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Listening to Shenanigans cover to cover. Suffocate, Desensitized, Do Da Da, and Ha Ha You're Dead are some of the best pop punk songs around. Where pop punk goes wrong for me, Green Day aces. Which is without a doubt because most post-Dookie pop punk has had clear Green Day influence. Mainly in the vocal delivery but really all over the place. Billie Joe Armstrong's delivery is so often mimicked, this album makes it clear why. Not much in the way of vocal filters, just Billie and Billie-Mike harmonies. The way his voice runs down those vocal melodies in the above songs is signature Green Day. They wrap perfect little melodies around their words, without ever (that I can recall) using woah's or oh's to make it easier to write. A lot of modern pop punk bands can use those well, putting in cool runs once in a while with the oh's is fine. However many bands (Heyyyyyy Weezer) overdo it, and use it has a crutch. Plus Green Day's oft-overlooked harmonies (not by us, but by the music media), killer vocal melodies, tight rhythm section with melodic bass fills and flashy drum fills. All of that is signature Green Day. I can't believe these are fucking b-sides. It just shows how easily this comes to them. It's why I think we may get a bit more pop punk music if they release more stuff. I think the album could be a balance like Shenanigans, but they clearly just have this draw to it. This could be banal though, so I digress. And for my opinion I'll also throw out there that I think Desensitized is one of the top 3 or 4 pop punk songs Green Day has done. At least in terms of excelling at the common characteristics of pop punk.

And On The Wagon! I love it so much.

https://youtu.be/zi-9wpuu1yk Which clip in this of billie talking to a fan at the swimmers show the other night, the fan asks him when is the next album and he says he doesn't know but he has a few songs and he doesn't want to rush it

Well all their songs have some redeeming feature . Hmm....I was going to say I dislike everything about the American Idiot Musical album but I can't because I like that they tried something new and that it probably helped inspire such fabulous things as Brutal Love. But just in terms of the music I intensely dislike the American Idiot Musical album from start to finish, as well as all the (cringeworthy) times the band and cast performed songs on TV together, there

I don't think I have ever read a post where you don't like something - are you not well

i listened to espionage on my walk to college this morning and it made me feel cool as fuck.

ZJ hit the nail on the head with his description for Shenanigans. So many tracks on the album are incredibly underrated but some of their best work. Desensitized and Suffocate are indeed awesome. I also really love Scumbag! I think the lyrics are well-written; I especially love the lines "scumbag on a mission, scumbag with permission," etc. The album art is one of my favorites of theirs too. I actually printed it out on a shirt.

I just really dislike that "musical" style of singing/songs, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with it as far as that genre goes but to me it just sounds really melodramatic and cheesy so it's not a genre that's for me.

Agreed on the wagon is my favorite too

I found this way too amusing. I knew you'd say that, you can't bring yourself to dislike anything they do but it is endearing, of course

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Plans New Shakespeare "Rip-Off" Musical Off-Broadway New York's Atlantic Theater. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-plans-new-shakespeare-rip-off-musical-off-broadway-345390

You probably mean: ho as hell. I know what you mean, because I feel the same. I like some musicals such as Westside Story or Cats. But GD songs as musical... no way! Just what you say: melodramatic, cheesy, and watered down. And by the way: I like Espionage.

I feel better. I thought I was in an alternate universe for a minute

The aspects of it I described make me like it less than most of their other songs but I'll still listen to it, it is catchy and slightly amusing and has great bass. So don't worry about me

I'd forgotten how good Tired of Waiting for You is. Or just Shenanigans in general.

Shenanigans it is then - I hardly ever listen to it.

Ha Ha You´re dead - haven´t listened to it for a long while. Thanx for reminding me, it´s one of my favourites.

Nicely put. I agree Desensitized is up there with their best, and I think You Lied is genius as well.

I agree & love your depth of explanation especially reference to billie joe Armstrong's delivery

I don't know as each contract are negotiable and vary by artist to artist

Which site is it? Possible no one updated til recently either way smart move and hope he does continue to do film

I know...it's screaming/shouting (I have no clue when it comes to this), but I really like that cover...and I usually don't like covers The only other GD cover I like is "Pulling Teeth" by Ari & Steve - that's a quiet one.

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE? Thank you for posting it

Just listened to the trilogy for the first time in ages and regardless of the hate it's received, I love it so much and have so many personal attachments to it, waaah

During those gaps between albums, when we don't hear much, I get worried. Are they well? Are they healthy and keeping it together? Do they feel happy? Are they excited in the prospect of creating a new album or are they disappointed? I just want them to be okay, I've grown up 'with' these guys and either they're writing new music or not, I need to know they don't feel sad or disappointed.

I think it looks awesome! I'd get one if I was a chick

I have to wonder if the reason Mike never did the eyeliner was a.) because he hated the idea or b.) because he'd look fucking terrifying with eyeliner.

The only people who throw Green Day in to that "emoshit" style are people who paid little attention to anything the band actually did in 04.