Green Day Q&A Thread

[Hermione]

21 hours ago, basketcase4933 said:

Not been on here in ages but saw this photo the other day and wondered if anyone knew where it was from or what was going on! Looks like Billie is on a stretcher at a show during the 2009 21CB European leg?

Yeah it was during King For a Day/Shout in Germany on that tour, I believe he was just fucking around haha

 

8 hours ago, jengd said:

He was blonde when we saw them in Glasgow in October 2009.  I was surprised when I saw footage from Germany that he had gone blonde and was disappointed at first but when I saw him in real life, I couldn't believe how gorgeous he was - sorry fan girling on wrong thread! He was back to black the following June.

I concur about the blond on that leg of the tour , he looked stunning.

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

15 hours ago, Hermione said:

Yeah it was during King For a Day/Shout in Germany on that tour, I believe he was just fucking around haha

 

I concur about the blond on that leg of the tour , he looked stunning.

Thanks Hermione! Just seen the whole video now - haha! If anyone is interested here it is:

 

[Hermione]

 

3 hours ago, basketcase4933 said:

Thanks Hermione! Just seen the whole video now - haha! If anyone is interested here it is:

 

 Even better

[solongfromthestars]

6 hours ago, basketcase4933 said:

Thanks Hermione! Just seen the whole video now - haha! If anyone is interested here it is:

 

I love how he went to all the trouble of being wheeled up on the stretcher just to get straight back off it again

[Supercali_swagilistic]

On 12.7.2016 at 10:58 AM, basketcase4933 said:

He did that on almost every show durinh the 2009 tour, I took some pictures and videos myself. I was lucky enough to get in front of the fence at some shows because my friend is in a small band who do soundchecks for some arenas (before he band arrives tho) so I took some closeup pics during the shows 

Here's the picture

 

 

That was Hannover, Germany I think.

 

 

now it worked... i couldn't use the instagram link

 

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[Liam]

Does anyone remember what article talks about how Foxboro Hot Tubs recorded Stop Drop And Roll!!!?

[Ham Pascale]

39 minutes ago, Liam said:

Does anyone remember what article talks about how Foxboro Hot Tubs recorded Stop Drop And Roll!!!?

Could be this one

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-cut-secret-new-album-20080417

[PurpleIron1039]

Not exactly GD but any new news on the Dead Mermaids? 

[Liam]

2 hours ago, Ham Pascale said:

Could be this one

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-cut-secret-new-album-20080417

Not the one unfortunately The one I'm thinking of went into detail how it started with Jason jamming some songs on a vintage guitar he had just bought.

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

On 13/07/2016 at 11:24 AM, Supercali_swagilistic said:

 

 

That was Hannover, Germany I think.

w it worked... i couldn't use the instagram link

 

I don't think that was Hannover - Billie had the red pants there (great show):

[RedundantIdiot]

Another question that I've been able to find the answer to: why do they turn off the lights when they perform Holiday live?

[Beerjeezus]

1 hour ago, Whatsername_123 said:

Another question that I've been able to find the answer to: why do they turn off the lights when they perform Holiday live?

It's just a light effect they use. Billie uses the flashlight probably to create the atmosphere during the speech part. 

[RedundantIdiot]

38 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

It's just a light effect they use. Billie uses the flashlight probably to create the atmosphere during the speech part. 

Thanks!

[Supercali_swagilistic]

3 hours ago, basketcase4933 said:

I don't think that was Hannover - Billie had the red pants there (great show):

Probably Dortmund or Hamburg then, I went to several shows in Germany and the US. I don't remember which photos where taken where exactly.

These are f rom the 3 shows in Germany that weren't a festival. I don't know which outfit was which show tho...

 

 

 

[Sixtrix]

This probably has been asked before, but now that David Letterman has stopped for a while what's a similar show Green Day could show up in as musical guests?

[Chin for a Day]

3 hours ago, Sixtrix said:

This probably has been asked before, but now that David Letterman has stopped for a while what's a similar show Green Day could show up in as musical guests?

David Letterman retired, but the Late Show did not end.  Jimmy Fallon replaced David Letterman.  But there are also other late night talk shows.  Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert also have shows. 

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

On 17/07/2016 at 7:14 PM, Supercali_swagilistic said:

Probably Dortmund or Hamburg then, I went to several shows in Germany and the US. I don't remember which photos where taken where exactly.

These are f rom the 3 shows in Germany that weren't a festival. I don't know which outfit was which show tho...

 

 

Cool pics

[Billie Hoe]

I recently read an article which said that, in his old house in Oakland, Billie decorated the toilet seat with pictures of bands he hates

I'm guessing one of them is Lynyrd Skynyrd, but what other bands do you think?

Has he ever said anything about that? I mean I knew he made fun of Nickleback and once in an interview he said that he hated Lynyrd Skynyrd, but that's pretty much all I know  

(also I have a feeling someone might answer "SWMRS", so I want to make clear that they don't count )

[Hermione]

12 hours ago, Juste Bro said:

I recently read an article which said that, in his old house in Oakland, Billie decorated the toilet seat with pictures of bands he hates

I'm guessing one of them is Lynyrd Skynyrd, but what other bands do you think?

