Are Green Day Really That Great?!
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- They're back at it again, Green Day, one of the most successful punk rock bands. Today I'm going to have a look at one of their "signature" songs, American Idiot. What is it about them that hits so hard and makes them so fun to listen to? Why are they so successful? Let's discuss it using this song as an example. Please note, I couldn't make the clips any longer as I kept getting copyright strike warnings, so they're all a bit shorter than I'd like. It's not by choice! Anyway, let's do this!
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See you there! You should do a video on Shoulders by Coheed and Cambria
Any norfolk gigs good sir?
A long time ago an interviewer asked Billie Joe why he sings with a British accent and his amazing reply was "I sing like a British kid trying to sing with an American accent."
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I’ve always thought his “accent” was odd but the joke falls apart slightly when you realise how much better the Brits are at American accents, than the Americans are at Brit accents 😁
You best go see an Audiologist if you hear a British accent. If you think he sounds British, then I bet you hear Australians like they're Canadians?
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@@vegvisirphotography5632 OK, I will pass that on to the interviewer who asked him the question.
@@sp0ngeb00b7 oh that is so very true!
I think a lot of Green Day's greatness comes from what the bass is doing. It's quite complex and nuanced but clever enough to never really stand out.
Pretty sure Mike is a better guitarist than Billie but Billie took singing lessons as a kid and also wrote so he was the singer and guitarist
@@yoyo_ma7677 listen to the solo in dirty rotten bastards, billie can play tf outta that thing when he wants to
One of those bands whose songs are really rather turgid, not especially strong, and with lots of mundane or cringe lyrics. But there's a kind of charisma and competence about what they do that seems to put them well above their peers. Also, unlike many 'teen-orientated' bands that die when those teens move on, Green Day seems to appeal to multiple generations of new teens--they're like a pop-punk Iron Maiden. Gotta respect 'em.
@@davidsmisc1351was going to hate this comment, but read it through, I'm a massive Green Day fan and you are probably correct
Green Day are the odd band that had two mega albums that stretched across two generations. It's weird because those albums, Dookie and American Idiot, are so different. I'm older and a Dookie guy but so many younger fans were brought in by American Idiot. It's like they struck gold twice.
Man 21st century breakdown is amazing as well if you give it the time of day 🙏
Most of their albums all sound different that's what makes them an interesting band. My favorite albums of theirs would have to be Insomniac and Nimrod.
as a kid in the 90s i remember some of the dookie songs, and eventually a teen when american idiot came out. glad i got to experience both as part of my youth. yep, very different albums and i still like green day to this day.
Insomniac is my favorite. Still very Dookie-esque in that it shreds but a much better production.
To be honest, I really like Justin Hawkins, but I was surprised when he mentioned American Idiot and not Dookie. I'm a Dookie guy as well, and my surprise comes from the fact that it was the album that made them popular, and for a good reason. No need for Justin to make that huge leap from 1987 to 2004, mentioning that they launched some albums between that time, yes, but making it sound as if those albums were just the path to their more important album, American Idiot.
The energy they bring to a live show is infectious. Dirnts backing vocals are on point, tre's playing style just reeks of someone having an absolute blast. The rest of the touring crew all fit in and bring such depth to the sound too.
Was never a big Green Day fan really. Went to see them live in Dublin 3 weeks ago. My god what a show they put on! And they opened with this belter too!
Saw them at Brixton Academy back in the mid 90's, free ticket, wasn't really much of a fan...20 mins in I was jumping around like a loon having the time of my life. They were one hell of a band & still are now, full of energy & tight as f*ck live
I was there, my favorite band at the time in my favorite venue of all time, Great night.
I saw that gig too! The Academy was brilliant.
This is like... I dunno, 40 videos in for me with you, about 2 months worth. Dude, your likable. Dunno how else to say it. Great insight, obvious musical education far beyond simply being in a band, and yeah, your positive, always. And critical, when it requires it. Enough said, love your videos.
