You a mind reader?
Exactly the same situation here, that International Superhits (or whatever) album was great, and all their old songs, but as soon as i heard american idiot (never watched any of their new videos all the way through) i have really hated them lol.
Also my mates are such followers, they all loved the new album, but as soon as i said i don't like their new stuff, one of them said "yeah, they are a bit shit now" and now nobody likes them (out of the group of friends that know how i stand on the subject).
I wasn't trying to get my mates to dislike them, just telling it how it is!
Also what does Greenday mean, like the term you're referring to? I've never been that much of a fan, just my brother's mate copied International Superhits onto CD for me, and i like it lol


Oh, i also thought they were irish until about a year ago lol, the lead singer (billy joel is it? hell knows) sounds irish to me! hehe