If you could ask Green Day one question about the new album, What would it be?

[Alan86]

10 hours ago, fukingcounterstrike said:

As compared to "do you know your enemy" over and over???

I missed the part where I said that know your enemy had great lyrics?

8 hours ago, Steven Seagull said:

Haha owned!

Owned really? I never said Know your enemy had good lyrics.

[Steven Seagull]

21 minutes ago, Ryan said:

You could not be more glaringly incorrect

I know, trilogy is one of their best work if you ask me.

[Ryan]

1 hour ago, Steven Seagull said:

I know, trilogy is one of their best work if you ask me.

I knew I liked you for more reasons besides your good looks

[fukingcounterstrike]

1 hour ago, Alan86 said:

I missed the part where I said that know your enemy had great lyrics?

Owned really? I never said Know your enemy had good lyrics.

Well I knew you were referring mainly to the trilogy so I wanted to show other albums had pieces of shit as well 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

5 hours ago, JJ1964 said:

It is interesting how everyone remembers "I love your BMXcellent tits" but forget something like "old toys, this plastic heart, loners and fools are tearing me apart."

So true but fuck  BMXcellent tits is so cringe worthy - BJ is so much better than that.

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

9 hours ago, JJ1964 said:

It is interesting how everyone remembers "I love your BMXcellent tits" but forget something like "old toys, this plastic heart, loners and fools are tearing me apart."

With all due respect, what the fuck does that line even mean? Or any line in that song, for that matter?  

[Chin for a Day]

Just now, AlissaGoesRAWR said:

With all due respect, what the fuck does that line even mean? Or any line in that song, for that matter?  

It means that he really likes tits and BMX bikes so he really likes tits that remind him of BMX bikes.

Seriously, I think that ZJ really nailed it about how the song is about his love affair with his fans.  This line in particular is saying how he is almost seen as not real and that he is having a hard time handling it, it is tearing him apart.  HE is basically looking around at this life he has and realizes he can never get out of it, even if he wanted too.   

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

1 minute ago, JJ1964 said:

It means that he really likes tits and BMX bikes so he really likes tits that remind him of BMX bikes.

 

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Seriously, I think that ZJ really nailed it about how the song is about his love affair with his fans.  This line in particular is saying how he is almost seen as not real and that he is having a hard time handling it, it is tearing him apart.  HE is basically looking around at this life he has and realizes he can never get out of it, even if he wanted too.   

 

Idk, as much as I love analyzing lyrics, I don't feel like I should have to think this hard to truly understand/relate to them as a listener. Sure, every song has multiple layers, but that one has just never really connected with me at all. Even that explanation leaves me thinking "huh?" 

[Chin for a Day]

1 minute ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said:

Idk, as much as I love analyzing lyrics, I don't feel like I should have to think this hard to truly understand/relate to them as a listener. Sure, every song has multiple layers, but that one has just never really connected with me at all. Even that explanation leaves me thinking "huh?" 

I didn't think hard about it, I thought it was perfectly clear.  Everyone is different.  I think the song is one of the most brilliant songs he has ever written, on so many different levels.  Even down to the vocals which just cut right through me.   If I remember correctly, you are a big Insomniac fan.  I jsut don't get that.  I know people have explained it to me and I can understand why they like it, but to me it was just a mediocre duplication of Dookie.  That is the beauty of music, we all get different things out of it. 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

10 minutes ago, JJ1964 said:

I didn't think hard about it, I thought it was perfectly clear.  Everyone is different.  I think the song is one of the most brilliant songs he has ever written, on so many different levels.  Even down to the vocals which just cut right through me.   If I remember correctly, you are a big Insomniac fan.  I jsut don't get that.  I know people have explained it to me and I can understand why they like it, but to me it was just a mediocre duplication of Dookie.  That is the beauty of music, we all get different things out of it. 

Troublemaker cuts right through you

flesh

[Chin for a Day]

Just now, BillyjoelxkidXx said:

Troublemaker cuts right through you

flesh

It is because I have BMXcellent tits

[UNICORN VOMIT]

1 minute ago, JJ1964 said:

It is because I have BMXcellent tits

I was a skater - how would that work - I want BMXcellent tits.

[Chin for a Day]

Just now, BillyjoelxkidXx said:

I was a skater - how would that work - I want BMXcellent tits.