He really is super likeable. You said it well. I cannot front and act like I am a huge Darkness fan, though I freaking loved that PTL record when it came out. However, I didn't even realize who he was until a dozen or so videos in. Hilarious fella and seemingly down to earth.
He is like the music world’s Pewdiepie
i really really do not like anything about Green Day.. and as a fan of original punk, It’s disgusting to hear people make the comparisson.
The Prodigy was far more relevant to the comparisson than Green Day could ever hope to be.
That having been said,
I just love Justin Hawkins videos.. and the Darkness is just so much fun, and I’m thankful for their presence in a wasteland of talentless hacks and poseurs.
@@JordanBlue1 c'mon be nice 🤣
I saw them on Friday at the London stadium. The last time I saw them was nearly 20 years ago at Milton Keynes bowl and the performance was just as good now as it was back then.
They still sound great live and still manage to get the crowd involved even when both gigs were 80,000 plus.
Fall Out Boy surprised me and also sounded awesome along with their live show.
When a band can get the audience going AND sound great live, it's just perfect
Haha, I saw them at the MK bowl as well. Damn, that 20 years has gone quickly!
@@TheIceyeddy tell me about it!
I don't feel any older, and then I catch myself in the mirror and am swiftly reminded that it has indeed been almost 20 years 😆
20 years ago! my god, I would have said about 10 max. I first saw them in 2001 on the international superhits tour and while they're not one of my go-to bands anymore I can agree they are a phenomenal live act. BJ knows how to work a crowd. It's good to know they still have that, maybe I'll get a ticket the next time they're in the UK.
I’ll see them on Saturday in Paris ! Last time I saw FOB they were brilliant
@@andystump1717 you won't be disappointed this time either, the whole show was great!
It's was kind of like a mini greatest hits thing by all 😁
This whole album is actually amazing. Holds a special place in my heart as I was a teenager just getting decent at guitar and would play this thing over and over again as loud as I could. Great video as always Justin! Cheers
They have been my favourite band for as long as I can remember. I was 18 when this song came out, those early 2000 years were a great period to be a fan of rock music
Justin's t-shirt game is strong today.
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I was just about to say. Loads of comments on Greenday, but *the man is wearing a human centipede T-shirt*. Never saw the movie; South Park was more than enough 😉.
@@Jeroen_K Amen, brother Beavis.
@@Jeroen_K i saw the first movie. It was proper mental
phuny
I saw them in NYC right after the 2012 trilogy released and right before BJA went to rehab and y'know what? It still kicked ass despite Billie's clear intoxication. I'm glad he got help and I'm glad they're still going. I thought Revolution Radio was amazing and the Network's second album was pretty killer too. That's another impressive thing, these guys love doing side projects. They're just a fountain of prolific creativity.
Okay, the Buddy Holly take on Green Day was great! And the technical breakdown of the punk jump-and-tuck was the analysis we never realized we desperately needed. You, sir, are a genius.
The jump and tuck description is just brilliant 🤣🤙🏼
Green Day is a top 3 band for me. They really defined my teenage years, not only in how my taste in music would develop, but they definitely influenced my outlook on life with their punkish-political vocalness. And they are amazing live, probably the top performance I've seen alongside MCR and perhaps Foo Fighters.
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Hey Justin. It is a real pleasure to watch you highlight different aspects of a song. I don't recognize all of the incredible nuance within music until it is pointed out to me. So thank you very much for shedding some light on their sound. Cheers.
Mike
Great video mate, so glad Green Day are getting the excellent press coverage they deserve! They are a testament to music. I have seen them play on more than one occasion and both times they played for over 3 hours. Both times can honestly be described as some.of the best moments in my life - I don't listen to them much anymore, perhaps the odd song in a playlist, but I still love them! Keep on ridin' Justin! 🤙
Hey Justin, I love your channel and you're a very talented musician. Just wanted to say that Green Day pulled my daughter on stage to take part in a song and that made her day. A very energetic group of guys!
