I'm in a bit of a rut these last two days, I've been listening to a certain set of music in circles for the last two weeks and it's starting to get to me, I think. Thus, Green Day, to mix things up a bit.

Green Day gets kind of a bad rap. I want to set things straight, even though I am not a big Green Day fan and do feel a little negatively toward them myself. Green Day is a good band. They make good music. This song doesn't sound at all punk to me, it's just a well written rock song with hints of grunge, which is OK because you don't have to be one thing forever. As it is, it's a kick ass song and while I didn't like it in middle school (in contrast to how much I loved Insomniac at that retarded age), I love it now.

American Idiot really impressed me all those years ago now, I was effectively completely isolated from the media so I never got to see how absolutely retarded they looked while touring in support of it. It wasn't until I moved back to Los Angeles that I started to be exposed to how absolutely ridiculously Green Day is marketed. If you're wondering why Green Day gets so much hate, look no further than Billy Joe's black eyeliner. I'm not entirely sure why they dress like they're in some other ridiculous looking band.

Green Day's one problem is that they are a band that the label system has always worked for. They make loud fun music, that while containing some artist merit, can be so perfectly shoveled by the major labels in various countries that they would be absolute fools to not conform to it. In the end, who cares what they look like? All that ridiculousness is for the Japanese, I'm sure. Forget the album art and the appearances on Nickolodeon, forget the fact that a couple years ago you couldn't escape from hearing "Time Of Your Life" at least once a day for weeks straight, forget all that, and just enjoy Green Day.

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