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I agree with those saying Trilogy has good bass. I just heard Stray Heart on the radio and thought how awesome it is when you actually can hear bass in Green Day songs. Cool and audible bass lines are two reasons why I'm happy they brought back Insomniac live. (Hopefully, they stick with it next year, if they keep both Stuart and Scattered, I might die from happiness.)

https://www.redbulletin.com/int/en/culture/billy-joe-armstrong-on-green-days-success

The bass is one of the few things that were stronger on the Trilogy than the rest of the GD albums from the 21st century. On pretty much every GD song ever, you can clearly hear the drums and guitar but it's so hard to hear the bass on so many songs unless you're trying really hard to listen out for it. 21st CB's biggest weakness to me is the lack of a bass (it's still my favourite album though)

From Jimmy Kimmel show

I think Billie was having problems before the Trilogy, I think his time in New York from the Musical probably contributed, this might have been said before, I maybe totally wrong but it seemed to me he was letting out so many demons back then, he seemed to be partying pretty hard with the Cast, people around, I remember he said he finally found friends but with this also comes lots of destruction and hangers on because of who he is, It must be hard for him to not trust people and let them into his life, for any famous person it can be very isolating. I do wonder if he has an addictive personality so whatever it is he gets hooked on it eventually drags him down. I think the Trilogy (and I also have mixed feelings about it) got him through from whatever it was to now, I am glad it happened, he's lucky he has his talent and has this avenue to explore every single part of who he is and he can get things out of him, I am glad he is not afraid to share it with us, one of his most endearing qualities is his obvious vulnerability. he's human he shares it with us warts and all and for that I will always be thankful he went through the Trilogy. Probably just put this in the wrong thread haha x

"You get right back up again. You look for a new adventure, and you fight even harder for it this time." I like you attitude, Mr. Armstrong.

Oh yes...

I was listening to it as I read this debate - what can I say, I take Trilogy for what it's worth and it's not exactly priceless

I like how your example of good Trilogy bass is the Mother Mary rehash

What?!?! The only major differences I notice are his hair and the lack of tattoos. He hasn't really aged.

No you are correct, but the poster clearly stated that Elvis must have sat behind alot of buses since that line was in the song, but it is not in the Elvis version which is what I was pointing out

I don't know if it's unpopular opinion but I miss Mike Dirnt's pre-American Idiot bass lines so much right now (I don't count Trilogy, where Mike showed his true level, because it was really a mess). We all know how damn good can he be, but now he is a) overshadowed completely by guitars b) making some really basic lines without too much creativity. Although I love RevRad as an album, I couldn't find any outstanding bass line in it, just same note repeating over and over, and it's depressing. After all these interviews with Mike talking about him taking lessons I was expecting a lot more than this permorfance. Maybe I'm missing something?

I kinda HAVE to buy one now for some reason... BJ has style. You're correct. By the way, I'm white too.

not in Elvis version but it is in the GD version

It means nothing special in my opinion. Just "stop when the red lights flash", literally. But when I listen to the song I remember crashing my car on Need For Speed (it was on the soundtrack).

I have to disagree with you. First, stop when the red lights flash is not a line in That's All Right. I don't believe it is a metaphor for Billie going off the deep end, but a sign that he needs to stop before he gets there. Here emergency vehicles, such as police, fire trucks, ambulances are equipped with flashing red lights. Also, a standard traffic signal is if the red traffic signal is flashing, it means to come to a complete stop.

I always interpreted "stop when the red lights flash" as referring to sex and temptation in the context of the albums, since Oh Love is about sexual tension and he tells the girl/himself "don't stop when the red lights flash" (ignore the warning signs, give in to temptation). Then he says it as more of a phrase by the time things have escalated to "I'll make you surrender". The "red lights" = forbidden contact, so them "flashing" is a warning. It reflects the whole "forbidden love" theme. I've never thought it's directly referring to his issues, but I guess we'll never know for sure since I doubt he'll talk about these songs now.

http://www.fuse.tv/galleries/2015/08/celebrity-yearbook-photos?utm_campaign=fuse&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&campaign=scl|fbk|fsc#8 20 UNBELIEVABLE CELEBRITY YEARBOOK PHOTOS 8 / 20 Billie Joe Armstrong Junior Year (1989)

I'd buy the 35$ worth of stuff just to hang the wrapping paper on my wall like an epic poster.

this. i always forget how attractive he is. i just had to quote this from the jimmy kimmel thread. my god.

I think it's quite unevenly lit, there is much more light hitting one side of his face.

The thing about the Trilogy, for me, was that my opinion on the music itself was never really that important to me. I liked some of it and disliked some of it, much like how I still feel about it. But it was that whole era that really turned me off. I was turned off before Uno even came out, and things only spiraled downward from there. Things felt off and weird and I just wasn't jiving with the band anymore, for reasons that are now obvious but I didn't fully understand at the time, because I had no way of knowing exactly what was so off. It was a generally sucky time in Green Day world, and my feelings on the albums reflect that. You attach music to memories, and I'll never forget how absolutely heartbroken I felt listening to Uno for the first time because of everything that was transpiring. I know a lot of people's opinions of the Trilogy have changed over time, but I think I've pretty much remained the same with my feelings toward it. But in a weird way now, looking back on it, it's like it needed to happen for so many reasons. It helped them straighten themselves out, and eventually led me to become a stronger fan—but only after that era prompted me to go off on my own without Green Day for a couple years. It was a really good thing. Now I look back and think, "Hey, that was hell and we got through it."

I listened to Bang Bang right before Lazy Bones (one of my favourites from the trilogy) and it was a stark contrast in sound - I dunno if it was my earphones but the guitars in Lazy Bones sounded like they were being played inside a tin can i really liked the trilogy when it came out but hearing RevRad made it more obvious to me that the Trilogy wasn't their best work.

Green Day is the band we deserve and need right now http://mashable.com/2016/11/21/we-need-green-day/#P3MlolauZkqR

My only issue with King For A Day these days is that it seems more like rehearsed, forced fun and there's very little spontaneity to it because they've done it so many times in virtually the same way. Other than that, bring it on.

Here is a scan of the Kerrang poster (click for full resolution)

I love his cheeky smile