Ya I used to listen to my fair share of punk through friends. Mxpx, pennywise, operation ivy, millencolin.. There was some good stuff. I don't really listen to it anymore though.
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Ska is more reggae sounding, upstokes on the guitar, accented offbeat, things like that. Listen to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones for example, they're ska. I wouldn't say Green Day was ever ska, they were more punk say in the pre-dookie days, but not ska.
I'd stick up for green day cause they're ****ing awesome.
It's all your opinion if you like their music or not, but I don't understand calling a band unprofessional? Are there rules in music now that create professionalism when followed?
I saw them live once, and Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins switched placed drumming without stopping the beat. Then Taylor went on to sing the next song. It was great.
That's probably my favorite album from them. I'd have to say they're my favorite band as well. Billy Corgan is a great song writer.
You should check out Zwan's cd; Mary Star of the Sea. The band was formed by Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin, the pumpkin's drummer, after the pumpkins broke up...
Retail is tricky shit.
In my opinion, if you go into a store an expect them to tell you everything about a product without you even having a "for-sure" intent to buy, they have a right to try to sell you up the ying yang. People aren't working retail to teach you seminars on product. You are...
I want to see de_rotterdam come back. I always thought that map was cool and was suprised when they took it out. Same with de_thunder. I don't know why they took those maps out but left crap like de_vegas in for so long. And I agree oilrig should definately make it into source.
Bob Rock pulled a lot out of metallica, which was exactly what he wanted to do. He focused more on grooves, production (especially drums) and vocals. I think it was metallica mainly who trimmed the songs down, as I've heard him say he knew during the recordings he wasn't going to get anywhere...