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Green Day May 8, 2021 4:14:35 GMT

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Post by petrolino on May 8, 2021 4:14:35 GMT

May 3, 2021 9:55:47 GMT Zos said:

May 3, 2021 4:24:21 GMT petrolino said:

Sorry, but I hear no correlation whatsoever to Vanilla Ice. There's so many changes in a single Green Day song, to deny them any respect as songwriters seems to be a stinky patriot call born of the usual nothing. Don't mean to be rude here, just my honest opinion regarding the musical topic at hand.

'Basket Case'

No, you miss my point, I meant that Vanilla Ice is to rap what Green Day are to Punk. A watered down acceptable version. Music to annoy your parents just a little bit. A safe middle class revolution. It wasn't supposed to be an attack on them, I am sure they are very skilled at what they do. I just find it depressing when originators of styles are left in poverty and obscurity largely whilst those that follow up with bland, acceptable to the masses versions inevitably become rich and famous.

You're right. I just don't see where you're coming from. I honestly never met a single Green Day fan in all my years who listened to them to anger middle-class mummy-daddy, and that's the truth. Even goths I knew who liked hearing them in clubs. I think many people just thought they wrote great pop singles and had something about them.