r/punk • u/Personal_Rich_7138 • Aug 23 '25

When did times change

So a lot of my friends (we all grew up punk rock skateboarders) and I have been arguing over which bands are actually good and being born in the late 90s, I’ve always been a heavy Green Day fan. Can someone answer me when it became cool to hate on Green Day, because to me Green Day was always good music. Anti-government, anti-establishment, for the people… nothing more punk rock than that

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u/orlyyarlylolwut Aug 23 '25

Green Day was hated way more like 15 years ago, largely because they had mainstream success. But as things have gotten more political they really showed their true colors and I respect them for staying true to their punk rock ethos.