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Photoshot of each page so far, obviously the print is to small to read. Trying to find way to enlarge, not having much success. otherwise may need to type article for posting on here, sorry. Great photos of band though. Takes me back, 1995, what a time sharing my life with Green Day. Billie Joe quotes: "We're not coming out with some tit-and-ass beerfest. We say obnoxious things and stuff, but I'd rather have my kid go to see Offspring than Poison." "We've worked our asses off to get to where we are now, to the point where I'm probably a little bit mentally disturbed." "We can't go, 'Duh, this sucks, the people paying to see me are the kind who used to beat me up in high school. I want my mummy.'"

i found hairspray billie in the mv really cute and for a whole i thought of drawing him. here's hairspray billie

The 99 Revolutions Tour shirt is the best one. The back: Also the commemorative 21st Century Breakdown Tour shirts for each show. And it's not a Green Day shirt, but a special mention for the Longshot tour shirt that I made

This is the most singles Green Day have ever put out for an album, right? it gets tricky with the "promo singles" and "other charting songs" but gosh darn, no matter what you count or don't count - it's a lot. Dream, Brains, Dilemma, Bastard, Sox. Corvette Summer was a promo single. Smash it Like Belushi and Ballyhoo were the singles from the deluxe version. Suzie Chapstick feels like a single. 1981 and Goodnight Adeline charted. Breakdown had about 8 songs that charted some kind of way, but yeah. Saviors was the gift that kept on giving.

Absolutely loved this song from the first listen. The guitars are awesome!

Well I was 15 when I first got into Green Day and since I made it my occupation to get all of their albums and my family could not keep up with which ones I already had and which I didn't, they all took to getting me "similar bands" albums for every birthday, Christmas or special occasion. I could just imagine them walking into a record store and asking the staff for their recommendation of bands a 15 year old girl into Green Day might enjoy. This resulted in my getting a lot of Blink 182, Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, and other bands I cannot remember, and me hating them all because I just felt so patronized I have since revisited a few of them and still don't like them (although I have really grown to appreciate MCR's Black Parade since my friend made me listen to it to get me to go with him to their show next year, but I am still firmly not into the rest of their stuff). At that time instead I turned to discovery older punk and older rock on my own, and I did become a huge fan of those. But I do wonder if the situation had been reversed, and my auntie had given me a The Who album for Christmas when I was 15 instead of Good Charlotte, if I'd be a huge fan of Good Charlotte right now Anyways, very verbose answer, sorry. I really like Radiohead, but I would not think they are at all similar to Green Day

Lately when I get to my bus stop in the morning, I think back to missing my bus for the sake of the Green Day scramble and trying to win entry to this event. Stressful but kind of fun!

The project of brainwashing my Swiftie daughter has entered a new phase: she has just told me that last night she dreamed she was at a Green Day show and that Billie brought her up on stage. She just had the problem of not knowing the lyrics but she did her best!😂 Edit: @jengd Another work in progress!😉

Blink 182 have been considering similar to GD if I'm correct ??? If so, I would add them to your list. Although, I used to like Blur back in '90s but wouldn't have put them in same category as GD. I have this strange reaction that every time I even see the name Oasis, I wanna throw up. 🤮

a bit ago i got my first green day cds: saviors, american idiot, 1039/sosh, nimrod, and dookie around june this year i thought of listening to all of them in full for once! i know streaming exists, but i like to listen to new albums on physical if i can. maybe tease with a few on streaming of course, just not the full thing since i have time, i'll finally be able to listen to them all especially without extra distractions around me with all the probably 100 apps on my computer compared to just a booklet, cover art, and back cover. and that also means i'll finally be able to listen to welcome to paradise without my friend bugging me all the time. unfortunately saviors will have to wait i only have so much time and stamina to just stare at billie's handwriting...

It was worrying at first but he went right to rehab and the band and their families kept us updated via social media quite a lot and everything was very positive all the way along. It was clear right away that he was getting help and everyone was rooting for him. And just a few months later he was back with GD playing shows doing much better. I also don't remember anyone judging him, he's always been open about his struggles with alcohol etc so it would be pretty silly to. Everyone was supportive

I think we were all very worried, I don’t remember much judgement. I personally worried it was the end of the band and am very glad it wasn’t.

Alright, alright, alright at Matthew would say. Billie Joe says to tell him when it's time.....and I'm telling ya right now, it's time! Time for an album 15 thread. Now that the guys have all that Saviors stuff out of their system, it's time to get back to that Father of All Trilogy vibe that we all love so much. But push it to the extreme this time. a massive, 30 disc set every month for 12 months - each packed with doowhoop, falsettos, lady cobras - but here's the twist! Every song will be brimming with features, swedish song writers, trap beats - and so much cut in the product it will sound like a horror flick. But for real, the biggest question for me at this moment is how the next album will be received. I know I'm gobbling up whatever these guys put out, but would Green Day put out a Father of All sounding record is that's where they are at again? A trilogy? Trying and failing is better than not trying. American Idiot was a huge swing and it could have flopped and turned them into the laughing stocks of Rock music But they tried something and it worked out. So I'm all for them trying out some different things. Who knows what Green Day will be going into the 2030s.

Maybe at a push include "Underdog" which was used for the National Geographic Underdog series, promoting specific animal species. Love this song.

This really is to be appreciated!👏 Here the non-fan husband ("Saviors is a really good album but I don't need the rest...") actively looked for Holiday on Spotify and listened to it! No deep cuts though...

