Bang Bang vs Oh Love [POLL]

[Steven Seagull]

agree to disagree

[DeJennsitized]

1 minute ago, Steven Seagull said:

agree to disagree

That doesn't sound like you  

[Steven Seagull]

1 minute ago, Jenn123 said:

That doesn't sound like you  

I can talk all day why AI sucks but we won't get anywhere so it's pointless

[Clayish]

[Joe K]

27 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said:

I can talk all day why AI sucks but we won't get anywhere so it's pointless

*You can talk all day why YOU THINK AI sucks.

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

On 8/13/2016 at 5:21 PM, Steven Seagull said:

 the majority will vote Bang Bang because of the hype.

Or because Oh Love sounds like a bad Boy Jovi cover and is the worst single Green Day ever released 

[PursuitOfEpicness]

Even from the most critical music reviewer's pov AI wouldn't even suck haha

[Steven Seagull]

Nah AI is their worst single.

Oh Love is their third best. To me it's Longview #1 (that's a no brainer, easily their best single ever), Minority #2, Oh Love #3

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

2 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said:

Nah AI is their worst single.

Oh Love is their third best. To me it's Longview #1 (that's a no brainer, easily their best single ever), Minority #2, Oh Love #3

If you hadn't included Minority I would have assumed that you were just being completely sarcastic. I mean I know you don't like AI (the album) but to say that the song AI is their worst single and a song about masturbation is their best and that's a "no brainer" sounds awfully sarcastic. Of course I never considered the possibility that you just despise decent lyrics 

[Clayish]

8 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said:

Nah AI is their worst single.

Oh Love is their third best. To me it's Longview #1 (that's a no brainer, easily their best single ever), Minority #2, Oh Love #3

 

Are you talking about the songs in general? Or as lead singles? If it's the former, then that's fine, but if you're talking about the latter, then that's an objectively wrong statement. 

[DanPak]

Voted for Bang Bang, both as a song in general and as a lead single. I liked Oh Love enough when it first came out, and I guess it has it's nostalgia too, but Bang Bang is just the better song for me.

[Steven Seagull]

1 hour ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

If you hadn't included Minority I would have assumed that you were just being completely sarcastic. I mean I know you don't like AI (the album) but to say that the song AI is their worst single and a song about masturbation is their best and that's a "no brainer" sounds awfully sarcastic. Of course I never considered the possibility that you just despise decent lyrics 

I like songs that I can relate to. American Idiot had none of that. Same thing with Bang Bang. I don't really give a fuck about some shooter so the song means nothing to me. Dookie for example was great because it's such a growing up record.

[EastCaitNowhere]

I voted for Bang Bang, I love both tho.

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

2 hours ago, Steven Seagull said:

I like songs that I can relate to. American Idiot had none of that. Same thing with Bang Bang. I don't really give a fuck about some shooter so the song means nothing to me. Dookie for example was great because it's such a growing up record.

 

They wrote Dookie when they themselves were growing up though so it would be fairly pathetic if they were to continue to write songs in the same vein (about masturbation for example) while in their 40's. Songs like Bang Bang show that Billie is capable of looking outside himself and write about serious problems which affect society today. Though you "really don't give a fuck about some shooter" I assume you know how serious the situation of mass shootings is and the decision to write about it in the current climate and release it as a single will undoubtedly relate to a lot of people and is ultimately much more likely to benefit the bands credibility than their attempt to "shoot from the crotch" with Oh Love at the age of 41 

[Asik]

Love both, but Bang bang best first single since Ai

[punkangel]

Oh Love is shit. Worst GD song imo. (Know Your Enemy is another candidate)

[stories and songs]

On August 14, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

 

They wrote Dookie when they themselves were growing up though so it would be fairly pathetic if they were to continue to write songs in the same vein (about masturbation for example) while in their 40's. Songs like Bang Bang show that Billie is capable of looking outside himself and write about serious problems which affect society today. Though you "really don't give a fuck about some shooter" I assume you know how serious the situation of mass shootings is and the decision to write about it in the current climate and release it as a single will undoubtedly relate to a lot of people and is ultimately much more likely to benefit the bands credibility than their attempt to "shoot from the crotch" with Oh Love at the age of 41 

Totally agree. An issue I had with a lot of the trilogy was that it felt like a step backward maturity wise (not all of it, but some of it). Oh Love was among the songs from the trilogy that felt a bit juvenile to me, and just not up to par with the clever lyrics we're used to Billie writing. I felt like after two serious albums, the band felt they dug too deep a hole and didn't want to take themselves too seriously, so they went WAY in the opposite direction. Revolution Radio, it would seem, is a happy medium from what we've heard about it.

 Bang Bang is the total opposite—it's a unique topic for them and shows a lot of maturity and consideration for the outside world. No, I don't relate to it. I don't think anyone is meant to relate to it, as it is told from the perspective of a murderer. What I DO relate to is the fear and confusion that these mass shootings bring that would compel Billie to explore this topic. 

[End Of The World]

Bang Bang. Even if Oh Love it's far more radio-friendly.

[unextraordinarygirl]

On 8/13/2016 at 11:43 AM, spark in the night said:

How could anyone love Oh Love? The song, the music video, poor decisions all around. 

I like Oh Love, the song. I also like Bang Bang so I can't choose. 

On 8/14/2016 at 4:19 PM, Steven Seagull said:

I like songs that I can relate to. American Idiot had none of that. Same thing with Bang Bang. I don't really give a fuck about some shooter so the song means nothing to me. Dookie for example was great because it's such a growing up record.

As I told someone on youtube, they can't write about masterbation and growing up forever. They are middle-aged men who grew up and are writing about different things and important issues in today's world.

[norcalgreendayfan]

Bang Bang all the way it is just a so much better song and had a better video to go with it too.