Green Day for Dummies

[711_Disciple]

Alright guys. Recently, different members of my family, and even some of my friends, have started to realize that my dedication to Green Day isn't just a phase...and that half the time they don't know what I'm referencing when I talk about them. In short, I have them wondering what's so great about this band. A few of them have asked for CDs, which I'm pretty excited about, but here's the problem: I have no idea what songs to put on the CDs. Choosing 20 or so of my "favorite" songs, or ones that are most representative of Green Day's "style", is proving much more difficult than I thought.

This is where you lovely people come in: I need suggestions of a playlist of up to 20 songs that you would give someone who only knew "American Idiot" and "Good Riddance" as far as Green Day goes, and wanted to expand their horizons. Consider it a challenge.

[Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love]

I tried this before, for my friends, we were exchanging song lists of our respective favourite bands. I ended up with a 30+ song list and my friends saying "oh well never mind I'll just download the albums."

Sorry, that's not really helping, haha.

[Malleus]

1. Going to Pasalacqua

2. Green Day

3. 2000 Light Years Away

4. Christie Road

5. One of my Lies

6. Pulling Teeth

7. Longview

8. When I Come Around

9. Welcome to Paradise

10. Armatage Shanks

11. Geek Stink Breath

12. Brain Stew

13. Nice Guys Finish Last

14. Hitchin' A Ride

15. Warning

16. Minority

17. Wake Me Up When September Ends

18. Holiday

19. 21 Guns

20. Horseshoes and Handgrenades

That's what I'd pick.

[Nuclear Winter]

Just buy International Superhits! for them.

[whatshername0303]

I think you should take songs form each cd...just to show how wide their sound is. Cause, y'know, Peacemaker is totally different of 2,000 Light Years Away or When It's Time. But, you also should put popular songs like BOBD or 21 Guns.

Good luck with that!

[oda]

Maybe you should pick the songs that most people instantly like. Like hitchin a ride, she, welcome to paradise and such.

EDIT: oh, and east jesus nowhere! I think anybody would like that song. (exept maybe very religious people)

[agrizotti]

Choosing at least one of each album, I would go with:

-Going to Pasalaqua

-Welcome to Paradise

-2000 LYA

-Basket Case

-When I Come Around

-Burnout

-86

-Stuart and the Ave

-Brain Stew

-Nice Guys Finish Last

-Scattered

-Hitchin a Ride

-Waiting

-Church on Sunday

-Holiday

-Letterbomb

-Novacaine

-21st CB

-American Eulogy

[whatshername0303]

Edit: Double post

So, here's mine...

1. American Idiot

2. Peacemaker

3. 2,000 Light Years Away

4. Words I Might Have Ate

5. Good Riddance

6. Walking Alone

7. BOBD

8. King For A Day

9. 21 Guns

10. Minority

11. Geek Stink Breath

12. Brain Stew

13. Basket Case

14. Welcome to Paradise

15. Going to Pasalaqua

16. At the Library

17. Before the Lobotomy

18. Holiday

19. Christie Road

20. She

And if you want, you can put Dominated Love Slave as a bonus track!

[Catsername]

I agree with taking songs from each CD, and putting some "popular" songs

For me, I found out that my mom likes Green Day's newer stuff, like AI and 21stCB. 21stCB was the first CD my mom actually listened to the entire thing and she said to me,"Usually in CD's there are only a few songs that are good, but all of [Green Day's] songs are actually pretty good." (my mom is now fairly knowledgeable about Green Day thanks to my sister and me) My aunt, who does not know a THING about music, has heard BOBD and thinks Green Day was around since 1994 (I was surprised haha). That was just my experience though, I think it all depends on who you're talking to.

[Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap]

I love these, do this all the time making top 10 playlists for my favourite bands, it fits in with my iTunes OCD I suppose.

I would go 10 songs, none of the more famous ones. You don't want to give them International Superhits! as I would say 99% of people who don't like Green Day will only have heard the singles, mainly from post American Idiot.

1. Going To Pasalacqua

2. Letterbomb

3. She

4. Stuck With Me

5. Nice Guys Finish Last

6. 86

7. Waiting

8. Having A Blast

9. Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

10. Whatsername

Quite representative of their style I think.

[†...HAUSHINKA...†]

give me novacaine, christie road and holiday can't be missing

[Ilda_25]

I think you should take songs form each cd...just to show how wide their sound is. Cause, y'know, Peacemaker is totally different of 2,000 Llght Years Away or When It's Yime. But, you also should put popular songs like BOBD or 21 Guns.

Totally agree!

