...Well? Anyone like this band who're a mix of, let's say.. The Ramones, The Buzzocks and Husker Du?

I love their album "Dookie". Yes, strange name, but great music.

Opinions?

Green Day is cool. I have the album 'Dookie' and I listen to it every so often. Haven't really heard anything else they've done except 'Time of Your Life,' which is a good song.

I like the cover of 'Dookie' it's pretty funny.

yeah i like Time of Your Life. Sweet song and video.

Green Day is cool. I also have the album "Dookie" :lol: but i like the others too. That one song "brain stew" rocks:rock: Anyways they were a cool group :)

I like them. My favorite song by them is "When I Come Around" from their Dookie cd.

yea green day is pretty cool i love the paradise song

Well? Anyone like this band who're a mix of, let's say.. The Ramones, The

what an insult to the ramones

I like that Time Of Your Life song... I thought it was called "Good Riddings" and "When I Come Around" I think its called?

Originally posted by Miss Karly
...Well? Anyone like this band who're a mix of, let's say.. The Ramones, The Buzzocks and Husker Du?

I love their album "Dookie". Yes, strange name, but great music.

Opinions?

All three of those bands are better- and Husker Du, I'm impressed at the reference, but I don't see it that much.

Buzzocks is most likely the closest influence, with a dose of- believe it or not- early Joe Jackson.


I was always annoyed with faux British twange Billy Jo always threw in on Dookie.

"take me away to pair-ah-doyce"

Yuck.

I dug 'em when I was a kid, but they just don't do it for me anymore. It's probably been over four years since I listened to any of my Green Day CDs. They're just not my cup of tea anymore.

Time of Your Life is such a great song

Originally posted by Miss Karly
...Well? Anyone like this band who're a mix of, let's say.. The Ramones, The Buzzocks and Husker Du?

I love their album "Dookie". Yes, strange name, but great music.

Opinions?

I'm surprised you know who the Buzzcocks and Husker Du are!!!:eek: :cool: Okay, maybe not so surprised...They of course are some of the most important punk bands in the history of rock and roll. One of the first punk albums I ever bought was "A Different Kind of Tension" by the Buzzcocks in 1980.

Have you heard Bob Mould and Sugar? "Black Sheets of Rain" by Bob Mould is a good album. Not punk, but very good. "Helpless" was a good song by Sugar about 10 years ago.

"Dookie" was a strange title, yes (pronounced like "kooky"), but so was Umma Gumma by Pink Floyd.

You know what "Dookie" is, right?;)

Btw, I was about ready to hurl when they actually used "Good Riddance" on a Seinfeld episode. How punk is that??:confused:

It still sounds like "Dust In the Wind" by Kansas. I like Green Day, of course, but I just have a negative picture of that song when it was used on a t.v. show. Punk's supposed to be abrasive, not cute.

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
I'm surprised you know who the Buzzcocks and Husker Du are!!!

Unfortunately I do and I hate both. But I really hear the Buzzcocks in there...

Originally posted by Nirvana
what an insult to the ramones

Well we all obviously know (but not necessarily agree ;)) that The Ramones were the band who definitely defined Punk. "What an insult to the ramones" would vary on your opinion of Green Day.

I haven't heard enough Husker Du, but I thought they were good. I really got into the Buzzcocks way back when. I liked their song "Everybody's Happy Nowadays," even though it wasn't on the album I bought.

You know what really drives me crazy?? They have a new Guitar World special issue, entitled "Punk'd!!" on the front, which has articles and lessons on how to play punk songs. REAL PUNKS DON'T NEED LESSONS!!!!!:mad: And a lot of the issue focused on the mall-jammer pop-punk/ thing, like Blink-182, etc., not the real late 70's/80's hardcore deal. Punk is so simple, you just pick up the guitar and jam away. Okay, it's more than power chords and all that, but they make the whole think of playing punk like it's brain surgery. If you want to be a better punk musician, learn other styles and incorporate them into your music. It won't kill you.

About Green Day, my favorite songs would be:

Longview
Basket Case
When I Come Around is okay
Brain Stew/Jaded
and there's a really cool fast song they do, and I can't remember the name of it...:confused: It's kinda popular, but now I can't think of what it's called...

There are some other good songs, but why don't they play any of their newer stuff on the radio??

The Seinfeld episode they used Good Riddance on was one of those cheesy feel-good "Best of" episodes...:rolleyes: It's not a bad song, but it's like when a rockin'-ass band has their BALLAD become their most popular song. Like "Beth" by KISS.

One thing that impresses me about Green Day is that they seem to have a real 70's British feel about them, even though they're from Orange County.:cool:

Well we all obviously know (but not necessarily agree ) that The Ramones were the band who definitely defined Punk. "What an insult to the ramones" would vary on your opinion of Green Day.

I SAW the Ramones back in 1980!!!!:cool:

It's sad, though, about Joey Ramone's passing.:( Let's just hope they didn't bury him in a Pet Cemetary.:lol:

No offense to all you Ramones fans.:D

Dookie is by far their best one!! "Basket Case" is awesome

Insomniac is also a pretty good album, I have both and I'm gonna by Warning soon

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
I SAW the Ramones back in 1980!!!!:cool:

It's sad, though, about Joey Ramone's passing.:( Let's just hope they didn't bury him in a Pet Cemetary.:lol:

No offense to all you Ramones fans.:D

I remember reading that Joey was sick. A month later, he was gone.

Less than a year later, we also lost Dee Dee.

You guys should check out Joey's solo album, released posthumously in 2002. It's great.

Originally posted by Captain ABlairica
I SAW the Ramones back in 1980!!!!:cool:

It's sad, though, about Joey Ramone's passing.:( Let's just hope they didn't bury him in a Pet Cemetary.:lol:


That's not fair.

And :lol:

I remembered the song I couldn't think of before, it was "Welcome to Paradise." Cool song.:cool:

I use to love Green Day, I havent heard much from recently, but they have some great stuff

I love Green Day. I have their Dookie, Insomniac and Nimrod albums. My favorite songs by them are Good Riddance, Basketcase, Minority, Longview, and Brain Stew/Jaded.

I love "When I Come Around." :) :)

"Geek Stink Breath".:cool: