The Burning Question 7/7/09

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

To be honest, i think Green Day are becoming past their sell by date. American Idiot compaired to their old stuff, was a complete let down, and i think their new album is going to be just the same, if not, worse. I think they should quit now while they are ahead. That or at least start writing some decent shit again.

I wonder when Melanie Holsey when submit a comment?

oh my god yes. since american idiot the band have become huge and with all these new fans they're obviously going to get more publicity and become even bigger. its common sense when it comes to green day. fair enough if people think green day are becoming part of the new music phase, but isnt everyone these days. example, lostprophets. they've changed loads too, but still getting bigger and bigger. see what i mean?

I don't think to to be honest, from what ive heard its not that good, quite dissapointed. American idiot was such a good album it would be hard to make a follow up.

I think its going to be a good album, not their best but the songs are decent. I don't think many fans will like it but its a new album deal with it, sounds change. I reakon one of them songs will be in a trailer for a movie or a soundtrack for something.

has potential to be 6 catchy half arsed tunes that will sell like steaming pile of turd to the tone deaf

Okay sure American idiot will be tough to match or if possible beat when it comes to a new album
but these guys always give there best
green day is not past there sell by date
if anythin theyre growin just like the rest of the rock worlds population does!

got to admit though its gonna be tough for them to beat songs like basketcase in my eyes !

Bring what ya got lads

Okay sure American idiot will be tough to match or if possible beat when it comes to a new album
but these guys always give there best
green day is not past there sell by date
if anythin theyre growin just like the rest of the rock worlds population does!

got to admit though its gonna be tough for them to beat songs like basketcase in my eyes !

Bring what ya got lads

who cares. green day are so overrated. the last cd was shite and this one will be shite aswell.

One word answer - No. i mean sure it probably will be great. but with how big american idiot made them.. i dont think it will be able to match it.

I've heard the tracks and think it sounds pretty kick ass!

Different but still awesome :)

FUCK YEAH IT DOES!

amercian idiot was a big leap for any band to take but it certainly delivered in all the right places. the subject matter might have thrown people off and the fact it was meant to be a bit of a story but it was still a great album that could stand on its own.

21st century breakdown will be another big leap, and green day aren't a band to disappoint their fans. it has been a long wait but thats what will make this release even more better. its'll certainly be quality

I hope not. I mean yes American Idiot was an amazing album, but the songs were far far too overplayed to the point where one week i was in love with one song and the next i hated it because i was hearing it like 5 times a day on radio or tv and it was starting to bug the hell out of me. Hopefully I won't get as fed up with this new album as I did with American Idiot.

I think that Green Day should have quit while they were ahead. They keep putting out average, irrelevant music that we do not need. Fair enough they were a path for some people to get into the rock/metal scene but frankly, with all the accessible music we have nowadays, we dont need them anymore. Throw in the towl Green Day

I don't really think Green Day could be as big now as they were back then. A lot of the stuff that's popular now is nothing like Green Day, old or new. Screamo and pop-punk is really what's in now rock-wise- And Green Day is neither. Not to mention, a lot of their old fans aren't happy with their new music.

Green Day's stuff's been Medicore since after Dookie, so it doesn't matter, will still be shit.

Quite probably. After all, their untermensch fans are allowed to breed, creating even more untermenschen to buy even more shit by this so called band.

Where did the human race go so wrong?

Of course it will be bigger. They have gained so many more fans since American Idiot and people who like all different types of music now like them

With -American Idiot- Green Day have become very well known and apreciated worldwide,so that proved that ,in time ,they have only progressed.So yes, probably their new album will be at least as good as their last one.

I Wholeheartedly Love Green Day...
One Of The Finest Bands In History...
But,

I Have To Say That I Want This Album To Fail.

I Want Green Day To Drop A St. Anger.

Then In 2-3 Years The Bandwagon Jumpers Will Have Fell Off And The True Fans Will Be Clinging On...

Green Day MUST RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS!

This Sell Out Crap They Seem To Have Embraced Is Bad For Them And Bad For The Real Music Industry...