[Punx89]

Going to Pasalacqua,Paper Lanterns,Christie Road,Who Wrote Holden Caulfield,Welcome to Paradise,Basket Case,When I Come Around,Geek Stink Breath,Hitchin' A Ride,King For A Day,Time of your Life,Minority,jesus of suburbia,holiday,boulevard of broken dreams,letterbomb,wake me up when september ends, 21st Century Breakdown, 21 Guns, ¡Viva La Gloria!

[euphoric-pareidolias]

i think it would be best to have a mix of every cd..

here's my 20 but in a random order..

1. King For a Day

2. When It's Time

3. Holiday

4. 21 Guns

5. Warning

6. No One Knows

7. Dominated Love Slave

8. Paper Lanterns

9. Peacemaker

10. Misery

11. She

12. Waiting

13. Whatsername

14. Basket Case

15. 2000 light years away

16. Minority

17. Walking Contradiction

18. Geek Stink Breath

19. Nice Guys Finish Last

20. 86

[Adeline.Hearts.You]

1. J.O.S

2. Going to Pasalacqua

3.2,000 light years away

4.Holiday

5.Give me novicane

6.BOBD

7.16

8.Jaded

9. Letter Bomb

10. Last night on earth

11. Christe road

12. 86

13. Scatterd

14. Basket case

15. 21 guns

16. EJN

17. walking contradiction

18.Wake me up when september ends

19. Good Riddance

20. When it's time

.. hehe, these are the songs i think I'd include!

Many many to choose from

But I defo have a few from 39 smooth

[TheSaltOfTheEarth]

A nice mix of all the albums, hits and non-hits...

1. I Was There

2. Who Wrote Holden Caulfield

3. Christie Road

4. Longview

5. Basket Case

6. When I Come Around

7. Brain Stew/Jaded

8. Stuart and the Ave.

9. Scattered

10. Platypus (I Hate You)

11. King For A Day

12. Misery

13. Waiting

14. Minority

15. Letterbomb

16. WMUWSE

17. Give Me Novacaine

18. 21st Century Breakdown

19.Viva La Gloria!

20. Restless Heart Syndrome

Wow, that was tougher to do than I thought. It's sort of a sample, you know. Just pick songs that show the wide range and diversity of Green Day's music and you should be good.

EDIT: how could I forget Jesus of Suburbia? You HAVE to add JoS no matter what.

[Punkie]

Definitely include Jesus of Suburbia and possibly Homecoming

I had to do this yesterday and put all of American Idiot on it because you can't break it up. but, do whatever!

[Katarina.]

Just let them listen to every record. Starting with 1,039SOSH and ending with 21CB. I think that's the best way for people who don't know anything about Green Day to hear what their music is like.

[mahalihooishavingaGreenDay]

looking through my Green Day collection... i would put

- Holiday

- Jesus of Suburbia

- Basket Case

- Welcome to Paradise

- Sassafras Roots

- Walking Contradiction

- Brain Stew

- Hitchin' a ride

- Scattered

- Worry Rock

- Church on Sunday

- Blood, Sex and Booze

- Warning

- Deadbeat Holiday

- When it's Time

- The Static Age

- ¡Viva la Gloria!

- 2000 light years away

- Minority

- St. jimmy

that was really hard phew.

[sara_gd]

Well, it depends of who is this list for. If the person likes bands like Paramore I'd go with Wake me up when September ends, 21 guns or Holiday. If they like AC/DC maybe Take Back, Horseshoes and hangrenades. And if they like the Sex Pistols, something off Kerplunk maybe. But that's just for the beggining, I think that then you should give a list of every style that Green Day has touched, so my list would be:

1. Going to Pasalacqua

2. Who wrote Holden Caulfield?

3. She

4. Basket Case

5. Westbound Sign

6. Jaded

7. Redundant

8. Take Back

9. King for a Day

10. Good Riddance

11. Platypus

12. Misery

13. Minority

14. Waiting

15. JOS

16. She's a Rebel

17. Holiday

18. WMUWSE

19. 21st Century Breakdown

20. ¡Viva la Gloria!

21. ¿Viva la Gloria?

22. East Jesus Nowhere

They are 22, but I can't take away 2, I'm sorry

[mahalihooishavingaGreenDay]

Just let them listen to every record. Starting with 1,039SOSH and ending with 21CB. I think that's the best way for people who don't know anything about Green Day to hear what their music is like.

i agree that it is, but unfortunately a lot of people don't have the patience

[Peace and Rainbows]

Just buy International Superhits! for them.

agreed, that was my first album

[gloria123]

Well it depends on what kind of music they like, so if they like more pop music try stuff from warning or if they like a bit of everything try nimrod. Then play them what ever you want

[poisonoak]

at first maybe just the singles, and watch the videos but defo the whole of AI front to back

[Shnitzel]

you should include the songs that you usueally refrence, so they actueally know what you are talking about when you refrence green day.

also, put in a few of your personal favorites cuz why not! its green day!