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That's one of my favorite Green Day lyrics.

there are a number of lyrics that BJA has written that one does not need to necessarily relate to in order to appreciate them. Seasons change as well as minds And I'm a two faced clown You're mommy's little nightmare Driving daddy's car around I'm beat down and half brain dead The long lost king of fools I may be dumb But I'm not stupid enough to stay with you This is just one example of how BJA uses incredible witticism and genius to write lyrics. A lot of GD's lyrical appeal is in their relatability but there isn't a short supply of incredible lyrics His voice in 13 was far better than Reading 2012. It was a solid GD performance all around, nothing incredible but solid nonetheless. And his voice has continued improving since

I honestly love everything he says.

If DVDs came with a copy of the screenplay, they would be on the same level as CDs.

That shirt is my favorite thing.

the trilogy doesn't count how many times do we have to go over this

:wub:

EJN can come back into the setlist. I'm not fussed about 21 Guns, it can get a bit annoying sometimes.

Made this, do we have a wallpaper thread somewhere?

No problem!

Reading 2013 lacked the power and edginess of Reading 2012

It's weird, because although it may seem more "mature," the concepts described in their song lyrics are just so abstract, I can't even relate to them anymore. And they used to be so relatable and catchy. Like, what does this mean? "I went to a wishing well, but sank to the ocean floor Cut up by sharpened rocks, and washed up along the shore I reached for a shooting star, it burned a hole through my hand Made its way through my heart, had fun in the promised land" And that's arguably the most catchy song. That's why, as shitty as the trilogy may have been, I'm glad that most of the songs at least have lyrics about human emotion, rather than whatever this is...

Blink 182 did mature a lot on their last album. Like I said, they make more complex music than Green Day now. Not as good music though.

It's quite ironic that AM have got so big since becoming significantly less good than they were back in 2006. I saw them headline Leeds Festival in 2009 and it was the worst show I've ever seen.

The Green Day Q&A Thread: What looks more cheaply made, CD or DVD cases? You guys are so boring

I'm ashamed to admit I laughed rather loudly at this.

I think you have a point on number 2 and number 4 being parts of both 21cb and Dookie. But I'd argue the lyrical content/themes are far more political/outward in nature. Also if I'm a non-GD fan listening to 21cb I think the lead vocal/and great piano work is what I notice, outside of the lyric/themes. And I think sounding mature is a huge part of what sets them apart. Any regular person off of the street would have a hard time believing that the band that brought you Mudstock is the same band that just performed Wake Me Up When September Ends in front of 60,000 people on their live concert DVD. So many pop-punk bands got stuck and haven't matured much at all (See Blink 182) so GD's maturing is what sets them apart in a way. Sure if you break them down to their core they haven't changed a ton on their musical sheet, but that doesn't mean there isn't a vast change in the band we saw in the 90's to the one we see now.

He seems so little

It still costs money to make the album and CDs and ship them etc, there's lots of people involved that need to get paid other than just the band. They're in the business of making music and selling it, they're not a charity organisation . Plus they've specifically released this album for Record Store Day, to help support independent record stores. If it didn't cost money the stores it's supposed to be helping wouldn't benefit from it.

He's such a girl.

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Then why do you care?

You beautiful bastard. *-*

I do

The Operation Ivy version.

Yeah Rest has a proper emotional/poignant atmosphere to it (despite any cheesiness), I suppose you only really get the effect of that when listening to it rather than just thinking of the song. I'd say the same for No One Knows as well. Yay for reinforcements arriving

I like the trilogy, almost all the songs are just amazing to me and just like a few are just decent... Crucify me.

Disclaimer: the following excludes the Trilogy, for reasons which should become clear. Green Day has the same basic ideas behind their music, as Ceadog mentioned, but I think you could still say that each album has its own sound and style and tone. I mean, does Warning really sound like American Idiot? Or Dookie like Nimrod? The only similar albums really are Dookie and Insomniac. Considering that they have the same basis to their music, and 85% of it is comprised of 3 power chords, it's quite remarkable just how much they've got out of the same formula. It's quite a talent, really.

I'm pretty sure Hermione just trolled the fuck out of us all without anyone realising.

I feel bad for SD&V. I also cringed because of the chorus rhyming english math and science part, even though upon further reflection I can see how it makes poetic sense like "getting back to basics." The verses in the song I think are actually really strong, it's just impossible to get past that chorus

I agree with putting The Forgotten in there. I think Twilight totally ruined that song for me.

Lets face it kerrang are full of shit haha

Just making fun of the many articles that spell Billie Joe's name wrong, by spelling it Billy Joel or Billy Jo, etc. It also reminds me of the different e-mails GDA receives as the guys mention on the podcast.

Pretty sure that's what it actually says...

Had one last night that Billie Joe was giving a (very passionate) speech that sandwiches bully people. When I pointed out that that isn't how sandwiches work, he picked up a small blonde child and stomped off stage. Adrienne, who appeared out of no where, then decided to tell the crowd how much she loves Philadelphia, since he was gone. The weirdest part for me is why Billie would steal someone else's child in anger.