green day ulks!

They are pretty crap aren't they.  But they're on a major label with a BIG PR budget, so of course they're going to be on commerical radio and TV. 

It is the same old sh1t on those stations/TV shows...full of regurgitated pap.  Glad to hear you found prog, I'm sure (in a few years time) you'll be the envy of your friends for listening to good music.

I like Green Day, I think that they are ok.

TheProgtologist wrote: My daughter is 14 and OBSESSED with them.I don't really dislike them,but I hear way too much of them and about them in my house,I am getting really tired of them.

Perhaps you should consider teaching your daughter about real music, and thereby breaking the cycle(parents with crappy music taste have kids who likes crappy music, who have kids...) before it's too late.

TheProgtologist wrote: Poxx,I have tried and tried and tried to introduce her to some good music.She is exposed to so much prog it's not funny.She just doesn't like it.I did get her into the Beatles though.BTW,Are you insinuating I have crappy taste in music?I like Yes,Genesis,ELP,KC,Rush,Spock's Beard,Neal Morse,The Flower Kings..etc.That's crappy music???????

That's okay. Most younger kids are into simpler and lighter music. Usually that music isnt good at all, but that's just how it goes. Another problem is than nobody wants to promote the good music, what is promoted is the bad music. The tremendous amount of all this pop-punk merchandise just freaks me out

If you succeeded getting her into Beatles, try Creedence Clearwater Revival(might seem strange, but I heard some green day fans liking them)

Rolling Stones, AC/DC, and Kiss. They are not as complicated and are waaaaaaaaay easier to get into then Yes or Genesis.

If These do well,then try Zeppelin and Deep Purple(IMO, Led Zep is the greatest band of all time ) Starting with prog is easier with most "poplike" bands, like Asia or late Genesis.

 

I like all of green days work. It's simple yes, but its catchy and energetic. Billy Joe is an excellent lyricist, and the rthymn section is pretty decent if you listen without a critical mind (which i fear is near impossible for prog fans)

Different strokes for different folks. It doesn't have to be complex or musically adventerous for me to enjoy it. just my 2 cents.

I'm one of those who feels that being a hardcore prog lover doesn't mean dismissing other more simple styles ...  Green Day are not in my Top 200 or so artists and I do think about 2/3 of what I've heard is lousy, but I must say that the band have their moments ... I'd certainly much rather listen to them singing When I Come Around, Warning or Time Of Your Life than hear what I consider to be bad and overblown prog (Transatlantic is the one that sticks to mind) ... oddly enough GD seem to me to be getting better with time ... I thought those multi-part songs on the most recent album American Idiot weren't bad ...

I quite like them, especially the American Idiot album.

I'm 17 at present and I can safely say that I really do not like Green Day at all. I see no reason why I should listen to a track called 'Geek Stink Breath' over something called 'Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers', for example- even the title of your average prog song is more challenging and innovative than Green Day's whole back catalogue, in my opinion.

However, it's unfair for me to single out Green Day alone; although I like most old school, 70s punk/garage rock, the modern punk/indie bands leave me cold and show no real innovation- everyone seems to rip off The Buzzcocks, The Sex Pistols, XTC, Gang Of Four or Joy Division now, without adding anything new to the original blueprint.

Fact of the matter is we need bands like Greenday around, to affirm that progressive music is king.

My girlfriend likes them .