Sarabeth Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 if someone can't gather up enough brain cells to figure that out, they should probably stay away from the internet. Sorry for bringing this up again, but If you can't have respect for other people then maybe you should stay away from the Internet. I have a question about Bullet In A Bible. I'm sure this has been asked before, but why is it called that?
Jessica Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 "The name of the album was inspired by a Bible with a bullet hole in it in the Imperial War Museum in London." via Wiki. Guess they just liked the sound of it. Plus the idea behind it is pretty cool. Billie talks about it in one part of the DVD.
captain peroxide Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, they show the band visiting the museum in the documentary, and Billie checks out the bible with the bullet in it that saved the soldier's life. Which actually brings up a question in my mind. Maybe I'm just having a brain fart and this is really obvious, but do we know what Green Day's stance on God / religion is? Or I guess, more accurately, Billie, Mike and Tre's stances? I know they have at least some contempt for organized religion, especially of the more right-leaning variety, but do we know if any of them are religious, agnostics, atheists or what? As I say, maybe this is really obvious and I've just forgotten.
Guest EDIT Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, they show the band visiting the museum in the documentary, and Billie checks out the bible with the bullet in it that saved the soldier's life. Which actually brings up a question in my mind. Maybe I'm just having a brain fart and this is really obvious, but do we know what Green Day's stance on God / religion is? Or I guess, more accurately, Billie, Mike and Tre's stances? I know they have at least some contempt for organized religion, especially of the more right-leaning variety, but do we know if any of them are religious, agnostics, atheists or what? As I say, maybe this is really obvious and I've just forgotten. I've always wondered this too. Billie was born catholic, but he has said that he thinks religion is a bunch of bullsh*t. I'm pretty sure all members are atheist, but they are not the type of people that think god is a fake and that type of thing. They just don't practice anything. (Not hundred percent sure) They keep most of their personal stuff really private.
Hermione Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, they show the band visiting the museum in the documentary, and Billie checks out the bible with the bullet in it that saved the soldier's life. Which actually brings up a question in my mind. Maybe I'm just having a brain fart and this is really obvious, but do we know what Green Day's stance on God / religion is? Or I guess, more accurately, Billie, Mike and Tre's stances? I know they have at least some contempt for organized religion, especially of the more right-leaning variety, but do we know if any of them are religious, agnostics, atheists or what? As I say, maybe this is really obvious and I've just forgotten. I think there's been whole threads about this before, there doesn't seem to be any clean-cut answers about it as they've really only ever made passing comments about it. I think we could draw some pretty good conclusions from comments they've made but they've never said exactly what their stances are outright, as far as I know.
EvanAsFuck Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 You see, this is what I really hate. People who don't realize that, over time, words change meaning. Faggot no longer means homosexual, it means a mixture of "homosexual" and "stupid". Same with gay. Retard is no longer casually used to describe a mental illness, it's now used to describe someone who isn't too bright. If I were to call two homosexuals "faggots" blatantly, yes, that would be wrong and offensive, but I wasn't using it that way. I'm not saying that everyone who supports censorship is homosexual, I'm saying their stupid, just in a more extreme manner, and if someone can't gather up enough brain cells to figure that out, they should probably stay away from the internet. Yes, I completely understand that you weren't personally using it in an anti-gay fashion... But my point is that other places it is most definitely still used in a 100% Homophobic manner. I can personally attest to that as my school is one of those places. Multiple times a day I see/hear it being used (often towards me personally) and about 80% of the time it is not just to call someone stupid. They know what the word really means and they know how they are aiming to use the word. It is completely anti-homosexual in my experiences. So even though it may not be used in that way around you, it's not always that way. So people have a right to be against that word (including me), and it is not because we think the world revolves around us or that we don't have enough brain cells to understand it. It is in fact quite the opposite reasoning. I'm not going to tell you what and what not to say, but please just consider how other people may take it next time you choose to word something as such.
Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Which actually brings up a question in my mind. Maybe I'm just having a brain fart and this is really obvious, but do we know what Green Day's stance on God / religion is? Or I guess, more accurately, Billie, Mike and Tre's stances? I know they have at least some contempt for organized religion, especially of the more right-leaning variety, but do we know if any of them are religious, agnostics, atheists or what? As I say, maybe this is really obvious and I've just forgotten. I seem to remember Billie saying he's agnostic once, but I can't remember when or when. /useless answer
Hanner Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Didn't Billie tak about his religious views when he was on Bill Maher?
Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Didn't Billie tak about his religious views when he was on Bill Maher? He was, but he didn't really answer, or not about his own views anyway.
green day is Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Billie, Mike, and Tré are Lushotologists. Actually, I don't think even they know what they are. They seem to change their answers a lot.
Sarabeth Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 "The name of the album was inspired by a Bible with a bullet hole in it in the Imperial War Museum in London." via Wiki. Guess they just liked the sound of it. Plus the idea behind it is pretty cool. Billie talks about it in one part of the DVD. Yeah, they show the band visiting the museum in the documentary, and Billie checks out the bible with the bullet in it that saved the soldier's life. Thanks guys. I've only seen BIAB once, over a year ago so I forgot about that part.
littlegirl-of-suburbia Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think there's a quote somewhere from Mike saying that all his religious believes have something to do with Star wars Other wise i really don't know
darenmay Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 was the tokyo gig (from AAF) pre-planned to be a concert dvd, or green day just picked it out after the tour?
Punk-tastic32 Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 was the tokyo gig (from AAF) pre-planned to be a concert dvd, or green day just picked it out after the tour? Oooohhh.. Good question. I want to know too!
Ellenkc Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 was the tokyo gig (from AAF) pre-planned to be a concert dvd, or green day just picked it out after the tour? I think I remember an interview with Mike where he said that the DVD was originally supposed to be Japan only release, but once they saw how good it was, they decided to release it worldwide.
pasalaska Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 was the tokyo gig (from AAF) pre-planned to be a concert dvd, or green day just picked it out after the tour? planned, or at least filmed for some sort of release, not necessarily a DVD. They wouldn't have had all the cameras and whatnot needed to record the show without some sort of planning - that's not the usual cameras they have at each show.
darenmay Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think I remember an interview with Mike where he said that the DVD was originally supposed to be Japan only release, but once they saw how good it was, they decided to release it worldwide. thanks for the reply. so i assume that by that time, they already knew they were releasing a live album, and that this dvd was supposed to be a bonus only in japan. but thank god it isn't. planned, or at least filmed for some sort of release, not necessarily a DVD. They wouldn't have had all the cameras and whatnot needed to record the show without some sort of planning - that's not the usual cameras they have at each show. thank you for answering. though i guess they filmed this only for the Last Night on Earth Japanese EP. eventually though decided to make it a bonus dvd.
Guest EDIT Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Does anyone know where I can buy this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/perfectfitdesigns/4136648814/in/set-72157622759216093
Undómiel Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 I think I remember an interview with Mike where he said that the DVD was originally supposed to be Japan only release, but once they saw how good it was, they decided to release it worldwide. I would have been so pissed if this was the case...
Eirik Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Does anyone know where I can buy this? Shenanigans, or the fake bootlegged version in that picture? Shenanigans can be bought at all good petrol stations and online, and the bootlegged version seems to include Shenanigans + live tracks you can find on GDC + album tracks.
Guest EDIT Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 Shenanigans, or the fake bootlegged version in that picture? Shenanigans can be bought at all good petrol stations and online, and the bootlegged version seems to include Shenanigans + live tracks you can find on GDC + album tracks. I have the standard version, I thought this was some rare import special edition or something. Are you sure it's bootlegged, because it has the Pop Disaster Tour Sampler and it looks really real to me. Thank you for helping
rback57 Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 I have the standard version, I thought this was some rare import special edition or something. Are you sure it's bootlegged, because it has the Pop Disaster Tour Sampler and it looks really real to me. Thank you for helping I'm pretty sure it's bootlegged, because it says it's bootlegged right under the picture. It does look VERY good, though. Props to him for that.
koolkev Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Non-Green Day Q= Wheres the topic explaining member titles? Etc how many posts to get a new one?
Liam Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Non-Green Day Q= Wheres the topic explaining member titles? Etc how many posts to get a new one? You could have asked this in the GDC Help Thread, and the the topic is in the Welcome To Paradise (introduction threads) here
captain peroxide Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Non-Green Day Q= Wheres the topic explaining member titles? Etc how many posts to get a new one? http://www.greendaycommunity.org/Forum/index.php?showtopic=25970 Please don't post non-Green Day questions in the Green Day Questions thread, Kevin Edit: Liam
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