"After The Disappointment of "Uno!, Dos!, Tre!" has Green Day Lost Some of Their Popularity?"

[mallorymaloney]

They've certainly lost a fuckload of their popularity in my world ... A couple years ago, they were a huge central part of it, but after the trilogy came out in full and did nothing for me ((I only truly like about three or four of the songs)), I've just been less and less interested in them and their music, sadly.

Part of this is due to my disappointment in Billie allowing his addictions to get so out of hand. ((Blah blah blah, he's only human, yadda yadda, I know, but knowing this doesn't change how I feel.)) I don't know if I'll ever quite 'get over' that. It felt like a very personal and horribly timed kick to the face to me, due to a bunch of reasons I'm not going to bother listing here.

I hope they'll pick up their popularity in my world again when/if they release a new album, though. I'm really hoping! I miss loving them and their music as much as I used to.

[Bastard of 1969]

They've certainly lost a fuckload of their popularity in my world ... A couple years ago, they were a huge central part of it, but after the trilogy came out in full and did nothing for me ((I only truly like about three or four of the songs)), I've just been less and less interested in them and their music, sadly.

Part of this is due to my disappointment in Billie allowing his addictions to get so out of hand. ((Blah blah blah, he's only human, yadda yadda, I know, but knowing this doesn't change how I feel.)) I don't know if I'll ever quite 'get over' that. It felt like a very personal and horribly timed kick to the face to me, due to a bunch of reasons I'm not going to bother listing here.

I hope they'll pick up their popularity in my world again when/if they release a new album, though. I'm really hoping! I miss loving them and their music as much as I used to.

They losted it, because they changed their style, but IDIOTS love that style, no matter is it pop punk, punk rock, electronic punk. Idiots JUST DON'T CARE. Idiots love their music no matter what style is their. Now they changed style, now there's no more fans. And, luckily, idiots like me discovered, that there is like a whole fucking bunch of fake idiots. And yea, it's not sadly if you aren't interested in their music. We don't need you as fan. You can just stay fake idiot.

[Melissa-Whatsername]

That being said, there's another important factor: Green Day has both aged and evolved.

I think that exactly this is the 'problem' some 'fans' have. some blame Green Day for making and trying different things. but these people would be the first who would blame Green Day for releasing the same record again and again (which fortunally never happened and I don't think they will do repetitive things )

[IlariaIDIOT]

They played in front of 62.000 people two weeks ago breaking the attendance record of Emirates and headline festivals all over Europe. Is that what they call "loss of popularity"?

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I'm only ""sad"" for 1 thing. Television&radio always put the same songs (Stray Heart. It's the only Green Day song I heard from tv. I did a stage in a travel agency in March and Stray Heart was always on) There are other cool song from the triology!!

[InvaderPhantom]

Green Day definitely isn't the biggest band in the world anymore like the 99 Revolutions tour trailer said. But they don't need to be that. After 25 years as a band, selling millions of records and releasing two albums that helped define two seperate generations, they have found their place in rock history and they don't need a "hit song" anymore to stay relevant. I think at this point they will keep selling out stadiums till the end of their times.

I mean think about it, when was the last time Metallica had a "hit song"? Or Bruce Springsteen? At some point in the career of an artist you don't need a hit anymore to sell out stadiums because you're just KNOWN. I guess Green Day aren't as popular anymore as they were a couple of years ago, yet they still headline giant festivals all over the world like Reading and play in giant stadiums like Emirates, and they have such an established and huge fanbase, they won't ever "fade away" one day.

Of course it would be pretty awesome if they had a big "comeback" one day (in quotes because they were never really gone) like they had in 2004 and I'm secretly hoping that their next album will do that. But they don't have to.

[Nemo.]

I think it's better when they loose their popularity. There will be less people at their shows but this is not bad in my opinion because then the setlist isn't this standard set anymore and they can play rareities more often... because all the people who only go to a GD show because they are famous (and they only know 10 songs) are all gone, which is a positive thing imo. And the most people here are complaining about the setlists and the lack of triology songs in there and the lack of popularity - but you can't have both..

