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I listened to Kerplunk in full the other day. The last time I did that I was a total production snob, which I'm not anymore (believe it or not), and this time I was absolutely stunned by the overall quality of the album. It's absolutely solid. A few of my favourite songs have always been from Kerplunk (2000 Light Years Away, One For The Razorbacks, Christie Road), but seriously, there isn't a bad song on it at all. It's shot up my album ranking, anyway. No One Knows is fucking orgasmic. Oh, I'm 20 years late to the party? Sorry. *shuffles out*

Did you turn up the silence, the heartache of your life? Sorry. Seriously though. It is quite the experience, especially when you listen to it "properly" as you describe.

Anyways, She's a Rebel is a great song, and I hope it gets played live again someday maybe at an American Idiot 10th Anniversary show wink wink

Brutal Love is probably the best song on the trilogy. Hopefully it stays a live staple in the future.

After several months, I listened to 21st Century Breakdown in full again last night. It was a sort of mystic experience for me. I mean, I was shocked by how huge was the impact the record had to me; I just turned the lights out, closed my eyes and focused my attention on what the album tries to tell and on what Billie was thinking when he wrote the lyrics. Beside the fact that the story is amazing because of how simple and engaging it is, the real thing to me is that everyone can build his own imaginary castle on the solid basis the story gives us. I'm not going to tell you the paths my imagination went through last night, cause it would be boring and pointless, but I felt more or less like this through the album: full of anger and revolution desire from 21CB to Peacemaker/LOTAG, then sad and resigned from Murder City to 21 Guns, and then again full of hope and responsibility in American Eulogy and See The Light. I cried during Restless Heart Syndrome. No need to say that it gave me chills from the first song to the last, even though I listened to those songs hundreds of times now. I used to think American Idiot was way better, but I really don't know now. The great production which makes the songs epic, Billie's voice in certain parts and especially the choice of words he did (which is perfect, the album is without a doubt one of the best lyrically) made me think for a while about 21st Century Breakdown as their best album. I know for sure it makes your imagination have a blast like no other thing they have recorded. I'm sorry for the length, it was an experience I really wanted to share with you

It's one of my favourite 80 of theirs.

I know this is Unpopular Opinions but whoa whoa whoa, what?!

It could have been better if we had any idea just what the frig Billie is singing.

"Lights out, here comes the night...."

How can anyone dislike a song with a flushing toilet in it?! I listened to Kerplunk again today thanks to this discussion, and damn it's good. So many good basslines and melodies. Moar pls Green Day.

Random thought: I just remembered the time I ate at Mike's Rudy's can't fail cafe and this guy in the booth next to us fainted. My friend wanted to help him because he probably had a heart attack, but he woke up and yelled at her. He left the diner and my friend followed him (to make sure he doesn't collapse on the street) In that moment a prostitute started hitting on him I guess that's what happens when you eat at Mr. Dirnst's Diner

I'm calling you Cakey Lee Praxus from now on. Tbh that's a fucking awesome name.

I just split the Sweet Children songs off on iTunes and gave 'em their own artwork, so they're separate from the album. Speaking of Kerplunk, time to drag this one out again: Christie Road is overrated. Is it really good? Of course. Is it one of their best? Hell, it's not even the best on Kerplunk by a wide margin.

How anyone can dislike 2000 Light Years Away

yes they are. see: GMT is the standard for timezones i dunno where i got this from but i always heard that christie road was about the place where billie (and co?) used to go smoke weed. so yeah, it's about escapism and boredom and coping with it by getting high at the eponymous christie road

Godwin's law, you lose.

Hitler hated jews, so he removed them systematically and burned them to create a Germany without jews, problem solved.

You used to be cool, Hermione.

About girls probably. And those guitars are out of tune or something I swear. You are weird. Christie Road and especially 200 Light Years Away both are in my top 20. Very odd indeed.

Brutal Love is so different for Green Day, yet amazing. Not in my top ten Green Day songs, but definitely in my top ten Green Day songs that don't feel like Green Day songs

OK still people get harassased if they speak wrong language to be honest but I meant that diversity of one particular language causes no harm and the more diverse vocabulary people use the better and more colourful the language gets there has never been worse idea than the standardising of the spoken language/vocabulary ( Which luckily couldnt succeed anyway)

Oh come on. Who doesn't want to pretend they're British every now and then?

Fuck ye I see where you're coming from, but if they didn't, then all we'd have of the album are shitty vinyl rips which would be even worse quality

I didn't realize (with a z) that you were at the show. I figured you were probably at a 2009 show, but I only knew for sure that you attended a 2013 show yeah, my jokes are pretty shite

You may hate to quote Adam, but he has no problem quoting other people instead of opening Google

He did

No I like records that are well produced, don't get me wrong. And I will listen to shit songs if the production is good. But it works both ways, in that if a song is good I won't let the production get in the way. Some of my favourite songs sound like they're being played through a biscuit tin.

80 remains one of my favorite twenty songs of theirs.

You clearly haven't seen this:

You're doing it wrong. I think "She holds my malachite so tight so never let go" is an incredible line for a 19 year old to write.

have you ever had a crush cos like that line is one of the most 'teenager having a crush' phrases i've ever heard

Don't forget the blasphemy chickenstrips.

Yes!!

Words that can be heard? I take it you're not a Nirvana fan then? I still hve no idea what the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit are

I like Guided By Voices though And no, I just prefer words that can be heard and i prefer properly tuned guitars. And a good production can save a bad song and bad production cant destroy an awesome one (if its not absolutely horrible), but an average song and a bad production together are a complete turn off.

Unless you spoke Yiddish in Germany in the early 1940s.

Haha I thought the same thing as I wrote this! But I decided it was not the right place to mention Brutal Love

Yeah, I forgot I don't have my show list in my sig anymore! I saw them in 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2013. And my jokes are worse.

Dude, I don't understand half the points I make. I must have like, split personality or something, I go in with one personality, and then it switches to the next one, which has no fucking clue what the last one was trying to do . No, but it makes sense that you enjoyed KYE on AAF in 2011 when it was still 'new', rather than seeing it in 2013 when it's old and outdated

the mean streets of GDC

I'm glad someone noticed.

Billie did say in Cuatro that Jason was a fourth member, but Billie says a lot of things he doesn't mean. Example: 99 Revs is the best song he's ever written...or how he always says the next album will be "live" feeling and then doesn't deliver. Also, Jason wasn't exactly on any magazine covers or in any interviews during the leadup to Uno, which should be something a main member does. I grew up with the Green Day trio. I see Jason as an important side member, but I'd rather not have him as a main band member.