I would probably want to do it in a suit and tie, with absolutely neat hair, etc. just of {censored} with their heads.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Helldogg LMAO! Brilliant? Green Day? A fair pop band few good songs, but don't you think brilliant is pushing it? Nope. American Idiot is {censored}ing brilliant, start to finish. And, Longview was a welcome break from grunge when it hit the airwaves. It ain't rocket science, but, some times anger, 2-3 chords and a {censored}load of amps are the perfect solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d_dave_c Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by bsman BTW -- is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that nowadays in order to have any punk "cred" there seems to be a rule that you must have at least 25% of your body covered in tattoos. I think if I were still playing punk I would probably want to do it in a suit and tie, with absolutely neat hair, etc. just of {censored} with their heads.... Bouncing Souls: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by bsman BTW -- is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that nowadays in order to have any punk "cred" there seems to be a rule that you must have at least 25% of your body covered in tattoos. I think if I were still playing punk I would probably want to do it in a suit and tie, with absolutely neat hair, etc. just of {censored} with their heads.... Looking like you just stepped off the set of Mad Men. Playing a gleaming Les Paul Black Beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shoeless Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Spike Li Green Day are brilliant, original song writers... oh wait... Ha ha...have to admit, I didn't see Bryan Adams coming. Originally Posted by Beyer160 Don't forget this one- That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Green Day sucks. He's acting like a spoiled brat 2 year old... Here, enjoy some real music and some good lyrical points from Mr. Paisley: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 i dont think green day sucks. Hell they sounded pretty good during that show, and the singer was wasted. Story is the band was 30 minutes late getting to the stage thats why they were cut short. so its all thier fault. He used to be a punk rocker, now hes a Rock Star with Lead Vocalist syndrome. someone call the wambulance. whats less punk rock is when the bass player (copying Billy) tries to smash his bass but cant. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drivelikejoewho Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 My opinion: Who really cares? He mouthed off at a big corporate radio event. It seems so inconsequential. Is there really any merit in debating whether something is punk or not? If the announcement of going to rehab is true, maybe the guy was high as a kite and that meltdown made him realize he was acting like a child? As far as plagarism goes, most of Green Day's songs have 3 chords in them. Is anyone shocked that there are a myriad of other songs that share similar/same chord progressions and melodies? Every artist is guilty of stealing from their influences. It happens though osmosis. I know when I was younger and in a band, I'd come up with riffs and end up trashing them later because I realized I directly ripped it off from someone else but I wasn't doing it conciously. I doubt Green Day or Clapton or whoever it is that floats your boat is doing intentionally either. Whether or not somebody is a "genius" in terms of songwriting is subjective.I'm kinda indifferent to Green Day these days. I'm not too big on their music but you can't argue with success. They've been around longer than some people around here may have been alive with (I believe) the same exact line up (sans the add'l guitar player they use live). They were doing it for years and years before they ever made it big. Like plenty of other bands in that genre, they probably would have continued to do it whether or not they got big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by drivelikejoewho As far as plagarism goes, most of Green Day's songs have 3 chords in them. Is anyone shocked that there are a myriad of other songs that share similar/same chord progressions and melodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drivelikejoewho Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 BTW.. that was a total Axl Rose moment if in fact they were late getting on stage. That is a vintage Axl Rose delusional meltdown. Guess he ripped that off too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by d_dave_c Bouncing Souls: Good stuff -- thanks! Sorta' reminds me of the Dropkick Murphys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hookandcanman Posted September 24, 2012 Members Share Posted September 24, 2012 Originally Posted by drivelikejoewho My opinion: Who really cares? He mouthed off at a big corporate radio event. It seems so inconsequential. Is there really any merit in debating whether something is punk or not? If the announcement of going to rehab is true, maybe the guy was high as a kite and that meltdown made him realize he was acting like a child? As far as plagarism goes, most of Green Day's songs have 3 chords in them. Is anyone shocked that there are a myriad of other songs that share similar/same chord progressions and melodies? Every artist is guilty of stealing from their influences. It happens though osmosis. I know when I was younger and in a band, I'd come up with riffs and end up trashing them later because I realized I directly ripped it off from someone else but I wasn't doing it conciously. I doubt Green Day or Clapton or whoever it is that floats your boat is doing intentionally either. Whether or not somebody is a "genius" in terms of songwriting is subjective. I'm kinda indifferent to Green Day these days. I'm not too big on their music but you can't argue with success. They've been around longer than some people around here may have been alive with (I believe) the same exact line up (sans the add'l guitar player they use live). They were doing it for years and years before they ever made it big. Like plenty of other bands in that genre, they probably would have continued to do it whether or not they got big. I totally agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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