[heart on a noose]

I'm also not disappointed by the trilogy at all and I'm actually very glad that they did that. I don't think Green Day are losing their fans due to the fact of how many people has seen them on last few show, wow those are huge numbers which makes me being proud as a fan.

I would say that they kinda lost popularity and lack of promotion definitely has to do something with it, but as long as the band themselves don't have a problem with it, I don't have either. Sure, I would like to see more interviews, more new videos on TV or song on the radio, but I'm rather happy when I met someone who maybe isn't familiar with Green Day's new stuff but knows songs from a Dookie or even Kerplunk.

[JardyOfSuburbia]

Didn't even read the article after A) The source is Breathecast-Christian Music fans get it all here! and B) They misspelled "Billy" in the headline.

Also, if Green Day went to smaller venues with less commercial success I would be OK with that. I just watched the "Life Without Warning" DVD where they had footage from the Warning and Nimrod tours. I would love to have seen Green Day on those tours. Smaller, intimate settings with deep tracks that are overlooked today.

[Gwen Stacy]

They misspelled "Billy" in the headline.

I cannot express to you all how much it rustles my jimmies when people do this.

[DookieLukie]

Green Day definitely isn't the biggest band in the world anymore like the 99 Revolutions tour trailer said. But they don't need to be that. After 25 years as a band, selling millions of records and releasing two albums that helped define two seperate generations, they have found their place in rock history and they don't need a "hit song" anymore to stay relevant. I think at this point they will keep selling out stadiums till the end of their times.

I mean think about it, when was the last time Metallica had a "hit song"? Or Bruce Springsteen? At some point in the career of an artist you don't need a hit anymore to sell out stadiums because you're just KNOWN. I guess Green Day aren't as popular anymore as they were a couple of years ago, yet they still headline giant festivals all over the world like Reading and play in giant stadiums like Emirates, and they have such an established and huge fanbase, they won't ever "fade away" one day.

Of course it would be pretty awesome if they had a big "comeback" one day (in quotes because they were never really gone) like they had in 2004 and I'm secretly hoping that their next album will do that. But they don't have to.

It said Biggest ROCK Band, which they probably are.

[JardyOfSuburbia]

I cannot express to you all how much it rustles my jimmies when people do this.

After going to school for broadcast journalism, this drives me insane. Does anyone make checks on their spelling?

[WhiteTim]

It said Biggest ROCK Band, which they probably are.

Currently? No of all time? Not even close

[klytaemnestra]

they're headlining reading and leeds, one of the biggest festivals in the world. draw yr own conclusions imo.

Currently? No of all time? Not even close

who's the biggest rock band right now, then? cause i can't think of any. and i'm of the opinion that green day are the biggest band in recent history, say the last decade or two, because who else has had success like them? the only artists i can think of are of the solo persuasion. and even then, it's nowhere near as close.

(i'm not talking album sales btw so pls don't throw numbers at me lol, i'm talking overall popularity)

[WhiteTim]

they're headlining reading and leeds, one of the biggest festivals in the world. draw yr own conclusions imo.

who's the biggest rock band right now, then? cause i can't think of any. and i'm of the opinion that green day are the biggest band in recent history, say the last decade or two, because who else has had success like them? the only artists i can think of are of the solo persuasion. and even then, it's nowhere near as close.

(i'm not talking album sales btw so pls don't throw numbers at me lol, i'm talking overall popularity)

Album sales are one of the main thing that determins biggest bands...

Mumford and sons the lumineers the killers all had bigger 2012 years in terms of well everything

[klytaemnestra]

Album sales are one of the main thing that determins biggest bands...

Mumford and sons the lumineers the killers all had bigger 2012 years in terms of well everything

i would argue that tour attendance is more important than album sales, especially in a digital age where illegal downloading and album leaks are so prevalent.

i was talking overarching the last couple of decades, i will certainly agree with you that green day had a shitty 2012, but that wasn't what i was getting at. i would also argue that mumford & sons and the lumineers aren't rock, but that's a moot point. i haven't heard anything by the killers on the radio in the last year, though, except mr brightside and human.

[WhiteTim]

i would argue that tour attendance is more important than album sales, especially in a digital age where illegal downloading and album leaks are so prevalent.

i was talking overarching the last couple of decades, i will certainly agree with you that green day had a shitty 2012, but that wasn't what i was getting at. i would also argue that mumford & sons and the lumineers aren't rock, but that's a moot point. i haven't heard anything by the killers on the radio in the last year, though, except mr brightside and human.