YOu need to be born with them.  

[Clayish]

11 hours ago, JJ1964 said:

"I love your BMXcellent tits"

This is a real lyric?

[Siddharth_471]

19 hours ago, fukingcounterstrike said:

As compared to "do you know your enemy" over and over???

Know Your Enemy is awesome.

[Chin for a Day]

5 hours ago, Clayish said:

This is a real lyric?

Bad fan!  Yes, not one of Billie's more inspired lyrics, from Troublemaker

 

4 hours ago, Siddharth_471 said:

Know Your Enemy is awesome.

How?   

[Hermione]

The trilogy discussion is partly my fault , but let's get back on topic now please.

I think I'd be unoriginal and just ask them the name. You can't really tell what it's going to sound like from a description so there wouldn't be that much point in asking about that, but it would be interesting to know the name (assuming it's not Revrad of course ).

[fukingcounterstrike]

4 hours ago, Siddharth_471 said:

Know Your Enemy is awesome.

Awesome, in a sarcastic kind of way????  

[Siddharth_471]

55 minutes ago, JJ1964 said:

How?   

 

25 minutes ago, fukingcounterstrike said:

Awesome, in a sarcastic kind of way????  

Well, it has really good drum fills, guitar solo is cool, the lyrics. Maybe the "know your enemy" chorus gets a bit repetitive but overall its great!  

[Chin for a Day]

20 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said:

 

Well, it has really good drum fills, guitar solo is cool, the lyrics. Maybe the "know your enemy" chorus gets a bit repetitive but overall its great!  

For your solo are you talking the bridge that I could teach my 3 year old niece to play in 5 min?  Sorry, not one of their better efforts. 

What I will give you, even though I think the song itself is not good, it works very well in AI the musical.  They way they use it in the show fits perfectly and is a highlight of the show.

[fukingcounterstrike]

8 minutes ago, Nimrod09 said:

They should rename this forum to "debate about the song know your enemy" 

I prefer Caca Pants Forum

[Second favourite son]

45 minutes ago, JJ1964 said:

For your solo are you talking the bridge that I could teach my 3 year old niece to play in 5 min?  Sorry, not one of their better efforts. 

If I can learn to play it, its definitely not a hard solo.  That said, some of the most iconic riffs are stunningly simple: smoke on the water, sunshine of your love, seven nation army.  Green day have far far better solos and far far better songs though, I think the bridge only sounds good because it's a change from 3 minutes of repetition.  Know your enemy is certainly not iconic. 

On topic: I'd ask for an album timeline (or whatever you'd call it) with the planned announcement dates, promotional single release date and actual album release date, as well as when supporting US and world tour dates will be announced.  Not the most exciting or insightful thing, I know, but it would allow me to channel my excitement at the right times and hopefully get rid of this residual nervous anticipation that comes from not knowing anything.

[Clayish]

Know Your Enemy is trash and this isn't up for debate.

[Chin for a Day]

38 minutes ago, Second favourite son said:

If I can learn to play it, its definitely not a hard solo.  That said, some of the most iconic riffs are stunningly simple: smoke on the water, sunshine of your love, seven nation army.  Green day have far far better solos and far far better songs though, I think the bridge only sounds good because it's a change from 3 minutes of repetition.  Know your enemy is certainly not iconic. 

 

I agree, a large portion of rock, in general is pretty simple.  What I think he was referring to in Know Your Enemy I wouldn't even consider a solo, I would consider it a bridge.  Billie generally write solos, that is not his style.  Most people wouldn't point out a solo as a good point in a GD song.  

It was rumored that Billie covered Crazy Train in Geezer, which he didn't, but I was looking forward to it because that is actually a pretty hard solo.            

[Siddharth_471]

2 hours ago, JJ1964 said:

For your solo are you talking the bridge that I could teach my 3 year old niece to play in 5 min?  Sorry, not one of their better efforts. 

What I will give you, even though I think the song itself is not good, it works very well in AI the musical.  They way they use it in the show fits perfectly and is a highlight of the show.

I'm not calling it iconic or the best ever. Definitely not much technically complex but it is a good track (unpopular opinion?). 

& as someone said above many great songs are easy to play like Smoke on the water, Iron Man, Highway to Hell, Sweet Child O' Mine, Creeping Death etc.