Has he ever said anything about that? I mean I knew he made fun of Nickleback and once in an interview he said that he hated Lynyrd Skynyrd, but that's pretty much all I know  

(also I have a feeling someone might answer "SWMRS", so I want to make clear that they don't count )

Not certain but I think it was just mentioned during an interview/article by the writer as an interesting fact rather than being a quote/discussion. So I don't think which bands were on it has been gone into.

But if we're speculating they used to talk about not liking lame 80s bands (saying they created Green Day's sound by knowing they didn't want to sound like that) so probably some of them in there, Billie specifically said they almost didn't want to play Madison Square Garden in 1994 because Bon Jovi was on the bill and made digs at them during the show lol. And he's said that he liked the Sex Pistols but PIL was shit so possibly them. And like you say maybe conservative type acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd (hearing one of their songs was inspiration for the song American Idiot) or Ted Nugent. They've also talked about disliking boring grungy/shoegazing bands of the 90s quite a few times, they made fun of Sonic Youth in the original HLAHG, and they've dissed Oasis and Hootie and the Blowfish. Otherwise I'd guess nu metal bands and lame rock bands in general, they certainly used to trash them a lot. Don't know exactly when he had the seat but if it was post 2000 then I'd pick Limp Bizkit, Staind, Nickelback and bands like them. Can't think of more off the top of my head but they used to make fun of other bands a lot so there's a lot of potential candidates . Sadly I doubt he'd tell if he was asked now.

[Chin for a Day]

Didn't Billie also say how much he did not like Smashing Pumpkins?

Also, in more recent years hasn't he kind of back tracked on some of those?  I think he is more supportive of other bands now.

[Billie Hoe]

32 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Sadly I doubt he'd tell if he was asked now.

 

26 minutes ago, JJ1964 said:

Also, in more recent years hasn't he kind of back tracked on some of those?  I think he is more supportive of other bands now.

yes i think it would look very unprofessional for him to be talking smack about other bands  he could do that before Dookie because he wasn't as known and not as successful  

thank you both for your answers!  

[Hermione]

29 minutes ago, Juste Bro said:

 

yes i think it would look very unprofessional for him to be talking smack about other bands  he could do that before Dookie because he wasn't as known and not as successful  

thank you both for your answers!  

He (along with the rest of the band) was doing it pretty much up until American Idiot , they actually only started doing it a lot after Dookie. But yeah maybe he's more mature now , plus I guess they have to be more careful what with how things get blown up on social media.

[Billie Hoe]

7 hours ago, Hermione said:

He (along with the rest of the band) was doing it pretty much up until American Idiot , they actually only started doing it a lot after Dookie. But yeah maybe he's more mature now , plus I guess they have to be more careful what with how things get blown up on social media.

I might have mixed up timelines a bit  that's true

[PurpleIron1039]

On 7/24/2016 at 8:26 AM, Hermione said:

Not certain but I think it was just mentioned during an interview/article by the writer as an interesting fact rather than being a quote/discussion. So I don't think which bands were on it has been gone into.

But if we're speculating they used to talk about not liking lame 80s bands (saying they created Green Day's sound by knowing they didn't want to sound like that) so probably some of them in there, Billie specifically said they almost didn't want to play Madison Square Garden in 1994 because Bon Jovi was on the bill and made digs at them during the show lol. And he's said that he liked the Sex Pistols but PIL was shit so possibly them. And like you say maybe conservative type acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd (hearing one of their songs was inspiration for the song American Idiot) or Ted Nugent. They've also talked about disliking boring grungy/shoegazing bands of the 90s quite a few times, they made fun of Sonic Youth in the original HLAHG, and they've dissed Oasis and Hootie and the Blowfish. Otherwise I'd guess nu metal bands and lame rock bands in general, they certainly used to trash them a lot. Don't know exactly when he had the seat but if it was post 2000 then I'd pick Limp Bizkit, Staind, Nickelback and bands like them. Can't think of more off the top of my head but they used to make fun of other bands a lot so there's a lot of potential candidates . Sadly I doubt he'd tell if he was asked now.

Wait, if he hates Lynyrd Skynyrd (and I know that I've read him talking about how it partially inspired AI somewhere before), why does GD play Sweet Home Alabama at concerts all the time? I know that there are at least a dozen recordings on YouTube of them covering it on the 21CB tour. Is it meant to be done ironically?

[Hermione]

43 minutes ago, PurpleIron1039 said:

Wait, if he hates Lynyrd Skynyrd (and I know that I've read him talking about how it partially inspired AI somewhere before), why does GD play Sweet Home Alabama at concerts all the time? I know that there are at least a dozen recordings on YouTube of them covering it on the 21CB tour. Is it meant to be done ironically?

I think it was the lyrics/attitude in the song he didn't like, he said he heard it on the radio and felt like this is exactly what I don't want to be or something like that and it made him write AI. Doesn't mean it isn't fun to play it, although I do think it's supposed to be ironic in a playful way, same as with other bits of cheesy or 'not representative of their style or taste' covers they do. Don't know if he actually hates them, just guessing they're probably not his cup of tea based on his comments about the song and the fact they're considered right wing/conservative.