Most Uncool Band

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I have to agree with the hype Green Day is getting a lot of praise for essentially making the same album as the previous ones they were condemned for.
Do you think they would be getting similar praise by the press if their cd was "American Genius", instead of American Idiot? 
As the late Bill Graham stated, quote, unquote "a lot of these bands were willing the condemn the Vietnam War, but none were willing to go against their peer group and condemn the taking of acid which created just as many casualities". - Syd Barrett was not the only one
Let's see bands like Green Day be willing to go against their peer group and start condeming e.g. Meth, "ice", political correctness etc. It won't make them any better, but at least they will get honest praise from the press
P.S. On Bruce Springsteen's acoustic tour he insisted everyone be seated at 7:30, yet many times showed up a half hour late. The working stiff would usually get fired for showing up that many times late.
How is he representing the working person he claims to represent, when most working people can't afford his concert tickets in the $200 range?

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Poll Question: Which band is currently the most "uncool" to listen to?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Loverboy	0	[0.00%]
Journey	8	[3.94%]
Bay City Rollers	7	[3.45%]
The Knack	2	[0.99%]
Starship	17	[8.37%]
Triumph	0	[0.00%]
Judas Priest	7	[3.45%]
Grand Funk	2	[0.99%]
KC And The Sunshine Band	43	[21.18%]
Heart	0	[0.00%]
U2	117	[57.64%]
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sm sm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 02 2005 Status: Offline Points: 155	Posted: November 09 2005 at 15:24
	I have to agree with the hype Green Day is getting a lot of praise for essentially making the same album as the previous ones they were condemned for. Do you think they would be getting similar praise by the press if their cd was "American Genius", instead of American Idiot? As the late Bill Graham stated, quote, unquote "a lot of these bands were willing the condemn the Vietnam War, but none were willing to go against their peer group and condemn the taking of acid which created just as many casualities". - Syd Barrett was not the only one Let's see bands like Green Day be willing to go against their peer group and start condeming e.g. Meth, "ice", political correctness etc. It won't make them any better, but at least they will get honest praise from the press P.S. On Bruce Springsteen's acoustic tour he insisted everyone be seated at 7:30, yet many times showed up a half hour late. The working stiff would usually get fired for showing up that many times late. How is he representing the working person he claims to represent, when most working people can't afford his concert tickets in the $200 range? Edited by sm sm