I make an extremely deliberate effort to at least try to remain objective when listening to the new album of a popular band, forever fighting the impulse that comes automatically with writing a blog full-time to instantly, pompously proclaim that I don’t like things; in a way, I almost become biased in the other direction, impulsively wanting to defend the mainstream to demonstrate my oh-so-impressive objectivity.
But annoying internet-dude politics aside, sometimes, a thing is just stupid. Hearing Billie Joe delicately proclaiming “Do you know what’s worth fighting for? When it’s not worth dyin’ for?” over an acoustic guitar in the new video for Green Day’s “21 Guns” is one of those things.
