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I understand and you make sense but overall their genre is punk (only to the point at the least if you were to technically categorize or go to your local music store and try and find their shyt).
Most bands, or at least bands that realize that their fan base is decreasing, try different sounds to appeal to the masses. Prime example is Linkin Park- Meteora and Hybrid Theory are both full fledged rap rock/ nu-metal albums but overtime began experimenting with electronic dubstep feel and brought upon Recharged and Living Thingswhich sound far off from their original shyt but I guess it makes sense since nu-metal aint really popular anymore especially with the electronic music today with Skrillex, DeadMau5 and all that.
Seems like you've answered your own questions about Green Day with the Linkin Park analogy. I've never been a fan ... but you said it, they just aren't a nu-metal band anymore. They changed their sound to remain relevant or to broaden their audience. Fine. But, when you do that, you probably aren't ambassadors for your original genre anymore. Happens all the time when bands get big (do you think the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still a punk/funk outfit? Nope. They're icons).
My original point, though, was this -- if someone is asking about rock n roll, and you give them Green Day as a representation of punk rock, you've done that person a disservice. There are hundreds of better examples of the genre.
And for the record -- I'm not a hipster. I'm a father of two in the suburbs who wears v-neck sweaters to his office job. I just happen to like this type of music (among others), and would hate for someone to get bad recommendations on where to start from a poster on the internet.
