Greenday on american idol.

Zoso

omg why would any band play this show... good song though.

facepollution

The song is a charity single, right? So they have sacrificed their 'punk-rock credibility' to hopefully sell more copies/downloads to raise money for that charity? That in itself is a pretty cool thing to do, it's not like they are promoting their latest album or anything.

pearljamharmony

does this even belong in the pearl jam fourm? Additionally, Green Day performing on AI just solidifies the fact that they are a fucking joke.

facepollution

pearljamharmony wrote:

does this even belong in the pearl jam fourm? Additionally, Green Day performing on AI just solidifies the fact that they are a fucking joke.

Raising money for charity is a joke?

granparocks

gibbits wrote:

one thing i never got about greenday is they never gave a fuck for political cause for their entire career - nearly became irrelevant and bankrupt, so they hop on the hate bush bandwagon and put on eyeliner - and everyone hails them as the saviours of rock and true musicians - now they cover one of the best protest songs ever - and its just so fake. i liked greenday when they wrote music about masturbating and smoking weed - all their stuff from kerplunk to warning, but this faux we give a shit stuff is terrible - i guess i just have to face greenday didn't want to be the band they were anymore, they wanted to suck off emo kids.

oh, i totally agree. there would be nothing cooler than listening to a bunch of 30 somethings STILL singing about weed and masturbation.

maybe they are just growing up. like the rest of us.

facepollution

granparocks wrote:

oh, i totally agree. there would be nothing cooler than listening to a bunch of 30 somethings STILL singing about weed and masturbation.

maybe they are just growing up. like the rest of us.

and someone hits the nail on the head, thank you.

jamminpearls

american idiot blows riot act away.

B nice

slightofjeff wrote:

I can't believe those guys played AI ... lame-o.

pearl jam was on Friends
and and
eds old lady wore a pj hoodie to the cubs game like "look at me and my lip job"




Talk About LAME

B nice

jamminpearls wrote:

american idiot blows riot act away.

your mother

that is just obscene

Staceb10

Maybe they didn't give a shit (or appear to) because they were young and Bush wasn't in office and there was no war to protest in their earlier years? Some of you are the most judgmental people in the world when it comes to other people's careers and music. I guess if Green Day are sell outs then so is Bono. That was him I saw on AI a few weeks ago actually working with the American Idol contestants right?

As for last night, I think Joe Perry deserves the ridicule more than Green Day.. playing with Sanjaya?? That's just wrong.

Betterman108

There's one thing about this board I don't get?? A band plays on American idol to raise money for a benifit that you guys don't like you shit all over them and call them sellouts. PJ does benefits all the time and you praise them like God. Their doing the same thing to raise money for a cause. If PJ was on Amercain Idol doing the same cause, let me be blunt and just come out and say this, you would either be on your knees or calling them sellouts. It sounds hypocritical to me.

Don't mean to offend anyone, but I just wanted you to know where I was coming from.

pjhawks

B nice wrote:

pearl jam was on Friends
and and
eds old lady wore a pj hoodie to the cubs game like "look at me and my lip job"




Talk About LAME

PJ's song was on Friends, they never appeared. Big difference.

Blind3

I watched it . I never knew Green Day had expanded to four members, the usual suspects and the shark they jumped over. Seriously , aren't there other forums for expressing support and raising money to aid the victims of the genocide in Darfur?

pearljamharmony

facepollution wrote:

Raising money for charity is a joke?

no being a going on american idol and becoming a mockery of what you once were aka joke is being a joke

BrinkofForever

gibbits wrote:

one thing i never got about greenday is they never gave a fuck for political cause for their entire career - nearly became irrelevant and bankrupt, so they hop on the hate bush bandwagon and put on eyeliner - and everyone hails them as the saviours of rock and true musicians - now they cover one of the best protest songs ever - and its just so fake. i liked greenday when they wrote music about masturbating and smoking weed - all their stuff from kerplunk to warning, but this faux we give a shit stuff is terrible - i guess i just have to face greenday didn't want to be the band they were anymore, they wanted to suck off emo kids.

Hasn't Billie Joe been wearing eyeliner his whole career?

I'm not a Green Day fan, but seriously... they played for a good cause and obviously THAT show is going to get their cause exposure.

Oh..and like someone else said..maybe they grew out of teenage boy land.

mookie9999

facepollution wrote:

The song is a charity single, right? So they have sacrificed their 'punk-rock credibility' to hopefully sell more copies/downloads to raise money for that charity? That in itself is a pretty cool thing to do, it's not like they are promoting their latest album or anything.

First off, they haven't had "punk cred" since 1993. After Dookie, punk rock they were no more. Secondly, I did not see the performance, but it sounds as though the only display of them raising money for charity was by a video playing behind them can leave some wondering what they were doing there. At least when PJ did Rockin' with Bono it was at a charity concert, not fucking American Idol. Great that GD are raising money for Darfur, but IMO they still blow.

gibbits

Staceb10 wrote:

I guess if Green Day are sell outs then so is Bono.

Glad to see we're on the same page

SomethingCreative

Blind3 wrote:

I watched it . I never knew Green Day had expanded to four members

yeah the new guitar player is pretty much ignored

skyeriverwinter

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mookie9999

skyeriverwinter wrote:

i am sickened by what i am reading here. a band doing something for a good cause is being a sell-out? everyone should sacrifice a little to help some one else. for all of the nay sayers here what have you done for anyone else lately? is this honestly the type of people that represent themselves as pearl jam fans? i am ashamed to be under such a title as you. be less self righteous and allow others to do as they see fit! pearl jam would puke all over if they could here some of this crap!

Again let me state that I did not see the performance. But did they have a website showing or any mention about how we could make a difference? Again, if they did I will take back what I'm about to say, but it seems to me that if they were that concerned about making money for a good cause wouldn't they demand that they would only appear on some pile of shit show if they could get their message across via a statement or through the mentioning of a website? IMO they are johnnycomelately's who want to jump on the caring bandwagon only to further their career.