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Like "we will see how godless a nation we have become"! That is such a badass opening for EJN so why not do it with another song. It would be cool.

I'm amazed to see how "Too Dumb Too Die" doesn't seem to be appreciated that much, I immediately fell in love with that song and it is actually one of my favorite on Revrad.

I liked it because I partially agree with you. The only thing I don't agree with you is that 21 Guns is a meh song. I love the song overall. However, it is so amazingly dynamic and exciting on stage. Seeing 21 Guns on stage was one of the best scenes of any play I have ever seen.

It's nothing to "get away with". Not all lyrics have to make sense in a literal way like an essay, sometimes it can be more about the feeling or the aesthetic of how they sound. Loads of bands write waaaaaay more abstract lyrics than Billie does, he can do it too sometimes if he wants. Agree 100% Aww I really like that line. I think it's kind of more....honest and brave that he says his name. Like standing up and saying "My name is [ ] and..." and admitting something that's hard to admit is an embarrassing thing to do, so for a song where he's revealing these personal feelings it seems appropriate.

I never understood why people thought Trilogy-bashing was an "unpopular" opinion...

With it being brought up again everywhere, I keep thinking about it... There are still certains things about the iheartradio outburst that I think were exaggerated and unworthy of the public response it caused. At the time, it bothered me that the stage antics alone were viewed as shocking. In the whole of the things GD and Billie have done on stage, that hardly seemed different. Instruments have been destroyed before. His Steve Jobs cancer comment was more blasphemous than his Bieber comment. I do not doubt that it was worthy of being a catalyst for him getting help, but what signifies that to me are the stories and personal reveals since then, not the incident itself. And without that context? Idk, it never truly shocked me.

I got the award for a reason

It is so. much. better. than KYE. They should start playing it again.

Aw that's amazing! It's such an amazing song (and video), no wonder it got you hooked It doesn't seem very likely now but I reaally hope we can hear it live

Yeah, the video did the job for me too. That song just blew my mind and then I saw Billie at the end of the video - that made me a fangirl as well right away.

I love 21st Century Breakdown live I really miss that song

Yes! 21st CB still gives me chills sometimes, it was such an epic opening song on the tour. I also loved Murder City, I hope they play some of those again. I haven't listened to 21st CB (the album) in such a long time, I need to do it soon.

I couldn't agree more! I love EJN. If I could pick one 21CB song to replace KYE, I'd go for it or 21CB.

I wish they played EJN, it's such a badass song overall. I'd prefer it over know Know Your Enemy actually.

Not sure I've ever posted in this thread before! Okay, here's one of mine: I prefer the musical version of 21 Guns to the real thing. 21 Guns and WMUWSE are meh songs to me, though bizarrely I adore similar 'slow' songs like BOBD and Novacaine.

I totally agree. I love that line so much. Definitely honest and brave. As for iHeart...I don't know. They've done wacky things, but that situation (to me) came across as much more of a rockstar diva rant than anything they'd done before. It felt out of character for the band they've become over the years. What I don't understand is why they still seem to be asked whether or not they agreed with what Billie said. I mean, it's nice that Mike and Tre support why he was upset, but it was a drunken rant, nothing more. Trying to look for meaning in it seems silly. When talking about it, I don't understand why Billie should have to say "Well, it's not necessarily that I don't agree with what I said, I just regret how fucked up I was and that I wasn't acting like myself." I take little stock in what he said, because it just doesn't seem relevant to the broader situation.

Yeah, I look at it as you described, I mean I think it's honest and brave, but I just wanted to say when I first heard that line it felt so awkward, don't really know why but I must admit that since then I'm not really a big fan of that one

I absolutely agree. What's probably an even more unpopular opinion is that I like Forever Now better than Somewhere now although they're both not that great. And I totally agree on that cringeworthy line, I feel external shame every time I listen to it.

i LOVE the frilly shirt.

Youngblood is one of my least favorite tracks ever. It sounds too repetitive for me and i'm not just talking about the lyrics but the melody as well. It's a shame because I love that it's about 80.

Its my skipper - but I love "I got a sentimental illness for you".

Top 5 songs & yes for EJN.

I would say it's comet-bus

I'd utterly love to hear Before The Lobotomy live.

Before the tour started, I thought that Billie might say 'deserve to be anhiliated' before the start of bang bang. I want him to say it.

