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Live albums were traditionally cut down for length; most people don't seem to have a problem with Bullet in a Bible's presentation. But most will agree that we want all the songs, even if the chatter and looped parts are cut. I'd rarely listen to those extended live tracks at home, but somehow it makes road trips go faster. 21CB is VERY likely. That album probably wasn't far behind Dookie and American Idiot in terms of popularity. If Warning can get this kind of love, there's no telling what else is on the table. The Lookout albums would be cool, but there's just not as much in the vault. I know they have decent soundboard recordings for each era, so if it's only an album/live album combo, I'd be a happy camper. If they manage to find even one unreleased studio track, I'm preordering immediately. As of late, I'd believe it. Too many silly mistakes and shortcuts slipping through the cracks. If they could use the wrong master of American Idiot for an American Idiot release, then anything's possible. The issue of withholding tracks has also made me a bit jaded; the BBC Sessions remove two tracks from the sessions, and the deluxe version of Saviors still kept a Japanese bonus track off the album.

Huh, I must be blind because I never noticed he changes his ring. Even though I regularly zoom in on them lol. 🙃 I thought he always wore a fancy one. 😅 When my sister and I watched the performance the both of us appreciated how extra Tre was. 😍 I love how he always matches his make-up and outfits.

Yes, Tre was a fashion highlight. I was impressed! I got video footage of the show on IG regularly, and in the comment section there always were people suspecting that Billie was wearing a wig. The floof must be too impressive too be true…😂

Just watched the Super Bowl performance again and I noticed Billie is wearing a different wedding ring. This is a gold one but it looks fancy rather than plain, but definitely not the dark one he has been wearing recently. I can’t decide if he has loads and just changes them or loses them regularly. Also, how smart was Tre with his matching drums/tie/high tops and the stripe on his shorts!

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My sister in law and her boyfriend were over last night and she was looking at my CD collection and was impressed by how many Green Day albums I have and asked if I had them all, I said "except for two" (RevRad and FOAM), and my partner says "except for DOS!" So proud of him. I started laughing and his sister and the boyfriend were confused so I had to pull out the album DOS and explain. I'm not even sure how it has registered with him that that album exists, since I hardly ever play or talk about the trilogy.

When the boxset was released I chatted with Todd about it and he told me that. He ran some analysis on that track and his conclusion was that it was a copy of the old mp3, not a different or lower gen source of the demo. And I believe him. They have the tapes somewhere. They are lazy.

Ok, my impressions.... let's go: * Insomniac: As a first release for Anniversary Editions was OK at the moment, but now it seems a poor release compared to the others. I hope they re-release it with more content (Live concerts, demos, unreleased tracks, etc). I give it the credit the live tracks included were mixed different. * Nimrod: It's a little bit disappointing for me. I love Nimrod, it's a 10/10 in GD's career for me. The era, how GD sounded live at that time, etc. The first disc, the whole base album, no extras. I was expecting the 4 bonus track from Australian release were included, but OK we had Shenanigans for that in 2002. However, with the Demos album I had mixed feelings. I just love how some tracks changed like Nice guys finish last and the surprising fact that Black eyeliner was the origin of Church on Sunday and Kill your friends (The Longshot). The ramones cover was good and just that. On the contrary, Tre's Polka is really dull... I would love in that case the inclusion of D.U.I. The live record, I really like it, but it is annoying to listen to some segments when the band is playing in loop for so long meanwhile Billie was interacting with the audience (If we could HAVE WATCHED that, is another story) and the messy version of Knowledge. * Dookie: In simple words, amazing release. I'm not too technical about the sound and make an analysis but I loved how improved sounds 409 in your coffemaker and the new version of Christie Road. I liked the demos (included the new ones: the 4-track ones). The shows selected were good choices (Aragon Ballroom from Chicago or Jannus Landing from Tampa Florida could be also good choices), I always wanted Woodstock 94 on CD (Specially, after that special release on vynil from RSD in 2019), and Barcelona 94 show mixing feels more raw or savage in a certain way. * American Idiot: I liked the fact that they showed some demos which were used for final songs from AI, you know taking pieces from here and there, some lyrics, some melodies, etc. Lowlife could be perfectly in a GD record in my opinion. Just another year and Everyone's Breaking Down are really catchy. Also, the alternative demo for AI was a good addition. However, I was expecting more from C&V sessions (I still hope GD release that album someday). Also, I liked the second disc is a B-sides/Live tracks compilation from stuff from AI era (I would love here the Aol Sessions EP to get it in a physical disc) and the live show from Irving Plaza is rad. The new docummentary was a superb extra, with so many moments with the band playing live, doing silly stuff (Poor Jason White!! xD) and some promo stuff activities and walking around different places... NICE!! The only one "bad thing" with this release is I can't listen the whole 4 CDs at once, I have to do it in parts... you know, basically listening the same songs so many times in a row... * Warning: I liked it more than Nimrod XXV release in general. The second CD was a mix of released stuff at the time and some unreleased demos and mixes. I love they included the original version of Maria (And as a full version) and I don't want to know if you are lonely (nice Husker Dü cover, BTW). Speaking about the demos, it was weird not having Minority, Waiting and Warning. Misery feels so different, so "amateur-ish", the final version is amazing with all the arrangements in its production. My favorite demos were Church on Sunday and Macy's Day Parade. About the new Otis mixes, I like Waiting but the original version is better for me. The live album, I like it too, but I don't understand why they cut Church on Sunday. The Saxophone part for 2000 LYA was a nice touch for that song. So glad to get some live versions from Warning tracks and Platypus. However, it had some segments with the band playing in loop like Nimrod Live CD... So, this is my ranking: 01 Dookie 02 Warning 03 American Idiot 04 Nimrod 05 Insomniac And I would love this kind of treatment for 39 Smooth, Kerplunk and 21st Century Breakdown in the future...