American Idiot Was A Step Too Far From Green Day's Real Style Of Music And In Comparison To Any Other Album, Even Warning (Which, At The Time Was Not Green Day Music) It Stands Alone. But Not In A Good Way...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE JUST DROP WHAT YOU STARTED WITH AMERICAN IDIOT!

GO BACK TO BEING THE REAL GREEN DAY!

PLEASE!

It'll be tough for them to live up to American Idiot-I went to California in '05 and it was being played everywhere, seriously-but I think they can manage it.
And if the "old, real" fans can't take change, that doesn't really pick them out as good fans, does it? We should stickl by a band whatever they decide to do, because they're a band, not a genre.
Oh, and in maths, average is "expected". So if this album is average, to me it'll mean "awesome".
Oh yes.

TO be honest they will never be able to live up to american idiot come on that was relesed in 2004, being out of the picture for almost 5 years it is gonna take a lot of work! And in all honestly i didnt really care much for american idiot dont see how it was such a success i prefer their old sh*t!

It depends, seeing as it did take so long to come out, people seemed to move on from Green day but if it was out sooner i'd say deffienetly!

Hmm, streaming 6 of those songs is pretty stupid if you ask me!
I'm sure fans'll be disappointed when they find they had nothing to get excited about.
Judging by these songs... the album will be crap. American Idiot was the best by far :).

Green Day are facing a problem - because American Idiot has had so much exposure and so many people love(d) it, everyone will compare their new album to it. To appease fans their album will have to be amazing - anything less than that and they may find themselves losing fans.

it will be hard for green day to top ameriacn idiot 'cause of all the exposure and new fans they got from it but they may lose some american idiot fans if its any different. I think they can make this album bigger than american idiot (:

YES YES YES YES of course it can its green day for gods sake
they will always get better i mean after every single album it has got better
and judging by the songs that they have relaesed it will be better

YES YES YES YES of course it can its green day for gods sake
they will always get better i mean after every single album it has got better
and judging by the songs that they have relaesed it will be better

there mayby 1 or 2 good songs but realisicly American idiot will the album they'll be renembered for in 10 or 20 years

there mayby 1 or 2 good songs but realisicly American idiot will the album they'll be renembered for in 10 or 20 years

it aint gonna be better than american idiot , it was legend !!!
im sure it will be kick ass tho :D

Ohhh I dont know ! Though a good single from the new album, American Idiot wasn't a good single, it was a great one! We'll just have to wait it out and see...

I was expecting to be let down by the new album but I'm actually not. I don't think Green Day will ever be "past their sell by date" they just keep coming back with more brilliant songs everytime.

hell yeah of course it has the potential to be bigger than american idiot.those guys are awsome and they just keep getting better each album. im loving the new stuff.

hell yeah of course it has the potential to be bigger than american idiot.those guys are awsome and they just keep getting better each album.im loving the new stuff.

I think success wise the album will surpass american idiot becasue of the lagre and loyal fan base they have already built up, they will sell out wembly and alll gigs they put on. But the new album will not get as much crital aclaim as a masterpiece as american idiot relaunced their careers and gained them a whole new fan base.

American Idiot was them hitting their peak, although the album will be good it just won't ever beat previous ones.

The main reason American Idiot was such a success was because it was bashing the government in a time where nobody liked it. Bush was our president, for example.
While the new album has potential, it doesn't have a screaming hatred for the current president backing it up.

Seriously, when I found out that Greenday were touring, I was actually quite sad; In all fairness, I love their music but if they aren't going to tour ALL OVER THE UK instead of selected areas then I'm not sure that we can be dedicated fans any more? If they can't support us, then what goes around comes around.

Green Days newest album will not be better than American idiot because as they get older their music is getting worse and worse and they are getting too old.

Who cares?

I know I will like it and I know I could give a shit if anyone else does.

when you say the old songs are the best, you could well be wrong. green day bring us new and differant songs all the time. i mean, compare 'know your enemy' to 'boulavard of broken dreams' see what i mean? they have all sorts of songs, which makes it better for everyone! they also use that technique to increase their popularity. they are going up, just like band such as metrostation and fall out boy. they have all given us a range of songs, and so why complain? ive heard the biggest chavs listen to fall out boys 'i don't care'. therefore everyone like a bands particular song. :)

Indeed they may grow into a bigger band but not necessarily a better one...

