Suds on Bleeker

I’ve often said that Green Day was the biggest sell-out band of recent years. Unfortunately my argument fell short with some, so I typically let it slide and went on with my Green Day-free life. Finally though, I’ve gotten enough ammunition to prove without the shadow of a doubt that Green Day is no longer the the band of yore. If you go back in time, the progression from punk to pop may have even started with Dookie. Sure, they were still power chord playing, robo-trippin’ kids, but it certainly opened the door for them to jump on the pop bandwagon. At least Dookie contained no signs of mainstream to it when it first came out in the early nineties. The same couldn’t be said for Insomniac and then Nimrod, which really kicked off the descent (or ascent depending on who you talk to). continue reading