Greenday n similar bands......punk or plonk?

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I don't mind them, but they 'aint my fave either. However, I do kind of agree what John Lydon (lead singer of the Sex Pistols for those not sure) says:

He said: "Don't try and tell me Green Day are punk. They're not, they're plonk and they're bandwagoning on something they didn't come up with themselves. I think they are phony."

He added on the subject of the Sex Pistols battle with the establishment: "The government's against you, the police are on you. So there we are fending off all that and it pisses me off that years later a **** outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves.”

"They didn't earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn't look anything like they do."

I mean, punk was about young out of work English lads who wanted to destroy everything and was totally anti-establishment. When the Pistols toured America loads of places hated em - so how can greenday call itself punk?

lordaviii · Accepted Answer

when the godfather of punk speaks, his word is what goes (as far as in that genre of music anyway)  if he says it isnt punk, it isnt punk.  

i never liked greenday for the same reason, though.  punk is anti pop.  when you are pop, you are not punk.  greenday is pop.  pop-punk is an oxymoron.

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Jack Nicholson · Answer

Green Day owes much to the band Stiff Little Fingers.
All the great punk bands were original. Green Day is a rock band because they didn't break any new ground. They are good, though. Tough question.

icantthinkofaname · Answer

well...have u ever heard greenday call themselves punk...?
but i do agree that bands out there shuoldn't calll themselves punk becuz they wear eyeshadow...people that think are all punk only go as far as the image their lyrics have nothing to do with the punk styl....take good charlotte for an exaple.. they ahver tattos and peircings and alll the make upp...basicallly the tuf image but have u actually listeened to their songs...like groups like that are for 13 years old kids that thinnk not doing there homework makes them a rebel

HOLYMONKEY · Answer

i've been a fan of greenday since '94 they were  a lot more punk back then but i was very dissapointed to see them on top of the pops. different era's man i find original punk shite but i love the idea

dee_dee_ramone_fan · Answer

I'm not sure. I definitely would not call them punk just because they don't have that rough raw sound and I don't really know what plonk means.  If you really want me to stretch I'd call them post-punk.

Anonymous · Answer

punk. nobody sounds like green day and john needs to go f*** himslef. green day started in 1989, and contunided on from there. they invented punk. punk is not careing what othhers think. whatch the JOS video. thats what punk is.

Anonymous · Answer

I don't care what they are i love Greenday so it realy dosen't matter if there punk or not your a fan your a fan

Anonymous · Answer

Not punk, not anymore.  Sex pistols, legends, but old now so screw em'

gerbil31603 · Answer

I'd say they're Crunk they'll burn out sooner or later more mainstream bands are more entertaining to a wider more diverse audience.

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