Now that’s something to remember for a lifetime. What an experience for her!
Thanks Justin for these videos. They always make me smile and I always learn loads. Best channel on TH-cam mate.
Your musical analysis are always so flippin’ interesting! Would definitely be interested in learning more about how the music industry works nowadays!!! 🎸
I’ve only seen them once, in 2004(?) They were incredible. They do an amazing job of involving the audience and make you happier than you could believe just by being there.
A world class band for sure.
Seen them live in Huddersfield a few weeks back stunning performance, live they sound amazing and the atmosphere is ecstatic truly beautiful experience the audience participate with every single moment and the band has their sound nailed.
I was there too! Great performance from all 3 headliners and Green Day really controlled the crowd, best show ive been to in a looong time 😀
I always love the videos on this channel and what a great song to feature. One of the best songs ever
I once read some interview with Tré Cool where he says that it took him a while to "simplify" his drumming for Green Day, but it clicked for him when he decided to start playing the tune, not just the instrument.
Do that episode on how music companies are structured, please! Learn bunches from you each time you post, man. Thanks!
Green Day were truly my “stepping stone” band. I was 12 when American Idiot came out and it was the first album I ever fell in love with. I went on to explore their entire back catalogue, their contemporaries and influences and I’ve been a massive fan of alternative music ever since. The impact this band has had on my life can’t be overstated. I finally got to see them play live a week ago and they did not disappoint. Genuinely one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. Thank you for covering them ❤️
p.s. your shirt is distracting as hell
I feel the same way but replacing American Idiot with Dookie because I am old. They were my gateway drug and will always hold a special place in my ears, I never really understood why so many of my peers turned on them around the time of American idiot. It's different for sure but there is a lot to love about the album. To me, it's always sounded far more quintessentially green day than warning did.
@@RMHutchings i was also going to say dookie. What a great album. I remember i got it as a used cd and it reeked of weed lol
@@RMHutchings I was a HUGE Green Day fan, from 39/Smooth until Nimrod... and then I completely tuned out. Maybe it was an age thing (I was 16/17 when Nimrod was released) but I think I just preferred the rawness and unsophisticated sound of their earlier albums. Once they hit the mainstream I felt everything became too polished, over produced and they started being heavily styled for TV and videos. Same thing happened with The Offspring. Maybe I resented the fact that these bands that I'd loved had outgrown their alternative, counterculture fan base and once they'd 'made it' I didn't feel they needed my support any more? Which sounds silly, I know... I'll still listen to Dookie or Kerplunk in the car now and again though.
@@jamma10 we're a pretty similar age and I agree for the most part. I think I had moved on from my pop punk days by the time American idiot was released. I still think the production on that album is fantastic though. It doesn't have the raw sound of the earlier work and it does sound very glossy, but the guitars sound huge, everything is clear in the mix. I think the band made similar changes between kerplunk and dookie and between insomniac and nimrod. Both times they caught a lot of hate for it and both times it made them mega successful and their fan base blew up. Not giving a fuck and doing it your own way is way more punk rock to me than rehashing the blueprint that works. I must admit I don't think I've ever listened to anything after American idiot though.
@@crystalblue8182 sounds about right. I played that album to death. Wore out a cassette and then the cd stayed in the player for a very long time. That album and its peers are what got me playing guitar after years of listening to zeppelin and hendrix and just thinking it sounded impossible. Good times
Really enjoy your insights, positive vibe, and enthusiastic attitude.
I also really dig the music you choose to highlight and would really appreciate a complete playthrough of the songs at the end so I can really enjoy the song and your insights together, without interruption. Maybe even just half the song in an outro after your sign off.
Anyway, thanks for the content. I will definitely keep checking in and keep an eye out for new music.
Your thoughts on split vs tuck jumps were incredibly insightful, thank you.
