gdv Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 Green Day played a full concert in Canal+ studios on May 11. You can already watch a few songs on their website, and copied on YouTube here:Know Your Enemyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVIoLyXhPHsAmerican Idiothttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-YAbG-kzzgInterviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13A5BWOoplsAt the end of Know Your Enemy (and also at the end of American Eulogy), Billie Joe invites about 20 lucky fans to come on stage, sing along and dance!More videos to come. One song airs every weekday next week (Monday 25 - Friday 29 at 6:05 PM), and then the full concert on Monday June 1st at 11:20 PM.
sydneygirl Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 Thank you so much gdv for the links. I've ripped them for download for anyone who wants them:Know Your Enemyhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=0FS8YCTEAmerican Idiothttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZEALB4S8Interviewhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=HRBPP3J0Edit: Maybe this thread should go into General Chat or GD News for a little bit while it is new and being added to or else maybe a lot of people won't see it, do you think?
gdv Posted May 24, 2009 Author Posted May 24, 2009 Edit: Maybe this thread should go into General Chat or GD News for a little bit while it is new and being added to or else maybe a lot of people won't see it, do you think?Yes, good idea. I can't move the topic myself, a moderator is needed here!
sydneygirl Posted May 24, 2009 Posted May 24, 2009 I pm'd Monkeyman, I expect he'll be on here soon-ish.Edit: Ah, it's been moved already
Hermione Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Brilliant, thanks very much! Boo to the translator in the interview
Peace and Rainbows Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Brilliant, thanks very much! Boo to the translator in the interview I couldn't understand a word of it! Go away evil transaltor! That's why they invented subtitles
gdv Posted May 25, 2009 Author Posted May 25, 2009 I couldn't understand a word of it! Go away evil transaltor! That's why they invented subtitlesHere's my transcript of the French translation, followed by a translation back in English (but that might not be exactly what the band said):French:Votre responsabilité vis-à-vis des fans?Billie: Oui, on a vraiment envie de faire des disques qui plaisent à nos fans. Je pense à eux en permanence, dans tout ce qu'on écrit.Tré: Ils sont comme une famille élargie. Et ça nous impose des responsabilités. C'est un truc d'amour, on aime se connecter avec la foule. Quand on est en concert, ça n'a aucune importance si on joue devant 100'000 personnes dans un champ géant ou 100 personnes, comme ici dans ce studio. Il y a toujours cette connexion, qui est comme un drogue, et on adore ça. On vous aimes les mecs!Toujours Rock n' Roll malgré le succès?Mike: Je crois juste qu'on aime l'histoire du Rock n' Roll. On adore les vinyles. On adore les groupes qu'on écoutait plus jeunes. Et comment ces groupes ont lutté pour devenir les meilleures possibles. C'est vraiment très stimulant. Et je crois que toutes les tournées qu'on a faites nous ont vraiment apporté une éducation et une connexion avec nos fans partout dans le monde. Le Rock n' Roll est un super passeport.American Idiot en comédie musicale?Mike: Oui, en fait Billie a été approché par Michael Mayer et Tom Hulce, qui avaient monté le spectacle Spring Awakening. Une adaptation moderne d'une vieille pièce allemande, qui a eu beaucoup de succès. On est allé la voir. On ne connaissant rien à Broadway, au théâtre, à tout ça. Mais quand on l'a vue, on a compris que ça n'avait rien à voir avec le théâtre de nos grands-parents. C'était quelque chose de dangereux, de sexy, de violent, et lié aux émotions contemporaines. Et je crois qu'il a transposé pas mal de ces choses dans la pièce American Idiot, d'après ce qu'on a déjà pu en voir dans les ateliers de travail. On est très excités par ce projet.Tré: Ca va être génial.Mike: Ces gamins sont vraiment doués.Le secret de votre longévité?Mike: On s'était préparé pour ça, j'imagine, depuis combien d'années déjà?Vous avez démarré ensemble très tôt, très jeunes?Billie: Je pense que nous avons un vrai respect pour l'intégrité personnelle de chacun d'entre nous en tant que musicien et en tant qu'individu. On est amis. Et je crois qu'on a beaucoup de respect les uns envers les autres en tant que musiciens.Oakland, toujours source d'inspiration?Mike: Je crois. C'est là où on vit. Nos bases sont là-bas. Mais on aime bien aussi voyager. C'est une ville très variée, pas mal de culture underground. Et il y a des parties de la ville très cosmopolites. D'autres vraiment dangereuses. On aime la ville d'où on vient!English:Your responsibility towards the fans?Billie: Yes, we really want to make discs that are appealing to our fans. I think about them all the time, in everything that we are writing.Tré: They are like an extended family. And it imposes responsibilities. It is a love thing, we love to connect with the crowd. When there is a concert, it does not matter if we play in front of 100,000 people in a giant field or 100 people, like here in this studio. There is always this connection, which is like a drug, and we love it. We love you guys!Still Rock n 'Roll, despite the success?Mike: We like the history of Rock n 'Roll. We like vinyl records. We like listening to groups that we used to listen to. And how these groups strive to become the best possible. It's really very exciting. And I think that all the touring that we've done have really brought education and a connection with our fans around the world. Rock n 'Roll is a great passport. American Idiot into a musical? Mike: Yeah, actually, Billie was approached by Michael Mayer and Tom Hulce. They were the ones that put out Spring Awakening, which is a modern adaptation of an old German play, and it was very successful. We went to see it. Without knowing anything about Broadway, theater, everything like that. But when we saw it, we understood that it had nothing to do with the theater of our grandparents. It was something dangerous, sexy, violent, and linked to contemporary emotions. And I think he has taken a lot of these things in the play American Idiot, from what we've already been able to see in the workshops. We are very excited by this project.Tré: It's going to be great.Mike: These kids are truly gifted.The secret of your longevity?Mike: We had prepared for that, I suppose, since how many years?You have started very early, very young?Billie: I think we have a real respect for the personal integrity of each of us, as a musician and as an individual. We are best friends. And I think we have a lot of respect to each other as musicians too.Oakland, still a source of inspiration?Mike: I think so. This is where we live. We are pretty grounded there. But we also like to travel. It's a very diverse city, a lot of underground culture. And there are parts of the city very cosmopolitan. Others really dangerous. We like where we come from.
Welshy Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Thanks for that ^ "I can't hear a thing in the video" I know I took it out of context but whatever.
Andrick Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 haha in know your enemy all those girls on stage looked like they were going to eat billie
OliDayyy Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 Fortunately for me, I was in the back on stage ^^But I wonder how it was filmed during American Eulogy, I swear there was a camera in the background, where I was standing. I'll see!
.Brian Posted May 25, 2009 Posted May 25, 2009 thanks for the videos haha in know your enemy all those girls on stage looked like they were going to eat billiewho wouldn't?
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