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Green Day - American Idiot (Live at Coachella 2025) (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago OP
I have a ton of their vinyl, the American dual LP Idiot album is amazing in its art Shellback Squid 6 hrs ago #1
I never thought they were really an American "punk rock" BigmanPigman 5 hrs ago #2

BigmanPigman

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2. I never thought they were really an American "punk rock"
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:27 AM
5 hrs ago

band even though they have always been labeled this. They are either "pop-punk" or "rock and roll". I can't think of many true American "punk bands" since 1985. They should be labeled "pop-punk". That would be more accurate. Sometimes they are called pop-punk but not often enough.

American "punk bands"...
Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Misfits, Bad Religion

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