MuricanIDIOT Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Happy ANNIVERSARY TO THE BEST GREEN DAY ALBUM EVER!! This day 18 years ago the best album ever was put on shelves.Green Days follow up to Dookie.To many fans and critics it was Dookie 2.Fans loved it. What many fans don't know is that Green Day were on the verge of breaking up in 95,Billie Joe was suffering from Insomnia due to his sons screams in the middle of the night,and many personal problems were present. It's pretty obvious once you look into the deeper meanings that all the lyrics are angry,miserable lyrics about drugs,apathy,and hate but are disguised as nice sounding anthems with catchy riffs and an upbeat sound.Many consider Insomniac Green Days best work (as do I). With all said and done.Insomniac is a perfect testament of a band on the verge of a breakdown,an album that can't be recreated,showing what fame will do to you.Listen to this before you peg Green Day as ungrateful millionaires that got the "easy road".They paid their dues,and even after they got famous,they still didn't get it easy.
Sarcasm Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 It's October 11th here, but whatever. Happy birthday, album. Hope you have a nice day. Don't eat too much cake
Clean Cut Asshole Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Happy birthday to Insomniac, my favorite Green Day record! It's October 11th here, but whatever. Happy birthday, album. Hope you have a nice day. Don't eat too much cake Well it's only 5:25 PM on Oct 10th here, so it's still Insomniac's birthday!
BradGreenDay Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Heck yea... Happy Birthday to Insomniac!!!
UNICORN VOMIT Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Listened to it this morning - I love Geek Stink Breath and would like to see Panic Song as the opening concert song
MaraGreenDay Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Happy birthday to my least favorite Green Day album!!!!
Clean Cut Asshole Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Happy birthday to my least favorite Green Day album!!!!
MuricanIDIOT Posted October 11, 2013 Author Posted October 11, 2013 Listened to it this morning - I love Geek Stink Breath and would like to see Panic Song as the opening concert song FUCK YEAH!Panic Song is fucking amazing,I have no idea why they've never played it live
Cath Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 so many great songs on this record! happy birthday to one of the best album ever released
Spike Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I know it's an exaggeration, but best album ever?It's absolutely the best album ever. It makes sense, it's the best album by the best band in the world. I can't even put into words how much I love this album. The lyrics are genius start to finish, and in true punk spirit it's difficult to make a lot of them out due to Billie's badass drawl. "Mah temper SNERPS anna get mahself allwoundup!" That adds so much to it for me, I love it. Mike's bass playing is a work of art, pure and simple. I know Dookie gets praise for being a great album for bass, but Insomniac pisses all over it, wrings it out, does it again then asks what the smell is. Plus, I really think this is the album where Tre hit his stride as a drummer. Dookie is great, obviously, but he's like an animal on Insomniac, and I think the songs suit his aggression down to the ground. I know the album gets criticised for production, but I really like it. It's raw, edgy and imperfect, which suits the music perfectly. If it sounded as shiny as 21st Century Breakdown it'd ruin it. Babs Uvula Who? for best Green Day song ever?
greendayinsomniac Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Fuck Yes. Insomniac is undoubtedly Green Day's best album. The lyrics on this album of some of Billie's best, and you can fell the raw emotions of this album as you listen to it. I fucking love insomniac.
Cath Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I know it's an exaggeration, but best album ever? opinion
Fish Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Definitely an underrated album, and one that isn't as appreciated as it should be. I'll always remember it for giving the greatness that is Brain Stew and Jaded.
Carrot Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 love this album so much. i'm torn between tightwad hill, 86, or panic song as my favorite song. i so glad they didn't end the album with good riddance. it'd totally ruin the mood of the album.
Jon Herroon Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I love this album a lot, but it's a tie between this and Nimrod for my favorite green day album.
! Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Definitely an underrated album, and one that isn't as appreciated as it should be. I'll always remember it for giving the greatness that is Brain Stew and Jaded. Don't think underrated albums sell millions. This album is very appreciated.
Sappy Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 it's my favorite album, although it was named Insomniac because of the painter of the album artwork (named 'God Told Me To Skin You Alive') did it in 48 hours and when they asked why he said 'it's easy, I'm an insomniac!' regardless, I do love this album, and if they don't play it front to back, like they've been doing with Dookie, on it's 20th anniversary I'll be really upset.
Spike Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Don't think underrated albums sell millions. This album is very appreciated. This. It is overlooked in general, but due to the massive success of Dookie it was deemed a commercial failure. Which is ludicrous for an album that's sold 10 million and is Green Day's 3rd biggest selling album. Shit, that really puts it in perspective. Their THIRD biggest selling album has sold TEN MILLION copies. Holy shit.
Spoopy Doo Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 I hate that most of this album is overshadowed by Brain Stew/Jaded.
Carrot Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 although it was named Insomniac because of the painter of the album artwork (named 'God Told Me To Skin You Alive') did it in 48 hours i know it was going to called tightwad hill. GOD that would've been so kick ass if it was. looovvvveee that song so much
Sappy Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 i know it was going to called tightwad hill. GOD that would've been so kick ass if it was. looovvvveee that song so much mhm, that's true, but personally I'm not a fan of song title albums, like Warning, AI, 21stCBD.. ehh, I like random or really cool titles that aren't songs.
UNICORN VOMIT Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 mhm, that's true, but personally I'm not a fan of song title albums, like Warning, AI, 21stCBD.. ehh, I like random or really cool titles that aren't songs. AI and 21st CBD could be called nothing else in my opinion. AI is universally known like a McDonald's sign
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