Guest Phoebe. Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Well the music's all distorted and abbrasive, if the lyrics were no good I dont think I'd like GD at all. the lyrics are thier saving grace to me.Nic - SAVINGRACE???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratepalmer Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Music first, but some lyrics really hit home so they're important too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura33 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The music is what first catches my attention, so if I dont like that then it is likely that I wont really listen to the song properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Guro Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The music is what first catches my attention, so if I dont like that then it is likely that I wont really listen to the song properly.Same here. If the lyrics are great, it makes the song better, and I would listen to it more that if the song had shitty lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Actually I started to listen to Green Day when I was a very little kid and didn't speak English at all. But now lyrics seems to me more important than music. So I prefer lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teqi Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 when i first started listening to Green Day, the music was most likely to grab my attention first. however, what made me like them as much as i do (translation: become obsessed with them) was the combination of music AND lyrics.at first, i might only play the certain songs i really liked off of each CD. then i started playing their CDs through and each time i'd listen more to the lyrics. lyrics can often make me love a song, even when i might be less than thrilled with the music. the more i listened to their music and lyrics as a whole, the less likely i became to skip a song on a CD. now i never skip any of their songs~(i love Macy's Day Parade and Fashion Victim - lyrics and music - but then again i have a "thing" for the whole Warning CD ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.fender Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 mainly because of the music, their riffs are really neat, and billies way to sing his songs is awesome , if they´d do the same lyrics with hip hop music, then .... you know ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Ash Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Both I think there's a good point in every song it doesn't matter if it's lyrics or music.Even if the lyrics and music sucked thier would be a emotinal connection between the writer and song and thats one thing about Green Day that makes them unpredictable. It's all about thier life or feelings but the only Green Day song I've been sick of hearing was BOBD :/ Thats why covers are never like the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiaki Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think the lyrics are very import, but they might sound stupid without music :'D Get it? Music is also very import but I really happy that GD doesn't sing about things like "Baby, I'm on the mood, come into my room" or kinda like something like that? I really love GD lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*withoutadoubt* Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think what initially attracted me to Green Day was their music. I didn't even know what AI was all about when I first heard it, and embarassingly enough, I though Jimmy was BJ's father's name 'cause that's what my niece told me, lmao! I did start to read the lyrics tho, and that's what made me buy album after album. I can't understand how some people say that their lyrics aren't deep - some of them are simple, yes, but they are still so meaningful. I can listen to Longview sometimes, and it makes me think, and no not just about the obvoius!! I think their music and lyrics totally compliment each other, and I love both for different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost_rock_star1972 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I have been thinking this over for a while ...It actually is a really hard question. I have always loved lyrics, I love words. That some people can actually say things so incredibly powerful just by the way they put them together. As far as the music, it has been my experience if I like the lyrics, I like the tune as well. I mean, the sound fits the lyrics, which fits the mood. If it is written well. Billie, Mike and Tre tend to do that very well. They capture what Billie's lyrics are saying with both his words, and the sound.There are always the really fun songs though, with ridiculous lyrics, but great music, and I think everyone loves those!I agree with you 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcause Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The first thing that attracted me to GD's music was the fact that some guy rhymed 'whore' with 'bore'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabel Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 It's 50/50 with me. On 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, I always just sit there and listen to the lyrics so intently because so many of those songs relate to me. But at the same time, the Music on that album is just so amazing, it makes me go every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agija Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgaine Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Well, as far first time I listen to a song, music is more important, because I can't understand everything then, since English isn't my first language, obviously. So music makes first impression.But when I already understand lyrics, they're as much important as music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulla Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 first i listen just the music and then if the song is good i would check the lyrics.so i say both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emoolly Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 it depends on the album for me.but the music first i geuss, then the lyrics i notice. so it all depends on the song/album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Both.Best combination I've heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkshine Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 lyrics and music...i can't choosecoz they both are great for me)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesus the rage guy Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 s'all about the lyrics. i love words, how they formed, what they can imply, so for me, green day's lyrics mean more to me than their music.agreei feel identified with many of the lirycs on the albumsin fact to me the music in the background helps to send the message togheter with the lyricsin fact, the first green day song i've listen was warning, and i feel really identified with the lirycsspecially this one...''question everything or be a victom of autorithy''in fact i have part of the lirycs of one their songs in my ava...that's explain allat the same way, their music is great, i really like how sounds.i chosse always lirycs, and then i enjoy the music...and green day make a great songs to be listen over and over and over again...and i never feel tired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dookiehead Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Interesting qestion. While with about 90% of other bands that I listen to it's all about the lyrics, the same can't really be said for GD. Admittedly, there are a few songs where the lyrics totally outshine the music (the whole of Kerplunk, Walking Alone, Worry Rock, FOD and maybe Homecoming), but most of the time - as with, when I think about it, most of the 'punk' music I listen to - it's the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anko Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I'm saying both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dearlybeloved666* Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 yeah same for me.usually it's different for every song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomness Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 lyrics. i don't listen to songs nearly as much if they have good music but lyrics that aren't that good. finding a song i can relate to at a particular time helps me a lot more than hearing a good tune. music is important too though, no song can be good if it has crap music.(and i can't believe the amount of people that say macy's day parade is boring, i've always loved it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billie7joe Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 At first i just listen to the music, then i start paying attention to the lyrics. But if the lyrics suck i get tired of the song pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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