P00ptart@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 2 days agoGreen Day just played "American idiot" at the Superbowl!message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAt the end of the day they are just musicians. Sure, they can write some catchy edgy songs, but they aren’t philosophers or leaders, and we shouldn’t expect that from them.
minus-squarehesh@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI don’t expect it from Sabrina Carpenter. I do expect it from a band that calls themselves punk. And this is exactly the time I expect it from them.
minus-squareRekorse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-223 hours agoWell, all due respect to Green Day, but I don’t consider them punk, so maybe that’s why I didn’t expect much. Is there such a thing as pop-punk? Edit: do they really call themselves a punk band?
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoYeah pop punk was huge in the aughts. Green Day started with more of an edge but they are certainly pop punk now.
At the end of the day they are just musicians. Sure, they can write some catchy edgy songs, but they aren’t philosophers or leaders, and we shouldn’t expect that from them.
I don’t expect it from Sabrina Carpenter. I do expect it from a band that calls themselves punk. And this is exactly the time I expect it from them.
Well, all due respect to Green Day, but I don’t consider them punk, so maybe that’s why I didn’t expect much. Is there such a thing as pop-punk?
Edit: do they really call themselves a punk band?
Yeah pop punk was huge in the aughts. Green Day started with more of an edge but they are certainly pop punk now.