I think it can be better than AMERICAN IDIOT because after lissoning to Know Your Enemy i think they have what it takes.so it probly has the POTENTIAL to be bettet than AMERICAN IDIOT

American Idiot was always going to be a hard act to beat, and if the six singles are anything to go by, 21st Century Breakdown should be pretty good. I'm not completely convinced it has that much potential though.

I think Greenday are awesome but I think American Idiot was amazing and it's gonna be hard to follow.

i have always loved green day, i've been a fan since i was 12. even thought i'm more into heavier music, but american idiot was and still is one of their greatest albums of all time so i think they next album won't be as good.

Not a chance that album is legend! Nothing can beat it. As i stare at billie joe on my wall i think of the ways he has changed my life....But no the album wont be as gd.

NO WAY!! i havent even seen any bands album beat there album let alone themselves beating it...the lyrics rule..the instruments rule....and billy joel RULES THE FUCKING ROCK WORLD! so nough said

Who cares? Billie Joe is the Sex!

I haven't and don't want to hear the songs yet (insert internet killing the music industry here), but I don't see it happening. American Idiot was a real "right place right time" phenomenon, and everyone else just jumped on the bandwagon. There's far too many new bands now for an album to get that big - music is a bit of a short term obsessionist culture for the moment, which rarely goes beyond a band's first single

i think greendays' new album will be bigger than american idiot, because they are soo awesome and they keep on getting better.
i love them
x

of course they cant make as good a album as american idiot , thats impossible in my opinion. They said before there comeback that things with green day would be different so you can really compare the two albums , 21st century breakdown is amazing but.

who knows... these are unpredictable times....
dosnt matter either, its what sells that matters these days isnt it?

One word. Yes!

I think maybe it could be better, but i think that they're getting kinda old now.

i think its time for them to move on and let sont one else take their place as they have stoped making their style and now using other peoples in the songs. i myself have been a fan of green day for as long as i can remeber but i am liking them less and less every time they have a new song, old song are ace, they have had their day. go move on.

gotta admit the new single is catchy as fuck however does it matter if the new album's more successful than American Idiot? In my opinion your a fan of the band or you're not. If you are you will probably buy it, if not don't! None of this *green day are wank now they sold out blahh* I've been a fan of them for a very very very long time and I stuck with them because they are bloody good live band, made two of my personal favourite albums 'Keplunk' and 'Nimrod' and at the end of the day,even a substandard green day album ( Shenanigans/Warning/even American Idiot (In my opinion)) is better than the majority of the whitewash, screamo/emo wank that is currently bloating up the rock scene.

ofcoarse it does!!
u know green day, they just keep getting better! i for one am really excited about this album! I have a feeling its gunna blow our socks off! xD

yes. green day have gathered so many fans over the years, especially due to American Idiot. They vary their style so much as well between albums, so it will just continue to invite new fans, and bring back old ones.

yes. green day have gathered so many fans over the years, especially due to American Idiot. They vary their style so much as well between albums, so it will just continue to invite new fans, and bring back old ones.

yes. green day have gathered so many fans over the years, especially due to American Idiot. They vary their style so much as well between albums, so it will just continue to invite new fans, and bring back old ones.

yes. green day have gathered so many fans over the years, especially due to American Idiot. They vary their style so much as well between albums, so it will just continue to invite new fans, and bring back old ones.

yes. green day have gathered so many fans over the years, especially due to American Idiot. They vary their style so much as well between albums, so it will just continue to invite new fans, and bring back old ones.

Green Day's song 'Know Your Enemy' is being played non-stop and much like their song 'American Idiot' it's become more and more hard to avoid listening to which is making the new album even more popular.

I don't really think that 21st Century Breakdown will have the potential to beat American Idiot. American Idiot was a breathtaking album and it will be very hard to beat! I will be really surprised if this one is better!

Definitely. The album has so much variety and there is something on it for most punk/rock fans.
I do think 21st Century Breakdown + American Idiot are grouped together as the same sort of type, like FOB Infinity on High and Folie á Deux are grouped.
Changes of sound, but non less awesome than the albums before, just different =]