I absolutely agree. It's almost as out of place as Mike's line in that "English math and science song" (I can't remember how is it called now). It doesn't really ruin the flow of the song at the beginning. I think of it as more of the type of a intro like Nobody Likes You then as about a proper beginning of the song.

I love the lyrics for 21 Guns. There are so many genuine questions there in that song that I can't resist to at least think about the answer to them. It still amazes me though. For me, there are one of their best lyrics ever written in these verses IMHO.

I must admit that I feel the same

Either that or they could have left it out completely.

At first I was attracted to the song because of how it sounds and I wasn't surprised that I enjoyed it because the first time I listened to American Idiot as a kid my favorite song was She's a Rebel, and I think Youngblood is reminiscent of that. But after I listened to the lyrics I did think they were a bit cheesy, but in the same sort of way that Billie is already adorkable. It didn't really ruin the song for me and despite containing some cliches it still seems as personable as the rest of the album to me, just on a different subject. Everyone thinks Last Night on Earth is such a romantic song but tbh it seems just as cliched as this song. But then again, this is coming from someone who's married to a man who thinks "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" is still a valid pickup line so maybe my perception of cheesiness is a bit skewed.

My best bet is it's Still Breathing.

I'm curious as to why you think it is average. You are a musician and I feel that RevRad is possibly the most difficult and diverse album they have ever done. Not that it is difficult but comparatively. It isn't just 3 chord power chord songs. It shows a continued growth from that. I'm good with the first three, the last one, is the song that should not be named.

I still think pretty much all of RevRad is average at best

Love this picture

This showed up on my Tumblr dash. with this description: agencyarts On the set today with PR Brown! #cantwait #gd #music #artist#director #agencyarts #greenday They're shooting a video.

got a bigger one for you

I found my new favorite photo of Billie! <3

omg

These are so awesome from when Billie was St Jimmy on Broadway:

Everyone says that about it, but if that's the case how is there actually a problem? You can just pick those songs yourself, make a playlist of them and listen to it, and enjoy your solid Green Day album . It's even better doing it yourself because your list of favourite songs will no doubt be different to other people's or the band's, so you'll get the exact ones you want. From the point of view of the album(s) maybe being more successful/well received I get the argument for slimming down but just from the point of view of enjoying the music all it would've done is made it highly likely you would've missed out on hearing some of your preferred songs. Oh and about Awesome as Fuck/Bullet in a Bible, BIAB obviously has the best DVD of the two but I much prefer the Awesome as Fuck CD! Yeah there's a bit of noticeable vocal effect on there but everything else is in its favour, the variety of different songs at different venues and the way it captures the energy of the band and crowd and the feel of that tour. The BIAB CD all recorded in one place and with really not the most interesting versions of songs to listen to (although they're very entertaining to watch) is dull in comparison.

The trilogy: I don't think the trilogy was a good idea. If you took a few songs from each of the albums, you would have a solid Green Day album. The albums certainly didn't raise the bar from AI, or 21st century. I also hated the way the trilogy was produced. The guitar tone bothered me. It was too clean for Green Day. Billie's vocals were tampered with (autotune). This saves a lot of time when dealing with 30+ songs. I certainly hope with the upcoming album that they take their time with it and come out with something awesome! Awesome As Fuck: This live album was TERRIBLE compared to Bullet in a Bible. It was obvious that autotune was used which is disappointing. I want to hear a live album, not a studio produced album. Something about the mixing was bad. It just doesn't sound right. On a positive note, I loved the setlist for the album. Live performances: I saw Green Day in Montreal in 2009, and 2010. Both shows were great except Billie can sometimes be a bit of a bore. When they played King for a Day, it dragged on for 25 minutes at least. "EHHHHHH OHHHH" "EHHHHH OHHHH". I understand getting the crowed pumped up, but he's gotta stop over doing it. I cringe everytime they play this song live. It's not fun after a while for the audience. Tre's gotta slow down the drumming a bit. I've noticed each tour Tre keeps drumming certain songs faster and faster. Check out St. Jimmy in 2013 vs bullet in a bibles St. Jimmy. But I guess when you're at the concert no one cares that much.... Lastly, bringing fans on stage to sing "longview". Oh man, this was terrible. It's one of my favourite songs by Green Day and to have a fan completely ruin the song at a concert sucks! It's not a karaoke party, its a concert.

21CB is great, but it doesn't quite beat AI for me. Both are brilliant in every way though.

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