Green Day Q&A Thread

[Hermione]

1 hour ago, Todd said:

Recordings:
 

There are a few more things from 92, but I have to go now  Have fun! 

Omg! That's a lot of cool stuff. Only a shame there isn't more video.

[lizziebix]

Todd, that list, even if just partial is amazing. Thanks!

[insomniax]

Its International Green Day holiday today, right? Are we celebrating? 

[Wearethewaiting837]

On August 30, 2015 at 9:23 PM, Todd said:

Just like Armatage Shanks and Give Me Novacaine, Billie fucked up the spelling  

sorry im late replying to this but lets just agree he might not be the best speller 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

3 hours ago, Wearethewaiting837 said:

sorry im late replying to this but lets just agree he might not be the best speller 

He's the guy who wrote "potatoe".there's no doubt

[Teenage Kicks!]

Does anyone recall when Billie explained how he picked people out the crowd to bring on stage?

 

I can't find the quote...

[Hermione]

I don't have the quote but I think it included him saying having brightly coloured hair or wearing a cool band t shirt helped? Might help with finding it.

[Ham Pascale]

On 08.12.2015 at 0:04 AM, Alf said:

Dis someone know what happened with Tré's Mother? I was reading his biography and didn't found any info about what happened to her since she didn't return to California with Tré's Father and siblings

From what I understand, Linda did return to California with Tre's father and sister.

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The sweetest thing in the world was the night she was born," says Tre's mom, Linda Wright, 48, a Willits, Calif., bookkeeper. "Tre held her all night in his arms. Every time she looked at him, he said, 'See? We're bonding.'"

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I thought immediately of Frank and Linda's kid who lived down the road, because he was a lively, enthusiastic kid, let's put it that way.

- Larry Livermore 

 

[alienlifeform]

24 minutes ago, Ham Pascale said:

From what I understand, Linda did return to California with Tre's father and sister.

 

thanks for answering

[PursuitOfEpicness]

8 hours ago, Hermione said:

I don't have the quote but I think it included him saying having brightly coloured hair or wearing a cool band t shirt helped? Might help with finding it.

*Dyes hair bright blue* 

[bjafan129]

So I recently got a drum kit with the same specs as Tre's, and I wanted to tune it like his current kit that he has used in Cleveland. Any tips or is there a video with each individual tones of each drum?

[fatherotti]

Anyone know why the Apple ALAC versions of the albums are horribly compressed? Kerplunk sounds terrible. This is in comparison with my original CD version. Christie Road: ALAC on top, original CD version bottom.

[WhiteTim]

4 hours ago, trufan1 said:

Anyone know why the Apple ALAC versions of the albums are horribly compressed? Kerplunk sounds terrible. This is in comparison with my original CD version. Christie Road: ALAC on top, original CD version bottom.

 

just what iTunes mastering does I'm only listening to clips as I'm not paying 1.29 for a song i own in multiple formats but the clips to sound Kerplunk sound good on my iPhone 6s + but however if played on a real system probably would sound bad nowadays they master albums for iTunes with the mindset that everyone listens to albums on iPods or computers 

[solongfromthestars]

There used to be some really good quality videos of the last performance of American Idiot on Broadway (April 24th 2011), with Billie as St. Jimmy. They've been taken down from Youtube but I was just wondering if anyone still has them? I think the songs were Letterbomb, 21 Guns and Last Night on Earth.

Should have downloaded them before they went

[stuart_and_the_ave]

10 minutes ago, Maria Gloria said:

There used to be some really good quality videos of the last performance of American Idiot on Broadway (April 24th 2011), with Billie as St. Jimmy. They've been taken down from Youtube but I was just wondering if anyone still has them? I think the songs were Letterbomb, 21 Guns and Last Night on Earth.