9:28 speaking of joy division, would you ever do a video on joy division? They were an absolutely phenomenal band, that evolved into something just as good, which is new order
Been watching your channel for the last few weeks - now subbed!! I didn't learn to play the guitar till I was 42 (now 54), this was one of the early songs I learned to play, I'm in a pop punk/rock covers band, always goes down well. It's in E standard tuning, as are most of their songs nowadays but Dookie was done in E Flat (The Offspring also tune to E Flat for some of their stuff). I used to play along to that album every Friday night, to the chagrin of my neighbours. Big kid? Definitely - maybe even a Basketcase!!
Just found this totally randomly. What a great clip! Authenticity, positivity, good stuff.
Just found your channel. Happy to see you're doing this! Love the callbacks to 80's music. Cheers!
Thanks Ross!
a redux episode where you cover how dastardly similar the Johnny Test theme is to American Idiot is needed! also would love to see a deep analysis of 21st Century Breakdown! keep up the good work
went to see them in huddersfield on saturday with fall out boy and weezer. it was amazing they was playing in my hometown but i can’t explain the sheer brilliance that the gig was every band played amazingly but green day absolutely smashed it
Justin did music at Huddersfield poly with a family friend and ricky who owns Ricky’s school of rock in slaithwaite
I’ve always liked this song. But listening to your love review of this has opened up the whole song for me. I’m going to put it through my good headphones and listen to it again. But this time I have the added listening pleasure/knowledgeable and joy your video is given me.
So HAPPY I found this site!!! Brilliant! Thank you!
Saw Green Day last saturday. They were as tight as ever and put on one hell of a show! Also Permission to Land and American Idiot came out during the times I was finding my way with music I liked. So they both have a special place in my heart (Thanks, Justin for helping form my rock tastes!)
Did you see them in Huddersfield by any chance??
I saw them too. Huddersfield?
@@mckenzie-grayeevans5876 Yeah, Huddersfield!
@@MDyson151 Yeah, was Huddersfield :)
Yes these fellas are real. They are talented and tight as hell. Crisp deliverance and honest. Probably one of the best punk bands that have ever existed... lots of folk hate them because of this.
Also yes videos about the industry and structure of it etc would be super interesting 🥳
Yet another informative and well presented video, Justin! I was (briefly) bassist in a Green Day tribute band just before the release of 21st Century Breakdown (the band didn’t last as there was direct local competition from another GD trib who got the jump on us by a couple of months unfortunately)
When I was learning American Idiot, I also thought it was played on detuned instruments but then if you pay close attention to where BJA and MD’s fingers are in the video, they are in fact playing it in G# not A! Although, I have seen shots of them playing it live in the position of A but on detuned instruments
Ps. I still play a handful of GD tunes in the cover bands I’m in as they’re really great fun to perform 😁👍🏻
I remember listening to the American Idiot album when it was released and always skipped American Idiot itself. It always seemed like an attempt to hit the top of the Kerrang style lists rather than make a good song.
The rest of the album flows so well together into the intended "rock opera" and American Idiot just stands out like a sore thumb.
@Mike Davis It feels like a song that was tagged on at the last minute after they had already finished the Album.
I think on it's own it stands as an OK song but it just feels out of place on the album to me.
But we all like different things so I'm sure there are other songs on the album that I like but other people hate. We're all unique in the end.
As always great to watch. Always funny and either make me laugh or smile. Please keep these vlogs up no matter how much of a pain it could be.
Have you done Primal Scream yet Justin?
Thank you Justin. Just in time for my tea. You know when to make an entry.
Tre Cool is one of my favorite drummers. He plays live with what I call a "relaxed frenetic style". Similar to John Entwistle, he looks calm and collected but he's playing a mile a minute. Tre looks more excited that the Ox did, but he still doesn't really look like he's breaking a sweat. Really fun.
