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Twerking Class Hero.

I feel like now would be a good time to post the isolated vocal track from Homecoming. How could anyone ever claim it's anything short of perfect? From Billie's raw intro, to Mike's harmonies throughout most of the song, the filters and delay, Mike and Tre's lead parts... oh my god. This really showcases what sets them apart from other punk bands: backing vocals. The same goes for Jesus of Suburbia. Fantastic.

ok here's some Hitchin a ride porn pics from the night in Brisbane #1 #2 #3 #4 aaaaaanddd that look after doing that !!!! #5 oh Billie. video from 4: 40 www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8bkVQfxskOY

Past unpopular opinion: "Prosthetic Head" used to be my favorite Green Day album closer.

the "So send my love a letterbomb and visit me in hell" part gives me chills. So fucking good even without the music. Homecoming is just so spectacular. Part I and V (especially the beginning of V) are some of the best work they've done. Jesus Of Suburbia, Holiday, and Homecoming are what should forever place this album above all else.

While we're talking about spectacular vocal performances, I love listening to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Xgcd-HTCo

The vocal filters on Homecoming are perfect. PERFECT. They have an intangible quality that I just can't explain. And the opening is so good that even casual Green Day fans are hooked on it.

Also regarding Homecoming - best performance of the song: Mainly due to the guy shaking his head in the bottom left at 0.43 and coz it's great to watch Tre drumming in this.

http://mixonline.com/recording/artists_engineers_producers/chris_dugan_from_nu-tone_to_jingletown/ Just saw this, thought it was worth sharing. If your interested in producing and stuff then you should give it a read.

Hard laugh at the bodygard behind

This is not new in any way, but I thought it was cool that it showed Billie talking about Nevermind.

Rolling Stone talk about "demolicious": http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-to-issue-18-rarities-for-record-store-day-20140224

Oh God, without a doubt, I prefer Macy's. I like Good Riddance well enough and its (albeit kind of misguided) sentimentality is lovely, especially at the end of the concerts, but God, Macy's is just, God, I love it so much that I find it difficult to explain exactly why I love it, yknow? Good Riddance is a song you can kind of sing along with a wink and a nod, but the sentiment in Macy's can hit you hard, like you said. It's one of the songs where I most strongly feel like I'm getting a look into Billie's thoughts and feelings; the bridge just feels so melancholy and sometimes gut-punching in its simplicity. I don't crie everytiem, but many tiem

BOB GRUEN HOLY FUCKING SHIT why are your photos so smaaaaaaall Damn you.

Plenty of Green Day songs have witty plays on words, though. That's kind of Billie's thing as a lyricist. Same with music videos, "shenanigans ensue" seems to be a running theme through a lot of their videos - Holiday? American Idiot? Hell, even the bit where he takes the phone off the hook in When I Come Around . The link with Minority makes more sense because they're both political statements on a relatively political album, whereas Walking Contradiction is far more personal.

There's something quite special about Billie's palm muting. He locks in so tightly with Mike and Tre, and his dynamics are so consistent, that it's actually incredibly difficult to replicate. It's a very underrated skill, because in theory it's so simple.

Back to the Edgar Alan Poe conversation, he's taught in most American high schools and is an American literary icon. He's hardly an unknown scholar in the U.S.

Or good vocals at all lol

I pretty much disagree with all of this haha. If you're the age that Billie was at Kerplunk (high school?) I understand why kerplunk is more relatable, I still relate to Kerplunk too. But I disagree that AI isn't all that relatable. It's extremely relatable in fact and the album isn't about the characters as much as it is about what they represent. Also I think Billie's vocals (and mike's backing vocals) are pretty much at their best throughout American Idiot. The production is great too. She's a Rebel and Extraordinary girl are also better than people give then credit for, to me. Its the rest of the album that make them seem inferior.

Alright ladies, I got some BJ pics for ya: Close ups and the classic: These are all from the newly surfaced HD video from the Bizarre Festival 2001 EDIT Link to the video file (720p, 3.9 GB!!) here: https://mega.co.nz/#!AQ9jWDSR!NT7UBhJcz0NUCR3CbmUlHEN9pN8rz_C1dboaPzfsmUk

I think we've all made the point now, guys

Don't think I didn't notice that video quote, mister. I think all of Storytellers is absolutely fantastic.

thank you

After viewing this I've decided I'm going to get into the security industry in the hopes that I too can check out Billie Joe's arse.

My point was that it doesn't matter if a story is a common one, because lots of masterpieces have incredibly common stories. All that matters is that it tells that story well, which, IMHO, AI does.

You're missing my point. The Hero's Journey is a specific story structure, one that Star Wars cribs from almost exactly. Includes: -young everyman is called to action by older mentor -inherits his father's sword -gets companions -performs a rescue -is trained to gain power -goes through an underworld of testing/is captured and escapes -goes to destroy/be reconciled with his father Starting to sound familiar? I think zackjones and I are the only people in this thread who unironically love that song 100% of the time.

Good Riddance is alright. I can see why it's a concert closer, but the album version is nothing special.

I tried to paste a link to a video where he talks about it but the post has gone all messed up Never mind, it's working now: youtu.be/ye00dNoesFU

''In early 2001, Billie was mugged at gunpoint and is now terrified of guns.'' What ?

Down strokes. It's all in the down strokes.

Macy's is easily my favourite on Warning. Waiting is pretty good really, top 6 or 7 on the album for me. Gotta agree with Oh Love, it wouldn't work anywhere else on Uno and it's a lot better in context. As for See The Light, it's positioning is perfect and makes the album come full circle. Nice ninja edit

Nor have I. I don't think it's special, just fucking awesome. I think maybe it could be that it's so distinctively a closing song in terms of its sound--you couldn't have put it anywhere but the end of the album. Same goes for "Whatsername" and "F.O.D."

really cool interview with the Offspring about how they have gotten popular alongside Green Day (if you're an Offspring fan, GREG TALKS! )

They need to play it more!

Re-Broadcast (720p) on MEGA: https://mega.co.nz/#!AQ9jWDSR!NT7UBhJcz0NUCR3CbmUlHEN9pN8rz_C1dboaPzfsmUk

I listen to Stay the night about 5 times a day and never get bored of it

Unpopular Green Day opinion? I think Kill the DJ live is pretty fucking amazing. Just give it a shot to perfomances like the one at the Echoplex or Tokio.

I know this is an Instagram photo, but I just had to post this here because OH MY GOD ALL THE FLUFF!!

reminds me of this pic

He doesn't get it, does he? Has Lara seen this yet? Despite getting her name wrong, he made her little moment onstage known to many.

Today. Source: @tater1011 on Ig

I like the Trilogy! And I have no idea why people complain about it. When the secret shows were happening and we were hearing these songs for the 1st time everyone loved it and loved the songs, suddenly the albums come out and half the people change there minds and hate it all of a sudden, 1 year later everyone hates it. And you know why.... Everyone has a short attention span these days, shiny new things are all people seem to want, then when its not new any more everybody hates it and keeps shouting about what they want next. Enjoy the now a little more!

Billie was great when he played that drunken, violent, foul mouthed vandal. Oh, wait.

When isn't his acting a bit dodgy

I'm reading a book called Paper Towns by John Green (the guy who wrote The Fault In Our Stars) and there's a bit where the main character has to investigate the bedroom of this girl called Margo. In her record collection she has Green Day albums Just a totally unexpected but awesome surprise

This is shocking to me. I've known Edgar Allen Poe for a long time. Pretty well known in the US. Easily one of the most famous poets to us.

Edgar Allen Poe is kind of a household name...