Spike Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 I had to go back and listen to it again... and I still don't know what's wrong with it! I like the contrast between the calm "where the hell is the old gang at" line in the first verse and the shouting tone of that line in the second verse. That being said, it does come off as him trying to be a bit of a hard ass and failing. I'm sure if you took the music out and it was acappella, it'd be laughable. I never realized Demolicious kept them both calm though. Interesting. I wonder why they changed it? Well it sounds like he's trying to shout but holding back massively so it loses any sense of vitriol, and it's off key. Plus like you say, the hard ass aspect is hilarious. They changed it because they hadn't quite regressed enough musically when it came to recording the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Well it sounds like he's trying to shout but holding back massively so it loses any sense of vitriol, and it's off key. Plus like you say, the hard ass aspect is hilarious. They changed it because they hadn't quite regressed enough musically when it came to recording the demo. Demolicious is great! Don't tell me you don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Demolicious is great! Don't tell me you don't like it. Not sure where I said I don't like it at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Not sure where I said I don't like it at all They changed it because they hadn't quite regressed enough musically when it came to recording the demo. I guess you just came off as a little extra-snarky today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 I guess you just came off as a little extra-snarky today. That was actually implying that Demolicious is better than the Trilogy so nuh! Investigative journalist... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 That was actually implying that Demolicious is better than the Trilogy so nuh! Investigative journalist... That joke never gets old, does it? And a pile of shit is generally better than the trilogy, so sorry if I was a bit slow in comprehending your implications. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 That joke never gets old, does it? And a pile of shit is generally better than the trilogy, so sorry if I was a bit slow in comprehending your implications. I bet Mar would have worked it out quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I bet Mar would have worked it out quicker Don't piss off a woman Tom it won't end up nice for you You can't win against a woman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendayinsomniac Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 So would it unpopular to say that Kerplunk! and Nimrod are far superior to Dookie, or would that get me in trouble with this most upstanding community? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Nimrod Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I'm not a big fan of Warning (song or album). I'd rather this thread have died than read this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 So would it unpopular to say that Kerplunk! and Nimrod are far superior to Dookie, or would that get me in trouble with this most upstanding community? What are your reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendayinsomniac Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 What are your reasons? My reasons are that those two albums are better as a whole than Dookie is. Don't get me wrong I think that Dookie is a great album, but its tracks are very weak when you take away the singles. I think when you look at the albums as a whole the songs on Kerplunk and Nimrod's tracks are just plain better. Also I really like the raw sound that Kerplunk brings to the table and Nimrod has a vast veritey of songs that makes me want to go back and listen to it as a whole. Where as the songs on Dookie have gotten somewhat stale for my taste. I would even go as far to say that Kerplunk! and Nimrod are near perfect records, if you take away the last four songs off of Kerplunk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z J Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 My reasons are that those two albums are better as a whole than Dookie is. Don't get me wrong I think that Dookie is a great album, but its tracks are very weak when you take away the singles. I think when you look at the albums as a whole the songs on Kerplunk and Nimrod's tracks are just plain better. Also I really like the raw sound that Kerplunk brings to the table and Nimrod has a vast veritey of songs that makes me want to go back and listen to it as a whole. Where as the songs on Dookie have gotten somewhat stale for my taste. I would even go as far to say that Kerplunk! and Nimrod are near perfect records, if you take away the last four songs off of Kerplunk. I disagree on Nimrod because as an album, Dookie works a lot better. More fluid, and some serious lyricism tossed in with a great melody on nearly every song. Also, Dookie has that bassssssss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Nimrod Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Also, Dookie has that bassssssss (that bass) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyroger118 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Rusty James is certainly one of my favorites of the whole trilogy, especially since I love Rumble Fish and all her books. I wonder if the lyrics were different or anything when the song was still "Soda Pop Curtis". I think the similarities of Rusty James and Who Wrote Holden Caulfield? is weird since they're both based on books and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Don't piss off a woman Tom it won't end up nice for you You can't win against a woman +1 for WhiteTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I wish Billie would go up at the end of each "doesn't even pound" in the Rusty James chorus rather than down; it sounds flat as is.That would take away the impact of when he does go up the last time he sings it. "Where the fuck is your old gang, man." Makes me cringe every time and ruins an otherwise great song.I think he's taking the piss! Putting on a snotty voice in imitation of how people (sometimes including himself) whinge about the old scene being gone. He makes legitimate complaints about the loss of it in the song but I like to think he's also acknowledging that hanging on to it and resisting change too much can be a negative/lame thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauli Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I think he's taking the piss! Putting on a snotty voice in imitation of how people (sometimes including himself) whinge about the old scene being gone. He makes legitimate complaints about the loss of it in the song but I like to think he's also acknowledging that hanging on to it and resisting change too much can be a negative/lame thing. I have a theory. Though in his conscious mind he thinks he is being sarcastic with that line, in his subconscious mind he would like to resist the change that was for worse, and if given the choise, he would like to go back in time to the time when he was able to actually write lyrics. So, he tries to show he's being sarcastic, but his heart is honest with its longing and so he is acting when he is trying to be sarcastic, and we all know how he acts .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I think he's taking the piss! Putting on a snotty voice in imitation of how people (sometimes including himself) whinge about the old scene being gone. He makes legitimate complaints about the loss of it in the song but I like to think he's also acknowledging that hanging on to it and resisting change too much can be a negative/lame thing. Yeah, I've always thought of it that way as well. It's one of the more self-aware Trilogy songs in general IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaded in Chicago Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I would love it if Green Day's next album (if there is one) is a final return to proper punk rock. They showed that they can sort of replicate the sound of their best days (early-mid 90s) with Demolicious. It would sort of bring them full circle and complete the journey I understand that this is probably unpopular, what with the majority on here being fans of Green Day's 21st century stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnash Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I wonder if the lyrics were different or anything when the song was still "Soda Pop Curtis". There's a recording of it from the first secret show they played and it all sounds the same, it was called Last Gang In Town then and didn't become Soda Pop Curtis until a later show if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hermione Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 I would love it if Green Day's next album (if there is one) is a final return to proper punk rock. They showed that they can sort of replicate the sound of their best days (early-mid 90s) with Demolicious. It would sort of bring them full circle and complete the journey I understand that this is probably unpopular, what with the majority on here being fans of Green Day's 21st century stuff Dookie and their other mid nineties albums are actually produced pretty cleanly, they don't have a raw/demo-like sound. When they made Dookie they originally wanted it to sound really raw and mixed it that way but they found it didn't sound good so they changed their mind and mixed it again. It's very clear/clean sounding, as are all the albums that followed. I don't really associate Green Day with a particularly raw, punk sound, they've always had that pop influence (even on the first two albums, which sound rawer due to the resources that were available to them at that time but still have a large amount of pop elements in the music). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 That raw, punk sound probably ruins 1,039 SOSH for me. I tried listening to some of it some time ago (after a lot of time, maybe year or more tbh) and my ears were aching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOE THE X-KID Posted October 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2014 It kinda annoys me when fans try to deny Green Day are pop like it's some sort of terrible thing. Yes they are a rock band but there's no denying the fact that they have elements of pop in their music, and there's nothing wrong with that. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I'd rather this thread have died than read this.One of these days, son, you're gonna have to realise that there are people out there who are gonna say upsetting things like that. It's the way of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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