Billy Joe is an incredible songwriter, a hell of a singer, and a hammering guitar player. At this point in his career he is already 10 years of performing nonstop and this is his greatest work of his life. When they had Green Day on the MTV awards for the last time they tried to rush Billy off the mic to get more time with the very young, very new Justin Bieber. Billy wouldn't stand for that nonsense knowing how important and great his contributions to modern music was and fought them verbally forcing them to acknowledge him over the new kid Jusin Bieber. This is a cool video. Justin Hawkins your channell is so great that I now watch you daily. Your perspective is unheard of in the industry and your honesty is refreshing and revealing. Tim Peirce and Rick Beato are the two American guys that also have channells and perspectives of your quality. Tim is the most recorded guitarist of modern history, and Rick Beato is a master producer but a master of the mechanics of music and how it all works together.
Over the moon to see you highly praise Green Day! They're my all time favourite band!
4:52, Justin that's how I came about my playing and writing style, sussed out that capo on the 4th meant I could play "downtuned" songs on an acoustic, with open chords, changed everything for me!
Green Day is definetly one of the best livebands on this planet! 🤟 saw them last month in sweden!
I saw them when I was 15 and then a second time when I was... substantially older. They definitely aren't "Punk" (with a capital P) but they are a fantastic, straight ahead rock band that capture the energy of punk (with a small p) and who still take the time to properly engage with their fans. Both times I saw them they got a kid up from the audience to play an Operation Ivy song with them and then the lucky little S.O.B got to keep Billie Joe's guitar. Call it a stunt if you like but they are a class act with 40 years of playing behind them. When I saw them for the second time there were people in the audience who were literally bringing their grandkids along which, on the one hand, was cool, on the other made myself and my wife feel Very Old Indeed...
Definitely would recommend seeing them live if you get a chance, many pyrotechnics, much moshing and a lot of joy will be had.
Green day is 100% punk. Not necessarily old school punk rock but definitely punk. I would describe their music as skate punk probably.
I saw them for the first time in Berlin back in 93, and for the eleventh time two weeks ago in Stockholm. One of my absolute favorite bands. 🤘🏼
Thanks for less negative/click baity titles dude! Love this channel! Keep it up 👍😎
I caught them live in London on Friday (can highly recommend seeing this band live, even if you're not particularly a fan). They opened with this song, and it just hits different. Fall Out Boy and Weezer had played two really great sets beforehand, but when Green Day walked onstage and let this one fly, the whole stadium erupted. It's like there was a tension that had been there that got released all at once as soon as those drums kicked in.
I was there too, man. I can't disagree with anything you've said. I've seen so many bands live but they were easily one of the best I've seen.
Same thing happened in Vienna 2 weeks ago. Their live energy is unparalelled among todays artists imho
The energy within that crowd that night was on a different level to most gigs I’ve been to. Everyone really let go
Really? Have you guys ever seen them before? I saw them on the same tour and it was 2/5. I've seen them 15 times though. They just have not been very good since 2005.
Like most of Green Day but Nimrod and Warning are my standouts, they're both brilliant albums 👍
Warning is seriously underrated, full of bangers
@@warwickhunt unreal album man, overlooked as one of their best
The jump is a very interesting topic I never really put thought on it yet playing on stage as a “punk” that was something that just came naturally, I have to say skateboarding might play a big part on this punk jump type of style. Thanks for bringing this up.
You cheer me up my good mate thank you for your videos such a talented and funny guy keep rocking my darkness friend 🤘
Saw them in Dublin in 2009 (or therabouts). Such a fantastic experience. Although I wasnt a die hard fan or anything, the energy was like nothing I had felt before or have since. Wonderfuk group.
