thongrider

I will never understand Green Day's popularity in the US compared to Nirvana (I obviously like Green Day better). It seems like Nirvana was so much bigger. Nirvana had hit singles all over the world. But in the US Dookie almost sold twice as much as Nevermind. Is it about GD fans being middleclass and being able to afford the album? And more people pirating Nevermind? Whereas worldwide the two albums have sold almost equally as much. So Nirvana is much bigger worldwide than Dookie was. But Green Day didnt have a mainstream hit single before Minority in the US, but their singles were chartbusters in Europe. Whereas Nirvana had hit singles everywhere. Did GD not release singles in the US? American pop music is weird as hell. (Maybe this post is more suitable for the GD thread I dunno) Always baffles me.

You shouldn't. That is a crime.

His wife seems sketchy. Not that people should be judged by their spouse, but still.

Billie Joe seems like the genuinly ok dude in that band. But who knows.

I don't really think people think he is that impressive compared to drummers you mentioned. I think it's a mix between him being the OG drummer and him being kicked out in a shitty way. Are there people talking about how impressive he is? I mean I'm impressed because I can't do what he does, but not compared to Travis and Smelly.

It's the underdog thing. Mark, Tom and Scott were three guys that weren't the most professional musicians and still made it. Getting Travis in feels like cheating in a way. And tbf I think Tre Cool was a better fit for Green Day than John. And I love some of the stuff Tre did in the 90s. It's not always the best drummers that become the biggest stars. The Beatles had the best drummer, but they kicked him out to replace him with a star. And that was probably a good choice!

I'll always be more of a John Kiffmeyer/Scott Raynor kind of guy.

Everybody loves a joke, but no one likes a fool.

Tom releases an autobiography day before Mark and quits the band to Angels and Airwaves

Cheeseburgers in paradise!

Why the pickle burger?🥺

That band is so 1979.

When did they start doing that? Are we sure that wasn't Pop Disaster? Can we blame blink for that horse shit?

Green Day got to have the last song in the most iconic show in the history of sitcoms about a friendgroup in New York City! Friends!

Blink were bigger in 2002 than they were in 1994 Green Day were smaller in 2002 than they were in 1994 Whether blink was bigger is questionable. They were were double headlining, they could've switched playing last too.

Not in 2002.

It's still Green Day.

Tbf Green Day probably should've played last.

Drop it Did you hear that needle drop? Then everything was so quiet you could hear a needle drop Life gets out of hand Just slips through it like grains of sand And the dead won't be forgiven Cuz they're the ones that get to fade away And we have to keep on living Needles are needles You won't find them in haystacks And we're all horses We'll end up in racetracks Save all your money Buy everything on credit They say the joke ain't funny But they don't really get it Did you hear that needle drop Then there was a riot Everything I don't need, I'll drop The bridge you built Is about to fall it's loaded to the hilt And if you say it's just a dumb bridge I didn't build it so I won't take umbrage Did you hear that needlescratch If you refuse to try it The birdie will never hatch Then we won't slave like ants And compete and comply like the others can't And when you suffer from adderall damage You're saving the economy and you're just colletoral damage

No. Divine.

I listen to NH way more than TOYPAJ.

I feel that way about most of the album. But I feel like the music makes up for the lyrics in that song.

Sweet Home Alabama is basically the same chords as All the Small Things and Freebird is Bored to Death basically. But I appreciate the contrarianism.

Dont they use the same chord progressions too?

Well, of course. That's like all the blink songs. If they started playing lame prog progression it wouldn't really be power pop, would it? Those chords work. Why change a winning team, if it ain't broke don't fix it.