Considering Green Day hasnt even made the top 10 or even top 100 of highest grossing tours while in the last 10 years have seen U2 Rolling Stones Metallica Coldplay AC/DC...

I dunno but I live in L.A. and in Houston I've heard Killers alot and Mumford and Lumineers are rock folk rock to be precise

But really not a big deal Green Day are a great band regardless they have yet to disappoint (to me at least)

[klytaemnestra]

Considering Green Day hasnt even made the top 10 or even top 100 of highest grossing tours while in the last 10 years have seen U2 Rolling Stones Metallica Coldplay AC/DC...

I dunno but I live in L.A. and in Houston I've heard Killers alot and Mumford and Lumineers are rock folk rock to be precise

But really not a big deal Green Day are a great band regardless they have yet to disappoint (to me at least)

oops i didn't know that, but then again i'm a daft teenager behind a computer and i don't care how much my favourite band makes off their tours, lol. i'd be willing to bet that the bands you listed have more expensive tickets than green day, though, and they tour less - green day stretch themselves crazy thin when they're touring, especially for big albums like AI. fact of the matter is, green day have a hugely dedicated fanbase (to the point where they set the attendance record for emirates stadium - after their latest releases flopped magnificently (commercially)) that stretches worldwide, as the membership of this forum can tell us, if not the masses of comments on fb/ig/twitter that declare "[insert country] WANTS GREEN DAY!!!!" at the end of this summer they're headlining reading and leeds, their songs are still played on the radio and used in commercials, they have been asked for film appearances. when was the last time you went to some sort of emotional event and they didn't play good riddance?

taking all of this into account, and more, i'd attest that green day are the biggest band of recent history.

i live in the arsehole of the UK so that might explain why i haven't heard much apart from some horrendously catchy electro pop type stuff, haha. i'm also rly sorry if this post is incoherent, i've just got back from a rare full day at college.

[HolyHandGrenade]

Considering Green Day hasnt even made the top 10 or even top 100 of highest grossing tours while in the last 10 years have seen U2 Rolling Stones Metallica Coldplay AC/DC...

I dunno but I live in L.A. and in Houston I've heard Killers alot and Mumford and Lumineers are rock folk rock to be precise

But really not a big deal Green Day are a great band regardless they have yet to disappoint (to me at least)

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are both more famous than Green Day right now, but I'd rather be respectably famous and respectable than incredibly famous and a joke (no offense Cat ). As long as you can keep that status quo of a public presence (understandable references to songs, Billie Joe, etc...), and a holding on the charts (no need for #1) you're doing it right.

[silvi@]

The trilogy sold actually quite well.

Yes, I agree with you but I've done a comparison with 21CB and AI ))

[HolyHandGrenade]

Yes, I agree with you but I've done a comparison with 21CB and AI ))

It's hard to look at :'(

All bands ebb and flow album to album. Compare Warning to American Idiot, or 1039/SOSH to Dookie!

[The Platypus!]

I don't think it's necessarily the trilogy's fault that Green Day 'seem' to have lost some of their popularity. I'm not blaming Billie but him going in to rehab made them cancel some of their tour. and I think that in the time he was in there was when they were going to do most of their promotion for the albums.

[Bastard of 1969]

Trilogy isn't reason of their loss of popularity. After American Idiot, they made 21cb. 21cb didn't have that much support as ai did. Awesome As Fuck, they are losing popularity since 2009. Not since the trilogy came. BUT IDIOTS STILL LOVE THEM!

[alienlifeform]

I'm the only one who thinks that is really stupid call yourself and "idiot", to say you're a green day fan

it's an stupid label.. no matter if the official fan club is called this way..

[musso_kn]

I'm the only one who thinks that is really stupid call yourself and "idiot", to say you're a green day fan

it's an stupid label.. no matter if the official fan club is called this way..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVy6XXv4R9Y

2:16. What she says totally cracked me up.

[alienlifeform]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVy6XXv4R9Y

2:16. What she says totally cracked me up.

something like that