There was a delay with the show starting before Tre came out and did that and no one knew why or thought anything of it. But it came out in an interview months later it was because Billie's people were concerned for him and had been trying to convince him to cancel the show and go to rehab, but he refused. The "sick" thing was a different show that was cancelled. This was all within a month before the iHeart incident. Had no idea at the time and it was an amazing show! Pit was crazy. Appreciate it even more now, Billie's dedication is admirable Epic wall of death

As a great man once sang, "life is too short to be normal"

That sounds good. Still... a stressful time. But good to know so many people care about him and helped him.❤️ And now back to the topic of this thread: it's not exactly a GD item I bought. But I've finally found a black blouse I like to go with the red tie from the anniversary box last year! 😃 I just don't know if I dare to wear this for work...?

Here's the pics https://www.instagram.com/p/DQpaLV6jSVO/?igsh=MTV2ZzhhZjNkaXo4cQ== And yes, in my memory it was a secret show. I wonder if it's because Music Week is a trade magazine for the UK record industry? Yeah to me I thought it was a secret show so no advertising. I don't know why but I was really excited when I found it Oh I think I have that somewhere although who knows where! Back when Melody Maker was still a newsprint magazine as opposed to glossy.

Yes, that was my first thought too! Then be happy that you weren’t in Luxembourg when that guy on stage tried to play Wonderwall instead of Good Riddance…😅

You just need to consider them “works in progress” 😂😂

Great decision! What a crazy show, it was soooo hot and the pit was very rough and I've never sweat that much in my life lol. My sister passed out half way through and got pulled out but after 5 minutes resting she wanted to rejoin the crowd so we were over to the side in a quieter area for the rest but still dancing and singing and still joined in the wall of death too. I remember they ended with a fast song with no Good Riddance but that was kind of perfect for such an intense show. I think I heard some trilogy songs for the first time there as well since I'd been avoiding the live recordings before the albums were out. Unforgettable night!

On a similar vein to this... When your partner, who can been quoted saying that "their only good song is Wake Me Up When September Ends" (I know 🙄), is nearly constantly humming some Green Day deep cuts because of how often you play their music at home (last night it was Deadbeat Holiday, I was very proud of him )

You joke but this is a quote from 2000 (I have a scan of the interview but can't access it at the moment because I can't get on imgur):

Hi GreenDay my name is Abbie. I’m 16, loud, messy, and burning with punk. My first Green Day concert lit a spark, the musical fanned it, and I even wrote a song inspired by “She’s A Rebel.” I’m the daughter of rage and love—my parents are messed up, they divorced when I was 4, my life’s messy, and I don’t bend to anyone.

Hey, welcome! Just fyi, we don’t think the band members visit the forum but know that Bill Schneider does from time to time. Enjoy. 😁

Absolutely, as that same great man has instructed us many a time on the road, "Let's go fuckin' crazy." 🤪

Wow, that’s convincing!!😅

definitely wear it to work! it would look awesome!!!

ooh nice!! i wore mine to school with a black shirt when we had a non-uniform day XDD you should!!:D it would look awesome! ✨🔥❤️

currently wearing an american idiot one XD istg tho literally no one in my school knows what Green Day are help guys ooh.. my faves?? idk, maybe my dookie one?? (thats the second one in ya comment) honestly i love them all XDD

Just a crazy post from someone who's crazy. We've had fav album, fav song, even fav live venue. But what's your fav Green Day Tee, that you just have to wear out and about, for all to see and wonder. Telling them that you just love the bestest and greatest punk rock band in the universe ever. And if you aint listened to them yet, well yer don't know what yer missin'. So, if yer not wearing a Green Day Tee today, well yer just not properly dressed. 🤪 Here's my top three.

Progress! The transformation has started !!

Getting so close and losing definitely woke me up more than my morning coffee could. It really got the adrenaline going lol

@Rumpelstiltskin2000's post above got me thinking. https://ebay.us/m/nSPx5u This is photo on eBay of Melody Maker from 1995, with my fav GD band photo on cover. Holy shit. I've still got the mag somewhere and kinda remember the article. Them where the days. News on GD was either via these mags, underground record shops or MTV. No internet, smart phones, laptops, streaming, downloading, or social media. 😯 If I can't find it I'll buy the one on eBay and post on here if anyone's interested?

It's so funny when it changes from random clips to him singing the song to the camera with the hairspray Happy Halloween fangirls! Remember when Billie had the hottest Halloween costume

i fear that this is true... my mom loves oasis, but i hate them so bad.

I've compiled a bunch of clips to produce a "better" quality complete concert, also tried to combine clips for better audio so enjoy!! Manually made subtitles are available!

@GREEN DAY IS MY LIFEEE @sergiewoo You two seem very convinced!😂 I will think about it….

Awesome, I'm impressed.

I‘m really very happy to have found them. The Saviors tour was an amazing experience! And I love digging in their past, music, interviews, videos etc. As for the meltdown, I certainly wouldn’t have judged him. But I have an inclination to worry too much about a lot of things. And I know I would have worried so much for his well being and been afraid of the band not making it. Not getting new music any more, or silly interviews or whatever…. So I‘m grateful it all turned out well, and at least that dark time later brought us amazing songs like Forever Now and Still Breathing.

It‘s hard work! He’s quite stubborn!😂

They did and there were cool Green Day wristbands too

I do think Tré came out that night and said (joking) that Billie had laringitis too! What a night that was, I made a rash decision booking the trip before I had gotten a ticket, but thankfully it all worked out!

I think it's true he does like to pick women a lot and for those reasons, just isn't literally "always" haha

Shame no audience questions but it was cool. I liked Billie's answer about bringing fans up although it would've been more accurate to say he picks people with brightly coloured hair lol

The interview will finally be released in a few hours!

Such a perfect ending to an era. This video changes the song for me. I've always felt like it was an incredibly sad song, but now its feel nostalgic, peaceful and almost happy.

i have no idea if this counts... but i liked the play at the start, it's pretty funny

One of my favorite recorded concerts from them of all time.