tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35412245.post141670008932072579..comments2023-08-15T06:03:09.711-05:00Comments on Riding on in the Friscalating Dusklight: Green Day and WalmartJon Vander Plashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524790609689760368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35412245.post-34102763938303252392009-06-01T17:51:40.968-05:002009-06-01T17:51:40.968-05:00Right... but here's my take: Green Day is having t...Right... but here's my take: Green Day is having their cake and eating it too.<br /><br />By "rebelling" against Wal-Mart, then publicly complaining about "the world's biggest record store" (in 2009 when there are a million ways to access and purchase music) they get all of the additional press beyond their normal album release press... now they're more "punk" and "rebellious" and therefore cool, and more appealing... and they sell more records.Rudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767587793184366583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35412245.post-29158508238189125822009-05-31T15:35:33.382-05:002009-05-31T15:35:33.382-05:00Of course, I'm criticizing the band's claim that W...Of course, I'm criticizing the band's claim that Walmart has an "obligation" to sell their music. Walmart has no more obligation to sell the Green Day album than Green Day has the obligation to offer them a censored version.Jon Vander Plashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524790609689760368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35412245.post-2394147000435588052009-05-30T15:07:33.210-05:002009-05-30T15:07:33.210-05:00Just as Walmart has the right to not sell Green Da...Just as Walmart has the right to not sell Green Day's unsensored album, doesn't Green Day (and yahoo bloggers and fans of the band) have the right to complain about this?Rudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767587793184366583noreply@blogger.com