Should have downloaded them before they went

I've got some videos of that show, but not all of them a great quality. I can upload they anyway. I have St Jimmy, Last Night on Earth, 2 \guns, Letterbomb and Homecoming plus the mini gig they did afterwards

[solongfromthestars]

22 minutes ago, stuart_and_the_ave said:

I've got some videos of that show, but not all of them a great quality. I can upload they anyway. I have St Jimmy, Last Night on Earth, 2 \guns, Letterbomb and Homecoming plus the mini gig they did afterwards

That would be great if you don't mind! Thank you

[stuart_and_the_ave]

12 minutes ago, Maria Gloria said:

That would be great if you don't mind! Thank you

 

12 minutes ago, Maria Gloria said:

That would be great if you don't mind! Thank you

No problem, I'll upload them tomorrow  

[Todd]

40 minutes ago, stuart_and_the_ave said:

 

No problem, I'll upload them tomorrow  

Feel free to post them here too

[stuart_and_the_ave]

15 hours ago, Todd said:

Feel free to post them here too

Will do. Uploading to mediafire now

[stuart_and_the_ave]

Sorry it's taking so long, my internet is really slow

St Jimmy clip

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/9ivgvwhyhi30nyw/1_Billie_Joe_Armstrong_St._Jimmy_Live_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Last Night on Earth

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/78ok0i3ecl3408j/3_Billie_Joe_Armstrong_Last_Night_On_Earth_Green_Day%27s_American_Idiot_4_24_11_St._James_Theater.mp4

21 Guns

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/bs7s73917738sqn/4_Greenday%27s_American_Idiot_Cast_21_Guns_4_24_11_St._James_Theater.mp4

Letterbomb

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/b7ga7bx99avnuyn/5_Greenday%27s_American_Idiot_Cast_Letterbomb_4_24_11_St._James_Theater.mp4

Homecoming

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/vz5eydtjc5ca2id/6_Billie_Joe_Armstrong_4_24_11_Homecoming_American_Idiot_St._James_Theate.mp4

Good Riddance

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/o2gvnvf82i8f22h/8_Good_Riddance_4_24_11_Greenday%27s_American_Idiot_Cast_Final_Performance_Part_1_of_closing.mp4

 

Only of You, Murder CIty, Holiday, Burnout, Letterbpmb and Spiderman are still uploading

 

[stuart_and_the_ave]

Here are the others

 

Only of You

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/j2w86o0bqk0ls82/10_Green_Day_Only_Of_You_Live_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Murder City

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/9col4sn0wdo36k6/11_Greenday_Murder_City_Live_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Holiday

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/fdo783ui9838hvj/12_Greenday_Holiday_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Burnout

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/41cjya6tbivz6ft/13_Green_Day_Burnout_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Lettebomb

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/w87pj6k58qas9zr/14_Green_Day_Letterbomb_4_24_11_American_Idiot_St._James_Theater.mp4

Spiderman

http://www.mediafire.com/watch/bfcbsihi2vkpff5/American_Idiot_on_Broadway_closing%2C_Billie_making_fun_of_Spiderman.mp4

 

[solongfromthestars]

Thank you so much for these, Emily!!

[okotavio]

Can someone confirm the correct release order of the first Green Day's EPs and LP? I was looking up at their wiki page (reliable?) and it says it's 1,000 Hours (april 1989) > 39/Smooth (april 1990) > Slappy ("summer" 1990) > Sweet Children (august 1990). There's no page about EPs at GDA from what I've searched.

Is it totally correct? Did they release Slappy and Sweet Children after 39/Smooth and 1,000 Hours before? I'm just interested about the chronology though, not the exact release dates...

[Todd]

40 minutes ago, Otávio Vidal said:

Can someone confirm the correct release order of the first Green Day's EPs and LP? I was looking up at their wiki page (reliable?) and it says it's 1,000 Hours (april 1989) > 39/Smooth (april 1990) > Slappy ("summer" 1990) > Sweet Children (august 1990). There's no page about EPs at GDA from what I've searched.

Is it totally correct? Did they release Slappy and Sweet Children after 39/Smooth and 1,000 Hours before? I'm just interested about the chronology though, not the exact release dates...

1000 Hours, then 39/Smooth, then Slappy, then Sweet Children. That is correct  I remember it being strange when I discovered it too, since 1039 isn't in chronological order  

[okotavio]

18 minutes ago, Todd said:

1000 Hours, then 39/Smooth, then Slappy, then Sweet Children. That is correct  I remember it being strange when I discovered it too, since 1039 isn't in chronological order  

Early Green Day is weirdly fun  Thanks!