Bloody hell not the Human Centipede tshirt 😂😂😂😂
I know!! Its very distracting LOL
Wow some excellent guitar insights here :) And I never realised that jumping had a grammar to it, and now you say it, of course it does :)
I saw them live in Huddersfield last week on the hella mega tour and they were absolutely phenomenal. Definitely one of the best bands I’ve ever seen live, if you ever get the chance then you have to take it :))🤘🏽
Dookie came out when I was made n fourth grade changed my life. I was too young in the 80s to really know about any punk. They opened my mind to all the punk bands that came before and the he skate punk of our day bad religion nofx Mxpx anything on epitaph. What’s crazy is a decade later they did it again for the generation under me with American idiot!! Much respect
Green Day are one of the greatest bands I've ever seen live, (another being the Darkness at the Garage a few times) Brixton Academy on the Nimrod Tour. Previous 3 years they cancelled the UK leg due to way too much amphetes through Eastern Europe......... They were fucking awesome. Supported by Degeneration X I believe. Got my nose busted open in the pit, from a hobnail boot crowd surfing, during Welcome to Paradise but just kept moshing like a lunatic for the next hour plus. Amazing gig. Lifelong memories and battle scars to boot. Love Green Day..... Mostly Pre Nimrod, insomniac, Dookie, 1,039 and of course my number 1 Kerplunk! Fucking love these lads.
Saw them At Huddersfield John Smiths stadium at the weekend and it was absolutely fantastic they still have it all
Back in the early -1990’s, they opened for Bad Religion. We had never heard of them and had low expectations… but I walked into the venue as they started to play and was mesmerized. They were electrifying, powerful and tight. Not too long after, they blew up the scene and saturated the market but because of that initial impression, I didn’t see them as sell-outs. They were legit that one night they nearly outshined Bad Religion.
Hi Justin, its Jesse from Finland. Havent think or listen the darknes much after it broke on 06 or something.. 🤔
But just want to thank you in general, for doing easily the best podcast anywhere ever! ✌️
Found this channel like a week ago, and been listening atleast few episodes every day, and still theres loads of episodes to check! I appreciate how often you do these, and how widely and especially professionaly u share your thougts about any kind of music or artist or whatever. And from artist perpective.
And we seem to have really similar taste about music.
But anyway, you're just so natural, and defenetly know what u are talking about. But anyway, big THANKS mate! ❤️
Ps. Would be nice to see The darkness in Finland soon :)
Thanks Jesse!
Yes, I want to see Darkness in Finland too. I was disapointed that they didn't add Finland to their tour after new awesome record Motoheart.
Ah I see good sir... you only reply to donations 🙄?
Not many bands have made their best album that far into their careers... especially after a ton of mainstream success. But, American Idiot is by far their best album. And I'm someone who thinks Dookie is a perfect album, front to back. American Idiot really showed they could write longer, complex songs, even if Jesus of Suburbia was 5 short songs strung together. I think they took a massive step forward in their songwriting ability, it's an incredible album.
Justin makes learning a total joy.
Hey Justin! Nice video as always
Just wanted to let u know that there's certain ground sound in the background and is only really noticeable when you are talking with out music
I can recommend you to use a noise gate plug-in in the post production, you can configure it to eliminate that exact frequency when you stop talking and that would improve it a lot
Sure, Green Day is power pop, and I'm not sure why that is used as a slight. A catchy vocal melody, crunchy power chords, youthful lyrics, a varied song structure, a tight melodic solo and never overstaying its welcome. I Believe in a Thing Called Love is also (fantastic) power pop IMO.
If you think of it that way most early punk bands are considered power pop especially early the clash, buzzocks and the undertones
The ramones said that’s why they wanted when they started their punk sound because 60-70s band had lost touch of what rock was supposed to be. The ramones wanted it to get to the point, fast short aggressive catchy
If green day is power pop then so are the ramones
American Idiot (the song) is up there with Seven Nation Army, Vertigo, BYOB, Float On, Here it Goes Again and I Believe in a Thing Called Love as one of the last popular guitar riffs that a lot of everyday people would recognize. Sadly, all those songs are from over 15 years ago.
