Blasphemy & Genocide: Unpopular Green Day Opinions, Part 2

[Bastard of 1969]

You know, this BIAB thing is true. There is more emotion in live versions and it's amazing. I don't like pitch perfect.

Other than that, White Stripes's songs aren't really PERFECT OMG THEY SUK NOW BALS CUZ THEY NOT PERF, but there is many other thing they do, new experimental version of the song, rhythm changing, intonation changing, and it's 80-95% more better than studio versions. Depends on the song thou.

[Guest]

I think the emotion Billie puts in to the song makes it better.

I haven't listened to BIAB in almost a decade at this point and literally all I remember are Billie's dodgy vocals. It's subjective regardless.

[The Platypus!]

I haven't listened to BIAB in almost a decade at this point and literally all I remember are Billie's dodgy vocals. It's subjective regardless.

Of course it's subjective. Yeah the vocals are dodgy because he is basically crying throughout the whole song.

[Libertine Angel]

Sassafras Roots is the weakest for me.

As Tom's not here to do it, I'll say so--go listen to the Reading 2004 version. Blows BIAB out of the water.

It's definitely not the best song on it, but I still prefer it over Pulling Teeth - there's something in the vocals on Pulling Teeth that just sounds a bit off.

And while that was indeed awesome, I'm afraid it doesn't top BIAB for me.

[Certified Nimrod]

I haven't listened to BIAB in almost a decade at this point and literally all I remember are Billie's dodgy vocals. It's subjective regardless.

This makes you sound really old oh my goodness. I was in kindergarten when you last listened to it.

[Z J]

It's definitely not the best song on it, but I still prefer it over Pulling Teeth - there's something in the vocals on Pulling Teeth that just sounds a bit off.

And while that was indeed awesome, I'm afraid it doesn't top BIAB for me.

I like the harmonies in Pulling Teeth a lot

[Guest]

This makes you sound really old oh my goodness. I was in kindergarten when you last listened to it.

You were 7 in kindergarten? Explains a lot

[Libertine Angel]

I like the harmonies in Pulling Teeth a lot

The harmonies are good, I'll give you that.

[Certified Nimrod]

You were 7 in kindergarten? Explains a lot

I'm sixteen now.

[Z J]

Since we're on the topic of Dookie, I think Having a Blast is an incredibly written song. I never realized what it was about but now that I do the lyrics really are powerful.

I do wonder if the song was at all controversial upon release

[Guest]

I'm sixteen now.

People finish kindergarten here before they're 4

[The Platypus!]

I used to think it was called kindergarden and it was a garden full of kinder eggs.

[Guest]

I used to think it was called kindergarden and it was a garden full of kinder eggs.

Then it would be illegal in America. However, if it was full of assault rifles it'd be good to go.

[Certified Nimrod]

People finish kindergarten here before they're 4

That's too young to be shoved into a school. No wonder you're so grouchy.

[The Platypus!]

Then it would be illegal in America. However, if it was full of assault rifles it'd be good to go.

I like your sense of humour.

[Z J]

Then it would be illegal in America. However, if it was full of assault rifles it'd be good to go.

How else are kindergarteners supposed to protect themselves from home invasions? Must be a liberal

[Guest]

That's too young to be shoved into a school. No wonder you're so grouchy.

Ever wonder why literally every country in Europe mocks America's education system? Well there's a start

How else are kindergarteners supposed to protect themselves from home invasions? You must be a liberal

Nonsense, the home invaders would choke upon the delicious but terrifyingly dangerous Kinder Eggs.

[Certified Nimrod]

Ever wonder why literally every country in Europe mocks America's education system? Well there's a start

No wonder here, I mock our education system.

I did go to preschool before kindergarten, though.

[Chin for a Day]

On When September Ends, in BIAB he was crying through it and it was at the end of the show. If a singer is perfect at the end of the show I start to think they are lip syncing.

[The Disappearing Boy]

Unpopular opinion: Dirty Rotten Bastards, while it is mostly bullshit, is fun and well-written bullshit.

Quite surprised no-one's picked up on this tbh Musically, the first half is damn good, second half is crap. Lyrics are a bit up and down. Another example of how Green Day completely did away with their quality control on the Trilogy, in my opinion.

Ever wonder why literally every country in Europe mocks America's education system? Well there's a start

In fairness, Germany, Italy and (I think Austria) for a start start school age 6. It looks like the UK (and Ireland too I guess) are way earlier than everyone else, maybe?

[Libertine Angel]

Quite surprised no-one's picked up on this tbh Musically, the first half is damn good, second half is crap. Lyrics are a bit up and down. Another example of how Green Day completely did away with their quality control on the Trilogy, in my opinion.

I actually think it works really well at the end of the Trilogy (and should've replaced The Forgotten, in my opinion) - it's an over-the-top, vaguely nonsensical explosion of Green Day just being themselves, and is in fact descriptive of the Trilogy ("carried away, carried away, carried awaaaay").

[Maid Meringue]

See You Tonight > Brutal Love

-awaits the criticism-

[Sauli]

See You Tonight > Brutal Love

-awaits the criticism-

I forgot See You Tonight even exists.

[Todd]

See You Tonight > Brutal Love

-awaits the criticism-

Go away

Billie doing vocals and harmonies really pisses me off. I hate it. Even on No One Knows at the end where Billie sings both parts it kinda ruins the song for me. Outside of the studio you can't sing two parts at once.

[Z J]

See You Tonight > Brutal Love

-awaits the criticism-

stop that