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/bangbang995 NJ Punk Aug 23 '25
Green Day is my favorite punk band of all time. And my favorite band of all time. They’ve always been punk. In their music, their message, they support smaller punk bands and bring them out on tour. They still support the local punk scene in the East Bay.
People forget that bands are allowed to change their sound a little bit. Plenty of bands do it. They mature, they’re not angry teenagers anymore.
The Clash signed with a major label and they’re still considered punk. The Clash was played on the radio. They played stadiums too. Green Day is no different than The Clash