Come on dude, there have been plenty of songs in the past 15 years with memorable guitar riffs - their use has just evolved beyond rock band & is now used in hiphop and rap too... I agree with the sentiment of what you're saying, all of the songs you list are truly some excellent guitar riff rock music.
@@samc175 I would love to claim something like Square Hammer by Ghost. But the fact remains that those later memorable riffs would be recognized by a cult audience, not by an everyday crowd.
been waiting for this one!
Great video, speaking of Buzzcocks I hope you will cover them one day. Great band that is seldom mentioned these days.
Green Day was a DIY band for years before they got on a major for Dookie and just became massively popular.
I like to piss off "tru punx" by saying they're more punk than the Sex Pistols but I also kind of think that's true since they still actively support DIY scenes, pay independent artists' and venues' fines and never defected to support the right wing like Johnny Rotten has done in recent years.
Thats a hot take lmfao. Doubt a lot of people agree with you on that one
Whatever made you think Lydon was a left wing liberal?
@@yusufamir3010 Eh, it’s been going around a little bit more the past few years since Johnny Rotten turned and then people have been realizing the Sex Pistols were made to sell a look
@@yvonnesanders4308 Literally look up what punk is and the values
Punk is anything but anti-establishment these days. You’re really “sticking it to the man” when your viewpoints are the same as the media, politicians, and big business. Punk has devolved into a left wing circle jerk that loves Marxism and big government; how is that rebelling against the system and fighting for freedom?
Love Green Day. They give me nostalgia for punk, but I always thought of them as hard power pop. They aren't scabrous enough, dammit. But American Idiot made me admire them a lot anyway.
Cool man. I saw them on that tour years ago. It was pure energy all night. This was their white album, their Disintegration album, their Bends album, their Violator album, their Toys in the attic, their Back in black you get my point. 🤘🏻
Saw them live in Huddersfield on Saturday. Absolutely blown away. Think very few people and very few bands can match the live energy they have
I love that Justin mentioned tre cools hi hat technique. The dude is inhuman for being able to do that live for 2 hours straight night after night
Probably doing push-pull technique. Makes it slightly easier.
I’m a huge fan of American Power Pop that has its roots in punk but the chord progressions are more Beatles influenced. Guided By Voices are one of the most underrated bands in this country. They have thousands of songs and a lot of them are not great but when they hit one out if the ballpark it’s a real banger. Teenage FBI is one.
gee bee vee! gee bee vee! gee bee vee!
@@PintsofGuinness fucking legends 😆
The interesting thing I experienced in my own guitar playing journey was trying to mimic Billie Joe’s way of playing when I first picked up the guitar. Now I am trying to cover some songs of The Darkness and have to unlearn that rugged (frustrating) way of playing that Justin pointed out. Green Day has been a massive part of my formative years and nearly brought me to tears when I was fortunate enough to see them in London in June 2022.
Thanks for your amazing channel Justin
Holding My Own, awesome song, still listening 2022! 👏🏼
Seen them live about a decade or so ago, And I have to say they were a brilliant live act. I was well impressed.
I never understood them being described as punk. They are power pop.
Arguable The Ramones were too.
@@finslaw I love the Ramones as much as the next guy but after watching a few interviews with Dee Dee on youtube it is difficult to call them musical geniuses. Right place right time. They define punk, however. in that they were not musical geniuses. Check out some Dee Dee interviews. He makes Justin Beiber sound like Neil DeGrass Tyson.
Plenty of punk on 1039,Kerplunk, Insomniac,Nimrod,Dookie. Listen to Take Back.
Love your commentaries. Binged watched this since I discovered this a week ago. 😅 Please do one on Stone Temple Pilot's Interstate Love Song.
Omg your shirt! Love it!
Were they ever punk? Did they need a label? I never liked the desperation to categorize them. They're a band with lots of disparate elements and the rush to slot them into a specific niche felt like it was very much the result of corporate interests and made it difficult for my younger self to accept them given that the stink of record company manipulation was all over them.
