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I think really it's only a "rip off" if they copy something and try to pass it off as totally their own/wouldn't admit to it. Then there's sampling where they copy and give credit (as on Brutal Love), and paying homage where they deliberately and openly make it sound similar as a tribute and compliment to the song/artist (as they do may times on Warning, for example the verses of Waiting sound just like Downtown and Billie even sings the word "downtown" to acknowledge it), and just coincidences where it happens to be the same chords or have some other small similarity just by chance. I don't think Green Day's really ever done anything that fits into that first "rip off" category, only the other stuff and there's nothing wrong with any of that.

Hermione wins every argument.

I've really got into the covers of A Quick One and Like a Rolling Stone just recently. The production on those songs is just fantastic.

You guys are forgetting the REAL American Idiot ripoff song... duh.

His random noises are perfection. Silence. Yes, I understand. All I was trying to say is I think people who have never been to the U.S. have a warped view of what it's actually like. And getting a plane ticket does cost money, which many people don't have access to, even living in the "USA bubble." I've never been on a plane in my life, actually.

That was my second-favorite when I first heard the album. Funny, isn't it? 14-year-old me was like "wow, these songs are gr8!" But seriously, She's A Rebel is super catchy, and Mike's backing vocals at the end are spot-on. For how short the song is, I think it accomplishes a lot, and it's fun and upbeat compared to most of the other tracks. I think it's a good song and I'd miss if it it was a b-side or something instead of being on the album. (Speaking of which, Too Much Too Soon really is a gr8 song! Makes me sad it wasn't included.)

Blink 182 need to sue themselves since at least 50% of their songs have the same chord progression.

Enjoy. Hear the sound of the falling rain - Jesus is now in the city, and it’s one of those days where it is just pouring rain. Oh, and check out what Liam found last night. Yes, that's Taylor Swift.

Dear Christ. Where'd you find these?

Rip-off suggests that the artist is actively intending to steal from another artist, which is pretty impossible to prove.

To be honest, Warning/Picture Book isn't exactly an original riff, just up and down the A scale. It's probably been done many times before and since.

OMG how could anyone not like that plaintive yelp in She??? I think it fits perfectly, a little release of frustration. I don't think any of those noises are "random", they appropriately express emotion, add atmosphere or humour or go with the music in a song. Precisely. The whole album is full of homages to older songs, they did it openly and I'd say it's a key part of the album. Ironically Hitchin A Ride is already a rip off of Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats.

It's generally considered the weakest on the album, along with She's A Rebel. Which doesn't really say much given how strong an album it is.

Or the monster burp in Geek Stink Breath?

It's still a rip off tho don't matter if a band is a fan or not...

No, just no. Don't poison our minds with such a thought.

ur an loser, homie.

But yet if someone say Miley Cyrus did a song that rips off say Hitchin A Ride people would be screaming rip off...

It's an homage, losers.

I agree. Like I said, I was just being contrary.

Just because it's not the author's interpretation doesn't mean it's not valid. Reader-response criticism FTW.

It was the first non-single song from AI I really connected with when I first got the CD. I've since grown more indifferent toward it, but I still hate when it gets shit on. 14-year-old me loved it.

credit to John Osterlind: quote: " Laugh at my hair, though how many people do you know who had their nipple pinched by the drummer of Green Day? Late ' 97. "

Mike with Jason Andrew Relva (JAR)

He looks so relaxed...

Cuatro Pardon me while I wipe the remains of my ovaries off the walls *-* JESUS CHRIST HE'S SO FUCKING GORGEOUS.

A new thread? oh yes! All the Billies were nomming on the GDC servers!

Had one last night that Billie Joe was giving a (very passionate) speech that sandwiches bully people. When I pointed out that that isn't how sandwiches work, he picked up a small blonde child and stomped off stage. Adrienne, who appeared out of no where, then decided to tell the crowd how much she loves Philadelphia, since he was gone. The weirdest part for me is why Billie would steal someone else's child in anger.

I miss The Network!