The Unbearable Banishment: you've got to hand it to Green Day

Saturday, April 25, 2009

you've got to hand it to Green Day

Have you heard the new single from Green Day, Know Your Enemy? Holy shit, man. These guys amaze me. How long have they been at it? 20 years? And they’re still great!

Billie Joe Armstrong is the grand master of the lyric and crunchy guitar hook. He inherited the guitar lick mantle from Keith Richards after Keith stopped giving a shit (right after Tattoo You, if you ask me).

Give this a listen but close your eyes. The visuals are a lot of kewl rock star poses and explosions, which can be off-putting, but the song is extraordinary. And if you want it, buy the single from iTunes or wait for the album to come out and then buy it. DO NOT FUCKING STEAL THIS SONG! That bullshit has got to stop.

5 Comments:

Anonymous Michele said...

damn, that was SWEET.

April 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM  
Blogger Barlinnie said...

WTF? will not play outside of the USA!

Looks like I'll have to 'borrow' it from somewhere else.

April 26, 2009 at 3:56 AM  
Blogger The Unbearable Banishment said...

Michele: I told you so.

Jimmy: I re-embedded the version from YouTube instead of the band site. C’mon back and try again.

April 26, 2009 at 7:31 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

20 years of green day? damn. i'm old. nice tune... off to rock my walkin' frame...

April 26, 2009 at 8:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I do enjoy a bit of Green Day.

April 26, 2009 at 8:25 PM  

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