Well... they came out of the DIY punk scene in California. They played at Gilman Street, released music on Lookout and toured on the international DIY / punk / independent circuit. That made them a punk band as far as I'm concerned (which doesn't count for much).
Whether they were still "punk" after they found commercial success seems to depend on how much of your anger with capitalist consumerism (if any) you feel like projecting onto a rock band. I'm generally happy so I'm happy for their success and don't really feel like they "sold out".
You say you hate to categorize but that’s all you talk about
@@bruhmingo I think your reading comprehension could use a bit of fine tuning.
They were late era in the northern california all age venues
American Idiot (the album) carries the grand tradition of meaningful rock operas started with The Pretty Things SF Sorrow, and including Tommy/The Wall. This alone makes it impervious to poo slinging from the Dookie crowd.
Love the videos .
What a great episode and its not the subject, Green day are great but Justin is excelling, doing what I've come to enjoy from Justin Rides again, again. A channel well worth supporting! 👍👍👍👊✌️.
i use to love green day, was a great band to listen to going through my college years, but i have to say after American idiot i stopped listening as i thought the sound changed too much to a pop rock vibe. American idiot is a belting album though but dookie was by far my favorite of theirs.
Reminds me of early Who .
pretty much totally agree except I dont think dookie is their best...I prefer most of their other albums tbh
I agree, but I did like 21st Century Breakdown a lot, but it was no American Idiot. But there are some really great songs on that album too, I really like the live DVD Awesome as Fuck where they play quite a few from that album. There are a handful of really good ones on there.
I dont care what any of the die-hards say, I love this album. Pretty much every song is solid, the mix is solid, and Jesus of Suburbia is an anthem!
probably helps that this was the first album i bought with my own money as a teen, and one of the first "alternative" acts i was exposed to, which led down a long twisted road through every genre of rock and metal, a greater appreciation for all genres of music, and ~16 years of passionate hobbyism in the form of guitar and drums!
anyway, i don't care about dookie etc, American idiot is a banger
Jesus of Suburbia was that generation’s Bohemian Rhapsody, and then came the Black Parade
Saw them live at Bellahouston Park 2 months ago & not only are they a great band! But amazing live 🤩🎶🎸
Nice tribute to one of my favorite bands… and the best concept album of the 00s.
Are they Punk in the purest sense of the genre? Hell no, of course not. However they have punk roots and sensibilities and brought it into the mainstream. Nothing wrong with that.
This is what bothers me about ‘purest sense’…what exactly is the purest sense? Sid Viscous, hardly able to play, let alone stand up? Songs about the UK being in disarray? What is this purist line punks seem to carry? Punk is punk. It either is or isn’t. Green Day are, period. They also rock like a MF.
Honestly one of the biggest differences between them and "true punk" is that tons of people just really loved their music.
I consider the ramones true punk and greenday is there for the most of their career.
A lot of people act like punk had to be super political or hardcore and forget the ramones who are the OG’s
@@heythere6983 so, let me get this straight…you think Green Day got into music just to succeed and make money?
Saw them on Saturday. I’m not really a fan (I went for Weezer) but Billy Joe was amazing. Had the whole ground in the palm of his hand. Would recommend.
I love it when a real musician reviews, discusses and analyzes bands and their work. It’s hard to understand for a layman but Justin here makes it simpler. I mean isn’t he just a teacher and connoisseur of music
I first heard greenday on the radio in probably 2005, holiday came on and I loved it. The next day I went and bought the album, it was so different to the British pop I usually listened to up until that point but I still loved it!
They were a joke of a band when they first came out. Us grunge fans sneered at them and their teenage angsty fans. It was like Pre manufactured punk for college girls
They peaked in the mid 90s but nobody's had the heart to tell them.
Appreciate the punk / rock stage jump breakdown
awesome t-shirt, Justin!