(puts on the flame suit)
i dont like green day. in fact i hate them.
not because of their latest single or their CD but i just dont like em, i dont like their music. never have, never will.
their behavior and attitudes seem trite and contrived. it just seems like an act, too many have made them out to be some great punk band but they arent punk IMO but thats neither here nor there. i just think everything they do is scripted or done to get a certain kind of reaction or give you a spcific impression about them in a very intentional way, they just always seem "on" with their personas.
i DO hate american idiot, sorry i just dont get off on people being insulted regardless of their view, to me its breeding intolerence and that makes the song suck even more.
that and i've had enough politics for a lifetime, i sure as shit dont want more of it in my music.